Narayana Ninna Namada
Narayana Ninna Namada (Kannada: ನಾರಾಯಣಾ ನಿನ್ನ್ ನಾಮದ) is a Kannada composition in Carnatic music by Purandara Dasa[1] in the 16th century. It is set in the Shuddha Dhanyasi raga[2] and the Khanda Chapu tala. It emphasizes the value of reciting God's name.[3]
The song is popular and has been performed by many musicians, including M. S. Subbulakshmi, Bombay Jayashri, Sudha Ragunathan,[4] Maharajapuram Santhanam,[5] M. Balamuralikrishna,[6]E. Gayathri, Saindhavi and many others.[2]
Composition
Pallavi:
- Nārāyaṇa ninna nāmada smaraṇeya
- Sārāmṛtavu enna nāligege barali (Nārāyaṇa…)
Charanam 1:
- Kaṣṭadallirali utkṛṣṭadallirali
- Eṣṭādaru matigeṭṭu irali
- Kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa endu ṣiṣṭaru pēḷuva
- Aṣhṭākṣara mahā-mantrada nāmava (Nārāyaṇa…)
Charanam 2:
- Santata hari ninna sāsira nāmava
- Antarangada oḷagirisi
- Ento purandara viṭhala rāyana
- Antya kāladalli chintisohānge (Nārāyaṇa…)