shree maanini - Lyrics

srI maaninee

raagam: poornashadjam

20 naTabhairavi janya Aa: S R2 G2 M1 N2 S Av: S N2 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: dEshaadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

shrI mAnini manOhara cirakAlamaina mATa okaTirA vEmAru balka jAlarA

anupallavi

shrImantulu nI sOdarulu sEyurIti pAda sEva kOritini

caraNam

dharmAdhyakhila puruSArthamulu dAsArhuni rUpamabbina

Meaning: pallavi

shrI mAnini manOhara - One who stole the hearts of the women cirakAlamaina - for a long time mATa okaTirA - I have a word to say vEmAru balka jAlarA - don’t ignore

anupallavi

shrImantulu - lucky and blessed nI sOdarulu - your brothers sEyurIti - like they serve you pAda sEva kOritini - bless me to serve at your feet

caraNam

dharmAdhyakhila - Dharma and all other sastras puruSArthamulu - the righteous path dAsArhuni rUpamabbina - The one who attained the form of your dAsa marmambu - the secret vErE unnadi - is different mannimpumika - forgive me tyAgarAjnuta - one praised by tyAgarAja

Summary

Oh lord, the one who steals the hearts of women, I want to have a word with you, please don’t ignore me. I desire to have the privilege of worshipping your feet just like your lucky and blessed brothers. There is a different reason for someone who is blessed with being the learned and for following the righteous path. The composer, perhaps is inferring that the secret behind Anjaneya, who was born to serve Rama (with dAsya Bhakti) is a different one (it is said that lord siva comes to serve rAma as Anjaneya). Please forgive me as I am not blessed with that. Oh lord, who is praised by tyAgarAja, bless me to serve at your feet.