Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna) — Benefits & How to Chant
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Benefits of Chanting Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna)
The crown of the Pancharatna Kritis, sung together by hundreds of musicians at the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru.
Cultivates profound humility by saluting all the great devotees and realised souls, rather than exalting oneself.
Deepens devotion to Lord Rama as beheld in the lotus of the heart, and the longing to join the company of His bhaktas.
A masterwork of devotion and music together, in the radiant raga Sri, treasured across South India for two centuries.
Inspires the aspirant with the example of the saints who stilled the mind and realised God, and protect the world by grace.
How to Chant Endaro Mahanubhavulu (Tyagaraja Pancharatna)
Instructions
Sing or recite before an image of Lord Rama with devotion, dwelling on its meaning — homage to all the great souls who have realised the Lord. If sung, it is set in raga Sri and Adi tala; if recited, chant the refrain 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu, andariki vandanamulu' as a salutation. It is traditionally sung as part of the five Pancharatna kritis in sequence.
Spiritual Significance
It is told that Lord Rama Himself appeared to Tyagaraja and that the saint's kritis flowed by direct grace; each year at his Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru, hundreds of musicians gather on the banks of the Kaveri to sing the five Pancharatna kritis in unison, and devotees say the very air fills with the presence of Rama as 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu' rises.
Origin & History
Source: Pancharatna Kriti of Saint Tyagaraja, in raga Sri, Adi tala (Telugu, early 19th century CE)
Author: Saint Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja, the great devotee of Lord Rama, composed five 'gem' kritis (Pancharatna), each a garland of charanams in a single raga. 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu' in raga Sri is the last of the five. In it the saint, instead of praising himself or even the Lord alone, offers boundless salutations to all the great souls who have beheld Rama in their hearts — the sages, devotees and singers across the ages. It closes with his signature, naming himself the friend of the boon-giving Lord.