nitya rUpa

Sahityam

Pallavi

Anupallavi

Charanam

Variations

• ² rEyi – It is given as ‘rEyu ’ in all the books. Here, the word means ‘night’. Therefore, ‘rEyi ’ is the correct word; ‘rEyu ’ has a different meaning. Therefore ‘rEyi ’ has been adopted.

References

• ¹ satyamaina Ajna mIra – The following verse from Kathopanishad, II.iii. refers –

• “From fear of Him Fire burns, from fear shines the Sun; from fear run Indra and Air, and Death, the fifth.” (Translation by Swami Gambhirananda)

• ³ ratna sAnu – Mount Meru – The North Pole is considered to be Mount Meru where the Sun never sets for six months. Please refer to a folklore on the subject in the websites - [[http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/fol/lem/taf.htm Mount Meru-1]] and [[http://www.apollonius.net/celestialship.html Mount Meru-2]]

• ⁴ zESa – Stated to support the seven nether regions (Patalas) with seven upper regions, and therefore, the entire world.

• ⁵ kAzI pati – “Dying in the sacred Brahmanala in Kashi, he will get the Taraka-mantra and also liberation, without rebirth. On dying anywhere (else) in Kashi, Maheshvara will utter the Taraka-mantra in his right ear.” – Dialogue between Sri Rama and Anjaneya in [[http://www.geocities.com/advaitavedant/muktika.htm Muktika Upanishad]]

• ⁶ mahimAspadamaguMuktika Upanishad – who is the source of all mights – Please refer to Tyagaraja Kriti ‘nArada gAna lOla’ – rAga aThANA , Sri Tyagaraja states –

• Without You how bodies would ever move about ceaselessly? without You how trees would ever grow resolutely? without You how rains would ever fall unfailingly? or, without You how would this Tyagaraja ever sing your glory?

• The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad statement is relevant -

• “He who inhabits all beings, but is within them, whom no being knows, whose body is all beings, and who controls all beings from within, is the Internal Ruler, your own immortal Self.” (Translation by Swami Madhavandanda)

Commentary

Renditions