Thursday, January 23, 2014

Oh Rama, the Lord worshipped by Tyagaraja, bestow me profusely the ability to chant your name to think of you always, to worship your feet and the company of your devotees

Nama Article 23rd January 2014


Saint Thyagaraja


In this kruti Tyagaraja prays to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha the omnicient, requestig Him to bestow power to think of and to chant his name always.

 

narasimhA nanu brOvavE Sreelakshmi ||

Oh Lakshmi Narasimha, please protect me.

koramAlina narula goniyADanu nEnu 
parama pAvana nA pAli Srilakshmi ||

I cannot adore worthless people. I seek refuge in the most pious Sri Lakshmi Narasimha.

needu bhaktAgrEsaruDu prahlAduDa 
puDoka kanaka kaSyapu 
vAdulOrvaka ninnu SaraNani AdukOmana gAchinAvu ||

Prahlada your foremost devotee was unable to bear the abusive utterences of his father Hiranyakasipa, sought for protection. You readily saved him.

nee japamu nee smaraNa nee pada 
pooja nee vAri chelimi yosagi 
rAjiga dayasEyu tyAgarAja 
sannuta taramu gAdu ||

Oh Rama, the Lord worshipped by Tyagaraja, bestow me profusely the ability to chant your name, to think of you always, to worship your feet and the company of your devotees.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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