Indhukaa

Indhukaa

By

Saint Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Mukari

Thalam AAdhi

Pallavi

Indhukaa  yi thanuvanu penjina

Pallavi

Was it for this body   grew up?

Charanam

1.Nee sevagu leka needhu chenthaku raka,

AAsa dasudai atunitu thirugu.

Charanam

1.Not coming to serve you , not coming near you,

Was it for wandering here and there after becoming a slave to desire.

2.Nirathamu nee drishti nayasinchaka  ,

Norula bhamalanu orajupu choose.

2.Without begging to be seen by you always,

Was it for seeing the wives   of others with side long glances.

3.Sareku nama smaranamu seyaka,

Oori matalella nurakka vadharu

3, without always meditating on your name,

Was it for babbling all gossips  of the town?

4.Karamulatho poojakavimpaka darasi,

Daralona leni durdhanamulakku  sasu

4.Without doing worship by hands by hiding it,

Was it for  extending them for receiving evil charities that are not there   in the world?

5.Varamu nee kshethra varamula  kattaka,

Bhooriki mundhuga pari pari  thirugu.

5.Without   seeing always your temples ,

Was it for again and  again running about to get  Bhoori Dakshina(money given to Brahmin  priests)

6,Neevadani  peru nindhu vahinchuka,

Naavaadani yamudu navvuka Bhadhinchu

6.Without accepting the   words that I am your man,

Was it for getting troubled by the laughing God of death saying  , “You are my man.”

7.Ravayya  Sri Thyagaraja  vinutha ninnu,

BHavinchaka  prodhu para gottu kone.

7.Oh God praised  by  Thyagaraja  , please come ,

Was all this  to spend time  to think and think about  you and wasting it.