NIvadane Gana (Class / Lesson) : SAranga ; Khanda Chapu; Tyagaraja

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Neevadane Gana

Ragam: Saaranga (65th Melakartha Mecha Kalyani Janyam)

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AROHANA:   S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ   ||

AVAROHANA: Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ R₂ G₃ M₁ R₂ Ṡ  ||

Talam: Khanda Chapu (Jhampa)

Composer:  Tyagaraja

Version: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Afum2Hvag)

Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-gaana-raga.html

YouTube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9b0IVeUvgk

Audio MP3 Class: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/neevadanegana-class.mp3

Pallavi:

nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna

nimisham(O)rva kalanA

Anupallavi:

dEv(A)di dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha

rAjIv(A)ksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)

caraNam:

satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu

atyanta rUpambu amita balamu

nity(O)tsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuD(a)ni

1tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nI)

Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/10/thyagaraja-kriti-neevaada-ne-gaana-raga.html

In the kRti ‘nIvADa nE gAna’ – rAga sAranga (tALa jhampa), SrI tyAgarAja wants affirmation of the Lord that he is His true devotee.

P: O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?

A: O Ancient Lord (Adi dEva) of even celestials (dEva) (dEvAdi)! O Lord who is on the side (paksha) of blessed (vara) brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva)! O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (aksha) (rAjIvAksha)!

O Livelihood (jIvana) of the pious (sAdhu jana)! O Eternal One (sanAtana)!

O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?

C: O Lord (SrI) worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! Please utter (palku) ‘tathAstu’ (tathyambu) (literally true) that (ani) ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani) having attributes (kala) of –

eternal (nityambu) adherence to truth (satyambu), valour (Sauryambu) in the battle (samaramuna), exceedingly (atyanta) beautiful form (rUpambu), limitless (amita) might (balamu), and (causing) unceasing (nitya) (literally ever) joy (utsavambu) (nityOtsavambu) (to the devotees).

O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?