Aa:S G3 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 S

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

dhana suta taruNi parijana saukhyamu dabbararA rAmA

anupallavi

anayamu bettapu debbalabbagA ara nimiSamu gAka

caraNam 1

iccina dhanamulu vaccEdAka ciccuvEre lEdu

caraNam 2

muccu koDuku pancI yaNTE taNDriki munigina duhkamurA

caraNam 3

kulasati parula jUcunO yani kOpamu galgunurA

caraNam 4

vaccina bandhuvulaku dayalEka vArtalADitE vetarA

caraNam 5

rAjasannuti sEyaka tyAgarAja nutuni delisi bratukAga

Meaning:

pallavi

dhana suta - daughter of wealth
taruNi - woman
Parijana - surrounded by people
Saukhyamu - comfort
abberarA - you are blessed
rAmA - oh rAmA

anupallavi

Anayamu - constantly
Bettapu - cane
debbalabbagA - slaps
ara nimiSamu - not even a half minute
gAka - break

caraNam 1

Iccina - given
Dhanamulu - monies
vaccEdAka - until collected
Ciccu - burn
vEre lEdu - none other

caraNam 2

Muccu koDuku - incompetent son
pancI yaNTE - if asked for separation
taNDriki - for a father
Munigina - immersed in
duhkamurA - sorrow

caraNam 3

Kulasati - the respectable wife
Parula - others
jUcunO yani - suspicion of watching
kOpamu - anger
galgunurA - enraged

caraNam 4

Vaccina - visiting
Bandhuvulaku - relatives
dayalEka -being unkind
vArtalADitE - utter the words
vetarA - painful

caraNam 5

rAjasannuti - praising of the king
sEyaka - don’t do
tyAgarAja nutuni - one praised by Tyagaraja
Delisi - learn
bratukAga - live happily

Summary

Oh rAmA, you are fortunate to have been blessed with the daughter of wealth (Lakshmi and the surrounding people to serve you. But there are a number of problems in life such as, a constant punishment of slappings with a cane, the burning desire of collecting monies that you lent to others, a painful separation requisition from an incompetent son, an enragement when a respectable wife starts to look around, a painful event when the visiting relatives talk nonsense and so on. So learn not to praise the king but live knowing the lord rAmA, who Tyagaraja praises constantly.

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.