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The grand marriage was overBut the ordeal wasn’t over,As a painful experience it wasTo leave and snap all the ties.First her mother cried.With tears..

Meera reached the proper age,That proposed her marriage.Her mother was worried,It was time, she be married.But Meera was unconcerned,Since she..

It was five hundred years back,Rajputs faced frequent attacksFrom the invading MoghulsWho came thro’ the Kyber pass.As Rajputs were born..

It was the approach of dawn,Rupa Goswami of Vrindavan,Had his usual bath in the chill waterOf the holy Jamuna River.On the twilight sky, a star,Not..

FIVE GEMS OF SONGS (v)(This song is in Chapter 23,and these five (gems) songs aresung in chorus by the musicianson the aniversary day in Januaryevery..

FIVE GEMS OF SONGS (iv)4. The fourth song in Raga Varali, Tala Adi:“Kana Kana Ruchira Kanaka Vasana Ninnu”“Daily in my heart, my devotion goes..

FIVE GEMS OF SONGS (iii)3. The third song in Raga Arabhi, Tala Adi:“Sadhinchene Oh Manasa, ”“Morals many he did preach,The spiritual path to..

FIVE GEMS SONGS (II)2. The second song In Raga Gowla and Tala Adi,“Dudukukala Nanne DhoraKodukup Brochura Endho”“Which prince will save me,When..

FIVE GEMS SONGS (i)(1) The first song in Raga Nata and Tala: Adi:“Jagada Nanda KaragaJaya Janani Prana Nayaka.”“Oh, the giver of all happinessTo the..

Once Saint Thyagaraja went,To the Pudukottai King’s Court,Packed with renowned musicians,Taking part in a music celebration.The King held a novel..

The Siva Temple at Kovur,Came next in his tour.Five gems like songs,He sang on His glories.He went to Chennai thenWith all his group of men.Sundaram..

After his Tirupathi visit,The Saint then moved outTo Puthur in his palanquinFollowed by all his men.In the early hours of the day,While he was on the..

Thyagaraja wasn’t for wealth,But maintained perfect health,To keep his daily routine goingOn composing songs and singing.The Deity was life for..

Late one night, an old manCame with his old womanAnd his servant to visitThyagaraja, the Saint.Nothing was there to offerTo them at that late..

Musicians around the countryHeard the growing popularityOf the great Saint Thyagaraja,O’er his devotion to Lord Rama.They all came one by one,To the..

Govind Marar, by name,To see the Saint, came.From Thiruvanandapuram,All the way he came.He was a great singer,And expressed his desireTo sing before..

After the re-installation,Out the Deity was takenFor the street procession,On an auspicious occasion.All the mischief mongers,Including his elder..

While the Saint was singing,The King was listeningSecretly somewhere hiding.This way he was enjoying.Once the Saint told someone,“If a small shed is..

The year eighteen-not-two sawSaint Thyagaraja with all awe,As he had reached the peakBy then in the uphill task.Sarabhoji, King of Tanjore,Had his..

Saint Thyagaraja was tall,And he was very simple,With a turban o’er his head,A majestic look he had.A Tulsi Mala in his neck,On his forehead a..

In the ladder of fameSaint Thyagaraja’s nameRose up to the top,Soon, but step by step.His every breath spelled“Rama, ” every second,Thus he was fully..

It was morning timeAn old hermit cameAnd heard the songsWhen the saint sang.He said, “Thyagaraja, listen,I’ll be coming back soonAfter my bath in the..

Once, while he was singing,Someone was tappingHis house front door,In an unexpected hour.When he opened the doorHe saw the Lord Rama there,With..

While chanting, very often,The Saint had a visionOf Rama in different poseBefore him, very close.At that time, in ecstasy,He found it very easyTo..

All the songs of the SaintSurpassed any time limit,As each word is builtOf divinity hidden in it.The Lord Rama’s nameHe chanted the same,Non-stop..