Pallavi
daya jūcuṭakidi vēḷarā 1dāśarathī | O Son of King Dasaratha! This is the time for You to show mercy on me. |
Anupallavi
2bhava vāraṇa mṛgēśa jalajōd- bhavārti hara mañjuḷākāra nanu (daya) | O Lion – King of animals - to the elephantine Worldly Existence! O Lord who relieved the distress of Brahma – born of Lotus! O Lord of beautiful form! This is the time for You to show mercy on me. |
Charanam
munu nīvānaticcina panulāsa koni nē manasāraga nidānamuga salpinānu vara tyāgarājāpta nanu (daya) | Having loved the tasks which You assigned to me earlier, I carried them out whole-heartedly and patiently; O Benefactor of this blessed Thyagaraja! This is the time for You to show mercy on me. |
Variations
- 1dāśarathī – dāśarathē
- 2bhava – bhaya : bhava - is the appropriate word.
References
- 3jalajōdbhavārti – This, probably, refers to the slaying of demons Madhu and Kaitabha. Brahma prays to Yoga Maya in order to wake up Lord Vishnu to destroy these demons. Devi BhagavataM refers.