vAridhi nIku
Sahityam
Pallavi
vAridhi nIku vandanamonariJceda
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O Lord of Ocean! I offer my salutations to You.
Anupallavi
sAreku nI hRdayAravindamunanu
mA ramaNuDu kUDu dAri telupumu nAtO (vAridhi)
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mA ramaNuDu kUDu dAri telupumu nAtO (vAridhi)
Please tell me the path (adopted by You) due to which Lord Hari – Consort of Lakshmi - always abides in the Lotus of Your heart.
Charanams Combined
nAyeDa dayayuJci sAkumIyeDa-
bAyakuNDu dAri telpumI muni
dhyEyunitO mATa palukumI E
upAyamaina jEsi prANamu nilupumI (vAridhi)
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bAyakuNDu dAri telpumI muni
dhyEyunitO mATa palukumI E
upAyamaina jEsi prANamu nilupumI (vAridhi)
Please protect me by showing mercy on me; please tell the path adopting which the Lord would never be separated from me; please convey my message to the Lord - meditated upon by sages; please save my life by adopting any method.
danuja bAdhalella¹ talacanu bhOga
dhana sampadalaku cEyi jAcanu nA
manasuna harininEmAranu nA
kanulAra nAthuni kana telpumu nAtO (vAridhi)
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dhana sampadalaku cEyi jAcanu nA
manasuna harininEmAranu nA
kanulAra nAthuni kana telpumu nAtO (vAridhi)
I shall not worry about all the troubles created by demons; I shall not beg for pleasures, wealth and prosperity; I shall not forget the Lord Hari in my mind; please, therefore, tell me the path adopting which I may behold the Lord to my heart’s content.
Ajanmamasura bAdhalAyenu jala
rAja prAyamulaidArAyenu tyAga-
rAja sakhuDu rADAyenu vinum-
AjAnu bAhuDu agapaDa telupumI (vAridhi)
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rAja prAyamulaidArAyenu tyAga-
rAja sakhuDu rADAyenu vinum-
AjAnu bAhuDu agapaDa telupumI (vAridhi)
O Lord of Waters! Throughout life I have been facing the troubles from demons; I am eleven (or five or six) years of age; the Lord – the benefactor of Thyagaraja – doesn’t seem to come; please listen; please tell me any method adopting which the Lord – one whose hands extends upto knees – could be found.
Variations
- 1 bAdhalella – bAdhalanella
Commentary
- ‘‘‘This Kriti forms part of Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam’’’ - In this Kriti Prahlada addresses Lord Varuna who rescued Prahlada when, heeding to the orders of Hiranya Kasipu, he was thrown into the Ocean. In this Kriti, he pleads with Varuna to tell the path of seeing the Lord.