Thyagaraja Kriti - Sri Rama Jaya Rama - Raga Madhyamavathi

Transliteration–Telugu _______________________________________________________
Transliteration as per Modified Harvard-Kyoto (HK) Convention
(including Telugu letters – Short e, Short o) -

a A i I u U
R RR lR lRR
e E ai o O au M (H or :)

(e – short E – Long o – short O – Long)

k kh g gh n/G
c ch j jh n/J (jn – as in jnAna)
T Th D Dh N
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l L v
S sh s h

SrI rAma jaya rAma-madhyamAvati

In the kRti ‘SrI rAma jaya rAma SRngAra’ – rAga madhyamAvati, SrI tyAgarAja sings praises of the Lord as prahlAda would.

P SrI rAma jaya rAma SRngAra rAma

C1 gAravamuna brOvu karuNA samudra (SrI)

C2 nA lOni jAli nIk(E)la tocadurA (SrI)

C3 manas(i)cci nAtOnu ¹mATADunad(e)puDu (SrI)

C4 tALan(I) vELa(n)ika jAlamA rAma (SrI)

C5 balimini valacitE calamA O rAma (SrI)

C6 I saukhyam(I) bhAgyam(e)ndaina galadA (SrI)

C7 ²japam(E)mO tapam(E)mO aparAdham(E)mO (SrI)

C8 pankaja nayana nA ³kunkuma nIvE (SrI)

C9 avanij(A)dhipa nA sogas(e)varidE rAma (SrI)

C10 nIvu nimishamu lEni bhAvukam(E)lE (SrI)

C11 ⁴tOshimpak(e)nnALLu tOcunE rAma (SrI)

C12 ella saukhyamulu manas(o)lladE rAma (SrI)

C13 pAyagA mEnu ⁵sagamAyenE rAma (SrI)

C14 I(y)andam(I) candam(e)ndaina galadA (SrI)

C15 kUrcu vetal(A)rcu kaDa tErcavE rAma (SrI)

C16 mikkili mrokki cE jikkiti rAma (SrI)

C17 rAjillu SrI tyAgarAj(A)di vinuta (SrI)

Gist
O Lord SrI rAma! O Charming rAma! O Ocean of Mercy! O Lotus Eyed! O Consort of sItA! O shining Lord praised by tyAgarAja and others!

Hail You!
1. Please protect me affectionately.
2. Why my inner grief wouldn’t be known to You?
3. When are You going to talk to me frankly?
4. I am unable to bear now; why still delay?
5. Even though I deeply love You, why indecision?
6. Is this comfort and this fortune found anywhere else?
7. I do not know what chanting of Your names is and what penance is; probably You take this as my fault.
8. You alone are my adornment.
9. For whose sake my elegance? (It is only for You.)
10. Of what avail this fortune without You even for a moment?
11. When will it occur to You to make me happy?
12. My mind will not like all these (Worldly) comforts.
13. Being separated from You, my body has become emaciated.
14. Is this charm and this excellence found anywhere else?
15. Please be united with me, relieve my distress and emancipate me.
16. Having prayed to You a lot, I am caught in Your hands.

Word-by-word Meaning

P O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You (jaya) O Lord rAma! O Charming (SRngAra) rAma!

C1 O Ocean (samudra) of Mercy (karuNa)! Please protect (brOvu) me affectionately (gAravamuna).
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C2 Why (Ela) my (nA) inner (lOni) grief (jAli) wouldn’t be known (tOcadurA) (literally occur) to You (nIku) (nIkEla)?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C3 When (epuDu) are You going to talk (mATADunadi) (mATADunadepuDu) to me (nAtOnu) frankly (manasu icci) (manasicci)?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C4 I am unable to bear (tALanu) now (I vELa) (tALanI); O Lord rAma! why still (ika) (vELanika) delay (jAlamA)?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C5 Even though I deeply (balimini) (literally strongly) love (valacitE) You, why indecision (calamA) (literally wavering), O Lord rAma?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C6 Is this (I) comfort (saukhyamu) and this (I) (saukhyamI) fortune (bhAgyamu) found (galadA) anywhere (endaina) (bhAgyamendaina) else?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C7 I do not know what (EmO) chanting (japamu) (japamEmO) of Your names is and what (EmO) penance (tapamu) (tapamEmO) is; probably (EmO) You take this as my fault (aparAdhamu) (aparAdhamEmO);
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C8 O Lotus (pankaja) Eyed (nayana)! You alone (nIvE) are my adornment (kunkuma) (literally vermillion);
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C9 O Consort (adhipa) (literally Lord) of sItA – born of Earth (avanijA) (avanijAdhipa)! For whose sake (evaridE) my (nA) elegance (sogasu) (sogasevaridE), O Lord rAma? (it is only for You;)
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C10 Of what avail (ElE) this fortune (bhAvukamu) (bhAvukamElE) without (lEni) You (nIvu) even for a moment (nimishamu)?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C11 O Lord rAma! When (ennALLu) (literally how long) will it occur (tOcunE) to You to make me happy (tOshimpaka) (tOshimpakennALLu)?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C12 O Lord rAma! My mind (manasu) will not like (olladE) (manasolladE) all (ella) these (Worldly) comforts (saukhyamulu);
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C13 O Lord rAma! Being separated (pAyAgA) from You, my body (mEnu) has become (AyenE) emaciated (sagamu) (literally half) (sagamAyenE);
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C14 Is this (I) charm (andamu) and this (I) (IyandamI) excellence (candamu) found (galadA) anywhere (endaina) (candamendaina) else?
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C15 O Lord rAma! Please be united (kUrcu) with me, relieve (Arcu) my distress (vetalu) (vetalArcu) and emancipate (kaDa tErcavE) me;
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C16 O Lord rAma! Having prayed (mrokki) to You a lot (mikkili), I am caught (jikkiti) in Your hands (cE);
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

C17 O shining (rAjillu) Lord praised (vinuta) by tyAgarAja and others (Adi) (tyAgarAjAdi)!
O Lord SrI rAma! Hail You O Lord rAma! O Charming rAma!

Notes –
Variations –
¹ – mATADunadepuDu – mATADEdepuDu.

³ – kunkuma – kunkumamu.

⁵ – sagamAyenE – sagamAyenO. From the context, ‘sagamAyenE’ seems to be appropriate.

References –

Comments -
² – japamEmO tapamEmO aparAdhamEmO – This is a very cryptic statement and is subject to more than one interpretation. In some books, it has been translated as "I do not know japa or tapa; is it an unpardonable offence?"; in some other books, this has been translated as "is it my faulty penance or have I offended You?".

³ – kunkuma – this kRti is in nAyaki bhAva. kunkuma is an important symbol of a sumangali.

⁴ – tOshimpaka ennALLu tOcunE – In some books, this has been taken to mean 'how many days can I spend without satisfying your mind?' Considering the wordings of following caraNas, particularly, caraNa 15 wherein prahlAda asks the Lord to be united with him, 'making happy' (tOshimpaka) would be applicable to the Lord. Accordingly, it has been translated. In my opinion, 'tOshimpaka' is not in negative form.

In all books, it is given as ‘tOcunE’ (meaning ‘to occur’). This word is also spelt as ‘tOtsunE’. This word (tOtsunE) sounds similar to ‘tOstunE’ - derived from ‘tOyu’, which has the meaning ‘spend’, ‘while away’. If so, the meaning given in the book ‘how many days can I spend’ may be correct. In that case, ‘tOshimpaka’ would be in negative form, meaning ‘without making happy’. Accordingly, this caraNa may be translated as ‘how long will I while away without making You happy’.

Devanagari

ऎ,कॆ,चॆ.. - e,ke,ce..(short);
ए,के,चे.. - E,kE,cE..(long);
ऐ,कै,चै.. - ai,kai,cai..;
ऒ,कॊ,चॊ.. - o,ko,co..(short);
ओ,को,चो.. - O,kO,cO..(long);
औ,कौ,चौ.. -au,kau,cau..;

प. श्री राम जय राम शृंगार राम

च1. गारवमुन ब्रोवु करुणा समुद्र (श्री)

च2. ना लोनि जालि नी(के)ल तोचदुरा (श्री)

च3. मन(सि)च्चि नातोनु माटाडुन(दॆ)पुडु (श्री)

च4. ताळ(नी) वेळ(नि)क जालमा राम (श्री)

च5. बलिमिनि वलचिते चलमा ओ राम (श्री)

च6. ई सौख्य(मी) भाग्य(मॆ)न्दैन गलदा (श्री)

च7. जप(मे)मो तप(मे)मो अपराध(मे)मो (श्री)

च8. पंकज नयन ना कुंकुम नीवे (श्री)

च9. अवनि(जा)धिप ना सॊग(सॆ)वरिदे राम (श्री)

च10. नीवु निमिषमु लेनि भावुक(मे)ले (श्री)

च11. तोषिम्प(कॆ)न्नाळ्ळु तोचुने राम (श्री)

च12. ऎल्ल सौख्यमुलु मन(सॊ)ल्लदे राम (श्री)

च13. पायगा मेनु सग(मा)यॆने राम (श्री)

च14. ई(य)न्द(मी) चन्द(मॆ)न्दैन गलदा (श्री)

च15. कूर्चु वॆत(ला)र्चु कड तेर्चवे राम (श्री)

च16. मिक्किलि म्रॊक्कि चे जिक्किति राम (श्री)

च17. राजिल्लु श्री त्यागरा(जा)दि विनुत (श्री)

Tamil

க,ச,ட,த,ப - 2-ख छ ठ थ फ; 3-ग ड द ब; 4-घ झ ढ ध भ
(ச3 - ஜ)
ஸ1 श - शिव - சிவன்
ரு2 ऋ - कृप - கிருபை

ப. ஸ்ரீ ராம ஜய ராம ஸ்1ரு2ங்கா3ர ராம

ச1. கா3ரவமுன ப்3ரோவு கருணா ஸமுத்3ர (ஸ்ரீ)

ச2. நா லோனி ஜாலி நீ(கே)ல தோசது3ரா (ஸ்ரீ)

ச3. மன(ஸி)ச்சி நாதோனு மாடாடு3ன(தெ3)புடு3 (ஸ்ரீ)

ச4. தாள(னீ) வேள(னி)க ஜாலமா ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச5. ப3லிமினி வலசிதே சலமா ஓ ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச6. ஈ ஸௌக்2ய(மீ) பா4க்3ய(மெ)ந்தை3ன க3லதா3 (ஸ்ரீ)

ச7. ஜப(மே)மோ தப(மே)மோ அபராத4(மே)மோ (ஸ்ரீ)

ச8. பங்கஜ நயன நா குங்கும நீவே (ஸ்ரீ)

ச9. அவனி(ஜா)தி4ப நா ஸொக3(ஸெ)வரிதே3 ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச10. நீவு நிமிஷமு லேனி பா4வுக(மே)லே (ஸ்ரீ)

ச11. தோஷிம்ப(கெ)ன்னாள்ளு தோசுனே ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச12. எல்ல ஸௌக்2யமுலு மன(ஸொ)ல்லதே3 ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச13. பாயகா3 மேனு ஸக3(மா)யெனே ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச14. ஈ(ய)ந்த3(மீ) சந்த3(மெ)ந்தை3ன க3லதா3 (ஸ்ரீ)

ச15. கூர்சு வெத(லா)ர்சு கட3 தேர்சவே ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச16. மிக்கிலி ம்ரொக்கி சே ஜிக்கிதி ராம (ஸ்ரீ)

ச17. ராஜில்லு ஸ்ரீ த்யாக3ரா(ஜா)தி3 வினுத (ஸ்ரீ)

இராமா! பல்லாண்டு, இராமா! எழிலான இராமா!

1. அன்புடன் காப்பாய், கருணைக் கடலே!

2. எனதுள்ளத் துயர் உனக்கேன் தோன்றாதய்யா?

3. மனந்திறந்து என்னோடு பேசுவதெப்போது?

4. தாளேனிவ்வேளை; இன்னும் தாமதமா, இராமா?

5. ஆழக் காதலித்தாலும், தயக்கமோ, ஓ இராமா?

6. இந்த இன்பமும், இந்த பேறும் எங்காவதுண்டா?

7. செபமென்னவோ? தவமென்னவோ? இது குற்றமோ?

8 கமலக்கண்ணா! எனது குங்குமம் நீயே!

9. புவிமகள் கேள்வா! எனது சொகுசு எவருடையதே, இராமா?

10. நீ நிமிடமும் இல்லாத பேறேனோ?

11. மகிழ்விக்க எப்போது தோன்றும் (உனக்கு), இராமா?(அல்லது)
மகிழ்விக்காது எத்தனை நாள் தள்ளுவேனோ இராமா?

12. எந்த இன்பத்தையும் எனது மனது விரும்பாதே, இராமா!

13. பிரிந்ததனால் மேனி பகுதியானதே, இராமா!

14. இவ்வெழில், இச்செம்மை எங்காகிலுமுண்டா?

15. இணைவாய், துயர் தீர்ப்பாய், கடைத் தேற்றுவாய், இராமா!

16. மிக்கு தொழுது, (உன்) கையில் சிக்கினேன், இராமா!

17. ஒளிரும், தியாகராசன் ஆகியோரால் போற்றப் பெற்றோனே!
இராமா! பல்லாண்டு, இராமா! எழிலான இராமா!

செபமென்னவோ? தவமென்னவோ? - இவை அறியேன் என
எனது குங்குமம் - சுமங்கலியின் சின்னம்
(இப்பாடல் நாயகி பாவத்தில் பிரகலாதன் பாடுவது)

Telugu

ప. శ్రీ రామ జయ రామ శృంగార రామ

చ1. గారవమున బ్రోవు కరుణా సముద్ర (శ్రీ)

చ2. నా లోని జాలి నీకేల తోచదురా (శ్రీ)

చ3. మనసిచ్చి నాతోను మాటాడునదెపుడు (శ్రీ)

చ4. తాళనీ వేళనిక జాలమా రామ (శ్రీ)

చ5. బలిమిని వలచితే చలమా ఓ రామ (శ్రీ)

చ6. ఈ సౌఖ్యమీ భాగ్యమెందైన గలదా (శ్రీ)

చ7. జపమేమో తపమేమో అపరాధమేమో (శ్రీ)

చ8. పంకజ నయన నా కుంకుమ నీవే (శ్రీ)

చ9. అవనిజాధిప నా సొగసెవరిదే రామ (శ్రీ)

చ10. నీవు నిమిషము లేని భావుకమేలే (శ్రీ)

చ11. తోషింపకెన్నాళ్ళు తోచునే రామ (శ్రీ)

చ12. ఎల్ల సౌఖ్యములు మనసొల్లదే రామ (శ్రీ)

చ13. పాయగా మేను సగమాయెనే రామ (శ్రీ)

చ14. ఈయందమీ చందమెందైన గలదా (శ్రీ)

చ15. కూర్చు వెతలార్చు కడ తేర్చవే రామ (శ్రీ)

చ16. మిక్కిలి మ్రొక్కి చే జిక్కితి రామ (శ్రీ)

చ17. రాజిల్లు శ్రీ త్యాగరాజాది వినుత (శ్రీ)

Kannada

ಪ. ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ಜಯ ರಾಮ ಶೃಂಗಾರ ರಾಮ

ಚ1. ಗಾರವಮುನ ಬ್ರೋವು ಕರುಣಾ ಸಮುದ್ರ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ2. ನಾ ಲೋನಿ ಜಾಲಿ ನೀಕೇಲ ತೋಚದುರಾ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ3. ಮನಸಿಚ್ಚಿ ನಾತೋನು ಮಾಟಾಡುನದೆಪುಡು (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ4. ತಾಳನೀ ವೇಳನಿಕ ಜಾಲಮಾ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ5. ಬಲಿಮಿನಿ ವಲಚಿತೇ ಚಲಮಾ ಓ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ6. ಈ ಸೌಖ್ಯಮೀ ಭಾಗ್ಯಮೆಂದೈನ ಗಲದಾ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ7. ಜಪಮೇಮೋ ತಪಮೇಮೋ ಅಪರಾಧಮೇಮೋ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ8. ಪಂಕಜ ನಯನ ನಾ ಕುಂಕುಮ ನೀವೇ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ9. ಅವನಿಜಾಧಿಪ ನಾ ಸೊಗಸೆವರಿದೇ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ10. ನೀವು ನಿಮಿಷಮು ಲೇನಿ ಭಾವುಕಮೇಲೇ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ11. ತೋಷಿಂಪಕೆನ್ನಾಳ್ಳು ತೋಚುನೇ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ12. ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೌಖ್ಯಮುಲು ಮನಸೊಲ್ಲದೇ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ13. ಪಾಯಗಾ ಮೇನು ಸಗಮಾಯೆನೇ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ14. ಈಯಂದಮೀ ಚಂದಮೆಂದೈನ ಗಲದಾ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ15. ಕೂರ್ಚು ವೆತಲಾರ್ಚು ಕಡ ತೇರ್ಚವೇ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ16. ಮಿಕ್ಕಿಲಿ ಮ್ರೊಕ್ಕಿ ಚೇ ಜಿಕ್ಕಿತಿ ರಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀ)

ಚ17. ರಾಜಿಲ್ಲು ಶ್ರೀ ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜಾದಿ ವಿನುತ (ಶ್ರೀ)

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പ. ശ്രീ രാമ ജയ രാമ ശൃങ്ഗാര രാമ

ച1. ഗാരവമുന ബ്രോവു കരുണാ സമുദ്ര (ശ്രീ)

ച2. നാ ലോനി ജാലി നീകേല തോചദുരാ (ശ്രീ)

ച3. മനസിച്ചി നാതോനു മാടാഡുനദെപുഡു (ശ്രീ)

ച4. താളനീ വേളനിക ജാലമാ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച5. ബലിമിനി വലചിതേ ചലമാ ഓ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച6. ഈ സൌഖ്യമീ ഭാഗ്യമെന്ദൈന ഗലദാ (ശ്രീ)

ച7. ജപമേമോ തപമേമോ അപരാധമേമോ (ശ്രീ)

ച8. പങ്കജ നയന നാ കുങ്കുമ നീവേ (ശ്രീ)

ച9. അവനിജാധിപ നാ സൊഗസെവരിദേ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച10. നീവു നിമിഷമു ലേനി ഭാവുകമേലേ (ശ്രീ)

ച11. തോഷിമ്പകെന്നാള്ളു തോചുനേ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച12. എല്ല സൌഖ്യമുലു മനസൊല്ലദേ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച13. പായഗാ മേനു സഗമായെനേ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച14. ഈയന്ദമീ ചന്ദമെന്ദൈന ഗലദാ (ശ്രീ)

ച15. കൂര്ചു വെതലാര്ചു കഡ തേര്ചവേ രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച16. മിക്കിലി മ്രൊക്കി ചേ ജിക്കിതി രാമ (ശ്രീ)

ച17. രാജില്ലു ശ്രീ ത്യാഗരാജാദി വിനുത (ശ്രീ)

Updated on 24 Feb 2009