Pallavi
alakal-allalADaga gani-yA rAN-muni-yeTu pongenO
Anupallavi
celuvu mIraganu mArIcuni mada manacu vEla
Charanam
muni kanu saiga telisi shiva dhanuvunu viriceDi samayamuna tyAgarAja vinutuni mOmuna ranjillu
Meaning
pallavi : I wonder how vishvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the Lord’s curls being tossed about!
anupallavi : I wonder how vishvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the Lord’s curls being tossed about with exceeding beauty, at that time when He subdued the arrogance of mArIca!
carana : I wonder how vishvAmitra – that royal sage – exulted beholding the curls, shining in the face of shrI rAma – the Lord praised of this tyAgarAja, being tossed about, at that time when, He, understanding the eye signal of the sage, broke the bow of Lord shiva!
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