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Maitreem Bhajata (मैत्रीं भजत)

Composer: H.H. Chandrasekhara Saraswati

Ragam: yamunaa kalyaaNi

65 mEcakalyaaNi janya
Aa: S R2 G3 P M2 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P M2 P G3 R2 S

Talam: aadi

H.H. Chandrasekhara Saraswati

H.H. Chandrasekhara Saraswati

Recitals


Maitreem Bhajata | मैत्रीं भजत     
Album: Apara Karuna Sindhu | Voice: MS Subbulakshmi

Maitreem Bhajata | मैत्रीं भजत     
Album: Apara Karuna Sindhu | Voice: MS Subbulakshmi

Maitreem Bhajata | मैत्रीं भजत     
Album: Apara Karuna Sindhu | Voice: TM Krishna

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Maitreem Bhajata | मैत्रीं भजत     
Instrument: Violin | Artist: Visvesh

This Kriti was originally composed in Sanskrit. Other languages are for your convenience


मैत्रीं भजत,अखिल हृत जैत्रीं |
अत्मवद एव परान्न अपि पश्यत |
युध्हं त्यजत,स्पर्धां त्यजत |
त्यजत परेषु अक्रम-आक्रमणं ||

जननि पृथिवी काम-दुखर्ते |
जनको देवः सकल दयालुः |
‘दमयत,दत्त,दयध्वं’ जनता |
श्रेयो भूयत सकल जनानानां ||
श्रेयो भूयत सकल जनानानां ||
श्रेयो भूयत सकल जनानानां ||

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மைட்ரீம் பஜட, அகில ஹ்ரிட் ஜைட்ரீம் |
ஆட்மவட் ஏவ பரான்ன் அபி பஷ்யட |
யுத்ஹம் ட்யஜட, ஸ்பர்தாம் ட்யஜட |
ட்யஜட பரேஷு அக்ரம-ஆக்ரமநம் ||

ஜனனீ ப்ரிதிவீ காம-டுகார்டே |
ஜனகொ டேவஹ் ஸகல டயாளுஹ் |
‘டாம்யட, டட்ட, டயத்வம்’ ஜனடா |
ஷ்ரேயோ பூயாட் ஸகல ஜனானானாம் ||
ஷ்ரேயோ பூயாட் ஸகல ஜனானானாம் ||
ஷ்ரேயோ பூயாட் ஸகல ஜனானானாம் ||

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మైత్రీం భజత, అఖిల హ్రిత్ జైత్రీం |
ఆత్మవద్ ఏవ పరాన్న్ అపి పష్యత |
యుధ్హం త్యజత, స్పర్ధాం త్యజత |
త్యజత పరేషు అక్రమ-ఆక్రమణం ||

జననీ ప్రిథివీ కామ-దుఖార్తే |
జనకొ దేవహ్ సకల దయాళుహ్ |
‘దామ్యత, దత్త, దయధ్వం’ జనతా |
ష్రేయో భూయాత్ సకల జనానానాం ||
ష్రేయో భూయాత్ సకల జనానానాం ||
ష్రేయో భూయాత్ సకల జనానానాం ||

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maitrIm bhajata, akhila hrit jaitrIm |
Atmavad Eva parAnn api pashyata |
yudhham tyajata, spardhAm tyajata |
tyajata parEShu akrama-AkramaNam ||

jananI prithivI kAma-dukhArtE |
janako dEvah sakala dayALuh |
‘dAmyata, datta, dayadhvam’ janatA |
shrEyO bhUyAt sakala janAnAnAm ||
shrEyO bhUyAt sakala janAnAnAm ||
shrEyO bhUyAt sakala janAnAnAm ||

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maitrim bhajata, akhila hrit jaitrim |
atmavad eva parann api pashyata |
yudhham tyajata, spardham tyajata |
tyajata pareshu akrama-akramanam ||

janani prithivi kama-dukharte |
janako devah sakala dayaluh |
‘damyata, datta, dayadhvam’ janata |
shreyo bhuyat sakala janananam ||
shreyo bhuyat sakala janananam ||
shreyo bhuyat sakala janananam ||

Here the poet has used ‘dAmyata, datta, dayadhvam’ phrase in the last stanza, very significantly. There is a story and scope for wide ranging interpretation on it.

The story occurs in Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad (and some other places). In Long back, there were three kinds of children (sons) for Prajapati, the Creator. In olden days father himself would be the teacher for most of their kids, to start with. After their studies under him all these three groups of children approached Prajapati and asked him for a sort of final sermon-like-teaching before they say good-bye!

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2 Responses to Maitreem Bhajata (मैत्रीं भजत)

  1. poondi badri July 19, 2018 at 8:50 am #

    A wonderful collection. Thank you for the excellent work.

  2. Suma Ravindranath November 15, 2021 at 7:44 pm #

    Very gist of our dharma. A universal. Song giving an advise to all humans

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