Srikant Srinivasan
To appreciate the greatness of Saint Thyagaraja, we must understand his characteristics. It is well known that Saint Thyagaraja is a great devotee of Lord Rama. He was also an accomplished astrologer and despite cajoling by his elder brother he took the path of devotional singing. The saint went around the town singing his devotional kritis. The citizens, who were deeply inspired by the saint’s soulful songs, offered him dakshina of fruits/food which was brought home and Saint Thyagaraja, his wife, and daughter took as prasadam.
