patiki hArati
Sahityam
Pallavi
patiki¹ hAratI rE sItA
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O Damsels! Let us perform wave offering to the Lord Sri Rama – Consort of Sita.
Anupallavi
ati mRdutara satva² bhASaNuniki
akhilANDa nAthuniki sItA (pati)
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akhilANDa nAthuniki sItA (pati)
O Damsels! Let us perform wave offering to Lord Sri Rama – Consort of Sita - the Lord who utters very soft and pure words; the Lord of entire universe.
Charanams Combined
baGgaru raGgu bhujaGguni paini
celaGgucunu marakatAGguDu³ merupu
teraGguna merayu tanayaGganatO
palukaGga jUciyuppoGgucu sItA (pati)
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celaGgucunu marakatAGguDu³ merupu
teraGguna merayu tanayaGganatO
palukaGga jUciyuppoGgucu sItA (pati)
O Damsels! Looking at the Lord with emerald (hued) body, shining on the golden hued Sesha – the serpent, as He speaks to His wife – one who shines like the lightning streak, let us perform wave offering to Him – Consort of Sita with pride.
akkaratOniru prakkala nilici
taLukkani merayaga cakkani mOmuna
cukkala rAyani makkuvatO sari
mukkera kadalaga grakkuna sItA (pati)
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taLukkani merayaga cakkani mOmuna
cukkala rAyani makkuvatO sari
mukkera kadalaga grakkuna sItA (pati)
O Damsels! Standing on both sides of the Lord with due diligence, shining charmingly, as the (diamond) nose-studs - resembling the sheen of moon – the Lord of stars - sway in (our) beautiful faces, let us perform wave offering to Him – Consort of Sita without delay.
rAja vibhAkara rAja dharAmara
rAja zukAja virAjulu cUDaga
rAjamAnamagu gAjulu ghallana
rAjita tyAgarAja nutuniki zrI (pati)
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rAja zukAja virAjulu cUDaga
rAjamAnamagu gAjulu ghallana
rAjita tyAgarAja nutuniki zrI (pati)
O Damsels! As the Moon, Sun, Lord Siva – one who wears (digit of) moon, Indra – Lord of celestials, sage Suka, Brahma, Garuda and others watch, to the jingle of the sparkling bangles, let us perform wave offering to the effulgent Lord Vishnu – Consort of Lakshmi and the one who is praised by this Thyagaraja.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 patiki hAratI rE – patiki hAratI rE sItA patiki hAratI rE
- 2 satva bhASaNu – satya bhASaNu
- 3 marakatAGguDu – marayutAGguDu : marakatAGguDu - is the appropriate word.
Commentary
- 3 marakAtAGguDu – merupu teraGgu – Sri Thyagaraja contrasts Sita’s body hue with that of the Lord – ligtning streak (golden colour) against the rain clouds of dark-blue (green) hue.