[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Thyagaraja says: 'sOham' is the height of attainment

[Aravinda Rao]

Namaste Subbu ji,
You are right, Tyagaraja was an enlightened being whose songs (I
immediately recall *nidhi chala sukhama*) are ideal for *mananam* and
*nididhyasanam*.
Aravinda rao

On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> శ్రీ హరి కీర్తనచే దేహాది ఇంద్రియ
> సమూహముల మరచి *సోహమైనదే చాలు *
>
> By singing the glories of Lord Hari, forgetting the body and the senses,
> Becoming one with Him — “I am verily He” — that alone is enough. O Lord
> Rāma! Rāma! What bliss can be greater than this?
>
> ~ Tyāgarāja
>
> The full song, with English translation:
>
> Lyrics in English:
> —--------------------
>
> Pallavi:
> intakannAnandam Emi O rAma rAma
>
> Anupallavi:
> santa janula kella sammatiyuNTE gAni
>
> Charanam #1:
> ADucu nAdamuna pADucu EDutara vEDucu manasuna gUDiyuNDEdi cAlu
>
> Charanam #2:
> *shrI hari kIrtanacE dEhAdi indriya samUhamulu maraci sOhamainad E cAlu*
>
> Charanam #3:
> nI japamulu vELa nI jagamulu nIvai rAjillunayya tyAgarAjanuta carita
>
> MEANING:
> —------------
>
> O Lord SrI rAma! O Lord whose exploits (or conduct) have been praised by
> this tyAgarAja!
> What else is greater bliss than this?
> This will indeed be agreed by all venerable people (that there is no
> greater bliss).
> Dancing and singing to the accompaniment of music, entreating You to come
> before, and being in union with You in the mind, is enough; what else is
> greater bliss than this?
> With the (help of) songs in praise of SrI hari, being unaware of the body
> and senses, *‘me becoming Him’ (sOhaM) is indeed enough; what else is
> greater bliss than bliss?*
> At that time of chanting Your names, these Worlds would become effulgent
> verily as You; what else is greater bliss than bliss?
>
> warm regards
> subbu
>
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