enduku daya rAdurA
Sahityam
Pallavi
enduku daya rAdurA zrI rAmacandra nIk(enduku)
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O Lord Sri Ramachandra! Why you wouldn’t have compassion on me?
Anupallavi
sandaDiyani maracitivO indu lEvO nIk(enduku)
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Have you forgotten (my pleas) to be noise (OR have you forgotten me in the crowd) or is it that You are not here? why wouldn’t you have compassion on me?
Charanams Combined
sAreku dur¹-viSaya sAramanubhaviJcu
vAri celimi sEya nEraga mEnu
zrI rAma sagamAyenu jUci jUci
nIraja daLa nayana nirmalApaghana nIk(enduku)\t
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vAri celimi sEya nEraga mEnu
zrI rAma sagamAyenu jUci jUci
nIraja daLa nayana nirmalApaghana nIk(enduku)\t
Because I often happened to have the friendship of those who enjoy the essence evilsome sense-objects, O Lord Sri Rama! my body has emaciated; even after looking at me repeatedly, O Lotus petal Eyed! O Pure bodied! why wouldn’t you have compassion on me?
tIrani bhava nIradhi AraDi sairimpa
nEraga bhayamondaga² paGkaja³ patra
nIru vidhamallADaga iTTi⁴ nanu jUci
nIradAbha zarIra nirupama zUra nIk(enduku)
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nEraga bhayamondaga² paGkaja³ patra
nIru vidhamallADaga iTTi⁴ nanu jUci
nIradAbha zarIra nirupama zUra nIk(enduku)
As I happened to endure the onslaught of never-ending ocean of Worldly Existence, and, therefore, am frightened, while I am tossed about like water droplet on the Lotus leaf, even after looking at me in such a state, O Lord whose body resembles the thunder-cloud! O Incomparable Hero! why wouldn’t You have compassion on me?
jAgEla idi samayamu kAdu jEsitE-
E gati palukavayya zrI⁵ rAma
nIvE kAni dari lEdayya dIna zaraNya
tyAgarAja vinuta tAraka carita nIk(enduku)
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E gati palukavayya zrI⁵ rAma
nIvE kAni dari lEdayya dIna zaraNya
tyAgarAja vinuta tAraka carita nIk(enduku)
Why this delay or hesitation? this is not the appropriate time to delay or hesitate; if You do so, O Lord Sri Rama! tell me where is the refuge? O Lord! I have no refuge but for You, O Refuge of humble people! O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! O Lord who has a history enabling fording the ocean of Worldly Existence! why wouldn’t You have compassion on me?
Renditions
Variations
- General – Charanas 1,2 are interchanged in some books.
- 1 durviSaya sAra – duriviSaya sAgara
- 2 bhayamondaga – bhayamandaga
- 3 paGkaja patra nIru vidhamu –paGkaja patra nIra vidhi : paGkaja patra nIru vidhamu - is appropriate.
- 4 iTTu nanu jUci – In some books, this is given as part of Charana 1.
- 5 zrI rAma – zrI rAmacandra