jO jO raamaa - Lyrics

jO jO raama

raagam: reeti gowLa

22 kharaharapriya janya Aa: S G2 R2 G2 M1 N2 D2 M1 N2 N2 S Av: S N2 D2 M1 G2 M1 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi Composer: Tyaagaraaja Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

jO jO rAma Ananda ghana

anupallavi

jO jO dasharatha bAla rAma jO jO bhUja lOla rAma

caraNam 1

jO jO raghukula tilaka rAma jO jO kuTila tarAlaka rAma

caraNam 2

jO jO nirguNa rUpa rAma jO jO suguna kalpa rAma

caraNam 3

jO jO ravi shashi nayana rAma jO jO phaNivara shayana rAma

caraNam 4

jO jO mrdudhara bhASa rAma jO jO manjuLa vESa rAma

caraNam 5

jO jO tyAgarAjArcita rAma jO jO bhakta samAja rAma

Meaning: Personification of unalloyed bliss! Darling of Dasharatha! Sleep soundly. One who delights in the company of sItA, the daughter of Mother Earth! Gem of the Raghu race! With curly fore-locks and the eyes matching the brilliance of the sun and the mellow lustre of the moon, how daintily you are lying on the soft couch formed by the ciols of AdishESA! O one who transcends the pairs of opposite attributes! O one with whom viruous attributes sit with natural grace! Your soft and gentle speech fascinates as much as your ravishing beauty. You are surrounded by devotees and worshipped by tyAgarAjA. Lord, sleep, lulled by the lullaby of this humble devotee.