Chera Ravademi
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
1cEra rAvadEmirA rAmayya Show Details | O Lord Rama! Why is it that You wouldn’t come to be united with me? |
[edit] Anupallavi
mEra kAdurA ika mahA mEru dhIra zrI kara (cEra) Show Details | O Brave like the Great Meru mountain! O Lord who causes prosperity! It is not appropriate; O Lord Ramayya! Why is it that You wouldn’t come to be united with me even now? |
[edit] Charanam
2talli taNDri lEni 3bAla tana 4nAthu kOru rIti Show DetailspalumAru vEDukoNTE pAliJca rAdA 5valacucu nEnu nIdu vadanAravavindamunu talaci karagaga jUci tyAgarAja sannuta (cEra) | In the same manner as a young (married) woman, having no parents, would seek her husband, even when I beseech You repeatedly, can’t You protect me? O Lord well praised by this Tyagaraja! Why is it that You wouldn’t come to be united with me, even after seeing me melting with love thinking of Your Lotus face? |
[edit] Variations
- 4nAthu – nAdhu. According to telugu dictionary, both words mean same.
[edit] References
- 3bAla – a young woman below the age of 16 years.
[edit] Commentary
- 1cEra rAvu - This Kriti is in the Bhava of 'kAntAsakti' – love towards Lord as that of a wife to her husband. This is clear from the Charana wordings 'talli taNDri lEni bAla tana nAthu kOru rIti' – like a parentless maiden seeking her husband. 'cEru' could be loosely translated as 'saMyOga' – fusion – as opposed to 'mixture' where individual substances retain their identity. The example given in the Dictionary is that of 'milk and water'. The Lord is like the proverbial swan which (Who) can separate the 'water' ('wateriness' of the devotee) and absorb him in Himself – in the milk ocean – vaikuNTha.
- 2talli taNDri lEni – When there is some tiff between husband and wife, if the wife has parents, she would threaten to go to her parents'. However, if she has no parents, she puts up with the husband. Sri Tyagaraja brings out that, the attitude of a true devotee should be like that of a parentless woman so that she can ever seek her husband – the Lord - whole heartedly. Worldly attachments are like parents to a woman. Development of an attitude of 'destituteness' is what referred here. Sita's fire ordeal and her subsequent resentment-less attitude in joining Sri Rama is an example of such an attitude. This is true 'zaraNAgati' – 'prapatti'. For more information, please visit – [prapatti]
- 5 valacucu – lovingly - The 'anurAga' (supreme Love) as defined in Narada Bhakti Sutra is meant here. Please also refer to Kriti 'anurAgamu lEni' rAga sarasvati. For complete verses of Narada Bhakti Sutras, please visit – [Narada Bhakti Sutras]
[edit] Renditions
Categories: Reeti Gaula | Adi | Tyagaraja | Telugu | Kriti
