teliyalEru rAma
Sahityam
Pallavi
teliya lEru rAma bhakti mArgamunu
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O Sri Rama! People are not aware of the path of bhakti.
Anupallavi
ilanantaTa tirugucunu
kaluvariJcEru¹ kAni (teliya)
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kaluvariJcEru¹ kAni (teliya)
Roaming all over the Earth, they babble as if in a dream; but, they are not aware of the path of bhakti.
Charanam
vEga lEci nITa munigi bhUti pUsi
vELLaneJci² veliki³ zlAghanIyulai
bAga paikamArjana lOlulairE
kAni tyAgarAja vinuta (teliya)
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vELLaneJci² veliki³ zlAghanIyulai
bAga paikamArjana lOlulairE
kAni tyAgarAja vinuta (teliya)
Getting up at dawn, taking bath in water, smearing sacred ash on the body, (performing japa by) counting the fingers, and ostensibly being praise-worthy, they became very dedicated to acquiring money, but O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! they are not aware of the path of bhakti.
Variations
- 1 kaluvariJcEru – kaluvariJcedaru
- 3 veliki – in Telugu, there are two words ‘veliki ’ (external) and ‘veligi ’ (shining). In the present context, the word ‘veliki ’ (external) is the appropriate word; therefore, the constant ‘ki’ should not be softened as ‘gi’.
Commentary
- 2 vELLaneJci – counting fingers (instead of rosary).