sri thyagaraja ashtakam by Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar

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ajaysimha
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sri thyagaraja ashtakam by Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar

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hello rasikas,

need lyrics for sri thyagaraja ashtakam/ sri thyagaraja mangalam by WVB

i have got a 4 versions (change in charanas/ jumbled charanas) of these: any one please verify the right version:
(lyrics courtesy: rasikas.org forums)

version1:

srImad kAkarlavamshAbdhi chandrAya manatEjasE
pUrNAya punyashIlAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||1||

rAmabrahma suputrAya rAmanAma sutAtmanE
rAmachandra swarUpAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||2||

nAradAchArya karuNApAtrAya guNakIrtayA (?)
dhIrAya nirvikArAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||3||

sri kAruNyasamudrAya lOkAnugrahakAriNE
sAkEtAdhipabhaktAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||4||

yOgipungava mitrAya yOgAnanda swarUpiNE
rAga lObhA vimuktAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||5||

gAna shAstra pravINAya kalikalmasha nAshinE
sharaNAgata pOshAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||6||

kAvEri tIra vAsAya karuNyAmrta varshiNE
avanIsura rAjAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||7||

dInamAnava pOshAya divyanAma sambodhinE
~gnana bhakti virachanAya tyAgarAjAya mangaLam ||8||

version 2: http://myalltimefavouritesongs.blogspot ... galam.html

only there is a change in the 8th charanam

nAdavEda sudhApAna mattAyA&malamUrtayE |
vijitEMdriya lOBAya tyAgarAjAya maNgaLaM ||8||

version 3:got it from a kannada book, it is same as the 1st version in a kind of jumbled way:
2-1-3-7-4-5-6-8

aishwrya shankar's rendition: https://youtu.be/Nzb6yB85qxk?t=8181
even here i see the jumbled charanas: 2-1-3-4-5-6-7-8

version 4: looks like a complete different version

shrI-guru-stotrAShTakam |
shrI-mAnasAMbuja-saMbhavAnvaya-lasat-kAkalla- vaMshAgraNIH
nyAya-vyAkaraNa-pramANa-gati-vid- vidvajjanArAdhitaH |
sA~NgAdhIta-viloDIta-shrunishikhA-dugdhAbdhi-labdhAmR^ito
jyotirmArga-vidAM varo vijayate sat-tyAgarAjo guruH || 1 ||

stavyaH ko.api mahAn raghUdvaha-kathA-pIyUSha-varShI ghano
rAmabrahma-mahA-mahIdhara-bhavaH sat-tyAgarajAhvayaH |
bIjaM bharga-mayUra-tANDava-vidher-vINAdhanuShyullasat-
tantrI-ri~NkhaNa-vidyutApasakR^ito gAnadhvanir-yasya vai || 2 ||

vyAso naigama-darchayA* mR^idu-girA valmIka-janmA muniH
vairAgye shuka eva bhakti-viShaye prahlAda eva svayam |
brahmA nArada eva chApratimayoH sAhitya-sa~NgItayoH
yo rAmAmR^ita- pAna-nirjita-shivastaM tyAgarAjaM bhaje || 3 ||

yo vAnishaM sva-guNa-jAla-gR^ihIta-hamsa-
vaMshottamam vahati mAnavavaj~narAnai* |
yasyApriyaM priyamapi spR^ishate na chetaH
taM tyAgarAja-guru-varyamahaM nato.asmi || 4 ||

yasya smR^itiH kali-malaM harati prajAnAM
saMdarshanaM cha tanute hari-bhakti-yogam |
niHshreyasAya jayate bhuvi yatkaTAkShaH
tat -tyagarajagurureva sadA gatirme || 5 ||

sarvAtmanA jayati mUrtamamUrtamasya
kShemAya yattadamR^itaM kR^ipayA jane.asmin |
brahmaiva yasya vapuShA(a)vatatAra bhUmau
sattyAgarajagurureva parA gatirme || 6 ||

brahma brahmAdi-durj~neyaM nija-tattva- vivakShayA |
svebhyo yadAtmanA jaj~ne tyAgarAjaH sa me gatiH || 7 ||

loke kushIlava-gaNAH kati vA na santi
kiM tairasatk-R^iti-ratairapi gAna-shauNDaiH |
yastyAgarAja -kavirAja-vacho.amR^itAni
pAsyatyaharnishamaho bata tasya bhAgyam || 8 ||

bhakthim dehi
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Re: sri thyagaraja ashtakam by Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar

Post by bhakthim dehi »

Valajapettai Sri Venkataramana Bhagavathar has composed few hymns on his Guru. Sri Tyagaraja Ashtakam and Sri Tyagaraja Mangalam belong to that set. Version 4 in your post is actually Tyagaraja ashtakam and it should not be confused with Tyagaraja mangalam (versions 1-3).
Sri Parthasarathi , in his book 'Tyagaraja Keertanaigal - Thillaisthanam version" has given this mangalam. You can check with the book by Kalluri Veerabhadra Sastri on Tyagaraja keertanai . I am sure he has given the text of Tyagaraja ashtakam .

ajaysimha
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Re: sri thyagaraja ashtakam by Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar

Post by ajaysimha »

thanks @bhakthim dehi for the clarifications on mangalam and ashtaksm.
if possible could you please post the exact version of sri thyagaraja mangalam

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