Vara Narada

Lyrics

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
vara nArada nArAyaNa smaraNA-nandAnubhavamu gala

Anupallavi:
sharadinduni bhApa ghanAgha sAramu gAnu brOvumika

Charanam:
sakala lOkamulaku sadguru vanucu nE nataDunucu hariyu
pratambuga kIrti nosangEnE bhAvuk atyAgarAjanuta

Meaning: (Courtesy: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam)
P: O Blessed (vara) sage nArada endowed (gala) with the experience (anubhavamu) of bliss (Ananda) of
ever remembering (smaraNa) (smaraNAnandAnuhavamu) Lord nArayaNa!

A: O Sinless One (anagha) whose body (apaghana) (literally limbs) resembles (nibha)
(nibhApaghanAnagha) the autumnal (Sarad) moon (indu)
(Sarad-indu)! Please protect me (brOvumu) now (ika) (brOvumika) nicely (sAramugAnu);
O Blessed sage nArada endowed with the experience of the bliss of ever remembering Lord nArayaNa!

C: Hasn’t Lord hari (hariyu) conferred (osangenE) fame (kIrtini) (kIrtinosangnE) on you proclaiming
(prakaTambuga)
‘he is (anucu) the true preceptor (sad-guruvu) (sadguruvanucu) for entire (sakala) worlds
(lOkamulaku)’ and
‘I (nEnu) am (anucu) always (sadA) he (ataDu)’ (nEnataDanucu)?
O Blessed sage nArada - praised (nuta) by this fortunate (bhAvuka) tyAgarAja - endowed with the
experience of the bliss of ever remembering Lord nArayaNa!

Additiona Meanings: Glorious (“vara”) NARADA! You are perpetually experiencing (“anubhavamu
gala”) the Bliss (“ananda”) arising out of your meditation (“smarana”) of NARAYANA, the Lord of Sri.
The radiance of your body outshines the splendour of the moon of the spring (“Sharadindu”). Grant me
spiritual wisdon (“saaramu”) and guide me in the path of devotion (“brovumu”). The Lord Himself
(“hari”) has declared that you are (“anucu”) the preceptor (“sadguru”) par excellence in this world
(“sakala lokamulaku”) and He is you. What more ? Bestower (“nosangane”) of auspiciousness
(“keerthi”)! Worshipped (“nutha”) by Tyagaraja!

Pallavi:
Vara Naarada Naaraayana Smaranaananda Anubhavamugala

Sahityam: Vara Naarada Naaraayana

Meaning: O Blessed (vara) sage nArada endowed (gala) with the experience (anubhavamu) of bliss
(Ananda) …

;P      P P ;;           , p P | pmpn     pnpm    rGr      RS      ||
 Va     ra Naa- - -       rada Naa- -     ----    raa- -   yana

;G       R S      ; ;     R S |; S              NS     GR       GM         ||
 Sma     ra naa   - -     nanda A               nu bha va mu    gala

P P      P ;      ;;      , p P | pmpn          pnpm   rGr      RS         ||
Va ra    Naa-     - -      rada Naa- -          ----   raa- -   yana

Sahityam: Smaranaananda Anubhavamugala
Meaning: … of ever remembering (smaraNa) (smaraNAnandAnuhavamu) Lord nArayaNa!

G R S;            ; R     ,S, |; S          NS         GR       GM         ||
Sma ra naa        - nan    da    A          nu bha     va mu    gala

P P      N mp     N;      P P | pmpn            pnpm   rGr      RS         ||
Va ra    Naa-     - -     rada Naa- -           ----   raa- -   yana

G R sr gr         sn- R , S , | ; S       NS           GR       GM         ||
Sma ra naa        - nan da         A     nu bha        va mu    gala

P P      N mp     PN      P P | pmpn            pnpm   rGr      RS         ||
Va ra    Naa-     - -     rada Naa- -           ----   raa- -   yana

pm gr sr gr       sn- R , S , | ; S       NS           GR       GM         ||
Sma ra naa        - nan da         A     nu bha        va mu    gala

P P      PN       ;;      ; sn | s R ,          rs S   ;;       ;;         ||
Va ra    Naa-     - -     - ra- -              da -    --       --

Anupallavi:
sharadinduni bhApa ghanAgha sAramu gAnu brOvumika

Sahityam: sharadinduni bhApa ghanAgha
Meaning: O Sinless One (anagha) whose body (apaghana) (literally limbs) resembles (nibha)
(nibhApaghanAnagha) the autumnal (Sarad) moon (indu) (Sarad-indu)!

;P       P N      ;;      ,s N       |rGr ,rS      sn sn        ; R        ||
Sha      ra din   --       du Ni      bhaa-- pagha aa- -         - na

rs S     ;;       ;;      ;;         | NS       N;     srgr     grsn       ||
gha -    --       --      --           --       --     --       --

rsnp , p N – P    N;      S N        |rGr ,rS      sn sn        ; R        ||
Sha      ra din   --      du Ni       bhaa-- pagha aa- -         - na

rs S     ;;       ;;      ;;         | srgr     grsn   srsn     pnpm ||
gha -    --       --      --           --       --     --       --

rsnp , p N – P    N;      S N        |rGr ,rS      sn sn        ; R        ||
Sha      ra din   --      du Ni       bhaa-- pagha aa- -         - na

rs S     ;;       ;;      ;;         | srgr     grsn   pns- p   sn pm ||
gha -    --       --      --           --       --     --       --

P Srs snP P    N ;        S N        |G;     , gM  rGr          RS     ||
Sha ra - - din - -        du Ni       bhaa-- pagha Naa- -       na gha

Sahityam: sAramu gAnu brOvumika
Meaning: Please protect me (brOvumu) now (ika) (brOvumika) nicely (sAramugAnu);

NS       nsrs    R,s     sr sn      |P;     M – pm G G        MP     ||
Saa-     ---     - -     ra mu       gaa    nu Bro - - vu     mika

NS       nsrs    R,s     pn sr      | sn - P M – pn pm G G M P ||
Saa-     ---     - -     ra mu        - - gaa nu Bro - - - vu mika

O Blessed sage nArada endowed with the experience of the bliss of ever remembering Lord nArayaNa!

P P      N mp    PN      P P | pmpn         pnpm     rGr      RS     ||
Va ra    Naa-    - -     rada Naa- -        ----     raa- -   yana

pm gr sr gr      sn- R , S , | ; S       NS          GR       GM     ||
Sma ra naa       - nan da         A     nu bha       va mu    gala

P P      PN      ;;      ; sn | s R ,       rs S     ;;       ;;     ||
Va ra    Naa-    - -     ra- da -           ---      --       --

Charanam:
sakala lOkamulaku sadguru vanucu nE nataDunucu hariyu
pratambuga kIrti nosangEnE bhAvuk atyAgarAjanuta

Sahityam: sakala lOkamulaku sadguru vanucu
Meaning: ‘he is (anucu) the true preceptor (sad-guruvu) (sadguruvanucu) for entire (sakala) worlds
(lOkamulaku)’ and…

;pp      P P     ;P      MP | N–P           ;M       G–G RS      ||
Saka     la Lo   - ka    mula ku Sad         gu      ru da nuchu

Sahityam: sadA nE nataDunucu hariyu
Meaning: (Hasn’t the Lord proclaimed to you): ‘I (nEnu) am (anucu) always (sadA) he (ataDu)’
(nEnataDanucu)?

;s r     G,r     S ; R– S| S- g g   ,gM              P;       ;;     ||
Sa-      daa--   Ne Na ta da nu chu Hari             yu-      --

;pp      P P     ;P      MP | N–P           ; pnpm G – G R S   ||
Saka     la Lo   - ka    mula ku Sad          gu   ru da nuchu

srS , rGr , S    ;R–S S   |; g g  ,gM                P;       ;;     ||
Sa- daa-- Ne     Na ta da - nuchu Hari               yu-      --

Sahityam: pratambuga kIrti nosangEnE
Meaning: Hasn’t Lord hari (hariyu) conferred (osangenE) fame (kIrtini) (kIrtinosangnE) on you
proclaiming (prakaTambuga)

;p p ,N,         ; ;     ,sS|       rGr     RS       ;;       ;;     ||
 Praka - tam      --     buga       Keer- - thi -    --       --

;p p ,N,         ; ;     ,sS        | rGr     R S S ,n        RS     ||
 Praka - tam      --      buga        Keer- - thi no san-     gene

P, n     P–P N ;         ,sS        | rGr     R S snsn        RS     ||
Pra ka   - - tam - -      buga        Keer- - thi no san-     gene

P, s     np–P N ;         ,sS       | rGr     R S snsn         RS      ||
Pra ka   - - tam - -       buga       Keer- - thi no san-      gene

P , sr   ssn p – P N ;    , sr sr   | rGr     R S snsn         RS      ||
Pra ka   - - tam - -       buga       Keer- - thi no san-      gene

Sahityam: bhAvuk atyAgarAjanuta
Meaning: O Blessed sage nArada - praised (nuta) by this fortunate (bhAvuka) tyAgarAja - endowed with
the experience of the bliss of ever remembering Lord nArayaNa!

NS       nsrs    R;       sr sn  |P;         pmg – g ; G       MP      ||
Bhaa     - --    - -      vu-ka- Tyaa        ga- - raa- ja     nuta!

NS       nsrs    R;       pr sn | P ;        P pm G - G        MP      ||
Bhaa     - --    - -      vu-ka- Tyaa        ga-raa- - ja      nuta!

pnS      nsrs    s Rs     pn sr  | sn -P , P - pm G - G        MP      ||
Bhaa     - --    - -      vu-ka- Tyaa      ga raa- - ja        nuta!

pnS      nsrs    Sgr rsS pn sr  | sn -P , P - pm G - G         MP      ||
Bhaa     - --    - -     vu-ka- Tyaa      ga raa- - ja         nuta!

P P      N mp    PN       PP        | pmpn pnpm       rGr      RS      ||
Va ra    Naa-    - -      rada       Naa- - - - - -   raa- -   yana

pm gr sr gr      sn- R , S ,        |; S     NS       GR       GM      ||
Sma ra naa       - nan da              A    nu bha    va mu    gala

P P      PN      ;;       ; sn      |sR,     rs S     ;;       ;;      ||
Va ra    Naa-    - -      ra-        da -    ---      --       --

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Notes – Variations – (Courtesy: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam)
2 – sadguruvanucu – sadguruDanucu.

References -
1 - nArAyaNa smaraNa – remembering Lord nArAyaNa – Please refer to Words of Lord to sage nArada -
SrImad-bhAgavataM, Book 1, Chapter 6 –

matir-mayi nibaddhEyaM na vipadyEta karhicit |
prajA-sarga-nirOdhE(a)pi smRtiS-ca mad-anugrahAt || 24 ||

“The thought you have thus fixed on Me shall never cease. And by My grace, you will continue to
remember Me even when the whole creation has perished.” - http://vedabase.net/sb/1/6/24/en

3 – nEnataDu – I am he. The following verse in the SrImad bhagavad gIta, Chapter 10 is relevant –

aSvatthaH sarva-vRkshANAM dEvarshINAM ca nAradaH |
gandharvANAM citrarathaH siddhAnAM kapilO muniH || 26 ||

“Of all trees (I am) the aSvattha, and nArada of dEvaRshis; citraratha of gandharvas am I, and the muni
kapila of the perfected ones.” - (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)

More about sage nArada –
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ramanuja/archives/nov05/msg00056.html