kalinga nartana thillana

'Kalinga nartana thillana' was composed by oothukadu venkata subbier. It's a belief that when Venkata kavi sung this thillana,in the temple, the icon of Krishna reported to have shaken in token of Divine appreciation. Check out more about oothukadu venkata subbier in sapthaswaras.

Lyrics of kalinga nartana thillana below :

Song: tillAnA kALinga nartanam (tAm dheem tarana thAm)
rAgam: gambheera nATTai
36 calanaaTTai janya
Aa: S G3 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 P M1 G3 S
tALam: Adi
Composer: Oothukkadu Venkatasubbaiyyar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi
taam dhIm tarana taam dhIn takiTa

anupallavi
taam dhIm tarana taam dit takiTa dhigirtakiTa dhigir takiTa tadingiNatOm
taam dhIm tarana taam yamunaataDaaga pankEruhapada
tAkita tAkita sArasa dala naya
nAyaka sAyaka mudrita jayajaya

Charanam
taamita tajjam taka tajjam takadika tajjam taam

neela manohara jaala vibushana
nirata jalantara bujanga nartana
neeraja taDaaga adika mrudulapada
nikata taranga tunga tAtanga
nirdaka nirdaka taam tat taai

taka tadimidhiyada taka
taakiTa takajaga dhigirjaganandham
takajaga takajaga dhigirjaganandham

yamuna taTAka tungatarangam
himagarasnimita yamita subaangam
itas tatastara karunApAngam
yadivara hrudaya sarOruhabangam

dinata tillana dinata tillana dinata tillana dhigirtakiTa tillana
anakasindoora anakasringAra madana gambeera
urakapana sanchAra

nandasukumAra navaneeta dadhichora
chanda manihAra jalabavavinutadeera
jayavijayeebava nandakumAra
brajajanaparama nandakishora
kaliyanaTanA nandagambeera
karunArasayuga bAvasareera

dheem ta taam ta dheem ta taam ta taai (3)

dimi tadimitakiTa janu
jugunagu nandari tagunagu nandari
dimita tAku dimi tadimitakiTajanu
braja kumAra mahimAlanka
vanamAla pulandara krita kritAdAra
ta jam ta taka jam ta taka nam ta tagurram(2)ta

(tAku janantari tataku janantari
tAku janantari tadimitakiTajanu) (2)

(arputa nardana chitrita mudrita vidyaka mudbhava marputamarputa (tAku)) (2)
vidisuta kAla vidisuta seela gatisaya neela grudapadalola (tAku)

ta dimitakita dimitAka dimitakita dimitAka
ta taai ta tOm ta taai dimitakiTa tOm tarikiTa tarikiTa (tAku)
ta dimi ti taiya tarikiTa taka tAka jam
adisaya suka mrudupadakara pArta jam

sarasa lOka muralirava nAda
sakala lOka sammOhana geeta

tAku tinnan taka tinnan taka taka tA taai taanga tA taai tA
dhigirtaka taka tinnan tAnga tAtaai tAnga tA taai tA
kadam vapisalaya vilita noopura
padam jalita kruta pAdatAm

tillAna driga tillAna drigadriga tillAnAkitatOm
ga tannan nangiTatom ta tOm ta taai ta tOm
taka tAkita tarikita taam ta deem ta tOm ta taai ta
gajoraga banda arpudanga sirashee calanam calanam
druthanam idanam krudanam
ida Chandra vadangara kankana kincita nangananam
vada rada rada dimi dimi junu junu taam
ta tAKa tillAnaka naka booshana

takiTa tagas taTAkabudakara mandas
mitakara hara booshita pada yugalA hari

jayavijayeebava nandakumAra
brajajanaparama nandakishora
kaliyanaTanA nandagambeera
karunArasayuga bAvasareera

madamadhukara madhupadaraLasama nayana kamaladaLacalanamunihrudaya mapi
chOra jaakarA dayaakaraa muraari sreekara

This thillana in gambeera nattai raaga is famous among the dancers. It sure is different from other thillanas, may be due to this amazing performance of this thillana by Aruna Sairam. Aruna Sairam just sways away the audience with her amazing stage presence, fabulous singing, perfect diction and a hit with the audience! The masses –young and old just adore her and she has a magnetic charm which keeps the audience spell bound.
Watch and enjoy the amazing presentations of the thillana set on gambeera nattai raaga composed by oothukadu venkata subbier by Aruna Sairam. I'm sure none else other than aruna can sing this thillana clearly and beautifully.





Watch the dance performance of an artist for the kalinga nartana thillana composed by oothukadu Venkata Kavi.