pallavi
oka pAri jUDaga rAdA
anupallavi
1Suka mAnas(A)rcita pAda sadA
Suddh(A)ntaranga mudambutO (oka)
caraNam
varulaina 2dig-ISulu candra vibhA-
kara mauni 3var(A)dulu 4rAma nI
karuNA kaTAkshamu cEta
velasirE kAni tyAgarAja sannuta (oka)
pallavi
oka pAri jUDaga rAdA
Would You not (rAdA) look (jUDaga) at me at least once (oka pAri)?
anupallavi
Suka mAnasa-arcita pAda sadA
Suddha-antaranga mudambutO (oka)
O Lord whose feet (pAda) are worshipped (arcita) in the mind (mAnasa) (mAnasArcita) of sage Suka!
O Ever (sadA) pure (Suddha) hearted (antaranga) (SuddhAntaranga)! Would You not look at me happily (mudambutO) at least once?
caraNam
varulaina dig-ISulu candra vibhA-
kara mauni vara-Adulu rAma nI
karuNA kaTAkshamu cEta
velasirE kAni tyAgarAja sannuta (oka)
The blessed (varulaina) Lords (ISulu) of Directions (dik) (digISulu), the Moon (candra), the Sun – illuminator (vibhA-kara), blessed (vara) ascetics (mauni) and others (Adulu) (varAdulu),
O Lord rAma! are effulgent (velasirE) due to (cEta) Your (nI) merciful (karuNA) glance (kaTAkshamu). However (kAni),
O Lord well-praised (sannuta) by this tyAgarAja! would You not look at me at least once?
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
1 – Suka – su-kavi.
3 – varAdulu – virAdulu : In the present context, ‘virAdulu’ does not seem appropriate.
4 - rAma – SrI rAma.
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2 – dig-ISulu – Lords of (Eight) Directions – Lords and Elephants - East – indra – airAvada; South-East – agni – puNDarIka; South – yama – vAmana; South-West – nirRti or sUrya – kumuda; West – varuNa – anjana; North-West – vAyu or pAvana – pushpadanta; North – kubEra – sArvabhauma; North-East – ISAnana or sOma or candara or pRthvi – supradIpa.
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