sarasIruha nayana
Sahityam
Pallavi
sarasIruha nayana nI kaTAkSamE
cAlu sajjana jIvana
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cAlu sajjana jIvana
O Lotus Eyed! Your grace alone is enough for me; O Livelihood of virtuous people!
Charanams Combined
mInamarbhakula¹ kAmiJci kannaTla
dAnamI laGkanu daya jUcinaTla (sara)
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dAnamI laGkanu daya jUcinaTla (sara)
It is as if Meenamu – (daughter of Usha and wife of Kasyapa) begot offspring by desiring; it is as if You showed grace by bestowing as a gift Lanka to Vibhishana.
sAdhu saGgati nEnu salipinayaTla
mAdhurya bhOjanamaTu jEsinaTla (sara)
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mAdhurya bhOjanamaTu jEsinaTla (sara)
It is as if I enjoyed the company of virtuous persons; it is as if I partook tasty food to the fill.
dhana kanakamulella tagilinayaTla
dinamu durAsalu tIrinayaTla (sara)
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dinamu durAsalu tIrinayaTla (sara)
It is as if vast wealth and much gold were found; it is as if evil propensities arising everyday are quelled.
simhAsanamuna celaginayaTla
brahmEndra paTTAnubhavamandinaTla² (sara)
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brahmEndra paTTAnubhavamandinaTla² (sara)
It is as if I sat on a throne; it is as if I attained the experience of the positions of Brama and Indra.
nAlgokka padi bhuvanamElinaTla³
kalugu kulamulella kaDa tErinaTla (sara)
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kalugu kulamulella kaDa tErinaTla (sara)
It is as if I ruled the fourteen – four and a ten - Worlds; it is as if all those born in the lineages attain emancipation.
rAjIva bhava nuta ramaNIya carita
rAjillu zrI tyAgarAjAdi vinuta (sara)
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rAjillu zrI tyAgarAjAdi vinuta (sara)
O Lord praised by Brahma – abiding in Lotus! O Lord of most delightful exploits or conduct! O Effulgent Lord well-praised by this Thyagaraja and others!
Renditions
Variations
- ‘‘‘This kriti forms part of Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam’’’
- General – caraNa 1 has been given as anupallavi in some books.
- General – Ending word of each line of Charana 1 to 5 - ‘aTla ’ are not uniform.
- 2 paTTAnubhavam – paTTamanubhavam
- 3 bhuvamElinaTla – bhuvamulElinaTla
Commentary
- 1 mInamu – Meena (daughter of Usha – wife of Sun) is the wife of Kasyapa (Prajapati); from them the whole of acquatic life arose.