satta lEni
Sahityam
Pallavi
satta lEni dinamulu vaccenA
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Have days of anarchy come upon us?
Anupallavi
satta¹ mAtramA sac-citta zAyi
sAkEta nilaya daiva (satta)
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sAkEta nilaya daiva (satta)
O Pure Existence! O Lord abiding in the pure minded people! O Lord resident of Ayodhya! Have days of absence of divine rule come upon us?\t
Charanam
kali lOna prathama² pAdamulO
tali³-daNDri guru bhaktiyu lEka
palumAru duS-kRtyambonarpa
valenA tyAgarAja nuta daiva (satta)
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tali³-daNDri guru bhaktiyu lEka
palumAru duS-kRtyambonarpa
valenA tyAgarAja nuta daiva (satta)
In the age of Kali, in the very first quarter itself, should people often commit wicked deeds, without having devotion towards one’s parents and preceptor? O Lord praised by Thyagaraja! Have days of absence of divine rule come upon us?\t
Renditions
Variations
- 3 tali-daNDri – talli taNDri - Both forms are correct.
Commentary
- 1 satta – here this word indicates the ‘sat’ of ‘sat-cit-Ananda ’.
- 2 prathama pAda – the present age is called the first quarter of Kali Yuga.