Emi Dova - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

ēmi dōva palkumāyikanu nēnendu pōdu śrī rāma ēmi dōva palkumā-ikanu nēnu-endu pōdu śrī rāma

O Lord Sri Rama! Deign to tell me as to what is the way now for me and where shall I go.

Anupallavi

1rāmadāsu valenaitē sītā bhāma 2mandaliñcunu nītō tanak(ēmi) rāmadāsu valenu-aitē sītā bhāma mandaliñcunu nītō tanaku-(ēmi)

If I am like (Bhadrachala) Ramadasu, Sita - Your wife would persuade You on my behalf; deign to tell me as to what is the way now for me and where shall I go.

Charanam

3daṭṭi kaṭṭi karamuna śara cāpamu paṭṭi mūla 4balamunu rāvanu tala koṭṭi nilvanā vēḷa trimūrtulu kōri 5nutimpagān- aṭṭi vārikeduru palki rājuku paṭṭiyanaga nīku nādupai daya puṭṭa kāraṇambēmi telise vara bhōgi śayana tyāgarāja nuta tanak(ēmi) daṭṭi-kaṭṭi karamuna śara cāpamu paṭṭi mūla balamunu rāvanu tala-koṭṭi nilvanu-ā-vēḷa trimūrtulu kōri nutimpagānu-aṭṭi vāriki-eduru-palki rājuku paṭṭi-anaga nīku nādupai daya puṭṭa kāraṇambu-ēmi telise vara bhōgi śayana tyāgarāja nuta tanaku (ēmi)

Where is the justification for You to have compassion on me who, having spoken against such a great person and called You a ‘prince’ – child of the King, who is worthy of being praised even by the Trinity by seeking at that time when, making a firm resolve, wielding bow and arrow in Your hands, You stood there in the battle field, having destroyed the core strength (of Ravana) and Ravana himself? I have understood; O Lord reclining on the couch of blessed Sesha – serpent!O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! deign to tell me as to what is the way now for me and where shall I go.

Variations

• ²mandaliñcunu nītō – mandaliñcunu
• ⁴balamunu – balamula
• ⁵nutimpagānaṭṭi – nutimpaganaṭṭi

References

• ¹rāmadāsu valenaitē – please to kriti of Ramadasu - 'nanu brōvamani' [Ramadasu]

Commentary

• ³daṭṭi kaṭṭi – the act of tightening one’s garments in preparation for a duel.