Aragimpave - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

āragimpavē pālāragimpavē āragimpavē pālu-āragimpavē

Deign to partake the milk.

Anupallavi

1raghuvīra janakajā kara pavitritamau venna pāl(āra) raghuvīra janakajā kara pavitritamau venna pālu-(āra)

O Lord Raghuveera! Deign to partake the milk and butter which have been sanctified by the touch of Sita – daughter of King Janaka.

Charanam

sāramaina divyānnamu 2ṣaḍ-rasa yuta bhakṣaṇamulu dāra sōdarādulatō 3tyāgarāja vinuta pāl(āra) sāramaina divya-annamu ṣaḍ-rasa yuta bhakṣaṇamulu dāra sōdara-ādulatō tyāgarāja vinuta pālu(āra)

O Lord well-praised by this Thyagaraja! deign to partake – along with Your spouse, brothers and others, the tasty and sacred rice and eatables consisting of six different tastes along with milk.

Variations

• ¹raghuvīra – In all the books the word ‘raghu’ is given in brackets, the significance of which is not clear.
• ³tyāgarāja vinuta – tyāgarāja nuta

Commentary

• ²ṣaḍrasa – sweet, sour, saltish, bitter, pungent, astringent; madhura, amla, lavaṇa, kaṭu, tīkṣṇa, kaṣāya;‘kaṭu’ - also means pungent.