nIdu caraNamulE

nIdu caraNamulE gatiyani
nerata¹ nammina vADanurA rAma
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O Lord Rama! I have believed totally that Your feet alone as my refuge.
vEda vEdAnta vidituDani
velayu zrI sarvEza rAma (nIdu)
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O Supreme Lord rAma who is effulgent as The One Perceived in Veda and Vedanta!
pApa karmamu niNDurAyindu
bAdha paDa nE jAlarA
E² vagagAnainanu nann-
ElukO tyAgarAja nuta (nIdu)
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The World is full of sinful acts; I am unable to undergo suffering here; O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! Please govern me by any means whatsoever.
  • 2 E vagagAnainanu – E apakAriyainanu - the latter version is wrong.
  • ‘‘This kRti is listed as ‘‘‘doubtful’’’ in some books, which means it is doubtful whether this Kriti was indeed composed by Sri Thyagaraja.
  • 1 nerata – the form the word ‘nera ’ is doubtful.