Thyagaraja Kriti - Kaligiyunte Kadaa - Raga Keeravaani

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

kaligiyuNTE kadA-kIravANi

In the kRti ‘kaligiyuNTE kadA’ – rAga kIravANi, SrI tyAgarAja blames his own fate for all the misery.

P kaligiyuNTE kadA kalgunu
kAmita phala dAyaka

A ¹kalini(y)ingitam(e)rugaka ninn(A)DukoNTi
calamu cEyaka nA talanu cakkani vrAta (kaligi)

C bhAgavat(A)grEsarulagu nArada
prahlAda ²paraSara ³rAmadAsulu
bAguga SrI raghu rAmuni padamula
bhakti jEsina rIti tyAgarAjunik(i)puDu (kaligi)

Gist
O Lord who bestows desired results!
It is true that desired results would accrue only if this tyAgarAja is endowed with (a) favourable fate and (b) the method with which the most eminent devotees like sage nArada, prahlAda, sage parASara, rAma dAsa and others, steadfastly remained devoted to the holy feet of SrI raghu rAma.
Without understanding the indications (or intentions) of the kali yuga, I (unnecessarily) blamed You; please do not be obstinate towards me.

Word-by-word Meaning

P O Lord who bestows (dAyaka) desired (kAmita) results (phala)!
Isn't it that (kadA), only if I had been endowed (kaligiyuNTE) (with good fortune), it would happen (kalgunu) (that I attain what I desire)?

A Without understanding (erugaka) the indications (or intentions) (ingitamu) of the kali yuga (kalini) (kaliniyingitamerugaka), I (unnecessarily) blamed (ADukoNTi) You (ninnu) (ninnADukoNTi);
please do not (cEyaka) be obstinate (calamu) towards me;
O Lord who bestows desired results! isn't it that only if a favourable (cakkani) (literally nice) fate (talanu vrAta) (literally writing on the head) has been endowed to me, it would happen that I attain what I desire?

C Isn't that I can attain what I desire, only if this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjuniki) (literally to tyAgarAja) has now (ipuDu) (tyAgarAjunikipuDu) been endowed with the method (rIti) with which
sage nArada, prahlAda, sage parASara, rAmadAsa and others (rAmAdAsulu) - the most eminent (agrEsarulagu) of the devotees (bhAgavata) (bhAgavatAgrEsarulagu) -
steadfastly (bAguga) (literally nicely) remained devoted (bhakti jEsina) to the holy feet (padamula) of SrI raghu rAma (raghu rAmuni)?

Notes –
Variations

References –
² - parASara – Father of sage vyAsa
³ – rAma dAsu – known as bhadrAcala rAmadAsu - In order to know his complete story and songs, please visit the web site -
http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/classical/satakams/rit/dasarathi.html

Comments -
It is very difficult to translate pallavi as a stand-alone. Only when connected with anupallavi or caraNa, it gives fuller meaning.
1 - kalini ingitamu – indications or intentions of kali yuga. The implication of this is not very clear. However, from the wording of caraNa, it seems that SrI tyAgarAja refers to his not being devoted like nArada, prahlAda, parASara and rAma dAsu – the most eminent of devotees.
The evils innate to kali yuga are described in SrImad bhAgavataM – Book 12, Chapter 2. The means to escape the evils of kali yuga are detailed the Chapter 3 ibid. Please visit website for full text –
http://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/downloads/bhagavatam-canto12.html#2

The following famous verses of bhajana sampradAya are also relevant –
Lord said -
nAhaM vasAmi vaikunThE na yOgi hRdayE ravau
madbhaktaH yatra gAyanti tatra tishThami nArada
kalau kalmasha cittAnAM pApadravyOpa jIvinAM
vidhikriyA vihInAnAM gatir gOvinda kIrtanaM

“O nArada! Neither I live vaikunTha nor in the hearts of yOgi. I am indeed there where my bhaktas are singing (my praises).
In the kali yuga, for those who are of impure minds, those who are living on ill-gotten wealth and those who are bereft of proper conduct as stipulated in SAstra, singing the praise of Lord gOvinda is the only saving grace.”


Devanagari Version

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. कलिगि(यु)ण्टे कदा कल्गुनु
कामित फल दायक

अ. कलिनि(यिं)गित(मॆ)रुगक नि(न्ना)डुकॊण्टि
चलमु चेयक ना तलनु चक्कनि व्रात (क)

च. भागव(ता)ग्रेसरुलगु नारद
प्रह्लाद पराशर राम दासुलु
बागुग श्री रघुरामुनि पदमुल
भक्ति जेसिन रीति त्यागराजुनि(कि)पुडु (क)


Tamil Version with Meaning

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. கலிகி3(யு)ண்டே கதா3 கல்கு3னு
காமித ப2ல தா3யக

அ. கலினி(யி)ங்கி3த(மெ)ருக3க நின்(னா)டு3கொண்டி
சலமு சேயக நா தலனு சக்கனி வ்ராத (க)

ச. பா4க3வ(தா)க்3ரேஸருலகு3 நாரத3
ப்ரஹ்லாத3 பராஸ1ர ராம தா3ஸுலு
பா3கு3க3 ஸ்ரீ ரகு4ராமுனி பத3முல
ப4க்தி ஜேஸின ரீதி த்யாக3ராஜுனி(கி)புடு3 (க)

உண்டாயிருந்தாலன்றோ கிடைக்கும்?
விரும்பிய பயன்களை யளிப்போனே!

கலியின் இங்கிதமறியாது உன்னைக் குறைசொன்னேன்;
பிடிவாதம் செய்யாதே; எனது தலையில் நல்லெழுத்து
உண்டாயிருந்தாலன்றோ கிடைக்கும்;
விரும்பிய பயன்களை யளிப்போனே!

தலைசிறந்த பாகவதர்களாகிய நாரதர்,
பிரகலாதன், பராசரர், இராமதாசர் முதலானோர்
நன்கு இரகுராமனின் திருவடிகளைப்
பத்தி செய்த முறை தியாகராசனுக்கிப் போழ்து
உண்டாயிருந்தாலன்றோ கிடைக்கும்;
விரும்பிய பயன்களை யளிப்போனே!

உண்டாயிருந்தால் - நற்பேற்றினைக் குறிக்கும்
கிடைக்கும் - விரும்பிய பயன்கள்
இங்கிதம் - போக்கு - வழி முறைகள்
தலையில் நல்லெழுத்து - நல்ல தலைவிதி
இராமதாசர் - பத்திராசலத்தில் (ஆந்திரா) இராமனை வழிபட்டவர்.


Telugu Version

ప. కలిగియుంటే కదా కల్గును
కామిత ఫల దాయక

అ. కలినియింగితమెరుగక నిన్నాడుకొంటి
చలము చేయక నా తలను చక్కని వ్రాత (క)

చ. భాగవతాగ్రేసరులగు నారద
ప్రహ్లాద పరాశర రామ దాసులు
బాగుగ శ్రీ రఘురాముని పదముల
భక్తి జేసిన రీతి త్యాగరాజునికిపుడు (క)


Kannada Version

ಪ. ಕಲಿಗಿಯುಂಟೇ ಕದಾ ಕಲ್ಗುನು
ಕಾಮಿತ ಫಲ ದಾಯಕ

ಅ. ಕಲಿನಿಯಿಂಗಿತಮೆರುಗಕ ನಿನ್ನಾಡುಕೊಂಟಿ
ಚಲಮು ಚೇಯಕ ನಾ ತಲನು ಚಕ್ಕನಿ ವ್ರಾತ (ಕ)

ಚ. ಭಾಗವತಾಗ್ರೇಸರುಲಗು ನಾರದ
ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ ಪರಾಶರ ರಾಮ ದಾಸುಲು
ಬಾಗುಗ ಶ್ರೀ ರಘುರಾಮುನಿ ಪದಮುಲ
ಭಕ್ತಿ ಜೇಸಿನ ರೀತಿ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜುನಿಕಿಪುಡು (ಕ)


Malayalam Version

പ. കലിഗിയുണ്ടേ കദാ കല്ഗുനു
കാമിത ഫല ദായക

അ. കലിനിയിങ്ഗിതമെരുഗക നിന്നാഡുകൊണ്ടി
ചലമു ചേയക നാ തലനു ചക്കനി വ്രാത (ക)

ച. ഭാഗവതാഗ്രേസരുലഗു നാരദ
പ്രഹ്ലാദ പരാശര രാമ ദാസുലു
ബാഗുഗ ശ്രീ രഘുരാമുനി പദമുല
ഭക്തി ജേസിന രീതി ത്യാഗരാജുനികിപുഡു (ക)

Updated on 04 Nov 2008