rAma nIyeDa

rAmA¹ nIyeDa prEma rahitulaku
nAma ruci telusunA O sItA \t
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O Lord Sitarama! Can the taste of Your name be known to those who are devoid of love towards You?
kAmini vESa dhAriki sAdhvI naDatal-
Emaina telusunA A rIti sItA (rAmA)
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Can anything about behaviour of a chaste woman be known to an actor donning the robe of a woman? In the same manner, can the taste of Your name be known to those who are devoid of love towards You?
tana saukhyamu tAnerugakanorulaku
tagu bOdhana sukhamA
ghanamagu puli gO rUpamaitE² tyAga-
rAja nuta zizuvuku³ pAlu kalgunA (rAmA)
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Even without one self experiencing one’s happiness, can appropriate advice to others produce happiness (to those who receive it)? If a terrific tiger puts on the garb of a cow, O Lord praised by this Tyagaraja! would even milk be produced for the child (or calf)?
  • 1 rAmA – rAma : rAmA - seems to be appropriate.
  • 2 rUpamaitE – rUpamaina
  • 3 zizuvuku – zizuvu : zizuvuku - seems to be more appropriate.