bhaktuni cAritramu

bEgaDa Adi tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

Pallavi

bhaktuni cAritramu vinavE manasA sItA rAma

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O My Mind! Listen to the conduct of the devotee of Lord Sitarama.

Anupallavi

Asakti¹ lEka tA kOrucu jIvan-
muktuDaiyAnandamunondu² (bhaktuni)

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Listen to the conduct of the devotee of Lord Sitarama who,devoid of all attachments, seeking (the Indwelling Lord) by himself, attains bliss by becoming Living Free.

Charanams Combined

japa tapamulu tA jEsitinana rAdu adigAka mari
kapaTAtmuDu manamai palka rAdu
upama tanaku lEkayuNDavalenani-
yUrayUra tirugaga rAdu
capala cittuDaiyAlu sutulapai
sAreku bhrama kArAdanE hari (bhaktuni)

Show Word Meanings

Listen to the conduct of the devotee of Lord Hari who says that – (a) one should never boast that “I performed prayers and penances”; further, (b) one should not speak so by becoming cunning; (c) one should not roam about from place to place (exhibiting talents) with the intention that there should be no one equal to self; and (d) one should not, by becoming fickle minded, ever be bewildered by (encumbrances like) wife and children.

bhava vibhavamu nijamaniyeJcaga rAdu
adigAka mari
ziva mAdhava bhEdamu jEyaga rAdu
bhuvanamandu tAnE yOgyuDanani boGki
poTTa sAkaga rAdu
pavanAtmaja dhRtamau sItA pati
pAdamulanuyEmara rAdanu hari (bhaktuni)

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Listen to the conduct of the devotee of Lord Hari who says that – (a) one should not consider the celebration (as seen in the) Ocean of Worldly Existence to be real; further, (b) one should not make differentiation so as ‘Lord Siva’ and ‘Lord Vishnu’; (c) one should not nourish the stomach by telling untruths that only he himself is the most capable person in the World; and (d) one should not forget the Lotus Feet of Lord Sri Rama - Consort of Sita - held by Anjaneya – mind-born of Wind God.

rajasa tAmasa guNamulu kArAdu adigAkanu
avyAjamunanu rA lEdana kArAdu
rAja³ yOga mArgamu nI cittamu
rA jUcuTa viDavaga rAdu
rAja zikhA maNiyaina tyAga-
rAja sakhuni marava rAdanE hari (bhaktuni)\t

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Listen to the conduct of the devotee of Lord Hari who says that – (a) one should not have qualities of passion and inertia; furthermore, (b) one should not say that (the grace of the Lord) did not come of its own; (c) one’s mind should not give up till the path of Kingly Knowledge and Kingly Secret is firmly established; (d) one should not forget the Lord Sri Rama who is the crown jewel of all Kings and who is the (dearest) friend of this Thyagaraja.

Renditions

Variations

¹ Asakti lEka – sakti lEka : sakti lEka - is the appropriate word.
² Anandamondu – AnandamondE

References

³ rAja yOga - Refer to Srimad Bhagavat Gita – Chapter 9.

Commentary

Summary –
Do –
not brag about japa and tapa done;
not be cunning in talking;
not roam from place to place (exhibiting talents) to prove you are peerless;
not become fickle minded;
not get deluded by encumbrances;
not consider celebrations of Worldly Existence to be real;
not make differentiattion as ‘Lord ziva’ and ‘Lord viSnu’;
not tell untruths about one’s capability to nourish the stomach;
not forget the feet of Lord held by AJjanEya;
not give room for passion induced actions and inertia;
not say that the grace of the Lord did not come of its own;
not give up in the mind till rAja yOga is firmly established.