Sadaa madhindhalathu gadaraa

Sadaa  madhindhalathu  gadaraa

By

Sage    Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam   Gambheera vani

Thalam Desadhi

Pallavi

Sadaa  madhindhalathu  gadaraa,

Mudhaspadha   naga jadhi pathe.

Pallavi

Am I not one thinking about you in my mind always,

Oh Lord  of the daughter of mountain   who is the   seat of joy.

Anupallavi

SAdaa Shivananda swaroopaa  ,

Sathya modha   hrudaya   pada sarojamula   nay

Anupallavi

Oh Lord who is always peaceful    whose form is joy  ,

I always think of your lotus  like feet in my mind .

Charanam

Digambaranthaka   daithyahara  ,

Digeesa   sannutha   ganga dhara  ,

Mruganga sekara , natana   chathura  ,

Manupa    samayamidhiraa , Thyagaraja   vinutha

Charanam

Oh lord who wears directions as cloth  who killed an Asura called Anthaka ,

Who is  prayed to   by    lords of eight direction , Who carries the Ganga,

Who keeps deer and crescent  and   who is an expert in dance  ,

This is proper time  to protect me  , Oh Lord praised by Thyagaraja