Ninne Nera Namminanura O rama

ninnE nera
raagam: kaamavardhani

51 pantuvaraaLi (kaamavardhani) mela
Aa: S R1 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S

taaLam: roopakam
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

ninnE nera namminAnura O rAma rAmayya

anupallavi

anni kallalanucu ADi pADi vEDi pannagashayana nE cinna tanamu nADE

caraNam 1

vEda shAstra purANa vidyalacE bhEda vAdamula dIraka bhramayu vArala jUci

caraNam 2

bhOgamula kOraku bhuvilO rAjasammuna yAgAdu lonarinci yalayu vArula jUci

caraNam 3

I janmamuna ninnu rAji jEsikonalEka rAjillarAni tyAgarAja rAja rAghava


Meaning:
pallavi: Rama! I fully placed my faith in you alone.
anupallavi: I realized that worldly happiness is a mirage, so I engaged myself in singing your glory and praying for your grace while dancing to the rhythmic chanting of your names, ever since my childhood.
caraNam 1: Oh, you who recline on the serpent couch, observing men who are caught in the web of eternal arguments and disputes despite their profic iency in the Vedas and Epics. They waste their time in fruitless exercises and waste precious time.
caraNam 2: Seeing those who come to grief after engaging themselves in sacrifices in order to experience pleasure, I turned to you.
caraNam 3: Knowin g that those who are not blessed by you in birth have no chance of redemption, I have firm faith in you, O Rama.
ninne - you
nammi - have faith, trust
kallala - untruth
adi - dance
padi - sing
vedi - pray
nade - mine
bheda - divide, separate
bhrama - error illusion, desire
vaarala - always, constantly
bhOgamu - happiness
kora - deficiency
raajas - violent nature
yaaga - sacrifice
janma - era, cycle of birth
lEka - without

Swara Raga Sudha

swara raaga sudha -
raagam: shankaraabharaNam

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam mela
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language:

pallavi

svara rAga sudhA rasayuta bhakti svargApavargamurA O manasA
(svara)

anupallavi

paramAnandamE kamalamupai baka bhEkamu celagEmi manasA
(svara)

caraNam 1

mUlAdhAra nAda merugutE mudamagu mOkSamurA
kOlAhala sapta svara grahamula gurutE mOkSamurA O manasA
(svara)

caraNam 2

bahu janmamulaku paini jnAniyai baraguTa mOkSamurA
sahaja bhaktitO rAga jnAna sahitudu muktudurA O manasA
(svara)

caraNam 3

maddaLa tALa gatula teliyakanE mardincuTa sukhamA
shuddha manasu lEka pUja jEyuTa sUkura vrittirA O manasA
(svara)

caraNam 4

rajata girIshuDu nagajaku delpu svarArNava marmamulu
vijayamu gala tyAgarAju-DErugE vishvAsinci delusukO O manasA
(svara)

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Meaning:
Devotion blended with the nectar of svara and raga alone is capable of leading one to salvation. How incongruous if a crane and frog (with their cacaphonous outpourings) sit on the lotus of supreme bliss? Understanding the divine nada emanating from the subtle primal source in the body gives one a forestate of the supreme bliss. To identify the subtle and mystic sources of the seven svaras of the musical scale in the body referred to as chakras is verily a yoga leading to salvation. If one bangs the mrdanga wildly without being aware of the intricacies of the rhythmic art, can the result give joy? Likewise, to offer worship to the Lord without mental purity points to a life base and repugnant (as a pig's) It is only after countless births that one is born wise enough to think of liberation and adopt himself to a life of devotion. Yet if any one, naturally devoted to the Lord is also equipped with the knowledge of raga, he attains salvation shortcircuiting the endless cycle of births and deaths. Tyagaraja has been blessed with Svararnava a musical treatise expounded by Lord Shiva to Parvati and is aquainted with the intricacies of music at the highest level. So, with faith in his words, understand these details.