ninnE bhajana
Sahityam
Pallavi
ninnE bhajana sEyu vADanu
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I chant Your names only.
Anupallavi
pannaga zAyi parula vEDa lEnu \t(ninnE)
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O Lord reclining on the couch of Sesha – the serpent! I shall not beseech others.
Charanam
snAnAdi japa tapa yOga dhyAna
samAdhi¹ sukha prada \t\t\t
sItA nAtha sakala lOka pAlaka
tyAgarAja sannuta (ninnE)
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samAdhi¹ sukha prada \t\t\t
sItA nAtha sakala lOka pAlaka
tyAgarAja sannuta (ninnE)
O Lord who bestows all the comforts that accrues from such actions like bath in holy waters, mental repetition of Your names (with rosary), penance, asceticism, meditation and identification with object of meditation etc! O Consort of Sita! O Nourisher of the entire Worlds! O Lord well-praised by this Thyagaraja!
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samAdhi
– The following verse from ‘Patanjali Yoga Sutra’ (I.41) defines the term –
- “Just as the pure crystal takes colour from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared of thought waves, achieves sameness or identity with the object of its concentration. This may be either a gross object, or the organ of perception, or the sense of ego. This achievement of sameness or identity with the object of concentration is known as Samadhi.” (Translation by Swami Prabhavananda)
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Commentary
- 1 samAdhi sukha prada – Of the eightfold (aSThAGga yOga - yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna, samAdhi), samAdhi is ultimate state of human endeavour. All great saints including Sri Ramakrshna Paramahamsa and Sri Ramana Maharshi have, in their teachings confirmed this fact. Therefore, when Sri Thyagaraja asserts that he derives the same ultimate benefit of a Yogi by chanting (bhajana) the names of the Lord, he only confirms the oft-repated statement that Bhakti and JnAna are but two different paths to reach the same goal.