||   Tamil Krithi on Sriman NaarAyanan    ||

I would like to share with you a krithi which salutes the three Rahasyams dear to Sri VaishNavaas. At the outset, let me ease your minds by pointing out that this krithi of mine does NOT deal with the inner meanings of these Rahasyams, but only pays tribute to the glory of these Rahasyams. Palalvi, Anu pallavi and CharaNam sections deal with AshtAksharam, Dhvayam and Charama slOkam respectively.

The Krithi can be sung in Raagam, KalyANi. The pallavi section alone can also be set in the Raagam-ThAnam-Pallavi format.

Pallavi: Namakkini BhayamEthu
Naathan Naamam sollum

Anu Pallavi: sErkkum ThirumahaL aruLAl
NaaraNan pAthangaL paRRiya (namakkini)

CharaNam: DharmangaL yellaam tavirtthu
avanE gathi yena nadanthu
paDum thyuar yellaam azhinthu
Aananthak kadalil moozhki niRkum (Namakkini)

Meaning for Tamil Text
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Pallavi: For us, who recite our Lord's sacred name, where is the occasion for fear anymore?

Anu pallavi: For us, who have arrived at the sacred feet of NarAyaNan through the intercession of Sri Devi, where is the occasion for fear anymore?

CharaNam: Relinquishing all DharmAs and taking refuge in Him alone, liberated from all sorrows, we stand immersed in the ocean of bliss. For us, who have thus performed SaraNAgathi, where is the occasion for fear anymore?

The first one is to be sung in Raagam SimhEndra Madhyamam or in ShaNmugha PriyA. The second one is to be sung in Mohanam or Mohana KalyANi.

First Krithi
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Pallavi: ThAmatham yEnO DhAmOdharA?

Anupallavi: pEthai yaan paDum thuyar
nee aRiyAyO ?( thAmatham yEno )

CharaNam: VantharuL VaradhA ,
TantharuL unn sEvai ,
KaattharuL KaNNA ,
MaNivaNNA YennappA (Thamatham yEnO)

The Meanings provided below will have links to Swami Desikan's anubhavams in Sri Varadha Raaja PanchAsath.

Pallavi: (ThAmatham yEnO DhAmOdharA?)
Oh DhAmOdharA! Why this delay (in coming to my rescue)?

Anupallavi:Oh Supreme Lord , Oh Sarvaj~naa! (all comprehending Lord). Are You not aware of the sufferings and tribulations that I am undegoing in this SamsAric Life? Why this delay in coming to my rescue?

CharaNam: First Line (VantharuL VaradhA)--Oh Karisaila NaathA! Oh DevAthi DevA! Oh VaradarAjA! Oh AvyAja vathsala! Kim VyAharAmi (What can I say?). Bhavathi kinchith anIhamAnE kim vaa BhavEth? (When You do not have the sankalpam to help, how can anything happen?).

CharaNam:Second Line( TantharuL un sEvai): Oh Hasthi GirIsA ! PrabhO! Please bless me with the boon of your darsanam.

Tam thvAm karIsa karuNA pariNaamathasthE
BhUthAni Hantha NikhilAni NisAmayanthi

(Oh Most Merciful VaradhA! Because of the ripening of Your KaruNai alone , all creatures have the blessings of Your darsana soubhagyam , just as Brahma Devan feasted His eyes on Your divya Soundharyam at the end of his asvamEdha Yaj~nam ). Please bless me with the same SoubhAgyam.

Third Line of CharaNam : KaatharuL KaNNA : Oh Divya mangaLa mUrthE ! Please protect me! BhagayasAlis consider You as the one and only Boat to cross the fearsome ocean of SamsAram.

( SambhAvayanthi HrudhayEna KarIsa DhanyA :
samsAra Vaari Nidhi santharaNaika pOtham )

Thou art indeed the anaatha rakshakan and Aapath BhAndhavan !

Fourth line of CharaNam: MaNiyappA! YennappA! Thaamatham yEnO? yennappan YenakkAhiuLAi, Yennai PeRRavaLAi ! MaNiyappA ! Maragatha MaNi VaNNA!Oh Lord eulogized by Swami Desikan in Bhaurathna paddhathi! You have the famous Kousthubha maNi on Your chest. On Your feet is the MaNi Paadhukhai (maNibhi: sitha raktha peetha KrishNair Bhavathi).

Please wear those MaNi Paadhukhais and rush to my side on the back of Periya Thiruvadi and protect me from all of my samasaaric afflictions.

Subhamasthu

Second Krithi:
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Mohanam or Mohana KalyANi Raagam

Pallavi: UnayallAl Gathi yEthu ? Oppiliappaa !

Anupallavi: SravaNa VenkatEsA ! Vaikunta NaathA !

CharaNam: BhU VallabhA ! parama pAvanA !
Bhaktha Vathsalaa ! Kamala LochanA !
PanchAvathArA ! Dhayaa jaladhE !
vENDuvathu Ini yEthu ? Vaazha nee aruLAi
(UnayallAl Gathi yEthu ?)

Notes:

Pallavi: As UpAyam and upEyam, there is no one in this wide Universe except You! Oh OppiliappA ! You are my one and only rakshakan.

Anupallavi: Oh Lord with Sravanam as Your Janma nakshathram! Oh Lord Of ThiruviNnagar (Sri Vaikuntam)! Tvath Padha Padmou SaraNam prapadhyE" Ananya saraNa: tvath Paadharavindha Yugalam SaraNamaham prapadhyE".

Charanam: Oh Lord dear to BhUmi PirAtti! Oh The Most Sacred One! Oh Prabhu, who is very fond of Your BhakthAs! Oh the Most beautiful One with Lotus like eyes! Oh Generous One who prsented Himself to NammAzhwAr in five differnet forms at Thiru viNNagar divya dEsam as Yennappan, Ponnappan, MaNiappan, Mutthappan and ThiruviNNagarappan! Oh Ocean of mercy! There is nothing I desire anymore on this earth except Nithya kaimkaryam to You". AanDai unaik KaaNpathOr Arul Yenakku arulithiyEl, VendEn manai Vazhkai, ViNNagar MEyavanE!"


I travel some times from my home to New York City by train to attend to the Business of my company. During those trips, I compose krithis. This way my Thought is on Sriya: Pathi instead of, on something else! I try to recite a sthOthram or compose a krithi. This is the origin of these krithis.

I continue to be inspired by my sister's moving compositions on Sri Oppiliappan (Some 200 of them with 72 in MeLa karthA Raagams alone).

In my head today were rolling two Krithis composed by my sister. Their pallavis are:

1. karuNaikkadalE KaNN vaLarAi (Oh Ocean of Mercy! Please sleep listening to my lullaby)

2. PathiyE nee gathiyE KaNNA (Oh, KaNNA! My Lord! You are my refuge!)

They provided the inspiration to compose the following two Krithis :

Neelaambhuri Raagam: TaalElO TaalElO
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Pallavi: Vadamathurai MyndhA !
VaasudEvA TaalElO

Anupallavi: VeNNai Thayir vENdi
ThAyidam Kenjia BalA ( TaalElO)

CharaNam: AayanAi MaayanAi
Godhai MaNavALanAi
YasOdhai KaNNmaNiyai
viLangum Sri RajagOpAlA ( TaalElO)

Notes: Vadamathurai Myndhan:
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Our Lord was born in Vadamathurai (In uncle KamsA's prison) as the Myndhan (child) of King vasudEvan and His queen Devaki PirAtti .

Notes: Anupallavi--ThAyidam Kenjia Baalan:
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Swami Desikan's description of the navaneetha naatyam in Nandha Bhavanam comes to our mind.

The fourth slOkam of Swami Desikan's Gopala Vimsathi covers this delectable scene:

aavirbhavathu anibhrutha AbharaNam purasthAth
aakunchitha yEka CharaNam nibrutha anya paadham
dhadhnA nimatha mukarENa nibhaddha tALam
naatasya Nandha BhavanE NAVANEETHA NAATYAM

In NandhagOpan's house, YasOdhai is churningthe milk. Bala KrishNan pesters His mother for VeNNai. She ignores Him and engages in her work. The divine child comes in front of His mother again and performs a dance to gain His prize .SarvEsvaran begs in front of His mother for a ball of VeNNai. He plants one foot firmly and bends the other and dances. During those movements, His AabharaNams jingle with a pattern that seems to serve as TaaLam for the rhythmic sound of the churning of the Milk. Swami Desikan prays for that Navaneetha Naatyam scene in NandagOpan' house to appear before his mental eyes.

Notes: Aayan
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The divya naamam of the EmperumAns at ThirukkOvilUr and ThErazhundhUr is Aayan (GopAlan or the divine cowherd).

Second Krithi to be sung in Raagam KunthalavarALi
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Pallavi: pathiyE neeyE gathiyE, Lakshmi (pathiyE)

Anupallavi: IrEzhu lokamALum JagannAthA
Yemm ParanthAmA, malar Makal (pathiyE)

CharaNam: Geethayai aruLiya PaarthasArathE
ThiruvalliKKENI Vaazh MaNivaNNaa
krupA nidhE ! Daasa vathsalA!
MaruL neengum aruL thArAi (pathiyE)


Notes: neeyE gathiyE
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The reference here is to ANDAL's Sri Sookthi "NaarAyananE namakkE
PaRai tharuvAn".

Notes: pathi -gathi
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The DevAs eulogize the Lord in the UdhyOga parvam of MahA Bharatham this way :

gathisccha nasthvam dEvEshu pUrvajO Jagadha: prabhu
rakshArtham sarvabhUthAnAm VISHNUTHVAM upajagmivAn

"Thou art our REFUGE (GATHI).Thou art the first-born amongst the gods. Thou art the LORD (PATHI) of the Universe. Thou didst assume the role of VishNu (VishNuthvam) for the protection of the worlds".

Notes: Lakshmi Pathi
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DamapthI JagadhAmpathi;
The Lord is always associated with MahA Lakshmi.
That is why we salute Him as SrinivAsan, MaalOlan,
Lakshmi HayagrIvan , Lakshmi NaarAyaNan,
Lakshmi Varaahan and Lakshmi Narasimhan.

Notes: maruL neengum aruL thArAi
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NammAzhwAr's first ThiruvAimozhi Paasuram comes to mind here:

uyarvaRa uyarnalam udayavan yavanavan
mayarvaRa mathinalam aruLinan yavanavan
ayarvaRum amararkal adhipathi yavanavan
thuyaraRu sudaradi thozhuthezhan mananE

(Meaning as per Sri V.N.VedAntha Desikan):

"Oh, my Mind! Worship, for being elevated, the effulgent feet, which will remove our sufferings, of the One Lord , who possesses auspicious qualities that can not at all be excelled .Who endowed us with the Jn~Ana Bhakthi faculty , which effaces the weakness of the intellect (that doubts , confuses, argues and fails to see what ought to be seen) and Who is the Lord of the Nithyasooris and DevAs of unfailing knowledge (or Who is Lord Devaraajan of Hasthigiri).

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

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