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Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

dAsharathE dayAsharadhE

anupallavi

Ashara haraNa parAshara gEyakavIsha hrdaya nivEsha karuNAkara

caraNam

sarasija nAbhA jaladhara shObhA paripAlitEbhA vara bhaktalAbhA
paricarakIsha pApavinAsha tarani sankAsha tyAgarAjEsha

Meaning:

pallavi

dAsarathE - Oh son of Dasaratha
dayAsaradhE - you are an ocean of kindness

anupallavi

Asura - demons
haraNa - destroyer
parAsara - Parasara
gEya kavIsa - the poet
Hrdaya - heart
nivEsa - dwell
karuNAkara - oh kind one

caraNam

sarasija nAbhA - One with a lotus at the naval
jaladhara sObhA - beautiful like a dark cloud
paripAlitEbhA - expert at protecting
vara bhaktalAbhA - showering boons to the devotees
paricarakIsa - people serving you around
pApavinAsa - remover of sins
Tarani - sun
sankAsa - appear
tyAgarAjEsa - lord of Tyagaraja

Summary

Oh daasarathe, you are an ocean of kindness! You have destroyed the demons and you kindly dwell upon the poet ParAsara’s heart. Oh sarasijanaabha, you are beautiful like a dark cloud, you are well versed in protecting your subjects, many people serving you around, you appear like the sun in the sky and you are my (Tyagaraja) dear lord.

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Aparna Gunupudi.