![]() Named after the presiding deity of his birth place Tiruvarur, Tyagaraja was initiated into Sanskrit verses and the Ramayana by his father, and learnt from his mother the compositions of sages, including Purandaradasa, Kshethragna and Bhadrachala Ramdas. Tyagaraja kritis lend themselves in myriad ways - the Nagaswaram at the wedding, the Namasankirtana at a temple, the choral singing on Bahula Panchami at Tiruvaiyaru - it is his kriti that reverberates everywhere.Īs we celebrate his birth anniversary, we recount the story of the child, born under Pushyami Star in the year 1767 in the month of May, to Raamabramham and Seethamma. His kritis are artistic creations that soothe the mind and show the way to eternal spiritual bliss. Saint Tygaraja who through strife, abandon and surrender bequeathed to us, a beauty which he carried from his past births, has given eternal values for a changing world.Ī life of worship and service, his offerings through kirtanas convey profound truth with absolute simplicity in a melodic and all-pervading style, the fulcrum being Rama Bhakti - supreme surrender to Lord Rama. It is only once in a millennium, out of human consciousness and spirit that such a great soul takes Avatar to sanctify Bhoologam, our lives and souls. ![]()
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