pallavi
1nAd(O)pAsanacE Sankara
nArAyaNa vidhulu velasiri O manasA
anupallavi
2vEd(O)ddhArulu 3vEd(A)tItulu
4viSvam(e)lla niNDi(y)uNDE vAralu (nAda)
caraNam
mantr(A)tmulu yantra tantr(A)tmulu mari
5manvantaramul(e)nnO kala vAralu
6tantrI laya svara rAga vilOlulu
tyAgarAja vandyulu svatantrulu (nAda)
pallavi
nAda upAsanacE Sankara
nArAyaNa vidhulu velasiri O manasA
O My Mind (manasA)! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA (vidhi) (vidhulu) are effulgent (velasiri) because of (cE) worship of (or meditation on) (upAsana) nAdA (nAdOpAsanacE).
anupallavi
vEda-uddhArulu vEda-atItulu
viSvamu-ella niNDi-uNDE vAralu (nAda)
O My Mind! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa and brahmA -
sustainers (or redeemers) (uddhArulu) of vEdAs (vEdOddhArulu),
who are beyond the ken (atItulu) of vEdAs (vEdAtItulu), and
who pervade (niNDi uNDE vAralu) (niNDiyuNDE) the whole (ella) Universe (viSvamu) (viSvamella) –
are effulgent because of worship of (or meditation on) nAda.
caraNam
mantra-Atmulu yantra tantra-Atmulu mari
manvantaramulu-ennO kala vAralu
tantrI laya svara rAga vilOlulu
tyAgarAja vandyulu svatantrulu (nAda)
O My Mind! Lords Sankara, nArAyaNa, and brahmA -
the essence (Atmulu) of sacred syllables (mantra) (mantrAtmulu),
the essence (Atmulu) of mystical diagrams (yantra) and magical and mystical formularies (tantra) (tantrAtmulu),
who exist through (kala vAralu) many (ennO) aeons (manvantaramulu) (manvantaramulennO), as also (mari),
experts (vilOlulu) in stringed (tantrI) and percussion (laya) instruments and (vocal music) svara and rAga,
those saluted (vandyulu) by this tyAgarAja and
other self-regulated (svatantrulu) –
are effulgent because of worship of (or meditation on) nAda.
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
5 – manvataramulennO kala vAralu – mantramulenni kala vAralu.
5 – manvantara – manvantra : The correct word is ‘manvantara’.
6 – vilOlulu – vilOluru.
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References
1 – upAsana - “yatha yatha upasate tatha bhavati - as you contemplate, so you become.” Refer to – discourse on bRhadAraNyaka upanishad, Chapter 1, 5th brAhmaNa by Swami Krishnananda
5 – manvantara - the period or age of a Manu (it comprises about 71 mahA-yugas, which are held equal to 12, 000 years of the gods or 4, 320, 000 human years or 1/14th of a day of Brahma); each of these periods is presided over by its own special Manu; six such Manv-antaras have already elapsed, and the 7th, presided over by Manu Vaivasvata, is now going on; 7 more are to come, making 14 Manv-antaras, which together make up one day of Brahma.
Source - Monier's Sanskrit Dictionary
For more on nAdOpAsana
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Comments
2 – vEdOddhArulu – Redeemer of vEdas - may refer to hayagrIva or matsyAvatAra.
2 - vEdOddhArulu – the plural form of this and other similar words – vEdAtItulu, .... mantrAtmulu etc – is honorific plural.
3 – vEdAtItulu – Those beyond the ken of vEda – may refer to ISvara as defined in patanjali yOga sUtras (I.24 to 27).
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4 – viSvamella niNDiyuNDE vAralu – all-pervading - omni-present - The definition of ‘vishNu’.
5 – manvatramulennO kala vAralu – who exist through many aeons – may refer to brahmA.
6 – tantrI laya vilOlulu – Experts in stringed and percussion instruments - may refer to tumburu, nArada, sarasvati, nandi etc.
Excepting for pallavi where SrI tyAgarAja refers to the Trinity, the personages mentioned in anupallavi and caraNa are not clearly understood. In all the books, all the personages mentioned in anupallavi and caraNa have been attributed to the Trinity only. As no other reference is available, the same has been adopted here also.
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