pallavi
nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
nimisham(O)rva kalanA
anupallavi
dEv(A)di dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha
rAjIv(A)ksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)
caraNam
satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu
atyanta rUpambu amita balamu
nity(O)tsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuD(a)ni
1tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAj(A)rcita (nI)
pallavi
nIvADa nE gAna nikhila lOka nidAna
nimishamu-Orva kalanA
O Original Cause (nidAna) of entire (nikhila) worlds (lOka)! Can (kalanA) I bear (Orva) even for a moment (nimishamu) (nimishamOrva) (literally minute) (the thought of) myself (nE) not being (gAna) Yours (nIvADa)?
anupallavi
dEva-Adi dEva bhU-dEva vara paksha
rAjIva-aksha sAdhu jana jIvana sanAtana (nI)
O Ancient Lord (Adi dEva) of even celestials (dEva) (dEvAdi)! O Lord who is on the side (paksha) of blessed (vara) brAhmaNas (bhU-dEva)! O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (aksha) (rAjIvAksha)!
O Livelihood (jIvana) of the pious (sAdhu jana)! O Eternal One (sanAtana)!
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?
caraNam
satyambu nityambu samaramuna Sauryambu
atyanta rUpambu amita balamu
nitya-utsavambu kala nIku nija dAsuDu-ani
tathyambu palku SrI tyAgarAja-arcita (nI)
O Lord (SrI) worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! Please utter (palku) ‘tathAstu’ (tathyambu) (literally true) that (ani) ‘I am true (nija) servant (dAsuDu) (dAsuDani) to You (nIku) (dAsuDani) having attributes (kala) of –
eternal (nityambu) adherence to truth (satyambu), valour (Sauryambu) in the battle (samaramuna), exceedingly (atyanta) beautiful form (rUpambu), limitless (amita) might (balamu), and (causing) unceasing (nitya) (literally ever) joy (utsavambu) (nityOtsavambu) (to the devotees).
O Original Cause of entire worlds! Can I bear even for a moment (the thought of) myself not being Yours?
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
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Comments
1 – tathyambu – ‘tathAstu’ – ‘so be it’ or ‘Amen’ - This is the way of affirming a statement.
In the books, this word has been translated as an assertion by SrI tyAgarAja that he is a true devotee (nija dAsuDu). However, the construction of the words ‘nija dAsuDu ani tathyambu palku’ cannot be translated as an assertion by SrI tyAgarAja. He demands ‘tathAstu’ from the Lord.
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