taaLam: t/Adi
Composer: Ganapati Saccidananda.
Language:

pallavi

dattam bhaja dattam bhaja dattam bhajarE manuja

anupallavi

cittam kuru cittam kuru cittam kuru rE manuja satyam nityam padhyam tE syAt dattam bhaja

caraNam 1

satyam nityam padhyam rE manuja
dEvO nityam jIvO nityam ittham jnAtvA dattam dEvam

caraNam 2

dattO dEvam nAnyO dEvam kartA dEvam hartA dEvam
dEhO gEham jAyA mAyA nityam nasyAt pathyam nasyAt

caraNam 3

putrassvArthi mitransvArthi shatrussarvam kaThinam kAlam
dharmO dattam arthO dattam kAmO dattam mOkSO dattam

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.