karuNA jaladhE
Sahityam
Pallavi
karuNA jaladhE dAzarathE
kamanIyAnana suguNa nidhE
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kamanIyAnana suguNa nidhE
O Lord Rama – son of King Dasaratha - Ocean of Mercy! O Treasure-chest of virtues with a lovable face!
Charanams Combined
nI mayamE kAnilanu¹
Emani nE dUrudunu (karuNA)
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Emani nE dUrudunu (karuNA)
As everything in this World is of Your nature only, in what way can I find fault with You or this World?
nija dAsula anubhavamokaTi
ninu teliyani jana matamokaTi (karuNA)
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ninu teliyani jana matamokaTi (karuNA)
While the experience of true devotees is one thing, the opinion of those who do not know You is something else.
valacucu nAmamu sEyudurE ninu²
talacucu proddu pOgoTTudurE (karuNA)
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talacucu proddu pOgoTTudurE (karuNA)
(Your devotees) would lovingly chant Your names and spend their time thinking of You.
su-kRtamuloppaginturE nI
prakRtini telisiyEginturE (karuNA)
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prakRtini telisiyEginturE (karuNA)
(Your devotees) would recite Your noble deeds and, having understood Your nature, adhere to it.
manasAraga pUjinturE ninu³
mATi mATiki yOjinturE (karuNA)
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mATi mATiki yOjinturE (karuNA)
(Your devotees) would worship You whole-heartedly and contemplate on You always.
ninu kanulaku⁴ kana kOrudurE nava⁵
nidhulabbina sukhamunu kOrarE (karuNA)
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nidhulabbina sukhamunu kOrarE (karuNA)
(Your devotees) would yearn to behold You with their own eyes and not desire even the joy of attaining nine-fold treasures.
nIvanniTayani palukudurE
nIvE⁶ tAnani kulukudurE (karuNA)
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nIvE⁶ tAnani kulukudurE (karuNA)
(You devotees) would declare that You exist in everything and feel proud that they are but You only.
tamalO melagucunundurE⁷
tAraka rUpuni kandurE (karuNA)
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tAraka rUpuni kandurE (karuNA)
(Your devotees) would remain concentrated within themselves and behold (You in) the form of saviour from the ocean of Worldly Existence.
bhAgavata prahlAda hita rAma
bhAvuka tyAgarAja⁸ nuta (karuNA)\t
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bhAvuka tyAgarAja⁸ nuta (karuNA)\t
O Lord Rama - benefactor of Prahlada - the great devotee, praised by this fortunate Thyagaraja!
Variations
- 1 ilanu Emani nE dUrudunu – ilanu nEmani nE dUrudunu : ilanu Emani nE dUrudunu - is more appropriate.
- 2 ninu talacucu – talacucu
- 3 ninu mATi mATiki – mATi mATiki
- 4 kanulaku kana – kanulanu kana
- 8 tyAgarAja nuta - tyAgarAja nuta rAma
References
- 5 nava nidhi – Nine-fold treasure –belonging to kubEra - padma, mahApadma, zankha, makara, kacchapa, mukunda, nanda, nIla, kharva
Commentary
- 6
nIvE tAnani – sArUpyaM
- Sivananda Lahari (verse 28) is relevant –
- “O Lord of Bhavani! I attain - to similarity of form (sArUpyaM ) with Thee by performing Thy ritualistic worship; to closeness with Thee by singing Thy priase; to residence in Thy heavenly plane by associating and conversing with Thy noble devotees; and to oneness with Thee by contemplating on Thy form constituted of the whole of this living and non-living world. Thus in this very embodiment I shall attain life’s fulfilment.” (Translation by Swami Tapasyananda)
- 7 melagucunu – this is the Sanskrit equivalent of ‘saJcAra ’ found in the Kritis ’ mAnasa saJcararE rAmE’, ‘endarO mahAnubhAvulu’ (svara-sAhitya 2), ‘sundara tara dEhaM ’ (Charana 3).