Ganamurte
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
gAna mUrtE zrI kRSNa vENu Show DetailsgAna lOla 1tribhuvana 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. |
[edit] Anupallavi
mAninI maNi zrI rukmiNI Show DetailsmAnasApahAra 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! |
[edit] Charanam
navanIta cOra nanda sat-kizOra Show Details2nara mitra dhIra nara siMha zUra nava mEgha tEja nagajA sahaja 3narakAntakAja 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! |
[edit] 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 – Nara Narayana
- 3narakAntaka – 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 - Narakasura
[edit] 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.
- 1tri-bhuvana – Heaven, Earth and Nether World.
- 4aja 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’.
