rAma ninnE namminAnu
Sahityam
Pallavi
rAmA¹ ninnE namminAnu nijamuga sItA
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O Lord Rama! I have truly believed You alone! O Sita Rama!
Anupallavi
kAma janaka kamanIya vadana nanu
kAvavE kAruNya jaladhI² (rAmA)
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kAvavE kAruNya jaladhI² (rAmA)
O Father of cupid! O Lord with a lovable face! Please protect me, O Ocean of Mercy!
Charanams Combined
sAra sAmAdi vEda sAra santata budha
vihAra rAjita nava muktA
hAra kanaka kEyUra dhara suguNa
pArAvAra surArAdhita pada (rAma)
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vihAra rAjita nava muktA
hAra kanaka kEyUra dhara suguNa
pArAvAra surArAdhita pada (rAma)
O Pith and Substance of all! O Essence of the sAma and other vEdas! O Lord always abiding in the (hearts of) wise! O Lord shining with necklace of fresh pearls! O Lord who wears golden bracelet on the upper arm! O Ocean of virtues! O Lord whose feet are worshipped by the celestials!
dhIra sujana hRt-paJjara kIra nI pada bhakti
mAkIra madana sundar-
AkAra danuja samhAra duSTa jana
dUra raghu kulOddhArOdAra (rAma)
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mAkIra madana sundar-
AkAra danuja samhAra duSTa jana
dUra raghu kulOddhArOdAra (rAma)
O the Valiant One! O Lord who is the parrot (singing) in the cage of heart of pious people! Deign to bestow on me devotion to Your feet; O Lord with cupid like beautiful appearance! O Destroyer of demons! O Lord far removed from the wicked people! O Lord who glorified the Solar dynasty! O Liberal minded!
rAja rAja vandita³
bhUjA nAyaka sura samAja zrIkara
tyAgarAja⁴ mAnasa sarOja kusuma dina
rAja paGkti ratha rAja tanaya zrI(rAma)
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bhUjA nAyaka sura samAja zrIkara
tyAgarAja⁴ mAnasa sarOja kusuma dina
rAja paGkti ratha rAja tanaya zrI(rAma)
O Lord worshipped by Emperors – king of Kings! O Consort of Sita – daughter of Earth! O Lord found in the assembly of celestials! O Lord who causes auspiciousness! O Sun – Lord of the day – who blossoms the lotus flower of the heart of this tyAgarAja! O Son of King Dasaratha – one who has ten -sets of five - chariots (ratha)!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 rAmA – rAma .
- 2 jaladhI – jaladhE
- 3 rAja rAja vandita – rAja rAja vandita pada
- 4 tyAgarAja – vara tyAgarAja