Mundu Venuka (Class / Lesson) : Durbar ; Adi (2 kalai); Tyagaraja;

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Pallavi:

mundu vEnuka iru prakkala tODai murakhara-hara rArA

Anupallavi:

endugAna nI andamuvale raghunandanavEgamE rArA

Charanam:

1: caNDa bhAskara kulAbdhi candra kOdaNDapANiyai rArA

aNDa golucu saumitri sahituDai yAmiya parAkrama rArA

2: O gaja rakSaka O rAjakumAra OmkAra sadana rArA

bhAgavata priya bAga brOvavayya tyAgarAjanuta rArA

Meaning: (Thyagaraja Vaibhavam: http://thyagaraja.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/08/thyagaraja-vaibhavam-23.htm):

Gist

O Slayer of demons mura and khara! O Lord raghu nandana! O Moon born in the Ocean of the Solar dynasty! O Lord of limitless prowess who nourishes the Universe! O Saviour of gajEndra (elephant)! O Prince! O Supreme Lord abiding in the praNava! O Lord who is loved by the great devotees! O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!

Please come quickly as my company in front, back and on both sides. I do not find anywhere a charm like that of Yours! Please come wielding kOdaNDa. Please come along with lakSmaNa (son of sumitrA). Please protect me well.

Word-by-word Meaning

P:            O Slayer (hara) of demons mura and khara! Please come (rArA) as my company (tODai) in front (mundu), back (venuka) and on both (iru) (venukayiru) sides (pakkala).

A:            O Lord raghu nandana! I do not find (gAna) anywhere (endu) a charm (andamu) like (vale) that of Yours (nI) (nIyandamu)!

O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come (rArA) quickly (vEgamE) as my company in front, back and on both sides.

C1:           O Moon (candra) born in the Ocean (abdhi) of the Solar – the terrible (caNDa) Sun (bhaskara) - dynasty (kula) (kulAbdhi)! Please come (rArA) wielding (pANiyai) (literally holding in hand) kOdaNDa;

O Lord of limitless (amita) prowess (parAkrama) who nourishes (golucu) the Universe (aNDa)! Please come (rArA) along with (sahituDai) (sahituDaiyamita) lakSmaNa – son of sumitrA (saumitri);

O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come as my company in front, back and on both sides.

C2           O Saviour (rakSaka) of gajEndra – the elephant (gaja)! O Prince (rAja kumAra)! O Supreme Lord abiding (sadana) in the praNava (OMkAra)! Please come (rArA);

O Lord (ayya) who is loved (priya) by the great devotees (bhAgavata)! Please protect (brOvu) (brOvavayya) me well (bAga); O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja! Please come (rArA).

O Slayer of demons mura and khara! Please come as my company in front, back and on both sides.