Elavatara - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

ēlāvatāramettukoṇṭivi ēmi kāraṇamu rāmuḍai ēla-avatāramu-ettukoṇṭivi ēmi kāraṇamu rāmuḍai

Why did You incarnate as Lord Rama? What is the reason?

Anupallavi

ālamu sēyuṭakā ayōdhya pālana sēyuṭakā ō rāghava (ēla) ālamu-sēyuṭakā ayōdhya pālana-sēyuṭakā ō rāghava (ēla)

Is it for waging war? Or is it for ruling over AyodhyA?

Charanam

yōgulu jūcuṭandukā bhava rōgula brōcuṭandukā śata rāga ratna mālikalu raciñcina tyāga- rājuku varamosaguṭandukā (ēla) yōgulu jūcuṭandukā bhava rōgula brōcuṭandukā śata rāga ratna mālikalu raciñcina tyāgarājuku varamosaguṭandukā (ēla)

Is it for the purpose that the ascetics could behold You? or is it for the purpose of protecting those afflicted by the disease of Worldly Existence? or is it for the purpose of bestowing boon on this Thyagaraja who composed garlands of hundreds of exquisite Ragas?

Variations

• ¹yōgulu jūcuṭandukā – yōgulanu jūcuṭakā : yōgulu jūcuṭandukā – is appropriate.
• ² jūcuṭandukā – brōcutandukā – varamoguṭandukā : jūcutakā - brōcuṭakā - varamosaṅguṭakā.