nidhi cAla sukhamA

Ragam: Kalyani { 65th Melakartha Ragam}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyani_(raga)

               ARO:     S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ                      ||

AVA:     Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ G₃ R₂ S                      ||

Talam: Misra Chapu

Composer:  Tyagaraja

Version: T. Rukmini
Lyrics & Meanings Courtesy: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/09/thyagaraja-kriti-nidhi-chala-sukhama.html

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Pallavi:

nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni

sannidhi sEva sukhamA nijamuga palku manasA

 

Anupallavi

dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO

dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)

 

caraNam

dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA

kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA

mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA

su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)

 

 

Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/09/thyagaraja-kriti-nidhi-chala-sukhama.html

 

P: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence (sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

 

A: Are curd (dadhi), fresh butter (navanIta) and milk (kshIramu) etc. (kshIramulu) tasty (ruciyO) or the nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasamu) of meditation (dhyAna) and bhajana of Lord rAma - son of King daSaratha (dASarathi) - tasty (ruciyO)?

O My Mind! Tell me truthfully whether wealth is very comforting or the service in the holy presence of Lord SrI rAma comforting?

 

C: Is a bath (snAnamu) in the (holy) river ganga called (anu) (practice of) self control (dama) and tranquility (Sama) (Samamanu) comforting (sukhamA) or

is a bath (snAnamu) in the water of well (kUpa) called the filthy (kardama) evil natured objects of senses (dur-vishaya) comforting (sukhamA)?

is extolling (stuti) humans (nara) bound by (bandhana yuta) (literally with the fetter of) egotism (mamata) comforting (sukhamA) or

is singing songs (kIrtana) of the pure minded (su-mati) Lord praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja comforting (sukhamA)?

O My Mind! Tell me truthfully whether wealth is very comforting or the service in the holy presence of Lord Sri rAma comforting?.

 

 

Pallavi:

nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni

sannidhi sEva sukhamA nijamuga palku manasA

 

 

Sahityam: nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA

Meaning: Is wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence (sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

 

; G D      | P ;         pmG       || G ;  R |    R S    sn R        || rs S  ;   |    ;  ;      G ;          ||

  nidhi      cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -     rA –

 

M P ;      |  M P     D  N       ||  S S   ; |   sn D   dSn        ||  dp P ; |  gdpm G   G R    ||

Muni         san -     -   -           nidhi      sE - -   -  - -          va- - -    su - -   -    kha –

 

Sahityam: nijamuga palku manasA

Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether ...

 

R ;  ;       |   N D    P M        ||  gmpd nd  | pm G    G M ||

mA - -        nija    muga        pal - -  ku-  ma-na    sA –

 

 

R- G D   | P ;         pmG       || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || rs S  ;   |    ;  ;      gdpmG; ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -     rA –

 

M P ;      |  dpmp D  N       ||  S S   ; |   pdnd dnsn       ||  dp P ; |  gdpm G   G R    ||

Muni         san -     -   -           nidhi      sE - -   -  - -          va- - -    su - -   -    kha –

 

R ;  ;       |   MD    NR         ||  snD   pm  | gmpd    ndpm  ||

mA - -        nija    muga        pal - -  ku-  ma-na    sA –

 

gr- G sn | dpP;;    dpmG;, || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || rs S  ;   |    ;  ;      gdpmG; ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -     rA –

 

M P ;      |  dpmp D  N       ||  S S   ; |   pdnd dnsn       ||  dp P ; |  gdpm G   G R    ||

Muni         san -     -   -           nidhi      sE - -   -  - -          va- - -    su - -   -    kha –

 

R ;  ;       |   DN     R G        ||  grnd  pm  | gmpd    ndpm  ||

mA - -        nija    muga        pal - -  ku-  ma-na    sA –

 

gr- G sn | dpP;;    dpmG;, || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || rs S  ;   |    ;  ;      gdpmG; ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -     rA –

 

M P ;      |  dpmp D  N       ||  S S   ; |   pdnd dnsn       ||  dp P ; |  gdpm G   G R    ||

Muni         san -     -   -           nidhi      sE - -   -  - -          va- - -    su - -   -    kha –

 

R ;  ;       |   GR     ND         ||  mdnr  nd  | pm-nd    pmG  ||

mA - -        nija    muga        pal - -  ku-  ma-na    sA –

 

mr- G D | P ;         pmG       || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || R  ;  ;   |    ;  pm  gr  S      ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -      -  –

 

 

Anupallavi

dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)

 

Sahityam: dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO

Meaning: Are curd (dadhi), fresh butter (navanIta) and milk (kshIramu) etc. (kshIramulu) tasty (ruciyO)

 

; S S       |  S ;        sn D       || P , d N    |   dp P               dpmg  ;  || 

  dadhi       na       va- -         nI  - - -        ta - -               kshI

 

; G M     | P D       D P         ||  D , N ,  |  S ;      P D         ||

  ra mu     lu -        -   -            ru  ci      yO     -   -

 

N- sn  rs |   snnd   pmD       || mdnr N    |  dp P               ndpm  || 

    Da-dhi   na       va- -         nI  - - -        ta - -               kshI

 

gr- G M | P D       D P         ||  D , N ,  |  srgr    sndp       ||

     ra mu  lu -        -   -            ru  ci      yO     -   -

 

dn- sr   gr |   nsrs   dnsn      || Pdn dnrsN   |  dp P           ndpm  || 

    Da-dhi     na       --va-        nI  - - -          ta - -           kshI

 

gr- G M | P D       D P         ||  N , S ,  |  S ;      R ;          ||

     ra mu  lu -        -   -            ru  ci      yO     dA

 

 

Sahityam: dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)

Meaning: ... or the nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasamu) of meditation (dhyAna) and bhajana of Lord rAma - son of King daSaratha (dASarathi) - tasty (ruciyO)?

 

 

G ,  R ,   |  S rg     rs S         ||  nr s S n  |    P D       N – R   ||

Sa    ra     thi- -    dhyA-        na - -  -       bhaja     na  su

 

S ;  ;       |   sn D   P ;           ||  G ,  M ,   |  P ;     -   R ;     ||

dhA           ra-sa  mu -            ru    ci        yO        dA

 

G ,  R ,   |  srgr      nsrs        ||  nr s S n  |    P D       N – R   ||

Sa    ra     thi- -    dhyA-        na - -  -       bhaja     na  su

 

S ;  ;       |   sn D   P ;           ||  pm g R ,   |  gmpd     ndpm              ||

dhA           ra-sa  mu -            ru   ci          yO          - -  -

 

Sahityam: nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA

Meaning: Is wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence (sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

 

gr- G sn | dpP;;    dpmG;, || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || rs S  ;   |    ;  ;      gdpmG; ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -     rA –

 

M P ;      |  dpmp D  N       ||  S S   ; |   pdnd dnsn       ||  dp P ; |  gdpm G   G R    ||

Muni         san -     -   -           nidhi      sE - -   -  - -          va- - -    su - -   -    kha –

 

Sahityam: nijamuga palku manasA

Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether ...

 

R ;  ;       |   GR     ND         ||  mdnr  nd  | pm-nd    pmG  ||

mA - -        nija    muga        pal - -  ku-  ma-na    sA –

 

mr- G D | P ;         pmG       || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || R  ;  ;   |    ;  pm  gr  S      ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -      -  –

 

 

 

 

 

 

caraNam

dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA

kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA

mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA

su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)

 

Sahityam: dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA

Meaning: Is a bath (snAnamu) in the (holy) river ganga called (anu) (practice of) self control (dama) and tranquility (Sama) (Samamanu) comforting (sukhamA)

 

; gd  pd | pmG     G R        || rS    rG  | rs S     S ;           ||  ; ;   G |   M ;     P ;           ||

  Da-ma-  Sa- -     ma-          m(a) nu    gan-   gA              - -  snA  na -    mu

 

P D P     |  D N     S ;           ||

Sukha-      mA-     kar

 

Sahityam: kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA

Meaning: Or is a bath (snAnamu) in the water of well (kUpa) called the filthy (kardama) evil natured objects of senses (dur-vishaya) comforting (sukhamA)?

 

S ,  S ,    |  sn D    P ;           ||  mdpm G R   |  S R           R ;          ||

da  ma      dur-      vi             sha- -    ya-      kU -          pa

                                                                      (or RG   R ;   )

 

;  S , n    | R S       R ;          || gmpdns   ; n | dp P            g Rs       ||

   snA-     na -       mu           su-kha-     - -  mA- -           - - -

 

Sahityam: mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA

Meaning: ... is extolling (stuti) humans (nara) bound by (bandhana yuta) (literally with the fetter of) egotism (mamata) comforting (sukhamA) or

 

; S S       |  ssnd    pm-D     ||  snr - s S         |   D ;         dpmg  ; ||

  Mama     ta -  -    - - ban     dha—na -           yu -        ta   - - -

 

;  G M    |  P D      D P         || D ,  N ,          |  S ;            P D         ||

   Na ra     stu -     ti  -           su   kha            mA          -   -

 

N- sn rs |  ssnd    pm-D     ||  snr - s n d     |   P ;           ndpm     ||

    Ma ma  ta -  -    - - ban     dha—na -           yu -        ta   - - -

 

gr- G M |  P D      D P         || D ,  N ,          |  S ;            R ;          ||

     Na ra   stu -     ti  -           su   kha            mA           su

 

 

Sahityam: su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)

Meaning: ... is singing songs (kIrtana) of the pure minded (su-mati) Lord praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja comforting (sukhamA)?

 

 

G , R ,    |  S rg    rsS  ;        ||  S ;  ;            |   N – P           D N     ||

ma  ti        tyA--  ga-  -          rA- -               ja    nu         tu ni

 

gr S ;      |   sndn   dpP  ;     || G , M ,         |  P ;              R ;          ||

kI -  -         rta--    na -  -       su   kha           mA            su

 

G , R ,    |  S rg    rsS  ;        ||  S ;  ;            |   N – P           D N     ||

ma  ti        tyA--  ga-  -          rA- -               ja    nu         tu ni

 

sn R ;     |   sn D   P ;           || pm g R ,        |  gmpd       ndpm     ||

kI -  -         rta--    na -  -       su   kha             mA           -   - -

 

Sahityam: nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni sannidhi sEva sukhamA

Meaning: Is wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence (sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

 

gr- G sn | dpP;;    dpmG;, || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || rs S  ;   |    ;  ;      gdpmG; ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -     rA –

 

M P ;      |  dpmp D  N       ||  S S   ; |   pdnd dnsn       ||  dp P ; |  gdpm G   G R    ||

Muni         san -     -   -           nidhi      sE - -   -  - -          va- - -    su - -   -    kha –

 

Sahityam: nijamuga palku manasA

Meaning: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether ...

 

R ;  ;       |   GR     ND         ||  mdnr  nd  | pm-nd    pmG  ||

mA - -        nija    muga        pal - -  ku-  ma-na    sA –

 

mr- G D | P ;         pmG       || G ;  R |    R S    sn gr       || R  ;  ;   |    ;  pm  gr  S      ||

     nidhi  cA        - -  -          la -   -       su -    kha-         mA- -        -  -      -  –