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SrI:

Dear Raaama BhakthAs:

This great krithi containing some of the sahithya passage
gems and bhakthi rasAnubhavam of an advanced Raama 
BhakthA has been popular with musicians for a long time.
Let us enjoy this bhakthi-soaked krithi of SrI Thyaga Brahmam.

This krithi is one in the series that celebrates 
the MahAthmyam of BhakthAs of the Lord and defines 
their attributes ( Bhaktha Lakshanam). The other krithis 
on this topic are:Bhakthuni charithramu vinavE , ManasA
set in BhEgaDa rAgam , ataDE dhanyuDurA oh manasA set in
Kaapi rAgam and KaruNa yElAganDE nee vidhamE set in VarALi
Raagam. 

Pallavi:
********
Prakkala(Pakkala) nilaBadi golichE mucchaDa
Baaga dhelpa raadhaa

(My dear Ones ), let me feast my eyes with delectation
to the fullest extent on the dhivya darsanam of Yours
with Lord Ramachandra as You both ( SithA PirAtti and
Lakshmana Swamy) stand on the alternate sides of Your Lord
with deep reverence and in an enduring mode of service to Him.

Anupallavi:
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Chukkala rAyani gEru-mOmugala
sudhathi Seethamma Soumithri Raamuni kiru

Oh Most beautiful Seethammma! Oh forever Dutiful LakshmaNa 
Swamy known for Your Kaimkarya sampath ! Let me feast on 
the nectarine anubhavam of the glorious sight of both of
You with Your dear Lord as You both stand by attentively
on alternate sides to serve Your Lord ! Oh my dear Mother 
Seethamma!Your beautiful face is decorated with the lustrous 
pearl-like teeth that defeats the Moon , the King of stars,
(Chukkala Raayuni) in their resplendence .

CharaNam
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ThanuvuchE vandhana mOnarinchu-chunnAra?
Chanuvuna nAma-keerthana sEyuchunnAra?
manasuna dhalaci maimarachi yunnAra
nenarunchi ThyagarAjanithO Hari, Hari! mee riru 

Oh Charming SithammA! Oh Kaimkarya Lakshmi
Sampanna Soumithri! Are You both displaying 
your Kaayika Bhakthi through Your prostrations 
(ShAshtAnga NamaskAras) before Him with all your being ? 

Are You both displaying Your Maanasa Bhakthi 
through losing Yourself in trance , while You 
meditate on His dhivya soundharyam and limitless 
auspicious attributes (anantha klayANa guNams)? 

Are You both displaying Your Vaachika Bhakthi through
the singing of His thousand auspicious naamAs ? 

Please permit me to enjoy this aanandha anubhavam 
of You both standing side by side with Your Lord 
in a mood of reverence and Kaimkaryam.

Sage Naaradha in his Bhakthji SoothrAs and 
His sishyan, PrahlAdhA in SrImad Bhaagavatham 
have defined the 11 and 9 PrAkArAs ( major modes )
of Bhakthi. Some of these modes of Bhakthi are:
SravaNam , Keerthanam, SmaraNam , PaadasEvanam,
Archanam , Vandhanam , Daasyam , Sakhyam 
and Athma NivEdhanam. All of these lead to 
Tanmayathvam , a state of being totally
absorbed in Him . 

DhyAnam , Naama Sankeethanam , Paadha Sevanam 
are selected here to relate to Maanasa, Vaachika
and Kaayika mode of worship. In Jana ranjani Raagam,
Swamigal has pointed out that the happiness for him is 
the constant memory of the Lord and His name.Here , 
ThyAgarAja SwamigaL salutes two exemplary BhakthAs
of the Lord of AyOdhyA , His divine consort and 
brother filled with Kaimkarya SrI. Darsanam of
all the three of them thrills the heart of
ThyAgarAja SwamigaL as He enjoys them on Yeka Peetam
in his poojA gruham. This krithi burst out of him 
during one such occasion. The sublime and insatiable
sight of the Lord being served by His divine 
consort known for Her matchless beauty and
the dutiful LakshmaNa known for His sworn servitude 
to his brother touches the heart strings of
Saint ThyagarAja and he longs for that darsanam to
persist a little longer. 

Sudhathi SeethammA is mentioned first since 
ThAyAr is always approached first in our tradition
for intercession with Her Lord. A great Bhaagavathan 
like Lakshmana is addressed next as Soumithri.His Bhaaagyam 
in serving the Lord without interruption at all times
and places has been celebrated by the Saint of 
ThiruvayyARu in the Krithi : Soumithri BhAgyamu".

The intense desire to perform PaadhasEvanam for
His Lord has been expressed by ThyagarAja Swamy
in many keethanams like RaghunAyaka in Hamsadhvani,
SrI Maanini ManOharA in raagam Poorna shadjam .
He expresses his passionate longing for pressing
the Lord's Thiruvadi, a bhAgyam experienced by 
SithA PirAtti and Lakshmana Swamy . He expresses
this desire in one of his SavEri krithi:

anudhinamu nIdu padhAbhjamula
nottucunnu teruna nAloni

(Will You grant me the boon and fulfil my
longing to press Your lotus feet every day ?). 

SeethammA's kaimkaryam of preparing Milk at
the right temperature --neither too hot nor too 
cold-- for Her Lord has been referred to in the ThOdi Krithi
of "AaaragimpavE , PaalAragimpavE".In this krithi,
the Saint asks the Lord to drink the milk made 
holy (pavithree krutham) by the touch of 
SeethammA's sacred hands. 

Referring to the daily Kaimkaryams of Seethamma
and LakshmaNa Swamy , SwamigaL refers to them
serving their Lord with PaansupAri ( Vidamu 
sEyavE Nannu VidanAdakavE )in Raaga Karahara Priya.
Here SwamigaL prays to the Lord to accept 
the PaansupAri prepared with love by the very hands
of SeethammA as Lakshmana Swamy stands by with
gem-bedecked spitton in his hand on the other side.

The saahithya , SangItha and Bhakthi Bhaavam enshrined 
in this KaraharapriyA Krithi makes it one of the most
beautiful krithis to listen to. 

SrI SeethA Lakshmana SamEtha SrI RaamachandrAya Nama: 
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan 






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