Vinata Suta Vahana

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Notation

From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)

Pallavi:
Vinataa Suta Vaahana Sri Ramanaa!
Manasaaraga Sevincheda Raamaa!

Anupallavi:
Vinu Saareku Judani Bratukela
Manujula Nechedu Jivanamela

Charanam:
Mata Bhedamane Sakanaarcchaga Sammata
Vaakkulu Balkuta Sukhamaa?
Kshitilo Satsangati Saukhyamu Paalita
Tyaagaraja! Amara Pujitha!

Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam
P: O Lord who has garuDa – the son (suta) of vinatA – as his carrier (vAhana)! O Beloved (ramaNa) of
lakshmi (SrI)!
O Lord SrI rAma! I worshipped (sEvinceda) You to my heart’s content (manasAraga).

A: Of what purpose (Ela) is such a survival (bratuku) (bratukEla) in which one does not (or could not)
behold (jUDani) You (ninu) always (sAreku)?
Of what purpose (Ela) is such a livelihood (jIvanamu) (jIvanamEla) of tormenting (EceDu) (literally
bring grief) other people (manujulanu) (manujulanEceDu)?
O Lord who has garuDa – the son of vinatA – as his carrier! O Beloved of lakshmi! O Lord SrI rAma! I
worshipped You to my heart’s content.

C: Is it comforting (sukhamA) to utter (palkuTa) agreeable (sammata) words (vAkkulu) without (first)
extinguishing (Arcaga) the flame (seganu) of (anE) differences (bhEdamu) (bhEdamanE) in modes of
worship (mata) (literally opinion)?
in this Earth (kshitilO), company of pious people (sat-sangati) is comforting (saukhyamu);
O Nourisher (pAlita) of this tyAgarAja! O Lord worshipped (pUjita) by the celestials (amara)
(tyAgarAjAmara)!
O Lord who has garuDa – the son of vinatA – as his carrier! O Beloved of lakshmi! O Lord SrI rAma! I
worshipped You to my heart’s content.

Pallavi:
Vinataa Suta Vaahana Sri Ramanaa!
Manasaaraga Sevincheda Raamaa!

Sahityam: Vinataa Suta Vaahana Sri Ramanaa!
Meaning: O Lord who has garuDa – the son (suta) of vinatA – as his carrier (vAhana)! O Beloved
(ramaNa) of lakshmi (SrI)!

;mg     ,gS      ; s pm ; G        | ;;    ;M      P;       ;;      ||
Vi na   - taa-    - Su ta- - Vaa     --    - ha    na-      --

;mg     ,gS      ; s pm , G ,      | ; mp ,S,      ; n d ,P,        ||
Vi na   - taa-    - Su ta- - Vaa     - hana- Sri   - Rama naa!-

;mg   ,gS         ; n d     , Dp | ; n s ,gM P ;               mp dp ||
 Mana saa-          raga - - Se-   - vin - cheda Raa           maa! - -

mp-m g , mpdn dp gs; s pm mpnp mG, | ; p d , pdS ,            ; n d ,P,          ||
- - Vi na- taa- - - - Su ta- - Vaa- - - - - - hana- Sri       - Rama naa!-

Sahityam: Manasaaraga Sevincheda Raamaa!
Meaning: O Lord SrI rAma! I worshipped (sEvinceda) You to my heart’s content (manasAraga).

;mg   ,gS         ; n d     , Dp | ; n s ,gM P ;               mp dp ||
 Mana saa-          raga - - Se-   - vin - cheda Raa           maa! - -

mp-m g , mpD dp gs; s pm mpnp mG, | ; p d , pdsgmgs ; n d , pmP , ||
- - Vi na- taa- - - - Su ta- - Vaa- - - - - - hana- Sri - Rama naa!-

;mg   ,gS         ; n d     , Dp | ; n s ,gM P ;               psnn              || ( or p s d – p D, p )
 Mana saa-          raga - - Se-   - vin - cheda Raa           maa! - -

dp- m g , g S     ; s pm ; G       | ;;    ;M       P;        ;;          ||
- - Vi na taa-    - Su ta- - Vaa     --    - ha     na-       --

Anupallavi:
Ninnu Saareku Judani Bratukela Manujula Nechedu Jivanamela

Sahityam: Ninnu Saareku Judani Bratukela
Meaning: Of what purpose (Ela) is such a survival (bratuku) (bratukEla) in which one does not (or
could not) behold (jUDani) You (ninu) always (sAreku)?

;pd      ,S,      ; sG     ,gS     | ; sg , s S gS ,          , n - n d ||
Ninnu    - Saa    - reku   - Ju-     - dani - Bratu ke- -      - - la –

D - p d , pdspds ; s G     ,gS     | ; sg , s S gS ,          , n - n d ||
 Ninnu Saa       - reku    - Ju-     - dani - Bratu ke- -      - - la –

D - p d , pdS ,   ; sG     ,gS     | ; sg , s S gS ,          , n - n d ||
 Ninnu Saa        - reku   - Ju-     - dani - Bratu ke- -      - - la –

Sahityam: Manujula Nechedu Jivanamela
Meaning: Of what purpose (Ela) is such a livelihood (jIvanamu) (jIvanamEla) of tormenting (EceDu)
(literally bring grief) other people (manujulanu) (manujulanEceDu)?

D- s s ,n D       p n d p m d p m | G – gm P - mp         D – p d S , n || d p
 Manu jula        Ne- - - che- du - - Ji - - va-          na me- - - la - --          (Vinata)

O Lord who has garuDa – the son of vinatA – as his carrier! O Beloved of lakshmi! O Lord SrI rAma! I
worshipped You to my heart’s content.

dp-m g , mpD dp gs; s pm mpnp mG, | ; p d , pdsgmgs ; n d , pmP , ||
- - Vi na- taa- - - - Su ta- - Vaa- - - - - - hana- Sri - Rama naa!-

;mg   ,gS         ; n d     , Dp | ; n s ,gM P ;               psnn              || ( or p s d – p D, p )
 Mana saa-          raga - - Se-   - vin - cheda Raa           maa! - -

dp- m g , g S      ; s pm ; G        | ;;      ;M     P;      ;;         ||
- - Vi na taa-     - Su ta- - Vaa      --      - ha   na-     --

Charanam:
Mata Bhedamane Sakanaarcchaga Sammata Vaakkulu Balkuta Sukhamaa?
Kshitilo Satsangati Saukhyamu Paalita Tyaagaraja! Amara Pujitha!

Sahityam: Mata Bhedamane Sakanaarcchaga Sammata Vaakkulu Balkuta Sukhamaa?
Meaning: Is it comforting (sukhamA) to utter (palkuTa) agreeable (sammata) words (vAkkulu) without
(first) extinguishing (Arcaga) the flame (seganu) of (anE) differences (bhEdamu) (bhEdamanE) in
modes of worship (mata) (literally opinion)?

;mm      ,M,       ; g pm G ;        | ;mg      ,S, ;n d P;              ||
 Mata    -Bhe-     - da ma- ne-        -Saka    -naar -cchaga Sam

;ds      ,G,       ;mm      ;P       | ds n D ; pm , P ,     ; mg        ||
mata     -Vaa-     - kkulu - Bal      - - kuta  Sukha - maa? - -

sg- m m , M ,      P- D , snd pm G | ; m g      ,S, ;n d P;              ||
   Mata Bhe-       - da ma- - - ne- Saka        -naar -cchaga Sam

;ds      ,G,       ;mm      ;P       | ds n D ; pm , P ,     ;;          ||
mata     -Vaa-     - kkulu - Bal      - - kuta  Sukha - maa? - -

Sahityam: Kshitilo Satsangati Saukhyamu
Meaning: in this Earth (kshitilO), company of pious people (sat-sangati) is comforting (saukhyamu);

;p d ,S,           ;;       ;;       | ;;      ;;     ;;      ;;         ||
Kshi ti - lo -     --       --         --      --     --      --

;p d ,S,           ; sG     ,gS      | ; sg    ; sg gS n      nd D       ||
 Kshi ti - lo -    - Sat-   - san-     - gati - Sau- khya-    mu- -

; p d , pdS ,      ; sG     ,gS      | ; sg    ; sg gS n      nd D       ||
  Kshi ti - lo -   - Sat-   - san-     - gati - Sau- khya-    mu- -

Sahityam: Paalita Tyaagaraja! Amara Pujitha!
Meaning: O Nourisher (pAlita) of this tyAgarAja! O Lord worshipped (pUjita) by the celestials (amara)
(tyAgarAjAmara)!

P d s , n d p p n d p m d p m | G – gm P – m p              D–pd         S , - n || d p (Vinatha)
Paalita - Tyaa-ga ra - - - ja!- - - - A - ma ra -           - Pu -       - - ji - tha!

O Lord who has garuDa – the son of vinatA – as his carrier! O Beloved of lakshmi! O Lord SrI rAma! I
worshipped You to my heart’s content.

dp-m g , mpD dp gs; s pm mpnp mG, | ; p d , pdsgmgs ; n d , pmP , ||
- - Vi na- taa- - - - Su ta- - Vaa- - - - - - hana- Sri - Rama naa!-

;mg   ,gS          ; n d     , Dp | ; n s ,gM P ;             psnn                || ( or p s d – p D, p )
 Mana saa-           raga - - Se-   - vin - cheda Raa         maa! - -

dp- m g , g S      ; s pm ; G        | ;;      ;M     P;      ;;         ||
- - Vi na taa-     - Su ta- - Vaa      --      - ha   na-     --

Additional Meanings: (TK Govinda Rao’s book)
Lord! Mounted (“vahana”) on GARUDA, son (“suta”) of VINATA, what a grand spectacle you present!
Let me prostrate (“sevincheda”) before you again and again to my heart’s (“manasaaraga”) content.
What (“ela”) is life (“brataku”) worth if one is not looking (“judani”) at you everyday? Is not your
darshana the sole remedy for all the ills of the world ? Where is the need for that kind of worthless life
(“jivana”) which involves cruelty (“Necheda”) to others (“manujula”)?
What is the use of indulging in fruitless arguments with confirmed atheists and non-believers ? Their
company should be avoided scrupulously. Only association with the pious and righteous will lead to
happiness. O Protector of Devas!

Notes – (Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam)
Variations –
3 – seganArcaga (seganu+Arcaga) – SakanArcaga – SaganArcaga : From the word ‘Arcaga’ which means
‘extinguish’, or ‘cool’, the context demands a word ‘fire’ or ‘flame’; the appropriate telugu word for the
same is ‘seka’ or ‘sega’ meaning ‘flame’ which has been derived from Sanskrit word ‘SikhA’. Therefore,
the same has been adopted.

References –
2 – mata –SrI tyAgarAja seems to refer to the six modes of worship – shaN-mata – Saiva, vaishNava,
SAkta, gANapatya, kaumAra and saurya.

Comments –

1 – EceDu – in some books, this has been translated as ‘cheating’. Though such a meaning seems
appropriate in the context, as the word does not mean ‘cheating’, it has been translated as ‘tormenting or
bringing grief’. There is a similar word in Tamil 'Eyttal' which means 'cheating'. It is not clear whether SrI
tyAgarAja has used a Tamil word here.

4 – sat-sangati saukhyamu – 'company of pious people is comforting'. When read in conjunction with the
first sentence wherein SrI tyAgarAja mentions about 'extinguishing the flame of differences in modes of
worship', the 'pious people' would mean 'those who do not make differentiation between various modes of
worship'. This is more so because, bhakti is an essential ingredient of all such modes.