Lyrics- Garuda Gamana- Naagaswaraavali

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Rigapada
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Post by Rigapada »

Dear friends,
Today morning, I noticed that the words of the caranam of the song 'Garuda Gamana, Naagaswaraavali, Patnam' are different in my book and from Karnatica site. Also the version learnt by my friend is slightly different from both.
Can somebody kindly post an authentic version of the lyrics of the caranam of the song?
--Rigapada

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

I don't know which version is authentic but here what I have:

garuDa gamana. rAgA: nAgasvarALi. tALA: rUpaka.

P: garuDa gamana samayamidE karuNajUDa rAdA
A: nirupama sundarAkAra nijabhakta janAdhAra
C: pavana jAtinuta dhrta shApa vanajAbda kula jAta pavana jAla yAdava bhUpa vanajAkSa shrI venkaTEsha

drshrikaanth
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Post by drshrikaanth »

Some corrections Lakshman
garuDa gamana. rAga: nAgasvarALi. tALa: rUpaka.

P: garuDa gamana samayamidE karuNajUDa rAdA
A: nirupama sundarAkAra nija bhaktajanAdhAra
C: pavanajAdinuta dhRta cApa vanajApta kulajAta
pavana jAla yAdava bhUpa vanajAkSha SrI venkaTESha

drshrikaanth
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Post by drshrikaanth »

Th version given by Lakshman(with my corrections) is the same as that given in "sangIta kIrtana suraj~nAna viLakkam" by T.C.Tirunavukkarasu(1930).

Note the use of yamaka on the word "pavana" in the kRti. A very nice and scholarly usage.

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Thanks DRS.

Rigapada
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Post by Rigapada »

Thank you so much, dear DRS and Lakshman,
--Rigapada

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