Pancharatna Kritis

Pancharatna Kritis

The Pancharatna kritis (Sanskrit pancham, five + ratnam, gem) are a set of five famous Carnatic songs from India. They were composed in Telugu¹ by Saint Tyagaraja, one of the composers in the Trimurti of Carnatic music.

Table of contents

1 History
2 Notation & description

2.1 Sri Ganapathini
2.2 Jagadaanandakaarakaa (Raga Nattai)

2.2.1 Notation (Latin alphabet)
2.2.2 Notation (Devanagari)

3 Footnotes

History

Notation & description

Sri Ganapathini

Jagadaanandakaarakaa (Raga Nattai)

In this song, Tyagaraja is in all praise for his lord Sree Ramachandra. He eulogizes Ramachandra as one who is the cause of all bliss in the Universe. This is the only kriti that was composed in Sanskrit.

Notation (Latin alphabet)

Pallavi Jagadaanandakaarakaa
Jaya Jaanaki Praana Naayakaa
Anupallavi Gaganaadipa Sat Kulajaraaja Rajeshwara
Sugunaakara Sura Sevya Bhauvya Daayakaa Sadaa Sakala
Charanam
1. Amarataaraka Nichaya Kumudahita Pari Poorna Anaka Sura Sura
  Bhoojayadi Payodi Vaasaharana Sundaradara Vadhana Sudhaamayavacho
  Brinda Govinda Saanandamaa Vara Ajaraapta Subhakaraa Aneka (Jagadaa)

Notation (Devanagari)

Footnotes

Except for Jagadaanandakaarakaa, in Sanskrit