To all the saints of all the religions

Flower I am by birth of fragrance fine, 

Lucky I am you think. 

But you know not 

The drama behind.

Longed I to find Myself 

on the crown of the Lord Almighty. 

Wished I sometimes to shine 

on the bosom divine.

Loved I to cling

To the Lord's feet, 

The commissioned boat to cross, 

The ocean of births.

If my fortune lacked calibre that warranted,

Preferred I at least, 

To remain proud

On the altar in some corner.

Silent prayers I offered that our compound lot

Should not with a heap of flesh selfish, 

Lead me to the neck weighed down 

by a head materialistic of a politician dull.

Or that I should not fall on the idol 

of a shrine from an official religious. 

True! Who knows? Not all the priests of shrines 

Are devotees humble and fine.

Hardly few physically near the idol 

of the omnipotent 

Know their fortune noble, 

Nor they care for a devotee sincere & dear.

Am I to rest happy on the idol? 

Lo! Torn out against my will 

To fan the age of a rich mass of flesh 

A minute or an hour one sq.ft of the sanctorum inner.

Enumerate I will my destiny sorrowful. 

To adorn was my lot a body dead! 

My Lord! Know I not what Soul it caught by destiny's lot.

My throat is dry. Guide me please

Tears filled my eyes: 

Or am I destined to claim

Am I to scorn myself

Some honour to my credit.

Whithered was I lying 

On the cemetry ground 

By the grave of the body I was ordained to adorn. 

The corroding interrogation of my mind

who will care to answer

A fresh sister of mine came to lie 

calm & blissful on the grave so near.

Consoled I reached her 

To know my lot super.

I had the blissful fortune of adorning the temple physical 

That a soul enshrined Of consciousness expanded. 

That lived, loved, served & lead 

many a soul fortunate that it came across.

Fool I was to cry for my lot 

Salvation I had reached I knew not.

Who else but a saintly soul through which Divinity flows 

Can live to love serve and lead.

Truth is but Actuality

 

A Life of Song

Dedicated TO LATE SISTER G. Subbulakshmi, FORMER HM, SARADA VIDYALAYA

A LIFE OF SONG ALL SWEET,

A LIFE OF FRAGRANCE LINGERING,

A LIFE OF RARE GOODNESS,

A LIFE OF UNTIRING EFFORTS,

A LIFE OF UNSELFISH HARD WORK,

A LIFE OF SINCERE SERVICE,

A LIFE OF SHAPING THE FUTURE GENERATION,

A LIFE CONTRIBUTED TO CHISEL NATION'S FUTURE,

A LIFE OFFERED TO REAR THE FIRE OF KNOWLEDGE,

A LIFE THAT SHAPED LAUDABLE FUTURE MOTHERS,

A LIFE OF CONSTANT SERVICE AT THE FEET OF THE ALMAMATER 

A LIFE OF UNCOMMON SELF EROSION

A LIFE OF SILENT DEDICATION FOR THE WELFARE OF MANKIND,

ALL CONSOLIDATED WAS YOUR LIFE GLORIOUS.

THAT SONG WE STILL HEAR,

THAT FRAGRANCE LINGERS IN THE ATMOSPHERE,

THAT GODLINESS STILL CREATES,

THAT HARD WORK FUNCTIONS ON,

THAT SERVICE CONTINUES,

FRUITS OF YOUR EFFORTS

STILL REMAIN THE LIVING POTENTIAL FORCE 

"LIGHTED TO LIGHTEN" THAT MOTTO

FOUND A LIVING EXPRESSION IN YOU.

YOU WILL LIVE THROUGH OUR ACTIONS,

YOU WILL LIVE IN OUR THOUGHTS,

YOU WILL LIVE IN EACH GREAT MOTHER,

YOU WILL LIVE WITH GOOD DISCIPLINE, YOU WILL LIVE IN OUR UNSELFISHNESS,

YOU WILL LIVE IN EACH DEDICATED LIFE,

YOU WILL LIVE IN THE STEADY FLAME OF KNOWLEDGE,

YOU WILL LIVE IN EACH FLOWER THAT BLOSSOMS AT OUR ALMAMATER.

பேரருளாளர் குரு சிவானந்தர்

தேவ தேவன் ஆனந்த தேவன்,

அறிவின் சுடரவன் ஆனந்தத் தேனவன், 

கலைமகள் திருமகனவன் மாமகன், 

உலகம் போற்றி வணங்கிய உத்தமன். (1)

அன்பின் திருவுருவம் சிவானந்தர்,

அன்னையின் அருள் நெஞ்சம் கொண்டவர், 

தூயவன் அந்த ஏழை பங்காளன்,

இணையுண்டோ அந்த குருவின் அருளுக்கு! (2)

ஆனந்தகுடீரின் வேந்தன் அவனே,

அன்பும் அருளும் வழங்கிய வள்ளல், 

வந்தவர் மனம் கசிந்து போற்றிட,

வாழ்ந்த தூய வள்ளல் பெருமான். (3)

பிறவிகள் எத்தனை எடுத்தே களைத்தாய்! 

பிறவித்தளைகள் விடுமோ உன்னை. 

நலிந்து நின்று வாடும் நண்பா,

நான் கண்ட பரவழி உனக்கும் சொந்தம். (4)

கால பாசம் கொடிது கொடிது! 

பிறவி தளையது கர்மவினைத் தொடர், 

பிறவி வேதனையுணர்ந்திட்ட அன்பா! 

அதனைக் களைந்திட ஆவன செய்வாய். (5)

பிறவியின் அவலம் அந்தோ பாவம்!

என்று உறுகி வருந்திட்ட அன்பன்,

ஆன்மா உய்ய வந்திட்ட தொண்டன்.

அன்பும் அருளும் சுரக்கும் நெஞ்சன்! (6)

ஆசை ஒழித்தே  அன்பின் வழி செல், 

சேவை பக்தி நல்மனம் கொண்டு,

குருவின் பாதத்தாமரை பற்று, 

கர்ம வினைகள் கரிந்தே போகும். (7)

பொறிகளைந்தை  கடந்தே நின்று,

மனத்தின் ஓட்டம் அசைவை நிறுத்தி, 

புத்தியின் பயன் அறிந்தே வாழ்ந்து,

அதையும் ஒழித்தே ஆனந்தம் அடைவாய். (8)

ஆன்ம  உலகின் ஆனந்த அரசன்,

அனுபவம் தந்த அறிவுரை கொண்டு, 

அன்புடன் பல அன்பர்கள் தொடர,

உலகம் போற்றி வணங்கிட வாழ்ந்தவன். (9)

இந்த தெய்வத்திருமகன் சிவானந்தன், 

எங்கள் மனதில் வாழும் பெருமகன்,

பக்தியும், நல்ல பண்பும், அன்பும், 

கலையும், தொண்டும் புகட்டும் பரமன். (10)

வாழும் முறையில் ஒன்றிய சமயம்,

உலகில் எங்கே காணக் கிடைக்கும்!

அந்த திருமுறை அறிந்தே அணைக்கும், 

அன்னை பராசக்தியின் அருள் பெற்ற மைந்தன். (11)

பூர்வ புண்ணிய வினையின் வடிவம், 

குரு சிவானந்தர் எங்கள் செல்வம்,

ஆன்ம தாகத்தை தணித்திடும் தோழன், 

சாந்தி தேடும் உள்ளத்தின் நண்பன். (12)

வாழ்க சமயம்! 

வாழ்க குரு-சிஷ்ய பரம்பரை!

'Sangeetha Kadal', Muththu Swamy Dikshithar.

Sri MuththuSwami Dikshithar was a great saint singer, one among the great Trinity of South India. The other 2 were, ThyAgarAja Srwamigal of Thiruvaiyaru and Shyama Shastri..The former was compared with .'Sangeetha Thenral' and the latter, with 'Isai Suravali'.                             
           Sri Dikshithar was a  very  good sishya of Chidambara Naadha yogi who was a Nadhopasaka, well versed in Mantra shastra and equally well versed in thanthra shastra. The guru taught all that he himself learnt and blessed his disciple to go to his native place and propogate Nadopasana. It means to teach 'Sangeetha Vidya totally drenched in absolute dedication to Almighty, The Supreme Being.
We should Love God Almighty, reducing to zero value every thing else.Almighty is ready to grant what all we require. He expects us to offer ourselves at the feet of Almighty.
       Many saints in India offered ' ananya' bhakti, single pointed bhakti to their heart's deity. My plan here is to try to give one adoration, (suththi) by Sri Dikshithar to Lord
Vinayaka.
      Sri MuththuSwami Dkeekshithar had composed sixteen kruthis on Vinayaka- Deity.  There are 16 different aspects of ' Sri Ganapathi  thathvam.  They are well identified 16 forms   of Lord Ganapathi, with different individual Dhyana forms. These details are available in the ' Vinayaka Puranam'. One among these ' Adorations of (Sthuthis) Shodasa Ganapathi, is presented here. What we try to learn and understand here is just a drop of the 'Sangeetha kadal' of Sri MuththuSwami Dkeekshithar.
    These are wonderfully important as an aspect of our unique and vast religion, closely knit with God realisation.
    P. Sri Mulaadhaara chakra   
             VinAyaka amoolya   vara pradhaayaka.....       (sri)         The human body is eqipped with 6 plexes or nerve centres called chackras. These are actually great spiritual potential energy centres. The spine extends from back of the neck to the 6th chackra. This 6th chackra is called Kundalini. Here rests the kinetic spiritual energy representing the shakthi of Devi. The God bearing the mame Shiva is actually the counterpart of Devi, the potential, spiritual energy.
     The 6 chackras/plexus, are MUlAdhAram, SwAdhishtAnam, MaNipUrakam,                            anAhatham,                                   vishudhdhi,                                   AgnA.        
       Each of these centres have 6000-nodes of nerves carrying informations to the brain. In the treatise on nAdopAsana the founders have revealed that these nerves are source-heads of 6thousand  Sangeetha-RAgas. The founders are great sages untouched by desire for material gains. With love and gratitude humbly we bow down our heads and learn the divine knowledge. So we learn that 72 Ragas are born in our nervous system and they have their divine role in God realisation.In 6 centres 72thousand nerves have their functions. Somewhere Swamy Shivananda writes, we human beings bring to use only a very meagre percentage of the natural divine capabilities of our brain.
    Coming back to our main stream, the six spiritually scientific nerve-centres along the spinal column have their parallel 6 swarasthanas in the Divine musical instrument, 'VeeNa'. Swarasthanas means, source of swaras for  Nadopasana in Sangeetha Vidya.
      A musician with spiritual knowledge about Godrealisation alone can help us in understanding what Sri Dkeekshithar has sung in this krithi.
     Six swara-sthanas are there in the 'Divine Music/Sangeetha instrument, VEENA', too. These 6 centres are the same as the 6 nerve centres already detailed, along the spinal cord in the human body.
     ' Mervum 24 seats -source points together make 25 Shiva thathvas'.
     In Mulaadhaara, Plex in our spine, lies the Kundalini the 'Divine Kinetic energy', in the form of a serpent. On this serpent, The the Deity bearing the name, 'Sri Muladhara chackra Vinayaka'  is standing on this serpent and dancing; He is doing classical- 'Divine dance.' An art form for which the Supreme Deity Nataraajan is the Source Artist and the    Supreme Being- the Creator'.

TavadAsOham, तव दासोहं: a translated offering

तवदासोहं तवदासोहं  तवदासोहं तवदासोहं तवदासोहं दाशरथे |

தவ தாஸோஹம் தவ தாஸோஹம்

தவ தாஸோஹம் தாசரதே                                                        (தவ தாஸோஹம் )

உனதடிமை நான் உனதடிமை நான்
உனதடிமை நான்  தசரதன் மைந்தனே                                 (உனதடிமை நான் )

वरमृदुभाष विरहितदोष
नरवरवेष दाशरथे ||
உயர்மென் மொழியோய் மாசில் மரகதமே
மாந்தருள் மாணிக்கமாய் வந்த தசரதன் மைந்தனே    (உனதடிமை நான் )

सरसिजनेत्र परमपवित्र
सुरपतिमित्र दाशरथे ||
தாமரைக்கண்ணா தூய்மையின் பொலிவே
இந்திரன் தோழா தசரதன் மைந்தனே                                   (உனதடிமை நான் )

निन्नुकोरितिरा निरुपमशूर
नन्नेलुकोरा दाशरथे ||
உனை வேண்டுகிறேன் உவமையில் வீரா
எனைக்காத்திடுவாய் தசரதன் மைந்தனே                          (உனதடிமை நான் )

मनविनि विनुमा मरुवसमयम
इनकुल धनमा दाशरथे ||
என் வேண்டுதல் கேளய்யா மறந்திடும் சமயமிதா
ஆதவன் குல ஒளியே தசரதன் மைந்தனே                       (உனதடிமை நான் )

घनसमनील मुनिजनपाल
कनकदुकूल दाशरथे ||

கருமுகில் வண்ணா முனிகணத்ராண
பொன்னுடையோய்  தசரதன் மைந்தனே                        (உனதடிமை நான் )

धरनि नीवंटि दैवमु लेदंटि
शरणनु कोंटि दाशरथे ||

மேதினியிலுனைப்போல் தெய்வமுமுண்டோ
சரணடைந்தேனுனை  தசரதன் மைந்தனே                     (உனதடிமை நான் )

आगमविनुत रागविरहित
त्यागराजनुत दाशरथे ||

வேதங்கள் தொழும் ஆசையில் அமுதே
த்யாகராஜன் தொழும் தசரதன் மைந்தனே                    (உனதடிமை நான் )

ThyAgarAja swAmigal's padaprayOgavaibhavam

ArAdhana.
Not a sangItagna, myself.
ArAdhana through my heartfelt adorations under the platforms of human media's of expressions.
 1.BhavAnjali.
 2.BhaktyAnjali.
 3.SAhityAnjali.
 4.GAnAnjali.
 5.MedhAnjali.
 6.DharmAnjali.
 7.TatvAnjali.
 8.Sarvagna-premAnjali.
 9.Mahura-sundara-bhAshA-PrayOgAnjali.
10.ShravaNAnjali.

TyAgarAja swAmy's padaprayOgavaibhavam
Kriti - Ela nI daya rAdu
rAgam - aTANa

1. This sAhityam is wonderfully woven by the combinations of akshara-dhwani, choice of rhyming words pulsating with the guNamAhAtmyam of Sri RAMA.

2. To understand and appreciate the divine grace itself flooding in the rAga necklace carrying the precious word-designs rich with 24-carat devotion of the great saint-singer.

3. One should try to go through the life of the saint-singer with special reference to the spirit of bhakti (devotion), which he inherited by birth, and through RAMA's grace.

The main point that i try to stress is that Sri tyAgarAja SwAmigaL  poured out the lore of his kritis through his soul, which stayed ever-immersed in Sri RAMA.

Sri SwAmigal did not labour through his intellect.

To express the same in a different choice of words, the output through the intellect can never gain the divine collaboration which the pining soul attracts, rather claims.

This is the formula of the TRUTH with the lore of all the saint-singers of our infinitely-blessed land.

Our land is blessed with a grand pavilion of saint singers like Mirabai, Surdas, Kabir, Sri Narayana Teerthar, Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Sri Syama Shastri, Sri Annamacharya, Sri Purandaradasa, Sri Swati Tirunal, Sri Oothukkadu Venkatakrishnan, Subramanya Bharati, and many many more.

5. At an interval of six akshara-kaalams, one long vowelwith a long consonant sound and the effect is a wonderful rhyme.

bA-la-ka-na-ka-ma-ya
chE-la-su-ja-na-pa-ri-
pA-la-sri-ra-mA
lO-la-vi-dhru-ta-sa-ra
jA-la-su-ba-da-ka-ru
nA-la-vA-la-ga-Na
nee-la-na-vya-va-na
mA-li-kA-bha-ra-Na                                          (Ela-ni-daya...)


Words that describe the form of RAMA's beauty (roopam)
sarasija lOchanaha
kandarpa-sundaraha
lAvaNya-rAmaha
jithAnanyaja
sAmajavara-gamana
mOhanakara
maragathAngana
neeraja nayana
sArasAksha
AjAnubAhu yuga
payOjAksha
manOhara
divya sundaruni
srivasudevar
sOmasooryalOchanuni
sarasIruhEkshaNa


Words that describe the RAMA's guna visesham.

suguNAlaya
kalyANarAma
sampathkara
srikara
Ananda kanda
sAdhujana prEma
sAdhu hridh
sArasAbja pAla
sAmanigamaja
sudhAmaya gAna vichakshaNa
guNa sheela
dayAlavALa
nAdachala deepa
muraLivAdana vinOda
mAna rakshaka
kAmita phala dAyaka
mridu subhAsha
tyAgarAja kula vibhUshaka
rAga rahita
sudhA nidhi
    There are 3 charanams in this kruthis with the wonderful choice of rhymes, presenting rupa lavanyam, guna visesham and exploits (Leela's). The ocean of Swamigal's vocabulary is immense. Rhyming words, beautifully tailored required in the context are waiting for his command. Design of the Kruthis takruthis embroidered in the suitable Ragas curve beautifully, purely ordained under the divine canopy of Sri Rama's grace.
   A great ocean of bliss is lying mostly untapped as the treasure, Divine bliss, for the citizens of Bharath. Many from abroad are enjoying the Karnataka 'Sangeetha concerts'. All that I want is to stress that the treasure of Divine bliss had been there for all of us to transcend enjoying with our hearing the Sangeetham; let the Sangeetham with rich spiritual content and Raga lead  the soul of each one of us into the world of Divine bliss. The final destination of  all human souls is, as planned by The Supreme Being is Divine bliss, The Spiritual realm. Sri ThyAgarAja Srwamigal pined for that Spiritual abode, where Sri Rama reigns as The Supreme Being. Swamigal did attain that realm. Swamigal refers to that realm as ' Apunaraavruththi Padam'. A Divine abode, after reaching which a human soul need not be born again.