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Vidulaku Mrokkeda

Composition by Tyaagaraaja

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Title: Vidulaku Mrokkeda

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Language: Telugu

Ragas: Mayamalava Govla

Talas: Desadi

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Lyrics

pallavi

vidulaku mrokkeda sangita ko

anupallavi

mudamuna sankara krta sama nigama vidulaku nadatmaka sapta svara

caraNam

kamala gauri vagisvari vidhi garuda dhvaja siva naradulu amaresa bharata kasyapa candisa anjaneya guha gajamukhulu su-mrkanduja kumbhaja tumburu vara somesvara sarnga deva nandi pramukhulaku tyagaraja vandyulaku brahmananda sudhambudhi marma

Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
vidulaku mrokkEda sangIta kO

Anupallavi:
mudamuna shankara krta sAma nigama vidulaku nAdAtmaka sapta svara

Charanam:
kamalA gaurI vAgIshvari vidhi garuDa dhvaja shiva nAradulu amarEsha bharata kashyapa
caNDIsha AnjanEya guha gajamukhulu su-mrkaNDuja kumbhaja tumburu vara sOmEshvara
shArnga dEva nandi pramukhulaku tyAgarAja vandyulaku brahmAnanda sudhAmbudhi marma

Meaning Courtesy: https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/03/thyagaraja-kriti-vidulaku-
mrokkeda-raga.html

Pallavi:
Sahityam: vidulaku mrokkEda sangIta kO
Meaning: I salute (mrokkeda) the maestros (kOvidulaku) of music (sangIta).

Sahityam: mudamuna shankara krta sAma nigama vidulaku nAdAtmaka sapta svara
Meaning: I joyously (mudamuna) salute -
the masters (vidulaku) of sAma vEda (nigama) created (kRta) by Lord Sankara and
the maestros (vidulaku) of sapta svara – nAda embodied (Atmaka) (nAdAtmaka).

Sahityam:kamalA gaurI vAgIshvari vidhi garuDa dhvaja shiva nAradulu amarEsha bharata kashyapa
Meaning: I salute these chieftains (pramukhulaku) –
lakshmI (kamalA), pArvatI (gaurI), sarasvati – Goddess (ISvarI) of speech (vAk) (vAg-ISvarI), brahmA (vidhi), Lord vishNu –
having garuDa as flag (or banner) (dhvaja), Lord Siva, sage nArada (nAradulu),
indra – Lord (ISa) of celestials (amara) (amarESa), sages bharata, kASyapa,

Sahityam:caNDIsha AnjanEya guha gajamukhulu su-mrkaNDuja kumbhaja tumburu vara sOmEshvara
Meaning: caNDISa, AnjanEya, subrahmaNya (guha), vinAyaka – elephant (gaja) faced (mukhulu),
sages mArkaNDEya – son of mRkaNDu (su-mRkaNDuja), agastya – pitcher born (kumbhaja), tumburu – chief of gandharva –
celestials musicians, the blessed (vara) sOmESvara,

Sahityam:shArnga dEva nandi pramukhulaku tyAgarAja vandyulaku brahmAnanda sudhAmbudhi marma
Meaning: SArnga dEva, nandI – the bull – carrier of Lord Siva, and
all others worshipped (vandyulaku) by this tyAgarAja - knowers of the secrets (marma) of the Ocean (ambudhi) of nectar (sudhA)
(sudhAmbudhi) of Supreme Bliss (brahmAnanda).

Pallavi:
vidulaku mrokkEda sangIta kO

Sahityam: vidulaku mrokkEda sangIta kO
I salute ("mrokkeda") the enlightened souls ("ko-vidulaku") ...

M , m , g- R         S,n        Srg        | rs S     S,r         GR        G;         ||
vi- du -- la         ku--       mro--        ---      kkE-        da -      - -

M mp      m g- R S,n            S rg       | rs S     S,r         GR        G;         ||
vi- du     -- la ku--           mro--        ---      kkE-        da -      - -

... well versed ("Ko-vidhulaku") in music ("sangita"), which they have used as a vehicle for worshipping and realising the Lord....

SM        G-M        P;         Pdp        | Pdm mgR              mp M      M;         ||
san-      - gI       - -        ---           - - - ta- -         kO - -    --

M mp      m g- R S,n            srgr       | grsn     S,p         pm Pdp pm M          ||
vi- du     -- la ku--           mro--        ---      kkE-        da -   - -

SM        G-M        P;         dn S       | sn D      PM         gmpd      ndpm       ||
san-      - gI       - -        ---           - --     ta- -      kO - -    --

M mp      m g- R S,n            S rg       | rs S     ;S          r-G r     G;         ||
vi- du     -- la ku--           mro--        ---      - kkE       - da -    - -

;;        ;;         ;;         ;;         |;;        ;M          g- pmg R ;           ||
--        --         --         --          --        - -         - - -- ---

;;        rs S       ;;         ;;         | ;;       ;;          ;;        ;;         ||
--        ---        --         --           --       --          --        --

Anupallavi:
mudamuna shankara krta sAma nigama vidulaku nAdAtmaka sapta svara

Sahityam: mudamuna shankara krta sAma nigama vidulaku nAdAtmaka sapta svara
Meaning: I joyously (mudamuna) salute -
the masters (vidulaku) of sAma vEda (nigama) created (kRta) by Lord Sankara and
the maestros (vidulaku) of sapta svara – nAda embodied (Atmaka) (nAdAtmaka).
[My obeisance ("mrokkeda") to those who are proficient in the Saama Veda ("nigama") which emanated from Lord Shiva
("Mudamuna Shankara"), as a musical outpouring ("krita"). ]

G,m       ; mdP      ,D,        dn ;       |; ;       D- N        ,S,       ;;         ||
muda      - mu--     - na-      shan-       - -       - ka        - ra-     --

;;        ;;         ;;         ;;         |;;        ;;          ;;        ndpm       ||
--        --         --         --          --        --          --        ----

G,m       ; mdP      ,D,        dn ;       | S rsS    D- N        ,S,       ;;         ||
muda      - mu--     - na-      shan-        - -      - ka        - ra-     --

N,s       ;-S        RS         S,n        |DN        ;N          S;        ndpm       ||
kr ta     - sA       - -        ma-         ni -      - ga        ma-       ----

G,m       ; mdP      ,D,        dn ;       | sn rsS nd- N         ,S,       ;;         ||
muda      - mu--     - na-      shan-        - -    - ka          - ra-     --

N,s       ; - sg     RS         S,n        |DN        ;N          S;        ;;         ||
kr ta     - sA       - -        ma-         ni -      - ga        ma-       ----

My salutations to the elevated souls ("vidhulaku") who have realized the seven notes - SAPTA SWARA - as the divine emanations
from Omkaara ("Naada-atmaka") -- the primordial eternal sound, Naada, a facet of the transcendental Godhead, BRAHMAN.

S,s        ; R        ,S,        NS         |ND        PD           N;           nsrs , r ||
vidu       - la       - ku-      nA-         - -       - -          dA-          - - --

N, d ; M              P ,m       mg mg | mp mp mg R gmpd                         nd pm      ||
tma-ka - sa           - -        pta - - -- - - sva- - ra - -                     ----

Sahityam: vidulaku mrokkEda sangIta kO
I salute ("mrokkeda") the enlightened souls ("ko-vidulaku") ...

M mp       m g- R S,n            srgr       | grsn     S,p          pm Pdp pm M             ||
vi- du      -- la ku--           mro--        ---      kkE-         da -   - -

SM         G-M        P;         dn S       | sn D     PM           gmpd         ndpm       ||
san-       - gI       - -        ---           - --    ta- -        kO - -       --

M mp       m g- R S,n            S rg       | rs S     ;S           r-G r        G;         ||
vi- du      -- la ku--           mro--        ---      - kkE        - da -       - -

;;         ;;         ;;         ;;         |;;        ;M           g- pmg R ;              ||
--         --         --         --          --        - -          - - -- ---

;;         rs S       ;;         ;;         | ;;       ;;           ;;           ;;         ||
--         ---        --         --           --       --           --           --

Charanam:
kamalA gaurI vAgIshvari vidhi garuDa dhvaja shiva nAradulu amarEsha bharata kashyapa
caNDIsha AnjanEya guha gajamukhulu su-mrkaNDuja kumbhaja tumburu vara sOmEshvara
shArnga dEva nandi pramukhulaku tyAgarAja vandyulaku brahmAnanda sudhAmbudhi marma

Sahityam:kamalA gaurI vAgIshvari vidhi garuDa dhvaja shiva nAradulu amarEsha bharata kashyapa
Meaning: I salute these chieftains (pramukhulaku) –
lakshmI (kamalA), pArvatI (gaurI), sarasvati – Goddess (ISvarI) of speech (vAk) (vAg-ISvarI), brahmA (vidhi), Lord vishNu –
having garuDa as flag (or banner) (dhvaja), Lord Siva, sage nArada (nAradulu),
indra – Lord (ISa) of celestials (amara) (amarESa), sages bharata, kASyapa,

Sahityam:caNDIsha AnjanEya guha gajamukhulu su-mrkaNDuja kumbhaja tumburu vara sOmEshvara
Meaning: caNDISa, AnjanEya, subrahmaNya (guha), vinAyaka – elephant (gaja) faced (mukhulu),
sages mArkaNDEya – son of mRkaNDu (su-mRkaNDuja), agastya – pitcher born (kumbhaja), tumburu – chief of gandharva –
celestials musicians, the blessed (vara) sOmESvara,

Sahityam:shArnga dEva nandi pramukhulaku tyAgarAja vandyulaku brahmAnanda sudhAmbudhi marma
Meaning: SArnga dEva, nandI – the bull – carrier of Lord Siva, and
all others worshipped (vandyulaku) by this tyAgarAja - knowers of the secrets (marma) of the Ocean (ambudhi) of nectar (sudhA)
(sudhAmbudhi) of Supreme Bliss (brahmAnanda).

My salutations ("vandyulaku mrokkeda") to Lakshmi ("kamala"), Paarvati ("gowri"), ...

PD         P;         ;;         ;M         | mg mg         Mpd          pmM           ; ,g ||
kama       lA-        --         - -          gau--         ---           rI -         ---

... Sarasvati ("vaagishwari"), Brahma ("vidhi"), ...

P,d        N- D       P;         ;M         | mpmg R          ;M         MM        mg M ||
vA-        - gI       --         - shva       ri- - - -      - vi        dhi-      - --

PD         P;         ;;         ;M         | GM            gm P         P;           ;;   ||
kama       lA-        --         - -          gau--          ---         rI -          ---

P,d            ns- D    P;        ;M       | mpmg R          ;M       MM         ; ;   ||
vA-            - - gI   --        - shva     ri- - - -      - vi      dhi-        - --

... Vishnu ("garuda Dhwaja"), Shiva, ...

GM             P,d      dPm       M;       | mpmg R             ; mg rsS ;           ;;   ||
ga ru          Da -      ---      dhva-      ja - - - -         - shi- va - -        --

... Naarada, ...

; S            ; rm     M, r      M;       | M ;             ;;       ;;        ;;        ||
- nA           - ra-    du--      - -        lu -            --       --        --

... Indra ("amara-eesha"), Bharata, ...

P , dp         m-P      GM        MP       | ; pm         DP       D;           ;;        ||
a- ma          - rE     - -       sha-       - bha        ra-      ta -         --

... Kaashyapa, Chandikeshwara ("chandisha"), ...

DN             ;D       P;        M ,m     | M P,d        pmM ; G ;             ;;        ||
kaa-           - shya   pa        caN-       - - -        DI- - - sha-          --

... Anjaneya, Subrahmanya ("Guha"), ...

G - gp         mg - R , S ,       sr G     |RG       ; mg          MP           ;;        ||
A --           - - nja - nE       ya- -     - -      - gu-         ha -         --

... Vighneshwara ("gajamukhulu"), ...

;D             ND       P;        pM, ,g | mp mp mgR               S;           ;;        ||
ga             ja mu    khu-      lu - -   - --- - --              - -          --

...Maarkandeya ("su-mrukanduja"), ...

N,r            ; mg     RG        M;       | M;      gmpm ,p pmM ;                   ; ; ||
su-mr          - kaN    - -       Du-        ja -    kum- - - - - - -                --

... Agastya ("kumbhaja"), Tumburu, ...

S R            ;M       GM        P;       | pp mg        M-M P;                ;;        ||
bhaja          - tum    - -       bu-        ru- -        - va ra-              --

... Someshwara, Sarngadeva, ...

DN             ;D       P;        pmM , d | pmM ; ;                P;           GM     ||
sO-            - mE     ---       shva-     raa- - - -             shA          - rnga

...Nandi ...

GM             PD       DN        D ;      |DN       S gr          rs S         ;;        ||
dE-            va-      --        - -       nan-     - -           di - -       --

... and others ("pramukhulaku") who know the secret ("marma") of the Bliss Supreme ("sudhaambudhi") -- Brahmaananda.

S n- s rn- D P , d              pmM , d | pmM ;         DP D;              ;;       ||
pra- mu - - khu la- -           ku - - - - - -          tyA- ga -          --

PD        DN         ND         ; dn   |; S  ;R                   rsS      ;;       ||
rA-       ja -       - -        - van- - dyu - la                 ku- -    --

S;        R- G       ;;         M ,g       | pmgr sn D            S;       nsrs ,r ||
brah-     mA-        --         nan--        - - - - da- -        su-      --- --

sn Srs S - D P ;                M ,g       | mp mp      mg R gmpd ndpm              ||
dhA- - - mbu dhi                ma- -        -- --      - - - rma- - - - - -

Sahityam: vidulaku mrokkEda sangIta kO
I salute ("mrokkeda") the enlightened souls ("ko-vidulaku") ...

M mp      m g- R S,n            srgr       | grsn     S,p         pm Pdp pm M       ||
vi- du     -- la ku--           mro--        ---      kkE-        da -   - -

SM        G-M        P;         dn S       | sn D     PM          gmpd     ndpm     ||
san-      - gI       - -        ---           - --    ta- -       kO - -   --

M mp      m g- R S,n            S rg       | rs S     ;S          r-G r    G;       ||
vi- du     -- la ku--           mro--        ---      - kkE       - da -   - -

;;        ;;         ;;         ;;         |;;        ;M          g- pmg R ;        ||
--        --         --         --          --        - -         - - -- ---

;;        rs S       ;;         ;;         | ;;       ;;          ;;       ;;       ||
--        ---        --         --           --       --          --       --

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Meaning: (From T.K. Govinda Rao's book)
I salute ("mrokkeda") the enlightened souls ("vidulaku") well versed ("Ko-vidhulaku") in music ("sangita"), which they have
used as a vehicle for worshipping and realising the Lord.
My obeisance ("mrokkeda") to those who are proficient in the Saama Veda ("nigama") which emanated from Lord Shiva
("Mudamuna Shankara"), as a musical outpouring ("krita"). My salutations to the elevated souls ("vidhulaku") who have
realized the seven notes - SAPTA SWARA - as the divine emanations from Omkaara ("Naada-atmaka") -- the primordial eternal
sound, Naada, a facet of the transcendental Godhead, BRAHMAN.
My salutations ("vandyulaku mrokkeda") to Lakshmi ("kamala"), Paarvati ("gowri"), Sarasvati ("vaagishwari"), Brahma
("vidhi"), Vishnu ("garuda Dhwaja"), Shiva, Naarada, Indra ("amara-eesha"), Bharata, Kaashyapa, Chandikeshwara
("chandisha"), Anjaneya, Subrahmanya ("Guha"), Vighneshwara ("gajamukhulu"), Maarkandeya ("su-mrukanduja"), Agastya
("kumbhaja"), Tumburu, Someshwara, Sarngadeva, Nandi and others ("pramukhulaku") who know the secret ("marma") of the
Bliss Supreme ("sudhaambudhi") -- Brahmaananda.

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