Dinamani vamsa - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

dina maṇi vaṃśa tilaka lāvaṇya dīna śaraṇya dina-maṇi vaṃśa tilaka lāvaṇya dīna śaraṇya

O Most Distinguished of the Solar dynasty! O Most beautiful! O Refuge of the humble!

Anupallavi

manavini bāguga madini talañcucu canuvunanēlu cālugā jālu manavini bāguga madini talañcucu canuvunanu ēlu cālugā jālu

Please take care of me with love pondering in Your mind well about my appeal; enough of Your deceipt.

Charanam

1śarva vinuta nanu saṃrakṣiñcanu garvamu ēla kācuvārevarē 2nir-vikāra guṇa nirmala kara dhṛta parvata tyāgarāja sarvasvamau (dinamaṇi) śarva vinuta nanu saṃrakṣiñcanu garvamu ēla kācuvāru-evarē nir-vikāra nir-guṇa nirmala kara dhṛta parvata tyāgarāja sarvasvamau (dinamaṇi)

O Lord praised by Lord Siva! Why feel proud in taking care of me? Who else is the protector for me? O Immutable Lord! O Lord beyond (three) qualities! O Spotless One! O Lord who held the Govardhana hillock in His hands! O The Most Distinguished of the Solar dynasty who is everything to this Thyagaraja!

References

• ¹śarva – For the details of names of Lord Siva, see ‘Sata Rudriya’ by sage Vyasa – [Sata Rudriya]

Commentary

• ²nir-vikāra guna - the prefix ‘nir’ governs both ‘vikāra’ (nirvikāra) and ‘guṇa’ (nirguṇa).