garuDa gamana

garuDa gamana vAsudEva
karunatOnu brOvu nannu
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O Lord Vasudeva riding on Garuda! Please protect me with compassion.
parulanna mATala tALanu
paramAtmuDu¹ parama dayALO (garuDa)
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O Supreme Lord who is most merciful! I cannot tolerate the words uttered by others.
drupada sutAyibha rAjuDu
dhruva bAluDu moraliDa vini
grakkuna veDalina muccaTa
grammiti tyAgarAja nuta (garuDa)
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I swelled hearing about the story of Your proceeding quickly as Draupadi – daughter of King Drupada, Gajendra – king of elephants and child Dhruva entreated You; O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja!
  • This Kriti is believed to be not written by Sri Thyagaraja, but sung by certain lineage of disciples of Sri Thyagaraja.
  • 1 paramAtmuDu – While the whole Kriti is in second person, this word is in third person.