Graha Balamemi - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

1graha balamēmi śrī rām- ānugraha balamē balamu graha balamu-ēmi śrī rāma-anugraha balamē balamu

Of what potency the planets are? Only the potency of grace of Lord Sri Rama is the real potency.

Anupallavi

graha balamēmi tejō maya vigrahamunu dhyāniñcu vāriki nava(graha) graha balamu-ēmi tejō-maya vigrahamunu dhyāniñcu-vāriki nava (graha)

O what potency the nine planets are to those who meditate on the effulgent beautiful form of the Lord?

Charanam

graha pīḍala 2pañca pāpamulan- āgrahamulu gala 3kāmādi ripula nigrahamu jēyu harini bhajiñcu tyāgarājuniki rasikāgrēsarulaku (graha) graha pīḍala pañca pāpamulanu-āgrahamulu-gala kāma-ādi ripula nigrahamu-jēyu harini bhajiñcu tyāgarājuniki rasika-agrēsarulaku (graha) Show Details

Of what potency the planets are to this Thyagaraja as also to those eminent connoisseurs (of music) – who chant the names of Lord Hari who quells the afflictions caused by the planets, the five great sins and the obstinate (six-fold) enemies - desire etc?

Commentary

• ¹graha balamēmi – Please also refer to Purandara Dasa Kriti ‘sakala graha bala nīnē sarasijākṣa’ and ‘kōḷaru padigaṃ’ of Tamizh Saint Thirujnana Sambandar.
• ²pañca pāpa – Sri Thyagaraja probably means pañca mahā pātaka. pañca mahā pātaka – killing a Brahmana, drinking intoxicating liquors, theft, committing adultery with the wife of a religious teacher, associating with anyone guilty of these crimes. (Source – Monier’s Sanskrit Dictionary);
• ³kāmādi - kāma, krōdha, lōbha, mōha, mada, mātsarya