Dear BhakthAs: On this Akshaya Thrithiyai day , it is wonderful to recieve this write up on the moving Manjari Krithi of Saint Thyagaraja . Sangeetha Kalanidhi Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer's rendering of this Krithi is a beautiful one. Those who have the audio are requested to send that audio file to Members of our groups . V.Sadagopan ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.G.Vasudevan" <mgv@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <tiruvenkatam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <raamabhakthi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:03 PM Subject: [Oppiliappan] do not drop my hand > Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer, > > > > It is usual for bhakthaas to request the lord not to leave him in the > lurch even though all bhakthaas know well the lord is always at their > side and protecting them at all times. It is also a common parlance > requesting him "hey lord please take me into your fold by holding my > hand". > > > > That is why he is called achyutha - Om achyuthaaya nama: the naama no 101, > 320, 557 in sree vishNu sahasra naamam - one who never forsakes or > abandons or one who is 'kai vidaadhavan'. > > > > Om achyuthaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 101 occurring in slOkam 11 > > Meaning: I never abandon them [the devotees] that is why I am known as > achyutha. > > One who is never separated [from devotees]. > > > > Also naamaa no. 320 occurring in slOkam 34 > > Meaning: chyutha means fallen or modified > > - achyutha- never fallen, who has not got any modification > > > > Also naamaa no. 557 occurring in slOkam 59 > > Meaning: he who never slips down from eternal form > > > > "yasmaath na chyuthapoorva aham achyuthasthEna karmaNaa - > > - I have never ever fallen before from my real nature. Therefore I am > achyutha. > > > > This naama is the very first manthram of the simple aachamana manthram - > the very first sip of water being taken with this manthram in that simple > purificatory rite. I do not know how far it is true but this is what I > heard - there was a srivaishNava swamy sometime back - may be in 1940 or > 50s - who said 'do one more aachamanam' as the parihaaram for every simple > and / or big apachaarams - offences or sins. So he is named after that - > 'aachamanam swamin'. So that much strength is there for that simple 'rite' > as well for the very first naama. > > > > Why all these poorva peedigai - prelude? Just to place across before you > all this excellent krithi of thyaagaraaja. > > > > Please see in this krithi, thyaagaraaja says 'you should not leave me' - > naa cheyi viduva raadhu - do not leave my hand - then it will not fit to > your name of 'achyutha'. Now the krithi > > > > raagam: manjari 22 kharaharapriyaa janya > > Aa: S G2 R2 G2 M1 P N2 D2 N2 S > > Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S > > taaLam: aadi Composer: Thyaagaraja Language: Telugu > > > > pallavi > > paTTi viDuva raadhu naa cheyi > > paTTi viDuva raadhu naa cheyi [paTTi] > > meaning: you should not leave my hand [after holding it] > > > > anupallavi > > puTTinanaaDE nija bhakthini meDa gaTTi > > guTTu chedharaka brOchi cheyi [paTTi] > > meaning: from the birth you gave the true devotion unto me and saw that it > did not get lost [or it did not get broken into pieces] > > > > charaNam > > nithya anithyamulanu bOdhinchi > > kruthya akruthyamulanu thelipinchi > > prathyEkuDu neevani kanipinchi > > bhrthyuDaina thyaagaraaja cheyi [paTTi] > > > > meaning: you also taught me what is permanent and ever lasting, what is > temporal in nature [stable and unstable]. You made me know what can be > done, what should not be done. You also showed me you are something very > special, after all these by you, you should not leave this servant > thyaagaraajaa's hand. > > > > Points: 1. Please see the mood in this krithi. That is not pleading but > commanding - 'You should not leave my hand - do not do this'. > > > > 2. There is another krithi addressed to siva "kai vidal aagaa [dhu] kanaka > sabEsaa" in raagam sankaraabharaNam by maayooram visvanaatha saasthry > which is also in similar mood - commanding - 'You should not leave my > hand'. There is one more krithi "kai vida maattaan kanaka sabEsan" which > also conveys same meaning but that is in a different mood - expressing > hope - he will not leave me. > > > > 3. This is a very special krithi - the krithi's esoteric meaning is - > raama wants seetha to stay at ayodhdhi and seethaa insists 'I will come > with you to the forest'. So she says 'you should not leave my hand after > you held it by breaking the bow'. Just recall 'iyam seethaa - paaNim > grahNeeshva'] > > > > 4. On the raagam selection - if you want some work to be done by an > important person - what you do - offer him some thing small - a flower - a > bouquet - a small gift - then ask - may be even command instead of ask - > that is what seethaa also does - or thyaagaraaja does - places the krithi > in raagam 'manjari' - a bouquet - 'poonkoththu'. > > > > 5. 'Any evidence in raamayaNam for this?' That is the next, which you may > ask, dear bhakthaas. Here is the slokam - hey raama I deserve that - you > ought to take me - cannot drop me. > > > > bhakthaam pathi vrathaam dheenaam maam samaam sukha duhkhayO: | > > nEthum arhasi kaakuthstha samaana sukha duhkhineem || 2-29-20 > > > > kaakuthstha = Oh, the scion of Kakuthstha! > > arhasi = you ought to > > nEthum = take > > maam = me, > > bhakthaam = who is a devotee > > pathivrathaam = devoted to husband > > dheenaam = who is distressed > > samaam = who is equal; > > sukha dhu:khayO: = in pleasure and pain; > > samaana sukha dhu:khaneem = sharing in your joys and sorrows. > > > > Meaning: Oh Raama, the scion of Kaakuthstha! You ought to take me, who is > a devotee, so devoted to husband, who is distressed who feels alike in > pleasure and pain and shares your joys and sorrows." > > [as already stated 2 is ayodhyaa kaaNdam 29, is sargam or chapter no, 20 > is slokam number] > > Please note the mood here - command - 'maam nEthum arhasi' - you have to > take me - same way thyaagaraaja also places - naa chEyi viDuva raadhu - a > command. > > > > [also read few slokams ahead to this 20 and after, then you ill understand > how forcefully seethaa argues her case in insisting raama to take her - > also refer points given in that write up on seethaa - 'is she capable' and > especially on that 'sthriyam purusha vigraham'. That will make it clear, > the force in her arguments before raama]. > > > > 6. While singing this krithi - there is a sangathi - means an elaboration > of notes - in the charaNam last line 'naa cheyi' -- which conveys - oom, > ooomm - means she lays emphasis - hey raamaa you should not do that - that > act of leaving me here in ayOdhyaa. Perhaps you must hear the singing of > this krithi to enjoy this oomm - then you can understand better. > > > > 7. Also please note that line - seethaa says - prathyEkuDu neevani > kanipinchi - 'hey raama you showed me yourself as a very special person - > among all those who failed even to lift the bow from that box in my > swayamvaram - you not only lifted but also broke and later - that great > parasuraama who came with a bang was simply subdued by you - all these are > something very special of you.' > > > > 8. then we must also say to that krishNa - 'hey, if that achyuthaa name > has to be retained by you, and as well raama avathaara kaaryam also to be > done - for that - paTTi viDuva raadhu naa cheyi'. 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