Tyagaraja

Here you will find thePoembhUvini dAsuDanEof poet Tyagaraja

bhUvini dAsuDanE

Raga: shrIranjani Tala: dEshAdi pallavi bhUvini dAsuDanE pErAsacE bOnkulADitinA budhamanOhara anupallavi avivEka mAnavula gOri kOri aDDudrOva trOkkitinA brOvavE caraNam cAla saukhyamO kaShTamO nEnu jAlijEnditinA sarivArilO pAlamuncina nITamuncinA padamulE gati tyAgarAjanuta Word to word meaning: pErAsacE : with the greed to anE : be known as dAsuDu: your devotee bhuvini: in this earth bOnkulADitinA: did I lie? budha manOhara: Oh one who enchants the wise? gOri kOri: asking favours from avivEka: ignorant mAnavulu: men aDDudrOva trOkkitinA: did I traverse crooked paths? brOvavE: protect me nEnu jAlijEnditinA: did I think tsAla saukhyamO: of good times kaShTamO: or difficult times? sarivArilO: for people like me pAlamuncina : what if you bathe me in milk nItamuncina : or water? padamulE gati: your feet are my only refuge Meaning: Oh one who enchants the wise, did I lie out of greed to be known as your foremost devotee on this earth? Did I traverse crooked paths and lower myself by begging from base individuals? Protect me! Did I ever bother about profit or loss? For people like me, to whom your feet are the only refuge, whether we bathe in milk or water it is all the same.