Rama

A ‘ninda stuti’ on Rama by Tyagaraja

aDigi sukhamu – madhyamAvati – jhampa

Pallavi

aDigi sukhamulevvaranubhavincirirA

– by asking you for happiness who got it from you?

AdimUlarAma!

– O primordial Rama

Anupallavi

saDalani pApa timirakOTisUrya!

-O sun that dispels the stubborn darkness of millions of sins

sArvabhouma sArasAksha sadguNa ni(nnadigi)

Overlord! Lotus eyed! Of good attributes

CaraNam 1

Ashrayinci varamaDigina sitAyadaviki bOnAyE

-Having taken refuge and sought boons Sita had to go to the forest

AsharaharaNa! rakkasi iShtamaDugunapuDE mUkkupOyE O rAma! (nin)

-Destroyer of demons! When the rakshasi fell in love with you she lost her nose

CaraNam 2

vAsiga nAradamauni varamaDuga vanitarUpuDAyE

-When Narada sought a boon he was given the form of a woman

Ashinci durvAsulu annamaDuga apuDE mandamAyE; O Rama! (nin)

-When Durvasa asked for food he immediately felt surfeited

CaraNam 3

sutuni vEduka jUDa dEvakiyaDuga yashOda jUdanAyE

-When Devaki desired to see the sport of a child, you gave it to Yashoda

satulElla ratibhikshamaDuga vArivAri patula vIDanAyE; O Rama! (nin)

When the chaste women desired satisfaction in love you made them leave their husbands

CaraNam 4

nIkE daya buTTi brOtuvO! brOvavO! nI guttu bayalAyE!

Will compassion arise in you and will you protect? Or not? Your secret is out!

sAkEtadhAma! shrI tyAgarAjanutasvAmi! EyimAya! O Rama! (nin)

O Lord of Ayodhya! Worshipped by Tyagaraja! What illusion is this?

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