[Advaita-l] Thyagaraja says: 'sOham' is the height of attainment

[V Subrahmanian]

శ్రీ హరి కీర్తనచే దేహాది ఇంద్రియ
సమూహముల మరచి *సోహమైనదే చాలు *

By singing the glories of Lord Hari, forgetting the body and the senses,
Becoming one with Him — “I am verily He” — that alone is enough. O Lord
Rāma! Rāma! What bliss can be greater than this?

~ Tyāgarāja

The full song, with English translation:

Lyrics in English:
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Pallavi:
intakannAnandam Emi O rAma rAma

Anupallavi:
santa janula kella sammatiyuNTE gAni

Charanam #1:
ADucu nAdamuna pADucu EDutara vEDucu manasuna gUDiyuNDEdi cAlu

Charanam #2:
*shrI hari kIrtanacE dEhAdi indriya samUhamulu maraci sOhamainad E cAlu*

Charanam #3:
nI japamulu vELa nI jagamulu nIvai rAjillunayya tyAgarAjanuta carita

MEANING:
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O Lord SrI rAma! O Lord whose exploits (or conduct) have been praised by
this tyAgarAja!
What else is greater bliss than this?
This will indeed be agreed by all venerable people (that there is no
greater bliss).
Dancing and singing to the accompaniment of music, entreating You to come
before, and being in union with You in the mind, is enough; what else is
greater bliss than this?
With the (help of) songs in praise of SrI hari, being unaware of the body
and senses, *‘me becoming Him’ (sOhaM) is indeed enough; what else is
greater bliss than bliss?*
At that time of chanting Your names, these Worlds would become effulgent
verily as You; what else is greater bliss than bliss?

warm regards
subbu