When there is a fine royal path (Chanting the Divine Name), why enter bylanes? - Saint Thayagaraja

Nama Article 8th December 2007

 

Saint Thayagaraja

 

Meaning

 

Pallavi : O My Mind! When there is a fine royal path (Chanting the Divine Name), why enter bylanes?

 

Anupallavi : When there are condensed milk and cream, why this destestable toddy?

 

Charanam : What a very beautiful form which is a feast to the eyes! What a name which shines in the mouth of Lord Siva (the three-eyed)! What an Ancient Lord firmly established in the very house of this Thyagaraja! O My Mind! When there is the fine royal path called devotion to Lord Sri Rama of Ayodhya having these attributes, why enter bylanes?

 

 

Transliteration

 

P cakkani rAja mArgamul(u)NDaga

sandula dUran(E)la O manasA

 

A cikkani pAlu mIgaDa(y)uNDaga

chI(y)anu gaGgA sAgaram(E)lE (cakkani)

 

C kaNTiki sundara taramagu rUpamE

mukkaNTi nOTa celagE nAmamE tyAga-

rAj(i)NTanE nelakonn(A)di daivamE(y)iTu-

(v)aNTi zrI sAkEta rAmuni bhakti(y)anE (cakkani)

 

 

Song

 

प. चक्कनि राज मार्गमु(लु) ण्डग

सन्दुल दूर(ने) ल ओ मनसा

 

अ. चिक्कनि पालु मीगड( यु)ण्डग

छी( य)नु गंगा-सागर( मे)ले ( च)

 

च. कण्टिकि सुन्दर तरमगु रूपमे

मुक्कण्टि नोट चॆलगे नाममे

त्यागरा( जि)ण्टने नॆलको(न्ना) दि दैवमे( यि)टु-

(व )ण्टि श्रीसाकेत रामुनि भक्ति( य)ने ( च)

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan  :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare