kAla-haraNa-mEla rA
Sahityam
Pallavi
kAla haraNamElarA harE sItA rAma
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Why delay, O Lord Sita Rama?
Anupallavi
kAla haraNamEla suguNa
jAla karuNAlavAla (kAla)
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jAla karuNAlavAla (kAla)
Why delay, O Most Merciful Lord with multitude of virtues!
Charanams Combined
cuTTi cuTTi pakSulella
ceTTu vedaku rIti bhuvini\t
puTTaganE¹ nI padamula
paTTukonna nannu brOva (kAla)
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ceTTu vedaku rIti bhuvini\t
puTTaganE¹ nI padamula
paTTukonna nannu brOva (kAla)
In the same manner as all birds search their tree (where their nest is located) by roaming here and there, why delay in protecting me who has got hold of your holy feet right from my birth in this World?
poDavunayentADukonna
bhUmini tyAgambu rIti
kaDu velasiyunna nIvu
gAkayevaru nannu brOva (kAla)
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bhUmini tyAgambu rIti
kaDu velasiyunna nIvu
gAkayevaru nannu brOva (kAla)
No matter how much highly I praise You, who else is there to protect me than You who is shining very brightly in this World as personification of sacrifice?
dina dinamu tirigi tirigi
dikku lEka zaraNu jocci
tanuvu dhanamu nIdEyaNTi
tyAgarAja vinuta rAma (kAla)
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dikku lEka zaraNu jocci
tanuvu dhanamu nIdEyaNTi
tyAgarAja vinuta rAma (kAla)
Variations
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1 puTTaganE – puTTu lEkanE : puTTaganE - is the appropriate word.
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General - In one book one more caraNa is given – see below – the same is not found in other books. Further the ‘signautre’ of ‘tyAgarAja ’ comes again in this caraNa. The authenticity of the additional caraNa is questionable.
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“O Lord of my liking! Why trouble me yet without bestowing my wishes? Why delay in granting the fruits of material objects desired by this Thyagaraja?”