Çré Mådaìga Pranäma Mantra

namo jagannätha-sutäyo
namo mådaìga lavaëaà
rasa-mädhuré sahasra-guëa-saàyuktaà
namo mådaìga namo namo
namo baladeväyo namo namo

or

mådaìga-bhrama-rüpäya
lavaëaà rasa-mädhuré
sahasra-guëa-saàyuktaà
mådaìgäya namo namaù

TRANSLATION

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the mådaìga drum,

which possesses a spiritual form, is attractive, full of sweet
rasa, and endowed with thousands of good qualities.”
 LESSON 1 – Hand Practice I (laghu hand practice mantras)

1. te re khe ta

2. tere kheta tere tere kheta

3. tere tere tere kheta

4. tikhi takhi terekheta

kheta takhi terekheta

5. tere kheta tere kheta tere tere tere kheta

tikhi takhi terekheta kheta takhi terekheta

6. tere kheta kheta* tere

7. tere kheta kheta tere khetathak

8. tere kheta
kheta* tere kheta
kheta* tere kheta

9. tere kheta thak tere kheta

kheta* tere kheta

10. tin taka tere kheta

11. tin taka tere kheta

tin taka tere kheta
tere kheta kheta tere kheta
tere kheta kheta tere kheta
 LESSON 2 – Hand Practice II (guru hand practice mantras)

1. ghe te te

2. ghe te te ghe ta

3. ghene nere ghena geda

khene nere khena kheta

4. ghene nere ghena geda

ghene nere ghena
ghene nere ghena
khene nere khena kheta
khene nere khena
khene nere khena

5. ghene nere ghene nou

khene nere khene nou

6. ghene nere ghene nou tere kheta

khene nere khene nou tere kheta

7. ghene nere ghene nou tere kheta

tin taka tere kheta
khene nere khene nou tere kheta
tin taka tere kheta
 LESSON 3 – Das Pere Tāl (Śrīla Prabhupāda beat) & 4-mātrā tehai

1. khik khineda gida gida dhei

ta uru tete ta

2. Introduction to the matra counting system

3. tere kheta jha x3

4. kheta kheta jha x3

 LESSON 4 – Finger Practice

1. ta ne* ne* ne

2. ne ta ne* ne*

3. ne* ne ta ne*

4. ne* ne* ne ta

5. ta te ne

6. ta te te

7. ta tene tene tene

8. tate neta tene tene

9. tate nete neta tene

10. tene tate neta tene

11. ta tene tene tene

tate neta tene tene

12. ta tene tene tene

tate nete neta tene

13. tate neta tene tene

tene tate neta tene

14. tene tate neta tene

tate neta tene tene

 LESSON 4 – Finger Practice (continued)

15. ta tene tene tene tate nete neta tene

tene tate neta tene tate neta tene tene
 LESSON 5 – Finger & Tāl Practice

1. dha tete nak dhene

2. dhene nak tene nak

3. dhene dhene dhene nak

tene tene tene nak

4. dhene dhene nak

dhene dhene nak
dhene dhene
tene tene nak
tene tene nak
tene tene

5. dha tete nak

dhene dhene nak
dhene dhene
ta tete nak
tene tene nak
tene tene

6. dha tete nak

dhene dhene nak
dhene dhene
dhadhe nedha dhene dhene
dhene dhadhe nedha dhene
ta tete nak
tene tene nak
tene tene
tate neta tene tene
tene tate neta tene
 LESSON 5 – Finger & Tāl Practice (continued)

7. dhadhe nedhe nedha terekhete

tate nete neta terekhete