rāmābhirāma ramaṇīya

rāmābhirāma ramaṇīya nāma
sāmaja¹ ripu bhīma sākēta dhāma (rā)
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O Lord Rama, the delightful One! O Lord with a sweet name! O Terror of the enemy of Gajendra – the elephant (OR) O Terrific like lion – enemy of elephant! O Lord residing in Ayodhya!
vanaja lōcana nī² valanayalasitini
manasuna daya lēdu allāḍi phalamēmi (rā)
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O Lotus Eyed! I became weary because of You; but, there is no compassion in Your heart; what is the use of wandering?
manasu³ celi nīkē marulukonnadi kāni
canuvuna ceyi⁴ paṭṭi mamula rakṣimpavu (rā)
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The maid of my mind has been enamoured by You alone; but, You wouldn’t protect me by holding my hand with love.
kōri kōri ninnu koluvaga nī
dāri vērainadi dhāta vrālēmō⁵ (rā)
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While I serve You very eagerly, I do not know whether it is as ordained by Brahma for Your path to become (or being) different.
kamanīyamagu pānpu kāviñcitinandu
ramiyimpaka nannu racca jēsedavu⁶ (rā)
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I prepared a beautiful bed for You; but, instead of enjoying therein, You tormented me.
dikku nīvani nēnu dina dinamunu namma
ekkuva⁷ takkuvalandu enaseḍu guṇamēmō (rā)
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While I believe everyday that You are my refuge, what is the mentality of involving in (finding) shortcomings?
nīkē⁸ daya puṭṭi nīvu brōvavale
rākēndu mukha tyāgarāja varada śrī (rā)
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You should protect me by welling up of mercy in You of its own accord, O Full-moon Faced Lord! O bestower of boons to this Tyagaraja!
  • 1 sāmaja ripu bhīma sākēta dhāma – In some books this line is given as Anupallavi.
  • 2 nī valanayalasitini mansuna daya lēdu allāḍi – nī valanayasiti nī manasuna daya lēdu mallāḍi .
  • 3 manasu celi – manasanu celi .
  • 4 ceyi paṭṭi mamula rakṣimpavu – ceyi paṭṭi samrakṣiñcavu - ceyi paṭṭi mamu rakṣimpumu : rakṣimpumu - is not in keeping with the wordings of the Kriti.
  • 5 vrālēmō – vrātēmō .
  • 6 jēsedavu - jēsēvu .
  • 7 ekkuva - ekku : ekkuva - is the appropriate word.
  • 8 nīkē daya puṭṭi – mercy welling up in You of its own accord – I am not going to beg You any more to have mercy on me.