ElarA zrI kRSNa
Sahityam
Pallavi
ElarA zrI kRSNA nAtO
calamuyElarA kRSNA nI(kEla)
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calamuyElarA kRSNA nI(kEla)
Why, O Lord Krishna! Why this obstinacy with me? O Lord Krishna!
Anupallavi
ElarA I bAdha tALa
jAlarA daya jUDa nI(kElarA)
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jAlarA daya jUDa nI(kElarA)
Why? I am unable to bear this trouble; why do You have this obstinacy with me in showing grace?
Charanams Combined
zrI ramA lOla nannu brOva
bhAramA ninnu nammina nApai
nEramAyiTu mammeJcitE
dUramA nIku gambhIramA nI(kEla)
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bhAramA ninnu nammina nApai
nEramAyiTu mammeJcitE
dUramA nIku gambhIramA nI(kEla)
O Beloved of Lakshmi! Is it a burden to protect me? Is there any fault on me who has believed You? Is it any distance if You consider me this way? Is it majestic for You?
rAga rahita rAga rasika
yAga yOga bhOga phalada
nAga zayana nAga ripu nuta
tyAgarAja karArcita nI(kEla)
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yAga yOga bhOga phalada
nAga zayana nAga ripu nuta
tyAgarAja karArcita nI(kEla)
O Lord bereft of attachments! O Connoisseur of music! O bestower of fruits of sacrificial oblations, asceticism and Enjoyment! O Recliner on the couch of Sesha – the serpent! O Lord praised by Garuda – the enemy of serpents! O Lord worshipped by the very hands of this Thyagaraja!
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Commentary
- This kRti is believed, by some, to be not written by Sri Thyagaraja, but sung by certain lineages of his disciples.