Nama Kusumamula che

Nama Kusumamula  che

By

Saint Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam Sri Ragam

THalam Desadhi

Pallavi

Nama kusumamula   che poojinche  ,

Nara janmamu   Janmamu Manasa

Pallavi

Oh mind   Those human beings who worship  ,

Using the flower like names  are  good beings .

Anupallavi

Sri man  Manasa   kanaka peeta muna  ,

Chelaka jesi  koni  , vara Shiva, Rama

Anupallavi

Making him sit on the golden pedestal called mind,

Using blessed names of Shiva   as well  as Rama

Charanam

Nada swaramunu  vara navarathnam pu ,

Vedika pai   sakala  leelaa Vinodhini,

Paramathmuni  ,Sri Ramuni,

Pada mulanu   Thyagaraja   hrud bhooshanani

Charanam

On the stage of Navarathnas which were born in Nadha ,

That   feet  of the God who entertains  with all sports,

Who is the  divine God  , who is  Sri Rama ,

And who is   the ornament   to the mind of  Thyagaraja