sundari nannindarilO
Sahityam
Pallavi
sundari nannindarilO jUci brOvavamma tripura
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O Mother Tripura Sundari! Deign to protect by looking at me in the midst of these people.
Anupallavi
sandaDiyani indu mukhi
jAlamu¹ vaddamma tripura (sundari)
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jAlamu¹ vaddamma tripura (sundari)
O Mother! O Moon Faced! Please do not deceive me because of the crowd.
Charanams Combined
bAlE² pAlita sura jAlE gamana jita
marALE svakRtAkhila lIlE tilakAGkita³
phAlE nI bhaktiyu mElE nI daya
rAdElE talli tripura (sundari)
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marALE svakRtAkhila lIlE tilakAGkita³
phAlE nI bhaktiyu mElE nI daya
rAdElE talli tripura (sundari)
O Eternally Young! O Protector of celestials! O Mother who surpasses the swan in gait! O Mother who created all the Divine Sports! O Mother whose forehead is adorned with sacred mark! devotion to You is superior; O Mother Tripura Sundari! why won’t your compassion descend on me?
vANi vinutE zuka pANi vara⁴ zESa
vENi lalitE kalyANi sAmba⁵ zivuni
rANi mAdhurya vANi nammiti
pUbONi talli tripura (sundari)
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vENi lalitE kalyANi sAmba⁵ zivuni
rANi mAdhurya vANi nammiti
pUbONi talli tripura (sundari)
O Mother praised by Sarasvati! O Mother holding parrot in the hand! O Mother who wears the blessed serpent Sesha as Her braid! O Mother Lalita! O Mother Kalyani! O Queen of Samba Siva! O Mother Tripura Sundari with sweet speech! I believe in You, O Beautiful One!
vArIza stuta gambhIrE Adi⁶ pura
vihAri dIna janAdhAri naga rAja
kumAri duSkarma vidAri tyAgarAju
kOriyunna tripura (sundari)
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vihAri dIna janAdhAri naga rAja
kumAri duSkarma vidAri tyAgarAju
kOriyunna tripura (sundari)
O Profound One worshipped by VaruNa – Lord of Waters! O Mother resident of Adi Pura! O Mother who is the prop of humble people! O Daughter of Himavan - King of Mountains! O Mother who rends all of bad actions! O Mother Tripura Sundari whom this Thyagaraja has sought as refuge!
Renditions
Variations
- 3 tilakAGkita – tilakAJcita
Commentary
- 1 jAlamu – In telugu, there are two similar words ‘jAlamu ’ – meaning ‘deceipt’ and ‘zAlamu ’ – meaning ‘delay’. In the present context, ‘deceipt’ is appropriate.
- 2 bAlA – One of the names of Lalita Maha Tripura Sundari – girl under 16 years of age.
- 4 vara zESa vENi – Parvathi is stated to be wearing Sesha as braid.
- 5 sAmba ziva – Telugu version of ‘zAmbha ziva ’
- 6 Adi pura - Tiruvotriyur near Chennai.