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Githarthamu - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

1gītārthamu 2saṅgītānandamu-
n3ī tāvuna jūḍarā ō manasā
O My Mind! Behold in this place the true meaning of Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita and the bliss attained in music.

Anupallavi

sītā pati caraṇābjamuliḍukonna
4vātātmajuniki bāga telusurā (gītā)
These (meaning of Gita and the bliss attained in music) are well known to Anjaneya – the son of Vayu who is holding in his hands the lotuses of the Feet of Lord Sri Rama – Consort of Sita.

Charanam

5hari hara bhāskara 6kālādi karmamul-
anu matamula 7marmamulaneriṅgina
hari vara rūpuḍu 8hari haya vinutuḍu
vara tyāgarāja varaduḍu 9sukhirā (gītā)
Anjaneya – who knows the secrets of the (formal) worship called sects of Vishnu, Siva, Sun, Sakti etc., who is of the form of blessed monkey, who is praised by Indra – one who has golden horse, and who is the bestower of boons to this blessed Thyagaraja - (He) is happy (having known the fact and practicing it).

Variations

  • 8hari haya – hara haya : hari haya - is the appropriate word.

References

  • 1gītārthamu – Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 18, verses 65 and 66 are relevant –
    • “Occupy thy mind with Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. Thou shalt reach Myself; truly do I promise unto thee, (for) thou art dear to me.
    • Relinquishing all Dharmas take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate thee from all sins; grieve not.” (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)
  • 2saṅgītānandamu – In the kRti ‘nāda lōluḍai’, Sri Thyagaraja states ‘nāda lōluḍai brahmānandamandavē’ – Being totally immersed in the Music, attain Supreme bliss.
  • 3ī tāvuna –‘This place’ - means ‘the act of Anjaneya holding the feet of the Lord - total surrender – which is the meaning of Gita (gītārthamu)’.
  • 4vātātjmajuniki telusu – Anjaneya was in the flag of ArjunA’s chariot driven by Sri Krishna and listened when the Lord propounded Gita. Please refer to Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 1, verse 20 – ‘kapi dvaja:’.
  • 5hari hara bhāskara kāla ādi – This refers to Panchayatana Puja – Worship of Vishnu, Siva, Sun, Sakti and Ganesa. The order of placement of the deities for Puja varies from sect to sect. Please visit the website to get details – [Puja]
    • Subsequently, this has been modified by Adi Sankara as Shanmatha Puja including the worship of Lord Subrahmanya.
  • 6kāla – This refers to Sakti – kālī (the feminine form of kāla)
  • 7marmamulu – Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 3, verse 9 is relevant –
    • “The world is bound by actions other than those performed for the sake of Yajna; do thou, therefore, O son of KuntI, perform action for Yajna alone, devoid of attachment.” (Yajna also means Vishnu). (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)
  • 9sukhirā – The following episode from the life AnjanEya illustrates the comfort derived by him – Source – [Anjaneya]
    • “The coronation ceremony of Lord Rama was celebrated with great eclat and pomp. Sita gave Hanuman a necklace of pearls of rare quality. Hanuman received it with great respect and began to break the pearls with his teeth. Sita and other ministers who were sitting in the council hall were quite astonished at this queer act of Hanuman.
    • Sita asked Hanuman, ‘O mighty hero, what are you doing? Why do you break the pearls?’ Sri Hanuman said, ‘O venerable mother, it is the most valuable necklace indeed as it has come to me through thy holy hand. But I want to find out whether any of the pearls contain my beloved Lord Rama. I do not keep a thing devoid of him. I do not find him in any of the pearls.’ Sita asked, ‘Tell me whether you keep Lord Rama within you.’ Sri Hanuman immediately tore open his heart and showed it to Sri Rama, Sita and others. They all found Lord Rama accompanied by Sita in the heart of Sri Hanuman.”
    • Regarding musical talents of Hanuman, there is a reference in the website (Tamil) referred below –
    • “For sub-duing the pride of disputants, Hanuman, to the melting of mountain, sang a Raga called 'guṇḍaga kriya', and quelled them; further, he created six thousand Janya Ragas and named them as 'hanuma kataka' (or attained the name 'hanuma kataka')” [