Ela Nee Daya Radu - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

ēla nī daya rādu parāku 1jēsedav- ēla samayamu gādu ēla nī daya rādu parāku jēsedavu-ēla samayamu kādu

Why your mercy does not descend on me? Why do You show unconcern towards me? This is not the appropriate time to do so.

Anupallavi

bāla kanaka maya cēla sujana pari- pāla śrī ramā lōla vidhṛta śara jāla śubhada karuṇālavāla ghana nīla navya vana mālikābharaṇa (ēla) bāla kanaka-maya cēla sujana paripāla śrī-ramā lōla vidhṛta śara jāla śubha-da karuṇālavāla ghana nīla navya vana mālika-ābharaṇa (ēla)

O Youth wearing golden hued garments! O Protector of virtuous people! O Lord Enamoured by Lakshmi! O Wielder of multitude of arrows! O Bestower of Auspiciousness! O Merciful Lord! O dark-Blue hued like rain-cloud! O Lord adorned with garland of fresh forest flowers!

Charanams Combined

1. rārā dēvādi dēva rārā mahānubhāva rārā rājīva nētra raghu vara putra sāratara 2sudhā pūra hṛdaya parivāra jaladhi gambhīra danuja saṃhāra 3daśaratha kumāra budha jana vihāra sakala śruti sāra nādupai (ēla) 2. rājādhirāja 4muni pūjita pāda ravi rāja lōcana śaraṇya ati lāvaṇya rāja dhara nuta virāja turaga sura rāja vandita padāja janaka dina rāja kōṭi sama tēja danuja gaja rāja nicaya mṛga rāja jalaja mukha (ēla) 3. yāga rakṣaṇa parama bhāgavatārcita yōgīndra su-hṛd bhāvitādyanta rahita nāga śayana vara nāga varada punnāga suma dhara sadāgha mōcana sadā gatija dhṛta padāgamānta cara rāga rahita śrī tyāgarāja nuta (ēla) 1. rārā dēva-ādi dēva rārā mahānubhāva rārā rājīva nētra raghu vara putra sāratara sudhā pūra hṛdaya parivāra jaladhi gambhīra danuja saṃhāra daśaratha kumāra budha jana vihāra sakala śruti sāra nādupai (ēla) 2. rāja-adhirāja muni pūjita pāda ravi rāja lōcana śaraṇya ati lāvaṇya rāja dhara nuta virāja turaga sura rāja vandita pada-aja janaka dina-rāja kōṭi sama tēja danuja gaja-rāja nicaya mṛga-rāja jalaja mukha (ēla) 3. yāga rakṣaṇa parama bhāgavata-arcita yōgi-indra su-hṛd bhāvita-ādi-anta rahita nāga śayana vara nāga varada punnāga suma dhara sadā-agha mōcana sadā-gatija dhṛta pada-āgama-anta-cara rāga rahita śrī tyāgarāja nuta (ēla)

1. O Lord of celestials and others! deign to come; O Noble Minded Lord! deign to come; O Lotus eyed! O Descendant of blessed King Raghu! deign to come; O the Excellent One! O Lord with retinue whose hearts are brimming with nectar (of bliss)! O Majestic like ocean! O Slayer of asuras! O Son of King Dasaratha! O Lord resident in the hearts (or minds) of wise people! O Essence of all Veda! why your mercy does not descend on me? 2. O King of Kings! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by sages! O Lord who has Sun and Moon as eyes! O Refuge of all! O Most Handsome One! O Lord Praised by Lord Siva – one who wears digit of moon! O Lord speeding on GaruDa! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by Indra – Lord of celestials! O Father of Brahma! O Lord whose splendour is equal to a crore Suns – Lord of day! O Lord who is like a Lion – king of animals - to the multitude of great elephants called demons! O Lotus faced! 3. O Protector of sacrificial oblations! O Lord worshipped by supreme devotees! O Lord cherished in the holy hearts of emiment sages! O Lord who has no beginning or end! O Lord reclining on Sesha – the serpent! O Bestower of boons to Gajendra - the blessed elephant! O Lord adorned with with punnAga flowers! O Lord who always delivers from sins! O Lord whose feet are held by Anjaneya – born of Wind God! O Indweller of Sastras! O Lord who is bereft of desires or attachments! O Auspicious Lord praised by this Thyagaraja!

Variations

• ¹jēsedavēla – jēsēvēla
• ²sudhā pūra hṛdaya – sudhā pūrṇa hṛdaya
• ³daśratha kumāra – madana sukumāra
• ⁴muni pūjita pāda – muni pūjita pada

Commentary

• General – According to the great Harikatha Exponent, Sri TS Balakrishna Sastrigal, Sri Thyagaraja sang the Kriti on beholding the Lord Sri Rama and Lakshmana as youths proceeding for Yaga Samrakshana.