Compositions of Mysore Vasudevacharya (1865-1961)

The following list is taken from Alphabetical Index of Karnatak Songs by Lakshman Ragde, with extensive information from Raganidhi by B. Subba Rao, and clarifications from other sources and rmic readers. Special thanks are due to Ashok Madhav <madhav@telerama.lm.com>.

Since that time, one extensive revision has taken place, with information supplied directly by Lakshman Ragde <shalak@gate-way.net>, based on revisions to his index. My role has been minimal, consisting primarily of editor and typist. I have also done my best to correct any errors brought to my attention, as well as to order the compositions in a (hopefully) more useful way.

It is hoped that the present list now is at least more than 90% correct. After several years online, this becomes a reasonable expectation. Of course, I remain happy to accept corrections and additions.

Hopefully this list will prove useful. Perhaps a better romanization scheme will be attempted in the future, to correspond to that used in the Trinity listings.

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Last Updated: 9 November 1999

This list will be ordered by raga, first by melakarta and then alphabetically. In some cases melakarta assignments are controversial.

There is also an alphabetical list by song title.

Melakartas:

8. Hanumatodi

• Narayanam namata - Todi/Adi
• Nera nammiti napai - Todi/Adi
• Pahi mam kshira sagara - Todi/Adi
• Paratpara raguvara - Todi/Adi
• Namami vidya ratnakara guruvaram anisham - Dhanyasi/Adi
• Paripahi mam shri rishikesha - Dhanyasi/Adi

9. Dhenuka

• Ninne sharanantinayya - Dhenuka/Adi

10. Natakapriya

• Idi samayamu brovarada - Natakapriya/Rupaka

11. Kokilapriya

• Nikabhimanamu leda - Kokilapriya/Adi

14. Vakulabharana

• Karuninchi nannu kapadu - Vakulabharana/Adi
• Ramam namami satatam bhumisuta sametam - Vakulabharana/Rupaka

15. Mayamalavagaula

• Chintayeham - Mayamalavagaula/Rupaka
• Dasharatha nandana - Mayamalavagaula/Adi
• Kalinaruluku ni mahima delusuna kamala nayana - Mayamalavagaula/Adi
• Pranamamyaham shri gauri sutam - Gaula/Adi
• Paripahi mam para vasudeva varagunalola - Jaganmohini/Adi
• Smara bhumi sutadhipam - Megharanjani/Adi
• Shri mahalakshmim bhajeham shrita bhaktajana - Pharaj/Adi
• Purushottama mam palaya vasudeva karunakara - Saveri/Rupaka

16. Chakravaka

• Janardanam samashrayeham satatam sva nama - Chakravaka/Khanda Triputa
• Nera nammiti nive gati - Chakravaka/Adi

17. Suryakanta

• Devi rame mamavabdhi tanaye deve deva - Vasanta/Adi
• Mamava mrudajaye maye marakatamani valaye - Vasanta/Adi
• Shaila suta - Vasanta/Adi

20. Natabhairavi

• Balam gopalam akhilaloka palam sadashrayami - Bhairavi/Adi
• Ninnu kori (varnam) - Bhairavi/Adi
• Ninnu vina nannu - Bhairavi/Adi
• Rama ni dayarada ravi vamshambudi soma - Bhairavi/Mishra Chapu
• Shri keshava mam palaya - Bhairavi/Rupaka
• Mamavatu shri sarasvati kamakoti pitha nivasini - Hindola/Adi
• Shri ramachandra suguna (varnam) - Hindola/Adi
• Jaya jaya madhava - Jayantashri/Adi
• Shridhara pahi - Jayantashri/Rupaka
• (tillana) - Shuddha Salavi/Adi
• Shri hari vallabhe mam pahi shrita bhakta sulabhe - Udayaravichandrika/Adi

21. Kiravani

• Pranamami shri pradyumnam aham guna purnam - Kiravani/Adi

22. Kharaharapriya

• Gana sudha rasa - Kharaharapriya/Adi
• Rara eni pilachite - Kharaharapriya/Adi
• Rara yani pilichi - Kharaharapriya/Adi
• Bhajare re manasa shri raghuviram bhakti mukti - Abheri/Adi
• Samkarshana mam palaya pankaja nayana - Abhogi/Rupaka
• Gokula nilaya kripalaya - Bhimpalas/Adi
• Raghavendra guru - Darbar/Khanda Triputa
• Daya leda napai (varnam) - Devamanohari/Adi
• Palukavademi ra rama nato palikite - Devamanohari/Adi
• Na dhir dhim (tillana) - Kanada/Tishra Rupaka
• Prananatha shri - Kanada/Adi
• Vasudevam anisham namamyaham bhusuradi - Kanada/Khanda Triputa
• (javali) - Kanada/Adi
• (varnam) - Kanada/Adi
• Bhaja madhavam anisham - Kapi/Adi
• Govindam bhajare - Kapi/Adi
• Kalaye mama hridaye tvam kamalalaye - Kapi/Khanda Triputa
• Nannu brova rada vegame - Madhyamavati/Adi
• Ramabhirama mamava shri rama - Madhyamavati/Tishra Triputa
• Na moralanu vini - Mukhari/Adi
• Ninnu koriyunnanu (varnam) - Mukhari/Adi
• Ni padamulanu - Nayaki/Adi
• Vamanam anisham - Nayaki/Adi
• Devaki tanaya vasudeva - Pushpalatika/Rupaka
• Guru kripaleka - Pushpalatika/Rupaka
• Mama hridaye vihara dayalo krishna mandaradhara - Ritigaula/Khanda Triputa
• Na dhir dhir dhim tanana (tillana) - Shri/Adi
• Dayaleka bratiki phalamu - Shri Ranjani/Adi

23. Gaurimanohari

• Brovavamma shri chamundi - Gaurimanohari/Tishra Rupaka
• Varalakshmi namostute varade narahari sukhade - Gaurimanohari/Rupaka

24. Varunapriya

• Brova rada shri venkatesha nannu shri vasudeva - Varunapriya/Adi

26. Charukesi

• Dhim dhim dhim (tillana) - Charukesi/Adi

27. Sarasangi

• Ni padamule nammitinayya nirajaksha rama - Sarasangi/Adi
• Kurume kuchalam kunjaragamane kundaradane - Kamalamanohari/Adi
• Paripahi mam shri ramachandra dharanisuta - Kamalamanohari/Adi
• Brovavayya shri raghu - Nalinakanti/Adi
• Evarunnaru (varnam) - Nalinakanti/Adi
• Yevarunnaru (varnam) - Nalinakanti/Adi

28. Harikambhoji

• Kripatonu nannu - Harikambhoji/Adi
• Palita bhuvana patitapavana para vasudeva - Bahudari/Adi
• Siggu ledu nakinchukaina juda eggulantajesi - Balahamsa/Adi
• Akhilanda koti brahmanda (varnam) - Kambhoji/Khanda Ata
• Guru raghavendram anisham bhaje karunakaram - Kambhoji/Adi
• Lambodharam avalambe ambasutam aharnisham - Kambhoji/Rupaka
• Mari mari vachchuna manava janmamu maravakave - Kambhoji/Adi
• Trivikramam aham bhaje - Kambhoji/Adi
• Palaya mam parameshvara - Kedaragaula/Adi
• Shambho shankara - Kedaragaula/Adi
• (varnam) - Kedaragaula/Adi
• Brochevarevarura ninnu vina raghuvara - Khamas/Adi
• Erana sami (javali) - Khamas/Adi
• Indira ramana govinda sundara vadana aravinda - Khamas/Adi
• Inta parakelanayya - Khamas/Rupaka
• Na dhir dhir tom (tillana) - Khamas/Adi
• Ta dhim tanadhim (tillana) - Khamas/Rupaka
• Upendram ashrayami santatam krupalavalam - Khamas/Adi
• Yerana sami (javali) - Khamas/Adi
• Dhim tadhim ta (tillana) - Malavi/Adi
• Rara rajivalochana rama nannu brochutaku - Mohana/Adi
• Parulanu vedi ne pamarudaitini parama purusha - Nagasvaravali/Adi
• Rama ramana - Nagasvaravali/Adi
• Entani ne varnintu - Natakuranji/Triputa
• Madhusudanam aham - Natakuranji/Tishra Triputa
• Na chaivadavakura - Natakuranji/Rupaka
• Ninnu nammiti shri ramachandra sannutanga - Natakuranji/Adi
• Evarunnanura (varnam) - Navarasakannada/Adi
• Karuninchi nannu - Navarasakannada/Adi
• Taramu gadura - Sahana/Adi
• Mamavashu govinda - Sama/Rupaka
• Nimishamaina shri rama - Sama/Adi
• Parakelanayya rama paratpara nikinta - Sama/Adi
• Karunisau - Sarasvatimanohari
• Shri purandara guruvaram bhavayeham shri - Sarasvatimanohari/Mishra Triputa
• Ninnu basi (javali) - Sensuruti/Mishra Chapu
• Pranatarthi haram aham - Sensuruti/Khanda Triputa
• Dayato nannu palimpa - Surati/Adi
• Dhim tadara tani (tillana) - Surati/Adi
• Karuna payonidhe - Surati/Adi
• Shive pahi shri chamundeshvari shri rajarajeshvari - Surati/Khanda Triputa
• Tatara tani (tillana) - Surati/Adi
• Ninnu basi nimishamaina - Yadukulakambhoji/Adi
• Sharade pahimam - Yadukulakambhoji/Adi

29. Dhirashankarabharana

• Bhaja manasa sarasvatim shubha charitam - Shankarabharana/Adi
• Damodaram anisham ashraye - Shankarabharana/Adi
• Harini bhajinche bhagyamu dorakunemi dora - Shankarabharana/Khanda Triputa
• Nannu brochutaku evaru - Shankarabharana/Adi
• Ni daya etula galguno - Shankarabharana/Adi
• Shri rama devi mamavatu sada muda - Shankarabharana/Rupaka
• Smara ramachandram smara sundaram smara - Shankarabharana/Adi
• Bhajami santatam adokshajam shubha charitam - Atana/Adi
• Shri sarasvatim bhagavatim bhajata shritajana - Atana/Mishra Jhampa
• Karuninchu brova rada - Bangala/Adi
• Manasa vachasa shirasanisham bhajata deva - Begada/Adi
• Bhajare gopalam balam - Behag/Adi
• Bhavayeham raghuviram - Behag/Adi
• Daya leda napai (varnam) - Behag/Adi
• Ninnentaga - Behag/Adi
• Pahi krishna vasudeva dehi sadgatim madhava - Behag/Rupaka
• Chalamela (varnam) - Bilahari/Adi
• Dasharathe pahimam dayapayonidhe sugunanidhe - Bilahari/Tishra Triputa
• Evari ni vedanu evarini pogadanu bhuvana - Bilahari/Adi
• Namamyaham shritu raga - Bilahari/Rupaka
• Ninnu nera nechchitive - Bilahari/Adi
• Pranamamyaham shri sarasvatim mani nupuradi - Bilahari/Tishra Triputa
• Shri chamundeshvari palaya mam - Bilahari/Adi
• Karuninchi brova - Budha Ranjani(?)/Adi
• Shri vasudeva shrikantha mam - Devagandhari/Khanda Chapu
• Devi kamalalaye tava pada bhaktim dehi dehi - Garudadhvani/Adi
• Palayasu padmanabha - Hamsadhvani/Rupaka
• Vande anisham aham varana vadanam nandisha - Hamsadhvani/Adi
• Paripahi mam para vasudeva karunalavala shrita - Janaranjani/Adi
• Nikela dayaradu ramachandra ninne nammaleda - Kadanakutuhala/Adi
• Nive rakshakudavu ninne nammiti (varnam) - Kadanakutuhala/Adi
• Paripahi mam - Kannada/Adi
• (tillana) - Kannada/Adi
• Hare paripahi mam narahare karambuja drutagire - Kedara/Adi
• Janaki manoharam bhajeham - Mand/Adi
• Narayana namostute - Purnachandrika/Rupaka
• (tillana) - Purnachandrika/Adi
• Pahi mam parameshvara - Shuddha Saveri/Adi
• Varamulosagi - Shuddha Saveri/Adi

36. Chalanata

• Bhajare manasa (varnam) - Nata/Adi
• Girija ramana natajana sharana karunarasa purna - Gambhiranata/Triputa

39. Jhalavarali

• Nivanti daivamu kananu nera nammi - Jhalavarali/Adi
• Shri ramachandram bhajare manasa - Jhalavarali/Adi

44. Bhavapriya

• Nikemita nirdaya - Bhavapriya/Adi

45. Shubhapantuvarali

• Paripahi mam shri dasharathe para vasudeva - Shubhapanuvarali/Adi

51. Kamavardhini

• Shankari ninne - Kamavardhini/Mishra Chapu
• Bhaja manasa shri vasudevam nija bhakta - Mandari/Mishra Chapu
• Vanajakshi ninne (varnam) - Mandari/Adi

52. Ramapriya

• Enduku krupa radu (varnam) - Ramapriya/Khanda Triputa
• Enduku nannitu jesevura - Ramapriya/Khanda Triputa
• Paripahi rama paripurna kama sura saukhyakama - Ramapriya/Adi
• Shri vasudeva shri ramana mam pahi - Ramapriya/Tishra Rupaka

53. Gamanashrama

• Idi neeku nyayama shri rama - Gamanashrama/Mishra Chapu
• Bhavaya achyutam vasudevam devaki kruta - Purvikalyani/Adi
• Marachitivemo nannu maravaku ra rama - Purvikalyani/Adi

56. Shanmukhapriya

• Abhimanamuto nannu - Shanmukhapriya/Triputa
• Manamuto abhimana - Shanmukhapriya/Adi

57. Simhendramadhyama

• Daya ledemi rama purnakama dasharata - Simhendramadhyama/Adi
• Nikenduku daya radu - Simhendramadhyama/Adi
• Ninne nammitinayya shri rama - Simhendramadhyama/Mishra Chapu

59. Dharmavati

• Bhajana seya rada - Dharmavati/Rupaka
• Pranamamyaham shri prananatham nirantaram - Ranjani/Mishra Triputa

62. Rishabapriya

• Mahatmule ni teliyaleru - Rishabapriya/Adi

63. Latangi

• Enta nirdaya namida - Latangi/Triputa

64. Vachaspati

• Gati nivani - Sarasvati/Adi
• (varnam) - Sarasvati/Adi

65. Mechakalyani

• Dhim tadara (tillana) - Kalyani/Adi
• Dhim tatara tani (tillana) - Kalyani/Adi
• Inta paramukhamela shri raghuvara ikanaina na - Kalyani/Mishra Jhampa
• Kailasapate mam pahi bhu kalyanamurte sada - Kalyani/Adi
• Kanikaramuto nanu brovarada kari varada - Kalyani/Adi
• Namostute devi sarasvati sumali bhushite sura - Kalyani/Adi
• Nive gatiyani ninnu nera - Kalyani/Adi
• Satatam shri vishnum - Kalyani/Adi
• Shri vasudevam guruvaram - Kalyani/Mishra Jhampa
• Shrimad adi tyagaraja guruvaram namamyaham - Kalyani/Rupaka
• Bhajare bhaja manasa - Mohana Kalyani/Rupaka
• Na dhru dhittom (tillana) - Mohana Kalyani/Adi
• Aniruddham ashraye munivarya vinutam - Saranga/Tishra Rupaka
• Rame vasatu manome rakshasakula bhime - Saranga/Adi
• Devadi deva shri vasudeva kavumayya shri - Sunadavinodini/Adi

Ragamalikas

• Asidhvi pravaraha kaschit muttusvami - Ragamalika/Adi
• Asidhvi pravaraha kaschit shyama - Ragamalika/Adi
• Ati vimala sugatram - Ragamalika/Tishra Dhruva
• Omkara panjara - Ragamalika/Adi
• Shankara guruvara - Ragamalika/Adi
• Shri madhyadukula - Ragamalika/Mishra Mathya
• Shri rama lakshmanaviva - Ragamalika/Adi
• Shri ramachandra pada - Ragamalika/Adi
• Shripatim brahma rudradi - Ragamalika/Adi