Emi dOva
Sahityam
Pallavi
Emi dOva palkumAyikanu
nEnendu pOdu zrI rAma
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nEnendu pOdu zrI rAma
O Lord Sri Rama! Deign to tell me as to what is the way now for me and where shall I go.
Anupallavi
rAmadAsu¹ valenaitE sItA
bhAma mandaliJcunu² nItO tanak(Emi)
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bhAma mandaliJcunu² nItO tanak(Emi)
If I am like (Bhadrachala) Ramadasu, Sita - Your wife would persuade You on my behalf; deign to tell me as to what is the way now for me and where shall I go.
Charanam
daTTi³ kaTTi karamuna zara cApamu
paTTi mUla balamunu⁴ rAvanu tala
koTTi nilvanA vELa trimUrtulu
kOri nutimpagAn⁵-
aTTi vArikeduru palki rAjuku
paTTiyanaga nIku nAdupai daya
puTTa kAraNambEmi telise vara
bhOgi zayana tyAgarAja nuta tanak(Emi)
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paTTi mUla balamunu⁴ rAvanu tala
koTTi nilvanA vELa trimUrtulu
kOri nutimpagAn⁵-
aTTi vArikeduru palki rAjuku
paTTiyanaga nIku nAdupai daya
puTTa kAraNambEmi telise vara
bhOgi zayana tyAgarAja nuta tanak(Emi)
Where is the justification for You to have compassion on me who, having spoken against such a great person and called You a ‘prince’ – child of the King, who is worthy of being praised even by the Trinity by seeking at that time when, \tmaking a firm resolve, wielding bow and arrow in Your hands, You stood there in the battle field, having destroyed the core strength (of Ravana) and Ravana himself? I have understood; O Lord reclining on the couch of blessed Sesha – serpent!O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! deign to tell me as to what is the way now for me and where shall I go.
Variations
- 2 mandaliJcunu nItO – mandaliJcunu
- 4 balamunu – balamula
- 5 nutimpagAnaTTi – nutimpaganaTTi
References
- 1 rAmadAsu valenaitE – please to kriti of Ramadasu - ‘nanu brOvamani ’ [[http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/classical/satakams/rit/dasarathi.html Ramadasu]]
Commentary
- 3 daTTi kaTTi – the act of tightening one’s garments in preparation for a duel.