Darshanamu Seya - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

darśanamu sēya nā taramā darśanamu-sēya nā taramā

Is it in my capacity to behold Lord Siva?

Anupallavi

parāmarśiñci nīvu nanu manniñcavalenu śiva (darśa) parāmarśiñci nīvu nanu manniñcavalenu śiva (darśa)

Giving due consideration, You should pardon me.

Charanams Combined

1. gōpurambulanu 1kaḍu goppa kambamula bhū- sthāpitambagu śilala 2taruṇula āṭalanu dīpāla varusalanu divya vāhanamulanu pāpa hara sēviñci 3bahir-mukhuḍaiti śiva (darśa) 2. tarali 4padiyāru pradakṣiṇamulonariñci para ninda vacanamula bāgugānāḍucunu orula bhāmala jūciyuppoṅgitini kāni vara śivākṣara yuga japamu sēyanaiti śiva (darśa) 3. hāṭaka samambaina adbhutākṛtini nē nāṭa jēsukoni hṛn-nāḷīkamunanu māṭi māṭiki jūci mai maraciyuṇḍunadi- yāṭalā 5tyāgarājārcita pāda śiva (darśa) 1. gōpurambulanu kaḍu-goppa kambamula bhū-sthāpitambagu śilala taruṇula āṭalanu dīpāla varusalanu divya vāhanamulanu pāpa hara sēviñci bahir-mukhuḍu-aiti śiva (darśa) 2. tarali padiyāru pradakṣiṇamulu-onariñci para ninda vacanamula bāgugānu-āḍucunu orula bhāmala jūci-uppoṅgitini kāni vara śiva-akṣara-yuga śiva (darśa) 3. hāṭaka samambaina adbhuta-ākṛtini nē nāṭa-jēsukoni hṛn-nāḷīkamunanu māṭi-māṭiki jūci mai-maraci-uṇḍunadi-āṭalā tyāgarāja-arcita pāda śiva (darśa)

1. Having worshipped (a) the temple towers, (b) very sacred flag staff, (c) the figures of Gods carved in rock established on the ground, (d) dances of damsels, (e) rows of lamps, and (f) the divine carriages of the Lord, O Destroyer of sins! I became external oriented; therefore, is it in my capacity to behold Lord Siva? 2. Performing sixteen circumambulations by swaying slowly, uttering nicely words of abuse about others, I exulted by looking at others’ wives, but I failed to chant the sacred twin letter ‘Siva’; is it in my capacity to behold Lord Siva? 3. Is it a matter of play to remain in a state of trance by me firmly establishing (in the mind) the wonderful gold like form (of the Lord), beholding (the form) again and again in the Lotus of the heart? O Lord whose feet are worshipped by this Thyagaraja! is it in my capacity to behold Lord Siva?

Variations

• In some books Pallavi and Anupallavi are combined as Pallavi with no Anupallavi.
• ⁵tyāgarājārcita pāda – tyāgarājārcita supāda

References

• ³bahir-mukhuḍu – One who exults in sensory perceptions which have external objects as their goal.
• “Not letting the mind go out, but retaining it in the Heart is what is called ‘inwardness’ (antar-mukha). Letting the mind go out of the Heart is known as ‘externalisation’ (bahir-mukha). Teachings of Ramana Maharishi - [Ramana Maharishi]
• Refer to Lalita Sahasrananamam (871)– bahir-mukha su-durlabhā – “whose worship is difficult for those whose mental gaze goes outwards”. (Translation by Swami Tapasyananda)
• ⁴padiyāru pradakṣiṇamulu – (16 circumambulations).
  

Commentary

• ¹kaḍu goppa kambamula – Sri Thyagaraja refers to flag staff - dhvaja stambha, the worship of which is considered as equivalent to worshipping the Lord.
• ² taruṇula āṭalanu – this refers to the dance performed before Lord by temple appointed dancers – called Deva Dasi.