pAhi ramA ramaNa
Sahityam
Pallavi
pAhi ramA ramaNa mAM
pAhi sad-guNa gaNa harE rAma\t\t
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pAhi sad-guNa gaNa harE rAma\t\t
O Beloved of Lakshmi! deign to protect me; O Lord of countless virtues! deign to protect me; O Lord Rama!
Charanams Combined
cinta mAna nIdu¹ karuNa
isumanta rAdu harE rAma (pAhi)
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isumanta rAdu harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! If one ceases to have Your thought, even a little of Your mercy will not come.
entani sairintu nEn²-
Emani vEgintu harE rAma (pAhi)
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Emani vEgintu harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! how much shall I endure? as to what shall I grieve?
ahaha ciluka³ kUna brahm-
Astramunaku tagunA harE rAma (pAhi)
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Astramunaku tagunA harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! Alas! does a parrot chick deserve a missile of Brahma?
cEti malle pUvu guND-
rAtikOrva pOdu harE rAma (pAhi)
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rAtikOrva pOdu harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! The jasmine flower handled carefully even by hand cannot bear a pestle.
dOsa⁴ paNDukeTTu rAma
tOcuninupa kaTTu harE rAma (pAhi)
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tOcuninupa kaTTu harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! How shall a yellow melon feel an iron clad?
dEva dEva venna katti
debbakOrcukonunA harE rAma (pAhi)
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debbakOrcukonunA harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! O Lord of celestials! Will butter be able to withstand blow of a dagger?
talli taNDri brOvakuNTE
tanayunikE drOva harE rAma (pAhi)
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tanayunikE drOva harE rAma (pAhi)
O Lord Rama! What is the way out for the child if the parents do not protect him?
rAja varya zaraNa
tyAgarAja vinuta caraNa harE rAma (pAhi)\t
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tyAgarAja vinuta caraNa harE rAma (pAhi)\t
O Lord Rama! O Refuge of even the eminent Kings! O Lord whose holy feet are well-praised by this Thyagaraja!
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Variations
- General – The order of Charanas vary in books
- 1 nIdu karuNa isumanta – nIdu isumanta karuNa
- 2 nEnEmani – nEnentani
Commentary
- 3 ciluka kUna brahmAstramunaku tagunA – The reference is to Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, Chapter 38 wherein Sita narrates the incident to Anjaneya. Sri Rama getting annoyed with a crow which was bent upon eating the flesh of Sita, delivered Brahmastra – considered to be an ultimate weapon to kill the crow. Sri ThyagarAja seems to say that the Lord was too harsh in using the Brahmastra against a mere crow.
- 4 dOsa paNDu – (Cucumis sativus) At the stage when the yellow melon begins to ripe, a cloth covering is made in order to protect it from birds etc. Sri Thyagaraja questions as to how the fruit will feel if, instead of a cloth, iron clad is used.