Narayana Ninna Namada
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Narayana Ninna Namada is a composition in Carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

 by Purandara Dasa
Purandara Dasa
Purandara Dāsa is one of the most prominent composers of Carnatic music and is widely regarded as the "father of Carnatic Music". Purandara Dasa addressed social issues in addition to worship in his compositions, a practice emulated by his younger contemporary, Kanaka Dasa...

 in the 16th century. It is set in the Shuddha Dhanyasi raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...

 and the Khanda Chapu tala
Tala (music)
Tāla, Taal or Tal is the term used in Indian classical music for the rhythmic pattern of any composition and for the entire subject of rhythm, roughly corresponding to metre in Western music, though closer conceptual equivalents are to be found in other Asian classical systems such as the notion...

. It emphasizes the value of reciting God's name.

The song is popular and has been performed by many musicians, including M. S. Subbulakshmi
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi , also known as M.S., was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. She is the first Indian musician to receive...

, Bombay Jayashri
Bombay Jayashri
Bombay Jayashri Ramnath is an Indian Carnatic music vocalist. She has also recorded songs as a playback singer in South Indian films. She has many albums to her credit, released as cassettes and CDs....

, Sudha Ragunathan, Maharajapuram Santhanam
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Maharajapuram Santhanam , was one of the great Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu. He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a Carnatic singer.- Profile :Besides...

, M. Balamuralikrishna, and E. Gayathri
E. Gayathri
Echampati Gayathri, popularly known as "Veena Gayathri" is a veena exponent of the traditional Carnatic music. She is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 2002, "Kalaimamani" award from Dr.M.G.R on behalf of the Government of Tamilnadu in the year 1984 and Lifetime Achievement...

.

Composition

Pallavi
Pallavi
In Carnatic music pallavi is the thematic line of a song. It is usually one cycle long and repeated twice in order to give the percussionist the idea of the chosen taalam...

:
Nārāyaṇa ninna nāmada smaraṇeya
Sārāmṛtavu enna nāligege barali (Nārāyaṇa…)

Charanam
Charanam
Charanam in Carnatic music is usually the end section of a composition which is sung after the anupallavi....

 1:
Kaṣtadallirali utkṛṣtadallirali
Eṣtādaru mati-geṭṭirali
Kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa endu śiṣṭaru beḍuva
Aṣṭākṣara mahā-mantrada nāmada (Nārāyaṇa…)


Charanam
Charanam
Charanam in Carnatic music is usually the end section of a composition which is sung after the anupallavi....

2:
Santata hari ninna sāsira nāmavu
Antarangada oLagirisi
ento purandara viṭhala rāyana
antya kāladalli cintisohāge (Nārāyaṇa…)
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