Emani mATADitivO
Sahityam
Pallavi
Emani mATADitivO rAma
evari manasu E vidhamO telisi
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evari manasu E vidhamO telisi
O Lord Sri Rama! I wonder, in what manner You spoke understanding how each one’s mind is!
Anupallavi
mAma maradalu anujulu talli¹-taNDrulu
bhAmalu parijanulu sva-vazamauTak(Emani)
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bhAmalu parijanulu sva-vazamauTak(Emani)
In order that everyone like – (maternal) uncle, sisters-in-law, younger brothers, parents, wife, servants – could come around to Your point of view, I wonder, in what manner You spoke understanding how each one’s mind is!
Charanam
rAjulu munulu surAsurulu vara dig-
rAjulu mari zUrulu² zazi³ dhara dina
rAjulu lOpaDi naDavanu tyAga-
rAja vinuta naya⁴ bhayamuga mudduga (Emani)
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rAjulu mari zUrulu² zazi³ dhara dina
rAjulu lOpaDi naDavanu tyAga-
rAja vinuta naya⁴ bhayamuga mudduga (Emani)
O Lord well-praised by this Thyagaraja! I wonder, in what manner, knowing how each one’s mind is, You spoke - some times with prudence and some times instilling fear, but always charmingly so that – the Kings, sages, celestials and asura, the blessed Lords of (eight) cardinal points, and the brave ones, Lord Siva – wearer of moon, the Sun – Lord of Day – would do your bidding!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 talli-taNDrulu – tali-daNDrulu . Both forms are correct.
- 2 zUrulu – sUrulu
- 3 zazi – zaza
References
- 4 naya bhayamuga – There are many instances in Valmiki Ramayana where Sri Rama speaks nicely – to Sita – to Lakshmana – to Bharata – to Sugreeva et al. However, there is atleast one instance he speaks very angrily – to counter the arguments of sage Jabali who advocated Nastika Vaada to justify Sri Rama’s return to Ayodhya. Please refer to Ayodhya Kanda, Chapters 108 and 109.