shrI rAmacandra - Lyrics

shrI rAmacandra

raagam: rAgamAlikA

taaLam: Adi Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya Language:

caraNam 1 rAgA: shankarAbharaNa) shrI rAmacandra pAdAbjE yanmanO madhupAyitam svadharma niratO yastu nihsprhO yO dvijOttamah caraNam 2 (rAgA: bhairavi)

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yah kIrtanAni svIyAni bhAva rAgayutAni ca gAyannirantaram bhaktyA prINayAmAsa rAghavam caraNam 3 (rAgA: simhEndrmadhyam) nAradAnugrAhAd-yastu lEbhE su-jnAna sampadam yatkIrtana rasAsvAdamAdriyantE budhAssadA caraNam 4 (rAgA: khamAs)

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sItA lakSmaNa shatrughna bharatAnila sUnubhih sEvitam rAmamAlOkya janma sAphalyam AptavAn caraNam 5 (rAgA: mOhana)

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kIrtikAyEna yO bhAti tyAgarAjO gururmahAn tam stuvImO vayam nityam rAma bhakta shirOmaNim caraNam 6 (rAgA: madhyamAvati)

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shrI tyAgarAja caritam sadA sarvajana priyam vAsudEvasya krpayA vAsudEvEna varNitam

Meaning:

caraNam 1

shrI rAmacandra pAdAbjE - At the lotus feet of Rama, yanmanO - he whose mind madhupAyitam - became a honeybee, svadharma niratO - happy in performing his duties yastu nihsprhO - he who had no desires, yO dvijOttamah - who was the best among the twice-born,

caraNam 2

yah - he who, gAyannirantaram - sang always, bhaktyA - with devotion, kIrtanAni svIyani - his own compositions bhAva rAgayutAni - replete with Bhava and Raga prINayAmAsa rAghavam ca - and pleased Rama,

caraNam 3

yastu - he who, nArada anugrAhAd - by the grace of Sage Narada, lEbhE su-jnAna sampadam - attained the wealth of superior wisdom, yatkIrtana rasAsvAdam - savouring the Rasa of whose works, AdriyantE budhAssadA - wise people favour,

caraNam 4

rAmam AlOkya - having seen Rama, sItA lakSmaNa shatrughna bharatAni lasUnubhihi sEvitam - attended upon by Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna and the son of Vayu (ie Hanuman), janma sAphalyam AptavAnam - he attained the purpose of his birth.

caraNam 5

kIrtikAyEna yO bhAti - He who shines with his immortal fame tyAgarAjO gurur - Guru Tyagaraja mahAn - the great soul, tam stuvImO vayam - we praise him, nityam - always rAma bhakta shirOmaNim - the best among devotees of Rama.

caraNam 6

shrI tyAgarAja caritam - The life of Tyagaraja, sadA sarvajana priyam - dear to all people, vAsudEvasya krpayA - by the grace of Krishna, vAsudEvEna varNitam - has been described by (the composer) Vasudeva.