Yela nee dhayaradhu paraku jese

Yela nee  dhayaradhu  paraku  jese

By

Saint Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam  Atana 

THalam AAdhi

Pallavi

Yela nee  dhayaradhu  paraku  jese,

Vela samayamu gadhu

Pallavi

Why is it that   your mercy  did not come,

Are you neglecting me  ? This is the  time to protect me?

Anupallavi

Bala kanakamayachela  sujanapari=,

Pala   Sri Rema lola  vidruthachara,

Jala  subadha   karunalavaa;a   Ghana,

Neela  navya  vana malikabharana.

Anupallavi

Oh boy   who wears  golden upper   cloth ,

Who  takes care  of good people, who entertains Lakshmi,

Who carries arrows, who grants  auspeciouness,

Who is the treasure  of mercy, Who is like a blue cloud,

And who wears  garland of forest  flowers.

Charanam

1.Rara Devadhi Deva   Rara Mahanubhava  ,

Rara RAjeeva nethra , Raghu vara puthra ,

SArathara sudhaapoora hrudaya  pari-

Vara  jaladhi   gambheera  dhanuja  ,

SAmhara, madana sukumara Budha jana jana ,

Vihara sakalasrithisara nadhu pai.

Charanam

1 Oh God of Gods., please come, , Great human being please come,

Oh Lotus eyed  one , please come , Oh  blessed son of Raghu clan come,

Oh Lord  who is served by people with nectar   like heart,

Oh Lord who is as regal as the ocean, , Oh lord who kills the Asuras,

Oh Lord who is as pretty as God of love, Oh lord who moves  with wise  people  ,

Oh  essence  of all   the Vedas.

2.Rajathiraja muni poojidha, ravi,

Raja lochana saranya, Athi lavanya,

Rajadhara nutha, virajathuraga sura,

Raja vandithapadhaajanaka, dhina,

Raja koti sama theja dhanuja, Gaja,

Raja  nichaya, mrugaraja jalajamuka.

2.Oh lord , who is the  king of kings, whose feet  is worshipped by sages,

Who has eyes like moon, who is fit to surrender  one self,

Who is very pretty , who is being saluted by Shiva wearing a crescent, ,

Who has Garuda  the king of birds as his steed , whose feet are  worshipped by Devendra,

Who is father oof Brahma, Who shines like  crores of sun,

Who is a lion to the   crowd of Asuras, Who has a  lotus like face.

3.Yaga Rakshana parama bhagavadarchitha,

Yogeendra suhrudhabhavidha, Adhyadharahitha,

Naga sayana, vara Naga  Varadha, pun-

Nagasumadhara sadaaga mochanasa-,

Dhagatdhijadrurupadhaagamandhachara,

Raga rahitha, Srithyagaraja nutha

3.Oh Lord  who protects Yagnas , who is  worshipped by great devotees,

Who is being worshipped by friendly yogis, who does not have end or beginning,

Who sleeps  on Adhisesha, who gave boons to king of elephants,

Who wears punnai flower  garlands, , who always   removes sins,

Whose feet is held by Hanuman the  son of wind god,

Who travels inside Upanishads, who does not have  attachments ,

And who is worshipped  by Thyagaraja