Niravadhi sukhada
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
niravadhi sukhada nirmala rUpa Show Detailsnirjita muni zApa1 | O Lord who confers unceasing comfort! O Lord of blemishless form! O Lord who removed the sage's curse! |
[edit] Anupallavi
zaradhi bandhana nata saGkrandana Show DetailszaGkarAdi 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! |
[edit] Charanam
mAmava marakata maNi nibha dEha Show DetailszrI 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! |
[edit] Variations
- 2zrI maNi - strI maNi: The latter means "gem among women," a reference to Sita. In the krti Rama katha, Tyagaraja similarly calls Sita "bAmA maNi."
- 3bhIma karArcita - bhIma narArcita. The latter means "worshipped by mighty men."
[edit] Commentary
- 1muni zApa: Gautama's curse of Ahalya. Ref. Valmiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, Chapters 48 and 49. (Link)
- 3bhIma karArcita – Bhima is one of the eleven forms of Rudra - Ekadasa Rudra. (Incidentally, Ekadasa Rudra is a festival celebrated in the island of Bali, Indonesia.)
[edit] Renditions
- S.Kalyanaraman (sangeethapriya.org)
Categories: Ravichandrika | Adi | Tyagaraja | Sanskrit | Kriti
