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Evidhamulanaina - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

ē vidhamulanaina kāni nann-
1ēlukona manasu rādā rāma
O Lord Sri Rama! Won’t You condescend to govern me by any means whatsoever?

Anupallavi

bhāviñci jūcupaṭla nīvē
brōva valenu kāni vērevvaru (ē)
With regard to my own feelings, You alone should protect me; otherwise, who else is there?

Charanams Combined

1. pāvana rūpa parātpara 2nī pāda
sēvanu 3kōritiyī bhū-surulanu
nī vale karuṇā nidhiyai brōcina
dēvatalevarurā rāma (ē)

2. dīna dayāpara mūrtivi nīvani
nē nera nammitirā adi gākanu
dānava garva vidāraṇa nēnu
sadā ninu vēḍitirā rāma (ē)

3. 4sākṣātkāramu nīvē nīdu
kaṭākṣamu lēkayevaru bratikiri jagat-
sākṣiyaina 5jīvanaja daḷāyat-
ākṣa tyāgarāja pakṣa ipu(ḍē)
1.O Lord of Holy form! O Supreme Lord Beyond everything! I desired service at Your Holy feet; O Lord Sri Rama! Which are the other Gods who protected these Brahmanas, like You, being Ocean of Mercy?


2. I believed totally that You are the Lord who is most merciful towards the humble; further, O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of arrogance of demons! I always entreated You.


3. You alone are the Lord manifest in this World; who ever survived without Your grace? O Lord with elongated eyes like the petal of Lotus - born of water - who is the witness of the Universe! O Lord who is on the side of this Thyagaraja! Won’t You condescend to govern me now by any means whatsoever?

Variations

  • 1ēlukona manasu rādā –ēlukō manasu rādā : ēlukona manasu rādā - is the appropriate version.
  • 2nī pāda – nī pada
  • 3kōritiyī – kōritiyē - kōritira : kōritiyī - seems to be more appropriate.
  • 4sākṣātkāramu – sākṣātkāramuna

Commentary

  • 5jīvanaja – jīvana - also means ‘water’ – life giver; therefore 'jīvanaja’ means Lotus – water born.