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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
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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'. Dear bhakthaas, enjoy
> that krihi by reading once more and try to listen
>
> dhasan
>
> vasudevan m.g.
>
>
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