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nidhi cAla sukhamA

Ragam: Kalyani { 65th Melakartha Ragam}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyani_(raga)

ARO:   S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ  ||

AVA:   Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₂ G₃ R₂ S  ||

Talam: Misra Chapu

Composer:  Tyagaraja

Version: T. Rukmini

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Pallavi:

nidhi cAla sukhamA rAmuni

sannidhi sEva sukhamA nijamuga palku manasA

Anupallavi

dadhi navanIta kshIramulu ruciyO

dASarathi dhyAna bhajana sudhA rasamu ruciyO (nidhi)

caraNam

dama Samam(a)nu gangA snAnamu sukhamA

kardama dur-vishaya kUpa snAnamu sukhamA

mamata bandhana yuta nara stuti sukhamA

su-mati tyAgarAja nutuni kIrtana sukhamA (nidhi)

Meaning Courtesy: Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/09/thyagaraja-kriti-nidhi-chala-sukhama.html

P: O My Mind (manasA)! Tell me (palku) truthfully (nijamuga) whether wealth (nidhi) is very (cAla) comforting (sukhamA) or the service (sEva) in the holy presence (sannidhi) of Lord SrI rAma (rAmuni) comforting (sukhamA)?

A: Are curd (dadhi), fresh butter (navanIta) and milk (kshIramu) etc. (kshIramulu) tasty (ruciyO) or the nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasamu) of meditation (dhyAna) and bhajana of Lord rAma - son of King daSaratha (dASarathi) - tasty (ruciyO)?

O My Mind! Tell me truthfully whether wealth is very comforting or the service in the holy presence of Lord SrI rAma comforting?

C: Is a bath (snAnamu) in the (holy) river ganga called (anu) (practice of) self control (dama) and tranquility (Sama) (Samamanu) comforting (sukhamA) or

is a bath (snAnamu) in the water of well (kUpa) called the filthy (kardama) evil natured objects of senses (dur-vishaya) comforting (sukhamA)?

is extolling (stuti) humans (nara) bound by (bandhana yuta) (literally with the fetter of) egotism (mamata) comforting (sukhamA) or

is singing songs (kIrtana) of the pure minded (su-mati) Lord praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja comforting (sukhamA)?

O My Mind! Tell me truthfully whether wealth is very comforting or the service in the holy presence of Lord Sri rAma comforting?.