Manavyalakinchara (Class / Lesson) : Nalinakanthi ; Adi ; Tyagaraja

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Ragam: Nalinakanti {27th Melakartha (Sarasangi) Janyam}

AROHANA:         S G3 R2 M1 P N3 S             ||

AVAROHANA:   S N3 P M1 G3 R2 S             ||

Talam: dEshAdi

Composer: Tyagaraja

Version: T M Krishna
Lyrics Courtesy: sahityam.net, http://sahityam.net/w/index.php/Manavyala_kincha

Meaning Courtesy: Tyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.in/2007/11/thyagaraja-kriti-manavinaalakincha-raga.html

Pallavi:

manavyAḷakinca rAdaṭE

marmamella telpedanE manasA

Anupallavi:

ghanuḍaina rAma candruni

karuṇAntaraṅgamu telisina nA (manavi)

Charanam:

karma kAṇḍa matAkṛṣṭulai bhava

gahana cArulai gAsi jendaga

kani mAnavAvatAruḍai

kanipiñcinAḍE naḍata tyAgarAju (manavi)

Meaning: (Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.in/2007/11/thyagaraja-kriti-manavinaalakincha-raga.html ):

P: My Mind (manasA)! Won’t (rAda) You (aTE) (rAdaTE) listen (Alakinca) to my appeal (manavini) (manavinAlakinca)? I am revealing (telpedanE) (literally informing) all (ella) the secrets (marmamu) (marmamella).

A: O My Mind! Won’t You listen to my (nA) appeal who -knows (telisina) the compassionate (karuNA) heart (antarangamu) (karuNAntarangamu) of the great (ghanuDaina) SrI rAma candra (candruni)?

I am revealing all the secrets.

C: Seeing (kani) the people suffer (gAsi jendaga) as wanderers (cArulai) in the forest (gahana) of Worldly existence (bhava), attracted (AkRshTulai) by the opinions (mata) (matAkRshTulai) as contained in the Section (kANDa) of Ritualistic Actions (karma) of vEdas, the Lord having embodied (avatAruDai) as a human being (mAnava) (mAnavAvatAruDai) exemplified (kanipincinADE) the right conduct (naData); therefore,

O My Mind! Won’t You listen to the appeal of this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju)? I am revealing all the secrets.