pallavi
sArasa nEtr(A)pAra guNa
1sAmaja Siksha 2g(O)ddharaNa
caraNam
pApa gaN(A)bhra samIraNa 3pAmara
pAlita pAvana nAma caNa
tApasa mAnasa sArasa su-
bhramar(A)nagha rAghava mA ramaNa
(tisra gati)
yOgi vandya pAhi hE 4sAgar(A)rti haraNa
rAga lObha dUra SrI tyAgarAja pOshaNa (sA)
pallavi
sArasa nEtra-apAra guNa
sAmaja Siksha gO-uddharaNa
O Lotus (sArasa) Eyed (nEtra)! O Lord of abundant (apAra) (nEtrApAra) virtues (guNa)! O Lord who protected (Siksha) gajEndra – the elephant (sAmaja)! O Lord who redeemed (uddharaNa) his mother (gO) (gOddharaNa)!
caraNam
pApa gaNa-abhra samIraNa pAmara
pAlita pAvana nAma caNa
tApasa mAnasa sArasa su-
bhramara-anagha rAghava mA ramaNa
yOgi vandya pAhi hE sAgara-Arti haraNa
rAga lObha dUra SrI tyAgarAja pOshaNa (sA)
O Wind (samIraNa) that blows away the clouds (abhra) of sins (pApa gaNa) (gaNAbra)! O Protector (pAlita) of the ignorant (pAmara)! O Lord who is famous (caNa) as having a holy (pAvana) name (nAma)!
O Honey-bee (su-bhramara) hovering over the lotus (sArasa) of hearts (mAnasa) (literally minds) of ascetics (tApasa)! O Sinless One (anagha) (su-bhramarAnagha)! O Lord rAghava! O Consort (ramaNa) of lakshmI (mA)!
O Lord worshipped (vandya) by ascetics (yOgi)! Please protect (pAhi) me O (hE) Lord who relieved (haraNa) the distress (Arti) of the Lord of Oceans (sAgara) (sAgarArti)!
O Lord who is far removed (dUra) from attachment (rAga) and avarice (lObha)! O Great (SrI) Lord who nourishes (pOshaNa) this tyAgarAja!
O Lotus Eyed! O Lord of abundant virtues! O Lord who protected the gajEndra – the elephant! O Lord who redeemed his mother!
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
References
Comments
This kRti is found only in the book ‘Compositions of Tyagaraja’ by Sri TK Govinda Rao. Therefore, cross-checking is not possible.
This kRti is listed in the category of ‘doubtful’ in the ibid book, which means it is doubtful whether this kRti was indeed composed by SrI tyAgarAja.
1 – sAmaja Siksha – In the ibid book, this is taken as ‘destroyer of mighty elephant of kaMsa’. Probably, what is meant here is the elephant ‘kuvalayApIDaM. ‘Siksha’ means punishment. kRshNa kills the elephant, not as a punishment, but because it was obstructing His way as directed by the driver (of the elephant). Therefore, it cannot be called ‘punishment’. As ‘Siksha’ has a secondary meaning ‘helping’, ‘bestowing’, it has, accordingly been translated here.
2 – gOddharaNa – In the ibid book, this is taken as ‘one who lifted the gOvardhana hill’. This word may be split as ‘gO+uddharaNa’; (it is doubtful whether it can indeed be split like that.) There is no word here to indicate such a meaning. As ‘gO’ means ‘mother’ in a secondary sense, it has, accordingly been translated here.
3 – pAmara – Generally this means ‘wicked’. However, this word also means ‘ignorant’. Keeping the context in view, it has accordingly been translated.
4 – sAgarArti haraNa – relieved the distress of Lord of Oceans - the exact significance of this epithet is not clear.
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