zyAma sundarAGga
Sahityam
Pallavi
zyAma sundarAGga sakala zaktiyu¹ nIvErA
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O Lord with beautiful limbs of dark-blue hue! All the Gods are indeed You alone.
Anupallavi
tAmasa rahita² guNa sAndra
dharanu velayu rAmacandra (zyAma)
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dharanu velayu rAmacandra (zyAma)
O Lord who is beyond inertial qualities! O Lord full of virtues!
O Lord Ramachandra effulgent on this Earth!
Charanam
duSTa danuja mada vidAra
ziSTa jana hRdaya vihAra
iSTa daivamu³ nIvErA
ilanu tyAgarAju vErA (zyAma)
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ziSTa jana hRdaya vihAra
iSTa daivamu³ nIvErA
ilanu tyAgarAju vErA (zyAma)
O Lord who destroyed the arrogance of wicked demons!
O Lord dwelling in the hearts of wise or self-restrained people!
You alone are the God of my liking;
on the Earth, is this Thyagaraja different from You?
References
- 2 tAmasa rahita – Though Lord is beyond all Gunas – Satva, Rajas, Tamas - this specific reference may be to the two groups of incantations (mantra grAmaM ) known as ‘balA’, ‘ati balA ’ bestowed on Sri Rama and Lakshmana by sage Visvamitra. By chanting these one would be able to overcome sleep, hunger and thirst. These mantra are considered as daughters of Brahma. (Srimad Valimiki Ramayana – Balakanda – Chapter 22)
Renditions
Commentary
- 1 zaktiyu – Here the word stands for all the forms of the Supreme Lord worshipped by people. This is so because of the word ‘iSTa daivamu ’ – Lord of his liking. Sri Thyagaraja states that the form of Sri Rama is the one of his liking – thus differentiating other forms of the Supreme Lord.
- 3 iSTa daivamu – It is a phenomenon that every one – particularly devotees of Lord – develop liking for a particular form of the Lord depending on one’s temperament and family customs.