Pooja Yaatako

Pooje Yaatako

(Composer: Sri Purandaradasa)

Raaga: Todi; Taala: Roopaka

Translation

By Sri Chakravarthi  Madhusudana

P:        pUje yAtakO manuja

pUje yAtakO

A:        pUjeyali ninna mana

nilladidda mEle ninage

C1:      bhUtadayA pashcAttApa
            nItiyembudu mattilla

mAtinali jnAniyalla

kOti buddhi biDalilla

2:        hAkuvudu sAdhu vESa

sAkuvudu halavu dOSa

bEkE ninage oLLe pada

EkE bhrAnti unmatta

3:        pUjeyalli holeyanisi (pApabuddhi)*

jAji tuLasi kaiyali

mUjagadoDeya avanu elli

mArjAlanante nODadali (nOTadali)*

4:        Aseyanu biDalilla

shESashayana pUjeyalla

gAsipaTTu mADutiyalla

mOsa hOgade tiLiyo ella

5:        tande purandara viTTalana

onde manadi nene aNNayya

endu kundada padavanIva

nanda nandana tande krSNa

*Bracketed words according to the audio.

What Use is Worship

Composer: Sri Purandaradasa)

Raaga: Todi; Taala: Roopaka

Pallavi:          Hey Man! What use is worship, what use is worship?

Anupallavi: If your mind is not focussed in worship, what use is it?

Charana 1:

You have no compassion, no regret and no morals

You lack wisdom in your speech and your mind is full of mischief

Charana 2:

You wear robes of a saint, but nurture many defects

Do you desire noble status, why delude yourself, you hot-head!

Charana 3:

Your mind is sinful even while worshipping with jasmine and tulasi in hand

And where is the Lord of the three worlds,  as you are deceptive  like a cat?**

Charana 4:

You never gave up desires, all your worship of Vishnu

You are doing under duress, know everything undeceived.

Charana 5:

Brother! Single mindedly remember the Father Puranadara Vithala

The Father Krishna, son of Nanda, will give you never diminishing status

**(It is not clear what this line means. Probably it should read “mArjAlanante nOTavelli?” Nota could be   the look of a cat or its appearance .I feel  that the second meaning is more appropriate.However I would be happy if you can suggest a better alternative.)