upacāramulanu cēkonavayya

upacāramulanu cēkonavayya
uraga¹ rāja śayana
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O Lord reclining on Sesha – the King of serpents! O Lord! Please accept my services.
capala² kōṭi nibhāmbara dhara śrī
jānakī pati daya cēsi nād(upacāra)
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O Lord who wears garments resembling a crore flashes of lightning! O Consort of Sri Janaki! kindly accept my services.
kapaṭa³ nāṭaka sūtra dhārivai
kāmita phalamulosagē rāma
apari mita nava ratnamulu podigina
aparañji goḍugu nīkē tagunayya (upacāra)
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O Lord, You are the Puppeteer of the Grand Show of Deceipt! O Lord Rama who bestows desired results! O Lord! An unalloyed golden umbrella studded with abundant precious stones is indeed what deserving for You; (however,) please accept my service (with an ordinary umbrella which is all that I could afford).
merugu tīgala rītini merasē
karagu baṅgāru kāḍalamarina
śaradindu dyuti samānamau
cāmara yugamulu nīkē tagunayya (upacāra)
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O Lord! A pair of chowries, with stems made of molten gold glowing like streaks of lighting, the lustre of which is equal to the Autumnal Moon, is indeed what deserving for You; (however,) please accept my services (of ordinary chowries which is all that I could afford).
jājulu sampaṅgulu⁴ maruvapu⁵ vira⁶-
vājulu kuru⁷ vēru vāsanalu
virājamānamagu vyajanamu tyāga-
rāja vinuta nīkē tagunayya (upacāra)
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O Lord praised by this Tyagaraja! A fan with the wafting fragrance of Jasmine, Champaka, sweet Marjoram, Double Jasmine and Cuscuss is indeed what deserving for You; (however,) please accept my services (of an ordinary fan which is all that I could afford).
  • 1 uraga rāja – uraga
  • 2 capala – capalā - As per Sanskrit Dictionary (Monier’s) both forms are correct.
  • 3 kapaṭa nāṭaka - The five-fold activity (pañca kṛtya ) of the Supreme Lord – projection – sustenance – infolding – hiding – grace – are considered as a grand show (līlā ) without any apparent reason or purpose – like the laughter of a baby. Many acts of the Lord in his manifold Avatara are considered as (apparent) deception ‘kapaṭa ’. The following are some of the places where in Srimad-Bhagavatam, the word ‘kapaṭa ’ appears in describing the Lord – Book 1, Chapter 1, Verse 20 (creation); Book 8, Chapter 12, Verse 47 (mōhini ). Please also read the detailed rendering of the vāmanāvatāra in Sri DehaLeesa Sthuthi of Swami Desikan at site– [[http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/vdesikan/dehaleesa_stuti/ Dehaleesa Stuti]]
    • Lord bestows grace, by deception, on mucukunda – Son of King māndhāta of ikṣvāku dynasty - the story in brief is available in the website – [[http://www.urday.com/muchukunda.html Muchukunda]]
    • The full story of mucukunda is contained in Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 10, Chapter 50.It is also stated that mucukunda was a devotee of Lord Siva. Please visit website to know more about viḍaṅga sthalam – temples of Lord Siva – Tiruvarur is one such viḍaṅga sthalam [[http://www.shaivam.org/siddomain/vidanga.html Vidanga]]
  • 4 sampaṅgi – botanical name ‘michelia champaka’ – Tamizh Sampangi.
  • 5 maruvamu – Marukkozhundu (Tamizh).
  • 6 viravājulu – double jasmine - Adukku Malli (Tamizh).
  • 7 kuru vēru – botanical name Andropogon muricatus - Vttiver (Tamizh) – used in fans and desert coolers.