nAma kusuma
Sahityam
Pallavi
nAma kusumamulacE pUjiJcE
nara janmamE janmanu manasA
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nara janmamE janmanu manasA
O My Mind! That human birth is indeed a birth in which one worships with the flowers of names of Lord.
Anupallavi
zrIman-mAnasa kanaka pIThamuna
celaga jEsukoni¹ vara ziva² rAma \t(nAma)
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celaga jEsukoni¹ vara ziva² rAma \t(nAma)
O My Mind! That human birth is indeed a birth in which, having made the Lord to shine in the holy golden pedestal of mind, one worships with flowers of best and auspicious name of ‘Rama’.
Charanam
nAda svaramanE vara nava ratnapu
vEdikpai sakala lIlA
vinOduni parmAtmuni zrI rAmuni
pAdamulanu tyAgarAja hRt-bhUSaNuni (nAma)
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vEdikpai sakala lIlA
vinOduni parmAtmuni zrI rAmuni
pAdamulanu tyAgarAja hRt-bhUSaNuni (nAma)
O My Mind! That human birth is indeed a birth in which one worships, on the holy altar of precious jewels called Nada and Svara, the feet of the Supreme Lord Sri Rama who plays all the Sports, the Lord who adorns the heart of this Thyagaraja, with the flowers of His names.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 jEsukoni – jEsikoni : jEsukoni - is the correct word.
Commentary
- 2 ziva rAma – In some books, the word ‘Siva’ has been taken to mean ‘Lord Siva’. The word qualifies ‘Lord Rama’; therefore, the meaning derived is ‘auspicious’.