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Endaro Mahanubhavulu

Tyagaraja's salute to the many great devotees who find joy in the divine, one of the five Ghana-raga Pancharatna kritis.

Music Detail
Composer Tyagaraja
Raga Sri
Tala Adi
Type Kriti
Language Telugu

Lyrics

Pallavi

endarō mahānubhāvulu
andariki vandanamu

Anupallavi

candra vadanuniyanda candamunu
hṛdayāravindamuna jūci
brahmānandamanubhavincu vāru

Charanam 1

sāma gāna lōla manasija lāvaṇya
dhanya mūrdhanyulu

Charanam 2

mānasa vana cara vara sancāramu salipi
mūrti bāguga poḍaganē vāru

Charanam 3

saraguna pādamulaku svāntamanu
sarōjamunu samarpaṇamu sēyu vāru

Charanam 4

patita pāvanuḍanē parātparuni gurinci
paramārthamagu nija mārgamutōnu
pāḍucunu sallāpamutō
svara layādi rāgamulu teliyu vāru

Charanam 5

hari guṇa maṇimaya saramulu gaḷamuna
śōbhillu bhakta kōṭulilalō
telivitō celimitō karuṇa kalgi
jagamellanu sudhā dṛṣṭicē brōcu vāru

Charanam 6

hoyalu mīra naḍalu kalgu sarasuni
sadā kanula jūcucunu pulaka śarīrulai
ānanda payōdhi nimagnulai
mudambunanu yaśamu kala vāru

Charanam 7

parama bhāgavata mauni vara śaśi
vibhākara sanaka sanandana
digīśa sura kimpuruṣa kanaka kaśipu
suta nārada tumburu
pavana sūnu bāla candra dhara śuka
sarōja bhava bhūsura varulu
parama pāvanulu ghanulu śāśvatulu
kamala bhava sukhamu sadānubhavulu gāka

Charanam 8

nī mēnu nāma vaibhavambulanu
nī parākrama dhairyamula
śānta mānasamu nīvulanu
vacana satyamunu raghuvara nīyeḍa
sadbhaktiyu janincakanu durmatamulanu
kalla jēsinaṭṭi nī madineringi
santasambunanu guṇa bhajanānanda
kīrtanamu sēyu vāru

Charanam 9

bhāgavata rāmāyaṇa gītādi
śruti śāstra purāṇapu
marmamulanu śivādi ṣaṇmatamula
gūḍhamulanu muppadi mukkōṭi
surāntarangamula bhāvambulaneringi
bhāva rāga layādi saukhyamucē
cirāyuvul kalgi niravadhi sukhātmulai
tyāgarājāptulaina vāru

Charanam 10

prēma muppiri konu vēḷa
nāmamu talacē vāru
rāma bhaktuḍaina tyāgarāja
nutuni nija dāsulaina vāru

Return to the pallavi after each charanam.

Meaning

The refrain offers respect to countless great souls. The verses describe devotion expressed through contemplation, compassion, sacred learning and music. Their common quality is the joy of remembering Rama and sharing kindness with the world. Tyagaraja includes himself among those who honour such devotees.

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