What remains etched clearly is his frank recollection of an epiphany he experienced while present at the Ucchi Kaala Seva at the Tyagarajaswamy temple. I decided to head to the temple, for the Ardha Jaama Seva instead of mooning about all by myself. She came every day, she said, who could resist Tyagesa? The Maratha king, a man of letters, was deeply devoted to the hero of the Pallaki Seva Prabandhamu, one of his several lyrical compositions on Tyagarajaswamy of Tiruvarur. In a rare lullaby, set in Madyamavati instead of the mellower Nilambari, the poet sings, “You take care of King Sahaji/as a close friend would/glorious Tyagesa.”

Source: The Hindu July 27, 2017 08:53 UTC