Dasaratha Nandana - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

daśaratha nandana dānava mardana dayayā māṃ pāhi daśaratha nandana dānava mardana dayayā māṃ pāhi

O Son of King Dasaratha! O Slayer of demons! Please protect me with compassion.

Charanams Combined

1. cālunu māyā jālamu sēya jālanu tōyajālaya rāya (daśaratha) 2. manasuna nārī-maṇulanu kōri 1janulatō jēri jeppa nī dāri (daśaratha) 3. dhanikunineñci tanuvunu peñci vanitala kāñci vadarudu 2poñci (daśaratha) 4. nē para-dēśi nērpuna gāsi bāpavē ḍāsi pāvanu jēsi (daśaratha) 5. sarvamu nīvu sāreku rāvu 3garvamulu lēvu grakkuna brōvu (daśaratha) 6. valaciti nīla varṇa su-śīla calamikanēla svāmi nē tāḷa (daśaratha) 7. sāgara śayana sārasa nayana tyāgarājāvana tāraka su-guṇa (daśaratha) 1. cālunu māyā jālamu-sēya jālanu tōyaja-ālaya rāya (daśaratha) 2. manasuna nārī-maṇulanu kōri janulatō jēri jeppa nī dāri (daśaratha) 3. dhanikuni-eñci tanuvunu peñci vanitala kāñci vadarudu poñci (daśaratha) 4. nē para-dēśi nērpuna gāsi bāpavē ḍāsi pāvanu-jēsi (daśaratha) 5. sarvamu nīvu sāreku rāvu garvamulu lēvu grakkuna brōvu (daśaratha) 6. valaciti nīla varṇa su-śīla calamu-ikanu-ēla svāmi nē tāḷa (daśaratha) 7. sāgara śayana sārasa nayana tyāgarāja-avana tāraka su-guṇa (daśaratha)

1. Enough of Your illusion; I cannot bear if You delay, O Lord of BrahmA – abiding in Lotus! 2. Having associated with ordinary (ignorant) people, desiring women in my mind, I did not speak about Your path; (OR) desiring women, I did not speak about Your path by associating with virtuous people. 3. Having nourished my body depending on the rich, beholding women, I prattle about what I heard stealthily. 4. I do not have siklls; coming near, please relieve my grief by making me pure. 5. You are everything to me; but, You would not come to me ever; I have no pride; please protect me quickly. 6. I am enamoured by You, O virtuous Lord of dark-blue hue! why still this obstinacy? O My Lord, I cannot bear any longer. 7. O Lord reclining in the Ocean of Milk! O Lotus Eyed! O Protector of this Thyagaraja! O Lord of virtues who fords people from the Ocean of Worldly Existence!

Variations

• ²poñci – poṅk : poñci - seems to be appropriate.
• ³garvamulu – garvamu

Commentary

• ¹janulatō jēri – this can either be translated independently or attached with ‘jepp nī dāri’. In the first case, ‘janulu’ would mean ‘ordinary – ignorant people’; in the second case, ‘janulu’ would mean ‘virtuous people’. Both versions are given. In some books, this has been translated as ‘I go about freely preaching Your Path’. However, ‘jeppa’ is in negative form.