Ranjani-Gayatri - 2 - gowLipanthu - tera tIyaga rAdA

Song: tera tIyaga rAdA
RAgam: Gowlipanthu (Janyam of MAyamAlavagowla)
Talam: Adi
Composer: ThyagarAja
Language: Telugu
Concert: Margazhi Mahotsavam 2007

Meaning and Background:
An invitation from his far-flung disciples and admirers took Thyagaraja on a pilgrimage which extended upto Tirupati. When he reached the Tirupati temple to have the darshan of Lord Venkateswara, the drawn curtain at the sanctum sanctorum moved him to composer the song Terateeyaga raga (Gowlibanthu) in which he moans "Oh Tirupati Venkataraman! Could you not remove the screen, the screen of anger, arrogance and jealousy, which, taking a firm stand within me, keeps me out of the reach of Dharma and other Purusharthas including Moksha? It effectively hides from vision, the immaculate light of the lamp, Jnana. By the existence of this screen, my mind gets caught by evil, just as ignorant beasts are got into the Hunter's net. I have been following you faithfully, I pray promptly; remove the screen". Promptly the screen was removed and he had a good darshan of the Lord.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Carnatic
• Margazhi
• Maargazhi
• Gayathri
• Mahotsavam
• Jaya
• JayaTV
• gowlipantu
• therathi
• yatha
• radha

[hariprasadsuresh]

The story goes that:

Sri Thyagaraja Swamy wrote this composition because he felt like a fish out of water,

due to the delay caused in showing the LORD at Tirumala...