Bhajana Seyave - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

bhajana sēyavē manasā parama bhaktitō bhajana sēyavē manasā parama bhaktitō

O My Mind! Engage in collective singing of the names of the Lord with supreme devotion.

Anupallavi

aja rudrādulaku bhū-surādulakarudaina rāma (bhajana) aja rudra-ādulaku bhū-sura-ādulaku-arudu-aina rāma (bhajana)

O My Mind! With supreme devotion, engage in collective singing of the names of the Lord Rama - who is rare even for Brahma, Lord Siva and others and also Brahmanas and others.

Charanam

1nāda praṇava sapta svara vēda varṇa śāstra purāṇādi catuṣ-ṣaṣṭi kaḷala bhēdamu kaligē mōdakara śarīrametti mukti mārgamunu teliyani vāda tarkamēla 2śrīmadādi tyāgarāja nutuni (bhajana) nāda-praṇava sapta svara vēda varṇa-śāstra purāṇa-ādi catuṣ-ṣaṣṭi kaḷala bhēdamu-kaligē mōdakara śarīramu-etti mukti mārgamunu teliyani vāda tarkamu-ēla śrīmad-ādi tyāgarāja nutuni (bhajana)

Having embodied in the most joyful human form - in which sprouts the sixty-four fine arts like - seven musical notes emanating from Nadonkara, Vedas, grammar, epics etc - why (indulge in) disputations - arguments and reasoning without knowing the path of liberation? O My Mind! With supreme devotion, engage in collective singing of the names of the Lord Sri Rama – praised by auspicious Lord Thyagaraja and others.

Commentary

• ¹nāda praṇava – though this may be taken as separate words, Sri Thyagaraja seems to mean ‘NadOMkAra’. This is more so in view of the ensuing words ‘sapta svara’ which emanate from Nada Brahmam. Please also refer to kRti ‘rāga sudha rasa pānamu’ – rāga āndōḷika.
• ²śrīmadādi tyāgaraāja nutuni – It is not clear whether the word ‘tyāgarāja’ means Lord Siva (Tiruvarur). At ‘Thirukkarayil’ (Thirukkaravasal), the Lord is known as ‘Adi Thyagaraja’ or ‘Adi Vidangar’