By
Sri Walajapet Venkatramana
Bhagawathar
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Sri Walajapet
Venkatramana BHawathar was the chief disciple of Sadguru sri Thyagaraja , He was the one who took down most of the compositions of Thyagaraja and recorded it to the posterity on palm leaves. I got the lyrics of this song in Tamil by the facebook post of my friend Sri Parthasarathy Krishnan Vanamali.My thanks to him
You can hear
this prayer sung by Kum.G.Deepthi and Kum N.Vyuha -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZBTO1_ysX4
RAgam – surattii
Talam– Adi
1,Srimath Kakarla
vamasabdhi chandraya amala thejase,
Purnaya punya
seelaaya Thyagarajaya Mangalam
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja who is the moon from ocean
like clan called Kakarala
Who has pure lustre,
, Who is complete and who
had blessed character
2.Ramabrahhma suputhraaya Rama nama Shukhatmane,
Ramachandra
swaroopaaya, THyagarajaya
Mangalam.
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja who is the great son of
Ramabrahmam,
Who used to get pleasure out of name of Rama, and who has the form of Ramachandra
3,Naradacharya karuna paathraaya adbhutha keerthaye,
Dheeraaya nirvikaaraaya Thyagarajaya mangalam
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja, who due tothe mercy of sage Narada,
Had wonderful fame
, who was bold and who was unchangeable
4.Sri Karunya samudhraaya loka anugraha kaarine,
SAkethadhipa bhakthaya, Thyagarajaya Mangalam,
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja who was an ocean of kindness
,
Who was the reason for people getting blessed and who was
a devotee of king of Ayodhya.
5.Yogi pungava
mithraaya yogaananda swaroopine,
Raga lobha
vimukthaaya, Thygarajaya Mangalam,
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja who is a friend of great
yogis ,
Who has the form the joy from yoga and who
did not have passion or avarice.
6.Gaana Sasthra
praveenaaya, kali kalmasha Nasine,
SAranagatha poshaaya THyagarajaya Mangalam
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja, Who was an expert in
science of music,
Who destroyed the ills of Kali age andwho encouraged people to surrender.
7.Cauvery theera vaasaaya karunyamrutha varshine
,
Avanisura Rajayam
Thyagarajaya Mangalam
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja, who lived in the banks of
river Cauvery,
Who rained the
nectar of mercy and wasa king among the devas of earth(Brahmins)
8,.Nadha Veda sudhaa pana mathaaya amala murthaye,
Vijitheendraaya lobhaaya Thyagarajaya Mangalam.
Auspiciousness to
Thyagaraja, who was intoxicated with the nectar,
Of the Veda of music, who won over sense organs and
greed.
