Neyveli Santhanam - 1.1 - tera teeyaga rAdA - gowLipantU - mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008

ப. தெர தீயக3 ராதா3 லோனி
திருபதி வெங்கட ரமண மத்ஸர(ம)னு

அ. பரம புருஷ த4ர்(மா)தி3 மோக்ஷமுல
பார தோ3லு(சு)ன்னதி3 நா லோனி (தெர)

ச1. மத்ஸ்யமு(யா)கலி கொனி காலமுசே
மக்3ன(மை)ன ரீதி(னு)ன்னதி3
அச்சமைன தீ3ப ஸன்னிதி4னி மரு-
(க3)ட்3ட3படி3 செரசினட்(டு)ன்னதி3 (தெர)

ச2. இர(வொ)ந்த3 பு4ஜியிஞ்சு ஸமயமுன
ஈக3 தகு3லு ரீதி(னு)ன்னதி3
ஹரி த்4யானமு ஸேயு வேள சித்தமு
அந்த்யஜு வாட3கு போயினட்(டு)ன்னதி3 (தெர)

ச3. வாகு3ர(ம)னி தெலியக ம்ரு2க3 க3ணமுலு
வச்சி தகு3லு ரீதி(னு)ன்னதி3
வேக3மே நீ மதமு(ன)னுஸுரிஞ்சின
த்யாக3ராஜ நுத மத3 மத்ஸர(ம)னு (தெர)

திருப்பதி வேங்கடரமணா! காழ்ப்பெனும் (எனது) உள்
திரையை நீக்கலாகாதா?

பரம்பொருளே! அறம் முதலாக வீடு
ஆகியவற்றைவிரட்டியடிக்கின்றது;காழ்ப்பெனும் எனது உள்
திரையை நீக்கலாகாதா?

1. மீன் பசிகொண்டுச் சாவின் மடியில்
புகுவது போன்றுளது;
திறந்த விளக்கொளிரும் சன்னிதியினில் திரை
குறுக்கிட்டுக் (கடவுளைச்) சிறையிட்டதுபோன்றுளது;
(எனவே)காழ்ப்பெனும் எனது உள் திரையை நீக்கலாகாதா?

2. நன்றாக உண்டியுண்ணும்போது,
ஈயமர்ந்தது போன்றுளது;
அரியைத் தியானிக்கும்போது மனது
சேரிக்குச் சென்றது போன்றுளது;
(எனவே)காழ்ப்பெனும் எனது உள் திரையை நீக்கலாகாதா?

3. கண்ணியென் றறியாது மான் கூட்டம்
வந்தகப்பட்டது போன்றுளது;
தாமதிக்காது நினது வழி நின்றத்
தியாகராசனால் போற்றப்பெற்றோனே! செருக்கு, காழ்ப்பெனும்
(எனது) உள் திரைகளை நீக்கலாகாதா?

அறம், வீடு ஆகியவை - அறம், பொருள், இன்பம், வீடு
மீன் பசிகொண்டு - தூண்டிலிரையை உணவென்றெண்ணி

Neyveli Santhanam - 1.2 - tera teeyaga rAdA - gowLipantU - mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh G
c ch j jh J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
z S s h

tera tIyaga-gauLipantu

In the kRti ‘tera tIyaga rAdA’ – rAga gaulipantu, zrI tyAgarAja entreats the Lord veGkatEza to remove the screens of envy etc covering his Self.

P tera tIyaga rAdA lOni
tirupati veGkaTa ramaNa matsaram(a)nu

A parama puruSa dharm(A)di mOkSamulu
pAra dOlucunnadi nA lOni (tera)

C1 matsyamu(y)Akali goni kAlamucE
magnamaina rItin(u)nnadi
accamaina dIpa sannidhini marug-
(a)DDabaDi ceracinaTT(u)nnadi (tera)

C2 irav(o)ndaga bhujiyiJcu samayamuna
Iga tagulu rItin(u)nnadi
hari dhyAnamu sEyu vELa cittamu
antyaju vADaku bOyinaTT(u)nnadi (tera)

C3 vAguram(a)ni teliyaga mRga gaNamulu
vacci tagulu rItin(u)nnadi
vEgamE nI matamun(a)nusariJcina
tyAgarAja nuta mada matsara(m)anu (tera)

Gist
O Lord veGkaTa ramaNa of tirupati! O Supreme Lord! O Lord who is praised by this tyAgarAja who has, qucikly, adhered to Your path!
Won’t You uncover the inner screen called envy which drives away the four-fold human pursuit beginning with righteous actions to emancipation?
It is as if (1) to satiate hunger, the fish plunging in the hands of death (by biting the bait); (2) a screen obstructing the clear, lighted, holy presence of the Lord and imprisoning Him; (3) while one is eating food nicely, a fly is found in the food; (4) when immersed in the meditation of Lord hari, the mind wandering about in the streets of low people; (5) herds animals falling into a snare without knowing it to be one.

Word-by-Word Meaning

P O Lord veGkaTa ramaNa of tirupati ! Won’t You (rAdA) uncover (tIyaga) the inner (lOni) screen (tera) called (anu) envy (matsaramu) (matsaramanu)?

A O Supreme (parama) Lord (puruSa)! it (envy) drives (dOlucunnadi) away (pAra) the four-fold human pursuit beginning with (Adi) righteous actions (dharma) (dharmAdi) to emancipation (mOkSamu) (mOkSamula); won’t You uncover my (nA) inner (lOni) screen of envy?

C1 It is (unnadi) as if (rItini) (rItinunnadi), to satiate (goni) hunger (Akali), the fish (matsyamu) (matsyamAkali) plunging (magnamaina) in the hands of death (kAlamucE) (by biting the bait);
it is (unnadi) as if (aTTu) a screen (marugu) obstructing (aDDabaDi) the clear (accamaina) lighted (dIpa) holy presence (sannidhi) of the Lord and imprisoning (ceracina) (ceracinaTTunnadi) Him;
therefore, O Lord veGkaTa ramaNa of tirupati ! won’t You uncover my inner screen called envy?

C2 It is (unnadi) as if (rItini) (rItinunnadi), while (samayamuna) one is eating food (bhujiyiJcu) nicely (iravondaga), a fly (Iga) is found (tagulu) in the food;
it is (unnadi) as if (aTTu), when (vELa) immersed in the meditation (dhyAnamu sEyu) of Lord hari, the mind (cittamu) wandering about (bOyina) (bOyinaTTunnadi) in the streets (vADa) of low people (antyaju);
therefore, O Lord veGkaTa ramaNa of tirupati ! won’t You uncover my inner screen called envy?

C3 O Lord! It is (unnadi) as if (rItini) (rItiyunnadi) the herds (gaNamulu) animals (mRga) falling (vacci tagulu) into a snare (vAguramu) without knowing (teliyaga) it to be one (ani) (vAguramani);
O Lord who is praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja who has, quickly (vEgamE), adhered to (anusariJina) Your (nI) path (matamu) (literally opinion) matamunanusariJcina)!
won’t you uncover my screens of (anu) pride (mada) and envy (matsaramu) (matsaramanu)?

Notes -
P - lOni tera – the screens – also called six-fold enemies (SaDripulu) – kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya which prevents one from realizing the Self.
A - dharmAdi mOkSamulu – the four aims of existence or human pursuit (puruSArtha) – performance of one’s duty (dharma), acquirement of wealth (artha), gratification of desires (kAma), final emancipation (mOkSa).
C3 - mRga gaNamulu – this specifically refers to the herd of deers.

Neyveli Santhanam - 4 - sree nAthAdi guruguhO - mAyAmAlavagowLA - mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008

Raga: mAyAmALavagauLa / Tala: Adi

P: shrInAthAdi guruguhO jayati jayati shrI cidAnanda nAthOhamiti santatam hRdini bhaja

A: nAnAprapaHnca vicitrakarO namarUpa paHnca bhUtAkarO ajHnAna dhvAnta pracaHNDa bhAskarO jHnAnapradAyakO mahEshvarO dInAvanOdyukta divyatarO divyaughAdi sakaladEha dharO mAnasAnandakara caturatarO mad guruvarO maHNgaLam karOtu

C: mAyAmaya vishvAdhiSThAnO mAtmaka kAdi matAnuSThAnO mAlinI maNDalAnta vidhAnO mantrAdyajapA hamsa dhyAnO mAyAkArya kalanA hInO mAmaka sahasra kamalAsInO mAdhurya gAnAmRta pAnO mAdhavAdyabhayavarapradAnO mAyAshabaLita brahma rUpO mArakOTi sundara svarUpO matimatAm hRdayagOpuradIpO mattashUrAdi jayapratApO mAyAmALavagauLAdidEshamahIpati pUjita pada pradEsha mAdhavAdyamara bRnda prakAsha mahEshasya mahArthOpadEsha

English
Victory to Lord Guruguha, who is adored by all Gods beginning with Vishnu. Oh Mind, constantly contemplate on the fact that you are the Cidanandanatha.

He is the originator of different diversified forms of worlds. He manifests as five elements, the named and formed ones. He is the mighty sun, destroying the darkness of ignorance, is the bestower of spiritual knowledge, and is the Maheshvara. He is the divine Kalpaka Vriksha for the afflicted ones, he who bears the sacred river like Mandakini, he who is adept at granting happiness to the heart of His devotees. May my Guru bless me.

He is the substratum of this illusory world. He who is to be invoked through the mantra beginning with Ka and ending with Ma, he who resides in the center of the Malini Chakra, he who is meditated upon as the swan representing the Ajapa Mantra, he who is an expert at obliterating the result of Maya the illusion, he resides in my heart, which is like the thousand-petalled lotus. He who enjoys the nectar of mellifluous music, he provides shelter and boons to Madhava and others. He whose Brahmasvarupa is veiled by Maya, he whose beauty exceeds that of crores of Cupids, he who shines as the light atop the tower of the heart of devotees, he who vanquished the proud Shura and others, his place of abode is worshiped by kings of Mayamalava Gaula Desha et al. He who shines as surrounded by Vishnu and other gods, he has expounded the real truth of Pranava to His father Mahesha.

Neyveli Santhanam - 6 - yEn paLLi konDeeraiyyA - mOhanam - mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008

Song: En paLLi koNDeerayyaa


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En paLLi koNDeerayyaa
raagam: mOhanam

28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Arunaacala Kavi
Language: Tamil

pallavi

En paLLI koNDIrayya? shrI ranganAtharE nIr
(En)

anupallavi

Ambal pUtta shaya paruvata maDuvilE-yavadaritta iraNDATri naDuvilE
(En)

caraNam 1

kOshikan shol kurittadarkkO? arakki kulaiyil ambu terittadarkkO?
Ishan villai murittadarkkO? parashurAmanuram parittadarkkO?
mAshillAda mithilEshan peNNuDanE vazhi naDanda iLaippO?
dUshilAda guhanODattilE gangai turai kaDanda iLaippO?
mIshuramAm citrakUTac cikarak kalmishai kiDanda iLaippO?
kAshinimEl mArIcanODiya gati toDarnda iLaippO?
OdikkaLittO dEviyai tEdi iLaittO? MarangaLezhunduLaittO?
kaDalai kaTTi vaLaittO? lankai ennum kAval mAnagarai iDitta varuttamO?
rAvaNAdigaLai muDitta varuttamO?
(En)

caraNam 2

maduraiyilE varum kaLaiyO? mudalai vAi magaLaittarum kaLaiyO?
edir erudai perungaLaiyO? Kanrai eDutterinda perugaLaiyO?
puduvai Ana mulaiyuNDu pEyin uyir pOkkiyaluttIRO?
adira Odivarum kuruvi vAyai iraNDAkkiyaluttIrO?
tudi shei AyargaLai kAkka vENDi malai tUkki yaluttIrO?
sati shei kAlinAl kALingan maNImuDi tAkkiyaluttIrO?
Marudam shAittO? Adu mADugaL mEittO?
sakaDuruLait teittO? kanjan uyirai mAittO?
arjunanukkAga sArathiyAi tEr viDutta varuttamO?
pOrilE cakkaram eDutta varuttamO?
(En)

caraNam 3

paDi tanilE mettavum nAnE ummai param enavE aDuttEnE
aDimai koLvIr ennaittAnE shempon aNi arangapperumALE!
taTam urainda karum pArai shApamadu taDuttu rakSittIrE!
viDa oNNAda kAkAsuranukkoru kaN viDuttu rakSittIrE!
koDumai koNDazhuda draupadaikkut tuyil koDuttu rakSittIrE!
maDuvil Anai mun ODi mudalaiyai maDittu rakSittIrE adupOl
vArum kripai kaNNAlE pArum manakkavalai tIrum
ninaitta varam tArum tArum en sAmi vaKSamEvum
mahAlakSmiyuDan perum pakSamAga ennai rakSikka ezhundirum
(En)



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Meaning:
P: Why are you reclining (lying down) my lord, Ranganatha!(of Srirangam)

A: You are resting (in the island) between the two rivers (branches of the river KAvEri) which originated from the pool, in the mountain, which is full of water lilies. (Ambal= water lily). Why?

C1: Is it because you obeyed the order of the sage KOsikan (Viswamitra) (to protect his yagnA from the demons)?
Is it because you killed the demoness tATakai by striking her at her abdomen with your arrow?
Is it because you broke the bow of lord Shiva (to win Sita's hand)?
Is it because you subdued Parasuraman's (another incarnation of vishnu--prior to Rama) arrogance?
Is it due to your long tiresome walk with chaste Sita (the daughter of Janaka, mitilEsan, the king of the city mitila)?
Is it due to the arduous task of crossing the Ganga in the boat of blemishless Guhan?
Is it due to your long stay in the CitrakUTa mountain range?
Is it due to your tiresome chase of mArIcan (uncle of Ravana) (who took the form of the golden deer) all over the place?
Did you get tired after chasing him?
Is it because you got tired looking for your dear wife all over?
Is it due to piercing the seven trees with a single arrow (this refers to Rama's proving his valor to Sugreevan by sending an arrow through seven trees straight)?
Is it due to bridging the ocean (to cross into Lanka)?
Is it because you were sorry to have demolished the fortress of Lanka?
Is it due to your fatigue (or regret) from having destroyed Ravana and his gang?

C3: I have sought your refuge in this earth.
Please give me shelter by accepting my surrender, Oh gold-adorned Ranganatha! (arangam= Srirangam; perumAL= vishnu).
You delivered Ahalaya from her curse by stepping over the stone (to which she was cursed by her sage-husband Gautama after her illicit encounter with Indra).
You also protected KAkAsuran ( a demon). (This is an episode about which I am vaguely familiar but not competent to comment)
When Draupadi (in Mahabharatham) was humiliated, by getting subjected to disrobing in the assembly hall at Hastinapuram, you protected her by letting her garment grow beyond bounds (a reference to Krishna).
You also protected the elephant by killing the crocodile when the latter was dragging the elephant into the water by grabbing its leg.

Just like protecting all the above, please shower your grace on me, cure my misery, and give me boons. Please get up and protect me with your consort Mahalakshmi!

Neyveli Santhanam - 9 - sabhApatikku veru deivam - AbhOgi - mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008

சபாபதிக்கு வேறு தெய்வம் சமானமாகுமா
சபாபதிக்கு வேறு தெய்வம் சமானமாகுமா (தில்லை)

(சபாபதிக்கு)



கிருபானிதி இவரைப்போல
கிடைக்குமோ இத்தரணியில்

(சபாபதிக்கு)

ஒருதரம் சிவசிதம்பரம் என்று உரைத்தால் போதுமே
பரகதிக்கு வேறு புண்ணியம் பண்ண வேண்டுமா
அரியவுலையர் மூவர் பதம் அடைந்தாரென்றே - புராணம்
அறிந்துசொல்லக் கேட்டோன் கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் பணியும் - தில்லை

(சபாபதிக்கு)


Song: sabaa patikku - Click to listen (Shivkumar Kalyanaraman)!


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sabha pathikku
raagam: aabhOgi


22 karaharapriya janya
Aa: S R2 G2 M1 D2 S
Av: S D2 M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: roopakam
Composer: Gopaalakrishna Bhaaratiyaar
Language: Tamil

pallavi

sabhApatikku vEru deivam samAnamAgumA tillai

anupallavi

kripAnidhi ivaraippOla kiDaikkumO inda daraNi tanilE

caraNam

oru daram siva cidambaran enDru uraittAl pOdumE
paragatikku vEru puNNiyam paNNa vENDumA?
Ariyar pulavar mUvar pAdam aDaindAr enDrE purANam
arindu solla kETTOm gOpAlakrishnan pAdum tillai



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Meaning:
pallavi: Can there be another god like the SabApati of Cidambaram?

anupallavi: Can we get another merciful one like him on this earth?

caraNam: just once, calling on Siva of Cidambaram, is enough. do you have to do any other penance for ages? All the sages attained his feet, say the scriptures. Let us understand and listen to what Gopalakrishan sings.


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Notation:
Notation available here at Shivkumar Kalyanaraman's Krithi Archive. Also, listen to the music class here.

Neyveli Santhanam - 12 - mAnasa sanchararE - syAmA - mArgazhi mahA utsavam 2008

Manasa Sancharare

Artist: Neyveli Santhanam
Ragam: Sama
Thalam: Aadi
Composer: Sadashiva Brahmendra


raagam: shyaamaa


28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva BrumhEndrar
Language:

pallavi

maanasa sancararE brahmaNee ||
maanasa sancararE ||


anupallavi

matasiki pincaa alankhruta shikoorE ||
madhani akapora vijita mukhurE ||
(maanasa)

caraNam

shree ramaNee kuca durghavihaarE ||
sEvaka jana mandira mandaarE ||
paramahamsa mukha candra cakkOrE |
paripoorita muraLee dhavaraarE ||
(maanasa)