This is a philosophical composition of Ravikiran, in the weighty raga, Bhairavi, which extolls one to seek good company for positive personal evolution. It has a very introspective beginning in the lower octaves.
nallOr tuNai nADu manamE
inda kaNamE
pullOr kaNai enReida paraman ramA varan
ellOr tuyaram teerum vazhi kooriyadu pol nee
ullAsamE uyarvenum bhakti
illAdavar puhazhinai pADi
shellAda nANayam pol vADi
nillAdE ravi shashiyum mecchiDum