sundarEshwaruni - Lyrics

sundharEshwaruni

raagam: shankaraabharaNam

29 dheera shankaraabharaNam mela Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

sundarEshvaruni jUci surula jUDa manasu vaccunA

anupallavi

andamugala vara kAshiki samAnamaina gOpuramandu velayu mA

caraNam 1

caraNamulanu bangAru nUpuramulu karamula rava kankaNa yugamulu shrIkara mukhamuna kastUri tilakamu merayucu nuNDu lAvaNyamu gala

caraNam 2

okacO brahmAdi surulu okacO nirjara vAra taruNulu okacO tumburu nAradAdulu okacO bhaktulella bADu

caraNam 3

rAja rAjuniki celikADayina rAja shEkharuni gOpura nilayuni rAjasa guNa rahituni shrI tyAgarAja pUjituni rajata giRishuni

Meaning: pallavi: After seeing Lord sundareshvara, will there be a liking or desire to see any suras (deities)

anupallavi: One, who resides, in the beautiful gopura equivalent to the one in kASi (when you add mA to the pallavi, it means our sundareSvara)

caraNam 1: Golden anklets adorn the feet, wearing beautiful bracelets One, on whose handsome face, shines the kastUri tilakam

caraNam 2: rahma and suras (dEvas) on one side, beautiful girls on one side tumburu and nArada on one, devotees sing on one side

caraNam 3: He, Who is the friend of rAja rAja (could be a reference to kubEra), One , Who houses candra He is devoid of rAjas (repulsion), worshipped by tyAgarAja, one who is lord of the rajata giri (kailAsa, silver or white mountain)