Dhyaname Varamaina
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
dhyAnamE varamaina gaGgA snAnamE 1manasA Show Details | O My Mind! Meditation alone is the sacred dip in the river Ganga. |
[edit] Anupallavi
vAna nITa munuga munuga lOni Show DetailsvaJcana drOhamanu kara 2pOnA (dhyAna) | Can the mental stains called deception or craftiness and treachery be washed away by drenching much in the rain water? |
[edit] Charanam
para dhana 3nArI maNulanu dUri Show Detailspara nindala para himsala mIri dharanu velayu zrI rAmuni kOri tyAgarAju telusukonna rAma (dhyAna) | (a) Spurning others’ wealth and woman, (b) overcoming slandering others and causing injury or harm to others, (c) seeking the Lord Sri Rama effulgent on this Earth, performing meditation on Lord Sri Rama, realised by this Thyagaraja, alone is the sacred dip in the river Ganga. |
[edit] Variations
- 1manasA – O manasA
- 2pOnA – pOvunA
[edit] Commentary
- 3nArImaNulanu – the word ‘para’ should qualify this word also (other women); it is also possible that Sri Thyagaraja means total abstinence (even from one’s wife) as being obstacle for meditation on the Lord.
