pallavi
pallavi
prArabdhamu-iTTu-uNDaganu-orulanu-ana
pani lEdu nIvu-uNDaga

When the result of my past karma (prArabdhamu) is (uNDaganu) like this (iTTu), there is no need (pani lEdu) to blame (ana) (literally say) others (orulanu) (prArabdhamiTTuNDaganorulanana) when You (nIvu) are (uNDaga) (nIvuNDaga) there (to take care of me).

anupallavi
anupallavi
bAla guNa SIla jana pAla varada
kRpA-AlavAla kAla-atIta SUla dhara vinuta nA (prA)

O Young Lad (bAla)! O Lord of virtuous disposition (guNa SIla)! O King - Ruler (pAla) of People (jana)! O Bestower of Boons (varada)!
O Ocean (AlavAla) of mercy (kRpA) (kRpAlavAla)! O Lord Beyond (atIta) Time (kAla) (kAlAtIta)! O Lord Praised (vinuta) by Lord Siva - wielder (dhara) of Trident (SUla)!
When the result of my (nA) past karma is like this, there is no need to blame others when You are there (to take care of me).

caraNam
upakAri nEnu-aitE apakArulu-ayyedaru
kRpa jUcitE migula nepamulu-encedaru-ayya
capala cittulu bhakta vEshulai nanu jUci
Satruvulu-ayyedaru Sri tyAgarAj(A)pta nA (prA)

If I (nEnu) become (aitE) (nEnaitE) helpful (upakAri), they became (ayyedaru) harmful (apakArulu) (apakArulayyedaru) towards me;
O Lord (ayya)! If I show (jUcitE) pity (kRpa), they found (encedaru) (literally consider or count) a number of (migula) faults (nepamulu) (nepamulencedarayya) with me;
fickle (capala) minded (people) (cittulu), donning the garb (vEshulai) of devotees (bhakta), looking at (jUci) me (nannu), became (ayyedaru) my enemies (Satruvulu) (Satruvulayyedaru);
O Benefactor (Apta) of this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjApta)! When the result of my (nA) past karma is like this, there is no need to blame others when You are there (to take care of me).