karuNA samudra
Sahityam
Pallavi
karuNA samudra nanu
kAvavE zrI rAma bhadra
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kAvavE zrI rAma bhadra
O Ocean of mercy! O Auspicious Sri Rama! Please protect me.
Anupallavi
zaraNAgata hRc-chidra
zamana nirjita nidra (karuNA)
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zamana nirjita nidra (karuNA)
O Lord who gives solace to the people who have sought refuge with broken hearts! O Lord who has conquered sleep!\t
Charanam
nA pApamu nAtOnuNTE
zrIpa nI birudukEmi bratuku
E pApula zApamO
endukI calamu tyAgarAja nuta (karuNA)
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zrIpa nI birudukEmi bratuku
E pApula zApamO
endukI calamu tyAgarAja nuta (karuNA)
O Consort of Lakshmi! If my sins remain with me, then of what avail your appellation (that You destroy sins of those who seek Your refuge)? I do not know which sinners’ curse is this; why this obstinacy? O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja!
References
- 1 nirjita nidra – Though the Lord is beyond all Gunas – Sattva, Rajasa, Tamasa - this specific reference may be to the two groups of incantations (mantra grAmaM ) known as balA - ati balA bestowed on Sri Rama and Lakshmana by sage Visvamitra. By chanting these one would be able to overcome sleep, hunger and thirst. These mantra are considered as daughters of Brahma. (Srimad Ramayana – Balakanda – Chapter 22)