daNDamu
Sahityam
Pallavi
daNDamu¹ peTTedanurA kOdaNDa pANi jUDarA
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O Lord Kothandapani – one who wields bow Kothanda! I salute You; Please look at me.
Anupallavi
aNDaja² su-vAhana mArtANDa³ candra lOcana
kuNDali zayana brahmANDa nAyaka nIku (daNDamu)
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kuNDali zayana brahmANDa nAyaka nIku (daNDamu)
O Lord who has Garuda – one born from egg as his blessed carriage! O Lord who has Sun and Moon as His eyes! O Lord reclining on Sesha - snake! O Lord of the Great Universe! I salute You.
Charanam
pErukA⁴ pratiSThakA UrukA⁴ ninnu nammiti
UruvAru vIdhivAru oka jAtivAru⁵ kAru
dArini ceyi paTTi brOvumu
tyAgarAjArcita nIku (daNDamu)
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UruvAru vIdhivAru oka jAtivAru⁵ kAru
dArini ceyi paTTi brOvumu
tyAgarAjArcita nIku (daNDamu)
Did I believe You for the sake of name and fame or standing? The people of this town and even people of this street are not of one kind; please protect me by holding my hand en-route; O Lord worshipped by this Thyagaraja! I salute You.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 daNDamu peTTedanurA - daNDamu peTTEnurA
References
- 2 aNDaja – Garuda has a very important postion in Hindu legends. For details – [[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gpu/gpu02.htm Garuda Purana]]
- 3 mArtANDa - Please refer to Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 5, Chapter 20, verse 44 –
- “Because the sun-god appeared in this lifeless (inanimate) egg (as the Cosmic Being), the appellation of mArtaNDa (mRtE aNDa bhavaH ) has been applied to him (ever) since. He is (also) called hiraNyagarbha inasmuch as he (the sun) represents the embryo (located) in (the centre of) the golden egg (of this universe).
Commentary
- 4 UrukA pErukA – A colloquial usage for name and fame.
- 5 jAti vAru kAru – People do not have similar disposition as Sri Thyagaraja.