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Anandamanandamayenu - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

ānandamānandamāyenu
brahmānanda nityānanda
sadānanda param(ānanda)
It’s Bliss and Bliss! It’s Bliss Supreme! It’s Bliss Eternal! It’s Bliss for ever! It’s Bliss Supreme!

Charanams Combined

1. śrī rāma nē dhanyuḍaitini ānanda
nīradhilōnīdanaitini rāma
sāreku nī vāḍani pēru kaluganaitini (ānanda)

2. ā nāṭi modalu ninnē vēḍiti duṣṭa
mānavula celimi vīḍiti nā
mānamē nīdu 1bhāramanucunu talaciti (ānanda)

3. pāpamulaku bhayamanditi hṛt-
tāpamulella calla jēsiti rāma
nī pādamuramunanuñci 2pūjiñcanaiti (ānanda)

4. kalikiyāsalu rōsināramuyī
kalini bratuku nāma saramuyiṭlu
paliki paliki 3tolagi pōye vicāramu (ānanda)

5. ilalō sukhamulēmāyenuyaṇṭē
kala kanna bhāgya candamāyenu ninnu
kolici dhyāniñci telusukoṇṭi nī māyanu (ānanda)

6. nīyandamunu kani sokkitin-
eḍa bāyani prēma cēta jikkiti nā
prāyamulella nī pālu cēsi mrokkiti (ānanda)

7. naluvakainanindrukainanu4 candra
kalanu 5dhariñcu vānikainanu rāma
talacinadella ceppa taramā nōṭiki rādu (ānanda)

8. anyamugā jūḍa tōcenā ganuka
dhanyōhamani palka yōcanā
6mūrdhanyulaina bhaktānudhvānta virōcana (ānanda)

9. rājasa guṇamunu māniti rāma
nī japamunu madi pūniti tyāga-
rāju cēsina puṇya rāśiyaniyeñciti (ānanda)
1. O Lord Sri Rama! I have become blessed! I have been swimming in the Ocean of Bliss; O Lord Rama! I have, for ever, earned the name that I am Your’s.


2. From early days, I prayed only to You; I abandoned the company of evil people; I considered that my honour is Your responsibility.


3. I feared sins; I calmed down all the afflictions of the mind; O Lord Rama! placing Your holy feet in my bosom I worshipped You.


4. I abandoned desire for women; uttering repeatedly that ‘the nectar of Your name is the true livelihood of this Kali Yuga’, all my worries have gone away.


5. If one asks as to what happened to the comforts of this World, (I shall respond that) they vanished like the wealth dreamt of; by extolling You and meditating on You, I understood Your grand Illusion.

6. I was enamoured beholding Your beauty; I was caught in the hands of inseparable supreme Love towards You; I saluted You dedicating to You my whole life.


7. O Lord Rama! Would it be possible even for Brahma – four headed - or Indra or Lord Siva – One who wears the digit of the moon - to describe all that one has thought of? No, words will fail.

8. Did You think of looking at me as an alien? otherwise, are You still hesitating to declare that 'I am blessed'? O Sun who dispels the darkness enveloping the most eminent devotees!

9. O Lord Rama! I have desisted from the quality of passion; I have vowed in my mind to chant Your names; I considered that all these to be the merits earned by Tyagaraja.

Variations

  • General – In some books, anupallavi ‘AnandamAnandamAnandamAnandamAyenu” is given; other books have no anupallavi.
  • 1bhāramanucunu talaciti – bhāramanucu nē telisiti : bhāramanucu talaciti - is appropriate.
  • 2pūjiñcanaitini – dhyāniñcaga
  • 3tolagi pōye – tōlagi bāya : toalgi bāya - does not seem to be appropriate.
  • 4indrukainanu –indukainanu - harikainanu : indrukainanu - seems to be appropriate.
  • 5dhariñcu vānikainanu – dhariñcu vārikainanu

Commentary

  • This Kriti forms part of dance-drama 'Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam' . In this Kriti, Sri Tyagaraja depicts the feelings of Prahlada.
  • 6mūrdhanyulaina bhakta – this may be translated as 'most eminent devotees' or 'devotees who became most eminent'. From the preceding words 'anudhvānta, the latter version seems to be more appropriate because unless the veil of darkness is first lifted, one cannot become 'most eminent devotee'. However, it may also argued that even in the most eminent devotees, there is a trace of darkness which is to be ultimately lifted by the grace of Lord. There is story of Narada – the most eminent of devotees – becoming conceited that he has won over Maya; in order to quell that pride Lord makes him into a woman and undergo suffering; For complete story, please refer to Devi Bhagavatam – 6th Book – Chapters 28 and 29 – Please visit the web site for the story - [Narada]

Renditions

Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam (Drama) of Tyagaraja

Part I

  1. Sri Ganapatini Sevimpa (Saurashtram): Invocation
  2. Vasudevayani (Kalyani): Visit of dvāra pāla to the assembly.
  3. dvārapāla questions the sūtradhāri (of the nāṭakam); the sūtradhāri explains the purpose of the nāṭakam.
  4. On questioning by sūtradhāri, dvārapāla tells that varuṇa (Lord of Oceans) has ordered the town to be beautified for greeting Prahlada who has been saved by samudrarāja.
  5. Sagarundu vedalenido (Yamuna Kalyani): Visit of samudrarāja.
  6. Vinata Suta Rara (Huseni): samudrarāja calls on garuḍa to release Prahlada from nāgapāśam.
  7. Vishnu Vahanundu (Shankarabharanam) : Arrival of garuḍa.
  8. Varidhi niku (Todi): After being released from nāgapāśam, Prahlada pays obeisance to samudrarāja. Prahlada requests samudrarāja to tell him the path by adopting which Lord Hari would manifest Himself.
  9. Vaccunu Hari (Kalyani): samudrarāja assures Prahlada that Lord Hari would come if he prays to Him with total dedication.

Part II

  1. Vandanamu Raghunandana (Sahana): Prahlada prays to Lord Hari.
  2. Indukayi tanuvunu (Punnagavarali): As Lord does not manifest, Prahlada becomes sad.
  3. Etla kanugonduno (Ghanta): Prahlada laments further.
  4. Nijamaite mundara (Bhairavi): Prahlada hears the music of the vīṇa of sage Narada - Prahlada asks him to come before him.
  5. Narada muni vedalina (Kamavardhini): Arrival of sage Narada.
  6. After paying obeisance to sage Narada, Prahlada tells his anguish. The sage tells him about the conversation he heard at vaikuṇṭham and that the Lord is aware of Prahlada's bhakti.
  7. Ipudaina nanu (Arabhi): Hearing the sweet words, Prahlada feels happy.
  8. Prahlada wants to know the details of conversation between Lord Hari and Mother Lakshmi. As the Lord explains the call of Prahlada, mother feels sad that the Lord leaves Her frequently and She feels sad that the Lord might remain at bhūlōka and not come back. Thus sage Narada explains that the Lord is very eager to come to Earth.

Part III

  1. Ennaga manasuku (Nilambari): Hearing the nectarine words, Prahlada extols Lord.
  2. Eti janmamidi (Varali): As the Lord does not manifest, Prahlada laments.
  3. Entanucu varnintune (Saurashtram) [sung by the commentator]: Hearing the lamentation of Prahlada, Lord proceeds to Earth.
  4. E nati nomu phalamo (Bhairavi) [Prahlada sings]: Lord Hari comes to earth and embraces Prahlada.

Part IV

  1. Adugu varamulanu (Arabhi (Lord sings)): Lord Hari asks Prahlada to ask for boons.
  2. Varija nayana (Kedara Gaula): Hearing these words, Prahlada feels sad that the Lord is trying to cheat him by granting boons. he tells the Lord that he desires no such boons.
  3. Tanalone dhyaninchi (Deva gandHari): Prahlada explains what he wants - he want to be merged with the Lord forever.
  4. O Rama Rama sarvonnata (Nagagandhari): As the Lord further tests Prahlada, Prahlada says that he is not ready to accept any such deceits.
  5. Sri Rama Jaya Rama (Madhyamavati): As the Lord wants to leave, Prahlada pleads to him.
  6. Sarasiruha nayana (Bilahari): Prahlada sees atma jyoti and extols Lord.
  7. Vaddayundede (Varali): Prahlada asks Lord to remain with him always; Prahlada explains how he will keep the Lord happy.
  8. Tiruna na loni (Saveri): The Lord seats Prahlada in his lap and asks what he wants and Prahlada explains further.
  9. Ramabhirama Raghurama (Saveri): Lord further tests him - He says that he will grant him other boons which will make him famous. But Prahlada would have none of it. He wants only bhakti.
  10. Daya rani (Mohanam): Prahlada prays to Lord further.
  11. Daya seyavayya (Yadukula kambhoji) [Prahlada sings]: Lord wants to know from Prahlada what exactly he wants.
  12. Anandamanandamayenu (Bhairavi): Lord bestows on Prahlada what he desired and also cirañjīvatvam etc. Prahlada becomes happy.
  13. Jaya mangalam nitya (Ghanta): Prahlada extols Lord Hari.

Part V

  1. Nannu vidichi (Riti gaula): Lord wants to take leave of Prahlada, but he would not leave him.
  2. Andundakane (Kamavardhini): Lord says that he will go to vaikunṭham, meet Lakshmi and then come back. Prahlada suspects some trick again and he seeks promise from the Lord that He would return.
  3. Emani vegintune (Huseni): As the Lord departs, Prahlada becomes worried.
  4. Enta papinaitinemi (Gaulipantu): Further lamentation of Prahlada.
  5. O Jagannatha (Kedara gaula): Prahlada searches where the Lord could be. As he recollects the words of the Lord madbhaktāḥ yatra gayanti tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada realising that the Lord is resident in the hearts of Bhagavatas, he prays to Lord.
  6. Chelimini jalajakshu (Yadukula kambhoji): As the Lord did not turn up, he looks at each and every one whom he sees and asks them to convey to the Lord his anguish.
  7. Pahi Kalyana Rama (Kapi): Lord Hari comes along with mother Lakshmi - Prahlada extols the Lord.
  8. Rara mayintidaka (Asaveri): As the Lord embraces Prahlada, he calls the Lord to his house.
  9. Kamalabhavudu (Kalyani) [sung by commentator]: In order to behold Lord talking to Prahlada, Brahma comes to Earth.
  10. Dorakunayani (Todi) [sung by commentator]: Indra follows Brahma.
  11. Challare Ramachandruni (Ahiri): Prahlada offered the sixteen-fold upacāram to the Lord.
  12. Varamaina netrotsavamunu (Paraju): As the drama concludes, the Sun rises - as if to watch the spectacle of Lord Hari being worshipped by Prahlada.
  13. Jaya mangalam (Mohanam): Mangalam
  14. Ni nama rupamulaku (Saurashtram): Conclusion