nAdatanu-manizam
Sahityam
Pallavi
nAdatanu-manizaM zaGkaram
namAmi mE manasA zirasA
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namAmi mE manasA zirasA
I ceaselessly bow, in mind and body,
To Sankara, the very essence of Nada.
To Sankara, the very essence of Nada.
Anupallavi
mOdakara nigamOttama sAma-
vEdasAraM vAraM vAram¹
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vEdasAraM vAraM vAram¹
To the giver of bliss and essence of the Samaveda,
The finest of the Vedas, I bow again and again.
The finest of the Vedas, I bow again and again.
Charanam
sadyOjAtAdi paJcavaktraja²
sarigamapadhanI vara saptaswara
vidyAlOlaM vidalita kAlam
vimala hRdaya⁴ tyAgarAjapAlam
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sarigamapadhanI vara saptaswara
vidyAlOlaM vidalita kAlam
vimala hRdaya⁴ tyAgarAjapAlam
To the Lover of noble melodies,
Flowing from His five faces, including Sadyojata,
The Vanquisher of Death,
Protector of the pure-hearted Tyagaraja, I humbly bow.
Flowing from His five faces, including Sadyojata,
The Vanquisher of Death,
Protector of the pure-hearted Tyagaraja, I humbly bow.
Renditions
Commentary
- 1 This is a pun. vAram vAram means “again and again.” Also, vAra is a name of Lord Siva.
- 2 The 5 heads of Siva are: (i) IzAna , (ii) tatpuruSa , (iii) aghOra , (iv) vAmadEva and (v) sadyOjAta . [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadyojata Wikipedia]
- 4 vimala hRdaya - this may apply either to Siva or the composer.
- nigamOttama - According to Karnataka Sangita Sastra of Sri AS Panchapakesa Iyer, while Rg-yajur-vEda contain only three swaras, sAma vEda contains all the seven swaras. Therefore, from musical point of view, Sri Tyagaraja considers Sama Veda as the acme of Vedas (Nigamottama).