Sri Thyagaraja is a household name in South India and he occupies a pre-eminent place amongst the great masters of South Indian music. Mark the positions of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. Jupiter is in the house of speech while Mercury is in the 10th house aspecting the 4th house. Thyagaraja was not only a musician but a great saint also. This is brought into light by the fact that devotion and melody have been blended together in his compositions in such a way that they cultivate the piety of the singer as well as the listener.
His musical genius and philosophical eminence are clearly explained by the presence of Jupiter and the Sun in the 2nd from the Karakamsa. His life work was centered round musical creation. He brought music home to the hearts and minds of the people. He offered, not only to the musician but to all who have ears to hear and hearts to be touched, a spring of the purest and most elevated pleasure. He left the world happier and the better for his work in it.
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