Marugelara O Raghava

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Sudha Raghunathan does justice to this masterpiece from Thyagaraja. What a truly awesome composition.

NOTE: I use awesome in it's true sense - "inspiring awe". The slang meaning - "very impressive" - ill fits the need of a person like me describing a masterclass.


Here are the words and their meaning: (sourced from here)

pallavi

marugElarA O rAghavA

anupallavi

marugEla carAcara ruPa parAtpara sUrya sudhAkra lOcana

caraNam

anni nIvanucu natarangamuna dinnagA vEDaki telisi koNTinayya
ninnE gani madi nennajAla norula nannu brOvavayya tyAgarAjanuta


Meaning

O Raghava (Lord Rama)! Why do you need to conceal yourself? The Universe itself is your form, with the sun and the moon as your eyes. By deep contemplation, inquiry, and search, I have directly perceived that you are everything, and everything is within you. There is no place in my mind for any other God. I solicit your protection.