Bhajana seya rada (Athana) - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

bhajana sēya rādā rāma bhajana-sēya rādā rāma

Why don’t you chant the name of Lord Rama?

Anupallavi

aja rudrādulaku satata- mātma mantramaina rāma (bhajana) aja rudra ādulaku satatamu ātma-mantramu-aina rāma (bhajana)

Why don’t you chant the (name) of Lord Rama which (the name) is always the personal mantra even for Brahma, Lord Siva and others?

Charanams Combined

1.

karagu baṅgāru valva kaṭinentō merayaga ciru navvulu kala mogamunu1 cintiñci cintiñci (bhajana) karagu baṅgāru valva kaṭini entō merayaga ciru-navvulu kala mogamunu1 cintiñci-cintiñci (bhajana) Show Details

Contemplating repeatedly on the smiling face of the Lord, as garments of unalloyed gold shine well in his waist, why don’t you chant the name of Lord Rama?

2.

aruṇābhā-dharamunu surucira dantāvaḷini merayu kapōla yugamunu niratamunanu talaci talaci (bhajana) aruṇa ābha adharamunu surucira danta-āvaḷini merayu kapōla-yugamunu niratamunanu talaci-talaci (bhajana) Show Details

Meditating again and again unceasingly on – the lips resembling the color of sky at early dawn, the splendid rows of teeth and His shining cheeks, why don’t you chant the name of Lord Rama?

3.

bāguga mānasa bhava sāgaramunanu tarimpa tyāgarāju manavini vini tārakmagu rāma nāma (bhajana) bāguga mānasa bhava sāgaramunanu tarimpa tyāgarāju manavini vini tārakmagu rāma nāma (bhajana)

O My Mind! By heeding to the appeal of this Thyagaraja, why don’t you chant well the name of Lord Rama which is the raft to cross the Ocean of Worldly Existence?

Variations

• ¹mogamunu – mukhamunu