Transliteration Scheme

SaraNu SaraNanucu - rAga madhyamAvati

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Language Version

pallavi
SaraNu SaraN(a)nucu moraliDina nA
giramul(a)nni pariyAcakam(au)nA

anupallavi
Saraja nayana parama purusha ninn-
(a)nusaraNatO karuNatO mari mari (SaraNu)

caraNam
caraNam 1
Saramu tarama taramu gAka 1kAk-
(A)suruDu
surulan(A)ye vEDa gAnu
daSaratha vara kumAruni bANam(a)nucunu
veraci jaraga marala tAnu kani
gAbara-baDi saraguna SaraN(a)nu mAtramu
niruvaganu rajata giri nAth(A)dulu
varamagu biruduna sarasata meccanu
karuNanu sthiramuga varam(i)ccina ninu (SaraNu)


caraNam 2
munupu manasuna(n)asUyalanu tapO-
dhanuDu vinayamunanu 2draupadini
SOdhanamu ghanamuga nijamuna sEya dRDha-
munanu tana madini SaraN(a)nagAnE
kanikaramuna vEgana nIv(e)ntO
canuvuna munulu su-janulu sur(A)sura
gaNamul(a)vani pAla narulu pogaDaganu
vanaja nayana laghuvuna brOcina ninu (SaraNu)
caraNam 3
madini bedaru 3su-datini kani nIdu
padamulu dayanu dharalOnu brOcE
4kadarA mada jana daLan(A)paghana jita
madana budha jana dhana tyAgarAja
hRdaya kumuda jalaja 5dhara samharaN-
(A)ri damana sadamala radana muni manO-
sadana Subhada nanu mudamuna brOvumu
sadayuDa 6kodavalan(a)dalimpumu ninu (SaraNu)


Meaning - Gist


Word Division - Word-by-word meaning

pallavi
SaraNu SaraNu-anucu moraliDina nA
giramulu-anni pariyAcakamu-aunA

Would all (anni) my (nA) words (giramulu) (giramulanni) of yearning (moraliDina) that (anucu) ‘Give me refuge (SaraNu), Give me refuge (SaraNu)’ (SaraNanucu), become (aunA) a joke (pariyAcakamu) (pariyAcakamaunA)?


anupallavi
Saraja nayana parama purusha ninnu-
anusaraNatO karuNatO mari mari (SaraNu)

O Lotus (Saraja) Eyed (nayana)! O Supreme (parama) Lord (purusha)!
Would all my words, of yearning to You (ninnu) that ‘Give me refuge, Give me refuge’, repeatedly (mari mari), pitiably (karuNatO) and by adhering (anusaraNatO) (ninnanusaraNatO) (to You), become a joke?


caraNam
caraNam 1
Saramu tarama taramu gAka kAka-
asuruDu surulanu-Aye vEDa gAnu
daSaratha vara kumAruni bANamu-anucunu
veraci jaraga marala tAnu kani
gAbara-baDi saraguna SaraNu-anu mAtramu
niruvaganu rajata giri nAtha-Adulu
varamagu biruduna sarasata meccanu
karuNanu sthiramuga varamu-iccina ninu (SaraNu)

As Your missile (Saramu) (literally arrow) chased (tarama) and as it became impossible (taramu gAka) (to avoid it), the crow-demon (kAka asuruDu) (kAkAsuruDu) had to (Aye) pray (vEDa) to the celestials (surulanu) (surulanAye) (for protection); but (gAnu),
as the celestials moved away (jaraga) in fright (veraci) that (anucunu) it is the missile (bANamu) (bANamanucunu) of SrI rAma – the blessed (vara) son (kumAruni) of King daSaratha,
he - (kAkAsura) turning back (marala), seeing (kani) You (tAnu), becoming terrified (gabara-baDi), the moment (mAtramu) quickly (saraguna) sought (anu) refuge (SaraNu) (SaraNanu) in You,
to such a person (ninu) who, with determination (niruvaganu), mercifully (karuNanu) and firmly (sthiramuga) gave (iccina) a boon (varamu) (varamiccina) (to kAkAsura saving his life),
to the nice (sarasata) appreciation (meccanu) of Lord Siva – the Chief (nAtha) of snow (rajata) (literally silver) mountain (giri) - and others (Adulu) (nAthadulu) as a great (varamagu) honour (biruduna) for You,
would all my words of yearning that ‘Give me refuge, Give me refuge’ - become a joke?


caraNam 2
munupu manasuna-asUyalanu tapO-
dhanuDu vinayamunanu draupadini
SOdhanamu ghanamuga nijamuna sEya dRDha-
munanu tana madini SaraNu-anagAnE
kanikaramuna vEgana nIvu-entO
canuvuna munulu su-janulu sura-asura
gaNamulu-avani pAla narulu pogaDaganu
vanaja nayana laghuvuna brOcina ninu (SaraNu)

Earlier (munupu), when sage durvAsa – one with the wealth (dhanuDu) of asceticism (tapas) (tapO-dhanuDu) – having a spiteful intention (asUyalanu) in his mind (manasuna) (manasunanasUyalanu),
humbly (vinayamunanu), in fact (nijamuna), tested (SOdhanamu sEya) draupadi (draupadini) severely (ghanamuga),
she, with determination (dRDhamunanu) in her (tana) mind (madini), as soon as sought (anagAnE) refuge (SaraNu) (SaraNanagAnE) in You,
O Lotus (vanaja) Eyed (nayana)! to such a person (ninu) who protected (brOcina) her kindly (kanikaramuna), quickly (vEgana), with great (entO) (nIventO) love (canuvuna), and with ease (laghuvuna),
to the praise (pogaDaganu) of sages (munulu), virtuous people (su-janulu), celestials (sura) and demons (asura gaNamulu) (surAsura), the kings – rulers (pAla) of earth (avani) (gaNamulavani) and ordinary people (narulu),
would all my words of yearning that ‘Give me refuge, Give me refuge’ - become a joke?
caraNam 3
madini bedaru su-datini kani nIdu
padamulu dayanu dharalOnu brOcE
kadarA mada jana daLana-apaghana jita
madana budha jana dhana tyAgarAja
hRdaya kumuda jalaja dhara samharaNa-
ari damana sadamala radana muni manO-
sadana Subhada nanu mudamuna brOvumu
sadayuDa kodavalanu-adalimpumu ninu (SaraNu)

Isn’t it (kadarA) that, on this Earth (dharalOnu), Your (nIdu) feet (padamulu) graciously (dayanu) protected (brOcE) finding (kani) the beautiful teethed (su-datini) ahalyA who was terrified (bedaru) in her mind (madini)?
O Destroyer (daLana) (literally rent asunder) of arrogant (mada) people (jana)! O Lord whose body (apaghana) (daLanApaghana) surpasses (jita) cupid (madana) in handsomeness! O Wealth (dhana) of the wise (budha jana)!
O Moon (jalaja) that blossoms the Lily (kumuda) of the heart (hRdaya) of this tyAgarAja! O Slayer (damana) of enemy (ari) (hiraNyAksha) who seized (saMharaNa) (saMharaNAri) the earth (dhara)!
O White (sadamala) (literally spotless) teethed (radana)! O Lord abiding (sadana) in the hearts (manas) (literally mind) (manO-sadana) of the sages (muni)! O Bestower (da) of auspiciousness (Subha) (Subhada)! Please protect (brOvumu) me (nanu) happily (mudamuna), O Compassionate One (sadayuDa)!
Please scare away (adalimpumu) all my deficiencies (kodavalanu) (kodavalanadalimpumu);
would all my words of yearning to You (ninu) that ‘Give me refuge, Give me refuge’ - become a joke?


Notes

Variations - (Pathanthara)
4kadarA – It is given as 'kadara' in all the books. However, as this is a question, it should end with elongated vowel.
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References
1kAkAsura - This refers to crow demon (kAkAsura) against whom SrI rAma aimed brahmAstra for harassing Mother sItA – (SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa – sundara kANDa – Chapter 38).

2draupadi - The episode occurs in mahAbharata – Book 3 – vana parva - draupadi haraNa parva – (Section CCLXI). e-text (translation) version of vEdas, purANAs etc.

3sudati - ahalyA – refers to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa – bAlakANDa – Chapter 48.

5dhara samharaNa – The story of hiraNyAksha is given in SrImad-bhAgavataM, Book 3, Chapters 17 to 19.
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Comments
6kodavalanu adalimpumu – In some books, the meaning derived is 'forgive my faults'; in other – 'fulfill my wants'. The word 'kodava' generally means 'wants', 'deficiencies'. But the word 'adalimpu' means 'to frighten', 'to reprove'. Therefore, it has been translated as 'scare away deficiencies'. In a round-about way, it could mean 'fulfill wants', but may not mean 'forgive faults'. Generally, SrI tyAgarAja does not yearn for any material well-being excepting the necessities for performing Lord's worship. Therefore, in order that the Lord could grant him refuge (as sought by him in this kRti), the deficiencies in him have to be eradicated first. Probably, this could be intention of SrI tyAgarAja.
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