Ela nI daya rAdu
Sahityam
Pallavi
Ela nI daya rAdu parAku jEsedav¹-
Ela samayamu gAdu
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Ela samayamu gAdu
Why your mercy does not descend on me? Why do You show unconcern towards me? This is not the appropriate time to do so.
Anupallavi
bAla kanaka maya cEla sujana pari-
pAla zrI ramA lOla vidhRta zara
jAla zubhada karuNAlavAla ghana
nIla navya vana mAlikAbharaNa (Ela)
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pAla zrI ramA lOla vidhRta zara
jAla zubhada karuNAlavAla ghana
nIla navya vana mAlikAbharaNa (Ela)
O Youth wearing golden hued garments! O Protector of virtuous people! O Lord Enamoured by Lakshmi! O Wielder of multitude of arrows! O Bestower of Auspiciousness! O Merciful Lord! O dark-Blue hued like rain-cloud! O Lord adorned with garland of fresh forest flowers!
Charanams Combined
rArA dEvAdi dEva rArA mahAnubhAva
rArA rAjIva nEtra raghu vara putra
sAratara sudhA² pUra hRdaya
parivAra jaladhi gambhIra danuja
saMhAra dazaratha³ kumAra budha jana
vihAra sakala zruti sAra nAdupai (Ela)
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rArA rAjIva nEtra raghu vara putra
sAratara sudhA² pUra hRdaya
parivAra jaladhi gambhIra danuja
saMhAra dazaratha³ kumAra budha jana
vihAra sakala zruti sAra nAdupai (Ela)
O Lord of celestials and others! deign to come; O Noble Minded Lord! deign to come; O Lotus eyed! O Descendant of blessed King Raghu! deign to come; O the Excellent One! O Lord with retinue whose hearts are brimming with nectar (of bliss)! O Majestic like ocean! O Slayer of asuras! O Son of King Dasaratha! O Lord resident in the hearts (or minds) of wise people! O Essence of all Veda! why your mercy does not descend on me?
rAjAdhirAja muni⁴ pUjita pAda ravi
rAja lOcana zaraNya ati lAvaNya
rAja dhara nuta virAja turaga sura
rAja vandita padAja janaka dina
rAja kOTi sama tEja danuja gaja
rAja nicaya mRga rAja jalaja mukha (Ela)
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3. yAga rakSaNa parama bhAgavatArcita
yOgIndra su-hRd bhAvitAdyanta rahita
nAga zayana vara nAga varada
punnAga suma dhara sadAgha mOcana
sadA gatija dhRta padAgamAnta cara
rAga rahita zrI tyAgarAja nuta (Ela)
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rAja lOcana zaraNya ati lAvaNya
rAja dhara nuta virAja turaga sura
rAja vandita padAja janaka dina
rAja kOTi sama tEja danuja gaja
rAja nicaya mRga rAja jalaja mukha (Ela)
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3. yAga rakSaNa parama bhAgavatArcita
yOgIndra su-hRd bhAvitAdyanta rahita
nAga zayana vara nAga varada
punnAga suma dhara sadAgha mOcana
sadA gatija dhRta padAgamAnta cara
rAga rahita zrI tyAgarAja nuta (Ela)
O King of Kings! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by sages! O Lord who has Sun and Moon as eyes! O Refuge of all! O Most Handsome One! O Lord Praised by Lord Siva – one who wears digit of moon! O Lord speeding on GaruDa! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by Indra – Lord of celestials! O Father of Brahma! O Lord whose splendour is equal to a crore Suns – Lord of day! O Lord who is like a Lion – king of animals - to the multitude of great elephants called demons! O Lotus faced!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 jEsedavEla – jEsEvEla
- 2 sudhA pUra hRdaya – sudhA pUrNa hRdaya
- 3 dazratha kumAra – madana sukumAra
- 4 muni pUjita pAda – muni pUjita pada
Commentary
- General – According to the great Harikatha Exponent, Sri TS Balakrishna Sastrigal, Sri Thyagaraja sang the Kriti on beholding the Lord Sri Rama and Lakshmana as youths proceeding for Yaga Samrakshana.