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🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning prayer and music practice; especially on the Tyagaraja Aradhana day and during Rama Navami·📜 Pancharatna Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja, in raga Nata, Adi tala (mostly Sanskrit, early 19th century CE)

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Origin & Story

Pancharatna Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja, in raga Nata, Adi tala (mostly Sanskrit, early 19th century CE) · Saint Tyagaraja · 1767-1847 CE

Tyagaraja, the great devotee of Lord Rama, composed five 'gem' kritis (Pancharatna), each a garland of charanams in a single raga. 'Jagadananda Karaka' in raga Nata is the first of the five. In it the saint pours out, almost entirely in Sanskrit, an unbroken stream of the names and glories of Rama — hailing Him as the joy of the worlds, the King of kings, the ocean of virtues — making the kriti both a hymn and a litany of the holy name.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that Lord Rama Himself appeared to Tyagaraja and that the saint's kritis flowed by direct grace. Each year at his Aradhana, hundreds of musicians on the banks of the Kaveri sing the five Pancharatna kritis in unison, beginning with 'Jagadananda Karaka', and devotees feel the very presence of Rama descend with the music.

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Verse 1

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕

jagadānanda kāraka jaya jānakī prāṇa nāyaka

Meaning:जय हो आपकी, हे समस्त जगत् को आनंद देने वाले, हे जानकी (सीता) के प्राणों के स्वामी! (यह त्यागराज की पाँच पंचरत्न कृतियों में प्रथम और प्रमुख है, राग नाट में — लगभग पूर्णतः भगवान राम के नामों और महिमाओं से गुँथी एक माला।)

Verse 2

𑌗𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌜 𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌕𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌕𑌲

gaganādhipa satkulaja rāja rājeśvara suguṇākara surasevya bhavya dāyaka sadā sakala

Meaning:हे सूर्यवंश की श्रेष्ठ कुल में जन्मे, राजाओं के राजा और परम सम्राट; समस्त सद्गुणों के आगार, देवों से सेव्य, सदा समस्त कल्याण के दाता!

Verse 3

𑌅𑌮𑌰 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕 𑌨𑌿𑌚𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌦 𑌹𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣 𑌅𑌨𑌘 𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌜 𑌦𑌧𑌿 𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌸 𑌹𑌰𑌣 𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑌤𑌰 𑌵𑌦𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌯 𑌵𑌚𑍋 𑌬𑍃𑌂𑌦 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌕𑌰 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕

amara tāraka nicaya kumuda hita paripūrṇa anagha sura surabhūja dadhi payodhi vāsa haraṇa sundaratara vadana sudhāmaya vaco bṛnda govinda sānanda māvarāja rāpta śubhakara aneka

Meaning:हे निष्पाप; अमरों के कुमुद-समूह को आनंदित करने वाले पूर्ण चंद्र-समान; हे देवों के दिव्य कल्पवृक्ष; हे क्षीरसागर-निवासी; हे परम सुंदर मुख वाले, जिनका प्रत्येक वचन अमृतमय है; हे गोविंद, आनंदपूर्ण, अपने जनों के आश्रय और बंधु, अनंत कल्याण के कर्ता!

Verse 4

𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮 𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌜 𑌪𑍋𑌷𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌷 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦 𑌸𑌮𑍀𑌰𑌣 𑌖𑌗 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌗 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌿 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌅𑌗𑌣𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌲 𑌜 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌕𑌰 𑌧𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍗𑌳𑌿 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌶 𑌨𑍀𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌜 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕

nigama nīrajāmṛtaja pōṣakānimiṣa vairi vārida samīraṇa khaga turaṅga satkavi hṛdālaya agaṇita vānarādhipa natānila ja sudhākara dhara nigama tati mauḷi hṛtkalaśa nīra nidhija rakṣaka

Meaning:हे वेद-कमल से उत्पन्न अमृत के पोषक; हे देवों के शत्रु-रूपी मेघों को बिखेरने वाले पवन; हे पक्षिराज (गरुड़) को वाहन रूप में धारण करने वाले; हे सत्कवियों के हृदय में वास करने वाले; हे अगणित वानर-प्रमुखों से पूजित; हे सागर से उत्पन्न और वेदों के मुकुट-कलश में संजोई लक्ष्मी के रक्षक। हे त्यागराज से स्तुत राम — जय हो आपकी!

Verse 5

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌨𑍁𑌤

tyāgarāja nuta

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕🔊jagadānanda kārakaO cause/giver of joy to the whole world (jagat-ananda-karaka).

𑌜𑌯🔊jayaVictory (to You) / hail!

𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕🔊jānakī prāṇa nāyakaO Lord of the very life-breath of Janaki (Sita) — Rama.

𑌗𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌜🔊gaganādhipa satkulajaBorn in the noble line of the lord of the sky (the Sun — the Surya/Ikshvaku dynasty).

𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰🔊rāja rājeśvaraO King of kings, supreme sovereign.

𑌸𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌕𑌰🔊suguṇākaraO mine (treasure-house) of all auspicious qualities.

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯🔊surasevyaO One worthy to be served by the gods.

𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕🔊bhavya dāyakaO bestower of all that is good and glorious.

𑌅𑌨𑌘🔊anaghaO sinless, faultless One.

𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑌤𑌰 𑌵𑌦𑌨🔊sundaratara vadanaO One of the most beautiful face.

𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌯 𑌵𑌚𑍋 𑌬𑍃𑌂𑌦🔊sudhāmaya vaco bṛndaO One whose host of words is full of nectar (whose speech is ambrosial).

𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦🔊govindaO Govinda (the Lord, protector of cows / of the earth).

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌿 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌯🔊satkavi hṛdālayaO One who dwells in the hearts of true poets.

𑌅𑌗𑌣𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪 𑌨𑌤🔊agaṇita vānarādhipa nataO One worshipped by countless lords of the vanaras (monkey-chiefs).

𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍗𑌳𑌿 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌶 𑌨𑍀𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌜 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕🔊nigama tati mauḷi hṛtkalaśa nīra nidhija rakṣakaO protector of Her (Lakshmi) born of the ocean, cherished in the heart-vessel of the crown (Upanishads) of the Vedas.

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌨𑍁𑌤🔊tyāgarāja nutaO One praised (extolled) by Tyagaraja.

Benefits of Chanting జగదానంద కారక

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The opening gem of the Pancharatna Kritis, sung first by assembled musicians at the Tyagaraja Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru.

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A continuous litany of the holy names of Lord Rama, so that to sing it is to perform Rama-nama-japa set to music.

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Believed to bring the joy and protection of Rama, 'the cause of bliss to all the worlds', into the singer's life.

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Cultivates deep devotion (bhakti) to Rama as the supreme Lord adorned with every auspicious quality.

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A masterwork of devotion and the grand raga Nata, treasured across South India for two centuries.

How to Chant జగదానంద కారక

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Best TimeMorning prayer and music practice; especially on the Tyagaraja Aradhana day and during Rama Navami

FaceFacing the deity of Rama / Vishnu or east

Sing or recite before an image of Lord Rama with devotion, dwelling on each name and glory of the Lord as it passes. If sung, it is set in raga Nata and Adi tala; if recited, chant clearly, treating it as a string of Rama's holy names. It is traditionally sung as the first of the five Pancharatna kritis in sequence.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete జగదానంద కారక written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the first of the five Pancharatna ('five gems') kritis of Saint Tyagaraja, set in raga Nata. Almost entirely in Sanskrit, it is a garland of more than a hundred names and epithets of Lord Rama, beginning 'Jagadananda Karaka' — 'O cause of joy to the whole world'.

Saint Tyagaraja (1767-1847) of Thiruvaiyaru was one of the 'Trinity' of Carnatic music and among the greatest devotee-composers of Lord Rama. He composed thousands of kritis expressing total surrender to Rama; his five Pancharatna kritis are regarded as the pinnacle of the tradition.

While most of Tyagaraja's songs are in Telugu, 'Jagadananda Karaka' is special in being almost wholly in Sanskrit, composed as a dense, majestic litany of the names and attributes of Lord Rama — fitting for the first and grandest of the five Pancharatna gems.

It is sung as the opening of the five Pancharatna kritis, performed in sequence by hundreds of musicians together at the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana festival in Thiruvaiyaru, and is also sung in devotion to Lord Rama, especially around Rama Navami.