dharmAmbikAstavaH

April 10, 2010

Dear All (especially who are into Srividya and Karnatic Music),

As per the trailing mail by Shri Shridharji, this is the compositon of Saint

Tyagaraja (vide ref:tyAgarAjavirachitaH).

Also, the last line says:

/////

ityAnandanAthapAdapapadmopajIvinA kAshyapagotrotpannenAndhreNa

tyAgarAjanAmnA virachitaH dharmAmbikAstavaH sa.npUrNaH

//////

It says that " tyAgarAjanAmna virachita " ie., composed by Tyagaraja " and again

mentions his gotra pravara and diksha nama ie., " anandanAthapAdapadmopajIvina " &

" kAshyapagotrotpanna " which implies composer belonged to Kashyapa Gotra and also

mentions his inclination towards srividya.

Now, the saint bard Shri Tyagabrahman belonged to Bharadwaja Gotra and was a

Rama Bhakta. I am not aware whether he is srividyopasaka or not.

WHO IS THIS TYAGARAJA OF KASHYAPASA GOTRA HAILING FROM ANDHRA DESA, HAVING THE

ANANDANATHA DIKSHA NAMA (WHICH IMPLIES A SRIVIDYOPASAKA) AND COMPOSER OF

DHARMAMBIKA STAVAH?

Kindly enlighten me on this issue especially the " silent moderator " Shri Aravind

Krishna who is into srividya & carnatic music.

regs,

sriram

, Sridhar - Seshagiri <seshagir wrote:

>

> \centerline {dharmAmbikAstavaH}

> \centerline {tyAgarAjavirachitaH}

>

> kalyANAmR^itakAmadhenumahile kAmapriyAharShade

> kAruNyAmR^itavApike pikashishusvAnandasallApini .

> kAmeshapriyakAmakalpalatike kAdambavATIpriye

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 1 ..

>

> eNIbAlavilochane phaNimaNishreNIlasatkaN^kaNe

> tUNIrAkR^itajaN^ghike trinayane sthANormanohAriNi .

> vANIpANisarojavAditalasadvINAsvarAlApike

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 2 ..

>

> IshitvAdivibhUtikasvavibhave IkArasi.nhAsane

> indrANIpaThitastute ihaparatrANadhvaje indire .

> IshAnAdisurendrasevakajane IshAdhirAjeshvarI

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 3 ..

>

> lAvaNyAbdhipayojavaktranayane lakShmIkarAlokane

> lakShmIkAntaniShevitAN^ghrikamale lambodarashrIkari .

> lakShyAlakShyavilakShaNe kShaNavatA.n svAnandavR^iddhiprade

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 4 ..

>

> hrIpAshAdivimochane.atichature hR^idgranthivichchhedike

> hR^idyAnandasudhArasArdramadhunA sa.ntarpaNAhlAdini .

> hrI.nkArArthajagadvilAsavibhave vidye vimarshAtmike

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 5 ..

>

> hastishreShThasukumbhasa.nnibhakuche haryakShamadhye shubhe

> hemAbjAnanapANipAdanayane chandrArdhaphAle shive .

> he mArArimatervimohadalasannIlAlake nirmale

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 6 ..

>

> satyAnandachidIshvarapraNayinI saubhAgyaratnAkarI

> sAmrAjyaprabhudeshikendrakaruNAsyandAmR^itasvardhunI .

> sarvAshArahitasya bhaktahR^idayasyAnandakAdambinI

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 7 ..

>

> kalpe kAlakaleshi kalpakalane sa.nkalpasiddhAkhile

> kAlAkAlavibhAgakalpanakale kAlAntakapreyasi .

> kAlopAdhivivarjite kalimalapradhva.nsinI kAmade

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 8 ..

>

> hakShadvandvadalatrikoNavilasajjyotsnAkalArAdhite

> ha.nsadvandvagatiprabodhajananashrIdeshikendrAtmike .

> ha.nsArohavichakShaNe abhayade Anandasa.nvardhinI

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 9 ..

>

> lajjAnamramukhe pranR^ityati shive lAsyapriye lakShaNe

> lakShyArthe layavarjite lalitavAkpIyUShasa.ndohini .

> lakShmImAnasarAjaha.nsi lalite lAmajjagandhapriye

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 10 ..

>

> hrI.nkAre hR^idayatrikoNanilaye hR^idye surArAdhite

> hrI.nkAradhvanilInachittasulabhe hR^iShTeshvareShTeshvari .

> hrI.nkArAgnimukhaprashAntakalanAsarvaj~nasAmrAjyade

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 11 ..

>

> satyAsatyavivarjite samarase sa.nvillate shAshvate

> sarvaj~nAnavibodhinIshakaruNe saubhAgyavidyAmayi .

> sachchitsaukhyavilAsakelikutuke sarvApavargAtmike

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 12 ..

>

> karmAkarmavivarjite kavimukhe vAgvR^iShTikAdambinI

> kAvyAlApavibodhinIshakalike kaumAri kAtyAyani .

> kAntArdhenduvibhUShaNe smarakale shrIkAmakoTIshvarI

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 13 ..

>

> labdhashrIkamalAlayAlayalasatkAmeshvarapreyasI

> lAkShAraktarasapraliptacharaNadvandve laghushyAmale .

> lauhityachchhavipATalIsumapade paryAptakAmaprade

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 14 ..

>

> hrI.nkArotthitanAdasa.ntatisudhAdhArAbhisa.ntarpite

> hrI.nkAratrayamantravidrumalatAjyotiHsvarUpe pare .

> hrI.nkArAkShararUpiNi tribhuvanashrIrAjarAjeshvarI

> dehi shrIpadapadmabhaktimanisha.n dharmAmbike shrIshive .. 15 ..

>

> mUlAlavAlajaparAviTapiprasUnai\-

> rabhyarchitA shrutirahasyasugandhagandhaiH .

> praspandidhIpavanachAlitavAN^mayaistva.n

> tyAgAdhirAjamahiShI varade prasIda .. 16 ..

>

> ityAnandanAthapAdapapadmopajIvinA kAshyapagotrotpannenAndhreNa

> tyAgarAjanAmnA virachitaH dharmAmbikAstavaH sa.npUrNaH

>

April 11, 2010

Dear Shri Sriram

> As per the trailing mail by Shri Shridharji, this is the compositon of Saint

Tyagaraja (vide ref:tyAgarAjavirachitaH).

The Tyagaraja who composed the dharmAmbikAstavaH is not the bard-saint

Tyagaraja. He is the author of several works that I posted on the list, which I

found in a book titled " stotrasamuchchayaH - A collection of rare and

unpublished stotrA-s " , Vol 99 of the Adyar Library Series (published by the

Adyar Library and Research Center

in Adyar, Madras/Chennai).

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navAkSharIstotram

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AryApa~nchadashIstotram

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rAjarAjeshvarIstavaH

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> WHO IS THIS TYAGARAJA OF KASHYAPASA GOTRA HAILING FROM ANDHRA DESA, HAVING THE

ANANDANATHA DIKSHA NAMA (WHICH IMPLIES A SRIVIDYOPASAKA) AND COMPOSER OF

DHARMAMBIKA STAVAH?

==> The book offers no clue on this. I too was very interested when i first

found the book, and maybe someone can help.

> Kindly enlighten me on this issue especially the " silent moderator " Shri

Aravind Krishna who is into srividya & carnatic music.

Yes :-) One thing that remains unfinished is his extremely wonderful commentary

on the magnificent abhayAmbAShTakam of Dikshitar, see

If the start was such a treat, i wonder how much joy we will all get when this

project is completed.

I also hope he will take up the compositions of Saint Tyagaraja on his beloved

Mother Dharmambika (Dharmasamvardhini or aRam vaLar nAyaki) in the hallowed

Panchanada Kshetra.

Regards,

Sridhar.

April 11, 2010

Namaste Sriram

>

> > WHO IS THIS TYAGARAJA OF KASHYAPASA GOTRA HAILING FROM ANDHRA DESA, HAVING

THE ANANDANATHA DIKSHA NAMA (WHICH IMPLIES A SRIVIDYOPASAKA) AND COMPOSER OF

DHARMAMBIKA STAVAH?

I did a quick search on google, and came up with these links:

http://results2.ap.nic.in/general/s1/s1bookdet.jsp?B=4638 & V=9

http://faculty.washington.edu/kpotter/ckeyt/txtdu.htm

DU789.Tyagaraja of Kasyapagotra; pupil of Anandanatha

1.Pancakosavimarsini (Advaita) (NCat VII, 226; XI, 10)

2.Svatmasphurtivilasa (Advaita) (NCat VIII, 226)

3.Upadesasikhamani (Advaita) (NCat VIII, 226)

On Anandanatha (assuming its the same Anandanatha), I found the following works

attributed to him

Devinamavilasa (Anandanatha)

Sivajivadasaka (Anandanatha)

On the other question that you raised on the bard-saint being a shrividya

upasaka, i found the following @

http://www.kamakotimandali.com/misc/rama108.html :

Sri Kakarla Tyaga Brahmam, known as Sri Tyagaraja, was born as an amshAvatAra of

sage vAlmIki and received tAraka mantropadesha from saint nArada on account of

nArada mantropAsanA. Thus, he verify represents the combination of vAlmIki and

nArada. shrI tyagarAja was not only a bhAgavatottama, but a shrIvidyopAsaka as

well. Great musicians like Madurai Mani Iyer, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer,

Mahamahopadhyaya Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana and H H Kanchi Paramacharya have

recounted the kharapriya krti " chakkani rAjamArgamulundaga " as describing the

path of Srividya Upasana. Though there are no direct references to upAsana

tattvas in Thyagaraja's krtis, it should be noted that the well-known upAsaka

shrI shAmA shAstry made no specific references to shrIvidyA upAsana in his krtis

either. UpAsana, unlike now, was a strictly a personal activity done for

AtmalAbha, free from publicity and commercialism. These masters did not seem to

believe the need for shouting from rooftops to practice or teach upAsanA of the

Supreme Lady who is not only antaryAgasamArAdhyA but also rahastarpaNatarpitA.

One should note the Suddha dhanyAsi krti where Sadguru says: " Ajanmamu peddalu

tama madilo nI japame muktimArgamanukoni " . Sangitakalanidhi Sri Semmangudi

Srinivasa Iyer once mentioned to me that Sri Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar,

a direct disciple of Sri Tyagaraja was a shrIvidyA Upasaka who was initiated by

Sri Tyagaraja. mAma, himself belonging to tyAgarAja's shishya sampradAya

[umayalapuram branch], had interacted with several others of the lineage and

seemed to have no doubts in this regard.

vyAso naigamacharchayA mrdugirA valmIkajanmA muniH

vairAgye shuka eva bhaktiviShaye prahlAda eva swayam |

brahmA nArada evachApratimayoH sAhityasaMgItayoH

yo rAmAmrtapAnanirjita shivastaM tyAgarAjam bhaje ||

April 12, 2010

Namaste Sridharji,

Thank you for your wonderful clues.

I will go thru all the links you have provided.

As regards the Srividya upasana of Shri Tyagabrahman, i was excited to learn

this. These are really the mahans who maintained " grand silence " regarding

their srividya. I was also told that Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of

Bengal who started the cult of Krisna Bhakti, was a staunch sakta and worshipper

of Goddess Annapurna.

So, the vakya " antah sAktah bahih saivah loke tu vaishnavah " aptly fits these

upasakas.

BTW, i was told that Shri Dikshitar composed Nilotpalamba Navavarana Kritis

apart from Kamalambika Navavarana Kritis at Tiruvarur. Kindly let me know

whether they are available or not.

regs,

sriram

, " sWseshagiri " <s_seshagiri wrote:

>

> Dear Shri Sriram

>

> > As per the trailing mail by Shri Shridharji, this is the compositon of Saint

Tyagaraja (vide ref:tyAgarAjavirachitaH).

>

> The Tyagaraja who composed the dharmAmbikAstavaH is not the bard-saint

Tyagaraja. He is the author of several works that I posted on the list, which I

found in a book titled " stotrasamuchchayaH - A collection of rare and

unpublished stotrA-s " , Vol 99 of the Adyar Library Series (published by the

Adyar Library and Research Center

> in Adyar, Madras/Chennai).

>

> /message/2189

>

> navAkSharIstotram

> /message/2302

>

> AryApa~nchadashIstotram

> /message/2341

>

> rAjarAjeshvarIstavaH

> /message/2569

>

> > WHO IS THIS TYAGARAJA OF KASHYAPASA GOTRA HAILING FROM ANDHRA DESA, HAVING

THE ANANDANATHA DIKSHA NAMA (WHICH IMPLIES A SRIVIDYOPASAKA) AND COMPOSER OF

DHARMAMBIKA STAVAH?

>

> ==> The book offers no clue on this. I too was very interested when i first

found the book, and maybe someone can help.

>

> > Kindly enlighten me on this issue especially the " silent moderator " Shri

Aravind Krishna who is into srividya & carnatic music.

>

> Yes :-) One thing that remains unfinished is his extremely wonderful

commentary on the magnificent abhayAmbAShTakam of Dikshitar, see

>

>

> If the start was such a treat, i wonder how much joy we will all get when this

project is completed.

>

> I also hope he will take up the compositions of Saint Tyagaraja on his beloved

Mother Dharmambika (Dharmasamvardhini or aRam vaLar nAyaki) in the hallowed

Panchanada Kshetra.

>

> Regards,

> Sridhar.

>

April 12, 2010

Dear Shridarji,

The Tyagaraja Kriti " chakkani rajamargamulunda " describes the efficacy of " Rama

Bhakti " , " Rama Taraka Mantropasana " .

Saint says that when Rama Bhakti & Rama Mantra Japa are the easiest ways to

reach the self-realisation, why people tread the by-lanes, that are tortous

paths like yoga etc.

I believe this is what Shri Tyagaraja is saying. Kindly explain where is the

reference to Srividya in this Kriti " chakkani rajamargammulundaga " . There are

several kritis that details out the efficasy of Rama Bhakti like " Rama Bhakti

Samrajyamu e manavuniki ... " etc.

Kindly enlighten me.

regs,

sriram

, " sWseshagiri " <s_seshagiri wrote:

>

> Namaste Sriram

>

> >

> > > WHO IS THIS TYAGARAJA OF KASHYAPASA GOTRA HAILING FROM ANDHRA DESA, HAVING

THE ANANDANATHA DIKSHA NAMA (WHICH IMPLIES A SRIVIDYOPASAKA) AND COMPOSER OF

DHARMAMBIKA STAVAH?

>

> I did a quick search on google, and came up with these links:

>

> http://results2.ap.nic.in/general/s1/s1bookdet.jsp?B=4638 & V=9

>

> http://faculty.washington.edu/kpotter/ckeyt/txtdu.htm

> DU789.Tyagaraja of Kasyapagotra; pupil of Anandanatha

> 1.Pancakosavimarsini (Advaita) (NCat VII, 226; XI, 10)

> 2.Svatmasphurtivilasa (Advaita) (NCat VIII, 226)

> 3.Upadesasikhamani (Advaita) (NCat VIII, 226)

>

> On Anandanatha (assuming its the same Anandanatha), I found the following

works attributed to him

> Devinamavilasa (Anandanatha)

> Sivajivadasaka (Anandanatha)

>

> On the other question that you raised on the bard-saint being a shrividya

upasaka, i found the following @

http://www.kamakotimandali.com/misc/rama108.html :

>

> Sri Kakarla Tyaga Brahmam, known as Sri Tyagaraja, was born as an amshAvatAra

of sage vAlmIki and received tAraka mantropadesha from saint nArada on account

of nArada mantropAsanA. Thus, he verify represents the combination of vAlmIki

and nArada. shrI tyagarAja was not only a bhAgavatottama, but a shrIvidyopAsaka

as well. Great musicians like Madurai Mani Iyer, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer,