Ada modi galada - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

āḍa mōḍi galadā1 rāmayya māṭa (lāḍa) āḍa mōḍi galadā1 rāmayya māṭalu (āḍa)

O Lord Rama! Is it justified to be capricious in talking to me?

Anupallavi

tōḍu-nīḍa nīvēyanucunu bhakti gūḍina pādamu paṭṭina nātō māṭa (lāḍa) tōḍu-nīḍa nīvē anucunu bhakti gūḍina pādamu paṭṭina nātō māṭalu (āḍa)

To me, who considers you alone my constant companion (like a shadow), is endowed with devotion towards you and has held your feet, (is it justified...)?

Charanam

caduvulanni telisi śaṅkarāṃśuḍai2 sadayuḍāśuga saṃbhavuḍu mrokka kadalu tammuni3 balka jēsitivi gākanu tyāgarāju āḍina māṭa (lāḍa) caduvulu-anni-telisi śaṅkara aṃśuḍai2 sadayuḍa āśuga-saṃbhavuḍu mrokka kadalu tammuni palka jēsitivi gākanu tyāgarāju āḍina māṭalu (āḍa)

When the erudite Anjaneya (the one born of Wind God as an aspect of Siva) saluted you (and enquired about You), O Merciful Lord, You asked your younger brother to convey the details to him; however, (is it justified to be capricious in talking to) this Thyagaraja even if he talks to You?

Variations

• ¹galadā – galadē: galadā is the appropriate word. (Discuss.)

Commentary

• ²śaṅkara aṃśuḍu – The story how Anjaneya came to be described as an aspect of Lord Siva is given here.
• ³tammuni palka – In their first meeting between Anjaneya and Sri Rama, the latter, while appreciated the scholarship of Anjaneya, did not directly talk to him, but asked Lakshmana to speak to him. (Valmiki Ramayana – Kishkinda Kanda – Chapter 3).