ananda saagara
raagam: garuDadhvani

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janya
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: dEshaadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

Ananda sAgara mIdani dEhamu bhUmi bhAramu rAma bramha

anupallavi

shrI nAyakAkhila naigamAsrita sangIta jnAnamanu brahm-

caraNam

srI visvanAthAdi srIkanTha vidhulu pAvana mUrtulu pAsinca lEdA
bhAvinci rAga layAdula bhajiyincu srI tyAgarAjanuta

Meaning:
pallavi

Ananda sAgara - ocean of happiness
mIdani - without swimming
dEhamu - body
bhUmi - earth
bhAramu - heavy
rAma - Oh rAma
Brahma - immense

anupallavi

shrI nAyaka - Oh lord of Lakshmi
Akhila - whole/all
naigamAsrita - dependent on the nigama sastras
sangIta - music
jnAnamanu - knowledge
Brahma - immense

caraNam

srI visvanAthAdi - Siva
srIkanTha - Vishnu
Vidhulu - Brahma
pAvana mUrtulu - blessed people
upAsinca - worshipped
lEdA - have they not
bhAvinci - thoughtful
rAga - the melody (rAga)
layAdula - rhythm and other aspects
bhajiyincu - singing
srI tyAgarAjanuta - praised by Tyagaraja

Summary

Oh rAma! The body that does not immerse (swim) in the happy ocean is a burden to the earth. Oh lord of Lakshmi, that happy ocean is nothing but the knowledge of music which is completely derived from all the vedas therefore it gives an immense happiness. Have the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu & Siva) and other blessed people not worship this music. rAma! you are praised by tyAgaraja, who is singing very thoughtfully yet meticulously with melody and rhythm.

From Compositions of Tyagaraja by TK Govinda Rao

Lord of Lakshmi! This human body which does not swim in the ocean of divine music emanating from Veda as their source is a mere burden to the earth. Have not the trinity, Vishvanatha, Vishnu and Brahma and other divine souls worshipped through Raga-Laya of music?

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Other information:
Lyrics and one translation from Compositions of Tyagaraja by TK Govinda Rao. Corrections and word-by-word meaning by Aparna Gunupudi.