Saint Sri Thyagaraja, lived a life breathing Rama Nama. He had seen Rama in every form and was living under the protection of Lord through out. Every Song of Sri Thyagaraja has some story or life experience associated with.
In the famous song "Bantureethi Kolu" Sri Thyagaraja swamy pleads with Lord Rama to give him the post of a guard for Rama. Sri Thyagaraja Swamy says that, the guard’s post should be such that he is empowered to destroy all the demons which are Arishadvargas (Arishad Vargas are the six passions of the mind: Kama - lust, craze, desire; Krodha - anger, hatred; Lobha - greed, miserliness, narrow minded; Moha - delusory emotional attachment; Mada or Ahankara - pride, stubborn mindedness; and Matsarya - envy, jealousy, show or vanity, and pride) and since the guard is empowered to do so, he needs such a guard's post
Raaga:
hamsanAda (60th Mela (Neethimathi) Janyam)
ARO: S R2 M2 P N3 S
AVA: S N3 P M2 R2 S
Tala:
Adi
Pallavi:
baNTu rIti koluv(i)yya(v)ayya rAma
Anupallavi:
tuNTa viNTi vAni modalaina mad(A)dula
goTTi nEla gUla jEyu nija (baNTu)
Charanam:
rOmAncam(a)nu ghana kancukamu
rAma bhaktuD(a)nu mudra biLLayu
rAma nAmam(a)nu vara khaDgamivi
rAjillun(a)yya tyAgarAjunikE (baNTu)
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