Emi dOva balkumaa - Lyrics

Emi dhOva balkumaa

raagam: saaranga

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taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

Emi dOva balkumA ikanu nEnendu bOdu srI rAma

anupallavi

rAmadAsuvale naitE sItAbhAma mandalincunu nItO tana-ke

caraNam

daTTi gaTTi karamuna saracApamu baTTi mUlabalamula rAvaNu tala goTTi nilva nAvELa trimUrtulu gOri nutimpaga naTTi vAri keduru balki rAjuku paTTi anaga nIku nAdupai daya buTTa kAraNambEmi delisE vara bhOgisayana tyAgarAjanuta tana-ke

Meaning: pallavi

Emi dOva - what is my path balkumA - please tell me ikanu nEnendu bOdu - where would I go srI rAma - srI rAma

anupallavi

rAmadAsuvale naitE - if I was rAmadAsa sItAbhAma - sIta mandalincunu nItO - would convince you tana ke - what about me

caraNam

daTTi gaTTi - well prepared for war karamuna saracApamu baTTi - holding the bow in your arm mUlabalamula - the strengths of rAvana rAvaNu tala goTTi nilva - you stood after slaying rAvaNa nAvELa trimUrtulu gOri nutimpaga - the trimUrthis (brahma, vishnu and siva) were praising you at that time naTTi vAri keduru balki - speaking against their words rAjuku paTTi anaga - you are mere son of a king nIku nAdupai daya buTTa - to show kindness towards me kAraNambEmi delisE - what is a good reason vara bhOgisayana - oh lord Vishnu (bhogi sayana) tyAgarAjanuta tana-ke - praised by tyAgarAja

Summary

Oh, srI rAma, please tell me what is my path and where would I go? If I was rAmadAsa, then sIta would convince you to bless him, but what about me? You went well prepared with the bow and arrows and destroyed Ravana and his armed forces. At that time, while trimUrthis were praising you, I spoke against them and said that you were merely a prince/son of a king. Since I said that, oh bhOgisayana, is there a reason for you to shower your kindness upon me.