nIvADanE gAna

sAraGga khaNDa cApu tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

Pallavi

nIvADanE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
nimiSamOrva kalanA

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O Lord who is the origin of all the worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Your’s?

Anupallavi

dEvAdi dEva bhUdEva vara pakSa
rAjIvAkSa sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana

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O Lord of celestials! One who is on the side of the best among Brahmanas! O Lotus-eyed! One who is the very life of pious people! O Eternal one!

Charanam

satyambu nityambu samaramuna zauryambu
natyanta rUpambu namita balamu
nityOtsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuDani
tathyambu¹ palku zrI tyAgarAjArcita

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Please affirm that I am a dedicated servant to You, who has the attributes of ever adherence to truth, valour in the battle, exceedingly beautiful form and limitless might, which are of unceasing celebration to me, One worshipped by Thyagaraja!

Renditions

Commentary

¹ tathyambu – ‘tathAstu ’ – ‘so be it’ or ‘Amen’ - This is the way of confirming a statement.