niravadhi sukhada
Sahityam
Pallavi
niravadhi sukhada nirmala rUpa
nirjita muni zApa¹
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nirjita muni zApa¹
O Lord who confers unceasing comfort! O Lord of blemishless form!
O Lord who removed the sage’s curse!
Anupallavi
zaradhi bandhana nata saGkrandana
zaGkarAdi gIyamAna sAdhu mAnasa susadana
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zaGkarAdi gIyamAna sAdhu mAnasa susadana
O builder of the causeway on the Ocean! O Lord saluted by Indra!
One sung about by Siva and others, abiding in the hearts of pious people!
Charanam
mAmava marakata maNi nibha dEha
zrI maNi² lOla zrita jana pAla
bhIma parAkrama bhIma karArcita³
tAmasa rAjasa mAnava dUra
tyAgarAja vinuta caraNa
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zrI maNi² lOla zrita jana pAla
bhIma parAkrama bhIma karArcita³
tAmasa rAjasa mAnava dUra
tyAgarAja vinuta caraNa
Please protect me, O Lord with emerald-like body!
One enamoured by the precious Lakshmi! O Nourisher of dependants!
One with terrifying prowess! O Lord worshipped by the very hands of Bhima!
O Lord far-removed from people given to inertia (darkness) and passion (action)!
O Lord whose feet is praised by Thyagaraja!
Renditions
Variations
- 2 zrI maNi - strI maNi : The latter means “gem among women,” a reference to Sita. In the krti [[Rama katha#Anupallavi | ‘‘Rama katha’’]], Tyagaraja similarly calls Sita “bAmA maNi .”
- 3 bhIma karArcita - bhIma narArcita . The latter means “worshipped by mighty men.”
Commentary
- 1 muni zApa : Gautama’s curse of Ahalya. Ref. Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, Chapters 48 and 49. ([http://www.valmikiramayan.net/bala/sarga48/bala_48_prose.htm Link])
- 3 bhIma karArcita – Bhima is one of the eleven forms of Rudra - Ekadasa Rudra. (Incidentally, [http://www.batukaru.info/destination/karangasem/besakih3.php Ekadasa Rudra] is a festival celebrated in the island of Bali, Indonesia.)