Paramatmudu
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
1paramAtmuDu 2veligE muccaTa bAga 3telusukOrE Show Details | Know unerringly the grandeur with which the Supreme Lord is effulgent! |
[edit] Anupallavi
hariyaTa haruDaTa surulaTa narulaTa Show DetailsakhilANDa kOTulaTayandarilO4 (parama) | They say He is - Lord Vishnu, Lord Siva, celestials, men, entire millions of universes – know unerringly the grandeur with which the Supreme Lord is effulgent in all these. |
[edit] Charanam
gaganAanila tEjO-jala bhU-mayamagu Show DetailsmRga khaga naga taru kOTulalO 5saguNamulO 6viguNamulO satatamu sAdhu tyAgarAjAdiyAzritulalO (parama) | Know unerringly the grandeur with which the Supreme Lord is ever effulgent - in millions of (animate and inanimate) animals, birds, mountains and trees which are made up of (five) elements - the space, air, fire, water and earth; with (three) qualities and bereft of or beyond qualities; and in this pious Thyagaraja and others who have sought refuge in Him. |
[edit] Variations
- 2veligE – velugu
- 5saguNamulO viguNamulO – sagaNamulalO viguNamulalO
[edit] References
- 4andarilO – As perishable (kSara) and imperishable (kUTastha – akSara). In this regard, please refer to Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, verses 16 and 17-
- “There ar two puruSas in the world – the Perishable and the Imperishable. All beings are the Perishable, and the Kutastha is called the Imperishable.
- But (there is) another, the Supreme Purusha, called the Highest Self, the Immutable Lord, who pervading the three worlds, sustain them.” (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)
- 6viguNa – Even if translated as ‘bad qualities’, it can still apply to the Supreme Lord. This is clear from Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 10, verse 36 –
- “I am the gambling of the fraudulent, I am the power of the powerful; I am the victory, I am effort, I am Sattva of the Sattvika.” (Translation by Swami Swarupananda)
[edit] Commentary
- 1paramAtmuDu – Normally Paramatman’ is indicated by ‘It’ – neuter gender. However, here Sri Thyagaraja uses ‘masculine gender’. Therefore, it has been translated as ‘He’.
- 3telusukOrE – this Kriti is addressed to his (Thyagaraja’s) mind.
- 5saguNamulO viguNamulO – this can be taken as ‘with form’ – (Saguna) and ‘without form’ – (Nirguna) also.
- 6viguNa – This can be taken as ‘without qualities’ or ‘bad qualities’. However, considering the previous word ‘saguNa’ – ‘with guna’, ‘viguNa’ has been translated as ‘bereft of gunas’.
[edit] Renditions
Categories: Vagadheesvari | Adi | Tyagaraja | Telugu | Kriti
