ikSvAkukula tilaka ikanaina palukave rAmacaMdrA
nannu rakSiMpakunnAnu rakSakulevariMka rAmacaMdrA
ikSvAku kula tilaka ikanu aina palukave rAmacaMdrA
nannu rakSiMpaka unnAnu rakSakulu evariMka rAmacaMdrA
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O Ramachandra! Decoration for Ikshvaku clan! Why don’t you speak at least now?
O Ramachandra! If you do not save me, who else will save me?
bharatunaku cEsiti paccala patakamu rAmacaMdrA
A patakamunaku paTTe padivEla varahAlu rAmacaMdrA
bharatunaku cEsiti paccala patakamu rAmacaMdrA
A patakamunaku paTTe padi vEla varahAlu rAmacaMdrA
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O Ramachandra! I made the emerald ornament for your brother Bharatha
O Ramachandra! That ornament cost ten thousand varahas (major unit of money at that time)
sItammaku cEyisti ciMtAku patakamu rAmacaMdrA
A patakamunaku paTTe padivEla varahAlu rAmacaMdrA
sItammaku cEyisti ciMtAku patakamu rAmacaMdrA
A patakamunaku paTTe padi vEla varahAlu rAmacaMdrA
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O Ramachandra! I got it made for Sita an ornament (that looks like a leaf of tamarind tree)
O Ramachandra! That ornament took ten thousand varahas to make
kaliki turAyi nIku polupuga cEsiti rAmacaMdrA
nIvu kulukucu tirigeda vevarabba sommani rAmacaMdrA
kaliki turAyi nIku polupuga cEsiti rAmacaMdrA
nIvu kulukucu tirigedavu evarabba sommu ani rAmacaMdrA
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O Ramachandra! I got carefully made for you an ornament with precious stones
O Ramachandra! You are moving around enjoying it but whose money you think it is!
mI taMDri dazaratha mahArAju peTTEnA rAmacaMdrA
lEka mI mAma janaka mahArAju pampEnA rAmacaMdrA
mI taMDri dazaratha mahArAju peTTEnA rAmacaMdrA
lEka mI mAma janaka mahArAju pampEnA rAmacaMdrA
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O Ramachandra! Did your father, King Dasaratha, gave them to you?
O Ramachandra! Or, did your father-in-law, King Janaka sent them to you?
abbA tiTTitinani AyAsapaDavaddu rAmacaMdrA
I debbalakOrvaka abbA tiTTitinayya rAmacaMdrA
abbA tiTTitini ani AyAsa paDa vaddu rAmacaMdrA
I debbalaku Orvaka abbA tiTTitini ayya rAmacaMdrA
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O Ramachandra! Ha (sound when being beaten), please don’t get upset at my criticism
O Ramachandra! I criticized you as I was unable to bear the pain of this beating
bhaktulaMdarini paripAliMceDi zrI rAmacaMdrA
nIvu kSEmamugA rAmadAsuni Elumu rAmacaMdrA
bhaktulu aMdarini pari pAliMceDi zrI rAmacaMdrA
nIvu kSEmamugA rAmadAsuni Elumu rAmacaMdrA
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O Sri Ramachandra! You take care of all of your devotees
O Ramachandra! Please definitely take care of this devotee Ramadasu also
This is a very soulful song in which bhakta Ramadasu cries out as he was being beaten by the soldiers of the chieftain Tanisha asking for the money he spent making various ornaments to Sita, Rama, and his brothers in the temple in Bhadrachalam. He lists all the ornaments he got made for each of them and says each cost ten thousand varahas (major unit of money at that time). He asks Sri Rama ruefully whether these ornaments were got made by His father or sent by His father-in-law! He then apologizes to Sri Rama saying that he spoke to him accusingly as he was not able to bear the pain of the beatings he was receiving and asks Him not to mind his words. He then requests Sri Rama to take care of him as He is known to take care of His devotees. This Kriti, as listed in the book “Ramadasu Kirtanalu” published by Andhra Pradesh Sangeetha Nataka Academy, has 14 charanams. But only the six most popularly sung charanams are included in this page.