sItA vara
Sahityam
Pallavi
sItA vara saGgIta jnanamu dhAta vrAyavalerA¹
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O Consort of Sita! The knowledge of music should have been ordained by Brahma.
Anupallavi
gItAdyakhilOpaniSat-sAra bhUta²
jIvan³-muktuDaguTaku (sItA)
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jIvan³-muktuDaguTaku (sItA)
In order to become living-free - the state which is the essence of (teachings) of all Upanishad(s), Bhagavad-Gita etc., the knowledge of music should have been ordained by Brahma.
Charanam
AkAza zarIramu brahmamanE
AtmArAmuni⁴ tA sari jUcucu
lOkAdulu cinmayamanu susvara
lOluDau tyAgarAja sannuta (sItA)
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AtmArAmuni⁴ tA sari jUcucu
lOkAdulu cinmayamanu susvara
lOluDau tyAgarAja sannuta (sItA)
O Lord well praised by this Thyagaraja who – (a) himself apprehending the Indwelling Lord as indeed the Supreme Lord who is said to have space as His body, (b) revels in the melodious Sapta Svara which is indeed pure consciousness consisting of the Universe!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 vrAyavalerA – vrAyavalerA rAma
References
- 2 bhUta jIvan-mukta – Please refer to Srimad-Bhagavad-GIta, Chapter 15, verse 7 for meaning of ‘jIva bhUta ’
- 3 jIvanmukta - Please refer to jIvanmuktAnanda lahari by Adi Sankara – [[http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok23.htm Jivanmutananda Lahari]]
- 4 AtmArAmuni – The word, as it stands, means ‘rejoicing in one’s Self or in Supreme Spirit’. However, Sri Thyagaraja seems to have given a form ie., ‘AtmArAma ’; Also refer to website for exhaustive meanings of the word. [[http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/24/en1 Atmarama]]