marakata maNi
Sahityam
Pallavi
marakata maNi varNa¹ rAma nannu
maravaka nAyanna
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maravaka nAyanna
O Emerald hued Lord rAma! O My Father! Please do not forget me.
Anupallavi
parama puruSa² binna³ brOvumu
dEvara zaraNanukonna⁴ (marakata)
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dEvara zaraNanukonna⁴ (marakata)
O Supreme Lord! O Lord! Please quickly protect me; please do not forget me - who has sought refuge in You.
Charanam
vara bhakta su-parNa vAhana
karuNA rasa pUrNa
dharaNi tanayak(u)nna prEma rasamu
tyAgarAjukIyanna⁵ (marakata)
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karuNA rasa pUrNa
dharaNi tanayak(u)nna prEma rasamu
tyAgarAjukIyanna⁵ (marakata)
O Lord who has Garuda – beautiful winged – a great devotee – as Your vehicle! O Lord brimming with the nectar of compassion! O My Father! deign to give this Thyagaraja the same kind of nectarine love which Sita - daughter of Earth - has towards You.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 varNa – varNA
- 2 puruSa – puruSA
- 4 zaraNanukonna – zaraNamukonna
- 5 tyAgarAjunikIyanna – tyAgarAjunikIvanna
Commentary
- 3 binna – This is how it is given in all the books. However, according to Telugu Dictionary, ‘birana’, ‘birina’, ‘binne ’, are the words which means ‘quickly’.