manasulOni
Sahityam
Pallavi
manasu lOni marmamunu¹ telusukO
mAna rakSaka marakatAGga nA (manasu)
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mAna rakSaka marakatAGga nA (manasu)
O Lord who vouchsafes the honour of the devotees! O Lord whose body is of emerald hue (dark-green)! deign to understand the inner yearning of my mind.
Anupallavi
ina kulApta nIvE² kAni
vErevaru lEru Ananda hRdaya (manasu)
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vErevaru lEru Ananda hRdaya (manasu)
O Benefactor of Solar dynasty! There is none else excepting You! O Lord whose heart is ever in the state of bliss!
Charanam
munupu prEma-gala doravai sadA
canuvunElinadi goppa kAdayya
kanikarambutOnI vELa na³
karamu paTTu tyAgarAja vinuta (manasu)
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canuvunElinadi goppa kAdayya
kanikarambutOnI vELa na³
karamu paTTu tyAgarAja vinuta (manasu)
O Lord! It is not great that You earlier governed me always kindly as the affectionate Lord; kindly hold my hand at this moment; O Lord praised by this Tyagaraja!
Variations
- 1 marmamunu – marmamulu
References
Commentary
- 2 nIvE kAni vErevaru lEru – This can be interpreted in two ways ’there is no one else excepting You’ (to protect me) or ’there is no one else (in my mind) excepting You’. As has been noted below, this kriti being in ‘Nayaki Bhava’, the latter version seems to be more appropriate.
- 3 nA karamu paTTu – hold my hand – literally means ‘marry me’. This Kriti is in ‘Nayaki Bhava’