Emi nEramu
Sahityam
Pallavi
Emi nEramu nannu brOva
enta bhAramu nAvalla¹
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enta bhAramu nAvalla¹
What is my fault? How much burdensome is it to protect me?
Anupallavi
sAmaja rAja varaduDani munu
lasat kIrti kalga lEdA nApai (Emi)
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lasat kIrti kalga lEdA nApai (Emi)
Earlier, did not great fame accrue to You as bestower of boon on Gajendra – the king of elephants? what is my fault?
Charanam
dIna² bandhuvu dEva dEvuD-
asamAna ghanuDani dharmAtmuDanucunu
jnAna dhanulu guNa gAnamu sEya
birAna jUDavu tyAgarAjArcita nApai (Emi)
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asamAna ghanuDani dharmAtmuDanucunu
jnAna dhanulu guNa gAnamu sEya
birAna jUDavu tyAgarAjArcita nApai (Emi)
While persons endowed with the wealth of wisdom extol Your virtues - that You are benefactor of the humble, that You are the Lord of celestials and peerless Great One, and that You are righteous minded, You would not deign to look at me quickly; O Lord worshipped by this Thyagaraja! what is my fault?
Variations
- 2 dIna bandhuvu – dIna bhandhuvani - dINa bandhu
Commentary
- 1 nAvalla – This can be attached to ‘bhAramu ’ – ‘how much burden is it because of me’. However, there is already the word ‘nannu’ (nannu brOva) ; therefore, ‘nAvalla ’ would become superfluous. Further, in accordance with ‘nApai ’ given in Anupallavi and Charana, connecting to the pallavi, ‘nAvalla ’ has been attached to ‘Emi nEramu ’.