Maharaja Swathi Tirunal

Maharaja Swathi Tirunal a prolific composer brought vibrant music which expressed an idea where King and commoner unite in fervent expression of bhakti where the boundaries of expression and understanding are eternal and that is where God dwells. He is the only composer who has composed in all varieties and categories of musical form. his compositions range from simple jathisvarams to complicated pada varnams, kirtanas krithi ragamalika thillanas bhajans utsava prabhandas geya natkas upakhyanas. He adopted Padmanabha and its synonyms like Sarasanabha, Jalajanabha, Sarojanabha, Pankajanabha, Sarisajanabha in his compositions.
Like the Musical trinitie Swathi tirunal was initiated into music by Meruswamy who taught many intrinsic aspects of music just like Narada for Tyagaraja, Sangita swamy for /syama Sastri and Chidambarnatha Yogi for Dikshitar. 
He was a multi lingual composer and composed in many languages Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu Kannada and Hindustani. His Padmanabha satakam in 100 verses is a devotional hymn dealing with the various facets of Bhakthi establishing Bhakthi as supreme to all. He has also composed Kuchelopakhyanam and Ajamila upakhyana excellent in literary and thematic content.
His keertanas can be grouped under two heads. the ones having one pallavi and a number of charanams and the other having Pallavi anupallavi charanams the charanas having the same dhatu or swara passages. usually one charana with karta mudra is sung. But the purpose of composing 3 charanas is noteworthy. the rendering of the three charanas have to be in different tempos. in several kirtanas decorative angas like chittaswara, solkettu and swara sahitya are introduced. he was adept in introducing swarakshara in kriti known for the originality. his compositions have a genuine grandeur, splendour and greatness. he died at the ripe age of 33.

pAhi pankaja nayana
raagam: Huseni

Aa:S R2 G3 M1 P N3 D2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 S P D2 M1 P G3 R2 S
taaLam: Adi
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:
pallavi
pAhi pankaja nayana pAvana kIrtE sadA
anupallavi
dEhi bhaktim tvayi mama dInabandhO dEha kAntijita nIla nIrada shaurE dEha sukham guru pavana purAdhipa dEhi mE vibhO karuNa sindhO
caraNam 1

kim nA jAtA dayA gajarAja pAlanatava pannaga shayana harE padmanAbha khinna tarE
mayi krpAm tAvakInAm kuru karNa yugaLa shObhita bhUSa kuNDala varNanIya nija lIla suravara

caraNam 2

lIlA lAlita gO gOpi jAla kEshava bahu lAlasita cakra gadA rAnga pankaja lOla tara mAlikAncita
gala bAla gOpa madhu mathana dEva druta shaila sharaNamayi bhava mama bhagavan

sEvE shrIkAntam
raagam: Mohanakalyani

Aa:S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:

pallavi

sEvE shrIkAntam varadam

anupallavi

dEvArAdi samUh krtAntam dIna pAlanaparam smarakAntam

caraNam 1

kundAtyuj-jvala tAtaha hAsam kOpa rUpamakhilArti nirAsam
brndAraNya krtAtma nivAsam vItamalam tilasUnasunAsam

caraNam 2

nAgArAti varENya turangam nAradAdi hrdayAmbuja bhrngam
bhOgIndrAdbhUta manjamapangam pUrNa shObha pada nih-shrta gangam

caraNam 3

syAnandUra purAmala dIpam sArasAkSamaka cAlidurApam
bhAnu shashAngadhrsham vasudhApam padmanAbhamavitArya sudhApam

bhAvayAmi raghurAmam
raagam: Ragamalika
taaLam: rUpaka
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:
pallavi
(rAgA: sAvEri)

bhAvayAmi raghurAmam bhavya suguNA rAmam
anupallavi
bhAvuka vitaraNa parA pAngalIlA lasitam (rAga: nATakuranji)
caraNam 1

dinakarAnvaya tilakam divyagAdhi suta savanA vana racita subAhu mukha vadam ahalyA pAvanam
AnaghamIsha cApabhangam janakasutA prANEsham ghana kupita bhrgu rAma garva haramita sAkEtam

caraNam 2

(rAgA: dhanyAsi)
Aa:S G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S
vihatAbhiSEkamatha vipinagatamAryavAcA sahita sItA saumitrim shAnta tamasHilam
guha nilayagatam citrakUTA bharata dattamahita ratnamaya pAdukam madana sundarAngam

caraNam 3

(rAgA: mOhana)
Aa:S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S
vidata daNDakAraNya gata gatavirAdadaLanam sucira ghataja dattAnupamita vaiSnavAsam
pataga vara jaTAyunutam pancavaTI vihitavAsam ati gHora sUrpaNakA vacanAgata kharAdiharam

caraNam 4

(rAgA: mukhAri)
Aa:S R2 M1 P N2 D2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
kanakamaya rUpadhara khala mArIca haramiha sujana vimata dashAsyahrta janakajAnvESaNam
anagham pampA tIra sangatAnjanEya nabhOmaNi tanuja sakhya varam vAlitanudalanamIsham

caraNam 5

(rAgA: pUrvikalyANi)
Aa:S R1 G3 M2 P D2 P S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
vAnarOttama mahita vAyusUna karArpita bhAnu shata bhAsvara bhavya ratnAngulIyam
tEna punarAni tAnyUna cUDAmaNI darshanam shrInidhi-mudadhitIrE shrta vibhISaNamiLitam

caraNam 6

(rAgA: madhyamAvati)
Aa:S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 P M1 R2 S
kalitavara sEtubandham khala nissImapisitAshana daLanamuru dashakaNTha vitAraNamati dhIram
jvalana pUta janaka sutA sahitam yAta sAkEtam vilasita paTTAbhiSEkam vishvapAlam padmanAbham

An milO
raagam: Bhiravi

Aa:S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
taaLam: Adi
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:
pallavi
An milO mehabUb hamArO
caraNam 1

hO un tOri dAsi lAlA nandakuvar pyAro

caraNam 2

cun cun kaliyAm mai sEj banaun sEj palang rangmahal tumhArO

caraNam 3

atar abir gulAb lagAun prEm kaTAri sE mOkU nahi mArO

caraNam 4

padmanAbh prabhu phaNipara shAyi kabahun nahi mOkU nAth bisArO

pAlaya mAm shrI
raagam: Nayaki

Aa:S R2 M1 P D2 N2 D2 P S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S
taaLam: rUpaka
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:
pallavi
pAlaya mAm shrI pankajanAbha dayAsudhanidhE
anupallavi
bAlatapana nibhacEla shrIlOla gOpAla
caraNam

ghananIla su-sharIra mInAdi dashAvatAra syAnandUra purEshvara sAdhu hrdaya nijAkAra


nAma sudhAmayi
raagam: Kamboji.

Aa:S R2 G3 M1 P D2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S N3 P D2 S
taaLam: Adi
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:
pallavi
nAma sudhAmayi piba mama rasanE
caraNam 1

yAmiha pibatA sAdhu kulEna triptiravApta nO bhuvanE

caraNam 2

yadi hari nAma parAtvamivahaikA bhavati yamAnnahi bhayamapi svapnE

caraNam 3

sarasijanAbha vibhO nArAyaNa mAdhavEti nigada sukhEpi ca kadanE