28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 N2 D2 N2 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 M1 G3 M1 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

kuvalayadaLa nayana brOvavE kunda kuDmala radana

caraNam 1

mamata minci nIdu paini marulu konna nE nendubOdu

caraNam 2

kamanIyAnanamunu dalacucu karagi nilva jUDa vETi guNamu

caraNam 3

manasu delisi nIvu nannu maraci marava naTlunnAvu

caraNam 4

mahilO kali bhayamO rAvu mahimalEni dEvama nIvu

caraNam 5

dEva shirOmaNi nIvanucunu EvELa madini baDucuNTi

caraNam 6

anya matamu leruga shrI rAjanya bhajana jEsiti madi karaga

caraNam 7

nEnu bhuvini mAni nIvu guNa hInuDanucu pEru rAdO yani

caraNam 8

buddhi nosagi tyAgarAjuni vadda nilici pUjAgOnumu bAga

Meaning:

By Aparna from Neccheli (original article here, reproduced with permission)

Carnatic Compositions - The Essence and Embodiment
-Aparna Munukutla Gunupudi

KuvalayadaLa - Lotus petal
nayana - eyes
brOvavE - protect me
kunda kuDmala - beautiful jasmine buds
Radana - teeth
mamata minchi - with overwhelming affection
nIdu paini - upon you
marulu konna - grown fond of you
nE nendubOdu - where would I go for rescue
buddhi nosagi - provide me with the intellect/wisdom
tyAgarAjuni - at Tyagaraja
vadda nilichi - stand by
pUjAgOnumu bAga - accept my worship

Summary:

Oh lotus petal eyed one with beautiful teeth like jasmine buds, please protect me. I have developed overwhelming affection upon you and grown very fond of you and where would I go away from you. Please bless me with the wisdom and stand by me to accept my offerings of worship.

This krithi has multiple charanams, however the above charanams are most popularly sung. Tyagaraja is referring to Rama in this "roshokti (conversing in anger)" krithi, complains/accuses about many things, but in the end he begs to bless him with wisdom. Even though, Tyagaraja is an ardent devotee and a "bhagavatottama (learned man)," he still seeks wisdom. That shows his humbleness and intention to learn more. That tells that there is no end to learning, as the great Philosopher Socrates said "the only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance". As we celebrate guru purnima this month and we continue on our learning path, think of all the people that are paving the path, providing the guiding light for all of us - teachers, mentors, guides and of course our parents and children. Each one of them is crucial for our knowledge and who we all are today. No doubt we learn a lot from our parents and teachers but most learning happens when we have our children!

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