Monday, April 11, 2016

Pooja Yaatako

Pooje Yaatako
(Composer: Sri Purandaradasa)
Raaga: Todi; Taala: Roopaka

Translation
By Sri Chakravarthi  Madhusudana



P:        pUje yAtakO manuja
pUje yAtakO

A:        pUjeyali ninna mana
nilladidda mEle ninage

C1:      bhUtadayA pashcAttApa
            nItiyembudu mattilla
mAtinali jnAniyalla
kOti buddhi biDalilla

2:        hAkuvudu sAdhu vESa
sAkuvudu halavu dOSa
bEkE ninage oLLe pada
EkE bhrAnti unmatta

3:        pUjeyalli holeyanisi (pApabuddhi)*
jAji tuLasi kaiyali
mUjagadoDeya avanu elli
mArjAlanante nODadali (nOTadali)*

4:        Aseyanu biDalilla
shESashayana pUjeyalla
gAsipaTTu mADutiyalla
mOsa hOgade tiLiyo ella

5:        tande purandara viTTalana
onde manadi nene aNNayya
endu kundada padavanIva
nanda nandana tande krSNa

*Bracketed words according to the audio.

What Use is Worship

Composer: Sri Purandaradasa)
Raaga: Todi; Taala: Roopaka


Pallavi:          Hey Man! What use is worship, what use is worship?

Anupallavi: If your mind is not focussed in worship, what use is it?

Charana 1:
You have no compassion, no regret and no morals
You lack wisdom in your speech and your mind is full of mischief

Charana 2:
You wear robes of a saint, but nurture many defects
Do you desire noble status, why delude yourself, you hot-head!

Charana 3:
Your mind is sinful even while worshipping with jasmine and tulasi in hand
And where is the Lord of the three worlds,  as you are deceptive  like a cat?**

Charana 4:
You never gave up desires, all your worship of Vishnu
You are doing under duress, know everything undeceived.

Charana 5:
Brother! Single mindedly remember the Father Puranadara Vithala
The Father Krishna, son of Nanda, will give you never diminishing status

**(It is not clear what this line means. Probably it should read “mArjAlanante nOTavelli?” Nota could be   the look of a cat or its appearance .I feel  that the second meaning is more appropriate.However I would be happy if you can suggest a better alternative.)