pAhi mAm zrI rAmacandra
Sahityam
Pallavi
pAhi¹ mAm zrI rAmacandra
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O Lord Sri Ramachandra! Please protect me.
Charanams Combined
akkaratO pAdamulaku mrokkiti Ela parAku (pAhi)
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I saluted Your holy feet with faith; then why this unconcern?
dikku nIvaiyuNDagAnu grakkuna vEDukonnAnu (pAhi)
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You being my refuge, I besought You without hesitation.
makkuvatO rAma nIvuyekkuva jEsi nanu brOvu (pAhi)
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O Lord Rama! You please protect me with affection showing munificence.
cakkani nI muddu mOmunokka sAri kanupimpumu (pAhi)
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Please show me once Your nice charming face.
anniTanu nelakonna ninnu miJcina vArevaranna (pAhi)
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O Father! Who is superior to You who is abiding in everything?
pannaga bhUSaNuDu cAla ninnu koniyADunE vELa (pAhi)
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Lord Siva – adorned with snakes – always extols You much.
cinna nADEyanusariJcukonna vADanu nanu pAliJcu (pAhi)
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I adhered to You even from my child-hood; please govern me.
mannana² jEsiyElavayyApanna rakSaka rAmayya (pAhi)
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O Protector from afflictions! O Lord Sri Rama! O Lord! Please govern me by forgiving me.
pannuga zrI tyAgarAja sannuta bhAskara tEja (pAhi)
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O Lord who is resplendent like the Sun! O Lord praised well by this Tyagaraja!
Please protect me nicely.
Variations
- 1 pAhi mAm zrI rAmacandra - pAhi mAm zrI rAmacandra pAhi mAM zrI rAma
- Charanas 6 & 7 are interchanged in some books.
- 2 mannana jEsiyElavayya – mannana jEsElavayya .