sAdhiJcenE
Sahityam
Pallavi
sAdhiJcenE O manasA
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He did accomplish, O Mind!
Anupallavi
bOdhiJcina sanmArga¹ vacanamula
boGku jEsi dA paTTina paTTu
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boGku jEsi dA paTTina paTTu
Having forsaken all the truths of the path He Himself had revealed,
He upheld the stance He had taken, successfully!
He upheld the stance He had taken, successfully!
Swara Sahityams
samayAniki tagu mATalADenE²
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He shaped his words to suit the moment!
dEvakI-vasudEvula³ nEkiJcinaTu⁴ (samayAniki)
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As though casting blame upon Devaki and Vasudeva,
He spoke, shaping his words to suit the moment!
He spoke, shaping his words to suit the moment!
raGgEzuDu sadgaGgA-janakuDu⁵
saGgIta⁶-sAmpradAyakuDu⁷
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saGgIta⁶-sAmpradAyakuDu⁷
The Lord of the Assembly, Creator of the sacred Ganga,
Bearer of the musical tradition.
gOpI-jana manOrathamosaGga⁸ lEkanE
gEliyu jEsE-vADu⁹ (sama)
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gEliyu jEsE-vADu⁹ (sama)
The One who, without granting the Gopis’ desires,
Mocks them in playful jest.
Mocks them in playful jest.
vanitala sadA sokka jEyucunu
mrokka jEsE paramAtmuDadiyu gAka
yazOda tanayuDaJcu mudambunanu
muddu peTTa¹⁰ navvucuNDu hari (samayAniki)
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mrokka jEsE paramAtmuDadiyu gAka
yazOda tanayuDaJcu mudambunanu
muddu peTTa¹⁰ navvucuNDu hari (samayAniki)
The Supreme One, who enchants the damsels,
And also makes them worship Him; moreover,
When Yasoda, seeing Him as her son,
Kisses Him with delight, Hari, smilingly spoke…
And also makes them worship Him; moreover,
When Yasoda, seeing Him as her son,
Kisses Him with delight, Hari, smilingly spoke…
sArAsAruDu[11]
sanaka-sanandana-sanmuni-sEvyuDu
sakalAdhAruDu (samayAniki)
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sakalAdhAruDu (samayAniki)
The One, who’s both substance and beyond,
Worshipped by great sages like Sanaka and Sanandana,
The support of all that exists.
Worshipped by great sages like Sanaka and Sanandana,
The support of all that exists.
parama bhaktavatsaluDu suguNa
pArAvAruNDAjanmamanaghuDI
kali bAdhala dIrcuvADanucu nE
hRdambujamuna jUcucuNDaga (samayAniki)
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pArAvAruNDAjanmamanaghuDI
kali bAdhala dIrcuvADanucu nE
hRdambujamuna jUcucuNDaga (samayAniki)
Seeing Him as one compassionate to devotees,
The Ocean of virtues, the Ever-sinless One,
The dispeller of Kali Yuga’s woes,
I behold Him ever in the lotus of my heart.
harE rAmacandra raghukulEza
mRdu-subhASa zESa-zayana
para-nArI-sOdarAja virAja-turaga
rAja-rAja-nuta nirAmayApaghana
sarasIruha-daLAkSayanucu
vEDukonna nannu dA brOvakanu (samayAniki)
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mRdu-subhASa zESa-zayana
para-nArI-sOdarAja virAja-turaga
rAja-rAja-nuta nirAmayApaghana
sarasIruha-daLAkSayanucu
vEDukonna nannu dA brOvakanu (samayAniki)
O Hari, Ramachandra, Lord of the Solar Dynasty,
O Soft-spoken One, Reclining on Sesha,
Brother to others’ wives, O Unborn One, Rider of Garuda,
Praised by emperors, the One with flawless limbs,
O Lotus-petal Eyed! When prayed thus, Instead of protecting me, he spoke…
O Soft-spoken One, Reclining on Sesha,
Brother to others’ wives, O Unborn One, Rider of Garuda,
Praised by emperors, the One with flawless limbs,
O Lotus-petal Eyed! When prayed thus, Instead of protecting me, he spoke…
zrI vEGkaTEza swaprakAza[12]
sarvOnnata sajjana-mAnasa-nikEtana
kanakAmbara-dhara lasanmakuTa-
kuNDala-virAjita harEyanucu nE
pogaDagA tyAgarAja-gEyuDu
mAnavEndruDaina rAmacandruDu (samayAniki)
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sarvOnnata sajjana-mAnasa-nikEtana
kanakAmbara-dhara lasanmakuTa-
kuNDala-virAjita harEyanucu nE
pogaDagA tyAgarAja-gEyuDu
mAnavEndruDaina rAmacandruDu (samayAniki)
Sri Venkatesa, O Self-effulgent One,
Supreme among all, Dweller in the hearts of the virtuous,
Adorned in golden-hued garments,
Resplendent with a shining diadem and glittering earrings, O Hari!
Even as I extolled Him thus,
Ramachandra, lord among men,
Praised in song by Tyagaraja, spoke…
Supreme among all, Dweller in the hearts of the virtuous,
Adorned in golden-hued garments,
Resplendent with a shining diadem and glittering earrings, O Hari!
Even as I extolled Him thus,
Ramachandra, lord among men,
Praised in song by Tyagaraja, spoke…
Charanam
samayAniki tagu mATalADenE
sadbhaktula naDataliTlanenE[13]
amarikagA nA pUja konenE
aluka vaddanenE
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sadbhaktula naDataliTlanenE[13]
amarikagA nA pUja konenE
aluka vaddanenE
He spoke, with artful words suited for the moment;
He revealed the path of true devotion;
He accepted my worship with grace befitting Him;
He calmed my heart, saying, “Fear not.”
He revealed the path of true devotion;
He accepted my worship with grace befitting Him;
He calmed my heart, saying, “Fear not.”
vimukhulatO cEra bOkumanenE
veta kaligina[14] tALukommanenE
dama[15] zamAdi sukha dAyakuDagu zrI
tyAgarAja nutuDu centa rAkanE (sAdhincenE)
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veta kaligina[14] tALukommanenE
dama[15] zamAdi sukha dAyakuDagu zrI
tyAgarAja nutuDu centa rAkanE (sAdhincenE)
He urged me to avoid those whose faces are averted (from Him);
He instructed me to endure, even in times of distress.
Thus, the bestower of comfort, master of mind and body,
The One praised by Thyagaraja, without drawing near, Substantiated His truth.
He instructed me to endure, even in times of distress.
Thus, the bestower of comfort, master of mind and body,
The One praised by Thyagaraja, without drawing near, Substantiated His truth.
Renditions
Variations
- 2 samayAniki – samayAlaku
- 4 EkiJcanaTu – EgiJcanaTu : EkiJcanaTu is the appropriate word.
- 7 sampradAyakuDu – As per Telugu dictionary, the word should be ‘sampradAyikuDu ’.
- 9 jEsE – jEseDu
- 10 muddu peTTa – muddu peTTu : muddu peTTa - is the appropriate word.
- 11 This Svara Sahitya is available only in the book of TKG.
- 12 svaprakAza – suprakAza : svaprakAza - is the correct word.
- 14 veta galgina – veta galgitE
References
- 5 sad-gaGgA janakuDu - Regarding birth of river Ganga, Srimad Bhagavatam – Book 8 – Chapter 21 refers.
- 8 gOpi jana manOrathamosaGga lEkanE – Please refer to Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 10, Chapter 39, wherein the Lord assures the Gopis that he would return to Vraja, but never ever returned after that.
- 15 zama dama – SaDguNa sampat – zama, dama, titikSa, samAdhAna, uparati, zraddha control upon his own mind, control upon his physical body, forbearence for the odds and evens of the nature, equanimity of all beings and having a sympathetic mind, indifference with a sAkSi type of mind, sincere adherence to the words of guru and zAstrAs, by word and deed. [[http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/2005-January/014664.html Six Virtues]]
Commentary
- 1 sanmArga vacanamula boGku jEsi – Svara Sahityas 1 to 4 of the caraNa are in praise of Sri Krishna. The stark difference between conduct of Sri Rama and Sri Krishna is what mentioned here. However, to understand the true purport of the sports which the Lord enacted as Sri Krishna, it needs a frame of mind like those of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Meera, Andaal and other devotees of the Lord. Though Sri Thyagaraja seems to criticise the Lord in this Kriti, if we read his ‘Nauka Charitra’ wherein the Raas Lila has been dramatised, it would be clear that Sri Thyagaraja is pointing out only to apparent differences.
- 3 dEvaki vasudEvulanEkiJcanaTu – In some books, this has been taken to mean ‘He subjected his parents to trilas and sorrow’. The corresponding word EkiJcu does not convey any such meaning; it means ‘defame’ and similar meanings.
- 6 saGgIta sAmpradAyakuDu - Krishna is an expert flute player, hearing which the complete Gokula was mesmerised.
- 13 sadbhaktula naDatalu – Please refer to Kriit ‘karuNa ElAgaNTE ’. A true devotee will NOT - utter falsehood; beseech mean-minded; worship even benevolent kings; forget the Sun (worship); touch meat; drink any intoxicants; cause injury to others; forget teachings; use or enjoy the three kinds of desires - wife, children and wealth; exhibit the delight of wandering as living free; deceive anyone; utter falsehood with blessed or pious people; abandon the truth even when his mind or intellect is disturbed; deviate from his aim with the understanding that he is only a witness.