Thyagaraja Kriti - Samayamu Telisi - Raga Asaaveri

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

samayamu telisi-asAvEri

In the kRti ‘samayamu telisi’ – rAga asAvEri (tALa cApu), SrI tyAgarAja states that, without devotion to SrI rAma, it does not matter whether one is alive or not.

pallavi
¹samayamu telisi puNyamul(A)rjincani
²kumati uNDi(y)Emi pOyi(y)Emi

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anupallavi
Samata tODi ³dharmamu jayamE kAni
⁴kramamutO manavini vinavE ⁵O manasA (samaya)

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caraNam 1
sAramau kavitala vini verrivADu
santOshapaDi(y)Emi paDak(E)mi
cEreDEsi guDDi kannulu bAguga
teraci(y)Emi teravak(u)NDina(n)Emi (samaya)

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caraNam 2
turaka ⁶vIthilO vipruniki ⁷pAnaka pUja
neraya jEsi(y)Emi sEyak(u)NDi(y)Emi
⁸dharan(I)ni dhana kOTlaku yajamAnuDu
tA bratiki(y)Emi dayyam(ai)na(n)Emi (samaya)

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caraNam 3
padamu tyAgarAja nutunipai kAnidi
pADi(y)Emi pADak(u)NDina(n)Emi
⁹edanu SrI rAma bhaktiyu lEni nara janmam-
(e)tti(y)Emi ettak(u)NDina(n)Emi (samaya)

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Gist

O My Mind!

• Listen to my appeal properly.
  
• Only that dharma performed with tranquility of mind will be victorious.
  
• How does it matter whether that idiot, who would not earn merit, knowing the opportunity (of human birth), is alive or dead?
  
  
• How does it matter –
  
  • whether a mad man, hearing an excellent poetry, enjoys it or not?
    
  • whether large, blind eyes are fully open or not?
    
  • whether, in the Muslims’ street, one performs elaborate ‘pAnaka pUja’ to a brAhmaNa (or wise man) or not?
    
  • whether that owner of great wealth, which is not donated, survives on the Earth or becomes a ghost?
    
  • whether that kRti which is not on SrI rAma - the Lord praised by this tyAgarAja, is sung or not?
    
  • whether such human birth, bereft of devotion, at his heart, to Lord SrI rAma, is taken or not?
  
  
  
• How does it matter whether that idiot, who would not earn merit knowing the opportunity (of human birth), is alive or dead?

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Word-by-word Meaning

pallavi
samayamu telisi puNyamulu-Arjincani
kumati uNDi-Emi pOyi-Emi

How does it matter (Emi) whether that idiot (kumati), who would not earn (Arjincani) merit (puNyamulu) (puNyamulArjincani), knowing (telisi) the opportunity (samayamu) (of human birth), is alive (uNDi) (uNDiyEmi) or dead (pOyi) (pOyiEmi)?

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anupallavi
Samata tODi dharmamu jayamE kAni
kramamutO manavini vinavE O manasA (samaya)

Only (kAni) that dharma (dharmamu) performed with (tODi) tranquility of mind (Samata) will be victorious (jayamE);
O My Mind (manasA)! Listen (vinavE) to my appeal (manavi) properly (kramumutO);
How does it matter whether that idiot, who would not earn merit knowing the opportunity (of human birth), is alive or dead?

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caraNam 1
sAramau kavitala vini verrivADu
santOshapaDi-Emi paDaka-Emi
cEreDEsi guDDi kannulu bAguga
teraci-Emi teravka-uNDina-Emi (samaya)

How does it matter (Emi) whether a mad man (verrivADu), hearing (vini) an excellent (sAramau) poetry (kavitala), enjoys (santOshapaDi) (santOshapaDiyEmi) it or not (paDaka) (paDakEmi)?
How does it matter (Emi) whether large (cEreDEsi) (literally as big as the hollow of the hand) blind (guDDi) eyes (kannulu) are fully (bAguga) open (teraci) (teraciyEmi) or not (teravakuNDina) (teravakuNDinanEmi) (literally not open)?
how does it matter whether that idiot, who would not earn merit knowing the opportunity (of human birth), is alive or dead?

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caraNam 2
turaka vIthilO vipruniki pAnaka pUja
neraya jEsi-Emi sEyaka-uNDi-Emi
dharanu-Ini dhana kOTlaku yajamAnuDu
tA bratiki-Emi dayyamu-aina-Emi (samaya)

How does it matter (Emi) whether, in the Muslims’ (turaka) street (vIthilO), one performs (jEsi) (jEsiyEmi) elaborate (neraya) (literally fully) ‘pAnaka pUja’ to a brAhmaNa (or wise man) (vipruniki) or not (sEyaka uNDi) (sEyakuNDiyEmi)?
How does it matter (Emi) whether that (tA) owner (yajamAnuDu) of great (kOTlaku) (literally crores of) wealth (dhana) which is not donated (Ini), survives (bratiki) (bratikiyEmi) on the Earth (dharanu) (dharanIni) or becomes (aina) a ghost (dayyamu) (dayyamainanEmi)?
how does it matter whether that idiot, who would not earn merit knowing the opportunity (of human birth), is alive or dead?

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caraNam 3
padamu tyAgarAja nutunipai kAnidi
pADi-Emi pADaka-uNDina-Emi
edanu SrI rAma bhaktiyu lEni nara janmamu-
etti-Emi ettaka-uNDina-Emi (samaya)

How does it matter (Emi) whether that kRti (padamu) which is not (kAnidi) on SrI rAma - the Lord praised (nutunipai) by this tyAgarAja, is sung (pADi) (pADiyEmi) or not (pADaka uNDina) (pADakuNDinananEmi)?
How does it matter (Emi) whether such human (nara) birth (janmamu), bereft of (lEni) devotion (bhaktiyu), at his heart (edanu), to Lord SrI rAma, is taken (etti) (janmamettiyEmi) or not (ettaka uNDina) (ettakuNDinanEmi)?
How does it matter whether that idiot, who would not earn merit knowing the opportunity (of human birth), is alive or dead?

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Notes –
Variations –
² - kumati – dhanikuDu.

⁵ – O manasA – manasa.

⁶ – vIthi – vIdhi.

⁹ – edanu – Edanu. 'Edanu' does not seem to be appropriate.

Comments -
¹ – samayamu – here, this word seems to refer to the occasion of human birth in this World and not to any specific moment or opportunity in life.

³ – dharmamu – this word has three meanings – righteous conduct, duty, charity. From the examples given in the caraNas, it is not possible to glean the actual meaning intended by SrI tyAgarAja.

⁴ – kramamutO – from the placement of the word, it appears that this word is to be joined to word ‘manavini’. However, it is also possible to join this word directly to pallavi.

⁷ – pAnaka pUja – This would generally refer to pUja performed by house-holders when bhAgavatas go round the streets singing bhajan. The house-holders seat the bhAgavatas, wash their feet, circumambulate and prostrate before them, and offer them water mixed with jaggery (pAnaka) for quenching their thirst. This is ‘pAnaka pUja’.

⁸ – dharanu Ini – the word ‘dharanu’ (on the Earth) can be either joined with ‘Ini’ (not donated) (not donated on the Earth) or with ‘bratiki’ (lives) (lives on the Earth).

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Devanagari

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. समयमु तॆलिसि पुण्यमु(ला)र्जिञ्चनि
कुमति उण्डि(ये)मि पोयि(ये)मि

अ. शमत तोडि धर्ममु जयमे कानि
क्रममुतो मनविनि विनवे ओ मनसा (स)

च1. सारमौ कवितल विनि वॆर्रिवाडु
सन्तोषपडि(ये)मि पड(के)मि
चेरॆडेसि गुड्डि कन्नुलु बागुग
तॆरचि(ये)मि तॆरव(कु)ण्डिन(ने)मि (स)

च2. तुरक वीथिलो विप्रुनिकि पानक पूज
नॆरय जेसि(ये)मि सेय(कु)ण्डि(ये)मि
धर(नी)नि धन कोट्लकु यजमानुडु
ता ब्रतिकि(ये)मि दय्य(मै)न(ने)मि (स)

च3. पदमु त्यागराज नुतुनिपै कानिदि
पाडि(ये)मि पाड(कु)ण्डिन(ने)मि
ऎदनु श्री राम भक्तियु लेनि नर जन्म- 
(मॆ)त्ति(ये)मि ऎत्त(कु)ण्डिन(ने)मि (स)

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Tamil

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. ஸமயமு தெலிஸி புண்யமு(லா)ர்ஜிஞ்சனி
குமதி உண்டி3(யே)மி போயி(யே)மி

அ. ஸ1மத தோடி3 த4ர்மமு ஜயமே கானி
க்ரமமுதோ மனவினி வினவே ஓ மனஸா (ஸ)

ச1. ஸாரமௌ கவிதல வினி வெர்ரிவாடு3
ஸந்தோஷபடி3(யே)மி பட3(கே)மி
சேரெடே3ஸி கு3ட்3டி3 கன்னுலு பா3கு3க3
தெரசி(யே)மி தெரவ(கு)ண்டி3ன(னே)மி (ஸ)

ச2. துரக வீதி2லோ விப்ருனிகி பானக பூஜ
நெரய ஜேஸி(யே)மி ஸேய(கு)ண்டி3(யே)மி
த4ர(னீ)னி த4ன கோட்லகு யஜமானுடு3
தா ப்3ரதிகி(யே)மி த3ய்ய(மை)ன(னே)மி (ஸ)

ச3. பத3மு த்யாக3ராஜ நுதுனிபை கானிதி3
பாடி3(யே)மி பாட3(கு)ண்டி3ன(னே)மி
எத3னு ஸ்ரீ ராம ப4க்தியு லேனி நர ஜன்ம-
(மெ)த்தி(யே)மி எத்த(கு)ண்டி3ன(னே)மி (ஸ)

சமயமறிந்து, நல்வினையீட்டாத
அறிவிலி இருந்தென்ன, போயென்ன?

(மன) அடக்கத்துடன் (இயற்றும்) தருமமே வெல்லுமேயன்றி,
முறையாக (எனது) வேண்டுகோளினைக் கேளாய், ஓ மனமே!
சமயமறிந்து நல்வினையீட்டாத
அறிவிலி இருந்தென்ன, போயென்ன?

1. சாரமான கவிதைகளைக் கேட்டு, பித்தன்
களிப்பு உற்றாலென்ன, உறாவிடிலென்ன?
அகன்ற, பார்வையற்ற கண்கள், நன்கு
திறந்தென்ன, திறவாதிருந்தென்ன?
சமயமறிந்து நல்வினையீட்டாத
அறிவிலி இருந்தென்ன, போயென்ன?

2. துலுக்கர் வீதியினில், அந்தணனுக்கு, பானக பூசை
நிறையச் செய்தென்ன, செய்யாதிருந்தென்ன?
புவியினில், ஈயாத செல்வம் கோடிகளுக்கு உரியவன்,
தான் பிழைத்தாலென்ன, பேயானாலென்ன?
சமயமறிந்து நல்வினையீட்டாத
அறிவிலி இருந்தென்ன, போயென்ன?

3. பாடல், தியாகராசன் போற்றுவோன் மீது அல்லாதாகில்
பாடியென்ன, பாடாதிருந்தென்ன?
இதயத்தினில், இராமனின் பக்தியற்ற மனிதப் பிறவி
எடுத்தென்ன, எடுக்காதிருந்தாலென்ன?
சமயமறிந்து நல்வினையீட்டாத
அறிவிலி இருந்தென்ன, போயென்ன?

கோடிகளுக்கு - செல்வத்தினைக் குறிக்கும்
பானகம் - வெல்ல நீர்
தியாகராசன் போற்றுவோன் - இராமன்

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Telugu

ప. సమయము తెలిసి పుణ్యములార్జించని
కుమతి ఉండియేమి పోయియేమి

అ. శమత తోడి ధర్మము జయమే కాని
క్రమముతో మనవిని వినవే ఓ మనసా (స)

చ1. సారమౌ కవితల విని వెర్రివాడు
సంతోషపడియేమి పడకేమి
చేరెడేసి గుడ్డి కన్నులు బాగుగ
తెరచియేమి తెరవకుండిననేమి (స)

చ2. తురక వీథిలో విప్రునికి పానక పూజ
నెరయ జేసియేమి సేయకుండియేమి
ధరనీని ధన కోట్లకు యజమానుడు
తా బ్రతికియేమి దయ్యమైననేమి (స)

చ3. పదము త్యాగరాజ నుతునిపై కానిది
పాడియేమి పాడకుండిననేమి
ఎదను శ్రీ రామ భక్తియు లేని నర జన్మ-
మెత్తియేమి ఎత్తకుండిననేమి (స)

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Kannada

ಪ. ಸಮಯಮು ತೆಲಿಸಿ ಪುಣ್ಯಮುಲಾರ್ಜಿಂಚನಿ
ಕುಮತಿ ಉಂಡಿಯೇಮಿ ಪೋಯಿಯೇಮಿ

ಅ. ಶಮತ ತೋಡಿ ಧರ್ಮಮು ಜಯಮೇ ಕಾನಿ
ಕ್ರಮಮುತೋ ಮನವಿನಿ ವಿನವೇ ಓ ಮನಸಾ (ಸ)

ಚ1. ಸಾರಮೌ ಕವಿತಲ ವಿನಿ ವೆರ್ರಿವಾಡು
ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಯೇಮಿ ಪಡಕೇಮಿ
ಚೇರೆಡೇಸಿ ಗುಡ್ಡಿ ಕನ್ನುಲು ಬಾಗುಗ
ತೆರಚಿಯೇಮಿ ತೆರವಕುಂಡಿನನೇಮಿ (ಸ)

ಚ2. ತುರಕ ವೀಥಿಲೋ ವಿಪ್ರುನಿಕಿ ಪಾನಕ ಪೂಜ
ನೆರಯ ಜೇಸಿಯೇಮಿ ಸೇಯಕುಂಡಿಯೇಮಿ
ಧರನೀನಿ ಧನ ಕೋಟ್ಲಕು ಯಜಮಾನುಡು
ತಾ ಬ್ರತಿಕಿಯೇಮಿ ದಯ್ಯಮೈನನೇಮಿ (ಸ)

ಚ3. ಪದಮು ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ ನುತುನಿಪೈ ಕಾನಿದಿ
ಪಾಡಿಯೇಮಿ ಪಾಡಕುಂಡಿನನೇಮಿ
ಎದನು ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ಭಕ್ತಿಯು ಲೇನಿ ನರ ಜನ್ಮ-
ಮೆತ್ತಿಯೇಮಿ ಎತ್ತಕುಂಡಿನನೇಮಿ (ಸ)

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Malayalam

പ. സമയമു തെലിസി പുണ്യമുലാര്ജിഞ്ചനി
കുമതി ഉണ്ഡിയേമി പോയിയേമി

അ. ശമത തോഡി ധര്മമു ജയമേ കാനി
ക്രമമുതോ മനവിനി വിനവേ ഓ മനസാ (സ)

ച1. സാരമൌ കവിതല വിനി വെര്രിവാഡു
സന്തോഷപഡിയേമി പഡകേമി
ചേരെഡേസി ഗുഡ്ഡി കന്നുലു ബാഗുഗ
തെരചിയേമി തെരവകുണ്ഡിനനേമി (സ)

ച2. തുരക വീഥിലോ വിപ്രുനികി പാനക പൂജ
നെരയ ജേസിയേമി സേയകുണ്ഡിയേമി
ധരനീനി ധന കോട്ലകു യജമാനുഡു
താ ബ്രതികിയേമി ദയ്യമൈനനേമി (സ)

ച3. പദമു ത്യാഗരാജ നുതുനിപൈ കാനിദി
പാഡിയേമി പാഡകുണ്ഡിനനേമി
എദനു ശ്രീ രാമ ഭക്തിയു ലേനി നര ജന്മ-
മെത്തിയേമി എത്തകുണ്ഡിനനേമി (സ)

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Updated on 21 Aug 2013