dari dApu lEka
Sahityam
Pallavi
dari dApu lEka vEDitE
daya rAdEmO zrI rAma
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daya rAdEmO zrI rAma
If one without any refuge or shelter beseeches You,
probably, You will not condescend, Sri Rama!
Anupallavi
kari dhanamulu¹ kaligitE²
karuNiJci brOtuvEmO
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karuNiJci brOtuvEmO
Maybe you will mercifully protect
only if one has elephants and riches!
Charanam
ala nADu nirjara vairi bAluni³
jUci brOcitivi kAni
valaci padamula nammitE
varamI tOcenA⁴ tyAgarAju (dari)
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jUci brOcitivi kAni
valaci padamula nammitE
varamI tOcenA⁴ tyAgarAju (dari)
The other day, You protected Prahlada having regard for him;
However, though I lovingly trust Your feet,
did it occur to You to bestow boons on me?
If Thyagaraja (beseeches You without …)
Renditions
Variations
- 2 kaligitE – kalgitE
- 4 tOcenA – tOcunA
Commentary
- 1 kari dhanamulu – Going by the example of Prahlada given in the Charana, it seems Sri Thyagaraja is ridiculing the Lord that He protects only those who are well-to-do.
- 3 nirjara-vairi-baluni - This compound means “the asura’s son”. nirjara refers to those who do not age (meaning, dEva s); vairi means enemy.