samayamu EmarakE
Sahityam
Pallavi
samayamu EmarakE manasA
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O My Mind! This is the opportune moment; don’t be deceived.
Anupallavi
sumatulau narulanu jEri nija
sukhamanubhaviJcuTaku nIkidi¹ (samayamu)
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sukhamanubhaviJcuTaku nIkidi¹ (samayamu)
To experience the true comfort by associating
with truly wise people, (this is …)
Charanam
antaraGgamuna² kalugu bhayamuna
AntarIka bhakti mArgamu telisi
dAnta saM-rakSakuDaina zrI
tyAgarAja san-nutuni jUDa (samayamu)
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AntarIka bhakti mArgamu telisi
dAnta saM-rakSakuDaina zrI
tyAgarAja san-nutuni jUDa (samayamu)
With the awe that arises in the interior,
understanding the internal path of devotion,
this is the opportune moment to behold the one well-praised
by Thyagaraja, who is the protector of the ascetics; don’t be deceived.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 nIkidi – nIkidE
References
- ‘bhaya-bhakti ’ is also a terminology used in the category of ‘gauNa bhakti ’ – Bhakti with qualities (as against Para-Bhakti or Mukhya Bhakti – motiveless devotion) – to mean ‘fear’ or ‘relief from fear’ as the motive for devotion. ‘Relief from fear’ would come under the category of ‘distressed’ as described in the Srimad-Bhagavad-GIta, Chapter 7, verse 16
- “Four kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna – the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of enjoyment, and the wise, O bull among the Bharatas. (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)
Commentary
- 2 antaraGgamuna kalugu bhayamuna – In the books, this has been translated as ‘it is time to overcome fear’ and ‘in the midst of apprehensions agitating your mind’. In the present context, the word ‘bhayamu ’ means ‘awe’ (reverential fear) like the one that occurs when approaching somebody or something very sacred, which is an essential requisite for a devotee, particularly at the initial stages – and is generally called as ‘bhaya-bhakti ’.
- General – the true meaning of the Charana cannot be intellectually explained excepting by those who have actually undergone the process.