karuNA jaladhi
Sahityam
Pallavi
karuNA jaladhi dAzarathi¹
kamanIya² suguNa nidhi
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kamanIya² suguNa nidhi
O Son of King Dasaratha - the Ocean of Compassion!! O Lovable Ocean of virtues!
Anupallavi
taruNAruNa nibha caraNAsura mada
haraNAzrita³ jana zaraNAdbhuta guNa (karuNA)
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haraNAzrita³ jana zaraNAdbhuta guNa (karuNA)
O Lord whose feet resembles the (redness of) early dawn! O Destroyer of the arrogance of demons! O refuge of the dependent people! O Lord with wonderful qualities!
Charanams Combined
manavini vinaka yOcana jEsitE
nE vinanayya zrI rAma O parama
pAvana tAraka nAma suguNa dhAma
janaka tanayAvana catur-mukha
janaka janaka vacana su-pari-
pAlanamu jEsina vanaja lOcana
sanaka nuta mA dhanamu nIvE (karuNA)
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nE vinanayya zrI rAma O parama
pAvana tAraka nAma suguNa dhAma
janaka tanayAvana catur-mukha
janaka janaka vacana su-pari-
pAlanamu jEsina vanaja lOcana
sanaka nuta mA dhanamu nIvE (karuNA)
O Lord Sri Rama! I shall not agree if You keep pondering without listening to my appeal; O Supremely Holy! O Lord whose name carries one across the Ocean of Worldly Existence! O Abode of virtues! O Protector of Sita – daughter of King Janaka! O Father of Brahma – the four faced! O Lotus Eyed who carried out well the word of (His) father! O Lord praised by sage Sanaka! You alone are our wealth.
sura muni vara nuta sarasamutO nannu
karuNiJcitE nIdu taNDri sommu
veravaka pO nEradu enduku vAdu
hari gaNAdhipa paricarAgama
cara parAtpara taramu kAdika
caraNa bhakti vitaraNamuganI⁴
taruNamidi zrI kara dharAdhipa (karuNA)
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karuNiJcitE nIdu taNDri sommu
veravaka pO nEradu enduku vAdu
hari gaNAdhipa paricarAgama
cara parAtpara taramu kAdika
caraNa bhakti vitaraNamuganI⁴
taruNamidi zrI kara dharAdhipa (karuNA)
dhana madamunanuNDu manujula⁵ nEnu
yAcana sEyaga lEnurA tyAgarAja
vinuta ghRNA sAgara samIra
tanaya sEvita dhanada⁶ nuta
sajjana manOhara ghana rava svara
manasu cAlA vinadurAyI
tanuvu nIdani vinuti jEseda (karuNA)
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yAcana sEyaga lEnurA tyAgarAja
vinuta ghRNA sAgara samIra
tanaya sEvita dhanada⁶ nuta
sajjana manOhara ghana rava svara
manasu cAlA vinadurAyI
tanuvu nIdani vinuti jEseda (karuNA)
O Lord praised by blessed Brhaspathi – sage of celestials (OR O Lord well praised by celestials and sages)! If You gracefully show mercy on me, Your ancestral property will not happen to be exhausted; don’t be afraid; therefore, why this dispute? O Lord who is attended by Sugreeva – the head of the multitude of monkeys! O Lord indwelling in the Sastras! O Supreme Lord who is beyond everything! It is not possible for me any longer; this is opportune moment to bestow bountifully devotion to Your holy feet; O Lord who causes prosperity! O Ruler of Earth (Or O Consort of Bhu-devi)!
Variations
- 1 dAzarathi – dAzarathE
- 2 kamanIya suguNa nidhi – kalyANa suguNa nidhi
- 3 Azrita jana zaraNa – Azrita jana caraNa - zaraNa - is the appropriate word.
- 4 vitaraNamganI (vitaraNamuganu + I) – vitaraNamosaganu (vitaraNamu + osaganu) : vitaraNamuganI - is appropriate.
- 5 manujula – janulanu
References
- 6 dhanada - Kubera’s praise of Lord Sri Rama is contained in Srimad-Valmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda, Chapter 41, wherein he sends Pushpaka Vimana to be at the disposal of the Lord.