Song: aTTa balukudu
aTTa balukudu
raagam: aThaaNaa
29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 P G3 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu
pallavi
aTTa balukudu viTTa balukudu vandukEmi sEtu rAma? nI
(aTTa)
anupallavi
TOTla narbhakula nUtuvu; mari mari tOcinaTTu gilluuvu; shrI
rAma! nI
(aTTa)
caraNam
jIvula shikshincaga nErtuvu, ciran-jIvulugA jEya nErtuvurA;
bhAvamerigi brOtuvu, sadbhakta-bhAgadhEya! shrI
tyAgarAjavinuta
(aTTa)
Meaning:
Rama! How shocking to know that you are capricious and double-tongued!
What am I to do for that? You rock the baby in the cradle and pinch it, too! You punish
men or make them immortal only as they deserve, in accordance with your dispensation. Are you not the
greatest fortune of your devotees?
Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning from Compositions of Tyagaraja by
TK Govinda Rao.