naDaci naDaci
Sahityam
Pallavi
naDaci naDaci jUcErayOdhyA
nagaramu kAnarE
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nagaramu kAnarE
People looked (for Sri Rama) by walking all the way to the city of Ayodhya, but could not find Him.
Anupallavi
puDami suta sahAyuDai celaGgE
pUrNuni¹ AtmArAmuni² kUDiyADa (naDaci)
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pUrNuni¹ AtmArAmuni² kUDiyADa (naDaci)
People looked for one’s Self Lord Rama – who is the consort of Sita – daughter of Earth and who is the Whole - by walking all the way to the city of Ayodhya in order to be united with Him, but could not find Him.
Charanam
aTTE³ kannulu⁴ kUrci teraci sUtramu
paTTi veliki vESa⁵ dhArulai
puTTu⁶ cAvu lEni tAvu teliyaka
pogaDedaru tyAgarAja⁷ vinutuni (naDaci)
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paTTi veliki vESa⁵ dhArulai
puTTu⁶ cAvu lEni tAvu teliyaka
pogaDedaru tyAgarAja⁷ vinutuni (naDaci)
Focusing the eyes and half-closing, (sitting) without motion (of eyes or body), holding a rosary, for all appearances wearing a garb (of a Yogi but indeed a fake), they (simply) extolled Him not knowing the (real) location where there is no birth or death; people looked for Sri Rama - the Lord praised by this Tyagaraja by walking all the way to the city of Ayodhya, but could not find Him.
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- 1 pUrNuni – In this regard, please refer to following IzAvasyOpaniSad verse -