mitri bhAgamE
Sahityam
Pallavi
mitri¹ bhAgyamE bhAgyamu manasA sau²(mitri)
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O My Mind! The fortune of Lakshmana - son of Mitra – Sumitra is indeed the real fortune.
Anupallavi
citra ratna-maya zESa³ talpamandu
sItA patini uniciyUcu⁴ sau(mitri)
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sItA patini uniciyUcu⁴ sau(mitri)
O My Mind! The fortune of Lakshmana, who has the privilege of seating the Lord Sri Rama – Consort of Sita – on the pretty gem-studded couch of Sesha and gently rocking it, is indeed the real fortune.
Charanam
bAguga vinta rAgamulanAlApamu
sEyaga mEnu pulakariJcaga
tyAgarAja nutuDagu zrI⁵ rAmuni
tatvArthamunu pogaDi jucu sau(mitri)
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sEyaga mEnu pulakariJcaga
tyAgarAja nutuDagu zrI⁵ rAmuni
tatvArthamunu pogaDi jucu sau(mitri)
The fortune of Lakshmana, who, while exposition of exquisite Ragas is nicely performed (by Tyagaraja), appreciates the true meaning of Sri Rama – praised by this Tyagaraja - such that he (Lakshmana) experiences horripilation, is indeed the real fortune.
Variations
- 1 mitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu manasA sau(mitri) – mitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu saumitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu
- 4 unici – uniki : unici - is appropriate.
References
- 2 saumitri bhAgyamu – The characterisation of Sumitra by Tulasidas as given in the website goes to prove that Lakshmana imbibed those qualities from his mother - [[http://www.urday.com/sumitra.html Sumitra]]
Commentary
- 1 mitri – the form of the word is not clear. This word is not found in Sanskriti or Telugu Dictionary. ‘mitrA’ (su-mitrA) is the name of mother of Lakshmana. Therefore, by dropping ‘sau’ from ‘saumitri’, ‘mitri’ would also mean Lakshmana only. Thereofore, this word has been translated as ‘Lakshmana’.
- 3 zESa – (literally ‘remainder’) Adi zESa embodied as Lakshmana. The portrayal of Anupallavi is indeed very interesting. Sri Tyagaraja states ‘seating the Lord (unici ) in the Sesha talpa’; as Lakshmana himself is Sesha, where is he seating the Lord? Further Sri Tyagaraja states that he (Lakshmana) rocks (Ucu ) the Lord. Therefore, the whole portrayal means that ‘Lakshmana is mentally enjoying his own nature as Sesha - in relation to Seshi (see below)’.
- 5 rAmuni tatvArthamu pogaDi –Sri Tyagaraja considers Sri Rama as ‘parabrahman ’ ie ‘pUrNa ’ and not as ‘viSNOrardhaM ’ (one half of Lord Viishnu) –
“OM. That (Brahman) is infinite, and This (universe) is infinite. This infinite proceeds from That infinite. Taking the infinitude of This inifinte (universe) That infinite remains same (Brahman) alone.”
- brahaman is called ‘zESi ’ (or ucchiSTa ) and the empirical reality is ‘zEsa ’ – source - [[http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/nov95/0123.html Sesha-Seshi]]