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Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language:

pallavi

bhikSATana vESamu nIkElanayya I vivaramu telupuvayya pancanadIsha nIku

anupallavi

dAkSAyaNi uNDaga tanayu luNDaga tana satitO dASharathi uNDaga nIku

caraNam

rAga dvESa mada mAtsarya rahita bhAgavata bhAgyamugAga kOritivO
yAga yajna bhOga mOhamu mIrivOni tyAgarAjunu kanula jUDavO nIku

Meaning:

pallavi

bhikSATana - alms beggar
vESamu - costume/appearance
nIkElanayya - why for you
I vivaramu - please explain this
Telupuvayya - tell us
pancanadIsha - Panchanadeeswara
nIku - for you

anupallavi

dAkSAyaNi - dAkshayani, daughter of Daksha
uNDaga - is with you
Tanayulu - your sons
uNDaga - with you
Tana - with his
satitO - wife
Dasarathi - rAma/dAsarathi, the son of Dasaratha
uNDaga - with you
nIku - for you

caraNam

rAga - affection
dvESa - animosity
Mada - arrogance
mAtsarya - greed
Rahita - without
bhAgavata - epic story of lord vishnu
bhAgyamugAga - as wealth for you
kOritivO - did you wish for it
yAga yajna - the sacrificial fires
bhOga - luxuries
mOhamu - desires
mIrivOni - beyond
tyAgarAjunu - Tyagaraja
Kanula jUDavO - please look upon
nIku - for you

Summary

Oh! Panchanadeeswara, please tell us why you have taken this form of an alms beggar, while you have Dakshayani, your sons and rAma along with his wife Sita for you. Did you wish for a life that is free of affection, animosity, arrogance and greed, while enjoying the wealth of stories of lord Vishnu (Bhagavata)? Could you please see beyond the sacrificial fires, luxuries, desires and look at me (Tyagaraja) or take care of me!

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Aparna Gunupudi.