endarOmahAnubhAvulu

The fifth of the pancharatna kritis is endarO mahanubhAvulu rendered in the srI rAgam. In this kriti Sri Thyagaraja Swami extols the great personages who have been able to behold the lovely form of the Lord ever in their hearts and derive bliss out of that vision. Do listen to it in the voice of the nightingale MS.

In the series of the Pancharatna kritis here is the audio commentary on the introduction to this particular kriti.

pallavi

endarO mahAnubhAvul-

(a)ndariki vandanamu

There are countless (endarO) great personages (mahAnubhAvulu); I offer my salutations (vandanamulu) to all of them (andariki) (mahAnubhAvulandariki).

anu pallavi

candra vadanuni(y)anda candamunu

hRday(A)ravindamuna jUci

brahm(A)nandam(a)nubhavincu vAr(endarO)

There are countless great personages who (vAru)–

experience (anubhavincu) Supreme Bliss (brahmAnandamu) (brahmAnandamanubhavincu)

beholding (jUci) the charm (anda) and manner (candamu) of the Moon (candra) Faced (vadanuni) (vadanuniyanda) Lord

in the Lotus (aravaindamuna) of their heart (hRdaya) (hRdayAravindamuna);

I offer my salutations to all of them.

svara sahityam 1

sAma gAna lOla manasija lAvaNya

dhanya mUrdhanyul(endarO)

O Enjoyer (lOla) of recitation (gAna) of sAma vEda! O Lord who is beautiful (lAvaNya) like the cupid (manasija)! there are countless fortunate (dhanya) pre-eminent persons (mUrdhanyalu);

I offer my salutations to all of them

svara sahityam 2

mAnasa vana cara vara sancAramu 2salipi

mUrti bAguga poDaganE vAr(endarO)

There are countless great personages who (vAru) -

behold (poDaganE) well (bAguga) the figure (mUrti) of the Lord, found (cara) in the woods (vana) of the mind (mAnasa), by remaining (in meditation) (vara sancAramu salipi) (literally performing sacred co-dwelling) with Him; and -- continued in next charaNam

I offer my salutations to all of them

svara sahityam 3

saraguna pAdamulaku svAntam(a)nu

sarOjamunu samarpaNamu sEyu vAr(endarO)

immediately (saraguna) (literally quickly) surrender (samarpaNamu sEyu) the Lotus (sarOjamunu) of (anu) (their) heart (svAntamu) (svAntamanu) at His holy feet (pAdamulaku) (literally to the feet);

I offer my salutations to all of them

svara sahityam 4

patita pAvanuD(a)nE parAtparuni gurinci

param(A)rthamagu nija mArgamutOnu

pADucunu sallApamutO

svara lay(A)di rAgamulu teliyu vAr(endarO)

There are countless great personages who (vAru) –

while singing (pADucunu) joyously (sallApamutO) about (gurinci) the Supreme Lord (parAtparuni) called (anE) sanctifier (pAvanuDu) (pAvanuDanE) of the fallen (patita),

in consonance with true (nija) path (mArgamutOnu) leading to highest knowledge (paramArthamagu), know (teliyu) rAgas (rAgamulu) emanating from (Adi) the seven svaras and laya;

I offer my salutations to all of them.

svara sahityam 5

hari guNa maNi-maya saramulu gaLamuna

SObhillu bhakta kOTul(i)lalO

telivitO celimitO karuNa kalgi

jagam(e)llanu sudhA dRshTicE brOcu vAr(endarO)

There are countless great personages in this World (ilalO) who are excellent (kOTulu) (kOTulilalO) devotees (bhakta) –

in whose voice (gaLamuna) (literally throat) shines (SObhillu) series (lists) (saramulu) (literally strings) of excellent (maNi-maya) (literally precious stones) qualities (guNa) of Lord hari, and

who (vAru) protect (brOcu) entire (ellanu) World (jagamu) (jagamellanu) with their nectarine (sudhA) glance (dRshTicE),

with full understanding (telivitO), love (celimitO) and having (kalgi) compassion (karuNa);

(there are countless great personages in this World who are excellent devotees; they protect entire World with their nectarine glance with full understanding, love and compassion; they spread bhakti by singing the excellent qualities of Lord hari.)

I offer my salutations to them.

svara sahityam 6

hoyalu mIra naDalu kalgu sarasuni

sadA kanula jUcucunu pulaka SarIrulai

Ananda payOdhi nimagnulai

mudambunanu yaSamu kala vAr(endarO)

There are countless famous (yaSamu kala) great personages who (vAru) –

beholding (jUcucunu) (literally look) always (sadA) with their eyes (kanula) the lovely Lord (sarasuni) having (kalgu) exceedingly (mIra) charming (hoyalu) gait (naDalu),

attaining horripilation (pulaka SarIrulai) (literally tingling sensation in the body) remain delightfully (mudambunanu) immersed (nimagnulai) in the Ocean (payOdhi) of bliss (Ananda);

I offer my salutations to all of them.

svara sahityam 7

parama bhAgavata mauni vara SaSi

vibhA-kara sanaka sanandana

dig(I)Sa sura kimpurusha kanaka kaSipu

suta nArada tumburu

pavana sUnu bAla candra dhara Suka

sarOja bhava bhU-sura varulu

parama pAvanulu ghanulu SASvatulu

kamala bhava sukhamu sad(A)nubhavulu gAka(yendarO)

There are countless great personages other than (gAka) (the following)-

great (vara) sages (mauni) who are Supreme (parama) devotees (bhAgavata) of the Lord,

the Moon (SaSi), the Sun (vibhAkara), sages sanaka, sanandana, the Lords (ISa) of the Quarters (dik) (digISa), the celestials (sura), attendants of kubEra (kimpurusha),

prahlAda – son (suta) of hiraNya (kanaka) kaSipu, sage nArada, the celstrial musician tumburu, AnjanEya – son (sUnu) of vAyu (pavana), Lord Siva – wearer (dhara) of young (bAla) moon (candra), sage Suka,

Lord brahmA – abiding (bhava) in Lotus (sarOja), great (varulu) brAhmaNas (bhU-sura), the supremely (parama) holy (pAvanulu) ones, the eminent persons (ghanulu), the eternal ones (SASvatulu) (all these) who –

always (sadA) have the experience (anubhavulu) (sadAnubhavulu) of Supreme bliss – brahmAnanda – (brahmA – one abiding (bhava) in Lotus (kamala) – bliss – Ananda (sukhamu));

I offer my salutations to all of them.

svara sahityam 8

nI mEnu nAma vaibhavambulanu

nI parAkrama dhairyamula

SAnta mAnasamu nIvul(a)nu

vacana satyamunu raghuvara nI(y)eDa

sad-bhaktiyu janincakanu dur-matamulanu

kalla jEsin(a)TTi nI madin-

(e)ringi 10santasambunanu guNa bhajan-

(A)nanda kIrtanamu sEyu vAr(endarO)

O Lord raghuvara! There are countless great personages who (vAru) –

understanding (eringi) Your (nI) kind of (aTTi) mind (madini) (madineringi) which disproved (kalla jEsina) (jEsinaTTi) the wicked paths (dur-matamulanu),

in order that there could sprout (janincakanu) in them the true devotion (sad-bhaktiyu) towards You (nIyeDa),

happily (santasambunanu) sing (kIrtanamu sEyu) the blissful (Ananda) chant (bhajana) (bhajanAnanda) of Your virtues (guNa),

describing the greatness (vaibhavambulanu) of Your (nI) body (mEnu), Your name (nAma), Your (nI) prowess (parAkrama) and courage (dhairyamula), Your tranquility (SAnta) of mind (mAnasamu) and the truth (satyamunu) of words (vacana) uttered (anu) by You (nIvu) (nIvulanu);

I offer my salutations to all of them.

svara sahityam 9

bhAgavta rAmAyaNa gIt(A)di

Sruti SAstra purANapu

marmamulanu Siv(A)di 11shaN-matamula

gUDhamulanu 12muppadi mukkOTi

sur(A)ntarangamula bhAvambulan-

(e)ringi 13bhAva rAga lay(A)di saukhyamucE

cir(A)yuvul kalgi niravadhi sukh(A)tmulai

tyAgarAj(A)ptul(ai)na vAr(endarO)

There are countless great personages who (vAru) -

understanding the secrets of SrImad-bhAgavataM, rAmAyaNa, SrImad-bhagavad-gItA, vEdas, sciences, epics, etc (Adi) (gItAdi),

the secrets (gUDhamulanu) of the six methods (shaNmatamula) of formal worship like, Saiva (Siva) and others (Adi ) (SivAdi),

the state (bhAvambulanu) (bhAvambulaneringi) of mind (antarangamula) of thirty-three crores (muppadi mukkOTi) of celestials (sura) (surAntarangamula),

attaining (kalgi) a very long (cira) life (Ayuvul) (cirAyuvul) and being uninterrupted (niravadhi) experiencers of bliss (sukhAtmulai) along with joy (saukhyamucE) of bhAva (literally state of mind), rAga and laya etc (Adi) (layAdi),

have become (aina) the benefactors (Aptulu) (Aptulaina) of this tyAgarAja;

I offer my salutations to all of them.

svara sahityam 10

prEma muppiri konu vELa

nAmamu 14talacE vAru

rAma bhaktuDaina tyAga-

rAja nutuni nija dAsul(ai)na vAr(endarO)

There are countless great personages who (vAru) –

meditate (talacE) (literally think) on the name (nAmamu) of the Lord at that time (vELa) when their love (prEma) redoubles (muppiri konu) and who (vAru) –

have become (aina) the true (nija) servants (dAsulu) (dAsulaina) of the Lord praised (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja who is (aina) devotee (bhaktuDu) (bhaktuDaina) of Lord rAma;

I offer my salutations to all of them.

17th Jan 2017, pushya bahuLa pancami