hari hari nIyokka
Sahityam
Pallavi
hari hari¹ nIyokka divya pAdAravindamiyyavE
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Hari! Hari! Bestow on us Your divine Lotus Feet.
Anupallavi
dharanu kalugu bhOga bhAgyamellanu
tathyamu kAdu sumI² zrI kRSNa
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tathyamu kAdu sumI² zrI kRSNa
All enjoyments and riches that accrue to one in this Earth
are not real; isn’t it, Sri Krishna?
Charanams
sanaka sanandana zrI nArada
zukArjuna³ ghanulella⁴ nutiJcu
vanaja-nayana brahmAdi
saGkrandana-lanayamu sEviJcu (hari)
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zukArjuna³ ghanulella⁴ nutiJcu
vanaja-nayana brahmAdi
saGkrandana-lanayamu sEviJcu (hari)
Praised by great persons like Sanaka, Sanandana,
Sri Narada, Suka and Arjuna!
O lotus-eyed one, ever-worshipped by Brahma,
Indra and others…
vinu⁵ vEda purANAgama zAstra
vidyalandu⁶ cariJcu
ghana sama nIla niraJjana nirguNa
kanikaramuga tyAgarAju bhAviJcu⁷ (hari)
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vidyalandu⁶ cariJcu
ghana sama nIla niraJjana nirguNa
kanikaramuga tyAgarAju bhAviJcu⁷ (hari)
Listen, one dwelling in Veda, Purana, Agama, Sastras
and all branches of knowledge!
O Spotless One, blue as the rain-cloud! One beyond attributes!
O Hari, beheld in the mind by Thyagaraja, kindly (bestow…) \t
Renditions
Variations
- 2 sumI – sumA
- 4 ghanulella – munulella : ghanulella - is more appropriate because ‘Arjuna’ is not a ‘muni ’.
- 5 vinu – ninu - munu : vinu - is appropriate.
- 6 vidyalandu – vidyalanella :vidyalandu - is appropriate.
- 7 tyAgarAju bhAviJcu – tyAgarAjupAsiJcu
References
- 3 arjuna – Sri Thyagaraja seems to have included Arjuna – the third of Pancha Pandava. As this Kriit is forming part of Nauka Charitra where Sri Krishna is the Hero and the Lord being friend and benefactor of Arjuna, the reference to Arjuna is obvious. His praise of Lord in Bhagavat Gita – 11th Chapter is proof enough. There was one more Arjuna – Kartaviryarjuna. To know more about him please visit site – [[http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/kartavirya.htm Kartaviryarjuna]]
Commentary
- ‘‘‘This is part of the dance-drama ‘Nauka Charitram’ – The Boat Story. ’’’ Background - The Gopis meet Krishna at the Yamuna river and travel in a boat happily. In their excitement of meeting Krishna, Gopis become proud thinking that Krishna is their property. In order to remove their proudiness, Krishna creates a storm in the river and as the boat is tossed about, it develops a crack and water starts entering the boat. Krishna feigns illness and the Gopis become desparate as to how they would reach the shore and ensure safety of Krishna. In order to save the boat, listening to the words of Krishna, they take off their blouses to plug the hole. But, as these also were washed off, Krishna asks them to remove all their clothes to plug the hole in the boat. Even as these are washed away, they become desperate and surrender themselves to the Lord. Now, the song.)
- 1 hari hari – This is an interjection meaning ‘alas’; however, the present context does not permit such a meaning.
- 7 bhAviJcu – this indicates the state of mind and it is difficult to translate exactly in English language.