gAnamUrttE
Sahityam
Pallavi
gAnamUrttE zrI kRSNa vENu
gAna lOla tribhuvana¹ pAla pAhi
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gAna lOla tribhuvana¹ pAla pAhi
O Lord Sri Krishna - Embodiment of music! O Enjoyer of music played on flute!
O Protector of the three Worlds! Deign to protect me.
Anupallavi
mAninI maNi zrI rukmiNI
mAnasApahAra mAra janaka divya (gAna)
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mAnasApahAra mAra janaka divya (gAna)
O Lord who stole the heart of Sri Rukmini - the gem of modest women!
O Father of cupid! O Lord Sri Krishna - Embodiment of divine music!
Charanam
navanIta cOra nanda sat-kizOra
nara² mitra dhIra nara siMha zUra
nava mEgha tEja nagajA sahaja
narakAntakAja³ nata tyAgarAja⁴ (gAna)
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nara² mitra dhIra nara siMha zUra
nava mEgha tEja nagajA sahaja
narakAntakAja³ nata tyAgarAja⁴ (gAna)
O Thief of (fresh) butter! O Blessed Son of Nanda!
O Friend of Arjuna – man! O Brave! O Hero in the form of man-lion!
O Splendorous Lord like that of fresh thunder-cloud! O Brother of ParvathI – daughter of mountain!
O Slayer of Narakasura! O Unborn! O Lord saluted by this Thyagaraja! (OR) O Lord saluted by Brahma! O Embodiment of music of Thyagaraja!
References
- 2 nara mitra – In all the books the word ‘nara’ has been translated as ‘Arjuna’. Arjuna and Krishna are known as ‘nara nArAyaNa RSis ’. “They that were Nara and Narayana in days of yore are now Arjuna and Kesava.” – mahAbhArata –Book 5, Chapter 96 – [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m05/m05096.htm Nara Narayana]
- 3 narakAntaka – also knowan as Bhaumasura was slayed by Sri Krishna. Please refer to Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 10, Chapter 59. Please visit web site for a brief of the story - [http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/dwarka/mura.htm Narakasura]
Renditions
Commentary
- General - ‘‘‘As per remarks available in some books, this Kriti is believed to be not written by Sri Thyagaraja, but sung by certain lineage of his disciples. ’’’
- 1 tri-bhuvana – Heaven, Earth and Nether World.
- 4 aja nata tyAgarAja – the word ‘nata’ may be attached to ‘aja’ to mean ‘saluted by Brahma’; in such case, ‘tyAgarAja ’ may be joined to pallavi as ‘tyAgarAja gAna mUrtE ’ – Embodiment of the music of Thyagaraja’.