Narayana Theertha – 1650-1745
Narayana was born in Andhra Pradesh, India.He lived in Kaja near Mangalagiri in Guntur district and later moved to Thanjavur Tamil Nadu. A scholar in Sanskrit,Puranas and Bhagavatha Puranas he was well versed in Music and Natya Shastra
Shlokam
yadanghri pankeruharenulagnam nipiyaneeram vimalantarangah|
janamitatvam nijamatmarupam tamnauminarayana tirthamaryam|1|
yannamnahpathanam managapi yateronkaralaksadhikam
yanmurterapi pujanam hariharabrahmadipuja smrtam|
yatkaryam trividham samastajagatam sastrarthanirnayakam
srinarayanatirtha sadguruvaram tam naumi muktisriyai |2|
vedantarthavicaragamyadhisanavidhvastabhedasayam
nanatantrapadarthasam sayaghanadhvantarkatulyam gunaih|
nanade sadigantasantatayasah praptavakasam gurum
srinarayana tirthasadguruvaram tamnaumimuktisriyai |3|
bodhagadhasunirmalatimadhure yanmanasabdhau harih
kridatyujjhitadugdhasindhuranisam santyadidutijanaih|
bhaktijnaptiviraktisamjnamatulam kanyatrayam prapayah
srinarayanatirthasadguruvaram tamnaumimuktisriyai |4|
- AlOkayE rukmiNee – Kamboji/Adi
- Aalokya Sree Balakrishnam – Hamsanadham
- Bala Gopala Krishna , Pahi, Pahi
- Ehi Mudham Dehi – Yadhulukakamboji/Nalinakanti
- Jaya Jaya Swaamin Jaya Jaya – Naatai/Adi
- Gopala Meva Deivatham
- Govardhana Giridhara, Govinda
- Kankshe Tava Prasadam – Saveri
- Krishnam Kalaya Sakhi Sundaram – Mukhari
- Kshemam kuru Gopala , Santhatham mama
- Nanda nandana gOpAla
- pAhimAm pAhimAm – Ragam Bhupalam
- Parama Karunaya MAm Palaya – Saurashtram
- Pooraya Mamma Kaamam- Bilahari
- Rama Krishna Govindeti – Bhairavi
- SharaNam bhava karuNAm – Naatai
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Guru Keerthanam
For Saturday Bhajans, Keerthanams and Namaavalis on Bodhendral, Sridhara Ayyavaal, Marudanallur Sadguru Swamigal must be sung. We also sing songs composed by Thyagaraja, Purandara Dasa, Gopalakrishna Bharati and even Abhangs . Click here to get the entire list
Jayadeva Ashtapadhi
Sing the Pundareekams, preceding Shlokams and Ashtapadhis. Where Purna Ashtapadhi is not done, choose any Ashtapadhi and the 22nd Ashtapadhi as this is the Kalyana song. Click here to get the Lyrics
Narayana Teertha was born in 1675 A.D. on Ashada
Sudha Ekadasi at Kaza, Guntur Dist. Andhra Pradesh. His name originally was
Govinda Shastri. He married from a Brahmin Family of Vedadri. The marriage took
place very early in life.
1. Shri Krishna Leela Tarangini, a Yakshagana in Sanskrit.
2. Parijatapaharana Natakam in Telugu
3. Bhatta Bhasha Prakasam, a work in Poorva meemamsam
Haribhakti
Sudharnavam, an opera in Sanskrit