padhavi nee - Lyrics

padhavi nee

raagam: saalagabhairavi

22 kharaharapriyaa janya Aa: S R2 M1 P D2 S Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

padavi nI sadbhaktiyu galguTE

anupallavi

cadavi vEda shAatrOpanishattula satta teliya lEnidi padavA

caraNam 1

dhana dAra suta gAra sampadalu dharanIshula celimi oka padavA

caraNam 2

japa tapAdi aNimAdi siddhlacE jagamula nEcuTa adi padavA

caraNam 3

rAga lObhayuta yajnAdulacE bhOgamu labbuta adi padavA

caraNam 4

tyAgarAja nutuDu shrI rAmuni tatvamu deliyani doka padavA

Meaning: Lord! The real status of an individual does not depend on the extent of his wealth, his wishes or his mansions, and not even in the closeness to royalty. It lies only in the intensity of devotion to you in the understanding and assimilation of the essence of the VEdas and the Upanishads. Mere lip-service to the passage in the VEdas and scriptures, display of supernatural miracles, mere pretance of doing japa or practising austerities, and sacrifices conducted for fruition of one's material desires do not at all contribute to ones intrinsic status. To be ignorant of the doctrines and principles preached and demonstrated by RAma in his incarnation detracts from the status of man whatever his pretensions otherwise.