13 gaayakapriyaa mEla
Aa: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N1 S
Av: S N1 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

taaLam: khaNDa caapu
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Language: Tamil

pallavi

nAda nilai kanDuruga nAn aruganA nAtha ninadaruL valiyinAl aladenAl

anupallavi

Odu shariyai kriyai yOga jnAnaparanA nAnmOhana manOhara guhakanA nal

caraNam

Ezhishai laya shrutiliya yAzh kuralezhu ghananaya dEshika dasha vidhamA gamaka gAnam
vAzhum anboDinbuRa madhura kavi matagaja (dAsan) gAyakapriyan ayyA nI priyamura

Meaning:

pallavi

nAtha - O Lord!
nAn aruganA = Am I capable/deserving
nAda nilai kanDu uruga - to understand about Naada and melt (in devotion)?
aladu - If not
ninadaruL valiyinAl - by the power of your grace,
enAl - by myself ( am I...)

anupallavi

Odu shariyai kriyai yOga jnAna paranA nAn ? - Am I one dedicated to the four famed steps to Mukti - Charya, Kriya, Yoga and Jnana ?
mOhana manOhara - O Charming one!
guha kanA - O Guha, most esteemed!
nal - the beneficial (Naada)

caraNam

gAyakapriyan ayyA - O Master to whom musicians are dear !
Ezhishai laya shrutl iya - (With the knowledge of) the Saptaswaras, Laya and Sruti,
yAzh kuralezhu ghananaya dEshika - with Ghana Naya and Desya melodies arising from the Veena-like voice ,
dasha vidhamA gamaka gAnam vAzhum - with the ten types of Gamakas existing,
]anboDu inbura - with love and joy,
nI priyamura - such that you are pleased.
madhura kavi matagaja dAsan - (I, who am) the Dasa of the Kavikunjara who exudes sweet poetry (like the wild elephant exudes rut), (am I deserving)

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Corrections and meaning by Rajani Arjun Shankar.