Affection towards me – Thyagaraja Devotional Song Main Verse (Pallavi) Oh Lord! When will You have affection towards me who is an orphan? Middle Verse (Anupallavi) Oh Lord! Please pardon all my mistakes, Oh Lord Pattabhirama! Abhirama! (Oh Lord! When will You have affection towards me who is an orphan?) Final Verse (Charanam) […]
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Have regard for me – Thyagaraja
Have regard for me – Thyagaraja Devotional Song Main Verse (Pallavi) Don’t You have any regard for me? What words are you gesturing to me? Final Verses (Charanam) Verse 1 Is there not even a little kindness? Is my wish against any righteousness? Oh Lord who wears garland made of forest flowers! Won’t […]
Life of Saint Thyagaraja
Life of Saint Thyagaraja Family and Lineage Saint Thyagaraja, pronounced “thi-yaa-ga-raajaa”, was born in 1767 in Tiruvarur, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu to Seethamma and Kakarla Ramabrahmam in a Telugu Brahmin family. Thyagaraja means “King of Renunciation”, indicating Lord Shiva. His family belonged to the Smarta tradition and Bharadvajasa lineage (gotra). Thyagaraja was the third son of his […]