Narayana Ninna Namada

Narayana Ninna Namada is a Kannada composition in Carnatic music by Purandara Dasa^[1] in the 16th century. It is set in the Shuddha Dhanyasi raga^[2] and the Khanda Chapu tala. It emphasizes the value of reciting God's name.^[3]

The song is popular and has been performed by many musicians, including M. S. Subbulakshmi, Bombay Jayashri, Sudha Ragunathan,^[4] Maharajapuram Santhanam,^[5] M. Balamuralikrishna,^[6] and E. Gayathri.^[2]

Composition

Pallavi:

Nārāyaṇa ninna nāmada smaraṇeya

Sārāmṛtavu enna nāligege barali (Nārāyaṇa…)

Charanam 1:

Kaṣtadallirali utkṛṣtadallirali

Eṣtādaru mati-geṭṭirali

Kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa endu śiṣṭaru beḍuva

Aṣṭākṣara mahā-mantrada nāmada (Nārāyaṇa…)

Charanam 2:

Santata hari ninna sāsira nāmavu

Antarangada oLagirisi

ento purandara viṭhala rāyana

antya kāladalli cintisohāge (Nārāyaṇa…)

References

1. ↑ V. K. Subramanian, ed. (1996), Sacred songs of India, Volume 1, Abhinav Publications, p. 210, ISBN 978-81-7017-321-2 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Hindu
3. ↑ Gowri Kuppuswamy, ed. (1978), Readings on music and dance, B. R. Pub. Corp. 
4. ↑ Google search
5. ↑ MusicIndiaOnline listing
6. ↑ MusicIndiaOnline listing