lOkAvana catura
Sahityam
Pallavi
lOkAvana catura pAhi mAM
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O Expert in protecting the Worlds! please protect me.
Anupallavi
sAkEtAdhipa sarasa guNApramEya
sarasijAsana sanandana vanditAGghri
yuga pada nirjita muni zApa (lOkA)
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sarasijAsana sanandana vanditAGghri
yuga pada nirjita muni zApa (lOkA)
O Lord of Ayodhya! O Immeasurable Lord with nice qualities! O Lord whose feet are worshiped by Brahma – seated in Lotus and sage sandandana! O Lord who removed by His feet the curse pronounced by sage (Gautama) on Ahalya!
Charanams Combined
rAkAbja mukha parAkA centaku
rAka tanakOrva taramA pAkAri vinuta
nIkAsiJciti¹ gAka nEnanyameJcanu
nIdu vADanayya rAmayya² (lOkA)
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rAka tanakOrva taramA pAkAri vinuta
nIkAsiJciti¹ gAka nEnanyameJcanu
nIdu vADanayya rAmayya² (lOkA)
O Full-moon faced! Why this unconcern? Will it is be possible for me to forbear without Your coming near me? O Lord praised by Indra – enemy of demon Paka! I desired for you and I shall not think of anything else; O Lord Sri Rama! I am Your’s only.
nIlAkRti kala nI lAvaNyamun-
IlAgani kanipimpavE bAlArkAbha su-
cElAvRta nannElukona manasu rAdika
tALa jAla nyAyamA rAma (lOkA)\t
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IlAgani kanipimpavE bAlArkAbha su-
cElAvRta nannElukona manasu rAdika
tALa jAla nyAyamA rAma (lOkA)\t
Deign to show me that this is how your beauty of dark-blue-hued figure is; O Lord with splendour of rising Sun! O Lord Adorned in fine raiments! You would not condescend to govern me; I am unable to bear any more! O Lord Rama! is it justified?
cEpAdiga padi rUpAlanu konu
cApAlaGkRta sundara avanipAdbhutamagu
nI pAdamu gati zrI patE varada \t
pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhaumAkhila (lOkA)
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cApAlaGkRta sundara avanipAdbhutamagu
nI pAdamu gati zrI patE varada \t
pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhaumAkhila (lOkA)
O Handsome Lord decorated with bow who assumed ten forms beginning with Matsya – fish! O King – Lord of Earth! Your wonderful feet are my refuge; O Spouse of Lakshmi! O Lord who bestows boons! O Protector of this Thyagaraja! O Over-Lord of the Universe! O Expert in protecting the entire Worlds; please protect me too.
Variations
- 1 nIkAsiJciti – nIkAziJciti
- 1 rAmayya – rAma