bhajarE bhaja
Sahityam
Pallavi
bhajarE bhaja mAnasa rAmaM
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O My Mind! Do chant the names of Sri Rama.
Anupallavi
aja mukha zuka vinutaM zubha caritaM (bhaja)
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O my mind! do chant the names of Sri Rama, (a) the Lord praised by Gods beginning with Brahma and sage Suka; (b) the Lord with auspicious story or conduct to hear.
Charanams Combined
nirmita lOkaM nirjita zOkaM
pAlita muni janam-adhunA nRpa pAkaM (bhaja)
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pAlita muni janam-adhunA nRpa pAkaM (bhaja)
O my mind! do chant the names of Sri Rama - (a) who established this Universe; (b) who has conquered sorrows; (c) who protected the hordes of sages; (d) who is now a prince – child of a King.
zaGkara mitraM zyAmaLa gAtraM
kiGkara jana gaNa tApa¹ traya tamOmitraM² (bhaja)
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kiGkara jana gaNa tApa¹ traya tamOmitraM² (bhaja)
O my mind! do chant the names of Sri Rama – (a) the friend of Lord Siva; (b) whose body is of dark blue hue; (c) the enemy of darkness called the triad of miseries in respect of hordes of his servants and citizens.
bhU sama zAntaM bhUjA kAntaM
vAramakhiladaM tyAgarAja hRd-bhAntaM (bhaja)
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vAramakhiladaM tyAgarAja hRd-bhAntaM (bhaja)
O my mind! do chant the names of Sri Rama – (a) who is tranquil like the Mother Earth; (b) the spouse of Sita – Earth born; (c) who always bestows everything; (d) effulgent in the heart of this Thyagaraja.
References
- 1 tApa traya - AdhyAtmika, Adhidaivika, Adhibhautika .
- 2 tamOmitraM - As ‘mitra’ means ‘Sun’, it could be possible to interpret as ‘Sun who dispells the darkness (tama). However, it is not clear whether sandhi rules permit such a bifurcation.