Na Jivadhara

Rama is addressed as the very support of life and perception.

Music	Detail
Composer	Tyagaraja
Raga	Bilahari
Tala	Adi
Type	Kriti
Language	Telugu

Lyrics

Pallavi

nā jīvādhāra nā nōmu phalamā

Anupallavi

rājīva lōcana rājarāja śirōmaṇi

Charanam

nā cūpa prakāśamā nā nāsika parimaḷamā
nā japavarṇa rūpamā nāḍu pūjāsumamā tyāgarājanuta

Meaning

Tyagaraja calls Rama the support of his life and the fulfilment of his vows. The intimacy deepens through a sequence of sensory and devotional images: Rama is the light of sight, the fragrance perceived by the nose, the form within repeated prayer and the flower offered in worship. Rather than listing requests, the composition gathers the devotee's whole experience around the presence of the one he praises.