nagumOmu galavAni
Sahityam
Pallavi
nagumOmu galavAni nA manOharuni
jagamElu zUruni jAnakI-varuni
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jagamElu zUruni jAnakI-varuni
The one with a smiling face, stealer of my heart,
hero ruling the Universe and Sita’s consort
Charanam 1
dEvAdi dEvuni divya sundaruni
zrI vAsudEvuni¹ sItA-rAghavuni
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zrI vAsudEvuni¹ sItA-rAghavuni
The Lord of celestials and others, divinely beautiful One,
Vasudeva, and Raghava together with Sita.
Charanam 2
sujJAna nidhini sOma-sUrya lOcanuni
ajJAna-tamamunaNacu bhAskaruni
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ajJAna-tamamunaNacu bhAskaruni
The ocean of true knowledge, who has Moon and Sun as eyes,
and Sun that dispels the darkness of ignorance.
Charanam 3
nirmalAkAruni nikhilAgha-haruni
dharmAdi mOkSambu¹ dayajEyu ghanuni
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dharmAdi mOkSambu¹ dayajEyu ghanuni
The one with a blemishless form, Destroyer of all sins,
and Eminent One who bestows righteous conduct, liberation etc.
Charanam 4
bOdhatO palumAru pUjiJci nE
nArAdhintu zrI tyAgarAja-sannutuni
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nArAdhintu zrI tyAgarAja-sannutuni
With understanding, by worshipping continually,
I shall propitiate the Lord well-praised by Thyagaraja .
Renditions
Commentary
- All the nouns in the song are declined in the accusative case. Hence the suffixes -ni or -uni.
- 1 vAsudEva - indwelling Supreme Lord.
- 2 dharmAdi mOkSambu – four-fold puruSArtha s – pursuit of Dharma (righteous conduct), Artha (wealth), Kama (desires) and Moksha (liberation).