Who

Who are You? During one of his travels, Kalidasa felt very thirsty and looked around for water. He saw a woman drawing water from a well. He went up to her and asked her for water. She agreed to give him water, but asked him, "Who are you? Introduce yourself." Now Kalidasa thought that an ordinary village woman was not worthy of knowing who Kalidasa was. So he said, "I am a traveller.(मार्गस्थ)" But his lady replied, "In this world there are only two travellers – the Sun and the Moon. Both rise and set every day and keep travelling perpetually." Then Kalidasa said, "Alright then, I am a guest(अतिथि)." The lady promptly replied, "In this world, there are only two guests – Youth and Wealth. Both are temporary and hence can only be called as guests." Intrigued Kalidasa said, "I am a patient person.(सहनशील) " Now the lady replied, "In this world only two who truly know the meaning of patience – भूमि (Earth) and Tree. How much ever you stamp the earth or throw stones at the tree for the fruits, both continue to nurture us." Now Kalidasa was completely perplexed. He said, "Fine. I am a stubborn person(हठ)." The lady smiled and said, "There are only two truly stubborn personalities – our nails and our hair. We keep cutting them repeatedly, but they continue to grow." Kalidasa had been patient so far, but now in anger he said, "I am a fool(मूढ)". Now the lady gave a wide smile and said, "There are only two kinds of fools in this world – a King who rules without having any capability or knowledge and a Minister who is a sycophant to such a King and lavishes praises on such a useless king." Kalidasa realised that he had been outsmarted. He fell at the feet of the lady and when he touched her feet and then got up, whom did he see? The old woman said, " Knowledge comes from education and not ego. You only consider the honor and prestige received from knowledge as your achievement and you are arrogant about your knowledge. The world is full of knowledge and still, there are many things to learn. Maata Saraswati – the Goddess of Learning and Wisdom. She said, "Kalidasa, you are wise. But, only if you know yourself do you become a human being(मनुष्य). A person without any awareness of self has not reached the pinnacle of being a human."

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Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The rock fort city of Tiruchirappalli is popularly regarded as a pilgrimage destination for its innumerable temples, churches and mosques dotted across the length and breadth of the district. The neighbourhood of Trichy, Srirangam is a pilgrim's paradise as the island is the proud home of the Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple (foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines, that is, Swayam Vyakta Kshetras of Lord Vishnu and first and foremost among the 108 divya desams). Srirangam Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal A pilgrimage to Trichy will not be complete without visiting its historic temples that are considered as spiritual symbols of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Situated just over a kilometre, east of Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple in Srirangam is the renowned Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal koil, one that goes back further to the Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple when Srirangam was called as 'Vellithirumutha gramam'. Subsequently, Srirangam came to be referred as 'Thiruvarangam' after the construction of the Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple. History of Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple was constructed by the Pandya King Vallabhadeva and the temple has a baronial 'vimanam' - the sacred (grand) tower that tops the innermost sanctum sanctorum of Singaperumal. The region was once a dense forest land, bordered by two large natural streams of water, namely River Kaveri to the south and the Kollidam River (Coleroon) to the north. Furthermore, the area was primarily populated by 'rishis' (sages) and their families. From time to time, wild animals of the forests would trouble the families of the sages. Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple Entrance Although the sages living in the area featured the ability to burn down the wild animals, they decided not to use it against the animals and to lose the fruits of their 'kadum thavam' (penance). Alternatively, the sages attempted a more serious kind of penance appealing the graces of Lord Narasimha - god of protection and an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On noticing the penance of the sages, Lord Narasimha appeared offering auspicious sight (visions of the divine) to the sages. As per the prayers of the sages, Lord Narasimha stayed there forever with Goddess Lakshmi protecting the people who pray at this place in a dedicated manner. As the almighty himself appeared here in the midst of the dense forest and stuck around to shield the people from danger, injury, destruction, or damage, Lord Narasimha came to be known as ‘Kaatu’ Azhagiya Singa Perumal, where the word Kaatu can literally be translated as forest in English. Several other stories are also stated regarding the history of this temple. Deities of Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The main deity of the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple in Srirangam is Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal (8 feet tall) who is in a sitting posture facing west. The Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal here is a 'Chaturbhuja Narasimhar' (Narasimhar with four hands). Among the four hands, the two upper hands of the Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal is seen holding a 'sangu chakram' (conch and chakra), while his lower hand is seen in an 'abhaya hastha' posture (blessing posture). Goddess Mahalakshmi is seen holding a flower and seated on the left lap of Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal. It is extremely important to mention that both the feet of the goddess here can be seen in this temple as Goddess Mahalakshmi is typically seen with her right leg hanging down and the left leg is bent inwards. Unlike other Hindu temples in the state, the 'urchava/utsava murthy' (festival deity) of the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple is not found inside the temple complex. Instead, the festival deity of the singa perumal koil is placed inside the Koorathalwar shrine in the Srirangam Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple. As the Singa Perumal Temple was located in the middle of a dense forest, the festival deity was placed in the Ranganathar Swamy Temple for safety purpose. The age-old tradition of keeping the festival deity of the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple in Srirangam Sri Ranganathar Swamy Temple is followed even today. The temple also houses a separate shrine for Garudalwar (the divine vahana of Lord Vishnu). Visit of Nam Perumal to Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple The urchava/utsava murthy (festival deity) of Srirangam Ranganathar Swamy Temple, known as ‘Namperumal’, visits the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple every year on the Vijayadashami day (tenth day of Navratri festival). Namperumal from the Srirangam temple is brought through the Eastern Vellai Gopuram in a 'palakku' (palanquin). On Namperumal adorns the outer mandapam of the temple from morning to evening where special poojas are performed. Evening festivities commence when the sacred bows made of cane and arrows were brought on an elephant through the Chithirai Veedhi of Srirangam. Around 6 PM, Namperumal on his golden horse vahana is posed in front of the Vanni tree (Prosopis cineraria) for the grand event. After poojas, the much awaited hunting episode is acted out in front of hundreds of thousands of people who usually gather at the Kaatazhagiya Singaperumal Temple with Namperumal releasing the arrows with brass heads in various directions, terminating the life of the Vanniyasura (forest demon), and ensuring the protection of the good. the Singar Koil.

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This island of Srirangam is best known for its huge temple for Ranganatha Swami (Vishnu) which is the world’s biggest living temple. However, there are several other shrines in Srirangam, one of them being the Dasavatara Sannidhi, which is close to the Ranganatha Swami temple. There are temples exclusively dedicated to each of the incarnations (avataras) of Vishnu, even to the first two Matsya (fish) and Kurma (tortoise) in various parts of India. But, it is rare to find a temple which enshrines all the ten incarnations (Dasavatara) of Vishnu, including Matsya and Kurma. The Dasavatara temple, as the name suggests, falls in this rare category, and is perhaps one of the very few where devotees can worship the ten incarnations inside one sanctum. The main entrance, with a small gopuram, and the central sanctum face east. On entering, one has to pass through two mandapas to reach the principal shrine, which contains the Dasavataras in a row. A rare feature is that the images of Matsya and Kurma are seen in their original forms as a fish and a tortoise respectively and not in their anthropomorphic forms (with the upper part of the body being Vishnu and the lower parts being a fish or tortoise respectively). The images of all the avataras are instone. In front of the avataras are those of Lakshmi Narasimha, Lakshmi Narayana and Vishvaksena (also called Senai Mudaliar, who is the leader of the army of Vishnu). While those of Lakshmi Narasimha and Vishvaksena are stone images, Lakshmi Narayana is of metal. The front mandapa houses of the sanctums for Thirumangai Azhvar (whose close connection with the Srirangam temple is well known) and one more for the illustrious Sri Vaishnava preceptor (Acharya), Ramanujacharya, who was also very closely connected with the Ranganatha Swami temple. The Dasavatara temple has a spacious outer enclosure (prakaram) wherein is seen the sanctum for Vedanta Desika (another famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya) who was a great poet, philosopher and scholar and whose extant literary works number more than one hundred. This island of Srirangam is best known for its huge temple for Ranganatha Swami (Vishnu) which is the world’s biggest living temple. However, there are several other shrines in Srirangam, one of them being the Dasavatara Sannidhi, which is close to the Ranganatha Swami temple. There are temples exclusively dedicated to each of the incarnations (avataras) of Vishnu, even to the first two Matsya (fish) and Kurma (tortoise) in various parts of India. But, it is rare to find a temple which enshrines all the ten incarnations (Dasavatara) of Vishnu, including Matsya and Kurma. The Dasavatara temple, as the name suggests, falls in this rare category, and is perhaps one of the very few where devotees can worship the ten incarnations inside one sanctum. The main entrance, with a small gopuram, and the central sanctum face east. On entering, one has to pass through two mandapas to reach the principal shrine, which contains the Dasavataras in a row. A rare feature is that the images of Matsya and Kurma are seen in their original forms as a fish and a tortoise respectively and not in their anthropomorphic forms (with the upper part of the body being Vishnu and the lower parts being a fish or tortoise respectively). The images of all the avataras are instone. In front of the avataras are those of Lakshmi Narasimha, Lakshmi Narayana and Vishvaksena (also called Senai Mudaliar, who is the leader of the army of Vishnu). While those of Lakshmi Narasimha and Vishvaksena are stone images, Lakshmi Narayana is of metal. The front mandapa houses of the sanctums for Thirumangai Azhvar (whose close connection with the Srirangam temple is well known) and one more for the illustrious Sri Vaishnava preceptor (Acharya), Ramanujacharya, who was also very closely connected with the Ranganatha Swami temple. The Dasavatara temple has a spacious outer enclosure (prakaram) wherein is seen the sanctum for Vedanta Desika (another famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya) who was a great poet, philosopher and scholar and whose extant literary works number more than one hundred.

Strange ways.

For the first time in history, a young girl climbed a tree one day as a Princess and descended from it the following day as a Queen. The eye witness who stood guard to her in the forest was from Nainital, India - Jim Corbett. 70 years ago, in 1952, Princess Elizabeth travelled to Kenya's jungle with her husband Prince Philip and spent the night in a secluded treehouse (machan) situated deep within the forest. Back in the 1930s, a two-room treehouse on a massive 300-year-old fig tree was built in Nyeri as an auxiliary building to the Outspan Hotel when decorated soldier Eric Sherbrooke Walker decided to build one for his lovely wife. Thus the Treetop hotels started their journey. At that time, another remarkable guy was residing in the cottages of this Kenyan forest. The oldest and arguably most famous national park in Uttarakhand, India was named after him - Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter-naturalist. The Princess invited him to accompany them to the Treetops. Jim spent the day with the Princess and Royal party in the tree house. While she observed and filmed elephants and rhinos on her camera, he spoke to the Prince about the Abominable Snowman, and expressed his concern for the King's failing health. The stunning sunset faded from the horizon. At night, the Princess went to sleep, and Corbett went down to the foot of the 30-foot-ladder. He was ready to guard the Princess through the dark, silent night. But something was happening in London. While Princess Elizabeth was sleeping in the treehouse in Kenya, her father King George VI passed away in the middle of the night. Unaware of what happened that night, the Princess started filming rhinos again, had her breakfast and returned to the royal lodge where she was informed about the news. Corbett wrote in the visitors' book - “For the first time in the history of the world, a young girl climbed on to a tree one day a Princess and, after having what she described as her most thrilling experience, she climbed down from the tree next day a Queen – God bless her” _Source: Tree Tops(1955) by Jim Corbett_

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Thyagaraja Vaibhavam Saturday, March 14, 2009 Tyagaraja Kritis - Alphabetical list Transliteration–Telugu (Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention) (including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) - 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 n/G c ch j jh n/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 S sh s h --- A B C D E G H I J K L M N O P R s S T U V Y abhimAnamennaDu - kunjari abhimAnamu lEdEmi - AndALi adi kAdu bhajana - yadukula kAmbhOji aDigi sukhamu - madhyamAvati aDugu varamula - Arabhi alakalallalADaga - madhyamAvati allakallOlamu - saurAshTraM amba ninu - Arabhi amma dharma saMvardhani - aThANa amma rAvamma - kalyANi anAthuDanu - jinglA anduNDakanE - pantuvarALi anupama guNa - aThANa anurAgamu lEni - sarasvati anyAyamu - kApi aparAdhamula mAnpi - darbAr aparAdhamulanOrva - rasALi-vanALi-vanAvaLi appa rAma bhakti - pantuvarALi ataDE dhanyuDu - kApi aTla palukuduvu - aThANa aTu kArAdani - manO ranjani A daya SrI raghu vara - Ahiri ADa mODi - cArukEsi ADavAramella - yadukula kAmbhOji Ananda sAgara - garuDa dhvani AnandamAnanda - bhairavi AragimpavE - tODi Top B baDalika tIra - rIti gauLa balamu kulamu - sAvEri baNTu rIti - hamsa nAdaM bAgAyenayya - candra jyOti bAlE bAlEndu - rIti gauLa bhajana parulakEla - suraTi bhaja rAmaM - husEni bhajana sEya rAdA - aThANa bhajana sEyavE - kalyANi bhajana sEyu mArgamu - nArAyaNi bhajarE bhaja - kannaDa bhajarE raghuvIraM - kalyANi bhakti biccam - SankarAbharaNaM bhaktuni cAritramu - bEgaDa bhava nuta - mOhanaM bhava sannuta - varALi bhuvini dAsuDanE - SrI ranjani bRndAvana lOla - tODi brOcEvArevarE - SrI ranjani brOva bhAramA - bahudAri buddhi rAdu - SankarAbharaNaM Top C cakkani rAja - kharahara priya calamElarA - mArga hindOLaM callaga nAtO - vEga vAhini callarE rAmacandrunipai - Ahiri cani tODi tEvE - hari kAmbhOji cAla kalla - Arabhi cAlu cAlu nI yuktulu - sAvEri ceDE buddhi - aThANa celimini jalajAkshu - yadukula kAmbhOji centanE sadA - kuntala varALi cEra rAvadEmi - rIti gauLa cEsinadella - tODi cEtulAra - kharahara priya cinna nADE - kalA nidhi cintistunnADE - mukhAri cUDarE celulAra - pantuvarALi cUtAmu rArE - Arabhi cUtAmu rArE - kApi Top D daNDamu - balahamsa dari dApu lEka - sAvEri darSanamu sEya - nArAyaNa gauLa daSaratha nandana - asAvEri daya jUcuTakidi - gAna vAridhi daya lEni - nAyaki daya rAni - mOhanaM daya sEyavayya - yadukula kAmbhOji dAcukOvalenA - tODi dArini telusukoNTi - Suddha sAvEri dASarathE dayA - kOila priya dASarathI nI RNamu - tODi dEhi tava pada - sahAna dEva rAma rAma - saurAshTraM dEva SrI tapastIrtha - madhyamAvati dEvAdi dEva - sindhu rAmakriya dEvi SrI tuLasamma - mAyA mALava gauLa dharanu nI sari - varALi dharmAtma - kEdAra gauLa dhyAnamE ganga - dhanyAsi dina maNi vaMsa - hari kAmbhOji dinamE sudinamu - latAngi dIna janAvana - bhUpALaM - bhauLi dorakunAyani - tODi dorakunAyiTuvaNTi - bilahari duDuku gala - gauLa durmArga cara - ranjani dvaitamu sukhamA - rIti gauLa Top E eduTa nilicitE - SankarAbharaNaM endarO mahAnubhAvulu - SrI rAgaM endu bAyarA daya - dhanyAsi endu dAginADO - tODi endu kaugilinturA - Suddha dESi endukI calamu - SankarAbharaNaM endukO bAga - mOhanaM endukO nI manasu - kalyANi enduku daya rAdu - tODi enduku nirdaya - hari kAmbhOji enduku peddala - SankarAbharaNaM enduNDi veDalitivO - darbAr ennaDO rakshincitE - saurAshTraM ennaDu jUtunO - kalAvati ennaga manasuku - nIlAmbari ennALLu nI trOva - kApi ennALLu tirigEdi - mALava SrI ennALLUrakE - Subha pantuvarALi enta bhAgyamu - sAranga enta muddO - bindu mAlini enta nErcina - Suddha dhanyAsi enta pApinaiti - gauLipantu enta rAni - hari kAmbhOji enta vEDukondu - sarasvati manOhari entani nE - mukhAri entanucu sairintunu - yadukula kAmbhOji entanucu varNintunE - saurAshTraM eTlA dorigitivO - vasanta eTla kanugondunO - ghaNTA eTula brOtuvO - cakravAkaM eTula kApADuduvO - Ahiri eTulaina bhakti - sAma evaraina lErA - siddha sEna evarani nirNayinciri - dEvAmRta varshiNi evari mATa - kAmbhOji evariccirirA - madhyamAvati evarikai - dEva manOhari evaritO nE telpudu - mAnavati evaru manaku - deva gAndhAri evaru teliyanu poyyedaru - punnAga varALi evaru teliya poyyEru - tODi evarunnAru brOva - mALava SrI evarurA ninu vinA - mOhanaM evvarE rAmayya - gAngEya bhUshaNi E dAri sancarinturA - Sruti ranjani E nATi nOmu - bhairavi E nOmu nOcitimO - punnAga varALi E panikO - asAvEri E pApamu jEsitirA - aThANa E rAmuni nammitinO - vakuLAbharaNaM E tAvuna nErcitivO - yadukula kAmbhOji E tAvunarA - kalyANi E varamaDugudu - kalyANi E vidhamulanaina - SankarAbharaNaM Edi nI bAhu bala - darbAr Ehi tri-jagadISa - sAranga Ela nI daya rAdu - aThANa Ela teliya lErO - darbAr ElarA SrI kRshNA - kAmbhOji ElAvatAra - mukhAri EmAnaticcEvO - sahAna EmandunE vicitramunu - SrImaNi Emani mATADitivO - tODi Emani nera nammu - saurAshTraM Emani pogaDudurA - vIra vasanta Emani vEgintunE - husEni EmEmO teliyaka - saurAshTraM Emi dOva - sAranga Emi jEsitEnEmi - tODi Emi nEramu - SankarAbharaNaM ETi janmamidi - varALi ETi yOcanalu - kiraNAvaLi Top G gandhamu puyyarugA - punnAga varALi garuDa gamana - gauri manOhari gata mOhASrita - SankarAbharaNaM gati nIvani - tODi gaTTigAnu - bEgaDa gAna mUrtE - gAna mUrti gAravimpa rAdA - ghaNTA ghuma ghuma - saurAshTraM giri rAja sutA - bangALa giripai nelakonna - sahAna gItArthamu - suraTi graha balamEmi - rEvagupti guru lEka - gauri manOhari Top H hari dAsulu - yamunA kalyANi hari hari nIyokka - punnAga varALi hariyanuvAri - tODi heccarikagA - yadukula kAmbhOji Top I idE bhAgyamu - kannaDa idi nIku mEra - punnAga varALi idi samayamurA - chAyA nATa ika kAvalasinadEmi - balahamsa ilalO praNatArti - aThANa indukA puTTincitivi - bhairavi indukAyI tanuvunu - mukhAri indukAyI tanuvunu - punnAga varALi indukEmi - varALi inkA daya - nArAyaNa gauLa inka yOcanaitE - ghaNTA innALLa vale - tODi innALLu daya - nArAyaNa gauLa innALLu nannEli - ghaNTA inta bhAgyamani - punnAga varALi inta saukhyamani - kApi inta tAmasamaitE - sAvEri intakanna Ananda - bilahari intakanna telpa - sAvEri intanucu varNimpa - guNDakriya ipuDaina nanu - Arabhi itara daivamulu - chAyA tarangiNi I mEnu kaligina - varALi I vasudha nIvaNTi - sahAna ISa pAhi - kalyANi Ivaraku jUcinadi - SankarAbharaNaM Top J jagadAnanda kAraka - nATa janakajA samEta - asAvEri jaya jaya sItArAM - sAvEri jaya jaya SrI raghurAma - mangaLa kaisiki jaya mangaLaM - ghaNTA jaya mangaLaM - mOhanaM jaya mangaLaM - nAda nAmakriya jAnaki nAyaka - dhanyAsi jAnakI ramaNa - Suddha sImantini jnAnamosaga rAdA - pUri kalyANi jO jO rAma - rIti gauLa Top K kaDa tEra rAdA - tODi kadaluvADu - nArAyaNa gauLa kaddanu vAriki - tODi kalala nErcina - dIpakaM kalaSa vArdhijAM - ratnAngi kali narulaku - kuntala varALi kaligiyuNTE - kIravANi kalugunA - pUrNa lalitA kamala bhavuDu - kalyANi kamalApa kula - bRndAvana sAranga kana kana rucirA - varALi kanna talli - sAvEri kanna taNDri - dEva manOhari kaNTa jUDumi - vAcaspati kanugonu - nAyaki kanugoNTini - bilahari kanulu tAkani - kalyANa vasanta karmamE balavanta - sAvEri karuNA jaladhE - nAda nAmakriya karuNA jaladhi - kEdAra gauLa karuNa jUDavamma - tODi karuNa jUDavayya - sAranga karuNA samudra - deva gAndhAri karuNayElAgaNTE - varALi kaTTu jEsinAvu - aThANa kAla haraNa - Suddha sAvEri kAru vElpulu - kalyANi kArubAru - mukhAri kAsiccEdE - gauLipantu koluvaiyunnADE - bhairavi koluvaiyunnADE - deva gAndhAri koluvamarE kada - tODi koniyADE - kOkila dhvani kOri sEvimpa - kharahara priya kOri vaccitinayya - bilahari kOTi nadulu - tODi kRpa jUcuTaku - chAyA tarangiNi kRpAlavAla - nAda varAngiNi kRshNA mAkEmi - punnAga varALi kshINamai - mukhAri kshIra sAgara Sayana - deva gAndhAri kshIra sAgara vihAra - Ananda bhairavi kula birudunu - dEva manOhari kuvalaya daLa - nATa kuranji Top L lakshaNamulu - Suddha sAvEri lalitE SrI pravRddhE - bhairavi lAli lAlayya - kEdAra gauLa lAli lAliyani - hari kAmbhOji lAliyUgavE - nIlAmbari lAvaNya rAma - pUrNa shaDjaM lEkanA ninnu - asAvEri lEmi telpa - navanItaM lIlagAnu jUcu - divya maNi-dundubhi lOkAvana catura - bEgaDa Top M madilOna yOcana - kOlAhalaM mahima taggincukO - rishabha priya mahita pravRddha - kAmbhOji manasA eTulOrtunE - malaya mArutaM manasA mana - vardhani manasA SrI rAmacandruni - ISa manOhari manasA SrI rAmuni - mAra ranjani manasu lOni marmamu - hindOLaM manasu nilpa - AbhOgi manasu svAdhIna - SankarAbharaNaM manasu vishaya - nATa kuranji manavinAlakinca - naLina kAnti manavini vinumA - jaya nArAyaNi maracE vADanA - kEdAraM marakata maNi - varALi maravakarA - deva gAndhAri mari mari ninnE - kAmbhOji mariyAda kAdayya - bhairavaM mariyAda kAdurA - SankarAbharaNaM marugElarA - jayanta SrI mA jAnaki - kAmbhOji mA kulamuna - suraTi mA rAmacandruniki - kEdAra gauLa mAkElarA vicAramu - ravi candrika mAmava raghurAma - sAranga mAmava satataM - jaganmOhini mAnamu lEdA - hamIr kalyANi mAnasa sancararE - punnAga varALi mApAla velasi - asAvEri mAra vairi - nAsikA bhUshaNi mAru palkaga - SrI ranjani mATADavEmi - nIlAmbari mATi mATiki - mOhanaM mElu mElu rAma nAma - saurAshTraM mElukO dayA nidhi - saurAshTraM mElukOvayya - bhauLi mEnu jUci - sarasAngi mEru samAna dhIra - mAyA mALava gauLa mitri bhAgyamE - kharahara priya mIvalla guNa dOsha - kApi mOhana rAma - mOhanaM mOkshamu kaladA - sAramati mOsa pOku - gauLipantu mRdu bhAshaNa - maruva dhanyAsi muccaTa - madhyamAvati muddu mOmu - sUrya kAntaM mummUrtulu - aThANa mundu venuka - darbAr munnu rAvaNa - tODi munupE teliyaka - bangALa muripemu - mukhAri Top N naDaci naDaci - kharahara priya nagu mOmu kana lEni - AbhEri nagu mOmugala vAni - madhyamAvati naLina lOcana - madhyamAvati nammaka nE mOsa - asAvEri nammi vaccina - kalyANi nammina vArini - bhairavi namO namO rAghavAya - dESiya tODi nannu brOva nIkinta - AbhOgi nannu brOvakanu - SankarAbharaNaM nannu kanna talli - kEsari - sindhu kannaDa nannu viDaci - rIti gauLa nanu pAlimpa - mOhanaM narasiMha - bilahari nata jana - simhEndra madhyamaM naukA caritraM nA jIvAdhAra - bilahari nA morAlakimpa - deva gAndhAri nA moralanu - Arabhi nAda lOluDai - kalyANa vasanta nAda sudhA rasam - Arabhi nAda tanumaniSaM - citta ranjani nADADina mATa - jana ranjani nAdOpAsana - bEgaDa nAdupai - madhyamAvati nAma kusuma - 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https://youtu.be/RzBCiTnb93k enta rAni-harikAmbhOji In the kRti ‘enta rAni tanaku’ – rAga harikAmbhOji, SrI tyAgarAja while extolling the Lord, expresses his determination not to leave the Lord. P 1enta rAni tanak(e)nta pOni nI 2centa 3viDuva jAla SrI rAma A 4antak(A)ri nI centa jEri hanumantuDai koluva lEdA (enta) C1 5SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu lakshmaNa vEshiyai koluva lEdA (enta) C2 SishTuDu mauni varishThuDu goppa vasishThuDu 6hituDugA lEdA (enta) C3 nara vara nIkai 7sura gaNamulu vAnarulai 8koluvaga lEdA (enta) C4 Agam(O)ktamagu nI guNamulu SrI tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA (enta) Gist O Lord SrI rAma! O Best of men! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. Isn't Lord Siva serving as AnjanEya by joining You? Isn't SEsha serving You in the garb of lakshmaNa? Isn't the great, wise, excellent sage vasishTha there, as Your benefactor (or family priest)? Aren't the hordes of celestials serving You by becoming monkeys for Your sake? Isn’t this tyAgarAja singing Your virtues proclaimed in the Agamas? Word-by-word meaning P O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may – may whatever (enta) come (rAni) or may whatever (enta) leave (pOni) me (tanaku) (tanakenta) – I shall not (jAla) leave (viDuva) Your (nI) proximity (centa). A Isn't (lEdA) Lord Siva – Enemy (ari) of Lord of Death (antaka) (antakAri) – serving (koluva) as AnjanEya (hanumantuDai), by joining (centa jEri) (literally coming near) You (nI)? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. C1 Isn't (lEdA) SEsha (SEshuDu) – the ornament (bhUshuDu) of Lord Siva (Sivuniki) – serving (koluva) You in the garb (vEshiyai) of lakshmaNa? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall never leave our proximity. C2 Isn't (lEdA) the great (goppa) vasishTha (vasishThuDu) – the wise (SishTuDu) and the excellent (varishThuDu) among sages (mauni) – there as Your benefactor (or family priest) (hituDugA)? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. C3 O Best (vara) of men (nara)! Aren't (lEdA) the hordes (gaNamulu) of celestials (sura) serving (koluvaga) You by becoming monkeys (vAnarulai) for Your sake (nIkai)? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. C4 Isn’t (lEdA) this tyAgarAja (SrI tyAgarAju) singing (pADaga) Your (nI) virtues (guNamulu) proclaimed (uktamagu) in the Agamas (AgamOktamagu)? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. Notes – Variations – 2 – centa – cinta : In some books 'cinta' has been adopted and translated as 'thought’ (I shall not abandon Your thought). In the anupallavi and caraNams 1 to 3, SrI tyAgarAja cites examples of persons being in the proximity of SrI rAma. Therefore, 'centa’ – proximity – seems to be the appropriate word. Further 'centa' is more in accordance with prAsa-anuprAsa. 3 – viDuva jAla SrI rAma – viDuva jAla. 8 – koluvaga – koluva. References – 4 – antakAri hanumantuDai – In the kRti 'ADa mODi galadE’, SrI tyAgarAja states that AnjanEya is an aspect of Siva (SankarAmSuDu). However, in this kRti, he states that Siva himself has taken the form of AnjanEya. The Story of AnjanEya - an aspect of Lord Siva. 7 – sura gaNamulu vAnarulai – Please refer to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa – bAla kANDa – Chapter 17 for complete details. Comments - 1 – enta rAna – enta pOni (whatever might come – whatever might leave)– a colloquial usage in Telugu which generally means 'come what may'. 5 – SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu – SEsha also known as ‘ananta’ is stated to be the couch of vishNu, the snake around the neck of Siva, the ring in the finger of umA and the arm-bracelet of vinAyaka. 6 – hituDu – sage vasishTha was the family priest of King daSaratha and then for SrI rAma. The family priest is called ‘purO-hita’. Therefore, SrI tyAgarAja uses the word ‘hita’ to mean ‘benefactor’ and also ‘family priest’. C3 O Best (vara) of men (nara)! Aren't (lEdA) the hordes (gaNamulu) of celestials (sura) serving (koluvaga) You by becoming monkeys (vAnarulai) for Your sake (nIkai)? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. C4 Isn’t (lEdA) this tyAgarAja (SrI tyAgarAju) singing (pADaga) Your (nI) virtues (guNamulu) proclaimed (uktamagu) in the Agamas (AgamOktamagu)? O Lord SrI rAma! Come what may, I shall not leave Your proximity. Notes – Variations – 2 – centa – cinta : In some books 'cinta' has been adopted and translated as 'thought’ (I shall not abandon Your thought). In the anupallavi and caraNams 1 to 3, SrI tyAgarAja cites examples of persons being in the proximity of SrI rAma. Therefore, 'centa’ – proximity – seems to be the appropriate word. Further 'centa' is more in accordance with prAsa-anuprAsa. 3 – viDuva jAla SrI rAma – viDuva jAla. 8 – koluvaga – koluva. References – 4 – antakAri hanumantuDai – In the kRti 'ADa mODi galadE’, SrI tyAgarAja states that AnjanEya is an aspect of Siva (SankarAmSuDu). However, in this kRti, he states that Siva himself has taken the form of AnjanEya. The Story of AnjanEya - an aspect of Lord Siva. 7 – sura gaNamulu vAnarulai – Please refer to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa – bAla kANDa – Chapter 17 for complete details. Comments - 1 – enta rAna – enta pOni (whatever might come – whatever might leave)– a colloquial usage in Telugu which generally means 'come what may'. 5 – SEshuDu Sivuniki bhUshuDu – SEsha also known as ‘ananta’ is stated to be the couch of vishNu, the snake around the neck of Siva, the ring in the finger of umA and the arm-bracelet of vinAyaka. 6 – hituDu – sage vasishTha was the family priest of King daSaratha and then for SrI rAma. The family priest is called ‘purO-hita’. Therefore, SrI tyAgarAja uses the word ‘hita’ to mean ‘benefactor’ and also ‘family priest’.

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देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे त्रिभुवनतारिणि तरलतरङ्गे । शङ्करमौलिविहारिणि विमले मम मतिरास्तां तव पदकमले ॥१॥ devi sureśvari bhagavati gaṅge tribhuvanatāriṇi taralataraṅge . śaṅkaramaulivihāriṇi vimale mama matirāstāṃ tava padakamale ..1.. Oh Devi Bhagavati Ganga, the goddess of the devas, You liberate the three worlds with the (merciful) waves of your liquid form, The pure one who resides in the head of Shankara, may my devotion remain firmly established on your lotus feet. भागीरथि सुखदायिनि मातस्तव जलमहिमा निगमे ख्यातः । नाहं जाने तव महिमानं पाहि कृपामयि मामज्ञानम् ॥२॥ bhāgīrathi sukhadāyini mātastava jalamahimā nigame khyātaḥ . nāhaṃ jāne tava mahimānaṃ pāhi kṛpāmayi māmajñānam ..2.. Oh Mother Bhagirathi, you give joy to all, and the glory of your water is praised in the scriptures, I do not know your glory fully, but inspite of my Ignorance, please protect me, O compassionate Mother. हरिपदपाद्यतरङ्गिणि गङ्गे हिमविधुमुक्ताधवलतरङ्गे । दूरीकुरु मम दुष्कृतिभारं कुरु कृपया भवसागरपारम् ॥३॥ haripadapādyataraṅgiṇi gaṅge himavidhumuktādhavalataraṅge . dūrīkuru mama duṣkṛtibhāraṃ kuru kṛpayā bhavasāgarapāram ..3.. Oh Mother Ganga, You originate from the feet of Hari, and your waves are white like the snow, moon, and pearls, Oh Mother, Please wash away my sins and help me cross the ocean of mundane existance. तव जलममलं येन निपीतं परमपदं खलु तेन गृहीतम् । मातर्गङ्गे त्वयि यो भक्तः किल तं द्रष्टुं न यमः शक्तः ॥४॥ tava jalamamalaṃ yena nipītaṃ paramapadaṃ khalu tena gṛhītam . mātargaṅge tvayi yo bhaktaḥ kila taṃ draṣṭuṃ na yamaḥ śaktaḥ ..4.. Oh Mother! those who partake of your pure waters, definitely attains the highest state Oh Goddess Ganga! Yama the Lord of Death cannot harm your devotees पतितोद्धारिणि जाह्नवि गङ्गे खण्डितगिरिवरमण्डितभङ्गे । भीष्मजननि हे मुनिवरकन्ये पतितनिवारिणि त्रिभुवनधन्ये ॥५॥ patitoddhāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅge khaṇḍitagirivaramaṇḍitabhaṅge . bhīṣmajanani he munivarakanye patitanivāriṇi tribhuvanadhanye ..5.. Oh Jahnavi Ganga, You are the uplifter of the fallen, and you flow meandering through the great mountains (of Himalayas), cutting through them and adorning them, Oh the Mother of Bhisma and the daughter of the great Jahnu muni, you save the fallen and bring prosperity to the three Worlds. कल्पलतामिव फलदां लोके प्रणमति यस्त्वां न पतति शोके । पारावारविहारिणि गङ्गे विमुखयुवतिकृततरलापाङ्गे ॥६॥ kalpalatāmiva phaladāṃ loke praṇamati yastvāṃ na patati śoke . pārāvāravihāriṇi gaṅge vimukhayuvatikṛtataralāpāṅge ..6.. You bestow fruits to the worlds like the Kalpalata (Wish-Fulfilling creeper); He who reverentially bows down to you does not fall into grief, Oh Mother Ganga, You flow into the ocean with the sportiveness of a young maiden turning away with side glances. तव चेन्मातः स्रोतःस्नातः पुनरपि जठरे सोऽपि न जातः । नरकनिवारिणि जाह्नवि गङ्गे कलुषविनाशिनि महिमोत्तुङ्गे ॥७॥ tava cenmātaḥ srotaḥsnātaḥ punarapi jaṭhare so’pi na jātaḥ . narakanivāriṇi jāhnavi gaṅge kaluṣavināśini mahimottuṅge ..7.. Oh Mother, he who has bathed in the flow of your pure water, he will not again take birth from the womb of a mother (i.e. have rebirth), Oh Jahnavi Ganga, You save people from falling in the Naraka (Hell) and destroy their impurities; Oh Mother Ganga, Your greatness stands high. पुनरसदङ्गे पुण्यतरङ्गे जय जय जाह्नवि करुणापाङ्गे । इन्द्रमुकुटमणिराजितचरणे सुखदे शुभदे भृत्यशरण्ये ॥८॥ punarasadaṅge puṇyataraṅge jaya jaya jāhnavi karuṇāpāṅge . indramukuṭamaṇirājitacaraṇe sukhade śubhade bhṛtyaśaraṇye ..8.. Oh Jahnavi Ganga, You make the impure body pure again by your holy wWaves and compassionate glance, Oh Mother Ganga, Your feet is adorned with the crown-jewel of Indra; You give joy and bestow auspiciousness to the servant who takes your refuge. रोगं शोकं तापं पापं हर मे भगवति कुमतिकलापम् । त्रिभुवनसारे वसुधाहारे त्वमसि गतिर्मम खलु संसारे ॥९॥ rogaṃ śokaṃ tāpaṃ pāpaṃ hara me bhagavati kumatikalāpam . tribhuvanasāre vasudhāhāre tvamasi gatirmama khalu saṃsāre ..9.. Oh Bhagavati Ganga, Please take away my diseases, sorrows, afflictions and sins & evil-tendencies from my mind, Oh Mother Ganga, You are the prosperity of the three worlds and the garland of the earth. You verily are my refuge in the Samsara (Worldly Existence). अलकानन्दे परमानन्दे कुरु करुणामयि कातरवन्द्ये । तव तटनिकटे यस्य निवासः खलु वैकुण्ठे तस्य निवासः ॥१०॥ alakānande paramānande kuru karuṇāmayi kātaravandye . tava taṭanikaṭe yasya nivāsaḥ khalu vaikuṇṭhe tasya nivāsaḥ ..10.. Oh Alakananda, the giver of great joy! Please listen to my prayers and be gracious to me, Oh the merciful one who is adored by the helpless, He, who resides near your river bank, is indeed residing in Vaikuntha. वरमिह नीरे कमठो मीनः किं वा तीरे शरटः क्षीणः । अथवा श्वपचो मलिनो दीनस्तव न हि दूरे नृपतिकुलीनः ॥११॥ varamiha nīre kamaṭho mīnaḥ kiṃ vā tīre śaraṭaḥ kṣīṇaḥ . athavā śvapaco malino dīnastava na hi dūre nṛpatikulīnaḥ ..11.. Oh Mother, It is better to live in your waters like a tortoise or fish, or in your river bank like a feeble chameleon, Or be an unclean and miserable low born (but living near you), rather than be a King or high born but being far away from you. भो भुवनेश्वरि पुण्ये धन्ये देवि द्रवमयि मुनिवरकन्ये । गङ्गास्तवमिमममलं नित्यं पठति नरो यः स जयति सत्यम् ॥१२॥ bho bhuvaneśvari puṇye dhanye devi dravamayi munivarakanye . gaṅgāstavamimamamalaṃ nityaṃ paṭhati naro yaḥ sa jayati satyam ..12.. Oh Bhuvaneswari (goddess of the world), You are the bestower of holiness and prosperity; Oh Devi, You are the daughter of the great Jahnu Muni in liquid form, He who regularly recites this pure Ganga Stava (Hymn), he truly becomes successful. येषां हृदये गङ्गाभक्तिस्तेषां भवति सदा सुखमुक्तिः । मधुराकान्तापज्झटिकाभिः परमानन्दकलितललिताभिः ॥१३॥ yeṣāṃ hṛdaye gaṅgābhaktisteṣāṃ bhavati sadā sukhamuktiḥ . madhurākāntāpajjhaṭikābhiḥ paramānandakalitalalitābhiḥ ..13.. He who fills his Heart with devotion to Devi Ganga, he always feels the joy of freedom (within his heart), This Ganga Stotram which is sweet and pleasing is composed in Pajjhatika meter; It is like a great joy formed with artless innocence (of Devotion). गङ्गास्तोत्रमिदं भवसारं वाञ्छितफलदं विमलं सारम् । शङ्करसेवकशङ्कररचितं पठति सुखी स्तव इति च समाप्तः ॥१४॥ gaṅgāstotramidaṃ bhavasāraṃ vāñchitaphaladaṃ vimalaṃ sāram . śaṅkarasevakaśaṅkararacitaṃ paṭhati sukhī stava iti ca samāptaḥ ..14.. This Ganga Stotram is the true substance in this samsara, giving desired fruits, and is the essence of purity, This hymn is composed by Shankara (Adi Shankaracharya), the servant of Shankara (Shiva); those who read it will be filled with joy; thus ends this Stava (Hymn) (with good wishes for all).