Bhajana Seyu Margamu - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

bhajana sēyu mārgamunu jūpavē parama bhāgavata bhāgadhēya sad-(bhajana) bhajana-sēyu mārgamunu jūpavē parama bhāgavata bhāgadhēya sad-bhajana

O Fortune of supreme devotees! Please show the path of real chanting of names.

Anupallavi

ajuḍu 1rudruḍākhaṇḍala pavanaja 2vijayādulu gumi kūḍi nīdu caraṇa (bhajana) ajuḍu rudruḍu-ākhaṇḍala pavanaja vijaya-ādulu gumi-kūḍi nīdu caraṇa (bhajana)

Please show the path of chanting the glory of Your feet as done by Brahma, Siva, Indra, Anjaneya – son of Vayu, vijya and others by assembling together.

Charanam

sakala vēda śāstra purāṇādi dīpa sakala mantra tantra rūpa sītā-pa sakala dēva ripu samara pratāpa sādhu tyāgarāja nuta śrī rāma 3nija (bhajana) sakala vēda śāstra purāṇa-ādi dīpa sakala mantra tantra rūpa sītā-pa sakala dēva ripu samara pratāpa sādhu tyāgarāja nuta śrī rāma nija (bhajana)

O Light that illuminates all Veda, Sastra and Purana etc! O Consort of Sita - the Embodiment of all sacred verses and mystical formulations! O Glorious One in the battle against all the enemies of celestials! O Lord Sri Rama praised by this pious tyAgarAja! Please show the path of true chanting of Your names.

Variations

• ¹rudruḍākhaṇḍala – rudrākhaṇḍala

References

• ³nija bhajana – When Bhajana becomes way of life – Please refer to the story of Padma Pada – disciple of Adi Sankaracharya -

[Padma Pada]

Commentary

• ²vijaya – This may refer to the gate keepers at Vaikuntha – Jaya and Vijaya - stated to be parama Bhagavata or to Arjuna who is also called ‘vijaya’.