Saturday, January 12, 2013

Sita Kalyana -- Lord Rama







"Ramudu ante darmam..ramudu ante nyayam..ramudu ante andam..ramudu ante abhimaanam..ramudu ante aanandam..ramudu ante amrutham..ramudu ante ramaneeyam "


Sita kalyana vaibhogame rama kalyana vaibhogame ….
pavanaja stuti patra pavana caritra ravi soma pavanetra ramaniya gatra ….

Bhakta jana paripala bharita sharajala bhukti muktida lila bhudeva pala …

Pamara surabhima paripurna kama shyama jagadabhi rama saketa dhama …

Sarva lokadhara samaraika dhira garva manasa dura kanakagha dhira ….

Nigamagama vihara nirupama sharira nagadha vidhara nata lokadhara ….

Parameshanuta gita bhava jaladhipota tarani kula samjata tyagarajanuta …


Meaning:

From "compositions of tyagaraja" by tk govinda rao

how grand and imposing the wedding of sita is! praised by anjaneya, this hero of countless exploits, having the sun and the moon as his eyes, and possessing a frame of ravishing beauty is an unfailing protector of his devotees and bestower of prosperity and beatitude, which is a part of his lilas. he causes terror in the minds of rakshasas. his calmness and composure reveal him as one who has no more desires to be fulfilled. sporting a radiant blue hue, he is the source of bliss for the world. resider of ayodhya, he is the prop of the entire world. a peerless warrior in battles, he is beyond the ken of men of arrogance and haughtiness. he is tall and courageous, reminding one of the great mount meru. he is the hero figuring in the scriptures. with an unmatched form, he is the mainstay of his devotees, whose sins he wipes out graciously. celebrated by lord siva in song and music, he is the raft enabling deserving mortals to cross the ocean of samsara. that is the aim of his incarnation in the solar race, he whom tyagaraja worships.






Sunday, January 6, 2013

Bhavamu lona Bahyamu -- MS Subba Lakshmi






Bhavamu lona bahyamu nanduna
govinda govinda ani koluvavo manasa ...
bhavamu lona bahyamu nanduna

Hari avatharamule akhila devatalu
hari lonive brahmandammulu
hari namamule anni manthramulu
hari hari hari hari ~ hari anavo manasa ...
bhavamu lona bahyamu nanduna

Vishnuni mahimale vihita karmamulu
vishnuni pogadedi vedammulu
vishnudu okkade vishvantarathmudu
vishnuvu vishnuvani vedakavo manasa ...
bhavamu lona bahyamu nanduna

Achyuthudithade adiyu nantyamu
achyuthude asurantakudu
achyuthudu sri venkatadri meeda neeve
achyutha achyutha sharananavo manasa ...
bhavamu lona bahyamu nanduna


About the Sankeerthana

Bhaavamulona… sankeerthana by sri tallapaka annamacharya in telugu is an expression of the devotee and his inclination towards the lord to chant his nama mantram in his heart as well as on his lips. that means that the devotee is required to always tune his body and mind (meaning physical and mental faculties) to bring himself nearer to the lord. sri annamacharya meant that the devotees of the lord have nothing other than filling one’s mind with the lord’s praises! 

Meaning 

Pray and praise the lord as govinda, govinda inside your heart as well as around yourself. 
incarnations of all the gods are none other than sri hari himself;all of this universe is none other than sri hari himself;all the vedic chants and mantras are none other than sri hari himself;
so, chant hari, hari, hari, hari, all the time, oh my mind!all that happens in this universe are an outcome of deeds of lord vishnu himself;
lord vishnu is the one that is utmost, ultimate, highest in the universe;
so, try to search for vishnu, all the time, oh my mind!
the beginning and the end (of this universe) is none other than achyuta yourself;
the killer of the gigantic and tyrannical asuras is none other than achyuta yourself;
the lord atop the venkatadri hill is none other than achyuta yourself;
so, pray for his asylum, his protection all the time, oh my mind!