rArA nannElukOrA
Sahityam
Pallavi
rArA nannElukOrA zrI raghuvIra nannEca mErA
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O Lord Sri Raghuvira! Deign to come and govern me; is it reasonable to torment me?
Anupallavi
sArAsArOdAra akhil-
AdhArAdbhuta guNa dhArALamuga (rArA)
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AdhArAdbhuta guNa dhArALamuga (rArA)
O Substance and non-substance! O Generous Lord! O Lord who is the prop of everything! O Lord of Wonderful virtues! Deign to come without hesitation and govern me.
Charanams Combined
dhArA dharAbha zarIra nAyeDa nIvu
nEramennaka AdukOra zrI rAma
samsAra kAnana vihAruDaina nAku
sAramau nAmamE tArakamaurA (rArA)
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nEramennaka AdukOra zrI rAma
samsAra kAnana vihAruDaina nAku
sAramau nAmamE tArakamaurA (rArA)
O Lord whose Body resembles the hue of rain cloud! O Lord Sri Rama! You please support me without considering or counting faults in me; for me who is wandering in this jungle of Worldly Existence, Your substantial name alone is the means to traverse it.
sItA hRt-kamala khadyOtApta jana pAri-
jAtAgha vanadhi pOtAbja hita kula
jAta rakSiJcu vidhAta janaka iSTa
dAtavaina sAkEtAgAra (rArA)
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jAtAgha vanadhi pOtAbja hita kula
jAta rakSiJcu vidhAta janaka iSTa
dAtavaina sAkEtAgAra (rArA)
O Sun who blossoms the Lotus of the heart of Sita! O Celestial Wish-Tree of the people who are dear to You; O vessel which carries one across the ocean of sins! O Lord born in the Solar – friend of Lotus - dynasty! O Father of Brahma! O Lord residing in the city of Ayodhya who grants my wishes! please protect me.
rA jAgEla dhara jAmAtavaina
jAlerigi O A-jAnu bAhuDa
virAjamAna¹ dvija² rAjAnana sura
rAjArcita tyAgarAja nutAja (rArA)
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jAlerigi O A-jAnu bAhuDa
virAjamAna¹ dvija² rAjAnana sura
rAjArcita tyAgarAja nutAja (rArA)
Please come; why this delay? O Lord whose hands reach as far as knees who is the son-in-law of the Earth! O Resplendent moon faced! O Lord worshipped by Indra – the Lord of celestials! O Unborn praised by this Thyagaraja! realising my distress, deign to come and govern me.
References
- 2 dvija rAja – Moon is called twice-born (dvija ) because he was born once to Sage atri and anusUya and again during the churning of Milk Ocean. Regarding birth of Moon to Sage atri , please refer to website – [[http://www.urday.in/atri.htm Sage Atri]]
Commentary
- 1 virAjamAna dvija rAjAnana – Sri Thyagaraja uses ‘virAja ’ to mean Garuda. However, this is a telugu word ‘virAjamAna ’. ‘dvija rAja ’ means ‘Garuda’ and ‘moon’. However, in view of the ensuing word ‘Anana ’ – face, this word (dvija rAja ) has been translated as ‘moon’.