zrI rAmacandra
Sahityam
Pallavi
zrI rAmacandra rAghava sakala lok-
AdhAra tvam-Eva mAm-ava
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AdhAra tvam-Eva mAm-ava
O Lord Sri Ramachandra! O Lord Raghava! You alone are the prop of all Worlds; please protect me.
Charanams Combined
kaNTikeduruga rArA zrI rAma
nIvaNTi daivamu kAnarA (zrI)
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nIvaNTi daivamu kAnarA (zrI)
Deign to come before my eyes, O Lord Sri Rama; I do not find a God like You.
viNTEyeDaku¹ podurA zrI rAma nA
pEraNTE nIkenta vAdurA (zrI)
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pEraNTE nIkenta vAdurA (zrI)
Is it proper to move away if you hear (my name), O Lord Sri Rama? how much do You dispute when it is my name?
vEsaTa tOcadAyenA nA mATa
pariyAcakamugA² poyenA (zrI)
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pariyAcakamugA² poyenA (zrI)
Is it that my weariness does not occur to You? have my words become a joke?
pati³ kOpiJcitE mAnavatiyaina nija \t
sati rIti naDucukOnA (zrI)
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sati rIti naDucukOnA (zrI)
When the husband chides, won’t I conduct myself like a true wife who is noble?
talli koTTitE saraguna bAluDu pada
pallavamula viDucunA (zrI)
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pallavamula viDucunA (zrI)
If mother spanks, would the child immediately let go her feet?
akaLaGka guNa sAndra nApai kapaTam-
eJcakumayya rAmacandra (zrI)
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eJcakumayya rAmacandra (zrI)
O Blemish-less Lord full of virtues! O Lord Ramachandra! Please do not contemplate any design towards me.
pati nIvu parama pAvana zrI rAma sadA⁴
gati nIvu sundarAnana (zrI)
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gati nIvu sundarAnana (zrI)
You are my husband, O Supremely Holy Lord Sri Rama; You are always my refuge, O Beautiful Faced.
cApa dhara brOva yOcanA nija bhakta
pApa timira vimOcana (zrI)
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pApa timira vimOcana (zrI)
O Wielder of bow! Why do You keep pondering about protecting me, O Lord who removes the darkness called sins of true devotees?
dAsuDau tyAgarAja rakSaka cid-
vilAsa sAkEta rAja (zrI)
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vilAsa sAkEta rAja (zrI)
O Lord who is the protector of this Thyagaraja who is your servant! O Lord who is effulgent in the intellect or consciousness! O King of the town of Ayodhya!
Renditions
Variations
- 2 pariyAcakamugA – parihAsakamuga
- 4 sadA gati – sadgati
Commentary
- Charanas are given in varying orders in the books.
- 1 viNTEyEDaku pOdurA – ‘Is it proper to go away when you hear?’. This is to be read in conjunction with the second phrase of the Charana where Sri Thyagaraja mentions about his ’name’. Therefore, ‘viNTE ’ (hear) would refer to ‘pEru ’ (name) – (pEru viNTE ).
- 3 pati kOpiJcitE –Please refer to Charana 7, where Sri Thyagaraja calls the Lord as his husband.