tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644330977663735375.post1702709147502708282..comments2023-11-26T22:21:43.159-08:00Comments on The Lyrical Thyagaraja (Tyagaraja Darshana): Pariyaachakama maataLyrical Tyagaraja Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062299490095360091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644330977663735375.post-25578184671043725152019-02-08T18:38:04.487-08:002019-02-08T18:38:04.487-08:00exhaustive coverage, encyclopaedia like!!!!!!exhaustive coverage, encyclopaedia like!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596013514563717417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644330977663735375.post-2416646844558058042011-03-01T04:43:56.315-08:002011-03-01T04:43:56.315-08:00Reader Sridharan asks:
What is the last song Tyag...Reader Sridharan asks:<br /><br />What is the last song Tyagaraja sang, before he attained moksha?<br /><br />Answer: As you may see in our introductory pages, our work focuses heavily upon historical accuracy and rigorous methods. Since by now, much of what we know about Tyagaraja, is legend mixed with history than verifiable history, I must point out that we cannot be sure about his very last song. The story goes that towards the end of his life, Rama appeared before him with his retinue, told him that his work in this world was over and that he (Rama) would come in ten days to take him to Rama's heavenly abode. Tyagaraja went home, told his disciples and took up sanyasa. On the day he attained samadhi, he is said to have attained it by kapala moksha, which is reserved for the holiest and purest of devotees. <br /> <br />Two songs, based on what he conveys in them, were clearly composed at the very end of his life. In "Daya juchutakidi velara" in Ganavaridhi, he says his life's work is done and he is waiting for Rama to deliver him. In "Paritapamu Ganiyadina" in Manohari, he explicitly refers to the promise made by Rama to deliver him in ten days and yearns why the Lord hasn't yet delivered him. He took sanyasa on the pushya shukla ekadasi, preceding pushya bahula panchami, Jan 6 1847l so it was a span of ten days. Paramatmudu in vageedheshwari is also among his last songs and T.S. Balakrishna Sastri, who was an authority on Tyagaraja, held so. <br /> <br />As Tyagaraja advances in years, a number of his songs start to sum up his life and ask for deliverance.Lyrical Tyagaraja Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062299490095360091noreply@blogger.com