nee bhajana - Lyrics

nee bajana

raagam: naayaki

22 kharaharapriyaa janya Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 N2 D2 P S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

nI bhajana gAna rasikula nE nendu gAnarA rAma

anupallavi

shrI bhava sarOja sanAdi shachI manOramaNa vandya ilalO

caraNam

saguNa nirguNa nijamu dabbaralanu shanmatamula marmamasta siddhula vagalu jUpa santasilla(*) gaNTini varAnana tyArAja vinuta

* - or silli

Meaning: O RAma! Tell me where I can come across men in this world who involve themselves heart and soul in singing your glory. You are worshipped by exalted divinities like Lakshmi, Siva, Brahma, Indra the spouse of SacI dEvi and the other celestials. You have explained to me with wonderful clarity the mystery behind the worship of hte transcendent god-head and of the Almighty with and without form. You have revealed to me the secret behind the doctrines of six creeds and the hollowness and myth of hte so-called Siddhis (supernatural powers) which only serve to bloat the ego and distance you from the real quest.

From Compositions of Tyagaraja by T.K. Govinda Rao.