Tyagaraja Kriti

Meaning - Gist
O Fellows!

Won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?
And, thereby, won’t You subjugate the worries of dread of the Worldly Existence?

Cutting asunder, the six enemies - kAma etc.
abhorring other women and others’ wealth,
leaving aside ignorance (or wickedness or meanness) , and
worshipping with bilva leaves with complete restraint,

won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?

Seeking the company of pious people,
considering in the mind, Lord Siva to be the Lord of the three Worlds,
casting away shame or shyness (in singing names of Lord) etc, and
worshipping Lord Siva in Your own heart-Lotus,

won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?

Extolling the Lord through (by reciting) sacred works,
putting an end to useless talks,
cherishing the Lord together with great devotees, and
considering the sacred Lord as the one well-praised by this tyAgarAja,

won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?

Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
Siva Siva Siva-ana rAdA Ori

O Fellows (Ori)! Won’t (rAdA) You chant (ana) ‘Siva Siva Siva’ (Sivayana)?

anupallavi
bhava bhaya bAdhalanu-aNacukO rAdA (Siva)

O Fellows! Won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’? And, thereby, won’t (rAdA) You subjugate (aNacukO) the worries (bAdhalanu) (bAdhalanaNacukO) of dread (bhaya) of the Worldly Existence (bhava)?

caraNam
caraNam 1
kAma-Adula tega kOsi para
bhAmala parula dhanamula rOsi
pAmaratvamunu-eDabAsi ati
nEmamutO bilva-arcana jEsi (Siva)

O Fellows! Cutting (kOsi) asunder (tega) the six enemies kAma etc. (Adula) (kAmAdula) - (kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya),
abhorring (rOsi) other (para) women (bhAmala) and others’ (parula) wealth (dhanamula),
leaving aside (eDabAsi) ignorance (or wickedness or meanness) (pAmaratvamunu) (pAmaratvamuneDabAsi), and
worshipping (arcana jEsi) with bilva (bilvArcana) leaves with complete (ati) (literally much) restraint (nEmamutO),
won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?

caraNam 2
sajjana gaNamula kAnci Ori
muj-jagad-ISvarulu-ani matini-enci
lajjA-Adula tolaginci tana
hRj-jalajamunanu tA pUjinci (Siva)

O Fellows (Ori)! Seeking (kAnci) the company of pious people (sajjana gaNamula),
considering (enci) in the mind (matini) (matinenci) Lord Siva to be (ani) the Lord (ISvarulu) (ISvarulani) of the three (mUDu) Worlds (jagat) (muj-jagad-ISvarulani),
casting away (tolaginci) shame or shyness (in singing names of Lord) (lajja) etc (Adula) (lajjAdula), and
worshipping (tA pUcinci) (literally You worshipping) Lord Siva in Your own (tana) heart (hRt) Lotus (jalajamunanu) (hRj-jalajamunanu),
won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?

caraNam 3
Agamamula nutiyinci bahu
bAgu lEni bhAshalu cAlinci
bhAgavatulatO pOshinci vara
tyAgarAja sannutuDu-ani-enci (Siva)

O Fellows! Extolling (nutiyinci) the Lord through (by reciting) sacred works (Agamamula),
putting an end (cAlinci) to useless (bahu bAgu lEni) (literally much useless) talks (bhAshalu),
cherishing (pOshinci) the Lord together with great devotees (bhAgavatulatO) and
considering (enci) the sacred (vara) Lord as (ani) the one well-praised (sannutuDu) (sannutuDaniyenci) by this tyAgarAja,
won’t You chant ‘Siva Siva Siva’?

Notes

Variations - (Pathanthara)
rAga - pantuvarALi - kAma vardhini.
¹ – Sivayana rAdA Ori – Sivayana rAdA.
² – anupallavi - In some books, anupallavi is given as second line of pallavi.
⁸ – vara tyAgarAja – Ori tyAgarAja.
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References
³ – kAmAdulu - kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya.

⁴ - nEmamutO – niyama - As per patanjali yOga sUtra –

Sauca-santOsha-tapaH svAdhyAyESvara-
praNidhAnAni niyamAH || II. 32 ||

“The niyamAs (observances) are purity, contentment, mortification, study and devotion to God.”
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⁶ -lajjAdula – The famous dhyAna SlOka sung by bhAgavatas is relevant –

visRjaya lajjAM yO(a)dhItE man-nAmAni nirantaraM
kula kOti samAyuktO labhatE mAmakaM padaM ||

“Casting aside shyness and embarrassment, one who ever chants my name, having joined the holy company of bhAgavatas, attains my abode.”
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⁷ – hRj-jalaja – The following verse from SivAnanda lahari by Adi SankarAcArya is relevant –

gabhIrE kAsArE viSati vijanE ghOra-vipinE
viSAlE SailE ca bhramati kusumArthaM jaDa-matiH |
samarpyaikaM cEtas-sarasijam-umA-nAtha bhavatE
sukhEnAvasthAtuM jana iha na jAnAti kim-ahO || 9 ||

“Dull-witted man, wandering about for flowers (for Thy worship), goes to deep lotus lakes, to uninhabited dense forests and to high mountains. Lo! he does not know how to be happy in life by offering unto Thee, the Lord of umA, the unique lotus of his own heart.” (Translation by Swami Tapasyananda)
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Comments
⁵ – mujjagadISvarlulani enci – (Considering to be the Lord(s) of Three Worlds). In some books, this has been attributed to the pious people. This has been taken so, probably because it is given in plural form (ISvarulu). In telugu, plural form is used to show respect. Further, in view of the ensuing words ‘hRj-jalajamunanu tA pUjinci’, this would refer to Lord Siva.
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Siva Siva - rAga pantuvarALi