A Tribute to Saint Tyagaraja !! Final Part !!




Jai Sriman Narayana !!



 

 

 


There were thousands of compositions flurried out from Thyagaraja praising the glory of Lord Rama.  It is believed that Lord Rama himself desired to listen to those compositions from Thyagaraja.  One day, Lord Rama appeared in his dream and declared that the idol of Lord used to worship was concealed by his elder brother Japyesha on the banks of river Cauvery.   At the divine instruction  Thyagaraja arrived on the river bank of Cauvery and started  to hollow out the sand, at last he founded the idol  buried.  The exceptional sight of the idol brought an immense joy in him.  He passionately sang

 

 Kanukondini ..... Sri Rama

 

 Thyagaraja was married to Parvathi at the age of eighteen in the year 1784.   Unfortunately, his marriage to Parvathi was short lived for five years, when Tyagaraja was twenty three years old his wife Parvathi attained the lotus feet of Lord.   He was compelled to remarry Kamala, sister of Parvathi.  This couple had a daughter Seethalakshmi.  Thyagaraja   continued serving the Lord for several years at his heart’s content.  Later, he accepted Sanyasrama.

 

 

At the age of 79/80 Thyagaraja attained salvation at the feet of Lord while he was in Thiruvaiyar, before ten days of his journey from this world; he conveyed the message to his disciples that he had a dream in that Lord Rama informed him that he would attain Moksha after ten days.  Thyagaraja had completed ninety six crores of chanting the holy names of Lord Rama and visualized Lord before him.   On 6th January, 1847 on the day of Pushya Bahula Panchami   Saint Thyagaraja attained the lotus feet of Lord Rama.

 

A magnificent temple was constructed in memorial of Saint Tyagaraja on the banks of river Cauvery.  Every year the legends of Carnatic Music pay homage to the Saint Tygaraja in Thiruvaiyar  as a tribute to the great Saint for his mission of spreading Rama Bakthi through Nadha Upasana and Nama Upasana.   As a part of musical homage, they sing the Pancharathna Krithis (The five Gems of Tyagaraja):

 

Jagadananda Karaka –  Ragam -  Nattai

 Dudukku gala – Ragam -  Gowlai

 Sadhinchaney – Ragam  - Aarabhi

 Kanakana Ruchira – Ragam -  Varali

 Entharo Mahanubhavulu – Ragam -  Sreeragam

 

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Mangalam Kosalendraya Mahaneeya Gunathmaney

Chakravarthi Thanujaya Sarvaboumaya Mangalam

 


 


Jai Sriman Narayana !!


 

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