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Maaru balka

Raagam: Sri Ranjani (22nd Mela (Kharaharapriya) janyam)

ARO:  S R2 G2 M1 D2 N2 S  ||

AVA:  S N2 D2 M1 G2 R2 S  ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Tyaagaraaja

Version: Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/10/thyagaraja-kriti-maaru-balka-raga-sri.html

Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH1fS8rq-BE

Pallavi:

mAru palkag(u)nnAv(E)mirA

mA manO-ramaNa

Anupallavi:

jAra cOra bhajana jesitinA

sAkEta sadana (mAru)

Charanam:

dUra-bhAram(a)ndu nA hRday-

(A)ravindam(a)ndu nelakonna

dArin(e)rigi santasillin-

(a)TTi tyAgarAja nuta (mAru)

Meaning Courtesy: http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2007/10/thyagaraja-kriti-maaru-balka-raga-sri.html

Sahityam: mAru palkag(u)nnAv(E)mirA  mA manO-ramaNa

Meaning: Why is that (EmirA) You are (unnAvu) not responding (mAru palkaga) (palkagunnAvEmirA), O Delighter (ramaNa) of the mind (manas) (manO-ramaNa) of lakshmI (mA)?

Sahityam: jAra cOra bhajana jesitinA  sAkEta sadana (mAru)

Meaning: Did I extol (bhajana) (literally chant names) adulterers (jAra) and thieves (cOra), O Resident (sadana) of ayOdhyA (sAkEta)?

[Why is that You are not responding? O Delighter of the mind of lakshmI!]

Sahityam: dUra-bhAram(a)ndu nA hRday- (A)ravindam(a)ndu nelakonna

Meaning: O Lord established (nelakonna) (at once) everywhere – in (andu) far away places (dUra-bharamu) (dUra-bhAramandu) as also in (andu) the lotus (aravindamu) of my (nA) heart (hRdaya) (hRdayAravindamandu) ….

Sahityam: dArin(e)rigi santasillin-(a)TTi tyAgarAja nuta (mAru)

Meaning: O Lord … praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja who (aTTi) is exulting (santasillina) (santasillinaTTi) having understood (erigi) the right path (dArini) (dArinerigi)!

[Why is that You are not responding, O Delighter of the mind of lakshmI!]