pAhi rAmacandra rAghava harE

yadukula kAmbhOji rUpaka tyAgarAja telugu kRti

Sahityam

pAhi rAmacandra rAghava harE mAM
pAhi rAmacandra rAghava

Please protect me, O Lord Ramachandra! O Lord Raghava! Please protect me, O Lord Ramachandra! O Lord Raghava!

janaka sutA ramaNa kAvavE gati¹ nIvu
ganuka nannu vEga brOvavE (pAhi)

Consort of Sita – the daughter of King Janaka! Please protect me; as You are my refuge, please protect me quickly.

enta vEDukonna nIku nAyandu isum-
anta daya lEkayuNDunA (pAhi)

Is it possible that You would not have even a little mercy towards me, no matter how much I entreat You?

kaSTamulanu tIrcamaNTini nIvu
nAkiSTa daivamanukoNTini (pAhi)

I entreated You to relieve my troubles; I considered You to be the Lord of my liking.

ambujAkSa vEga jUDarA nI² kaTAkS-
ambu lEni janmamElarA (pAhi)

O Lotus Eyed! Please look at me quickly; what for this life devoid of Your grace?

ATalanucu tOciyunnadO lEka nA
lalATa likhita marmameTTidO (pAhi)

Does my appeal seem to You to be a plaything? Otherwise, what kind of fate is written on my fore-head?

zOdhanalaku nEnu pAtramA rAma³
yazO dhanulaku nuti pAtramA (pAhi)

Am I to be subjected to Your tests? O Lord Rama – the subject of praise by those who are rich in honour or fame!

nIvu nannu jUDa vELarA kanna kanna
tAvula nE vEDa jAlarA (pAhi)

It is time for You to look at me; I shall not beg at any and every place.

nannu brOcu vAru lErurA rAma nI
kanna daivamendu lEdurA (pAhi)

There is none who would protect me; O Lord Rama! Nowhere is a God better than You.

rAja rAja pUjita prabhO harE tyAga-
rAja rAja rAghava prabhO (pAhi)

O Lord worshipped by Emperors! O Lord of this Thyaaraja! O Lord Raghava!