I vasudha nIvANTi
Sahityam
Pallavi
I vasudha¹ nIvaNTi daivamunendu² kAnarA
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I do not find anywhere in this Earth a God like You.
Anupallavi
bhAvukamu kalgi vardhillu
kOvUri sundarEza³ girIza (I)
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kOvUri sundarEza³ girIza (I)
O Lord Sundaresa of the town Kovoor which is prospering by having good fortune! O Lord of Mountains!
Charanam
AsacEyara nimiSamu nI pura
vAsamonara jEyu vAri madi
vesaTalellanu tolagiJci
dhana rAsulanAyuvulu
bhUsura bhaktiyu tEjamun(o)sagi
bhuvanamandu kIrti kalga⁴ jEsE
dAsa varada tyAgarAja hRdaya
nivAsa cid-vilAsa sundarEza (I)
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vAsamonara jEyu vAri madi
vesaTalellanu tolagiJci
dhana rAsulanAyuvulu
bhUsura bhaktiyu tEjamun(o)sagi
bhuvanamandu kIrti kalga⁴ jEsE
dAsa varada tyAgarAja hRdaya
nivAsa cid-vilAsa sundarEza (I)
O Bestower of boons on devotees, who willingly facilitate residence in Your town even for half a minute, (a) driving away all their mental worries, (b) bestowing a lot of wealth, long life, devotion towards Bramanas and health, and (c) enable them to attain fame in this World; O Lord abiding in the heart of this Thyagaraja! O Lord shining in the intellect or consciousness! O Lord Sundaresa!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 vasudha – vasudhA
- 2 daivamunendu - daivamu nEnendu
- 4 kIrti kalga jEsE - kIrti kalga jEyu
Commentary
- 3 sundarEza – the name of Lord Siva at Kovoor near Kanchipuram