Na jivadhara
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
nA jIvAdhAra nA nOmu phalamA Show Details | O Substratum of my life! O Fruit of my religious vows! |
[edit] Anupallavi
rAjIva lOcana rAja-rAja zirO-maNi (nA) Show Details | O Lotus-eyed! O crown jewel of Emperors! |
[edit] Charanam
nA cUpu prakAzamA nA nAsika parimaLamA Show DetailsnA japa varNa rUpamA nAdu pUjA sumamA tyAgarAja nuta (nA) | O brilliance of my sight! O Fragrance of my nose! O Embodiment of words of my japa! O Flowers of my worship! O Lord praised by Thyagaraja! |
[edit] Variations
- The word endings ‘jIvAdhAra’, ‘lOcana’ should be elongated. However, only short vowel is given in all the books. On the other hand, in some books ending of word ‘nAsika’ has been elongated which is not correct.
[edit] References
- 1japa varNa rUpamA – Please refer to Lalita Sahasra Namam (850) – varNa rUpiNi.
- This is the ecstatic state of mind where the Bhakta sees everything to be the Lord only; there are no prayers, no appeals, no desires – just exultation in being near or one with the Lord. The following quotes are relevant –
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praznOpaniSad–
ESa hi draSTA spraSTa zrOtA ghrAtA rasayitA manta
bOddhA kartA vijnAnAtmA puruSa: |
sa parE(a)kSarE Atmani sampratiSThatE || 9 ||
- “It is he who sees, feels, hears, smells, tastes, thinks, knows; he is the doer, the intelligent soul, the Purusha. He is established in the supreme immutable Atma.” (Translation - Swami Sarvananda)
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kaThOpaniSad –
yEna rUpaM rasaM gandhaM zabdAn sparzAMsca maithunAn |
EtEnaiva vijAnAti kimatra pariziSyatE | Etadvai tat || II.i.3 ||
- “What remains here (unknowable to the Self) through which very Self people perceive colour, taste, smell, sound, touch, and sexual pleasure? This indeed is that (Self).” (Translation - Swami Gambhirananada)
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zrImad bhagavat gItA –
zrOtraM cakSu: sparzanaM ca rasanaM ghrANamEva ca |
adhiSTAya manascAyaM viSayAnupasEvatE || XV. 9 ||
- “Presiding over the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste, and the smell, as also the mind, He experiences objects.” (Translation - Swami Swarupananda)
