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ennALLu yUrakE

zubhapantuvarALi     mizra cApu     tyAgarAja     telugu     kRti    

In the plaintive raga Subhapantuvarali, Tyagaraja cries out his deep anguish at Rama’s neglect. He contrasts this with instances where Rama fulfilled His duties as a protector, caring for devotees and subjects with compassion.

Tyagaraja suffering neglect
ennALLu yUrakE¹ yunduvO jUtAmu
evaraDigE² vAru lErA³ zrI rAma
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How long You’ll remain indifferent, we’ll see.
Is there no one to call You to account, Sri Rama?
konnALLu sAkEta puramEla lEdA?
kOrika munulaku konasAga lEdA?
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As king, did you not tend to Ayodhya for ages?
Did you not heed the pleas of sages (to guard their rites)?
sati mATala-nAlakiJci⁴
sadbhakta kOTula
saMrakSiJcaga lEdA?
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At the instance of your wife,
did you not save crores of devotees?
matimantula brOcE⁵
matamu mAdana-lEdA?
satatamu zrI tyAgarAju⁶ nammaga lEdA?
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Did You not proclaim, “Protecting the wise is my creed”?
Hasn’t Tyagaraja placed faith in You always?
  • 1 ennALLUrakE – ennALLu yUrakE
  • 2 evaraDigE - evaraDigeDu
  • 3 vAru lErA – vAru lEdA
  • 4 mATalanAlakiJci - mATanAlakiJci
  • 5 brOcE - brOcu
  • 6 zrI tyAgarAju - zrI tyAgarAja nuta : ’nuta' is not appropriate in the present context.
Updated on 2024-11-26
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