Thiyagaraja keerthana - rArA mAyiNTI daka - రారా మాయింటిదాక రఘు

 

Welcoming our beloved to our home is a great tradition.  Thiyagayya was no ordinary mortal – he pleaded Sri Rama to come to his home !!

 Saint Thiyagaraja (Thiyagayya)  saw the reigns of four kings of Maratha dynasty but served none of them.  He was so fond of Sree Rama that his keerthanas exude bakthi rasam of the highest order.  At a time when King’s servants came searching to pick Thiyagayya to sing in the Court, he reportedly refused – his family which was in penury asked him to forego principles and earn money for their livelihood – Thiyagayya asks his heart which answered ‘nidhi sala sukhama’ -- !!      தியாகய்யர் இராமனை நெக்குருகி பாடும் ஒரு கீர்த்தனை  :   

రారా మాయింటిదాక రఘు-

వీర సుకుమార మ్రొక్కెదరా

 

O Lord raghuvIra! O Charming Youth (SukumAra)! I salute   You. Deign to come (rArA) to my (mA) house (iNTidAka) (mAyiNTidAka).

 

rArA mAyiNTi dAka raghuvIra sukumAra mrokkErA

rArA dasharatha kumArA nannElukOrA tALAlErA rAma

kOrina kOrkulu konasAgakanE nIraja nayana

Thiyagaraja was immersed in bakthi rasa and could virtually talk to Lord every day.  He pleads Lord Raghuvira, O Charming Youth, son of King Dasaratha, Lotus eyed, Protector of pious – to visit his house as he cannot withstand the misery of being separated from Lord.   He asks Lord Shri Rama – is  it appropriate to forget even now about me caught in Your hands?

 

Today is day of Aani Brahmothsavam at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam and it was grand  Garuda sevai purappadu for Sri Azhagiyia Singar.  Here is a rendition of the keerthana ‘rara ma intiki’ by  Chittoor R Devarajulu and party Nadaswaram  

: - https://youtu.be/S7v-639Ldyo

 

adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
6^th July 2025