Raag Naattai.

EVERYONE OF US WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THIS SONG FROM SINDHU BHAIRAVI .
YESUDOSS HAS RENDERED THIS SONG LITERALLY POURED HIS HEART AND SOUL.
 THIS IS RAAG NAATTAI.
 
The janya of this Raag is 36 chaala naattai.

Aarohanam : S R3 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S
Avarohanam : S N3 P M1 R3 S

PURANDARA DAASAR HAS COMPOSED A WONDERFUL KRITHI IN THIS RAAG SET TO KHANDA CHAPU TALAM, IN THE LANGUAGE SANSKRIT.

pallavi

Jaya jaya jaya jaanakikaantaa jaya Sadhu jana vinutha
Jayathu mahimaanandha jayabaagya vandha
(Jaya)

anupallavi

Dasaratha Mahaveera Dasakanta Samhaara
Pasupathi svaramithra paavana charithra |
Kusumabaana svaroopa kuchalakeerththi kalaaba
asama saahasa siksha ambujadhalaaksha ||
(jaya)

caraNam 1

Saamagaana vilOla Saadhujana paripaala
Kaamidhaarththa vidhaatha keerththi samjaatha |
SOmasoorya prakaasa sakala LOkaadheesa
Sri mahaaveera Raghuveera Sindhukambeera ||
(jaya)

caraNam 2

Sakala Saasthra vichaara Charanujana mandhaara
Vihasithaambuja vadhana viswamaya sadhanaa |
Suhrutha MOkshadheecha Saakethapuravaasa
Bakthavathsala Rama Purandha vitalaa ||
(jaya)

OF COURSE, WHENEVER YOU HEAR THE NAME OF RAAG NAATTAI, YOU AND I JUST RECOLLECT JAGATHAAA NANDAKA .. THE MOST POPULAR PANCHARATHNA KRITHI BY THYAGARAJA , BEING SUNG AS THE FIRST SONG AT THE TIRUVAIYARU THYAGARJA FESTIVAL.( you may click at the link to listen how it is sung at THYAGARAJA FESTIVAL at Tiruvaiyaru)

NEVERTHELESS, THE OTHER SONG SARASEERUHAASANA, SINGING THE GLORY OF DEVI SARASWATHI WHO SITS ON THE WHITE LOTUS TO BLESS ALL IS EQUALLY HEART RENDERING.

WE NOW LIST TO THE KRITHI BY DR.M.S.Subbulakshmi

SARASEERUHASANA PRIYE COMPOSED BY PULIYUR SRI DURAISWAMI IYER.

THIS IS SET TO ADHI TAL.

pallavi

,,saraseeruhaa- | sana priyE amba ||
,,sadaa veenaa gaanapriyE |
,sadaananda hrudayE mahisada- ||
yE saraseeruhaa- | sana priyE amba ||

anupallavi

,,sharaNaagatam |
,,maamava manjuLa caraNa kisala- ||
yE sharaNaagatam |
,,maamava manjuLa caraNa kisala- ||
yE sammOdita kavijana hruda- |
yE sarOja nilaiyE maNivala- ||
yE (sara) ||

caraNam

,,saraseeruhaa- | kshi yugaLe amba ||
,,sharaNaagata deena | ,,vatsalE amba ||
,,saradindu sundara | vadanE vimalE ||
saraswati ... | ... amba ||
saraswati | saditE sigaNuta guNajaalE ||
satatam vidyaa lOlE sadaa su- |
sheelE saamada kumba stana ||
yugaLe dhavaLE sakala saamraa- |
,,jya prada kara dhruta pustaka jaa- ||
lE (sara) ||