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taaLam: Adi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language:

pallavi

koluvamare gada kOdanDapANi

anupallavi

naluvaku balukula celiyaku rukmiNiki lalitaku sItaku lakSmaNuni karudaina

caraNam 1

vEkuvajAmuna velayucu tambura jEkoni guNamula jeluvonda bADacu
srIkaruni kAsrita cintAmaNunikinAkali dIra pAlAragimpanu jEsEDu

caraNam 2

vinavayya sariprodduvEla nAthuniki canuvuna pannITa snAnamu gAvinci
ghanuniki divya bhOjanamunu beTTi kammani viDe mosangucu maravaka sEvincEDu

caraNam 3

bhAgavatalu gUDi bAguga ghananaya rAgamulacE dIpArAdhana monarinci
vEgamE srI hari virulapai pavvaLinci jOkotti tyAgarAju sumukhuni lEpEdu

Meaning:

(Below is the meaning and the sAhityam is split exactly how it should be sung. For example: chintamaNunikinAkali is a single compound word and if needs to be split then it should be chintAmaNuniki Akali)

pallavi

koluvamare gada kOdaNDapANi - kOdanDapANi is seated in the court

anupallavi

naluvaku - brahma
balukula celiyaku - saraswati (woman of words)
rukmiNiki - rukmini
lalitaku - parvati
sItaku - sIta
lakSmaNuniki - lakshmaNa
arudaina - a rare appearance

caraNam 1

vEkuvajAmuna velayucu = rising in the early morning
tambura jEkoni = holding a tambura in the hand
guNamula jeluvonda bADacu = pleasantly singing the virtues
srIkaruni = of srIkara (lord of Lakshmi)
Asrita cintAmaNuniki = to the one who showers boons to everybody who asks
AkalidIra pAlAragimpanu jEseDu = offer milk to appease his hunger

caraNam 2

Vinavayya - please listen
sariprodduvEla - in the afternoon
nAthuniki - to the lord
canuvuna - affectionately
pannITa snAnamu gAvinci - bathe him in fragrant waters
ghanuniki - to the strong one
divya bhOjanamunu beTTi – offer him delicious meal
kammani viDe mosangucu - an sweet betel leaves with nut powder
maravaka sEvincEDu - without forgetting to serve him

caraNam 3

bhAgavatalu gUDi bAguga - together with bhAgavatas (learned men)
ghananaya rAgamulacE - with melodious rAgAs
dIpArAdhana monarinci - lit the lamp to the lord
vEgamE - without delay
srI hari - srI hari
virulapai pavvaLinci - allow him to lie on the floral bed
jOkotti - pat him to sleep
tyAgarAju sumukhuni lEpEdu - Wake him up next day morning who is pleasant to tyAgarAja

Summary

kOdanDapAni is well situated in the court and appears ready to be attended, which was rare for even brahma, saraswati, rukmiNi, pArvati, sIta and lakshmaNa. Therefore, I would wake up early in the morning and offer him milk to appease his hunger while singing the virtues of lord SrIkara, who is like chintAmaNi (the one that grants boons to everybody). Also, please listen! Without forgetting, I would bathe him in fragrant waters in the afternoon and offer him a delicious meal along with sweet betel leaves and nut powder to the lord. In the evening, I would join the other learned men (bhAgavatas) illuminate the court with the lamps while singing songs in rare and melodious rAgAms and allow him to lie down on the floral bed and pat srIhari to sleep. Next morning, I will wake him up for services again, who will be pleasant to tyAgarAja.

Notation:

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