rAnidi rAdu

maNiraGgu Adi tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Tyagaraja ponders the inevitability of destiny, seeing that what is not fated cannot manifest, regardless of status or power. Ultimately, the saint turns to Sri Rama, the eternal refuge, seeking solace in the sacred.

Sahityam

Pallavi

rAnidi rAdu
surAsurulakaina

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What is not destined to come, shall never arrive,
Be they gods or demons.

Anupallavi

pOnidi pOdu
bhUsurulakaina

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What is not destined to leave, shall never depart,
Be they brahmins.

Charanam

dEvEndruniki sudEhamu
pUrvadEvula-kamRta-mabhAvamE¹ gAni
A vanacara bAdhalA munulakE gAni
pAvana tyAgarAja-bhAgyamA zrIrAma (rAnidi)

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A healthy form for Indra, or
Nectar for demons—these are truly unattainable.
For the ascetics, there is naught but turmoil from the barbarians.
O Sacred One! O Fortune of Tyagaraja! Sri Rama!

Renditions

Variations

¹ dEvulaku – dEvuLLaku : dEvulaku - is the appropriate word.

Commentary

dEvEndruniki sudEhamu There are many stories of Indra being cursed. From the word ‘sudEhamu ’, it most probably refers to the episode of Ahalya, where sage Gautama curses him to lose his testicles (Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, Chapter 48).
pUrvadEvulu : Asuras, as per the Amarakosa:

asurA daitya-daitEya-danujEndrAri-dAnavAH
zukraziSyA ditisutAH pUrvadEvAH suradviSaH

pUrvadEvulaku amRta abhAvamu - This refers to churning of the Milk Ocean and denial of nectar to demons.
vanacara bAdhalu – In Srimad Valmiki Ramayana (Aranya Kanda, Chapter 6), the sages complain about the troubles from the forest-dwelling barbarians and Sri Rama assures them protection.