Ela Nee Daya Radu
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
Ela nI daya rAdu parAku 1jEsedav- Show DetailsEla samayamu gAdu | Why your mercy does not descend on me? Why do You show unconcern towards me? This is not the appropriate time to do so. |
[edit] Anupallavi
bAla kanaka maya cEla sujana pari- Show DetailspAla zrI ramA lOla vidhRta zara jAla zubhada karuNAlavAla ghana nIla navya vana mAlikAbharaNa (Ela) | O Youth wearing golden hued garments! O Protector of virtuous people! O Lord Enamoured by Lakshmi! O Wielder of multitude of arrows! O Bestower of Auspiciousness! O Merciful Lord! O dark-Blue hued like rain-cloud! O Lord adorned with garland of fresh forest flowers! |
[edit] Charanams Combined
1. rArA dEvAdi dEva rArA mahAnubhAva Show DetailsrArA rAjIva nEtra raghu vara putra sAratara 2sudhA pUra hRdaya parivAra jaladhi gambhIra danuja saMhAra 3dazaratha kumAra budha jana vihAra sakala zruti sAra nAdupai (Ela) 2. rAjAdhirAja 4muni pUjita pAda ravi rAja lOcana zaraNya ati lAvaNya rAja dhara nuta virAja turaga sura rAja vandita padAja janaka dina rAja kOTi sama tEja danuja gaja rAja nicaya mRga rAja jalaja mukha (Ela) 3. yAga rakSaNa parama bhAgavatArcita yOgIndra su-hRd bhAvitAdyanta rahita nAga zayana vara nAga varada punnAga suma dhara sadAgha mOcana sadA gatija dhRta padAgamAnta cara rAga rahita zrI tyAgarAja nuta (Ela) | 1. O Lord of celestials and others! deign to come; O Noble Minded Lord! deign to come; O Lotus eyed! O Descendant of blessed King Raghu! deign to come; O the Excellent One! O Lord with retinue whose hearts are brimming with nectar (of bliss)! O Majestic like ocean! O Slayer of asuras! O Son of King Dasaratha! O Lord resident in the hearts (or minds) of wise people! O Essence of all Veda! why your mercy does not descend on me? 2. O King of Kings! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by sages! O Lord who has Sun and Moon as eyes! O Refuge of all! O Most Handsome One! O Lord Praised by Lord Siva – one who wears digit of moon! O Lord speeding on GaruDa! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by Indra – Lord of celestials! O Father of Brahma! O Lord whose splendour is equal to a crore Suns – Lord of day! O Lord who is like a Lion – king of animals - to the multitude of great elephants called demons! O Lotus faced! 3. O Protector of sacrificial oblations! O Lord worshipped by supreme devotees! O Lord cherished in the holy hearts of emiment sages! O Lord who has no beginning or end! O Lord reclining on Sesha – the serpent! O Bestower of boons to Gajendra - the blessed elephant! O Lord adorned with with punnAga flowers! O Lord who always delivers from sins! O Lord whose feet are held by Anjaneya – born of Wind God! O Indweller of Sastras! O Lord who is bereft of desires or attachments! O Auspicious Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! |
[edit] Variations
- 1jEsedavEla – jEsEvEla
- 2sudhA pUra hRdaya – sudhA pUrNa hRdaya
- 3dazratha kumAra – madana sukumAra
- 4muni pUjita pAda – muni pUjita pada
[edit] Commentary
- General – According to the great Harikatha Exponent, Sri TS Balakrishna Sastrigal, Sri Thyagaraja sang the Kriti on beholding the Lord Sri Rama and Lakshmana as youths proceeding for Yaga Samrakshana.
