While reading a book on Paramacharya ( Moments of life time) i came across this incident . When some one asked about the meaning of the line yanta bhanta nishanta in a Thyagaraja kriti . Paramacharya replied that yanta means 'ra' ( ra follows ya) , bhanta means 'ma' (same logic) & nishanta means 'chandra' & the words mean ramachandra.
What is the kriti. Are there any other such usages and what is such techinque refered as in grammar or music
Yanta Bhanta Nishanta
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vgvindan
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rajumds
This refers to kRti 'rAma samayamu' rAga madhyamAvati. Please refer to the kRti being posted today in our Website - wiki. The details are given therein.What is the kriti. Are there any other such usages and what is such techinque refered as in grammar or music
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rajumds,
I was just trying post, but the kRti is not found in the list, therefore, I cannot post it. I am posting the same hereunder -
====== rAma samayamu ======
* __**Raga**__ : [[madhyamAvati]]
* __**Tala**__ : [[Adi]]
* __**Composer**__ : [[Thyagaraja]]
* __**Language**__ : Telugu
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**Pallavi**
rAma samayamu brOvarA nA pAli daivamA
**Anupallavi**
rAma danuja gaNa bhIma nava ghana SyAma santatamu nAma kIrtanamu-
(y)Emarakanu(y)ati nEmamu jEsE mahAtmulaku kAmita phalada (rAma)
**Charanam**
1. dAnta samrakShaN(A)gam(A)nta cara bhAgavat(A)ntaranga cara SrI
kAnta kamanIya (gu)N(A)ntak(A)ntaka hit(A)nta rahita muni
cintanIya vEdAnta vEdya sAmanta rAja nuta
yAnta bhAnta niS(A)nta su-karuNA svAnta nIk(i)di (rAma)
2. bRndArak(A)di muni bRnd(A)rcita pAd(A)ravinda sad-bhakta
jIv(A)nanda kara sUrya kula candan(A)ri hara nandak(A)yudha
sanandan(A)di nuta kunda radana vara mandara dhara
gOvinda mukunda sandEhamu nIk(e)nduku nApai (rAma)
3. I jagatini nIv(a)vyAja karuNA mUrti(v)ani pUja jEsiti gaja rAja rakShaka tyAga-
rAja vandita ibha rAja vandana phaNi rAja Sayana vinarA jaga(t)patI
bhUjA nAyaka rAjita makuTa dhar(A)ja sannuta surAja(y)ipuDE (rAma)
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**Meaning**
__Pallavi__ : O Lord rAma! Now is the time; please protect me; O my guardian Lord!
__Anupallavi__ : O Lord rAma - the Terror of the multitude of demons! O dark-blue hued like rain cloud! O Lord who bestows of the fruits of wishes to those great men who always chant Your names unforgettingly, with great restraint (of mind)!
__Charanam__ :
1. O Protector of ascetics! O Lord who is found in the vEdAnta (the end of SAstras)! O Lord found in the inner-self of great devotees! O Consort of lakShmI! O Lord with lovable virtues! O Friend of Lord Siva (one who put an end to yama -Lord of death)! O Lord without an end! O Lord who is meditated by sages! O Knower of vEdAnta! O Lord praised by vassals! O Lord rAma – ra - ma – the destroyer of darkness! O Lord whose heart is filled with great mercy!
2. O Lord whose Lotus Feet are worshipped by celestials and others and multitude of sages! O Lord who is the life of true devotees! O Lord who causes bliss! O Most eminent of the solar dynasty! O Lord who destroyed enemies! O Lord who wields the sword – weapon called nandaka! O Lord extolled by sanandana and others - the mind-born sons of brahmA)! O Lord with jasmine flower like teeth! O Lord who bore the sacred mountain mandara! O Lord gOvinda! O Lord mukunda! Why do You entertain doubts about me?
3. Considering that, in this World, You are the motive-less Compassionate Lord, I worshipped You; O Lord who protected gajEndra (the King of elephants)! O Lord worshipped by this tyAgarAja! O Lord saluted by gajEndra (the King of elephants) ! O Lord reclining on the couch of SESha (the king of serpents)! O Lord of the Universe! Please listen; O Consort of sIta (daughter of Earth)! O Lord who is adorned with a radiating diadem! O Lord well-praised by brahmA (the unborn)! O Munificient King! O Lord rAma! Now itself is the time.
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**Notes**
__Charanam 1__ : __AgamAnta__ – Though this has been translated as vEdAnta, there is some doubt; normally upaniSads are called nigamAnta.
__Charanam 1__ : __antakAntaka - Refers to the story of mArkaNDEya - Siva saved mArkaNDEya from the clutches of death (yama). tirukkadavur is kShEtra where this episode is stated to have taken place. Please visit the website – http://www.chennaionline.com/toursntrav ... avur01.asp
__Charanam 1__ : __yAnta bhAnta niSAnta__ – The word ‘yAnta’ is not available in dictionary. As per a website, Kanchi Mahaswami Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati was approached in this regard. The explanation given by Him is startling. These words are stated to be appearing the SrI rAma temple at madurAntakaM (near Chengalpattu).
‘yAnta’ – ya+anta – end of ‘ya’ is ‘ra’;
‘bhAnta’ – bha+anta – end of ‘bha’ is ‘ma’;
‘niSAnta’ – niSA+anta – end of night – daybreak;
‘rAma, the destroyer of darkness’ is the meaning.
Please visit the website - http://www.ambaa.org/archives/frm00199.html
__Charanam 2__ : __pAdAravinda__ – this is how it is given in all books other than that of TKG, wherein it is given as __padAravinda__.
__Charanam 2__ : __sad-bhakta__ – this is how it is given in all books other than that of TKG, wherein it is given as __sad-bhakti__. As __sad-bhakta__ is the appropriate word here, the same has been adopted.
__Charanam 2__ : __nandaka__ – Tallapaka Annamacharya - the great telugu poet and devotee of Lord Venkateswara (15th century) is considered to be the incarnation of the nandaka sword of the Lord. Please visit the website for more details – http://www.svasa.org/annamacharya1.html
__Charanam 3__ : __gaja rAja rakShaka – ibha rAja vandana__ – both these refer to gajEndra. As there is no variation in any of the books, there seems to be no scope for different meanings.
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I was just trying post, but the kRti is not found in the list, therefore, I cannot post it. I am posting the same hereunder -
====== rAma samayamu ======
* __**Raga**__ : [[madhyamAvati]]
* __**Tala**__ : [[Adi]]
* __**Composer**__ : [[Thyagaraja]]
* __**Language**__ : Telugu
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**Pallavi**
rAma samayamu brOvarA nA pAli daivamA
**Anupallavi**
rAma danuja gaNa bhIma nava ghana SyAma santatamu nAma kIrtanamu-
(y)Emarakanu(y)ati nEmamu jEsE mahAtmulaku kAmita phalada (rAma)
**Charanam**
1. dAnta samrakShaN(A)gam(A)nta cara bhAgavat(A)ntaranga cara SrI
kAnta kamanIya (gu)N(A)ntak(A)ntaka hit(A)nta rahita muni
cintanIya vEdAnta vEdya sAmanta rAja nuta
yAnta bhAnta niS(A)nta su-karuNA svAnta nIk(i)di (rAma)
2. bRndArak(A)di muni bRnd(A)rcita pAd(A)ravinda sad-bhakta
jIv(A)nanda kara sUrya kula candan(A)ri hara nandak(A)yudha
sanandan(A)di nuta kunda radana vara mandara dhara
gOvinda mukunda sandEhamu nIk(e)nduku nApai (rAma)
3. I jagatini nIv(a)vyAja karuNA mUrti(v)ani pUja jEsiti gaja rAja rakShaka tyAga-
rAja vandita ibha rAja vandana phaNi rAja Sayana vinarA jaga(t)patI
bhUjA nAyaka rAjita makuTa dhar(A)ja sannuta surAja(y)ipuDE (rAma)
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**Meaning**
__Pallavi__ : O Lord rAma! Now is the time; please protect me; O my guardian Lord!
__Anupallavi__ : O Lord rAma - the Terror of the multitude of demons! O dark-blue hued like rain cloud! O Lord who bestows of the fruits of wishes to those great men who always chant Your names unforgettingly, with great restraint (of mind)!
__Charanam__ :
1. O Protector of ascetics! O Lord who is found in the vEdAnta (the end of SAstras)! O Lord found in the inner-self of great devotees! O Consort of lakShmI! O Lord with lovable virtues! O Friend of Lord Siva (one who put an end to yama -Lord of death)! O Lord without an end! O Lord who is meditated by sages! O Knower of vEdAnta! O Lord praised by vassals! O Lord rAma – ra - ma – the destroyer of darkness! O Lord whose heart is filled with great mercy!
2. O Lord whose Lotus Feet are worshipped by celestials and others and multitude of sages! O Lord who is the life of true devotees! O Lord who causes bliss! O Most eminent of the solar dynasty! O Lord who destroyed enemies! O Lord who wields the sword – weapon called nandaka! O Lord extolled by sanandana and others - the mind-born sons of brahmA)! O Lord with jasmine flower like teeth! O Lord who bore the sacred mountain mandara! O Lord gOvinda! O Lord mukunda! Why do You entertain doubts about me?
3. Considering that, in this World, You are the motive-less Compassionate Lord, I worshipped You; O Lord who protected gajEndra (the King of elephants)! O Lord worshipped by this tyAgarAja! O Lord saluted by gajEndra (the King of elephants) ! O Lord reclining on the couch of SESha (the king of serpents)! O Lord of the Universe! Please listen; O Consort of sIta (daughter of Earth)! O Lord who is adorned with a radiating diadem! O Lord well-praised by brahmA (the unborn)! O Munificient King! O Lord rAma! Now itself is the time.
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**Notes**
__Charanam 1__ : __AgamAnta__ – Though this has been translated as vEdAnta, there is some doubt; normally upaniSads are called nigamAnta.
__Charanam 1__ : __antakAntaka - Refers to the story of mArkaNDEya - Siva saved mArkaNDEya from the clutches of death (yama). tirukkadavur is kShEtra where this episode is stated to have taken place. Please visit the website – http://www.chennaionline.com/toursntrav ... avur01.asp
__Charanam 1__ : __yAnta bhAnta niSAnta__ – The word ‘yAnta’ is not available in dictionary. As per a website, Kanchi Mahaswami Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati was approached in this regard. The explanation given by Him is startling. These words are stated to be appearing the SrI rAma temple at madurAntakaM (near Chengalpattu).
‘yAnta’ – ya+anta – end of ‘ya’ is ‘ra’;
‘bhAnta’ – bha+anta – end of ‘bha’ is ‘ma’;
‘niSAnta’ – niSA+anta – end of night – daybreak;
‘rAma, the destroyer of darkness’ is the meaning.
Please visit the website - http://www.ambaa.org/archives/frm00199.html
__Charanam 2__ : __pAdAravinda__ – this is how it is given in all books other than that of TKG, wherein it is given as __padAravinda__.
__Charanam 2__ : __sad-bhakta__ – this is how it is given in all books other than that of TKG, wherein it is given as __sad-bhakti__. As __sad-bhakta__ is the appropriate word here, the same has been adopted.
__Charanam 2__ : __nandaka__ – Tallapaka Annamacharya - the great telugu poet and devotee of Lord Venkateswara (15th century) is considered to be the incarnation of the nandaka sword of the Lord. Please visit the website for more details – http://www.svasa.org/annamacharya1.html
__Charanam 3__ : __gaja rAja rakShaka – ibha rAja vandana__ – both these refer to gajEndra. As there is no variation in any of the books, there seems to be no scope for different meanings.
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Re: Yanta Bhanta Nishanta
My! ennE rAmanaruL! How great rAmA's grace!
ParamAcAryA's revelation noted by Govindan and brought to us in his magnum opus--rather great service to music, a work like tyAgarAja vAibhavam
The time that he lovingly spent on this meticulous work! Our admiration for him for all his work is boundless...
Just like you PB, finding Rajumds's old post on this as well!
ParamAcAryA's revelation noted by Govindan and brought to us in his magnum opus--rather great service to music, a work like tyAgarAja vAibhavam
The time that he lovingly spent on this meticulous work! Our admiration for him for all his work is boundless...Just like you PB, finding Rajumds's old post on this as well!