Jagadananda Karaka
The Sanskrit Pancharatna kriti that praises Rama through a flowing sequence of names, qualities and stories.
| Music | Detail |
|---|---|
| Composer | Tyagaraja |
| Raga | Nata / Nattai |
| Tala | Adi |
| Type | Kriti |
| Language | Sanskrit |
Lyrics
Pallavi
jagadānanda kāraka
jaya jānakī prāṇa nāyaka
Anupallavi
gaganādhipa satkulaja rāja rājēśvara
suguṇākara sura sēvya bhavya dāyaka
sadā sakala
Charanam 1
amara tāraka nicaya kumuda hita
paripūrṇānagha sura sura bhūja
dadhi payōdhi vāsa haraṇa
sundaratara vadana sudhāmaya vacō
bṛnda gōvinda sānanda
māvarājarāpta śubha karānēka
Charanam 2
nigama nīrajāmṛtaja
pōṣakānimiṣa vairi vārida samīraṇa
khaga turanga satkavi hṛdālayāgaṇita
vānarādhipa natānghri yuga
Charanam 3
indra nīla maṇi sannibhāpaghana
candra sūrya nayanāpramēya
vāgīndra janaka sakalēśa śubhra
nāgēndra śayana śamana vairi sannuta
Charanam 4
pāda vijita mauni śāpa sava
paripāla vara mantra grahaṇa lōla
parama śānta citta janakajādhipa
sarōja bhava varadākhila
Charanam 5
sṛṣṭi sthityantakārakāmita
kāmita phaladāsamāna gātra
śacī pati nutābdhi mada harānurāga
rāga rājita kathā sāra hita
Charanam 6
sajjana mānasābdhi sudhākara
kusuma vimāna surasā ripu karābja
lālita caraṇāvaguṇāsura gaṇa
mada haraṇa sanātanāja nuta
Charanam 7
ōṃkāra panjara kīra pura
hara sarōja bhava kēśavādi
rūpa vāsava ripu janakāntaka kalā
dhara kalā dharāpta ghṛṇākara
śaraṇāgata jana pālana sumanō
ramaṇa nirvikāra nigama sāratara
Charanam 8
kara dhṛta śara jālāsura
madāpaharaṇāvanī sura surāvana
kavīna bilaja mauni kṛta caritra
sannuta śrī tyāgarāja nuta
Charanam 9
purāṇa puruṣa nṛvarātmajāśrita
parādhīna khara virādha rāvaṇa
virāvaṇānagha parāśara manō
harāvikṛta tyāgarāja sannuta
Charanam 10
agaṇita guṇa kanaka cēla
sāla vidaḷanāruṇābha samāna
caraṇāpāra mahimādbhuta sukavi jana
hṛtsadana sura muni gaṇa vihita
kalaśa nīra nidhijā ramaṇa pāpa gaja
nṛsiṃha vara tyāgarājādi nuta
Return to the pallavi after each charanam.
Meaning
Rama is hailed as the one who brings joy to the world and as Janaki's beloved. The verses move through his compassion, courage, royal lineage and protection of those who seek him, drawing on Ramayana episodes and the wider imagery of Vishnu and Krishna. The repeated praise joins these many images into a single celebration.