kaDa tEra rAdA
Sahityam
Pallavi
kaDa tEra rAdA manasa
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O My mind! Shall Ye not be redeemed?
Anupallavi
eDa lEka bhajana jEsi nI-
yeDa kalgu nijapu¹ dabbarala² telisi (kaDa)
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yeDa kalgu nijapu¹ dabbarala² telisi (kaDa)
O My mind! Understanding the true (nature of) delusion existing in Yourself by ceaselessly chanting the names of Lord, shall Ye not be redeemed?
Charanam
khala citta laukikamanE
zRGkhalamandu dagalakanE
ulUkhala baddhuniki nija dAsuDai
velasillu³ tyAgarAju mATa vini (kaDa)
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zRGkhalamandu dagalakanE
ulUkhala baddhuniki nija dAsuDai
velasillu³ tyAgarAju mATa vini (kaDa)
Without getting entangled in the fetters called base minded worldliness, shine forth by becoming a true devotee of the Lord Krishna – one who was tied to the wooden mortar by his Mother Yasoda; O My mind! shall Ye not be redeemed by listening to the words of this Thyagaraja?
Variations
- 1 nijapu – nijamu - nija : nijapu - seems to be appropriate.
Commentary
- 2 dabbarala – delusion - This might refer the six enemies – kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya – and/or three desires – wife, wealth and children
- 3 velasillu – this word may be taken either as imperative addressed to the mind or as an an adverb of ‘tyAgarAju ’ (listening to the words of this Thyagaraja who is shining as a true devotee of Lord Krishna….) However, as the Kriti is addressed to the mind, this might result in self contradiction. Therefore, it has been taken as imperative addressed to the mind.