pallavi
varada rAja ninu kOri vacciti mrokkErA
anupallavi
surulu munulu bhU-surulu cuTTi cuTTi sEvincE (varada)
caraNam
1vara giri vaikuNTham(a)Ta varNimpa taramu kAd(a)Ta
nirjarul(a)nu 2tArakalalO candruDai merayuduv(a)Ta
vara tyAgarAja nuta 3garuDa sEva 4jUDa (varada)
pallavi
varada rAja ninu kOri vacciti mrokkErA
O Lord varada rAja! I have come (vacciti) seeking (kOri) You (ninu); I salute You (mrokkErA).
anupallavi
surulu munulu bhU-surulu cuTTi cuTTi sEvincE (varada)
O Lord varada rAja worshipped (sEvincE) by celestials (surulu), sages (munulu) and brAhmaNas (bhU-surulu) by circumambulating You again and again (cuTTi cuTTi)!
I have come seeking You; I salute You.
caraNam
vara giri vaikuNThamu-aTa varNimpa taramu kAdu-aTa
nirjarulu-anu tArakalalO candruDai merayuduvu-aTa
vara tyAgarAja nuta garuDa sEva jUDa (varada)
It is said that (aTa) the sacred (vara) hillock – hasti giri (giri) is indeed vaikuNTha (vaikuNThamu) (vaikuNThamaTa);
it is said that (aTa) it is not (kAdu) (kAdaTa) possible (taramu) to describe (varNimpa) Your beauty;
it is said that (aTa) You shine forth (merayuduvu) (merayuduvaTa) as a moon (candruDai) among the stars (tArakalalO) called (anu) celestials (nirjarulu) (literally those who do not age) (nirjarulanu);
O blessed (vara) Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja!
O Lord varada rAja! I have come seeking You to behold (jUDa) the service (sEva) of Your coming in procession on garuDa vAhana; I salute You.
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
2 – tArakalalO – tArakamulalO.
4 – jUDa – jUci : 'jUDa' is the appropriate word.
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References
1 – vara giri – The temple is situated on an elephant shaped hillock called ‘hastigiri’. The Lord is also known by name ‘dEva rAja svAmi’. It is stated that the Lord was originally called ‘attiyUrAn’ because the deity was made of wood ‘atti’ (Ficus Glomerata). There are also legends of the Lord granting mOksha to gajEndra in this kshEtra. varada rAja - kAncIpuraM
This ancient wooden image is worshipped for 48 days, once in 40 years. The last event was in 1979. Atthigiri Varadar will be kept for public viewing again in the year 2019. - Atthigiri Varadar
3 – garuDa sEva – There is an interesting story about garuDa sEva of the Lord during brahmOtsavaM – garuDa sEva
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