Bhajare Raghuviram - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

bhajarē raghuvīraṃ śara bharita daśaratha kumāraṃ bhajarē raghuvīraṃ śara bharita daśaratha kumāraṃ

Engage in collective singing of names of Lord Sri Raghuvira - who has abundant arrows - and the Son of King Dasaratha.

Charanams Combined

1. nīvu dur-āsala rōsi para nindanalanellanu bāsi (bhajarē) 2. pañcēndriyamulanaṇacu prapañca sukhamu visamanucu (bhajarē) 3. anniyu panikodigenā iṭu aṭu tirigina telisenā (bhajarē) 4. vēru panulaku pōka gōmukha vyāghramu candamu kāka (bhajarē) 5. tappu taṇṭalanu māni bhava taraṇamunanu madi pūni (bhajarē) 6. 1karmamu harikinosaṅgi sat- kāryamulanduppoṅgi (bhajarē) 7. bhakti mārgamunu telisi nija bhāgavatula jata kalasi (bhajarē) 8. māyā rahituni kolici nī manasuna rāmuni talaci (bhajarē) 9. 2kāmādulanēkiñci nī kāryamulanu sādhiñci (bhajarē) 10. rājādhipugā velasi tyāga- rāja varaduḍani telisi (bhajarē) 1. nīvu dur-āsala rōsi para nindanalanu-ellanu bāsi (bhajarē) 2. pañca-indriyamulanu-aṇacu prapañca sukhamu visamu-anucu (bhajarē) 3. anniyu paniki-odigenā iṭu-aṭu tirigina telisenā (bhajarē) 4. vēru panulaku pōka gō-mukha vyāghramu candamu kāka (bhajarē) 5. tappu-taṇṭalanu māni bhava taraṇamunanu madi pūni (bhajarē) 6. karmamu hariki osaṅgi sat-kāryamulu-andu-uppoṅgi (bhajarē) 7. bhakti mārgamunu telisi nija bhāgavatula jata kalasi (bhajarē) 8. māyā rahituni kolici nī manasuna rāmuni talaci (bhajarē) 9. kāma-ādulanu-ēkiñci nī kāryamulanu sādhiñci (bhajarē) 10. rāja-adhipugā velasi tyāgarāja varaduḍu-ani telisi (bhajarē)

1. Abhorring evilsome desires and leaving all acts of speaking ill of others, You engage in collective singing of names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 2. Subdue the five organs of perception – organs of speech, sight, smell, touch and hearing - and considering that the pleasures of the Universe to be indeed a poison, engage in collective singing of names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 3. Is each and everything helpful in one’s tasks? even after wandering here and there, has this been understood? therefore, engage in collective singing of names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 4. Do not indulge in other jobs and do not become (deceitful) like the cow-faced tiger; engage in collective singing of the names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 5. Desisting from commissions and omissions and resolving in mind that the aim is to cross over the ocean of Worldy Existence, engage in collective singing of the names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 6. Surrendering all (the results of) actions to Lord Hari and taking pride in performing good actions, engage in collective singing of the names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 7. Knowing the path of devotion and joining the troupe of true great devotees, engage in collective singing of the names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 8. Worshipping the Lord who is beyond illusion and thinking of Lord Sri Rama in Your mind, engage in collective singing of names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 9. Despising kAma etc. and accomplishing Your tasks, engage in collective singing of names of Lord Sri Raghuvira. 10. Realising that the Lord who shone as the Lord of Kings is the benefactor of this Thyagaraja, engage in collective singing of Lord Sri Raghuvira.

References

• ¹karmamu harikinosaṅgi (surrendering results of all actions to Lord Hari) – In this regard, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 9, verse 27 refers -
  • “Whatever your action – Food or Worship, whatever the gift, that You give to another; Whatever you vow to the work of the spirit, lay these also as offerings before me.” (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)

Commentary

• General – The order of caraNas is not same in all books.
• General - The thrust of this Charana 3 is not very clear and more than one interpretation is possible.
• ²kāmādula - kāma, krōdha, lōbha, mōha, mada, mātsarya