Kada Thera Rada
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
kaDa tEra rAdA manasa Show Details | O My mind! Shall Ye not be redeemed? |
[edit] Anupallavi
eDa lEka bhajana jEsi nI- Show DetailsyeDa kalgu 1nijapu 2dabbarala telisi (kaDa) | O My mind! Understanding the true (nature of) delusion existing in Yourself by ceaselessly chanting the names of Lord, shall Ye not be redeemed? |
[edit] Charanam
khala citta laukikamanE Show DetailszRGkhalamandu dagalakanE ulUkhala baddhuniki nija dAsuDai 3velasillu tyAgarAju mATa vini (kaDa) | Without getting entangled in the fetters called base minded worldliness, shine forth by becoming a true devotee of the Lord Krishna – one who was tied to the wooden mortar by his Mother Yasoda; O My mind! shall Ye not be redeemed by listening to the words of this Thyagaraja? |
[edit] Variations
- 1nijapu – nijamu - nija : nijapu - seems to be appropriate.
[edit] Commentary
- 2dabbarala – delusion - This might refer the six enemies – kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya – and/or three desires – wife, wealth and children
- 3velasillu – this word may be taken either as imperative addressed to the mind or as an an adverb of ‘tyAgarAju’ (listening to the words of this Thyagaraja who is shining as a true devotee of Lord Krishna….) However, as the Kriti is addressed to the mind, this might result in self contradiction. Therefore, it has been taken as imperative addressed to the mind.
