pallavi
mEnu jUci mOsa pOkavE manasA
lOni 1jADal(I)lAgu kAdA
anupallavi
hInamaina mala mUtra raktamulak-
(i)rav(a)ncu mAyA-mayamaina cAna (mEnu)
caraNam
2kanul(a)nETi(y)ampa-kOla cEta gucci
2canul(a)nETi girula Siramun(u)nci
panulu cEtur(a)Ta tyAgarAja nutuni
bAga nIvu bhajana cEsukommi strIla (mEnu)
pallavi
mEnu jUci mOsa pOkavE manasA
lOni jADalu-IlAgu kAdA
O My Mind (manasA)! Do not be deceived (mOsa pOkavE) by looking at (jUci) the body (mEnu); aren’t (kAdA) the internal (lOni) indications (jADalu) like these (IlAgu) (jADalIlAgu)?
anupallavi
hInamaina mala mUtra raktamulaku-
iravu-ancu mAyA-mayamaina cAna (mEnu)
O My Mind! Do not be deceived by looking at the delusive (mAyA) natured (mayamaina) body of women (cAna) which is indeed -
a firm (iravu) covering (ancu) (literally hem) for detestable (hInamaina) faeces (mala), urine (mUtra) and blood (ratka) (raktamulaku) (raktamulakiravancu)
caraNam
kanulu-anETi-ampa-kOla cEta gucci
canulu-anETi girula Siramunu-unci
panulu cEturu-aTa tyAgarAja nutuni
bAga nIvu bhajana cEsukommi strIla (mEnu)
Piercing (gucci) with (cEta) the arrows (ampa-kOla) called (anETi) eyes (kanulu) (kanulanETiyampa-kOla),
resting (unci) the head (Siramunu) (Siramununci) on the hills (girula) called (anETi) breasts (canulu) (canulanETi),
it is said that (aTa) people perform (cEturu) (cEturaTa) amorous acts (panulu); but,
O My Mind! you (nIvu) do nicely (bAga) perform (cEsukommi) chanting of the names (bhajana) of the Lord praised (nuta) (nutuni) by this tyAgarAja;
do not be deceived by looking at the body of women (strIla).
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
2 – kanulu anETi – kanulu aneDi : 'anETi' and 'aneDi' – both forms are correct.
2 - canulu anETi - canulu aneDi : 'anETi' and 'aneDi' – both forms are correct.
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References
Comments
1 – jADalu IlAgu – the indications are given in the anupallavi
General – This kRti is set to rAga ‘sarasAngi’ which literally means ‘a woman with sweet limbs’; is it a coincidence or has SrI tyAgarAja has deliberately chosen this rAga to deliver his message?
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