#05 (Thyagaraja) The Saint's Parents Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran
#05 (Thyagaraja) The Saint's Parents
His father had three sons.
Jalpesan was the eldest one.
The second remained unknown.
Thyagaraja was the last one.
In pursuit of a religious order,
Jalpesan wasn’t like his father.
He was dull, short tempered,
Jealous and money minded.
So, his father considered it
The Saint was God’s gift.
In the father’s daily routine
He helped as a dutiful son.
He joined his father daily
In every chorus party
That went round the streets
Singing Rama Bhajan songs.
Devotees around offered
For their daily food
Handful of raw grains
To win their grace.
Thus went their happy days
In pursuit of divine ways
Much to their satisfaction
In their holy profession.
It was no wonder, therefore,
He learnt from his father
All the arts and culture
Perfectly well, sooner or later.
He sang with his father
All the songs of Jayadevar,
Purandaradas, Ramadas,
And those of Tulsidas.
His mother daily taught
And from her he had learnt
Purandaradas’s songs, every bit,
That she knew well by heart.
The bond between Thyagaraja and his parents seems to have been a loving one. The tenderness expressed here is appealing to the reader. Gentle write. Warm regards, Sandra
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Entharo Mahanu Bhavulu..Andhariki Vandanamulu samaganalola manasija | lavanya dhanyamurdhanyu || (Endharo) to the one who is fond of samagana (Rama) , his beauty in their minds, they who think (of rama) such are blessed. (So many mahatmas... to all my salutations.) charanam 2 manasa vanacaravara sancaramu salipi murtibaguga bodaganedu va || (Endharo) to those who contemplate on the beauty of the one who traveled in the forest (Rama) So many mahatmas... to all my salutations charanam 3 saraguna pAdamulaku swAntamanu sarojamunu samarpanamu jeyuva || (Endharo) to the feet (of Rama) which is the essence of all gunas, those who surrender their lotus heart to such ones, my salutations. (So many mahatmas... to all my salutations.) ............Salutations to Rajaram Ramachandran..........Regards..small person rajagopal