nIvErA kula dhanamu

bEgaDa mizra cApu tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

Pallavi

nIvErA kula dhanamu santatamu
nIvErA jIvanamu

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Only You are my family wealth; Only You are forever my livelihood.

Anupallavi

I¹ varakunu teliyakunna nA² nEramu
dEvara kSama cEsi dayatOnElukOrA (nI)

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O Lord! Pardoning my fault of not realising till now, please govern me with compassion.

Charanams Combined

mAdhava sItA varAnuja sahita
maGgaLa kara paramAdbhutha carita\t
gAdhi yAga saMrakSaNa satata
gatijApta nata janAvRta vidhi vinuta (nI)

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O Lord Madhava! O Consort of Sita! O Lord who is accompanied by Lakshmana - younger brother! O Lord who causes auspiciousness! O Lord whose story is most wonderful! O Protector of the sacrificial oblations of sage Visvamitra! O Benefactor of Anjaneya – son of Wind God – one who moves ceaselessly! O Lord surrounded by people who supplicate! O Lord praised by Brahma!

su-jana nicaya pApa hima caNDa sUrya
su-svara jita ghana rava mAdhurya
aja mukhAri samara nirupama zaurya
Ananda kanda sundara sura varya (nI)

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O Glowing Sun who melts away the snow of sins of virtuous people! O Lord whose sweet voice surpasses the sweetness of thunder of rain-clouds! O Lord of incomparable prowess in the war against Ravana - the enemy of Brahma and others! O Lord who is the root of bliss! O Most Handsome Lord! O Lord sought by celestials!

rAghava sarvOnnata sva³-prakAza
ramaNIya kara pATita laGkEza
tyAgarAja vara hRdaya nivEza
taraNi zazAGka lOcana jAnakIza (nI)

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O Lord Raghava! O Exalted of all! O Self-effulgent! O Lord who causes delight! O Lord who slayed Ravana – the Lord of Lanka! O blessed Lord abiding in the heart of this Thyagaraja! O Lord who has Sun and Moon as eyes! O Lord of Janaki!

Renditions

Variations

² nA nEramu – nEramu
³ sva-prakAza – su-prakAza

Commentary

¹ I varaku teliyakunna nA nEramu – the fault of not realising that You are my family wealth and my livelihood.