rAgarAtna
Sahityam
Pallavi
rAga ratna mAlikacE raJjillunaTa hari zata
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It is said that Lord Hari would shine forth adorned with the garland made of hundreds of exquisite Ragas.
Anupallavi
bAga sEviJci sakala bhAgyamandudAmu rArE (rAga)
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Come, folks! let us attain all the fortunes (of life) by worshipping Him devoutly (with these keertanas).
Charanam
naigama SaT¹-zAstra purAN²AgamArtha³ sahitamaTa
yOgi varulu AnandamunondE san-mArgamaTa
bhAgavatOttamulu kUDi pADE kIrtamulaTa
tyAgarAju kaDa tEra tArakamani cEsina zata (rAga)
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yOgi varulu AnandamunondE san-mArgamaTa
bhAgavatOttamulu kUDi pADE kIrtamulaTa
tyAgarAju kaDa tEra tArakamani cEsina zata (rAga)
It is said that these keertanas contain the true meanings of Vedas, the six Sastras, the (eighteen) epics and Agamas; it is said that singing of these keertanas leads one in the true path (of God realization) following which the great ascetics attain the divine bliss; it is said that (these) are the keertanas which the best of devotees sing collectively; it is said that Lord Hari would shine forth adorned with the garland made of hundreds of exquisite Ragas composed as a means of fording the Ocean of Worldly Existence for redemption of this Tyagaraja.
Variations
References
- 1 SaT zAstra - sAMkhya, yOga, vEdAnta, mImAmsa, nyAya, vaizESika .
- 2 purANa – 18 epics are – brahma, brahmANDa, brahmavaivarta, mArkaNDEya, bhaviSya, vAmana (rAjasa category exalting Brahma); viSNu, bhAgavata, nAradIya, garuDa, padma, varAha (sAtva category exalting Vishnu); ziva, liGga, skanda, agni (vAyu), matsya, kUrma (tAmasa category exalting Siva).
- 3 Agama – brAhmaNa (commentary of Veda Mantra) and zivAgama (tantra or work inculcating the mystical worship of Siva and Sakti – 28 in number)
Commentary
- This Kriti is a kind of self-assessment of Sri Tyagaraja of his life work and who else will be more competent to assess this great bhakta than he himself?