appa raama bhakti - Lyrics

appa raama bhakti raagam: kaamavardhani

51 pantuvaraaLi (kaamavardhani) mela Aa: S R1 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S Av: S N3 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S

taaLam: roopaka Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Telugu

pallavi

appa! rAmabhakti yentO gopparA; mA (appa)

anupallavi

trippaTalanu dIrci kaNTi reppavalEnu gAcu mA (appa)

caraNam 1

lakSmI dEvI valacunA? lakSmanuNDu golucunA? sUkSmabuddhi gala bharatuDu jUcijUci solasunA? mA (appa)

caraNam 2

shabari yengili niccunA? candradharuDu meccunA? abalasvayamprabhaku daivamacala padavi niccunA? mA (appa)

caraNam 3

kapi vAridhi dATunA kaliki rOta gaTunA aparAdhi tyAgarAjukAnandamu heccunA? mA (appa)

Meaning: How sublime is the devotion to our father Rama! It arrests the wandering and aimless mind and protects us just like the eyelids guarding the eyes. Could the army of monkeys cross over the ocean (to Lanka)? Could the experience of Bliss not be proof enough of the glory of Raama Bhakti?

From Compositions of Tyagaraja by TK Govinda Rao.