Darini thelusu kondi Tripurasun

Thiruvothiyur Pancha Ratna Keerthanam -I

By

Sage Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Raga Suddha Saveri

Thala aadhi

Pallavi

Daarini thelusu kondi Tripurasun

Dari nine saranandi

Anupallavi

Maruni janagudaina maa dasaratha ku

Maruni sodhari dayapari moksha

Chararanam

1.Amba trijagadheeswari mukhajitha vidhu

Bimbaaadhipuramuna nelakonu kana

Kambari nammina varika abheeshta varam

Pulilalasakku dheena loka rakshaki

Ambhuja bhava puruhootha sanandana

Dumburu Naradalantharu needhu pa

Thambhunu kori sada naithanan

Dambhu thilonola ladu sundae

2.Mahadaiswarya mosaki tholikarma

Gahanamunu kotti brochuthalli

Guha gaja mukha janani aruna bhange,

Ruha nayana , yogi hrud sadanr

Thuhinchala thanaye , nee chakkani

Mahimadhi sayampula chethanu ee

Mahilomuni ganamulu prakruthi

Virahithulai nithyananadhulaina

3. Rajitha manigana bhooshani madha gaja

Raja kamniloka sankari thanuja

Raja guruni vaasa seva thanake

Janma balamo kanu kondini,

Aajanmamu pedhalu thammadhilo

Nee japame mukthi margamanu kona

Raja shekaranduku Sri Thyaga

Raja manohari Gowri Parathpari.

English translation

Pallavi

Oh Tripurasundari, I understood the right way,

Is to completely surrender to you.

Anupallavi

Oh sister of Dasaratha’s son,

Who himself is the father of the god of love.

I understood the way to salvation

Charanam

1.Oh mother, Oh goddess of the three worlds,

Oh goddess whose face beats in prettiness the moon,

Oh Goddess who wears golden dress in Thiruvothiyur,

Oh saviour of the oppressed who removes sufferings ,

And grants boons to those who believe in you,

I understood from Brahma, Puruhootha , Indra, Dumburu and Narada,

About the perennial joy that is floating in the sea .

2.Oh mother who grants great wealth and

Completely wipes out the effect of Karma,

Oh Mother of Lord Ganesa and Subrahmanya,

Oh Mother having eyes like red lotus flowers,

Oh Goddess who lives in the hearts of Yogis,

Oh daughter of the great Himalaya mountain,

I understood the way to attain perennial joy,

By your grace from the sages of this world.

3.Oh Goddess who wears shining jewel studded ornaments,

Oh goddess who has the walk of an exuberant elephant,

I understood that the day of the Guru of Rakshasas,

Is the proper one to serve you, because of the luck of this birth,

And I heard that elders have told that the only way of salvation,

Is to continuously repeat your holy name,

Oh stealer of mind, Oh white goddess, oh perennial one,

This Thyagaraja has now understood it.