Maha ganapathim – Nattai
One of my favourite songs…Maha ganapathim.
The Shatshruthi rishbham was demonstrated to me by my teacher using this song. I will never forget it…
Ragam: Nattai
Talam: Aadhi
Parent Ragam: Chalanattai (36th melakartha)
Aa: S R3 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S
Av: S N3 P M1 R3 S
Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
It is a beautiful song …and also a very simple song dedicated to Lord Ganesh
The song goes like this…(courtesy karnatik.com)
pallavi
mahaa gaNapatim manasaa smaraami |
mahaa gaNapatim
vasishTa vaama dEvAdi vandita ||
(mahaa)
charanam
mahaa dEva sutam guruguha nutam |
maara kOTi prakaasham shaantam ||
mahaa kaavya naaTakaadi priyam
mooshika vaahanaa mOdhaka priyam ||
p,pmgmrs | rsnspmgm | p,dnsrgm | mrsrsnpm ||
snpmgmnp | mrgmrrs, | r,ss,np, | mg,mnsgm (mahaa ganapatim)
Meaning:
I meditate on the supreme GaNapati who is worshipped by sages like VasishTha, vaamadEva and others.
He, the son of Lord MahaadEva, is adored by Guruguha and shines with the brilliance of crores of Cupids. He is the tranquil one and exults in the literary pieces like poems and dramas. He is fond of Modaka, a variety of sweet, and has a mouse for a mount.
The notes of this song are as follows (this is how it is sung in the sindhu bhairavi movie)
mahaa gaNapatim shree
m p m g m rs sm gm
mahaa gaNapatim shree
m p m g m rs sm gm
mahaa gaNapatim manasaa smaraami
m p m g m rs s s s s smgm
mahaa gaNapatim manasaa smaraami
p Snp m g m rs sn.p.n.s gmp mr s
mahaa gaNapatim manasaa smaraami
gmpnSn pmg m rs srs np R Snpmgm
vasishTa vaama dEvAdi vandita
p S n p m r r s sn.s g
mahaa gaNapatim manasaa smaraami
gmpnSR Snpmgmrs srs np R Snpmgm
vasishTa vaama dEvAdi vandita
s s r s p gmp n Sn p m
mahaa gaNapatim
gmp m g m rs
Charanam:
mahaa dEva sutam guruguha nutam
p pSnp p S S S SRS SRSn pnS
mahaa dEva sutam guruguha nutam
Snpmgm p S S S SRS SRSn pnS
maara kOTi prakaasham shaantam
SG M R S p nSpm gm rs
maara kOTi prakaasham shaantam
SG M RMR RS p nSpm gm rs
mahaa kaavya naaTakaadi priyam
s p mgm p mg m r s s s
mooshika vaahanaa mOdhaka priyam
r s s S p m gmp m p p
(mahaa ganapatim)
more:
p,pmgmrs | rsnspmgm | p,dnsrgm | mrsrsnpm ||
snpmgmnp | mrgmrrs, | r,ss,np, | mg,mnsgm
(mahaa ganapatim)
Here we find the samashti charanam again…i.e there is no anupallavi.
A little about the ragam…
The natai ragam is very beautiful. You can the famous pancharatna krithi Jagadanandhakaraka in the same ragam.
Sarasiruhasana priye is another beautiful composition in this raagam
This ragam represents the Vira rasam. It is supposed to be very auspicious to start a concert with this ragam…..
Thats one reason why I like it too….It has got high energy filled in it….
Lovely ragam…..
