pallavi
sangIta jnAnamu bhakti vinA
san-mArgamu kaladE manasA
anupallavi
1bhRngi naT(E)Sa samIraja ghaTaja
matanga nArad(A)dul(2u)pAsincE (sangIta)
caraNam
nyAy(A)nyAyamu 3telusunu jagamulu
4mAyAmayam(a)ni 3telusunu durguNa
kAyaj(A)di shaD-ripula 4jayincu
kAryamu 3telusunu 4tyAgarAjuniki (sangIta)
pallavi
sangIta jnAnamu bhakti vinA
san-mArgamu kaladE manasA
O My Mind (manasA)! Mere knowledge (jAnamu) of music (sangIta) bereft of (vinA) devotion (bhakti) will not lead (kaladE) to the right path (of God realization) (san-mArgamu).
anupallavi
bhRngi naTESa samIraja ghaTaja
matanga nArada-Adulu-upAsincE (sangIta)
O My Mind! Mere knowledge of music –
worshipped (upAsincE) by bhRngi (a devotee of Siva), Lord naTarAja - Lord (ISa) of Dance (naTa) (naTESa), AnjanEya – son of Wind God (samIraja), sage agastya – born of pitcher (ghaTaja), matanga, nArada and others (Adulu) (nAradAdulupAsincE),
bereft of bhakti will not lead to the right path (of God realization).
caraNam
nyAya-anyAyamu telusunu jagamulu
mAyAmayamu-ani telusunu durguNa
kAyaja-Adi shaD-ripula jayincu
kAryamu telusunu tyAgarAjuniki (sangIta)
Knowledge of music together with bhakti will lead to the right path of (God realization) through which -
what is right (nyAya) and what is not (right) (anyAyamu) (nyAyAnyAyamu) can be known (telusunu);
the truth that (ani) this universe (jagamulu) is of the nature (mayamu) of illusion (mAyA) (mAyAmayamani) can be known (telusunu);
the method (kAryamu) of gaining victory (jayincu) over evil-some (durguNa) six (shaD) (internal) enemies (ripula) - kAma (kAyaja) etc. (Adi) (kAyajAdi) (kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada and mAtsarya) can be known (telusunu);
O My Mind! To this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjuniki) mere knowledge of music bereft of bhakti will not lead to the right path (of God realization).
(OR)
To this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjuniki) –
what is right (nyAya) and what is not (right) (anyAyamu) (nyAyAnyAyamu) is known (telusunu);
the truth that (ani) this universe (jagamulu) is of the nature (mayamu) of illusion (mAyA) (mAyAmayamani) is known (telusunu);
the method (kAryamu) of gaining victory (jayincu) over evil-some (durguNa) six (shaD) (internal) enemies (ripula) - kAma (kAyaja) etc. (Adi) (kAyajAdi) (kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada and mAtsarya) is known (telusunu);
O My Mind! Mere knowledge of music bereft of devotion will not lead to the right path (of God realization).
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
2 – upAsincE – upAsincu.
4 – mAyAmayamani – jayincu – tyAgarAjuniki : mAyAmayanE – jayincE – tyAgarAjunikE.
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References
1 - bhRngi – To know more details about the sage - bhRngi-1 and bhRngi-2
1 – matanga – mInAkshi (pArvatI at madurai) is known as mAtangi – daughter of sage matanga. In kALidAsa’s SyAmaLA daNDaka, dEvi is called daughter of matanga (mAtanga kanyA). There is a mention of sage matanga in vAlmIki rAmAyaNa who cursed vAli.
matanga – (10th century) author of treatise on music - ‘bRhaddeSi’
1 –bhRngi, samIraja, ghaTaja, matanga – reference to - sages bhRngi, agastya, matanga and AnjanEya on music (Tamil website)
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matanga -
கந்த னால்வகைப் பால மூலிதப்
பிரபந்தங் கள்தன் பெயராற் செய்து
வாயு மதங்கற் குபதே சித்தனன்
அவனனு மற்குமீ ரொன்பா னாகும்
சித்தர் தமக்குஞ் செப்பினன் றானே. ....44
AnjanEya -
அனுமன் விவாதிகள் கருவ மடங்க
அசல முருகக் குண்டகக் கிரியாவெனும்
இராகம் பாடி யடக்கி மேலும்
சன்னிய ராக மாறாயிரஞ் சமைத்ததற்
கனும கடக மெனும்பெய ரணிந்தனன். ....45
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bhRngi -
நந்தி நாட்டிய நிருத்திய நிருத்தம்
ஒரோ வொன்றையு மிருவகை யுஞற்றி
அவற்றையுங் கஞ்சக் கருவி யாதிய
வாத்திய விலக்கணம் பிருங்கி முனிவர்
உருத்திர கணிகைய ரவர்சுதர்க் குரைத்தனர். ....55
agastya -
அகத்திய னவயவ பேதநா லேழனுள்
ஒரோ வொன்றை யிரண்டின் டுஞற்றி
அவற்றை நான்கொடு நந்நான் காக்கிச்
சிவன்சிவை முறையே வொருமையைத் தெரிந்து
ராச சேகர வழுதிக் கிசைத்தனன். ....56
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Comments
3 – telusunu - In all the books the word ‘telusunu’ has been taken to refer to tyAgarAja - ‘tyAgarAja knows’ (what is right and what is not, the truth that the universe is illusion and method of being victorious over six enemies). This does not seem to be message of the kRti. In my opinion, since the kRti is addressed to his mind, it seems that SrI tyAgarAja asserts that he should practice music with devotion so that all these above (what is right and what is not etc) could be realised. However, both versions are given.
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