tungaa teeraviraajam - Lyrics

thoongaa theeraviraajam

raagam: yamunaa kalyaaNi

65 mEcakalyaaNi janya Aa: S R2 G3 P M2 P D2 S Av: S D2 P M2 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: KamalEsha ViTThaladaasa Language:

pallavi

tungA tIravirAjam bhajamana rAghavEndra yatirAjam (tungA)

caraNam 1

mangaLakara mantrAlaya vAsam shrngArAnana vilasita hAsam (tungA)

caraNam 2

kara dhrta daNDa kamaNDalu mAlam suruciracElam dhrtamaNi mAlam (tungA)

caraNam 3

nirupama sundara kAya sushIlam vara kamalEshArayita nija sakalam (tungA)

Meaning: bhaja manaH - O mind, Worship tungA tIra virAjam - the one who shines on the banks of river Tunga, rAghavEndra yatirAjam - Raghavendra, the king of ascetics,

mangaLakara mantrAlaya vAsam - one whose abode is the auspicious mantralaya, shrngArAnana vilasita hAsam - on whose lovely face, shines a smile,

kara dhrta daNDa kamaNDalu mAlam - one who holds with his hands, a stick, a waterjug and a rosary, suruciracElam - one with a beautiful garment, dhrtamaNi mAlam - one wearing a (tulasi) manimala,

nirupama sundara kAya sushIlam - one who practises great discipline with his incomparable beautiful form, vara kamalEshArpita nija sakalam - one who has given his all to the exalted Lord of Kamala(Lakshmi), ie Vishnu.