Sarame Kani
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
1sAramE kAniyanya mArga Show DetailsvicAramETikE2 O manasA | O My Mind! why thought of any other path which is of no of substance at all? |
[edit] Anupallavi
vAru vIru teliya lEka palku Show DetailsvArtalu vinanElE rAma nAmamu (sAramE) | Why should You listen to words uttered ignorantly by anyone else? O My Mind! only name of Lord Sri Rama is of substance; then why thought of any other path? |
[edit] Charanams Combined
1. mAra kOTi lAvaNyuDaina raghu Show DetailsvIruni nAma sudhA rasamunanu sAreku pAnamu jEsi jagad- vihAruDai velayu nArAyaNa nArAyaNayanucunu vAramu 3zaradambuda nibhuDau zrI nArada muni valmIka jAtuniki kUriminupadEziJca lEdA (sAramE) 2. parama pAvanuni zaraNAgata jana paripAlana birudAGkuni sItA varuni nAma sudhA rasa pAnamu niratamunanu jEsi hari hari hariyanucu santatambunu sariyu lEni kIrti kAJci dEhamu paravazambu jendi zuka brahma parIkSittukosaga lEdA vAdA (sAramE) 3. 4sAma gAna lOluDau rajata giri dhAmuDaina tyAgarAja zivuDati nEmamutO nAmAmRta pAnamu- yEmarakanu jEsi rAma rAma rAmayanucu satatamu zrImad-Adi gauriki zRGgAriki- yA mahimalanA rahasyamulanati prEmanupadEziJca lEdA (sAramE) | 1. Didn’t sage Narada – (a) who resembles (in body hue) autumnal (white) cloud, (b) who, by ever drinking the nectarine juice of the name of Sri Rama – one who is handsome like a million cupids, (c) shines as a wanderer of all the Worlds ever chanting ‘Narayana, Narayana, Narayana’ - (didn’t he - sage Narada) lovingly initiate (sage) Valmiki – one born from the ant-hill in the name of Sri Rama? 2. Didn’t sage Suka Brahma – (a) who, by ever drinking the nectarine juice of the name of Sri Rama – the Supremely hallowed Lord, the Wearer of appellation of ‘Protecting those seeking His refuge’ and Consort of Sita, (b) having attained unrivalled fame by ceaselessly chanting ‘Hari Hari Hari’, (didn’t he – sage Suka Brahma) narrate to King Parikshit the story of Lord Hari (Srimad Bhagavata Purana), all the while experiencing state of bodily trance? Is there any dispute? 3. Didn’t Lord Siva – the enjoyer of Sama Gana, the resident of Himalaya – snow mountain, the bestower auspiciousness to this Thyagaraja, by unforgettingly and with much self-restraint drinking the nectar of the name of Sri Rama, (didn’t He -Lord Siva) initiate with great love Parvati - the Most Auspicious, the Ancient One Gauri and the Most charming One – in those mights and in those secrets of chanting ceaselessly the name ‘Rama Rama Rama’? |
[edit] References
- For the traditional story about a robber who turns into a sage - vAlmiki- [Valmiki](Dhyana, Japa, Mantra, Guru, and Avatar).
- 4sAmagana lOluDu - The reference to Lord Siva is from Phalasruti of Vishnu Sahasranamam where Devi Parvathi asks Lord Siva the means for hearing the thousand(s of) names of Vishnu recited by the learned every day. The Lord Siva replies that simple repetition of the name of ‘Rama’ would be equal to reciting Vishnu Sahasranamam.
[edit] Commentary
- 1sAramE kAni – the meaning of these words when occurring alone in the Pallavi has a different meaning - ‘of no substance at all’; when combined with the ending words of Anupallavi - rAma nAmamu – it will mean ‘only name of Sri Rama is of substance, then ...’. Similarly, as the Charanas are not directly linked to the Pallavi, the first meaning – ‘of no substance at all’ will be taken.
- 2ETikE – this is a feminine form of addressing. In many kritis Sri Thyagaraja addresses his mind like that.
- 3zaradambuda – White in hue – because after the rains the sky is clear and the clouds, if any, are white in colour.
