Kritis on Sri Narada

[satyabalu]

Do we have anyother Vaggeyakara (apart from Thiagarajar) to have sung on Sri Narada?
*Why are we not worshipping him?
*Is there any sannidhi in any temple? If not ,I may be curious to know why?

[ksrimech]

Do we have anyother Vaggeyakara (apart from Thiagarajar) to have sung on Sri Narada?

Lakshmanji is the right person to answer this question.

*Why are we not worshipping him?

Who says we don't? He is worshipped as an acharya in all the vaiSNava sampradAyas. SrI kRSNa says He is SrI nAradA amongst the sages (Ref: SrImad bhagavadgIta Chapter 10). You can also keep a vigraham of SrI nArada and a sing the 5 kRtis tyAgarAjasvAmi sang for him.

*Is there any sannidhi in any temple? If not ,I may be curious to know why?

From wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temples_of_North_Karnataka

3. Narada Temple at Naradagadde

Narada Temple is dedicated to the Divine Sage Narada. This temple is constructed on Naradagadde one of the most scenic islands on the Krishna River. Due to its exquisite location the temple is not only visited by devotees but also by the travel enthusiast who make their day on the bank of the river.

nArada and kRSNa together. What as beautiful sight it must be!

[keerthi]

tyAgarAja seems tyo have revered nArada and sings his prasises in several songs -


1. varanArada-nArAyana in vijayashrI - 'sadA nEnu atuDanucu hariyu' with hari proclaiming that 'I am He'.

[this echoes ksrimech's Gita reference - 10.26
aSvatthaH sarva-vRkshANAM dEvarshINAM ca nAradaH ]

2. nAradaguruswAmi - darbAr - He calls him an expert in sangIta, yOga, nigama, Agama, itihAsa, purAna and charitram.

3. srinArada - kAnaDa - he is described as vEda-janita-vara-vINA-vAdana-tattvajNa {echoing the ratnAkara's definition of a vaggeyakAra}

4. srI nArada muni gururAya - Where tyAgarAja proclaims that he had darshan of nArada - kanulAra kanukoNTimi guru rAya


the song nAradagAnalOla isn't about nArada.

The song 'nAradamuni vedalina' is a daru from the prahlAda-bhakti-vijayam, and can't be claimed to part of any set. It does describe nArada as having a golden vIna, and being the benefactor of prahlada.


there is the magnificient composition of chinnaswamy dIkshitar - 'gAnalOlakaruNAlavAla' which is an expansive panegyric of nArada, listing his major lIla-s.

[mankuthimma]

*Is there any sannidhi in any temple?

I have walked past one in Chigateri Village , Harapanahalli Taluk , Karnataka during my visits to a famous art Collector / Historian - Late Mudenur Sangannavar who lived in his farm house .
There is yet another in Raichur Karnataka.

*Why are we not worshipping him?

Our fixation with message rather than the messenger , I suppose

[satyabalu]

*Thanks ksrimech,keerthi&mankuthumma .It is good for me to learn by exhibiting ignorance.
*Now, let me know more about Chinnasamy Dikshidhar &his composition "Ganalolakarunalavala"Keerthi!
* May I ask the elite forumites to please list out references vaggeyakaras have made on "sri Narada"in their compositions.

[satyabalu]

Here is the sloka cut &pasted from "Bhakthi"
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Sloka about Sri Naarada (Corrections welcome!)

Namo Devarshi Vandyaaya
Sada Sriman NarayaNa Priyaaya cha
Aacharya RupiNey ThuBhyam
Sri Naarada Namo Namaha

[rshankar]

vEda-janita-vara-vINA-vAdana-tattvajNa {echoing the ratnAkara's definition of a vaggeyakAra}

'vEda janita' - I assume, vEda here refers to brahmA the creator of the vEdas rather than the vEdas themselves, right?

[saarangam]

Here is a write up on a lecdem by Veena Gayathri:(Courtesy:The Hindu Friday January 4,2002).
``VEDA JANITHA Vara Veena'' — The sacred Veena that was born out of the Vedas. That is how this musical instrument is described by Tyagaraja. It requires deep study and research to explain what this exactly means. That is what the well-known veena player, E. Gayathri did in her lecture demonstration at the Indian Fine Arts Society on Sunday.

The scriptures, she explained, talk of two veenas — Deivee and Manushi. The human body itself is the Deivee Veena. The wooden instrument that human beings play on is the Manushi.

Gayathri, quoting the scriptures, explained how the distance between the centre of the eyebrows and mulaadhaara is 48 inches, the same as the distance between the bridge and the beginning of the frets of the veena. In the same way as the vertebrae sections become smaller and smaller as they go up, the distance between the frets also get narrower. She pointed out that the ``Veena is the only instrument prescribed by the divine scriptures as an instrument containing many universal code secrets to help reveal the ultimate truth to the human being. That is why it has been given an exalted status in Carnatic music''.

The human body itself is a model of Sri Chakra. The various chakras, from mulaadhaara (beginning with the spinal cord) to Sahasrara (top of the head) can be activated by musical notes. This is described by Muthuswamy Dikshitar in his Navavarana kritis. Gayathri played these nine songs — some in full.

Gayathri disapproved of the recent practice of mangling the veena (dismantling and reassembling it) to facilitate foreign travel. ``Veena will not be a veena once it is dismantled,'' she said. Her spiritual reverence for the instrument is obviously not shared by others for whom it is just a wooden piece useful in producing sounds that earn money. Gayathri stressed this point — that while Carnatic music tried to liberate the human being from this samsara, other systems of music only promoted the baser or animal instincts in man. That the spiritual approach produces a superior quality of music was evident from the soulful ragas she brought out. When she played the vibrant, masculine Sankarabharana, the placid, feminine Kalyani, the stately Bhairavi, or the beautiful Ahiri, she was peerless.

[rshankar]

Thank you for the explanation - I now understand that 'vEda janita' describes the vINa and not Sri nArada...

[Lakshman]

Here is a song on Narada by Ashok Madhav.


nAdasudhAkAram. ragA: gAnamUrti. Adi tALA.

P: nAdasudhAkAram vandEham nArada munIshvaram satatam
A: vEda vEdyam mahAnubhAvam varaguNa sAndram varadam
C: sakaladEva hitam sadguruvaram sUkta haridAsam gAnamUrtim
sakala shAstra pArangatam dEvam sad-bharaNI vinutam sangItalOlam

[sam]

https://balconybanter.blogspot.com/2012 ... araja.html

In the kriti, "vidulaku mrokkeda" in the raga Mayamalavagaula, Tyagaraja pays obeisance to all the accomplished masters of music and invokes their grace. Like the "parampara prayers" in Vedanta- "Sadaashiva samaarambhaam..." and "Narayanam padmabhuvam...", this kriti mentions a kind of musical parampara. The list is long- it begins with "Shankara" (Lord Shiva in the anu-pallavi) and covers almost everyone- the trimurtis, their spouses, their children, rishis, right down to historical personalities like Shaarnga Deva (author of Sangeeta Ratnakara)... all the way to Tyagaraja's own guru (asmad-acharya)- Narada.

Vidulaku mrokkeda
sung by
M.S Subbulakshmi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llsETzsGWzU

An aside point: It is fitting that this kriti is in Mayamalavagaula. It is the first raaga that a student of Carnatic music learns. It looks as if Tyagaraja would like every student to begin his musical journey by invoking the blessings of all the acharyas of the musical parampara by singing this kriti.
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..Narada pancharatnam:

Tyagaraja composed many kritis on Narada. "Sri Naarada naada..." in the raaga Kaanada and "Vara Naarada" in the rare raaga Vijayashri are well known. Apart from these, 3 others kritis are mentioned which together form the "Narada pancharatnam".
- "Naarada guru" in Durbar
- Naarada muni" in Pantuvaraali
- Sri Naarada muni" in Bhairavi.

Another popular kriti "Naarada gaana lola" in the raaga Atana is sometimes included in the above set. Though this kriti begins with the name Narada, this song is actually in praise of Lord Rama (or any of Lord Vishnu's variants since there is no explicit mention except as "blue hued" (neela)), who is captivated by Narada's music (Naarada gaana lola) and not on Narada himself. Hence, strictly speaking, it should be kept outside this set.

"Sri Naarada naada" in raaga Kaanada:

Narada is renowned as a "kalaha priya"- a mischief monger whose mischief always ends with something good done... to either the inhabitants of the earth or to the denizens of heaven. Universal welfare is always the "janya" (result) of this "kalaha priya's" actions! It looks as if Tygaraja had this point in his mind when he composed "Sri Narada" in the raaga Kaanada.
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We will now see the krutis in NArada pancharathnam .
Translations by C.RAMANUJACHARI in his
THYAGARAJA KEERTHANAMS.

[sam]

NAARADHA PANCHARATHNAM

1
nAradaguru.......... darbAr

2
nAradamuni..........panthuvarALi

3
SrI-nAradamuni..........Bhairavi

4
SrI-nArada-nAda..........kAnada
,
5
vara-nArada..........vijayaSrI

.....

[sam]

1
nAradaguru
darbAr

Maharajapuram Santhanam

https://youtu.be/K1__0q-r5vc?si=ODmEaI6G6RqAN2yR

NARADAGURUSWAMI" (Darbar)



Oh Narada Guru! Won’t you bless me now at least ?

Why this dearth of compassion ? Oh blessed pure one,

with a body brighter in lustre than the cloud of the Sarat

season, who has mastered the Vedas, yoga and music! If

not through you, at whose instance have the Puranas,

Agamas and other charitas come into being ? How could

the suggestion have arisen in Satyabhama to make a gift of

her husband, if not through you ? Who could have helped

munis and yatis but you ? I have reposed complete faith

in you; relieve me of my mental distress, you who blessed

Prahlada.

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[sam]

2

nAradamuni

panthuvarALi

M. S. Subbulakshmi

https://youtu.be/6zmovWFDmkU?si=omoGIdzdxRnDNL3S

NARADAMUNI VEDALINA

PANTHBUVARALI

From Prahalada bhakthi vijayam

https://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.c ... l?hl=en_IN

Gist


Listen to the grandeur with which sage nArada -

one who is replete with with nectar of vEdAnta beyond the ken of differentiation and non-differentiation,
with his golden lute shining on his pure white body,
at every step, playing on the lute, with ardent love that is never separated from him,
meditating always on the Lotus Feet of Lord SrI hari, and
reciting the names of Lord nArAyaNa,


set out, with exceeding joy, in order to convey good tidings to prahlAlada, and
proclaiming that, in this World, victory is certain for those who listen to the secrets of the effulgent Lord SrI hari - the benefactor of tyAgarAja.

[sam]

3
SrI-nAradamuni..........
Bhairavi

Saketharaman

https://youtu.be/czcDM-gEbBM?si=kcYHvVsazDnGvj8e

.SRI NARADA MUNi" (Bhairavi)

Oh! Guru Raya! I am blessed with your Darsana, pro*
badly it is the effect of my tapas in previous births?

I have sought you with all my heart. I have today feasted my eyes with your sight. As the result of your seva, I am rid of the bondage of Samsara.
You alone have attained bliss through
true knowledge;
you alone are the destroyer of ignorance,
O Guru Raya with veena shining in your hand,
you the sad*guru, who saved Tyagaraj.

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[sam]

4
SrI-nArada-nAda

kAnada

ARIyengar

https://youtu.be/pCoA7Z4S-Oo?si=rmBVfTzaQR2JlcPb
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SRI NARADA NADA" (KAnada)



Oh NArada! The honey-bee in the lotus of NAda, of

auspicious form, the saviour of the honour of the distressed.

Lord of the world, one who resembles the moon, one who

knows well the technique of playing on veena, which has

its origin in the Vedas, free from the three kinds of tor¬

ments that cause distress, adored by Devas, the friend of

Sri Krishna, one whose heart is full of bliss always, the

foremost among the sages, the giver of wealth and prospe¬

rity, adored by TyAgarAja, save me!



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[sam]

5

vara-nArada

vijayaSrI


MS.SUBBU.AKSNMI

https://youtu.be/cJUM5LKdNdk?si=rcLbRdR_FzXqRyQg.
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VARA NARADA " (Vijaya Sri)



Oh Narada, the spotless one^ of form similar to that of
the autumnal moon, who constantly enjoys the bliss of
meditating upon Narayana, bless me effectively. Sri Hari
himself has proclaimed you as the greatest Guru of the
whole Universe and that He and you are identical and has
thus caused your glory to spread throughout.