Nadagopala

Nadagopala is a Carnatic music composition performed by Maharajapuram Santhanam and featured as the thirteenth track on the album Paddhatti. The album released under the label Charsur Digital Workstation in an unspecified year, distributed exclusively in digital media format.

The track spans 7 minutes and 19 seconds and showcases Santhanam’s vocal rendition in the Carnatic tradition. The composition centers on the deity Krishna, often invoked as Nadagopala (the divine cowherd and flute player) in devotional contexts. The album Paddhatti compiles traditional and semi-classical works, though specific details about the raga, tala, or accompanying artists for this track remain undocumented in available sources.

Maharajapuram Santhanam (1928–1992) was a prominent Carnatic vocalist known for his emotive phrasing and adherence to classical conventions. His recordings, including those under Charsur Digital Workstation, contributed to the preservation and dissemination of South Indian classical music in the late 20th century. The label specialized in digitizing and reissuing archival performances, though the original recording date of Nadagopala is not confirmed.

No additional production credits, lyricists, or instrumentalists are listed for this track. The album Paddhatti does not provide a track-by-track breakdown of ragas or composers, limiting further technical analysis of the piece.