zrI rAma zrI rAma jita
Sahityam
Pallavi
zrI rAma zrI rAma jita rAma¹ gata kAma
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O Lord Sri Rama! O Lord Sri Rama! O Vanquisher of Parasurama! O Lord bereft of desires!
Charanams Combined
dEvayEmi dOva nannu brOva vEga rAvA (zrI)
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O Lord! What is my way? Won’t You come fast to protect me?
bAla bhakta pAla su-guNa zIla tALa jAla (zrI)
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O protector of Prahlada and Dhruva - the child devotees! (OR) O Young Lad! O protector of devotees! O Lord of virtuous disposition! I am unable to bear the grief.
dhIra su-zarIra nir-vikArayElukOrA (zrI)
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O Courageous One! O Fine Bodied! O Immutable Lord! Please govern me.
AdariJca rAdA namma lEdA mariyAdA (zrI)
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Why don’t You support me? Don’t You believe me? Is it decorum?
Aru² ripula pOru tIrccu vAru evarunnAru (zrI)
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Who else is there to resolve the struggle with the six enemies?
rAya manasu rAyA muni gEya tALadAye (zrI)
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O King! Is your heart made of stone? O Lord sung about by sages! The situation is unbearable.
vAdu kArAdu ika mIda gati lEdu (zrI)
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It is not appropriate to dispute with me; now on I have no refuge.
cinta tIrcuTakenta sEviJca zrI kAnta (zrI)
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O Beloved of Lakshmi! How much shall I keep on worshipping for relieving my worry?
zrI nAthAvani lOna iTlu kAna nijamEna (zrI)
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O Consort of Lakshmi! In this World I do not find like this; is it true?
paddu tappa vadduyE proddu marava vaddu (zrI)
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Do not slip on your word; do not forget me at any time.
binna brOvu nannu brOvakunna viDavananna (zrI)
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O My Father! Please protect me quickly; I shall not budge if You do not protect me.
zrI jAnakI rAja tyAgarAja kRta pUja (zrI)
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O Consort of Sita! O Lord who is the very worship done by this Thyagaraja!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 jita rAma - jita kAma : jita kAma – is the appropriate word.
Commentary
- 2 Aru ripulu - kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya .