vArija nayana
Sahityam
Pallavi
vArija nayana nIvADanu nEnu
vAramu nannu brOvu
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vAramu nannu brOvu
O Lotus Eyed! I am Your’s; deign to protect me always.
Anupallavi
sAreku mAyA sAgaramandu
nEraka munigeDu nEmamu lEdu (vArija)
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nEraka munigeDu nEmamu lEdu (vArija)
I do not have the intention of getting drowned for ever in the Ocean of illusion ignorantly.
Charanams Combined
dhana kanakamulanu dAra putrula
kaikoni maravanu ravi tanayuDu kAnu (vArija)
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kaikoni maravanu ravi tanayuDu kAnu (vArija)
I am not Sugreeva – son of Sun in order to forget You by having wealth, gold, wife and children.
vAji rathamulanu vAramu kaikoni
rAjulanaDacu pArtha rAju nE kAnu (vArija)
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rAjulanaDacu pArtha rAju nE kAnu (vArija)
I am neither the King Arjuna who, ever having horses and chariots, puts down the kings.
nI japamulu nava nidhulau tyAga-
rAja vinutayI dur-Asala tagalanu (vArija)
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rAja vinutayI dur-Asala tagalanu (vArija)
To me, chanting of Your names is the nine treasures; O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! I shall not get entangled in these evil-some desires.
Variations
- This kRti forms part of Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam
- 1 vAramu nannu – vAramu nanu
- 2 brOvu – brOvumu
References
- 3 nava nidhulu - Nine-fold treasure –belonging to kubEra - padma, mahApadma, zankha, makara, kacchapa, mukunda, nanda, nIla, kharva – In Vedic maths, these words have been associated with numerical values. For example ‘Padma’ = 10^15.