sarasIruhAnana
Sahityam
Pallavi
sarasIruhAnana rAma
samayamu brOva cid¹-ghana
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samayamu brOva cid¹-ghana
O Lotus Faced Lord Rama! O pure intellect or consciousness!
Anupallavi
para bhAmalanAziJciyannamiDi
pagalu rEyi² sarasamADuvArinolla (sara)
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pagalu rEyi² sarasamADuvArinolla (sara)
It is time to protect me so that I may detest those who, coveting others’ wives, provide for them, and indulge in frolicks with them day and night.
Charanam
brAhmaNikamu³ bAya nIcula
bratukAyenadi gAkayI kalilO
brahmamaina⁴ mATalu nErcukoni
baragErayya tyAgarAja nuta (sara)
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bratukAyenadi gAkayI kalilO
brahmamaina⁴ mATalu nErcukoni
baragErayya tyAgarAja nuta (sara)
As they abandoned the right method of living stipulated for brahmins, their way of life has become that of mean people; further, in this Kali Yuga, people flourish having learnt vocabulary connected with Supreme Lord. O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja!
Renditions
Variations
- 2 rEyi – It is given as ‘rEyu ’ in all the books. Here, the word means ‘night’. Therefore, ‘rEyi ’ is the correct word because ‘rEyu ’ has a different meaning than ‘night’. The plural of ‘rEyi ’ is ‘rElu ’.
References
- 3 brAhmaNika – In Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva (Book 13), Section 141 onwards, there is an interesting conversation between Lord Mahadeva, Uma and Narada on thee duties pertaining to the four varNas. [[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b105.htm Duties of Four Varnas]] *The duties of brahmins are stipulated in Manu Smruti, Chapter 4 - [[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/manu/manu04.htm Manu Smruti]]
Commentary
- 1 cid-ghana – This refers to Paramatma – the Supreme Self as ‘dense or pure consciousness or intellect or knowledge’.
- 4 brahmamaina mATala – This is a stinging indictment of those who freely use the word ‘brahman’ without ever trying to know the true meaning, leave alone practising such methods which are conducive to spiritual progress.