sItamma mAyamma
Sahityam
Pallavi
sItamma mAyamma zrI rAmuDu mA taNDri
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SItamma is our mother and Sri Rama is our father.
Anupallavi
vAtAtmaja saumitri vainatEya ripumardana
dhata-bharatAdulu sOdarulu mAku O manasA (sIta)
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dhata-bharatAdulu sOdarulu mAku O manasA (sIta)
O My Mind! Anjaneya – mindborn of Wind God, Lakshmana - son of Sumitra, Garuda - son of Vinata, Satrughna – vanquisher of enemies, Brahma, Bharata and others are brothers for us.
Charanam
paramEza vasiSTha parAzara nArada zaunaka zuka
surapati gautama lambOdara guha sanakAdulu¹
dhara nija bhAgavatAgrEsarulevarO vArellaru²
vara tyAgarAjuniki parama bAndhavulu manasA (sIta)
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surapati gautama lambOdara guha sanakAdulu¹
dhara nija bhAgavatAgrEsarulevarO vArellaru²
vara tyAgarAjuniki parama bAndhavulu manasA (sIta)
O My Mind! Lord Siva, sages Vasishtha, Parasara, Narada, Saunaka and Suka, Indra - Lord of celestials, sage Gautama, Lord Ganesa – protruberant bellied, Lord Subrahmanya, sage Sanaka and others, and all those whoever are true and foremost of devotees on the earth, are closest relatives to this blessed Thyagaraja.
Renditions
Variations
- 2 ellaru – ellanu :ellaru - seems to be more appropriate.
Commentary
- 1 sanakAdulu - sana, sanaka, sanatkumAra, sanandana – mind born sons of Brahma.