celimini

yadukula kAmbhOji Adi tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

Pallavi

celimini jalajAkSu kaNTE cepparayyA mIru

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O Devotees of Lord! You please inform about my love if You see Lord Hari – the Lotus Eyed.

Anupallavi

palumAru mrokkedanu dayatO palukarayyA entO (ce)

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O Devotees of Lord! I salute you many a times; You kindly inform about my deep love if You see Lord hari.

Charanams Combined

zara cApamu karamunaniDi merayunayyA
entO karuNA rasamu niNDina kannulayyA (ce)

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O Devotees of Lord! He would shine wielding bow and arrow in His hands; O Devotees of Lord! He has eyes brimming with much nectar of grace.

jUDa jUDa manasu karageDu¹ sumukhuDayyA
bhaktula jADa telisi mATalADeDu¹ jANuDayyA (ce)

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O Devotees of Lord! He is such a benevolent faced that more one beholds Him, the more the mind would melt; O Devotees of Lord! He is clever who utters by understanding the manner of the devotees.

zRGgAruni bAsi mEnu cikkenayyA hari
ceGgaTa munnE nA madi cikkenayyA (ce)

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O Devotees of Lord! My body has emaciated by being separated from the Charming One; O Devotees of Lord! my mind is already caught in the hands of Lord Sri Hari.

nA lOni jAlini palka jAlanayyA hari
mIlO mIrE telisi marmamiyyarayyA (ce)

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O Devotees of Lord! I am unable to convey my inner grief; O Devotees of Lord! Alas! please convey to the Lord the secret (of my mind) by knowing yourselves.

tyAgarAja sakhuDani talatunayyA² mIru
bAguga nAyaGgalArpu bAparayyA (ce)

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O Devotees of Lord! I consider Him to be the friend of Thyagaraja; O Devotees of Lord! you please relieve my grief.

Renditions

Variations

¹ karageDu - mATalADeDu : karagE - mATalADE
² talatunayya – talaturayya : talatunayya - is the appropriate word.

Commentary

‘‘‘This Kriti forms part of dance drama ‘Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam’ ’’’