Saint Thiagaraja Song List

I had opportunity to come across the list of some famous songs-which I reproduce below

1) He composed the song “Namo Namo Raghavaya” at the age of 13.

2) On Narada teaching him he is said to have sung Sadhinchane, the third of Pancharatna krithis on this occasion.

3) Also His gratitude to Narada also reflects in his other compositions “Narada Guru Swami” in Raga Durbar, “Sri Narada” in Raga Kaanada, “Naradamuni” in Raga Pantuvarali and “Vara Narada” in Raga Vijayasri.

4) When his guru Venkataramanayya wanted to listen to Thyagaraja's  talent and  invited him to perform at his house in Thanjavur. Thyagaraja then sang “Endaro Mahaanubhavulu”, the fifth of the Pancharatna krithis .

5) When on Venkataramanayya recommendationKing of Tanjore wanted Thyagaraja to sing in his favor and so invited Thyagaraja to his palace sending along wealth and gifts . Thyagaraja composed a song called “Nidhi Chala Sukhama and rejected the offer.

Then on pilgrimage he has sung the Kshetra kirthanas

6) At Tirupati

i) he sang a song praying that the curtain of ignorance be removed -  “Tera Tiyagarada” in the Raga Gaulipantu

ii) Also “Venkatesa Ninu” in Raga Madhyamavathi

7) At Kovur he composed five songs on Lord Sunderesha -

                        i) E Vasudha - Sahana

                        ii) Korisevimpa Rare - Kharaharapriya

                        iii) Sambho Mahadeva - Pantuvarali

                        iv) Nammivaccina - Kalyani

                        v) Sundareshvaruni - Sankharabharanam

8) At Tiruvotriyur he sang 5 songs worshipping Goddess Tripurasundari

                        i) Kannatalli Nivu - Saveri

                        ii) Sundari Ninu - Arabhi

                        iii)Sundari - Begada

                        iv) Sundari Ni - Kalyani

                        v) Darini Telusu - SuddhaSaveri

9)         At Kanchipuram he sang 3 songs in praise of Lord Varadaraja and Goddess Kaamakshi

                        i) Varadaraja - Svarabhushani

                        ii) Varada Navanitha - Ragapanjaram

                        iii) Vinakuni Vale - Madhyamavathi

           

10)       Thyagaraja then visited the shrine of Sri Ranganatha at Srirangam and sang  “Sriranga Pancharatna” consisting of

                        i) Rajuvedale - Todi ragam, Roopakam thalam
                        ii) O Ranga Sayi - Kambhoji , Adi
                        iii) Jutamu rare - Arabhi, Roopakam
                        iv) Vinarada na manavi - Devagandhari, Adi
                        v) Karuna judavayya - Saranga, Adi

           

             

11)       At Lalgudi known then as Tapasthirthapuram he sang 8 songs. Of these 3 are on Pravruddha Sreemathi and 2 on Saptharishishvara

                        i) Gati Neevani Ne - Thodi

                        ii) Lalithe Sree - Bhairavi

                        iii) Deva Sree - Madhyamavathi

                        iv) Mahita Pravruddha - Kambhoji

                        v) Esha Pahimaam - Kalyani

                        vi) Nagapattanam

                        vii) Evaru Teliya - Thodi

                        viii) Karmame Balavantamaaya - Saveri

           

12)       Finally back at Thiruvaiyaru he sang 12 songs

                        i) Ilalo Pranatartti - Athana

                        ii) Evarunnaru - Malavasri

                        iii) Ehi Trijagadisha - Saranga

                        iv) Muccata Bramha - Madhyamavathi

                        v) Karuna Juda - Thodi

                        vi) Parashakthi - Saveri

                        vii) Nivu Brovavale - Saveri

                        viii) Bale Balendhubhushani - Ritigaula

                        ix) Amba ninnu - Arabhi

                       x) Amma Dharmasamvardhini - Athana

                       xi). Vidhi Sakradulaku - YamunaKalyani

                       xii)  Shive Pahimaam - Kalyani           

these above are the Kshetra kirthanas

Apart from the above Kshetra kirthanas ( kshetra means holy places) he  composed and sung the Sataragaratnamalikai (In Sanskrit  Sata means100, raga means musical scale, ratna means gem and Malikai means garland) consisting of 100 devotional songs offered by Thyagaraja as a garland to Lord Rama. He also composed Utsava Sampradaya kirthanas which amount to about 26 kirthanas , Prahlada Bhakthi Vijaya Kirthanas about 44 songs and Naukaacharitra kirthanas about 21 songs

R.Jagannathan