pallavi
O 1jagan-nAthA(y)ani nE pilicitE
2O(y)ani rA rAdA
anupallavi
rAjIva nayana rAk(E)ndu vadana
rAjillu sItA ramaNi hRt-sadana (O)
caraNam
caraNam 1
idi vELa kAdu(y)ika tALa pOdu
madini nIvE kAni mari gati lEdu (O)
pallavi
O jagan-nAthA-ani nE pilicitE
O-ani rA rAdA
When I (nE) call (pilicitE) You as (ani) ‘O Lord (nathA) of the Universe’ (jagat) (jagannAthAyani), can’t (rAdA) You come (rA) responding (ani) (literally saying) ‘O’ (Oyani)?
anupallavi
rAjIva nayana rAkA-indu vadana
rAjillu sItA ramaNi hRt-sadana (O)
O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (nayana)! O Full-moon (rAkA indu) (rAkEndu) Faced (vadana)!
O Lord abiding (sadana) in the heart (hRt) (hRt-sadana) of radiant (rAjillu) and beautiful (ramaNi) sItA!
When I call You as ‘O Lord of the Universe’, can’t You come responding ‘O’?
caraNam
caraNam 1
idi vELa kAdu-ika tALa pOdu
madini nIvE kAni mari gati lEdu (O)
This (idi) is not (kAdu) the appropriate moment (vELa) (to delay Your grace); it is not possible (pOdu) to tolerate (tALa) any longer (ika) (kAduyika);
To my mind (madini), but for (kAni) You (nIvE), there is no (lEdu) other (mari) refuge (gati) for me;
When I call You as ‘O Lord of the Universe’, why won’t You come responding ‘O’?