South Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music Archive: Classes / Lessons

Sarasija Nabha SOdhari (Class / Lesson) - Naga Gandhari - Rupakam - Dikshitar


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Sarasija Nabha Sodhari

Ragam: Naga

Gandhari {20th Melakartha Janyam}

               ARO:     S R2 M1 G2 R2 M1 P D1 ,   N2 S  || 

(or M1 P N2 N2 S )

AVA:     S N2 D1 P M1 , G2 , R2 G2 (R1) S ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: Ram Kaushik (Youtube

Original)
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Meanings Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam: https://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/10/dikshitar-kriti-sarasija-nabha-sodari.html

Youtube Class / Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjzCVpqzsSg

MP3 Class / Lesson: http://www.shivkumar.org/music/sarasijanabha-sodhari-class.mp3  

Pallavi:

sarasija nAbha sOdari Sankari pAhi mAm
Anupallavi:
varadAbhaya kara kamalE SaraNAgata vatsalE
caraNam:
parandhAma prakIrtitE
paSu pASa vimOcitE
pannagAbharaNa yutE
nAga gAndhArI pUjitAbja padE
sadAnanditE sampadE

madhyama kAla sAhityam:
vara guru guha janani mada Samani
mahishAsura mardini manda gamani
mangaLa vara pradAyini

Meaning: (Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam):

https://guru-guha.blogspot.com/2008/10/dikshitar-kriti-sarasija-nabha-sodari.html

Pallavi

sarasija

nAbha sOdari          - O sister of
Vishnu (who has a lotus springing from his navel)!

Sankari                                 - O wife of Shiva (Shankara),

pAhi mAm                            -

Protect me!

 

Anupallavi

varada-abhaya

kara kamalE      - O one whose lotus-like
hands gesture granting of boons and freedom from fear!

SaraNa-Agata

vatsalE           - O one tenderly
affectionate to those who have come seeking refuge!

 

CaraNam

paraM-dhAma

prakIrtitE        - O one renowned as the
supreme abode (housing the universe)!

paSu pASa

vimOcitE             - O one who
liberates creatures from bondage!

pannaga-AbharaNa

yutE         - O one in the company of
Shiva (who wears snakes as ornaments)!

nAga gAndhArI

pUjita-abja padE - O one whose lotus-feet are worshipped by Nagagandhari Raga!

sadA

nanditE                   - O
ever-blissful one!

sampadE                        - O supreme wealth

(precious to  your devotees)!

vara guru

guha janani          - O mother of the
eminent Guruguha!

mada

Samani                   - O one who
extinguishes arrogance!

mahisha-asura

mardini          - O slayer of the
buffalo-demon Mahishasura!

manda

gamani                   - O one with a
languorous (graceful) gait!

mangaLa vara

pradAyini         - O giver of auspicious
boons!

 

Comments:

This Kriti is

in the eighth (Sambodhana Prathama) 
Vibhakti

The name  ‘parandhAma’ is found in the Lalita

Sahasranama

The names 

‘padmanAbha sahOdarI’, ‘paSu pASa vimOcinI’ and ‘ mada nASinI’ are found
in the Lalita Sahasranama, similar to the epithets here

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