SAINT THYAGARAJA
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The Saint Thyagaraja was born on the 4th May,1767
at Tiruvarur, Tanjore District, South India. He came to
lead the mankind in the spiritual path through the medium
of Classical Music, purely devoted to Lord Rama.  He had
composed classical songs in thousands during his life time,
which are still very popular through out the world.
During the period of Vijayanagar Empire in the Central India,
which broke down due to frequent invasions from the North
India, his ancestors took asylum in the Kingdom ruled by
Maratha Nayak in South India. With this brief introduction
his life story follows:
SAINT THYAGARAJA
(04-05-1767 to 06-01-1847)
The year seventeen-sixty-seven,
Witnessed the divine sanction
From the Merciful Heaven
For a great saint, who was born.
It was on the fourth day,
In the month of May,
This saint took his birth
On this mundane earth.
The Temple Town Tiruvarur,
Of the District Thanjavur,
Became the chosen land,
To welcome this child.
True to their own custom
He was given the name
Thyagaraja, the Lord
Of this Temple God.
‘Thyaga, ’ a word for ‘sacrifice’
‘Raja’ for ‘King or Prince, ’
Thyagaraja, as his name stood,
Lived in austerity till his end.
He was the third son,
The most illustrious one,
Of Ramabrahmam, his father,
And Seethamma, his mother.
The King of Thanjavur
Patronized his father,
A story teller by profession,
And an exponent of Ramayan.
As a daughter of a Veena player,
Kalahastayya, a royal court performer,
Music was in Seethamma's blood
And he grew up in this background.
(Thanjavur, a place in South India)