Thyagaraja Kriti - Ennaallu Nee Trova - Raga Kaapi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

ennALLu nI trOva-kApi

In the kRti ‘ennALLu nI trOva’ – rAga kApi, SrI tyAgarAja pleads with Lord to have compassion on him.

P ennALLu nI ¹trOva jUtu rAma
Em(a)ni nE proddu trOtu

C1 nIkE manas(i)cci ²nEnu rAma
nI mEn(a)ni pencinAnu (ennALLu)

C2 dharanu karmamulanu kOri(y)uNTi
talacukonnadi vErE dAri (ennALLu)

C3 andari vale nEn(I) bhuvilO bommal-
(A)Tal(A)Dudu kAni madilO (ennALLu)

C4 rAmayya naluguri lOna nA lO
marmamulu telpa valenA (ennALLu)

C5 rasikulakE sari pOnu vaTTi
tasukulakE hAsyamaunu (ennALLu)

C6 toli bhaktula vadda koluvO ³rAvO
kalugu dhanamulaku selavO (ennALLu)

C7 enduku inta parAku rAma
ikanu tappu peTTa pOku (ennALLu)

C8 entani rAltu kannIru jAlin-
(e)varitO telipitE tIru (ennALLu)

C9 tanakE puTTina(y)illu nIvu
tappaka nI kRpa cellu (ennALLu)

C10 AsincinadE tappA nIk-
(A) buddhi vaddu mA(y)appA (ennALLu)

C11 kali marmamu teliya lEni nA
vale dInuD(i)la lOnu kalaDA (ennALLu)

C12 palumAru ninu dUrukoNTi A
phalamun(a)nubhavincukoNTi (ennALLu)

C13 toli karmamu rAka pOnA bhakti
velugucE tIraka pOnA (ennALLu)

C14 pUl(a)mmi bratikina vAru rAma
pullal(a)mma pilva rAru (ennALLu)

C15 ⁴A culakana nIku kAdA rAma
Ecu buddhi viDa rAdA (ennALLu)

C16 O jagad-ISa ⁵khar(A)rE tyAga-
rAju nIvAD(a)ni pErE (ennALLu)

Gist
O Lord SrI rAma! O My father! O Lord of the Universe! O Enemy of khara the demon!
How long shall I look forward for You in my mind? How shall I spend time?
1. Surrendering my mind to You alone, I reared this as Your body.
2. In the Earth, I remained desiring performance of actions; but what I thought of was a different path.
3. I too shall keep playing (my role in) the puppet show like everyone else in this world.
4 & 5. Should You expose my inner secrets in the midst of others? It may be alright only for those who enjoy music; but it will be a joke for those utter triflers.
6. May be, You are present among earlier devotees. Won’t You come? Does it involve any expenditure of Your wealth?
7. Why this much of unconcern? Please do not find further faults with me.
8. How much tears shall I shed? By complaining to whom, my grief will be relieved?
9. This body is born for You alone; please do not miss it; Your grace is sufficient.
10. Is my desiring (You) itself wrong? Please do not have that behaviour.
11. Is there a wretch like me in the World who does not understand the secrets of this kali age?
12. I have abused You many a times; I am now experiencing that result.
13. Is it possible that the effect of previous actions would not have effect on one? However, can these remain without being relieved by the light of devotion?
14 & 15. Those who have been earning their livelihood by selling flowers, will not come to sell fire-wood even if invited; (if I stoop so,) wouldn’t that be slighting You? Won’t You abandon Your thoughts of deceiving me?
16. I only have a name that this tyAgarAja belongs to You.

Word-by-word Meaning

P O Lord SrI rAma! How long (ennALLu) shall I look forward (trOva jUtu) for You (nI)? How (Emi ani) (Emani) shall I (nE) spend (trOtu) time (proddu)?

C1 O Lord SrI rAma! Surrendering (icci) (literally give) my mind (manasu) (manasicci) to You alone (nIkE), I (nEnu) reared (pencinAnu) this as (ani) Your (nI) body (mEnu) (mEnani);
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C2 In the Earth (dharanu), I remained desiring (kOriyuNTi) performance of actions (karmamulanu); but what I thought of (talacukonnadi) was a different (vErE) path (dAri);
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C3 I (nEnu) too shall keep playing (ADudu) (my role in) the puppet (bommalu) show (ATalu) (bommalATalADudu) like (vale) everyone else (andari) in this (I) (nEnI) world (bhuvilO); but (kAni),
O Lord SrI rAma! in my mind (madilO), how long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C4 & C5 O Lord (ayya) SrI rAma (rAmayya)! Should You expose (telpa valenA) (literally inform) my (nA) inner (lO) secrets (marmamulu) in the midst of others (naluguri lOna)?
It may be alright (sari pOnu) only for the people who enjoy music (rasikulakE); but it will be a joke (hAsyamaunu) for those utter (vaTTi) triflers (tasukulakE);
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C6 May be, You are present (koluvO) among (vadda) (literally near) earlier (toli) devotees (bhaktula). Won’t You come (rAvO)? Does it involve any expenditure (selavO) of Your (kalugu) (literally existing) wealth (dhanamulaku)?
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C7 Why (enduku) this much (inta) of unconcern (parAku)? O Lord SrI rAma! Please do not find (peTTa pOku) further (ikanu) faults (tappu) with me;
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C8 How much (entani) tears (kannIru) shall I shed (rAltu)? By complaining (telipitE) to whom (evaritO), my grief (jAlini) (jAlinevaritO) will be relieved (tIru)?
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C9 This body (illu) (literally house) is born (puTTina) for You alone (tanakE); You (nIvu) please do not miss (tappaka) it; Your (nI) grace (kRpa) is sufficient (cellu);
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C10 Is my desiring (You) (AsincinadE) itself wrong (tappA)? O My (mA) father (appA) (mAyappA)! You (nIku) please do not have (vaddu) that (A) (nIkA) behaviour (buddhi) (literally thought);
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C11 Is there (kalaDA) a wretch (dInuDu) like (vale) me (nA) in (lOna) the World (ila lOnu) (dInuDila) who does not understand (teliya lEni) the secrets (marmamu) of this kali age?
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C12 I have abused (dUrukoNTi) You (ninu) many a times (palumAru); I am now experiencing (anubhavincukoNTi) that (A) result (phalamunu) (literally fruits) (phalamunanubhavincukoNTi);
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C13 Is it possible that the effect of previous (toli) actions (karmamu) would not (pOnA) have effect (rAka) (literally come) on one? However, can these remain without being relieved (tIraka pOnA) by the light (velugucE) of devotion (bhakti)?
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C14 & C 15 Those (vAru) who have been earning their livelihood (bratikina) by selling (ammi) flowers (pUlu) (pUlammi), will not come (rAru) to sell (amma) fire-wood (pullalu) (pullalamma) even if invited (pilva) (literally called);
O Lord SrI rAma! (If I stoop so,) wouldn’t (kAdA) that (A) be slighting (culakana) You (nIku)? Won’t (rAdA) You abandon (viDa) Your thoughts (buddhi) of deceiving (Ecu) me?
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

C16 O Lord (ISa) of the Universe (jagat) (jagad-ISa)! O Enemy (ari) (arE) of khara the demon (kharArE)! I only have a name (pErE) that (ani) this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju) belongs to You (nIvADu) (nIvADani); but,
O Lord SrI rAma! How long shall I look forward for You? How shall I spend time?

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – trOva – dOva.

³ – rAvO – rAvu : rAvO - is the appropriate word.

General – In some books, caraNas 2 and 3 are interchanged; caraNas 9 and 14 are interchanged. caraNas 14 and 15 should come together – in order to derive coherent meaning.

References –
⁵ – khara – One of the demons associated with SUrpaNakhA who was killed by SrI rAma in the battle at daNDaka forest.

Comments –
² - nEnu nI mEnani pencinAnu – This can also be translated as 'Considering myself to be Your body, I reared it'. This will accord with the principle of viSishTAdvaita wherein the whole manifested universe is considered as the body of the Supreme Lord. Please refer to -
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/may98/0061.html

⁴ – A culukana – From the example of ‘a flower vendor will not deign to sell fire-wood even if invited’, it seems that SrI tyAgarAja is refusing to adopt any path other than devotion; if he changes his path, it would be slighting the Lord even though He is delaying His grace. This is further substantiated by caraNa 2, wherein SrI tyAgarAja states ‘while I am pursuing the path of action, what I thought was different’ and caraNa 3 wherein he states that ‘while I shall continue to play the puppet show like anyone else, but in my mind, how long shall I look forward to You?’

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. ऎन्नाळ्ळु नी त्रोव जूतु राम
ए(म)नि ने प्रॊद्दु त्रोतु

च1. नीके मन(सि)च्चि नेनु राम
नी मे(न)नि पॆञ्चिनानु (ऎ)

च2. धरनु कर्ममुलनु कोरि(यु)ण्टि
तलचुकॊन्नदि वेरे दारि (ऎ)

च3. अन्दरि वलॆ ने(नी) भुविलो बॊम्म-
(ला)ट(ला)डुदु कानि मदिलो (ऎ)

च4. रामय्य नलुगुरि लोन ना लो
मर्ममुलु तॆल्प वलॆना (ऎ)

च5. रसिकुलके सरि पोनु वट्टि
तसुकुलके हास्यमौनु (ऎ)

च6. तॊलि भक्तुल वद्द कॊलुवो रावो
कलुगु धनमुलकु सॆलवो (ऎ)

च7. ऎन्दुकु इन्त पराकु राम
इकनु तप्पु पॆट्ट पोकु (ऎ)

च8. ऎन्तनि राल्तु कन्नीरु जालि-
(नॆ)वरितो तॆलिपिते तीरु (ऎ)

च9. तनके पुट्टिन(यि)ल्लु नीवु
तप्पक नी कृप चॆल्लु (ऎ)

च10. आसिञ्चिनदे तप्पा नी-
(का) बुद्धि वद्दु मा(य)प्पा (ऎ)

च11. कलि मर्ममु तॆलिय लेनि ना
वलॆ दीनु(डि)ल लोनु कलडा (ऎ)

च12. पलुमारु निनु दूरुकॊण्टि आ
फलमु(न)नुभविञ्चुकॊण्टि (ऎ)

च13. तॊलि कर्ममु राक पोना भक्ति
वॆलुगुचे तीरक पोना (ऎ)

च14. पू(ल)म्मि ब्रतिकिन वारु राम
पुल्ल(ल)म्म पिल्व रारु (ऎ)

च15. आ चुलकन नीकु कादा राम
एचु बुद्धि विड रादा (ऎ)

च16. ओ जग(दी)श ख(रा)रे त्याग-
राजु नीवा(ड)नि पेरे (ऎ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. என்னாள்ளு நீ த்ரோவ ஜூது ராம
ஏ(ம)னி நே ப்ரொத்3து3 த்ரோது

ச1. நீகே மன(ஸி)ச்சி நேனு ராம
நீ மே(ன)னி பெஞ்சினானு (எ)

ச2. த4ரனு கர்மமுலனு கோரி(யு)ண்டி
தலசுகொன்னதி3 வேரே தா3ரி (எ)

ச3. அந்த3ரி வலெ நே(னீ) பு4விலோ பொ3ம்ம-
(லா)ட(லா)டு3து3 கானி மதி3லோ (எ)

ச4. ராமய்ய நலுகு3ரி லோன நா லோ
மர்மமுலு தெல்ப வலெனா (எ)

ச5. ரஸிகுலகே ஸரி போனு வட்டி
தஸுகுலகே ஹாஸ்யமௌனு (எ)

ச6. தொலி ப4க்துல வத்3த3 கொலுவோ ராவோ
கலுகு3 த4னமுலகு ஸெலவோ (எ)

ச7. எந்து3கு இந்த பராகு ராம
இகனு தப்பு பெட்ட போகு (எ)

ச8. எந்தனி ரால்து கன்னீரு ஜாலி-
(னெ)வரிதோ தெலிபிதே தீரு (எ)

ச9. தனகே புட்டின(யி)ல்லு நீவு
தப்பக நீ க்ரு2ப செல்லு (எ)

ச10. ஆஸிஞ்சினதே3 தப்பா நீ-
(கா) பு3த்3தி4 வத்3து3 மா(ய)ப்பா (எ)

ச11. கலி மர்மமு தெலிய லேனி நா
வலெ தீ3னு(டி3)ல லோனு கலடா3 (எ)

ச12. பலுமாரு நினு தூ3ருகொண்டி ஆ
ப2லமு(ன)னுப4விஞ்சுகொண்டி (எ)

ச13. தொலி கர்மமு ராக போனா ப4க்தி
வெலுகு3சே தீரக போனா (எ)

ச14. பூ(ல)ம்மி ப்3ரதிகின வாரு ராம
புல்ல(ல)ம்ம பில்வ ராரு (எ)

ச15. ஆ சுலகன நீகு காதா3 ராம
ஏசு பு3த்3தி4 விட3 ராதா3 (எ)

ச16. ஓ ஜக3(தீ3)ஸ1 க2(ரா)ரே த்யாக3-
ராஜு நீவா(ட3)னி பேரே (எ)

எத்தனை நாள் உனது வழி நோக்குவேன், இராமா?
என்னவென்று பொழுதைக் கழிப்பேன்?

1. உனக்கே மனதையளித்து, இராமா! நான்
உனதுடம்பென வளர்த்தேன்.

2. புவியில் கருமங்களைக் கோரியிருந்தேன்;
(ஆனால்) எண்ணியதென்னவோ வேறு வழி.

3. எல்லோரையும் போன்று நானும் இப்புவியில்,
பொம்மலாட்டம் ஆடுவேன்; ஆயினும் மனதில்
எத்தனை நாள் உனது வழி நோக்குவேன்?

4 & 5. இராமய்யா! நால்வரில் எனது உள்
மருமங்களை (நீ) அம்பலப்படுத்தவேண்டுமா?
இரசிகர்களுக்கு சரி போகும்; ஆனால் வெற்று
வம்பர்களுக்கு நகைப்பாகும்.

6. முந்தைய பத்தர்களிடம் கொலுவோ? வாராயோ?
உள்ள செல்வத்திற்குச் செலவோ?

7. ஏனித்தனை அசட்டை, இராமா?
இன்னும் தவறுகள் காணப் போகாதே.

8. எவ்வளவு கண்ணீருகுப்பேன்? துயரினை
யாரிடம் தெரிவித்தால் தீரும்?

9. உனக்கே பிறந்த உடம்பு (வீடு); நீ
(குடிகொள்ள) தவறாதே; உனது கிருபை செல்லும்.

10. (உன்னை) ஆசைப்பட்டதே தவறா? உனக்கு
அந்த புத்தி வேண்டாம், எமதப்பா.

11. கலியின் மருமம் அறியாத என்னைப்
போன்ற எளியவன் உலகத்திலுள்ளனா?

12. பன்முறை உன்னைத் தூற்றினேன்; அந்த
பயனை அனுபவிக்கின்றேன்.

13. முன் வினை வாராமற்போகுமா? (ஆயினும்)
பத்தியெனும் வெளிச்சத்தினால் தீராமற்போகுமா?

14 & 15. பூ விற்றுப் பிழைத்தவர், இராமா!
விறகு விற்க அழைத்தாலும் வாரார்;
(அங்ஙனமானால்) அந்த கேவலம் உனக்கன்றோ,
இராமா? ஏமாற்றும் புத்தியை விடலாகாதா?

16. அண்டமாள்வோனே! கரனுக்கு எதிரியே!
தியாகராசன் உன்னவனெனப் பெயரே;
எத்தனை நாள் உனது வழி நோக்குவேன், இராமா?
என்னவென்று பொழுதைக் கழிப்பேன்?

நால்வரில் - பிறர் முன்னிலையில்
கரன் - இராமனால் கொல்லப்பட்ட அரக்கன்


Telugu Version

ప. ఎన్నాళ్ళు నీ త్రోవ జూతు రామ
ఏమని నే ప్రొద్దు త్రోతు

చ1. నీకే మనసిచ్చి నేను రామ
నీ మేనని పెంచినాను (ఎ)

చ2. ధరను కర్మములను కోరియుంటి
తలచుకొన్నది వేరే దారి (ఎ)

చ3. అందరి వలె నేనీ భువిలో బొమ్మ-
లాటలాడుదు కాని మదిలో (ఎ)

చ4. రామయ్య నలుగురి లోన నా లో
మర్మములు తెల్ప వలెనా (ఎ)

చ5. రసికులకే సరి పోను వట్టి
తసుకులకే హాస్యమౌను (ఎ)

చ6. తొలి భక్తుల వద్ద కొలువో రావో
కలుగు ధనములకు సెలవో (ఎ)

చ7. ఎందుకు ఇంత పరాకు రామ
ఇకను తప్పు పెట్ట పోకు (ఎ)

చ8. ఎంతని రాల్తు కన్నీరు జాలి-
నెవరితో తెలిపితే తీరు (ఎ)

చ9. తనకే పుట్టినయిల్లు నీవు
తప్పక నీ కృప చెల్లు (ఎ)

చ10. ఆసించినదే తప్పా నీ-
కా బుద్ధి వద్దు మాయప్పా (ఎ)

చ11. కలి మర్మము తెలియ లేని నా
వలె దీనుడిల లోను కలడా (ఎ)

చ12. పలుమారు నిను దూరుకొంటి ఆ
ఫలముననుభవించుకొంటి (ఎ)

చ13. తొలి కర్మము రాక పోనా భక్తి
వెలుగుచే తీరక పోనా (ఎ)

చ14. పూలమ్మి బ్రతికిన వారు రామ
పుల్లలమ్మ పిల్వ రారు (ఎ)

చ15. ఆ చులకన నీకు కాదా రామ
ఏచు బుద్ధి విడ రాదా (ఎ)

చ16. ఓ జగదీశ ఖరారే త్యాగ-
రాజు నీవాడని పేరే (ఎ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಎನ್ನಾಳ್ಳು ನೀ ತ್ರೋವ ಜೂತು ರಾಮ
ಏಮನಿ ನೇ ಪ್ರೊದ್ದು ತ್ರೋತು

ಚ1. ನೀಕೇ ಮನಸಿಚ್ಚಿ ನೇನು ರಾಮ
ನೀ ಮೇನನಿ ಪೆಂಚಿನಾನು (ಎ)

ಚ2. ಧರನು ಕರ್ಮಮುಲನು ಕೋರಿಯುಂಟಿ
ತಲಚುಕೊನ್ನದಿ ವೇರೇ ದಾರಿ (ಎ)

ಚ3. ಅಂದರಿ ವಲೆ ನೇನೀ ಭುವಿಲೋ ಬೊಮ್ಮ-
ಲಾಟಲಾಡುದು ಕಾನಿ ಮದಿಲೋ (ಎ)

ಚ4. ರಾಮಯ್ಯ ನಲುಗುರಿ ಲೋನ ನಾ ಲೋ
ಮರ್ಮಮುಲು ತೆಲ್ಪ ವಲೆನಾ (ಎ)

ಚ5. ರಸಿಕುಲಕೇ ಸರಿ ಪೋನು ವಟ್ಟಿ
ತಸುಕುಲಕೇ ಹಾಸ್ಯಮೌನು (ಎ)

ಚ6. ತೊಲಿ ಭಕ್ತುಲ ವದ್ದ ಕೊಲುವೋ ರಾವೋ
ಕಲುಗು ಧನಮುಲಕು ಸೆಲವೋ (ಎ)

ಚ7. ಎಂದುಕು ಇಂತ ಪರಾಕು ರಾಮ
ಇಕನು ತಪ್ಪು ಪೆಟ್ಟ ಪೋಕು (ಎ)

ಚ8. ಎಂತನಿ ರಾಲ್ತು ಕನ್ನೀರು ಜಾಲಿ-
ನೆವರಿತೋ ತೆಲಿಪಿತೇ ತೀರು (ಎ)

ಚ9. ತನಕೇ ಪುಟ್ಟಿನಯಿಲ್ಲು ನೀವು
ತಪ್ಪಕ ನೀ ಕೃಪ ಚೆಲ್ಲು (ಎ)

ಚ10. ಆಸಿಂಚಿನದೇ ತಪ್ಪಾ ನೀ-
ಕಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ವದ್ದು ಮಾಯಪ್ಪಾ (ಎ)

ಚ11. ಕಲಿ ಮರ್ಮಮು ತೆಲಿಯ ಲೇನಿ ನಾ
ವಲೆ ದೀನುಡಿಲ ಲೋನು ಕಲಡಾ (ಎ)

ಚ12. ಪಲುಮಾರು ನಿನು ದೂರುಕೊಂಟಿ ಆ
ಫಲಮುನನುಭವಿಂಚುಕೊಂಟಿ (ಎ)

ಚ13. ತೊಲಿ ಕರ್ಮಮು ರಾಕ ಪೋನಾ ಭಕ್ತಿ
ವೆಲುಗುಚೇ ತೀರಕ ಪೋನಾ (ಎ)

ಚ14. ಪೂಲಮ್ಮಿ ಬ್ರತಿಕಿನ ವಾರು ರಾಮ
ಪುಲ್ಲಲಮ್ಮ ಪಿಲ್ವ ರಾರು (ಎ)

ಚ15. ಆ ಚುಲಕನ ನೀಕು ಕಾದಾ ರಾಮ
ಏಚು ಬುದ್ಧಿ ವಿಡ ರಾದಾ (ಎ)

ಚ16. ಓ ಜಗದೀಶ ಖರಾರೇ ತ್ಯಾಗ-
ರಾಜು ನೀವಾಡನಿ ಪೇರೇ (ಎ)


Malayalam Version

പ. എന്നാള്ളു നീ ത്രോവ ജൂതു രാമ
ഏമനി നേ പ്രൊദ്ദു ത്രോതു

ച1. നീകേ മനസിച്ചി നേനു രാമ
നീ മേനനി പെഞ്ചിനാനു (എ)

ച2. ധരനു കര്മമുലനു കോരിയുണ്ടി
തലചുകൊന്നദി വേരേ ദാരി (എ)

ച3. അന്ദരി വലെ നേനീ ഭുവിലോ ബൊമ്മ-
ലാടലാഡുദു കാനി മദിലോ (എ)

ച4. രാമയ്യ നലുഗുരി ലോന നാ ലോ
മര്മമുലു തെല്പ വലെനാ (എ)

ച5. രസികുലകേ സരി പോനു വട്ടി
തസുകുലകേ ഹാസ്യമൌനു (എ)

ച6. തൊലി ഭക്തുല വദ്ദ കൊലുവോ രാവോ
കലുഗു ധനമുലകു സെലവോ (എ)

ച7. എന്ദുകു ഇന്ത പരാകു രാമ
ഇകനു തപ്പു പെട്ട പോകു (എ)

ച8. എന്തനി രാല്തു കന്നീരു ജാലി-
നെവരിതോ തെലിപിതേ തീരു (എ)

ച9. തനകേ പുട്ടിനയില്ലു നീവു
തപ്പക നീ കൃപ ചെല്ലു (എ)

ച10. ആസിഞ്ചിനദേ തപ്പാ നീ-
കാ ബുദ്ധി വദ്ദു മായപ്പാ (എ)

ച11. കലി മര്മമു തെലിയ ലേനി നാ
വലെ ദീനുഡില ലോനു കലഡാ (എ)

ച12. പലുമാരു നിനു ദൂരുകൊണ്ടി ആ
ഫലമുനനുഭവിഞ്ചുകൊണ്ടി (എ)

ച13. തൊലി കര്മമു രാക പോനാ ഭക്തി
വെലുഗുചേ തീരക പോനാ (എ)

ച14. പൂലമ്മി ബ്രതികിന വാരു രാമ
പുല്ലലമ്മ പില്വ രാരു (എ)

ച15. ആ ചുലകന നീകു കാദാ രാമ
ഏചു ബുദ്ധി വിഡ രാദാ (എ)

ച16. ഓ ജഗദീശ ഖരാരേ ത്യാഗ-
രാജു നീവാഡനി പേരേ (എ)

Updated on 20 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Inta Saukhyamani - Raga Kaapi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

inta saukhyamani-kApi

It is treat to hear the kRti of SrI tyAgarAja ‘inta saukhyamani nE ceppa jAla’ – rAga kApi where he tries to describe the ecstasy he experiences.

P ¹inta saukhyam(a)ni nE jeppa jAla
entO EmO evariki telusunO

A ²dAnta sItA kAnta karuNA
svAnta prEm(A)dulakE telusunu kAni (inta)

C svara rAga laya sudhA rasam(a)ndu
vara rAma nAmam(a)nE kaNDa
cakkera miSramu jEsi bhujincE
Sankaruniki telusunu tyAgarAja vinuta (inta)

Gist
O Lord of SrI rAma - spouse of sItA! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
I am unable to express that it is this much comfort; whoever knows as to how much and how it is!
The comfort is known only to those self-restrained having innate compassion and love (of Lord);
the comfort is known to Lord Sankara who relishes by mixing the refined sugar called the holy name of SrI rAma in the nectarine juice of (music) svara – rAga – laya.

Word-by-word Meaning

P I (nE) am unable (jAla) to express (jeppa) that (ani) it is this much (inta) comfort (saukhyamu) (saukhyamani); whoever (evariki) knows (telusunO) as to how much (entO) and how (EmO) it is!

A O Lord of SrI rAma - spouse (kAnta) of sItA! The comfort is known (telusunu) only to those (AdulakE) self-restrained (dAnta) having innate (svAnta) compassion (karuNA) and love (of Lord) (prEma) (prEmAdulakE); otherwise (kAni),
I am unable to express that it is this much comfort; whoever knows as to how much and how it is!

C The comfort is known (telusunu) to Lord Sankara (Sankaruniki) who relishes (bhujincE) (literally eats)
by mixing (miSramu jEsi) the refined (kaNDa) sugar (cakkera) called (anE) the holy (vara) name (nAmamu) (nAmamanE) of SrI rAma,
in (andu) the nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasamu) (rasamandu) of (music) svara – rAga – laya;
O Lord praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! I am unable to express that it is this much comfort; whoever knows as to how much and how it is!

Notes -
Variations –
² – dAnta – In some books, this has been taken as an epithet of SrI rAma.

References –
¹ – inta saukhayamani jeppa jAla - The following couplets of nArada bhakti sUtras which describe the prEma bhakti in all its aspects may be quoted here.

anirvacanIyaM prEmasvarUpaM
mUkAsvAdanavat
prakASaSyatE kvApi pAtrE
guNarahitaM kAmanArahitaM pratikshaNa vardhamAnaM
avicchinnaM sUkshmataraM anubhavarUpaM (51-54)

“The intrinsic nature of devotion (prEma svarUpaM) defies exact and precise analysis, definition, or description.
It is like the experience of joy which a dumb man has when he tastes something sweet.
The devotion, nevertheless, manifests itself, in one – whosoever it be – when one has made oneself fit for such manifestation by constant sAdhanA.
Devoid of all attributes and free from all characteristic tendencies to selfish action, it is of the nature of a homogenous and integral subjective experience, subtler than the subtlest, manifesting itself automatically in the wake of fulfillment of certain conditions, and expanding every moment.”
(Translation by Swami Tyagisananda)

Comments -

General – Translation of anupallavi words 'karuNA svAnta prEmAdulakE' is very unsatisfactory, because the thoughts of the saint could not be properly gauged.


Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. इन्त सौख्य(म)नि ने जॆप्प जाल
ऎन्तो एमो ऎवरिकि तॆलुसुनो

अ. दान्त सीता कान्त करुणा
स्वान्त प्रे(मा)दुलके तॆलुसुनु कानि (इ)

च. स्वर राग लय सुधा रस(म)न्दु
वर राम नाम(म)ने कण्ड
चक्कॆर मिश्रमु जेसि भुजिञ्चे
शंकरुनिकि तॆलुसुनु त्यागराज विनुत (इ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. இந்த ஸௌக்2ய(ம)னி நே ஜெப்ப ஜால
எந்தோ ஏமோ எவரிகி தெலுஸுனோ

அ. தா3ந்த ஸீதா காந்த கருணா
ஸ்வாந்த ப்ரே(மா)து3லகே தெலுஸுனு கானி (இ)

ச. ஸ்வர ராக3 லய ஸுதா4 ரஸ(ம)ந்து3
வர ராம நாம(ம)னே கண்ட3
சக்கெர மிஸ்1ரமு ஜேஸி பு4ஜிஞ்சே
ஸ1ங்கருனிகி தெலுஸுனு த்யாக3ராஜ வினுத (இ)

இத்தனை சௌக்கியமென நான் சொல்லவியலேனே!
எவ்வளவோ, எவ்விதமோ, எவருக்குத்தான் தெரியுமோ!

சீதை மணாளா! மனதையடக்கிய, கருணை யுள்ளமும்
(இறைவனிடம்) காதலுமுடைத்தோருக்கே தெரியுமேயன்றி,
இத்தனை சௌக்கியமென நான் சொல்லவியலேனே!
எவ்வளவோ, எவ்விதமோ, எவருக்குத்தான் தெரியுமோ!

சுர, ராக, லய அமுதச்சாற்றினில்,
புனித இராம நாமமெனும் கண்ட-
சருக்கரையைக் கலந்தருந்தும்
சங்கரனுக்குத் தெரியும்; தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே!
இத்தனை சௌக்கியமென நான் சொல்லவியலேனே!
எவ்வளவோ, எவ்விதமோ, எவருக்குத்தான் தெரியுமோ!


Telugu Version

ప. ఇంత సౌఖ్యమని నే జెప్ప జాల
ఎంతో ఏమో ఎవరికి తెలుసునో

అ. దాంత సీతా కాంత కరుణా
స్వాంత ప్రేమాదులకే తెలుసును కాని (ఇ)

చ. స్వర రాగ లయ సుధా రసమందు
వర రామ నామమనే కండ
చక్కెర మిశ్రము జేసి భుజించే
శంకరునికి తెలుసును త్యాగరాజ వినుత (ఇ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಇಂತ ಸೌಖ್ಯಮನಿ ನೇ ಜೆಪ್ಪ ಜಾಲ
ಎಂತೋ ಏಮೋ ಎವರಿಕಿ ತೆಲುಸುನೋ

ಅ. ದಾಂತ ಸೀತಾ ಕಾಂತ ಕರುಣಾ
ಸ್ವಾಂತ ಪ್ರೇಮಾದುಲಕೇ ತೆಲುಸುನು ಕಾನಿ (ಇ)

ಚ. ಸ್ವರ ರಾಗ ಲಯ ಸುಧಾ ರಸಮಂದು
ವರ ರಾಮ ನಾಮಮನೇ ಕಂಡ
ಚಕ್ಕೆರ ಮಿಶ್ರಮು ಜೇಸಿ ಭುಜಿಂಚೇ
ಶಂಕರುನಿಕಿ ತೆಲುಸುನು ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ವಿನುತ (ಇ)


Malayalam Version

പ. ഇന്ത സൌഖ്യമനി നേ ജെപ്പ ജാല
എന്തോ ഏമോ എവരികി തെലുസുനോ

അ. ദാന്ത സീതാ കാന്ത കരുണാ
സ്വാന്ത പ്രേമാദുലകേ തെലുസുനു കാനി (ഇ)

ച. സ്വര രാഗ ലയ സുധാ രസമന്ദു
വര രാമ നാമമനേ കണ്ഡ
ചക്കെര മിശ്രമു ജേസി ഭുജിഞ്ചേ
ശങ്കരുനികി തെലുസുനു ത്യാഗരാജ വിനുത (ഇ)

Updated on 18 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Anyaayamu - Raga Kaapi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

anyAyamu-kApi

In the kRti ‘anyAyamu sEyakurA’ – rAga kApi, SrI tyAgarAja pleads with Lord not to be unfair with him.

P anyAyamu sEyakurA rAma ¹nann-
(a)nyunigA jUDakurA nAyeDa rAma

A ²ennO tappulu gala vArini
rAjanya nIvu brOcinAvu ganukanu (anyAya)

C ³jaDa bharatuDu jinka SiSuvun(e)tti
baDalika tIrcaga lEdA
kaDalini munigina girin(o)ka
⁴kUrmamu kApADaga lEdA
puDamini ⁵pANDava drOhini
dharma putruDu brOvaga lEdA
naDimi prAyamuna tyAgarAja nuta
nA pUrvaju bAdha ⁶tIrpa lEn(a)ni (anyAya)

Gist
O Lord SrI rAma! O King! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
Please don't do injustice to me; please do not treat me as an alien, because You have earlier protected those who had numerous faults.
Didn’t jaDa bharata relieve the fatigue of the frightened fawn by taking it into his fold? Didn’t a tortoise save the mountain mandara which submerged into the sea? Didn’t yudhishThira save duryOdhana who had malice towards pANDavas?
Please don't do injustice to me during my middle ages by saying that ‘I shall not relieve the troubles’ created by my elder brother.

Word-by-word Meaning

P O Lord SrI rAma! Please don't do (sEyakurA) injustice (anyAyamu) to me (nAyeDa); O Lord SrI rAma! please do not treat (jUDakurA) (literally look at) me (nannu) as an alien (anyunigA) (nannanyunigA).

A O King (rAjanya)! You (nIvu) have earlier protected (brOcinAvu) those (vArani) who had (gala) numerous (ennO) faults (tappulu); therefore (ganukanu),
O Lord SrI rAma! please don't do injustice to me; O Lord SrI rAma! please do not treat me as an alien.

C Didn’t (lEdA) jaDa bharata (bharatuDu) relieve (tIrcaga) the fatigue (baDalika) of the frightened fawn (jinka SiSuvunu) by taking (etti) (SiSuvunetti) it into his fold?
Didn’t (lEdA) a (oka) tortoise (kUrmamu) save (kApADaga) the mountain (giri) (girinoka) mandara which submerged (munigina) into the sea (kaDalini)?
Didn’t (lEdA), in this Earth (puDamini), yudhishThira – son (putruDu) of yama (dharma) – save (brOvaga) duryOdhana – one who had malice (drOhi) towards pANDavas?
O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! O Lord SrI rAma! please don't do injustice to me during my middle (naDimi) ages (prAyamuna) (by saying) that (ani) ‘I shall not (lEnu) (lEnani) relieve (tIrpa) the troubles’ (bAdha) created by my (nA) elder brother (pUrvaju).

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – nannanyunigA jUDakurA nAyeDa rAma - anyunigA jUDakurA nAyeDa.

6 – tIrpa lEnani – tIrpa lEdA. The traditional meaning – as contained in all the books – is that SrI tyAgarAja beseeches the Lord to relieve him of the problems created by his elder brother. Therefore 'tIrpa lEnani' is appropriate to derive such a meaning. On the other hand, 'tIrpa lEdA' would mean 'did you not relieve'. If 'tIrpa lEdA' is taken as correct, all the examples cited and also the pallavi words 'anyAyamu sEyakurA' would be rendered meaningless.

References –
² – enno tappulu gala – sugriva is one such person who received Lord’s grace in spite of his faults.

³ – jaDa bharata – The story of bharata and jaDa bharata appears in SrImad bhAgavataM, Book 5, Chapters 7 to 14; the story of fawn reared by jaDa bharata appears in ibid, Chapter 8. For a brief of the story, please visit web site –
http://www.searchforlight.org/Anubhuti/AnubhutiVol4No1/Vivekananda_StoryJadaBharata.htm
⁴ – kUrmamu – Refers to kUrmAvatAra of Lord vishNu.

⁵ – pANDava drOhi – In the book of TKG, this has been taken to mean ‘aSvattAma’ son of drONAcArya. In other books, this has been taken to mean ‘duryOdhana’.
The story of aSvattAma slaying all the sons of pANDavAs and ultimately letting off brahmAstra to destroy the pANDava race, is contained in mahAbhArata – Book 10, sauptika parva – Chapters 3 to 17. For the complete story, please visit website –
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m10/index.htm
The story in brief is contained in the web sites -
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/mar05/msg00072.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/mar05/msg00087.html

According to mahAbhArata, the life of aSvattAma was saved by draupadi before whom he (aSvattAma) was brought to mete out justice. He was earlier cursed by SrI kRshNa in the following words –

“As regards thyself, all wise men know thee for a coward and a sinful wretch! Always engaged in sinful acts, thou art the slayer of children. For this reason, thou must have to bear the fruit of these thy sins. For 3,000 years thou shalt wander over this earth, without a companion and without being able to talk with anyone. Alone and without anybody by thy side, thou shalt wander through diverse countries, O wretch, thou shalt have no place in the midst of men. The stench of pus and blood shall emanate from thee, and inaccessible forests and dreary moors shall be thy abode! Thou shalt wander over the Earth, O thou of sinful soul, with the weight of all diseases on thee.”
Source - http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m10/m10016.htm

⁵ – pANDava drOhi – The story relates to yudhishThira coming to the rescue of duryOdhana, karNa and their army when the latter were vanquished by gandharvas in a battle at dvaitavana where pANDavas were staying during their exile. The story appears in mahAbhArata – Book 3 – vana parva - ghOsha yAtra parva – Chapters 234 to 244. For the complete story, visit website – http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03234.htm


Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. अन्यायमु सेयकुरा राम
न(न्न)न्युनिगा जूडकुरा नायॆड राम

अ. ऎन्नो तप्पुलु गल वारिनि
राजन्य नीवु ब्रोचिनावु गनुकनु (अ)

च. जड भरतुडु जिंक शिशुवु(नॆ)त्ति
बडलिक तीर्चग लेदा
कडलिनि मुनिगिन गिरि(नॊ)क
कूर्ममु कापाडग लेदा
पुडमिनि पाण्डव द्रोहिनि
धर्म पुत्रुडु ब्रोवग लेदा
नडिमि प्रायमुन त्यागराज नुत
ना पूर्वजु बाध तीर्प ले(न)नि (अ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. அன்யாயமு ஸேயகுரா ராம
நன்(ன)ன்யுனிகா3 ஜூட3குரா நாயெட3 ராம

அ. என்னோ தப்புலு க3ல வாரினி
ராஜன்ய நீவு ப்3ரோசினாவு க3னுகனு (அ)

ச. ஜட3 ப4ரதுடு3 ஜிங்க ஸி1ஸு1வு(னெ)த்தி
ப3ட3லிக தீர்சக3 லேதா3
கட3லினி முனிகி3ன கி3ரி(னொ)க
கூர்மமு காபாட3க3 லேதா3
புட3மினி பாண்ட3வ த்3ரோஹினி
த4ர்ம புத்ருடு3 ப்3ரோவக3 லேதா3
நடி3மி ப்ராயமுன த்யாக3ராஜ நுத
நா பூர்வஜு பா3த4 தீர்ப லே(ன)னி (அ)

எனக்கு அநீதியிழைக்காதீருமய்யா, இராமா!
என்னை அயலோனாக நோக்காதீருமய்யா, இராமா!

எத்தனையோ தவறுகள் உள்ளவரையும்,
மன்னா! நீர் காத்துள்ளீர்; எனவே
எனக்கு அநீதியிழைக்காதீருமய்யா, இராமா!
என்னை அயலோனாக நோக்காதீருமய்யா, இராமா!

சடபரதன் மான் குட்டியையெடுத்து
(அதன்) களைப்பைப் போக்கவில்லையா?
கடலினில் மூழ்கிய மலையையொரு
ஆமை காப்பாற்றவில்லையா?
புவியில், பாண்டவருக்கு துரோகியை
தரும புத்திரர் காக்கவில்லையா?
நடு வயதினில், தியாகராசனால் போற்றப் பெற்றோனே!
எனது மூத்தோன் (இழைக்கும்) தொல்லைகளைத்
தீர்க்கவியலேனென
எனக்கு அநீதியிழைக்காதீருமய்யா, இராமா!
என்னை அயலோனாக நோக்காதீருமய்யா, இராமா!

சடபரதன் - பாகவத புராணத்தில் காணப்படும் ஒரு கதை
பாண்டவருக்கு துரோகி - துரியோதனன்
நடு வயதினில் - தியாகராசர் தன்னைச் சொல்கிறார்.


Telugu Version

ప. అన్యాయము సేయకురా రామ
నన్నన్యునిగా జూడకురా నాయెడ రామ

అ. ఎన్నో తప్పులు గల వారిని
రాజన్య నీవు బ్రోచినావు గనుకను (అ)

చ. జడ భరతుడు జింక శిశువునెత్తి
బడలిక తీర్చగ లేదా
కడలిని మునిగిన గిరినొక
కూర్మము కాపాడగ లేదా
పుడమిని పాండవ ద్రోహిని
ధర్మ పుత్రుడు బ్రోవగ లేదా
నడిమి ప్రాయమున త్యాగరాజ నుత
నా పూర్వజు బాధ తీర్ప లేనని (అ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಅನ್ಯಾಯಮು ಸೇಯಕುರಾ ರಾಮ
ನನ್ನನ್ಯುನಿಗಾ ಜೂಡಕುರಾ ನಾಯೆಡ ರಾಮ

ಅ. ಎನ್ನೋ ತಪ್ಪುಲು ಗಲ ವಾರಿನಿ
ರಾಜನ್ಯ ನೀವು ಬ್ರೋಚಿನಾವು ಗನುಕನು (ಅ)

ಚ. ಜಡ ಭರತುಡು ಜಿಂಕ ಶಿಶುವುನೆತ್ತಿ
ಬಡಲಿಕ ತೀರ್ಚಗ ಲೇದಾ
ಕಡಲಿನಿ ಮುನಿಗಿನ ಗಿರಿನೊಕ
ಕೂರ್ಮಮು ಕಾಪಾಡಗ ಲೇದಾ
ಪುಡಮಿನಿ ಪಾಂಡವ ದ್ರೋಹಿನಿ
ಧರ್ಮ ಪುತ್ರುಡು ಬ್ರೋವಗ ಲೇದಾ
ನಡಿಮಿ ಪ್ರಾಯಮುನ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತ
ನಾ ಪೂರ್ವಜು ಬಾಧ ತೀರ್ಪ ಲೇನನಿ (ಅ)


Malayalam Version

പ. അന്യായമു സേയകുരാ രാമ
നന്നന്യുനിഗാ ജൂഡകുരാ നായെഡ രാമ

അ. എന്നോ തപ്പുലു ഗല വാരിനി
രാജന്യ നീവു ബ്രോചിനാവു ഗനുകനു (അ)

ച. ജഡ ഭരതുഡു ജിങ്ക ശിശുവുനെത്തി
ബഡലിക തീര്ചഗ ലേദാ
കഡലിനി മുനിഗിന ഗിരിനൊക
കൂര്മമു കാപാഡഗ ലേദാ
പുഡമിനി പാണ്ഡവ ദ്രോഹിനി
ധര്മ പുത്രുഡു ബ്രോവഗ ലേദാ
നഡിമി പ്രായമുന ത്യാഗരാജ നുത
നാ പൂര്വജു ബാധ തീര്പ ലേനനി (അ)

Updated on 17 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Atade Dhanyudu - Raga Kaapi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

ataDE dhanyuDu-kApi

In the kRti ‘ataDE dhanyuDurA’ – rAga kApi, SrI tyAgarAja exhorts his mind to adhere to the qualities of a true devotee of the Lord.

P ataDE dhanyuDurA O manasA

A satata yAna suta dhRtamaina sItA
pati pAda yugamula satatamu smariyincu (ataDE)

C1 venuka tIka tana manasu ranjillaga
ghanamaina nAma kIrtana paruDain(a)TTi (ataDE)

C2 tumburu vale tana tambura paTTi
day(A)mbudhi sannidhAnambuna naTiyincu (ataDE)

C3 sAyaku sujanula bAyaka tAnu(n)-
upAyamunanu proddhu hAyiga ¹gaDipina (ataDE)

C4 ullapu ²tApamu calla jEsi anni
kallal(a)ni(y)enci ³sallApamuna(n)uNDu (ataDE)

C5 kari varaduni tatvam(e)ruganu marigincu
ari shaDvargamul(a)ndu parava lEka tirugu (ataDE)

C6 Artini mariyu ⁴pravRttini tolagincE
kIrti kalgina rAma mUrtini nera nammu (ataDE)

C7 kalagani nija vipra kulamuna janminci
niluvaramagu mukti phalamunu jEkonna (ataDE)

C8 karma nishThuD(ai)na dharma SIluD(ai)na
Sarma rAma nAma marmamu telisina (ataDE)

C9 kAsu ⁵vIsamula kOsamu AsatO
vEsamu ⁶dharinci mOsamu jendani (ataDE)

C10 andamugA nAmam(a)ndaru jEsina
sundara rAmuni(y)andu lakshyamu peTTu (ataDE)

C11 inni pATulaku ⁷sarv(O)nnatamau sukhamu
munna(y)anubhavincukonna vAD(e)vaDO (ataDE)

C12 rAjasa janulatO tA jata kUDaka
rAjillu SrI tyAgarAja nutuni nammu (ataDE)

Gist
O My Mind!
He alone is blessed –
(a) who always meditates on the holy feet of SrI rAma held by AnjanEya;
(b) who is ever dedicated to chanting the holy names of Lord, to the exultation of his mind, without retreating (from the aim);
(c) who, like tumburu, dances in the Court of the Lord, attuned with his tambura;
(d) who has spent his time happily, without leaving the company of virtuous people for help, and himself remaining vigilant (against pitfalls);
(e) who, considering all (worldly enjoyments) to be false and having extinguished the afflictions of his mind, remains talking sweetly (about the Lord);
(f) who goes about without being involved in the six-fold internal enemies (kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya) which screen one from understanding the real nature of the Lord SrI rAma;
(g) who believes whole-heartedly the Lord rAma-incarnate, famed as the One who rids of all the griefs and cycle of re-birth.
(h) who, having been born in the actual brAhmaNa faimly - which is rare to attain - achieves the ever-lasting end-result called liberation.
(i) who knows the secret of the joy of the name of Lord SrI rAma, whether one is grounded in performance of vEdic actions or he is of virtuous (or charitable) disposition;
(j) who is not ruined, because of desires, donning garbs for the sake of petty coins;
(k) who sets his aim in the charming Lord SrI rAma, who has been worshipped well by all by chanting His names;
(l) whoever had earlier (or first) experienced the excellent comfort after this much of effort; and
(m) who believes in the resplendent Lord SrI rAma - praised by this tyAgarAja - and does not join the company of the people given to the quality of passion.

Word-by-word Meaning

P O My Mind (manasA)! He alone (ataDE) is blessed (dhanyuDurA)!

A O My Mind! He alone is blessed,
who always (satatamu) meditates (smariyincu) (literally remember) on the holy feet (pada yugamula) of SrI rAma - Consort (pati) of sItA –
held (dhRtamaina) by AnjanEya – the son (suta) of Wind God – one who always (satata) moves (yAna).

C1 O My Mind! Such (aTTi) a person alone is blessed, who –
without retreating (venuka tIka) (from the aim),
is ever dedicated (paruDaina) (paruDainaTTi) to chanting (kIrtana) the holy (ghanamaina) names (nAma) of Lord,
to the exultation (ranjillaga) of his (tana) mind (manasu).

C2 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
like (vale) tumburu (gandharva chief of celestial musicians),
dances (naTiyincu) in the Court (sannidhAnambuna) (literally presence) of the Lord – the Ocean (ambudhi) of mercy (dayA) (dayAmbudhi),
attuned (paTTi) (literally holding) with his (tana) tambura.

C3 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
without leaving (bAyaka) the company of virtuous people (sujanula) for help (sAyaku), and
himself (tAnu) remaining vigilant (upAyamunanu) (literally clever) (against pitfalls) (tAnunupAyamunanu),
has spent (gaDipina) his time (proddu) happily (hAyiga) (literally without worries).

C4 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
having extinguished (calla jEsi) the afflictions (tApamu) of his mind (ullapu) (literally heart),
considering (enci) all (anni) (worldly enjoyments) to be (ani) false (kallalu) (kallalaniyenci),
remains (uNDu) talking sweetly (sallApamuna) (literally converse) (sallApamunanuNDu) (about the Lord).

C5 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
goes about (tirugu) without (lEka) being involved (parava) (literally attached) in (andu) the six-fold (shaDvargamulu) (shaDvargamulandu) internal enemies (ari) (kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya),
which screen (marigincu) one from understanding (eruganu) the real nature (tatvamu) (tatvameruganu) of the Lord – the saviour (varada) (varaduni) of gajEndra – the elephant (kari).

C6 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
believes (nammu) whole-heartedly (nera) the Lord rAma-incarnate (mUrti) (mUrtini),
who is famed (kIrti kalgina) as the One who rids (tolagincE) of all the griefs (Artini) and cycle of re-birth (mariyu pravRttini) (literally manifestation again).

C7 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
having been born (janminci) in actual (nija) brAhmaNa (vipra) family (or caste) (kulamuna) - which is indeed rare to attain (kalagani),
achieves (jEkonna) the ever-lasting (niluvaramagu) end-result (phalamunu) called liberation (mukti).

C8 O My Mind! Be he (aina) grounded (nishThuDu) (nishThuDaina) in performance of vEdic actions (karma) or be he (aina) of virtuous (or charitable) disposition (dharma SIluDu) (SIluDaina),
he alone is blessed, who knows (telisina) the secret (marmamu) of the joy (Sarma) of the name (nAma) of Lord SrI rAma.

C9 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
is not ruined (mOsamu jendani), because of desires (AsatO), donning (dharinci) garbs (vEsamu) for the sake of (kOsamu) petty (vIsamulu) coins (kAsu).

C10 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
sets his aim (lakshyamu peTTu) in (andu) the charming (sundara) Lord SrI rAma (rAmuniyandu),
who has been worshipped well (andamugA) by all (andaru) by chanting His names (nAmamu jEsina) (nAmamandaru).

C11 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, whoever (vADu evaDO) (vADevaDO) -
had earlier (or first) (munna) experienced (anubhavincukonna) (munnayanubhavincukonna) the excellent (sarvOnnatamau) comfort (sukhamu) after this much (inni) of effort (pATulaku).

C12 O My Mind! He alone is blessed, who -
without himself (tA) joining (kUDaka) the company (jata) of the people (janulatO) given to the quality of passion (rAjasa),
believes (nammu) in the resplendent (rAjillu) Lord SrI rAma - praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja.

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – gaDipina – gaDupu.
⁴ – pravRtti – pravarti : ‘pravarti’ is the Telugu form of the Sanskrit word ‘pravRtti’.
⁶ – dharinci – dhariyinci : ‘dharinci’ means to ‘put on (garb)’; ‘dariyinci’ means ‘to make one put on (garb)’. ‘dharinci’ seems to be appropriate in the present context.
⁷ – sarvOnnatamau – sarvOnnata.
General – The sandhi of ending word of each caraNa connecting to pallavi word 'ataDE' is not given uniformly in all the books. In some books no sandhi is given. In some books wrong sandhi is given.

References –
² – tApamu – (three) afflictions - ‘tri-tApa’ or ‘tApatraya’ – adhyAtmika, Adhibhautika, Adhidaivika.
Also refer to SrI lalitA sahasra nAma – ‘tApa-trayAgni santapta samAhlAdana candrikA’ (357) (moonlight that gives joy to those who are burnt by the triple fires of misery – those generated by physical, mental and supernatural causes)

Comments -
³ – sallApamu – This word also means ‘conversing’. It is not clear whether SrI tyAgarAja means that the devotee should be talking sweetly to the Lord or about the Lord.
⁴ – pravRtti - Generally this means ‘action’ or ‘conduct’ ‘manifestation’ etc. In SrImad-bhagavad-gItA, Chapter 16, the following verse is relevant –

pravRttim ca nivRttiM ca janA na vidurAsurAH
na Saucam nApi cAcArO na satyaM tEshu vidyatE 7

“The persons of Asurika nature know not what to do and what to refrain from; neither is purity found in them nor good conduct, not truth.”
(Explanation) what to do and what to refrain from : What acts they should perform to achieve the end of man, nor what acts they should abstain from to avert evil. (Translation and notes by Swami Swarupananda)

However, in view of the previous word ‘mariyu’ (again) and following word ‘toalgincE’ (rid), SrI tyAgarAja seems mean – the ‘cycle of re-birth’. In the kRti ‘entani nE varNintu’ – rAga mukhAri, he praises Sabari as ‘punar-AvRtti rahita padamu pondina’ – (who attained the state of non-return). Accordingly, it has been translated here.
⁵ – vIsamulu – this may mean ‘one sixteenth part of anything’ or ‘a grain of gold equivalent in weight to a grain of rice’. However, if ‘kAsu vIsamulu’ is to be taken together, this may mean ‘aNA’ – one-sixteenth part of a rupee (used before 1957). Here, this has been translated as ‘petty coins'.
⁷ – sarvOnnatamau sukhamanubhavincukonna vADu – SrI tyAgarAja seems to refer to AnjanEya specifically.

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. अतडे धन्युडुरा ओ मनसा

अ. सतत यान सुत धृतमैन सीता
पति पाद युगमुल सततमु स्मरियिञ्चु (अ)

च1. वॆनुक तीक तन मनसु रञ्जिल्लग
घनमैन नाम कीर्तन परुडै(न)ट्टि (अ)

च2. तुम्बुरु वलॆ तन तम्बुर पट्टि
द(या)म्बुधि सन्निधानम्बुन नटियिञ्चु (अ)

च3. सायकु सुजनुल बायक तानु-
(नु)पायमुननु प्रॊद्दु हायिग गडिपिन (अ)

च4. उल्लपु तापमु चल्ल जेसि अन्नि
कल्ल(ल)नि(यॆ)ञ्चि सल्लापमुन(नु)ण्डु (अ)

च5. करि वरदुनि तत्व(मॆ)रुगनु मरिगिञ्चु
अरि षड्वर्गमु(ल)न्दु परव लेक तिरुगु (अ)

च6. आर्तिनि मरियु प्रवृत्तिनि तॊलगिञ्चे
कीर्ति कल्गिन राम मूर्तिनि नॆर नम्मु (अ)

च7. कलगनि निज विप्र कुलमुन जन्मिञ्चि
निलुवरमगु मुक्ति फलमुनु जेकॊन्न (अ)

च8. कर्म निष्ठु(डै)न धर्म शीलु(डै)न
शर्म राम नाम मर्ममु तॆलिसिन (अ)

च9. कासु वीसमुल कोसमु आसतो
वेसमु धरिञ्चि मोसमु जॆन्दनि (अ)

च10. अन्दमुगा नाम(म)न्दरु जेसिन
सुन्दर रामुनि(य)न्दु लक्ष्यमु पॆट्टु (अ)

च11. इन्नि पाटुलकु स(र्वो)न्नतमौ सुखमु
मुन्न(य)नुभविञ्चुकॊन्न वा(डॆ)वडो (अ)

च12. राजस जनुलतो ता जत गूडक
राजिल्लु श्री त्यागराज नुतिनि नम्मु (अ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. அதடே3 த4ன்யுடு3ரா ஓ மனஸா

அ. ஸதத யான ஸுத த்4ரு2தமைன ஸீதா
பதி பாத3 யுக3முல ஸததமு ஸ்மரியிஞ்சு (அ)

ச1. வெனுக தீக தன மனஸு ரஞ்ஜில்லக3
க4னமைன நாம கீர்தன பருடை3(ன)ட்டி (அ)

ச2. தும்பு3ரு வலெ தன தம்பு3ர பட்டி
த3(யா)ம்பு3தி4 ஸன்னிதா4னம்பு3ன நடியிஞ்சு (அ)

ச3. ஸாயகு ஸுஜனுல பா3யக தானு-
(னு)பாயமுனனு ப்ரொத்3து3 ஹாயிக3 க3டி3பின (அ)

ச4. உல்லபு தாபமு சல்ல ஜேஸி அன்னி
கல்ல(ல)னி(யெ)ஞ்சி ஸல்லாபமுன(னு)ண்டு3 (அ)

ச5. கரி வரது3னி தத்வ(மெ)ருக3னு மரிகி3ஞ்சு
அரி ஷட்3-வர்க3மு(ல)ந்து3 பரவ லேக திருகு3 (அ)

ச6. ஆர்தினி மரியு ப்ரவ்ரு2த்தினி தொலகி3ஞ்சே
கீர்தி கல்கி3ன ராம மூர்தினி நெர நம்மு (அ)

ச7. கலக3னி நிஜ விப்ர குலமுன ஜன்மிஞ்சி
நிலுவரமகு3 முக்தி ப2லமுனு ஜேகொன்ன (அ)

ச8. கர்ம நிஷ்டு2(டை3)ன த4ர்ம ஸீ1லு(டை3)ன
ஸ1ர்ம ராம நாம மர்மமு தெலிஸின (அ)

ச9. காஸு வீஸமுல கோஸமு ஆஸதோ
வேஸமு த4ரிஞ்சி மோஸமு ஜெந்த3னி (அ)

ச10. அந்த3முகா3 நாம(ம)ந்த3ரு ஜேஸின
ஸுந்த3ர ராமுனி(ய)ந்து3 லக்ஷ்யமு பெட்டு (அ)

ச11. இன்னி பாடுலகு ஸர்(வோ)ன்னதமௌ ஸுக2மு
முன்ன(ய)னுப4விஞ்சுகொன்ன வா(டெ3)வடோ3 (அ)

ச12. ராஜஸ ஜனுலதோ தா ஜத கூ3ட3க
ராஜில்லு ஸ்ரீ த்யாக3ராஜ நுதினி நம்மு (அ)

அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

வாயு மைந்தன் பற்றும், சீதைக்
கேள்வனின் திருவடிகளையெவ்வமயமும் நினைக்கும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

1. பின் வாங்காது, தனது மனது களிக்க,
மேலான, நாம கீர்த்தனையிலாழ்ந்தோனாகிய
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

2. தும்புரு போன்று, தனது தம்புரா பிடித்து,
கருணைக் கடலின் சன்னிதியில் நடமிடும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

3. உதவிக்கு நல்லோரை யகலாது, தானும்
விழிப்புடன், பொழுதை கவலையின்றி கழிக்கும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

4. உள்ளத்தின் வெம்மையை தணித்து, யாவும்
பொய்யென எண்ணி, (இறைவனுடன்) குலவியிருக்கும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

5. கரி வரதனின் தத்துவத்தினையறியா வண்ணம்
திரையிடும் உட்பகையாறினில் சிக்காமல் வாழும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

6. துன்பங்களையும், மறு பிறப்பினையும் களையும்
புகழுடை இராமமூர்த்தியினை முழுமையாக நம்பும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

7. கிடைத்தற்கரிய உயர் அந்தண குலத்தினில் தோன்றி,
நிலைபெறு முத்திப் பயனையுற்ற
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

8. கருமங்களில் ஈடுபட்டோனாகிலும், அறநெறி
நிற்போனாகிலும், இராம நாம இன்பத்தின் மருமமறிந்த
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

9. அணா காசுக்கென, ஆசை கொண்டு,
வேடமிட்டு, மோசமுறாத
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

10. அழகாக, நாமத்தினை யாவரும் செபித்த,
சுந்தரராமனில் இலக்கினை வைக்கும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

11. இத்தனை பாடுகளுக்கு, மிக்குயர் சுகத்தினை
முன்னம் அனுபவித்தவன் எவனோ
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

12. இராசத மனிதர்களுடன் தான் கூட்டு சேராது,
மிளிரும் தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனை நம்பும்
அவனே பேறு பெற்றவனடா! ஓ மனமே!

நடமிடும் - களிப்பினால்
உள்ளத்தின் (முவ்)வெம்மை - அத்தியாத்துமிகம், ஆதிபௌதிகம், ஆதிதைவிகம்
கரி வரதன் - அரி
உட்பகை யாறு - காமம் முதலானவை
கருமங்கள் - வைதிக நெறி
அணா காசு - 16 அணா = 1 ரூபாய்; முந்தைய செலவாணி
பாடு - கடின உழைப்பு
இராசதம் - முக்குணங்களிலொன்று


Telugu Version

ప. అతడే ధన్యుడురా ఓ మనసా

అ. సతత యాన సుత ధృతమైన సీతా
పతి పాద యుగముల సతతము స్మరియించు (అ)

చ1. వెనుక తీక తన మనసు రంజిల్లగ
ఘనమైన నామ కీర్తన పరుడైనట్టి (అ)

చ2. తుంబురు వలె తన తంబుర పట్టి
దయాంబుధి సన్నిధానంబున నటియించు (అ)

చ3. సాయకు సుజనుల బాయక తాను-
నుపాయమునను ప్రొద్దు హాయిగ గడిపిన (అ)

చ4. ఉల్లపు తాపము చల్ల జేసి అన్ని
కల్లలనియెంచి సల్లాపముననుండు (అ)

చ5. కరి వరదుని తత్వమెరుగను మరిగించు
అరి షడ్వర్గములందు పరవ లేక తిరుగు (అ)

చ6. ఆర్తిని మరియు ప్రవృత్తిని తొలగించే
కీర్తి కల్గిన రామ మూర్తిని నెర నమ్ము (అ)

చ7. కలగని నిజ విప్ర కులమున జన్మించి
నిలువరమగు ముక్తి ఫలమును జేకొన్న (అ)

చ8. కర్మ నిష్ఠుడైన ధర్మ శీలుడైన
శర్మ రామ నామ మర్మము తెలిసిన (అ)

చ9. కాసు వీసముల కోసము ఆసతో
వేసము ధరించి మోసము జెందని (అ)

చ10. అందముగా నామమందరు జేసిన
సుందర రామునియందు లక్ష్యము పెట్టు (అ)

చ11. ఇన్ని పాటులకు సర్వోన్నతమౌ సుఖము
మున్నయనుభవించుకొన్న వాడెవడో (అ)

చ12. రాజస జనులతో తా జత గూడక
రాజిల్లు శ్రీ త్యాగరాజ నుతిని నమ్ము (అ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಅತಡೇ ಧನ್ಯುಡುರಾ ಓ ಮನಸಾ

ಅ. ಸತತ ಯಾನ ಸುತ ಧೃತಮೈನ ಸೀತಾ
ಪತಿ ಪಾದ ಯುಗಮುಲ ಸತತಮು ಸ್ಮರಿಯಿಂಚು (ಅ)

ಚ1. ವೆನುಕ ತೀಕ ತನ ಮನಸು ರಂಜಿಲ್ಲಗ
ಘನಮೈನ ನಾಮ ಕೀರ್ತನ ಪರುಡೈನಟ್ಟಿ (ಅ)

ಚ2. ತುಂಬುರು ವಲೆ ತನ ತಂಬುರ ಪಟ್ಟಿ
ದಯಾಂಬುಧಿ ಸನ್ನಿಧಾನಂಬುನ ನಟಿಯಿಂಚು (ಅ)

ಚ3. ಸಾಯಕು ಸುಜನುಲ ಬಾಯಕ ತಾನು-
ನುಪಾಯಮುನನು ಪ್ರೊದ್ದು ಹಾಯಿಗ ಗಡಿಪಿನ (ಅ)

ಚ4. ಉಲ್ಲಪು ತಾಪಮು ಚಲ್ಲ ಜೇಸಿ ಅನ್ನಿ
ಕಲ್ಲಲನಿಯೆಂಚಿ ಸಲ್ಲಾಪಮುನನುಂಡು (ಅ)

ಚ5. ಕರಿ ವರದುನಿ ತತ್ವಮೆರುಗನು ಮರಿಗಿಂಚು
ಅರಿ ಷಡ್ವರ್ಗಮುಲಂದು ಪರವ ಲೇಕ ತಿರುಗು (ಅ)

ಚ6. ಆರ್ತಿನಿ ಮರಿಯು ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿನಿ ತೊಲಗಿಂಚೇ
ಕೀರ್ತಿ ಕಲ್ಗಿನ ರಾಮ ಮೂರ್ತಿನಿ ನೆರ ನಮ್ಮು (ಅ)

ಚ7. ಕಲಗನಿ ನಿಜ ವಿಪ್ರ ಕುಲಮುನ ಜನ್ಮಿಂಚಿ
ನಿಲುವರಮಗು ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಫಲಮುನು ಜೇಕೊನ್ನ (ಅ)

ಚ8. ಕರ್ಮ ನಿಷ್ಠುಡೈನ ಧರ್ಮ ಶೀಲುಡೈನ
ಶರ್ಮ ರಾಮ ನಾಮ ಮರ್ಮಮು ತೆಲಿಸಿನ (ಅ)

ಚ9. ಕಾಸು ವೀಸಮುಲ ಕೋಸಮು ಆಸತೋ
ವೇಸಮು ಧರಿಂಚಿ ಮೋಸಮು ಜೆಂದನಿ (ಅ)

ಚ10. ಅಂದಮುಗಾ ನಾಮಮಂದರು ಜೇಸಿನ
ಸುಂದರ ರಾಮುನಿಯಂದು ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಮು ಪೆಟ್ಟು (ಅ)

ಚ11. ಇನ್ನಿ ಪಾಟುಲಕು ಸರ್ವೋನ್ನತಮೌ ಸುಖಮು
ಮುನ್ನಯನುಭವಿಂಚುಕೊನ್ನ ವಾಡೆವಡೋ (ಅ)

ಚ12. ರಾಜಸ ಜನುಲತೋ ತಾ ಜತ ಗೂಡಕ
ರಾಜಿಲ್ಲು ಶ್ರೀ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತಿನಿ ನಮ್ಮು (ಅ)


Malayalam Version

പ. അതഡേ ധന്യുഡുരാ ഓ മനസാ

അ. സതത യാന സുത ധൃതമൈന സീതാ
പതി പാദ യുഗമുല സതതമു സ്മരിയിഞ്ചു (അ)

ച1. വെനുക തീക തന മനസു രഞ്ജില്ലഗ
ഘനമൈന നാമ കീര്തന പരുഡൈനട്ടി (അ)

ച2. തുമ്ബുരു വലെ തന തമ്ബുര പട്ടി
ദയാമ്ബുധി സന്നിധാനമ്ബുന നടിയിഞ്ചു (അ)

ച3. സായകു സുജനുല ബായക താനു-
നുപായമുനനു പ്രൊദ്ദു ഹായിഗ ഗഡിപിന (അ)

ച4. ഉല്ലപു താപമു ചല്ല ജേസി അന്നി
കല്ലലനിയെഞ്ചി സല്ലാപമുനനുണ്ഡു (അ)

ച5. കരി വരദുനി തത്വമെരുഗനു മരിഗിഞ്ചു
അരി ഷഡ്വര്ഗമുലന്ദു പരവ ലേക തിരുഗു (അ)

ച6. ആര്തിനി മരിയു പ്രവൃത്തിനി തൊലഗിഞ്ചേ
കീര്തി കല്ഗിന രാമ മൂര്തിനി നെര നമ്മു (അ)

ച7. കലഗനി നിജ വിപ്ര കുലമുന ജന്മിഞ്ചി
നിലുവരമഗു മുക്തി ഫലമുനു ജേകൊന്ന (അ)

ച8. കര്മ നിഷ്ഠുഡൈന ധര്മ ശീലുഡൈന
ശര്മ രാമ നാമ മര്മമു തെലിസിന (അ)

ച9. കാസു വീസമുല കോസമു ആസതോ
വേസമു ധരിഞ്ചി മോസമു ജെന്ദനി (അ)

ച10. അന്ദമുഗാ നാമമന്ദരു ജേസിന
സുന്ദര രാമുനിയന്ദു ലക്ഷ്യമു പെട്ടു (അ)

ച11. ഇന്നി പാടുലകു സര്വോന്നതമൌ സുഖമു
മുന്നയനുഭവിഞ്ചുകൊന്ന വാഡെവഡോ (അ)

ച12. രാജസ ജനുലതോ താ ജത ഗൂഡക
രാജില്ലു ശ്രീ ത്യാഗരാജ നുതിനി നമ്മു (അ)


updated on 17 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Chinna Naade - Raga Kalaanidhi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

cinna nADE-kalAnidhi

In the kRti ‘cinna nADE nA ceyi paTTitivE’ – rAga kalAnidhi SrI tyAgarAja describes his agony caused in the absence of grace of the Lord.

P cinna nADE nA ¹ceyi paTTitivE

A enna rAni(y)UDigamu kaikoni
entO ²nannu pAlanamu sEtun(a)ni (cinna)

C iTTi vELa ³viDanADudAm(a)nO
⁴ElukondAm(a)ni(y)encinAvO teliya
⁵guTTu brOvavE suguNa vAri nidhi
goppa daivamA tyAgarAja nuta (cinna)

Gist
O Ocean of virtues! O Excellent Lord! O Lord Praised by this tyAgarAja!
Accepting my numerous services, isn't it that You held my hand even my child-hood assuring me much - ‘I shall look after'?
However, at this moment, I do not know what You have decided – whether to abandon or govern me.
Please protect my honour.

Word-by-word Meaning

P Isn't it that You held (paTTitivE) my (nA) hand (ceyi) even in my child-hood (cinna nADE)?

A Accepting (kaikoni) my numerous (enna rAni) (literally uncountable) services (UDigamu) (rAniyUDigamu),
isn't it that You held my hand even my child-hood assuring (ani) me (nannu) much (entO) that ‘I shall look after' (pAlanamu sEtunu) (sEtunani)?

C However, at this (iTTi) moment (vELa), I do not know (teliya) what You have decided (encinAvO) (literally thought) –
whether (anO) to abandon (viDanADudAmu) (literally ‘let’s abandon’) (viDanaDudAmanO) or (ani) govern (ElukondAmu) (literally ‘let’s govern’) (ElukondAmaniyencinAvO) me; please protect (brOvavE) my honour (guTTu), O Ocean (vAri nidhi) of virtues (suguNa)!
O Excellent (goppa) Lord (daivamA)! O Lord Praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! isn't that You held my hand even my child-hood?

Notes –
Variations –
² – nannu – ninnu : The words 'pAlanu sEtunu' (I shall protect) are that of Lord. The word 'entO' is not that of Lord. If the word 'entO' is not there, 'ninnu' could be added to the words of Lord 'ninnu pAlanamu sEtunu' (I shall protect You) – accordingly, 'ninnu' could be correct. However, as 'entO' is present, it (entO) has to be added to 'nannu'. Therefore, 'ninnu' may not be appropriate. Such problems arise in many kRtis because SrI tyAgarAja mixes direct and indirect speech freely.
⁴ – ElukondAmani – Elukondumani : It is an 'either – or' situation. 'encinAvO' is common for both situtations – 'viDanADudAmani encinAvO – ElukondAmani encinAvO'; however, SrI tyAgrAja has shortened the first option as 'viDanADudAmanO'. Accordingly, 'ElukondAmani' is appropriate.

References –
³ – viDanADudAmanO – 'whether to abandon'. In the kRti 'gAravimpa rAdA' – rAga ghaNTA, SrI tyAgarAja states 'konna sati rUpameTlunnA guNamunna celi celimi vIDaranna' - 'no matter how the look, of a women gotten in marriage, is, if she is virtuous, one would not leave her companionship'.

Comments -
¹ - ceyi paTTitivE - The words 'ceyi paTTu', though may mean 'hold hand', it specifically signifies marriage. As seen from all the books, the traditional meaning given to these words in this kRti seems to be 'hold hand'. Accordingly, it has been adopted here. However, it would be more appropriate to translate the pallavi as 'Isn't it that You married me even in my child-hood?' Accordingly, this kRti is sung in 'nAyikA' bhAva (kAntAsakti – 'love of Lord as that of a wife' - as per definition in the nAarada bhakti sUutra.
⁵ – guTTu – this word generally means 'secret'. However, there are additional meanings – 'honour', 'reputation', 'public esteem'. In view of the ensuing word 'brOvavE' (protect), 'honour' and similar meanings are appropriate here.

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. चिन्न नाडे ना चॆयि पट्टितिवे

अ. ऎन्न रानि(यू)डिगमु कैकॊनि
ऎन्तो नन्नु पालनमु सेतु(न)नि (चि)

च. इट्टि वेळ विडनाडुदा(म)नो
एलुकॊन्दा(म)नि(यॆ)ञ्चिनावो तॆलिय
गुट्टु ब्रोववे सुगुण वारि निधि
गॊप्प दैवमा त्यागराज नुत (चि)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. சின்ன நாடே3 நா செயி பட்டிதிவே

அ. என்ன ரானி(யூ)டி3க3மு கைகொனி
எந்தோ நன்னு பாலனமு ஸேது(ன)னி (சி)

ச. இட்டி வேள விட3னாடு3தா3(ம)னோ
ஏலுகொந்தா3(ம)னி(யெ)ஞ்சினாவோ தெலிய
கு3ட்டு ப்3ரோவவே ஸுகு3ண வாரி நிதி4
கொ3ப்ப தை3வமா த்யாக3ராஜ நுத (சி)

சிறு வயதிலேயே எனது கைப்பற்றினாயே?

என்ணற்ற (எனது) ஊழியங்களை யேற்றுக்கொண்டு,
மிக்கு என்னை 'பேணுவேன்' என
சிறு வயதிலேயே எனது கைப்பற்றினாயே?

இவ்வேளை, கைவிடுவோமென்றோ (அன்றி)
ஆண்டுகொள்வோமென்றோ, (என்ன) எண்ணியுள்ளாயோ,
அறியேன்; (எனது) மானத்தைக் காப்பாய், நற்குணக் கடலே!
மேலான தெய்வமே! தியாகராசனால் போற்றப் பெற்றோனே!
சிறு வயதிலேயே எனது கைப்பற்றினாயே?

கைப்பற்றினாயே - 'மணந்தாயே' என்றும் கொள்ளலாம்
ஊழியங்கள் - இறைவன் தொண்டு


Telugu Version

ప. చిన్న నాడే నా చెయి పట్టితివే

అ. ఎన్న రానియూడిగము కైకొని
ఎంతో నన్ను పాలనము సేతునని (చి)

చ. ఇట్టి వేళ విడనాడుదామనో
ఏలుకొందామనియెంచినావో తెలియ
గుట్టు బ్రోవవే సుగుణ వారి నిధి
గొప్ప దైవమా త్యాగరాజ నుత (చి)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಚಿನ್ನ ನಾಡೇ ನಾ ಚೆಯಿ ಪಟ್ಟಿತಿವೇ

ಅ. ಎನ್ನ ರಾನಿಯೂಡಿಗಮು ಕೈಕೊನಿ
ಎಂತೋ ನನ್ನು ಪಾಲನಮು ಸೇತುನನಿ (ಚಿ)

ಚ. ಇಟ್ಟಿ ವೇಳ ವಿಡನಾಡುದಾಮನೋ
ಏಲುಕೊಂದಾಮನಿಯೆಂಚಿನಾವೋ ತೆಲಿಯ
ಗುಟ್ಟು ಬ್ರೋವವೇ ಸುಗುಣ ವಾರಿ ನಿಧಿ
ಗೊಪ್ಪ ದೈವಮಾ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತ (ಚಿ)


Malayalam Version

പ. ചിന്ന നാഡേ നാ ചെയി പട്ടിതിവേ

അ. എന്ന രാനിയൂഡിഗമു കൈകൊനി
എന്തോ നന്നു പാലനമു സേതുനനി (ചി)

ച. ഇട്ടി വേള വിഡനാഡുദാമനോ
ഏലുകൊന്ദാമനിയെഞ്ചിനാവോ തെലിയ
ഗുട്ടു ബ്രോവവേ സുഗുണ വാരി നിധി
ഗൊപ്പ ദൈവമാ ത്യാഗരാജ നുത (ചി)

Updated on 15 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Sogasu Jooda - Raga Kannada Gaula

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

sogasu jUDa-kannaDagauLa

In the kRti ‘sogasu jUDa taramA’ – rAga kannaDagauLa, SrI tyAgarAja describes the physical beauty of the Lord.

P sogasu jUDa taramA nI

A niga-niga(m)anucu kapOla
yugamucE merayu mOmu (sogasu)

C1 amar(A)rcita pada yugamu¹
abhaya prada kara yugamu¹
kamanIya tanu nindita
kAma kAma ripu nuta nI (sogasu)

C2 vara ²bimba sam(A)dharamu^1
3vakuLa sumambula(y)uramu¹
kara dhRta Sara kOdaNDa
marakat(A)nga varamaina (sogasu)

C3 ciru nagavulu¹ mungurulu¹
mari kannula tETa¹
vara ⁴tyAgarAja
vandanIya(y)iTuvaNTi (sogasu)

Gist
O Lord praised by Lord Siva! O Lord with sapphire hued body! O Sacred Lord worshipped by this tyAgarAja!
Is it possible to see anywhere such comeliness as that of Yours?
(a) The shining face with a pair gleaming cheeks;
(b) the feet worshipped by the celestials;
(c) the hands that bestow freedom from fear;
(d) the lovable body that puts to shame the cupid;
(e) the lips resembling the beautiful (red) bimba fruit;
(f) the chest adorned with flowers of vakuLa tree;
(g) the hands that wield arrows and bow kOdaNDa;
(h) the smile;
(i) the curls of hair (falling on forehead); and
(j) the clarity of eyes; -
is it possible to see anywhere such exquisite comeliness?

Word-by-word Meaning

P Is it possible (taramA) to see (jUDa) anywhere such comeliness (sogasu) as that of Yours (nI)?

A Is it possible to see anywhere such comeliness of shining (merayu) face (mOmu) with a pair (yugamucE) gleaming (niga-nigamanucu) cheeks (kapOla)?

C1 The feet (pada yugamu) worshipped (arcita) by the celestials (amara) (amarArcita); the hands (kara yugamu) that bestow (prada) freedom from fear (abhaya); lovable (kamanIya) body (tanu) that puts to shame (nindita) the cupid (kAma);
O Lord praised (nuta) by Lord Siva – the enemy (ripu) of cupid (kAma)! is it possible to see anywhere such comeliness as that of Yours (nI)?

C2 The lips (adharamu) resembling (sama) (literally equal) (samAdharamu) the beautiful (vara) (red) bimba fruit; the chest (uramu) adorned with flowers (sumambula) (sumambulayuramu) of vakuLa tree; the hands (kara) that wield (dhRta) arrows (Sara) and bow kOdaNDa;
O Lord with sapphire hued (marakata) body (anga) (literally limbs) (marakatAnga)? Is it possible to see anywhere such exquisite (varamaina) comeliness?

C3 The smile (ciru nagavulu); the curls (mungurulu) of hair (falling on forehead); and (mari) clarity (tETa) of eyes (kannula);
O Sacred (vara) Lord worshipped (vandanIya) (literally saluted) by this tyAgarAja! is it possible to see anywhere such (iTuvaNTi) (vandanIyayiTuvaNTi) comeliness?

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – pada yugamu, kara yugamu, adharamu, uramu, nagavulu, mungurulu, tETa – pada yugamO, kara yugamO, adharamO, uramO, navvO, mungurulO, tETO.
⁴ – tyAgarAja vandanIya – tyAgarAjArcita vandanIya’.

References –
² – bimba fruit -Momordica monadelpha, a climber with bright red fruit - tamizh – kOvaippazhaM.
³ – vakuLa flowers – Mimusops elengi; tamizh - magizha tree (magizhambU).

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. सॊगसु जूड तरमा नी

अ. निग-निग(म)नुचु कपोल
युगमुचे मॆरयु मोमु (सॊ)

च1. अम(रा)र्चित पद युगमु
अभय प्रद कर युगमु
कमनीय तनु निन्दित
काम काम रिपु नुत नी (सॊ)

च2. वर बिम्ब स(मा)धरमु
वकुळ सुमम्बुल(यु)रमु
कर धृत शर कोदण्ड
मरक(तां)ग वरमैन (सॊ)

च3. चिरु नगवुलु मुंगुरुलु
मरि कन्नुल तेट
वर त्यागराज
वन्दनीय(यि)टुवण्टि (सॊ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. ஸொக3ஸு ஜூட3 தரமா நீ

அ. நிக3-நிக3(ம)னுசு கபோல
யுக3முசே மெரயு மோமு (ஸொ)

ச1. அம(ரா)ர்சித பத3 யுக3மு
அப4ய ப்ரத3 கர யுக3மு
கமனீய தனு நிந்தி3த
காம காம ரிபு நுத நீ (ஸொ)

ச2. வர பி3ம்ப3 ஸ(மா)த4ரமு
வகுள ஸுமம்பு3ல(யு)ரமு
கர த்4ரு2த ஸ1ர கோத3ண்ட3
மரக(தா)ங்க3 வரமைன (ஸொ)

ச3. சிரு நக3வுலு முங்கு3ருலு
மரி கன்னுல தேட
வர த்யாக3ராஜ
வந்த3னீய(யி)டுவண்டி (ஸொ)

ஒய்யாரத்தினை (வேறெங்கும்) காண இயலுமா? உனது

மினுமினுக்குமிரு கன்னங்களுடன்,
ஒளிரும் வதனத்தின்
ஒய்யாரத்தினைக் காண இயலுமா?

1. அமரரால் தொழப்பெற்ற திருவடிகளும்,
அபயமளிக்கும் கரங்களும்,
காமனை எள்ளும் விரும்பத்தகு உடலும்,
காமன் பகைவனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே!
உ னது ஒய்யாரத்தினைக் காண இயலுமா?

2. சிவந்த, கோவைப்பழ நிகர் அதரங்களும்,
மகிழம் பூக்கள் திகழும் மார்பும்,
கையிலேந்தும் அம்புகளும், கோதண்டமும்,
மரகத (நிற) அங்கங்களோனே! (இப்படிப்பட்ட)
சிறந்த ஒய்யாரத்தினைக் காண இயலுமா?

3. புன்னகையும், (முடிச்)சுருளல்களும்,
மேலும், கண்களின் தெளிவும்,
புனித, தியாகராசனால்
வணங்கப் பெற்றோனே! இப்படிப்பட்ட
ஒய்யாரத்தினைக் காண இயலுமா?

எள்ளுதல் - கேலி செய்தல் (அழகில்)
காமன் பகைவன் - சிவன்
புனித - இறைவனைக் குறிக்கும்


Telugu Version

ప. సొగసు జూడ తరమా నీ

అ. నిగ-నిగమనుచు కపోల
యుగముచే మెరయు మోము (సొ)

చ1. అమరార్చిత పద యుగము
అభయ ప్రద కర యుగము
కమనీయ తను నిందిత
కామ కామ రిపు నుత నీ (సొ)

చ2. వర బింబ సమాధరము
వకుళ సుమంబులయురము
కర ధృత శర కోదండ
మరకతాంగ వరమైన (సొ)

చ3. చిరు నగవులు ముంగురులు
మరి కన్నుల తేట
వర త్యాగరాజ
వందనీయయిటువంటి (సొ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಸೊಗಸು ಜೂಡ ತರಮಾ ನೀ

ಅ. ನಿಗ-ನಿಗಮನುಚು ಕಪೋಲ
ಯುಗಮುಚೇ ಮೆರಯು ಮೋಮು (ಸೊ)

ಚ1. ಅಮರಾರ್ಚಿತ ಪದ ಯುಗಮು
ಅಭಯ ಪ್ರದ ಕರ ಯುಗಮು
ಕಮನೀಯ ತನು ನಿಂದಿತ
ಕಾಮ ಕಾಮ ರಿಪು ನುತ ನೀ (ಸೊ)

ಚ2. ವರ ಬಿಂಬ ಸಮಾಧರಮು
ವಕುಳ ಸುಮಂಬುಲಯುರಮು
ಕರ ಧೃತ ಶರ ಕೋದಂಡ
ಮರಕತಾಂಗ ವರಮೈನ (ಸೊ)

ಚ3. ಚಿರು ನಗವುಲು ಮುಂಗುರುಲು
ಮರಿ ಕನ್ನುಲ ತೇಟ
ವರ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ
ವಂದನೀಯಯಿಟುವಂಟಿ (ಸೊ)


Malayalam Version

പ. സൊഗസു ജൂഡ തരമാ നീ

അ. നിഗ-നിഗമനുചു കപോല
യുഗമുചേ മെരയു മോമു (സൊ)

ച1. അമരാര്ചിത പദ യുഗമു
അഭയ പ്രദ കര യുഗമു
കമനീയ തനു നിന്ദിത
കാമ കാമ രിപു നുത നീ (സൊ)

ച2. വര ബിമ്ബ സമാധരമു
വകുള സുമമ്ബുലയുരമു
കര ധൃത ശര കോദണ്ഡ
മരകതാങ്ഗ വരമൈന (സൊ)

ച3. ചിരു നഗവുലു മുങ്ഗുരുലു
മരി കന്നുല തേട
വര ത്യാഗരാജ
വന്ദനീയയിടുവണ്ടി (സൊ)

Updated on 14 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Ora Joopu - Raga Kannada Gaula

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

Ora jUpU-kannaDagauLa

In the kRti ‘Ora jUpu jUcEdi’ – rAga kannaDagauLa, SrI tyAgarAja pleads with Lord to have compassion on him.

P Ora jUpu jUcEdi nyAyamA
O ragh(U)ttama nIvaNTi vAniki

A nIraj(A)ksha munu nI dAsulaku
nIk(E)Ti ¹vAvulu telpavE (Ora)

C mAnam(i)ncukaina nIku tOca lEkA
pOyina vainam(E)mi puNya rUpamA
dIna rakshak(A)Srita mAnava
²santANa gAna lOla tyAgarAja nuta (Ora)

Gist
O The Most Eminent of the dynasty of raghu! O Lotus Eyed! O Embodiment of merits! O Lord who protects the humble! O Wish Tree of the people who are dependent on You! O Lord who is fond of music! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
Is it fair for a person like You to look at me sneeringly?
Please inform me as to what kind of relationships existed between You and your devotees earlier?
What is the cause that even a little sense of honour would not occur to You?

Word-by-word Meaning

P O The Most Eminent (uttama) of the dynasty of raghu (raghUttama)! Is it fair (nyAyamA) for a person (vAniki) like You (nIvaNTi) to look (jUcEdi) at me sneeringly (Ora jUpu)?

A O Lotus (nIraja) Eyed (aksha) (nIrajAksha)! Please inform (telpavE) me as to what kind of (ETi) relationships (vAvulu) existed between You (nIku) (nIkETi) and your (nI) devotees (dAsulaku) (literally servants) earlier (munu)?
O The Most Eminent of the dynasty of raghu! Is it fair for a person like You to look at me leeringly?

C O Embodiment (rUpamA) of merits (puNya)! What (Emi) is the cause (vainamu) (vainamEmi) that even a little (incukaina) sense of honour (mAnamu) (literally shame) (mAnamincukaina) would not (lEka pOyina) occur (tOca) to You (nIku)?
O Lord who protects (rakshaka) the humble (dIna)! O Wish Tree (santAna) of the people (mAnava) who are dependent (ASrita) (rakshakASrita) on You! O Lord who is fond (lOla) of music (gAna)! O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja!
O The Most Eminent of the dynasty of raghu! Is it fair for a person like You to look at me leeringly?

Notes –
Variations –
² – santANa – santrANa : In some books, the meaning derived for ‘santAna’ is ‘progeny’ or ‘wealth’. In the present context, ‘progeny’ does not suit. The Telugu and Sanskrit words ‘santAna’ does not have the meaning ‘wealth’.
‘santAna’ is one of the five celestial trees - kalpa vRksha. SrI tyAgarAja uses the names of the celestial trees – kalpa, mandAra, candana, etc in relation to the Lord. Therefore, ‘santAna’ has been adopted and translated in that sense.

References –

Comments -
¹ – vAvulu – This word means ‘consanguineous’, ‘blood relation’. SrI tyAgarAja sarcastically asks the Lord whether his earlier devotees were blood-relations to Him that He protected them while ignoring him (tyAgarAja) because he is not related to Him.

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. ओर जूपु जूचेदि न्यायमा
ओ र(घू)त्तम नीवण्टि वानिकि

अ. नीर(जा)क्ष मुनु नी दासुलकु
नी(के)टि वावुलु तॆल्पवे (ओ)

च. मान(मि)ञ्चुकैन नीकु तोच लेक
पोयिन वैन(मे)मि पुण्य रूपमा
दीन रक्ष(का)श्रित मानव
सन्तान गान लोल त्यागराज नुत (ओ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. ஓர ஜூபு ஜூசேதி3 ந்யாயமா
ஓ ர(கூ4)த்தம நீவண்டி வானிகி

அ. நீர(ஜா)க்ஷ முனு நீ தா3ஸுலகு
நீ(கே)டி வாவுலு தெல்பவே (ஓ)

ச. மான(மி)ஞ்சுகைன நீகு தோச லேக
போயின வைன(மே)மி புண்ய ரூபமா
தீ3ன ரக்ஷ(கா)ஸ்1ரித மானவ
ஸந்தான கா3ன லோல த்யாக3ராஜ நுத (ஓ)

ஓரக்கண்ணால் நோக்கல் நியாயமா?
ஓ இரகு குல உத்தமனே! உன்னைப் போன்றோனுக்கு

கமலக்கண்ணா! முன்னம் உனது தொண்டருக்கும்
உனக்கும் எவ்வித உறவுமுறையோ, தெரிவிப்பாயய்யா;
ஓரக்கண்ணால் நோக்கல் நியாயமா?
ஓ இரகு குல உத்தமனே! உன்னைப் போன்றோனுக்கு

மானம் இம்மியளவேனும் உனக்கு தோன்றாமற்
போன காரணமென்ன, புண்ணிய உருவமே?
எளியோரைக் காப்போனே! சார்ந்த மக்களின்
சந்தானமே! இசையில் திளைப்போனே!
தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே!
ஓரக்கண்ணால் நோக்கல் நியாயமா?
ஓ இரகு குல உத்தமனே! உன்னைப் போன்றோனுக்கு

ஓரக்கண்ணால் நோக்கல் - புறக்கணித்தல்
சந்தானம் - விரும்பியவற்றை யருளும் வானோர் தரு


Telugu Version

ప. ఓర జూపు జూచేది న్యాయమా
ఓ రఘూత్తమ నీవంటి వానికి

అ. నీరజాక్ష మును నీ దాసులకు
నీకేటి వావులు తెల్పవే (ఓ)

చ. మానమించుకైన నీకు తోచ లేక
పోయిన వైనమేమి పుణ్య రూపమా
దీన రక్షకాశ్రిత మానవ
సంతాన గాన లోల త్యాగరాజ నుత (ఓ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಓರ ಜೂಪು ಜೂಚೇದಿ ನ್ಯಾಯಮಾ
ಓ ರಘೂತ್ತಮ ನೀವಂಟಿ ವಾನಿಕಿ

ಅ. ನೀರಜಾಕ್ಷ ಮುನು ನೀ ದಾಸುಲಕು
ನೀಕೇಟಿ ವಾವುಲು ತೆಲ್ಪವೇ (ಓ)

ಚ. ಮಾನಮಿಂಚುಕೈನ ನೀಕು ತೋಚ ಲೇಕ
ಪೋಯಿನ ವೈನಮೇಮಿ ಪುಣ್ಯ ರೂಪಮಾ
ದೀನ ರಕ್ಷಕಾಶ್ರಿತ ಮಾನವ
ಸಂತಾನ ಗಾನ ಲೋಲ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತ (ಓ)


Malayalam Version

പ. ഓര ജൂപു ജൂചേദി ന്യായമാ
ഓ രഘൂത്തമ നീവണ്ടി വാനികി

അ. നീരജാക്ഷ മുനു നീ ദാസുലകു
നീകേടി വാവുലു തെല്പവേ (ഓ)

ച. മാനമിഞ്ചുകൈന നീകു തോച ലേക
പോയിന വൈനമേമി പുണ്യ രൂപമാ
ദീന രക്ഷകാശ്രിത മാനവ
സന്താന ഗാന ലോല ത്യാഗരാജ നുത (ഓ)

Updated on 13 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Manasu Nilpa - Raga Abhogi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

manasu nilpa-AbhOgi

In the kRti ‘manasu nilpa Sakti’ – rAga AbhOgi, SrI tyAgarAja says that mere ritual worship with uncontrolled mind is of no use.

P manasu nilpa Sakti lEka pOtE
madhura ghaNTa virula ¹pUj(E)mi jEyunu

A ghana dur-maduDai tA munigitE
kAvEri ²mandAkini(y)eTu brOcunu (manasu)

C ³sOmidamma sogasu-gANDra kOritE
⁴sOma-yAji ⁵svarg(A)rhuD(au)nO
⁶kAma krOdhuDu tapamb(o)narcitE
kAci rakshincunO tyAgarAja nuta (manasu)

Gist
O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
If one does not have the capacity to restrain his mind, what will worship with sweet-sounding bell and flowers accomplish?
Being most arrogant, if one takes a holy dip, how can (river) kAvEri or (river) gangA save him?
Will the performer of sOma sacrifice become eligible for heaven if his wife desires a beau? if a person given to desires (or lust) and anger, performs penance, will it (penance) protect him by fructifying?

Word-by-word Meaning

P If one does not have (lEka pOtE) the capacity (Sakti) to restrain (nilpa) (literally stop) his mind (manasu),
what (Emi) will worship (pUja) (pUjEmi) with sweet-sounding (madhura) bell (ghaNTa) and flowers (virula) accomplish (jEyunu) (literally do)?

A Being most (ghana) arrogant (durmaduDu) (durmaduDai), if one (tA) takes a holy dip (munigitE),
how (eTu) can (river) kAvEri or (river) gangA (mandAkini) (mandAkiniyeTu) save (brOcunu) him?
If one does not have the capacity to restrain his mind, what will worship with sweet-sounding bell and flowers accomplish?

C Will the performer of sOma sacrifice (yAji) become (aunO) eligible (arhuDu) (arhuDaunO) for heaven (svarga) (svargArhuDaunO) if his wife (sOmidamma) (title for the wife of a sOma yAji) desires (kOritE) a beau (sogasu- gADu) (sogasu-gANDra)?
if a person given to desires (or lust) (kAma) and anger (krOdhuDu), performs (onarcitE) penance (tapambu) (tapambonarcitE), will it (penance) protect (rakshincunO) him by fructifying (kAci)?
O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! If one does not have the capacity to restrain his mind, what will worship with sweet-sounding bell and flowers accomplish?

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – pUjEmi – pUjayEmi.

References –
² – mandAkini – a tributary of gangA. However, it is another name of gangA. In SrImad-vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, ayOdhyA kANDa, Chapter 95, the river adjoining citrakUta (Chitrakoot) is also called mandAkini.
³ – sOmidamma – sOmi-dEv-amma – A title conferred on the wife of a sOma yAji.
⁴ – sOma yAji – The details of sOma sacrifice are contained in yajurvEda – kANDa 6 – Please visit site - http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/yv/yv06.htm
for the complete details of the sacrifice.

Comments -
⁵ – svargArhuDaunO – As per Hindu Traditions, no sacrificial rite can be performed without wife; therefore, if the wife is corrupt, the rite would be of no value.
This is a simile for the mind and body; they should function in unison, otherwise, hypocritic actions will not give the desired results. Pure and harmonious actions of mind-speech-body (manO-vAk-kAya) - known as tri-karaNa Suddhi - is emphasised for achieving any purpose.
Advaita-Sadhana – Discourses by Kanchi Mahaswami Chandrasekharendra Saraswati may be downloaded from –
http://www.advaita.org.uk/discourses/downloads/sadhana.pdf
⁶ – kAma krOdhuDu – This will apply to all the six internal enemies – kAma, krOdha, lObha, mada, mAtsarya.
General – Please also refer to kRti 'manasu svAdhInamaina' – rAga SankarAbharaNaM, wherein SrI tyAgarAja states ' To that great person whose mind has been brought under self control, there is no need for further sacred prayers (mantra) or mystical formulae (tantra)?'

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. मनसु निल्प शक्ति लेक पोते
मधुर घण्ट विरुल पू(जे)मि जेयुनु

अ. घन दुर्मदुडै ता मुनिगिते
कावेरि मन्दाकिनि(यॆ)टु ब्रोचुनु (म)

च. सोमिदम्म सॊगसु-गाण्ड्र कोरिते
सोम याजि स्व(र्गा)र्हु(डौ)नो
काम क्रोधुडु तप(म्बॊ)नर्चिते
काचि रक्षिञ्चुनो त्यागराज नुत (म)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. மனஸு நில்ப ஸ1க்தி லேக போதே
மது4ர க4ண்ட விருல பூ(ஜே)மி ஜேயுனு

அ. க4ன து3ர்மது3டை3 தா முனிகி3தே
காவேரி மந்தா3கினி(யெ)டு ப்3ரோசுனு (ம)

ச. ஸோமித3ம்ம ஸொக3ஸு-கா3ண்ட்3ர கோரிதே
ஸோம யாஜி ஸ்வர்(கா3)ர்ஹு(டௌ3)னோ
காம க்ரோது4டு3 தபம்(பொ3)னர்சிதே
காசி ரக்ஷிஞ்சுனோ த்யாக3ராஜ நுத (ம)

மனதையடக்கத் திறமையின்றேல்,
இனிய மணி (மற்றும்) மலர்களின் பூசையென்ன செய்யும்?

மிக்கு தீய செருக்குடைத்து, தான் முழுகினால்,
காவேரியும் மந்தாகினியும் எவ்விதம் காக்கும்?
மனதையடக்கத் திறமையின்றேல், இனிய
மணி (மற்றும்) மலர்களின் பூசையென்ன செய்யும்?

சோமயாசியின் மனையாள், காதலனை விழைந்தால்,
சோமயாசி வானுலகத்திற்குத் தகுதி பெறுவானோ?
இச்சை, சினம் இவை யுடையோன் தவமியற்றினால்,
பழுத்துக் காக்குமோ?தியாகராசனால் போற்றப் பெற்றோனே!
மனதையடக்கத் திறமையின்றேல் இனிய
மணி (மற்றும்) மலர்களின் பூசையென்ன செய்யும்?

மணி - வழிபாட்டில் அடிக்கு மணி
முழுகு - புனித நீராடல்
மந்தாகினி - கங்கையின் மற்றொரு பெயர்
சோமயாசி - சோமயாகமெனும் வேள்வி இயற்றுபவன்
காதலன் - கள்ளக் காதலன்
இச்சை, சினம் ஆகியவை - உட்பகை ஆறு
பழுத்து - தவத்தைக் குறிக்கும்


Telugu Version

ప. మనసు నిల్ప శక్తి లేక పోతే
మధుర ఘంట విరుల పూజేమి జేయును

అ. ఘన దుర్మదుడై తా మునిగితే
కావేరి మందాకినియెటు బ్రోచును (మ)

చ. సోమిదమ్మ సొగసు-గాండ్ర కోరితే
సోమ యాజి స్వర్గార్హుడౌనో
కామ క్రోధుడు తపంబొనర్చితే
కాచి రక్షించునో త్యాగరాజ నుత (మ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಮನಸು ನಿಲ್ಪ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಲೇಕ ಪೋತೇ
ಮಧುರ ಘಂಟ ವಿರುಲ ಪೂಜೇಮಿ ಜೇಯುನು

ಅ. ಘನ ದುರ್ಮದುಡೈ ತಾ ಮುನಿಗಿತೇ
ಕಾವೇರಿ ಮಂದಾಕಿನಿಯೆಟು ಬ್ರೋಚುನು (ಮ)

ಚ. ಸೋಮಿದಮ್ಮ ಸೊಗಸು-ಗಾಂಡ್ರ ಕೋರಿತೇ
ಸೋಮ ಯಾಜಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಾರ್ಹುಡೌನೋ
ಕಾಮ ಕ್ರೋಧುಡು ತಪಂಬೊನರ್ಚಿತೇ
ಕಾಚಿ ರಕ್ಷಿಂಚುನೋ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತ (ಮ)


Malayalam Version

പ. മനസു നില്പ ശക്തി ലേക പോതേ
മധുര ഘണ്ട വിരുല പൂജേമി ജേയുനു

അ. ഘന ദുര്മദുഡൈ താ മുനിഗിതേ
കാവേരി മന്ദാകിനിയെടു ബ്രോചുനു (മ)

ച. സോമിദമ്മ സൊഗസു-ഗാണ്ഡ്ര കോരിതേ
സോമ യാജി സ്വര്ഗാര്ഹുഡൌനോ
കാമ ക്രോധുഡു തപമ്ബൊനര്ചിതേ
കാചി രക്ഷിഞ്ചുനോ ത്യാഗരാജ നുത (മ)

Updated on 11 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Nannu Brova Neekinta - Raga Abhogi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

nannu brOva nIkinta-AbhOgi

In the kRti ‘nannu brOva nIkinta tAmasamA’ – rAga Abhogi SrI tyAgarAja laments about the delay in protecting him.

P nannu brOva nIk(i)nta tAmasamA
nApai nEram(E)mi palkumA

A cinna nADE nI celimi kalga kOri
cintimpa lEdA SrI rAma (nannu)

C nija dAsa ¹varul(a)gu tammulatO
nIvu bAga puTTaga lEdA
gaja rAja rakshaka tanayulanu
kani penca lEdA tyAgarAja nuta (nannu)

Gist
O SrI rAma! O saviour of gajEndra! O Lord Praised by this tyAgarAja!
This much delay for you in protecting me? Tell me, what fault is there on me.
Desiring development of Your attachment, did I not contemplate even in my childhood?
Were you not gloriously born with your younger brothers who are Your true and great devotees or servants? Did you not bear and rear (your) sons?

Word-by-word Meaning

P This much (inta) delay (tAmasamA) for you (nIku) (nIkinta) in protecting (brova) me (nannu)? Tell me (palkumA), what (Emi) fault (nEramu) (nEramEmi) is there on me (nApai).

A O SrI rAma! Desiring (kOri) development (kalga) of Your (nI) attachment (celimi) (literally friendship), did I not (lEdA) contemplate (cintimpa) (literally think) even in my childhood (cinna nADE)?
This much delay for you in protecting me? Tell me, what fault is there on me.

C Were you (nIvu) not (lEdA) gloriously (bAga) born (puTTaga) with your younger brothers (tammulatO) who are (agu) Your true (nija) and great (varulu) (varulagu) devotees or servants (dAsa)?
O saviour (rakshaka) of gajEndra – the King (rAja) of elephants (gaja)! O Lord Praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! Did you not (lEdA) bear (kani) and rear (penca) (your) sons (tanayulanu)?
This much delay for you in protecting me? Tell me, what fault is there on me.

Notes –
Variations -
¹ – dAsa varulagu – dAsa varulaku : if 'dAsa varulaku' is correct, then it will be translated as 'were You not gloriously born with your brothers for the sake of true and great devotees?'.

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. नन्नु ब्रोव नी(कि)न्त तामसमा
नापै नेर(मे)मि पल्कुमा

अ. चिन्न नाडे नी चॆलिमि कल्ग कोरि
चिन्तिम्प लेदा श्री रामा (न)

च. निज दास वरु(ल)गु तम्मुलतो
नीवु बाग पुट्टग लेदा
गज राज रक्षक तनयुलनु
कनि पॆञ्च लेदा त्यागराज नुत (न)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. நன்னு ப்3ரோவ நீ(கி)ந்த தாமஸமா
நாபை நேர(மே)மி பல்குமா

அ. சின்ன நாடே3 நீ செலிமி கல்க3 கோரி
சிந்திம்ப லேதா3 ஸ்ரீ ராமா (ன)

ச. நிஜ தா3ஸ வரு(ல)கு3 தம்முலதோ
நீவு பா3க3 புட்டக3 லேதா3
க3ஜ ராஜ ரக்ஷக தனயுலனு
கனி பெஞ்ச லேதா3 த்யாக3ராஜ நுத (ன)

என்னைக் காக்க உனக்கு இத்தனை தாமதமா?
என்மீது குற்றமென்ன? பகர்வாயய்யா

சிறு வயதிலேயே உனது பற்றுண்டாக வேண்டி
சிந்திக்கவில்லையா, இராமா?
என்னைக் காக்க உனக்கு இத்தனை தாமதமா?
என்மீது குற்றமென்ன? பகர்வாயய்யா

உண்மையான, தொண்டரிற் சிறந்தோராகிய பின்னோருடன்
நீ சிறக்க பிறக்கவில்லையா?
கரியரசனைக் காத்தோனே! மக்களைப் பெற்று
வளர்க்கவில்லையா? தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே!
என்னைக் காக்க உனக்கு இத்தனை தாமதமா?
என்மீது குற்றமென்ன? பகர்வாயய்யா

பின்னோர் - தம்பிகள்


Telugu Version

ప. నన్ను బ్రోవ నీకింత తామసమా
నాపై నేరమేమి పల్కుమా

అ. చిన్న నాడే నీ చెలిమి కల్గ కోరి
చింతింప లేదా శ్రీ రామా (న)

చ. నిజ దాస వరులగు తమ్ములతో
నీవు బాగ పుట్టగ లేదా
గజ రాజ రక్షక తనయులను
కని పెంచ లేదా త్యాగరాజ నుత (న)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ನನ್ನು ಬ್ರೋವ ನೀಕಿಂತ ತಾಮಸಮಾ
ನಾಪೈ ನೇರಮೇಮಿ ಪಲ್ಕುಮಾ

ಅ. ಚಿನ್ನ ನಾಡೇ ನೀ ಚೆಲಿಮಿ ಕಲ್ಗ ಕೋರಿ
ಚಿಂತಿಂಪ ಲೇದಾ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಾ (ನ)

ಚ. ನಿಜ ದಾಸ ವರುಲಗು ತಮ್ಮುಲತೋ
ನೀವು ಬಾಗ ಪುಟ್ಟಗ ಲೇದಾ
ಗಜ ರಾಜ ರಕ್ಷಕ ತನಯುಲನು
ಕನಿ ಪೆಂಚ ಲೇದಾ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತ (ನ)


Malayalam Version

പ. നന്നു ബ്രോവ നീകിന്ത താമസമാ
നാപൈ നേരമേമി പല്കുമാ

അ. ചിന്ന നാഡേ നീ ചെലിമി കല്ഗ കോരി
ചിന്തിമ്പ ലേദാ ശ്രീ രാമാ (ന)

ച. നിജ ദാസ വരുലഗു തമ്മുലതോ
നീവു ബാഗ പുട്ടഗ ലേദാ
ഗജ രാജ രക്ഷക തനയുലനു
കനി പെഞ്ച ലേദാ ത്യാഗരാജ നുത (ന)

Updated on 10 Dec 2008

Tyagaraja Kriti - Evarani Nirnayinchiri - Raga Devamruta Varshini

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

evarani nirNayinciri-dEvAMRtavarshiNi

In the kRti ‘evarani nirNayincirirA’ – rAga dEvAMRtavarshiNi – nAdacintAmaNi, SrI tyAgarAja describes the meaning of the name ‘rAma’.

P evarani nirNayincirirA ninn-
(e)Tl(A)rAdhincirirA ¹nara varul(evarani)

A SivuD(a)nO mAdhavuD(a)nO ²kamala
bhavuD(a)nO para-brahmam(a)nO ninn(evarani)

C Siva mantramunaku ³ma jIvamu
mAdhava mantramunaku rA jIvamu(y)I
vivaramu telisina ghanulaku mrokkeda
vitaraNa guNa ⁴tyAgarAja vinuta (evarani)

Gist
O Munificient Lord, praised by this tyAgarAja!
What did the most Eminent people determine as to who You are, and how did they worship You? – whether Lord Siva or Lord vishNu or brahmA or the Supreme Lord?
For the Siva mantra (OM namaSSivAya), ‘ma’ is the soul; for the vishNu mantra (OM namO nArAyanAya), ‘rA’ is the soul; I salute the great personages who understand this detail.

Word-by-word Meaning

P What did the most eminent (varulu) people (nara) determine (nirNayincirirA) as to who (evaru) You are (ani) (varulevarani)? And, how (eTla) did they worship (ArAdhincirirA) You (ninnu) (ninneTlArAdhincirirA)?

A What did the most Eminent people determine as to who You (ninnu) are –
whether (anO) Lord Siva (SivuDu) (SivuDanO) or (anO) Lord vishNu (mAdhavuDu) (mAdhavuDanO) or (anO) brahmA – One seated (bhavuDu) (bhavuDanO) in Lotus (kamala) or (anO) the Supreme (para) Lord (brahmamu) (brahmamanO)?
And, how did they worship You?

C For the Siva mantra (mantramunaku) – (OM namaSSivAya) - ‘ma’ is the soul (jIvamu); for the vishNu (mAdhava) mantra (mantramunaku) –(OM namO nArAyanAya) – ‘rA’ is the soul (jIvamu);
I salute (mrokkeda) the great personages (ghanulaku) who understand (telisina) this (I) (jIvamuyI) detail (vivaramu);
O Munificient Lord (vitaraNa guNa) (literally having quality of munificience), praised (vinuta) by this tyAgarAja! What did the most eminent people determine as to who You are? And, how did they worship You?

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – nara varu(levarani) –nara varu (evarani) – nara vara (evarani). If ‘nara varu’ is correct, then it could be connected to pallavi. If ‘nara vara’ is correct, then it should be treated as an epithet of Lord and cannot be connected to pallavi.
It is stated that Gopalakrishna Bharati (Tamil composer) – a contemporary of tyAgarAja visted latter and sang a song (sabhApatikku) eulogising Lord Siva – that there is no God equal to Lord Siva. It is stated that then and there, SrI tyAgarAja extempore composed this song. If this is true, then ‘nara varulu evarani’ would be the correct rendering.
² – kamala bhavuDu –kamalA bhavuDu : kamalA bhavuDu is not correct.
³ – ma jIvanamu – mA jIvamu . From the discourse referred below, it is clear that the (second) syllable of ‘namaSSivAya’ is referred – ie ‘ma’ and not ‘mA’. Similarly, ‘rA’ is the second syllable of ‘nArAyaNAya’; there ‘rA jIvamu’ is correct.
⁴ – tyAgarAja vinuta – tyAgarAja vinuta ninnu

References –
General – Siva mantra – mAdhava mantra - Please refer to discourse of kAnci paramAcArya candra SEkharEndra sarasvati on ‘tAraka nAma’ -
Source - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/2952/mantra3.html

Comments -
There is a story about initiation of (the hunter who later became) vAlmIki by sage nArada. It is stated that he was so sinful that he could not repeat the mantra ‘rAma’; therefore, sage narada reversed it as ‘marA’ and asked him to repeat the same which when chanted repeatedly becomes ‘rAma’. Please visit -
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~suman11/magazine_articles_November4.htm#Dhyana (Invoke 'Dhyana')
Please also refer to kRti 'pEriDi ninnu' – rAga kharaharapriya wherein SrI tyAgarAja expresses the same wonderment.

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. ऎव(र)नि निर्णयिञ्चिरिरा
नि(न्नॆ)(ट्ला)राधिञ्चिरिरा नरवरु(लॆवरनि)

अ. शिवु(ड)नो माधवु(ड)नो कमल
भवु(ड)नो पर-ब्रह्म(म)नो नि(न्नॆवरनि)

च. शिव मन्त्रमुनकु म जीवमु
माधव मन्त्रमुनकु रा जीवमु(यी)
विवरमु तॆलिसिन घनुलकु म्रॊक्कॆद
वितरण गुण त्यागराज विनुत (ऎ)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. எவ(ர)னி நிர்ணயிஞ்சிரிரா
நின்(னெ)ட்(லா)ராதி4ஞ்சிரிரா நரவரு(லெவரனி)

அ. ஸி1வு(ட3)னோ மாத4வு(ட3)னோ கமல
ப4வு(ட3)னோ பர-ப்3ரஹ்ம(ம)னோ நி(ன்னெவரனி)

ச. ஸி1வ மந்த்ரமுனகு ம ஜீவமு
மாத4வ மந்த்ரமுனகு ரா ஜீவமு(யீ)
விவரமு தெலிஸின க4னுலகு ம்ரொக்கெத3
விதரண கு3ண த்யாக3ராஜ வினுத (எ)

எவரென நிர்ணயித்தனரய்யா? உன்னை
எவ்விதம் வழிபட்டனரய்யா, மனிதரிற் சிறந்தோர்?

சிவனென்றோ? மாதவனென்றோ? கமலத்தினில்
உறைபவனென்றோ? பரம்பொருளென்றோ? உன்னை
எவரென நிர்ணயித்தனரய்யா? உன்னை
எவ்விதம் வழிபட்டனரய்யா, மனிதரிற் சிறந்தோர்?

சிவ மந்திரத்திற்கு, 'ம' உயிராகும்;
மாதவ மந்திரத்திற்கு, 'ரா' உயிராகும்; இந்த
விவரத்தினையறிந்த சான்றோரை வணங்குகின்றேன்;
தாராள குண, தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே!
எவரென நிர்ணயித்தனரய்யா? உன்னை
எவ்விதம் வழிபட்டனரய்யா, மனிதரிற் சிறந்தோர்?

கமலத்தினில் உறைபவன் - பிரமன்
சிவ மந்திரம் - (ஓம்) நமச்சிவாய - 'ம' - உயிராகும்
மாதவ மந்திரம் - (ஓம் நமோ) நாராயணாய - 'ரா' - உயிராகும்
இவையிணைய 'ராம' வாகும்
தாராள குண - இறைவனைக் குறிக்கும்


Telugu Version

ప. ఎవరని నిర్ణయించిరిరా
నిన్నెట్లారాధించిరిరా నరవరు(లెవరని)

అ. శివుడనో మాధవుడనో కమల
భవుడనో పర-బ్రహ్మమనో ని(న్నెవరని)

చ. శివ మంత్రమునకు మ జీవము
మాధవ మంత్రమునకు రా జీవముయీ
వివరము తెలిసిన ఘనులకు మ్రొక్కెద
వితరణ గుణ త్యాగరాజ వినుత (ఎ)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಎವರನಿ ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಂಚಿರಿರಾ
ನಿನ್ನೆಟ್ಲಾರಾಧಿಂಚಿರಿರಾ ನರವರು(ಲೆವರನಿ)

ಅ. ಶಿವುಡನೋ ಮಾಧವುಡನೋ ಕಮಲ
ಭವುಡನೋ ಪರ-ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮನೋ ನಿ(ನ್ನೆವರನಿ)

ಚ. ಶಿವ ಮಂತ್ರಮುನಕು ಮ ಜೀವಮು
ಮಾಧವ ಮಂತ್ರಮುನಕು ರಾ ಜೀವಮುಯೀ
ವಿವರಮು ತೆಲಿಸಿನ ಘನುಲಕು ಮ್ರೊಕ್ಕೆದ
ವಿತರಣ ಗುಣ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ವಿನುತ (ಎ)


Malayalam Version

പ. എവരനി നിര്ണയിഞ്ചിരിരാ
നിന്നെട്ലാരാധിഞ്ചിരിരാ നരവരു(ലെവരനി)

അ. ശിവുഡനോ മാധവുഡനോ കമല
ഭവുഡനോ പര-ബ്രഹ്മമനോ നി(ന്നെവരനി)

ച. ശിവ മന്ത്രമുനകു മ ജീവമു
മാധവ മന്ത്രമുനകു രാ ജീവമുയീ
വിവരമു തെലിസിന ഘനുലകു മ്രൊക്കെദ
വിതരണ ഗുണ ത്യാഗരാജ വിനുത (എ)

Updated on 09 Dec 2008

Thyagaraja Kriti - Nagu Momu Kana Leni - Raga Abheri

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

nagu mOmu kana lEni-AbhEri

In the kRti ‘nagumOmu kanalEni’ -rAga AbhEri, SrI tyAgarAja seems to assume the bhAva of vibhIshaNa requesting the Lord to give him refuge.

P nagu mOmu kana lEni nA jAli telisi
nannu ¹brOva rAdA SrI raghuvara nI (nagu)

A naga rAja dhara nIdu parivArul(e)lla
²ogi bOdhana jEsE vAralu kArE(y)³aTul(u)NDudurE nI (nagu)

C ⁴khaga rAju nI(y)Anati vini vEga cana lEDO
gaganAnik(i)laku bahu dUramb(a)ninADO
⁵jagam(E)lE paramAtma ⁶evaritO moral(i)Dudu
vaga jUpaku tALanu nann(E)lukOrA tyAgarAja nuta nI (nagu)

Gist
O SrI raghuvara! O Lord who bore mandara mountain on His back! O Supreme Lord who rules the universe! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!
Realising my plight of being unable to behold Your smiling face, can’t You protect me?
Aren’t all those in Your retinue the ones who render proper advice to You? would they remain (unconcerned) like that?
Didn’t garuDa proceed fast or quickly hearing your command? or, did he say that it is much distance from vaikuNTha to the earth? With whom else shall I complain? don’t cite pretexts; I can’t bear it; please govern me.

Word-by-word Meaning

P O SrI raghuvara! realising (telisi) my (nA) plight (jAli) of being unable (lEni) to behold (kana) Your (nI) smiling (nagu) face (mOmu), can’t (rAdA) You protect (brOva) me (nannu)?

A O Lord who bore (dhara) mandara - king (rAja) of mountains (naga) on His back!
Aren’t (kArE) all (ella) those in Your (nIDu) retinue (parivArulu) (parivArulella) the ones (vAralu) who render (jEsE) proper (ogi) advice (bOdhana) to You? would they remain (uNDudurE) (unconcerned) like that (aTulu) (kArEyaTuluNDudurE)?
O SrI raghuvara! realising my plight of being unable to behold Your (nI) smiling face, can’t You protect me?

C Didn’t (lEDO) garuDa – King (rAju) of birds (khaga) - proceed (cana) fast or quickly (vEga) hearing (vini) your (nI) command (Anati) (nIyAnati)?
or, did he (garuDa) say (aninADO) that it is much (bahu) distance (dUrambu) (dUrambaninADO) from vaikuNTha (gagananiki) (literally sky) to the earth (ilaku) (gaganAnikilaku)?
O Supreme Lord (paramAtmA) who rules (ElE) the universe (jagamu) (jagamElE)! With whom else (evaritO) shall I (nE) complain (moralu iDudu) (moraliDudu)?
don’t cite (jUpaku) (literally show) pretexts (vaga); I can’t bear it (tALanu); please govern (ElukOrA) me (nannu) (nannElukOrA);
O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! O SrI raghuvara! realising my plight of being unable to behold Your (nI) smiling face, can’t You protect me?

Notes –
Variations
¹ – brOva rAdA – brOvaga rAdA.
³ – aTuluNDudurE – aTuluNDudurA - iTuluNDadurA. The word ‘aTulu’ (that way) or ‘iTulu’ (this way) does not make much difference. However, the word ‘uNDudurE’ meaning ‘they will be like this’ and ‘uNDadurA’ meaning ‘it won't be like this’ are diametrically opposite.
In keeping with the previous phrase ‘ogi bOdhana jEsE vAralu kArE’ which is interrogatory, the context demands a question ‘would they be like this?’ Therefore, 'uNDudurE seem to be appropriate. The version 'aTuluNDadurA', (it won’t be like this) involves a change in the gender – from masculine plural to neuter singular. Therefore, it may not be appropriate.
⁶ – evaritO – evaritO nE.

References
⁴ - khaga rAju - The episode of gajEndra mOkshaM is implied here. As soon as the cry of gajEndra ‘O AdimUlaM’ was heard, the Lord immediately rushed on garuDa and saved gajEndra. Therefore, SrI tyAgarAja ridicules SrI rAma whether in his case garuDa has feigned his inability to take the Lord.

Comments -
² – ogi – There are two similar words in telugu – ‘Ogi’ meaning ‘duly’ and ‘Ogu’ meaning ‘evil’, ‘wicked’; However, in all books, it is given as 'ogi' (short 'o'). Here, the word ‘ogi’ with meaning ‘duly’ has been adopted.
² – bOdhana – this word has both positive and negative meanings. Accompanied by words like ‘tattva’ (tattva bOdhana) it will give positive meaning - ‘philosophical teaching’. On the other hand, when preceded by words like ‘evari’ (evari bOdhana), this will give a negative meaning – whose instigation. Therefore, in this case, the previous word being ‘duly’, ‘bOdhana’ has been taken in a positive sense as ‘advice’.
² – ogi bOdhana jEsE vAralu kArE – Taking meaning ‘due advice’ for (ogi bOdhana), if the remaining words of translated as it is, it would simply mean, ‘they (Your retinue) are not the ones who would give due advice’. However, taking caraNa where garuDa’s case is cited, such a meaning militates against the sense of the kRti. Therefore, this is not an affirmative sentence, but interrogatory. Accordingly, if we translate, this would mean ‘Aren’t the people of Your retinue the ones who give due advice?’.
⁵ - jagamElE paramAtma - How is it possible for the Lord who wields power over the whole universe would not to know the plight of an individual? - this is what SrI tyAgarAja asks. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa would say ‘The mother is happy till the child is busy playing. But the moment she hears the cry of the child – either due to hunger or some other reason, she hurries to take care of the child’. In the kRti ‘sItA nAyaka’ – rAga rItigauLa, SrI tyAgarAja states ‘ingitamerigi...brOcu ... dora’ – Lord who protects understanding the indications or intentions (of the devotees).

The great harikathA exponent Sri TS Balakrishna Sastrigal attributes this kRti to the episode of vibhIshaNa’s surrender. This kRti does not name vibhIshaNa but all the circumstances aptly describe the episode. It is as if vibhIshaNa sang this kRti hearing which, the Lord declared his vow which is considered as SaraNAgati SAstRa by bhaktAs (vAlmIki rAmAyaNa – yuddha kaNDa) -

sakRdEva prapannAya tavAsmIti ca yAcatE
abhayaM sarva bhUtEbhyO dadAmi Etat vrataM mama XVIII -33

“To him, who comes to me, even once, yearning for protection (from me) saying ‘I am yours’, I vouchsafe his security against all living beings; such is my vow.”

Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. नगु मोमु कन लेनि ना जालि तॆलिसि
नन्नु ब्रोव रादा श्री रघुवर नी (नगु)

अ. नग राज धर नीदु परिवारु(लॆ)ल्ल
ऒगि बोधन जेसे वारलु कारे(य)टु(लु)ण्डुदुरे नी (नगु)

च. खग राजु नी(या)नति विनि वेग चन लेडो
गगनानि(कि)लकु बहु दूर(म्ब)निनाडो
जग(मे)ले परमात्म ऎवरितो मॊर(लि)डुदु
वग जूपकु ताळनु न(न्ने)लुकोरा त्यागराज नुत नी (नगु)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. நகு3 மோமு கன லேனி நா ஜாலி தெலிஸி
நன்னு ப்3ரோவ ராதா3 ஸ்ரீ ரகு4வர நீ (நகு3)

அ. நக3 ராஜ த4ர நீது3 பரிவாரு(லெ)ல்ல
ஒகி3 போ3த4ன ஜேஸே வாரலு காரே(ய)டு(லு)ண்டு3து3ரே நீ (நகு3)

ச. க2க3 ராஜு நீ(யா)னதி வினி வேக3 சன லேடோ3
க3க3னானி(கி)லகு ப3ஹு தூ3ரம்(ப3)னினாடோ3
ஜக3(மே)லே பரமாத்ம எவரிதோ மொர(லி)டு3து3
வக3 ஜூபகு தாளனு நன்(னே)லுகோரா த்யாக3ராஜ நுத நீ (நகு3)

உனது சிரித்த முகத்தினைக் காணவியலாத எனது துயரறிந்து,
என்னைக் காக்கலாகாதா, இரகுவரா?

மந்தர மலை சுமந்தோனே! உனது பரிவாரத்தினர் யாவரும்
முறையான அறிவுரை வழங்குபவரன்றோ?
அவ்விதமிருப்பரோ?
உனது சிரித்த முகத்தினைக் காணவியலாத எனது
துயரறிந்து, என்னைக் காக்கலாகாதா, இரகுவரா?

புள்ளரசன் உனதாணையைக் கேட்டு, விரைந்து
செல்லவில்லையோ? ஆகாயத்திலிருந்து புவிக்கு
வெகு தூரமென்றானோ? உலகத்தினையாளும்
பரம்பொருளே! எவரிடம் முறையிடுவேன்?
போக்குக் காட்டாதே; தாளேன்; என்னையாள்வாய்;
தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே!
உனது சிரித்த முகத்தினைக் காணவியலாத எனது
துயரறிந்து, என்னைக் காக்கலாகாதா, இரகுவரா?

புள்ளரசன் - கருடன்
ஆகாயம் - வைகுண்டத்தினைக் குறிக்கும்


Telugu Version

ప. నగు మోము కన లేని నా జాలి తెలిసి
నన్ను బ్రోవ రాదా శ్రీ రఘువర నీ (నగు)

అ. నగ రాజ ధర నీదు పరివారులెల్ల
ఒగి బోధన జేసే వారలు కారేయటులుండుదురే నీ (నగు)

చ. ఖగ రాజు నీయానతి విని వేగ చన లేడో
గగనానికిలకు బహు దూరంబనినాడో
జగమేలే పరమాత్మ ఎవరితో మొరలిడుదు
వగ జూపకు తాళను నన్నేలుకోరా త్యాగరాజ నుత నీ (నగు)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ನಗು ಮೋಮು ಕನ ಲೇನಿ ನಾ ಜಾಲಿ ತೆಲಿಸಿ
ನನ್ನು ಬ್ರೋವ ರಾದಾ ಶ್ರೀ ರಘುವರ ನೀ (ನಗು)

ಅ. ನಗ ರಾಜ ಧರ ನೀದು ಪರಿವಾರುಲೆಲ್ಲ
ಒಗಿ ಬೋಧನ ಜೇಸೇ ವಾರಲು ಕಾರೇಯಟುಲುಂಡುದುರೇ ನೀ (ನಗು)

ಚ. ಖಗ ರಾಜು ನೀಯಾನತಿ ವಿನಿ ವೇಗ ಚನ ಲೇಡೋ
ಗಗನಾನಿಕಿಲಕು ಬಹು ದೂರಂಬನಿನಾಡೋ
ಜಗಮೇಲೇ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ಎವರಿತೋ ಮೊರಲಿಡುದು
ವಗ ಜೂಪಕು ತಾಳನು ನನ್ನೇಲುಕೋರಾ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತ ನೀ (ನಗು)


Malayalam Version

പ. നഗു മോമു കന ലേനി നാ ജാലി തെലിസി
നന്നു ബ്രോവ രാദാ ശ്രീ രഘുവര നീ (നഗു)

അ. നഗ രാജ ധര നീദു പരിവാരുലെല്ല
ഒഗി ബോധന ജേസേ വാരലു കാരേയടുലുണ്ഡുദുരേ നീ (നഗു)

ച. ഖഗ രാജു നീയാനതി വിനി വേഗ ചന ലേഡോ
ഗഗനാനികിലകു ബഹു ദൂരമ്ബനിനാഡോ
ജഗമേലേ പരമാത്മ എവരിതോ മൊരലിഡുദു
വഗ ജൂപകു താളനു നന്നേലുകോരാ ത്യാഗരാജ നുത നീ (നഗു)

Updated on 09 Dec 2008