pallavi
paripUrNa kAma sari lEni vADa
dari jUpavE giri rAja dhara

O Lord who has no desires (left to be fulfilled) (paripUrNa kAma)! O Lord who (vADa) is peerless (sari lEni)! Please give (jUpavE) (literally show) me refuge (dari), O Bearer (dhara) of mandara – King (rAja) of mountains (giri)!

anupallavi
hari rAja mitra hari rAja nEtra
paripAlaya mAM bhakta pArijAta (pari)

O Friend (mitra) of sugrIva – King (rAja) of monkeys (hari)! O Sun (hari) and Moon (rAja) Eyed (nEtra)! Deign to govern (paripAlaya) me (mAM), O Wish-tree (pArijAta) of the devotees (bhakta)!
O Lord who has no desires (left to be fulfilled)! O Lord who is peerless! Please give me refuge, O Bearer of mandara mountain!

caraNam
vara yOgi bRnda-ASrita pAda yuga
SaraNa-Agata jana saMrakshaka
Sarad-indu nibha vadana-aravinda
vara dAyaka tyAgarAja nuta (pari)

O Lord in whose Holy Feet (pAda yuga) great (vara) ascetics (yOgi bRnda) seek refuge (ASrita) (bRndASrita)!
O Protector (saMrakshaka) of those (jana) who have sought (Agata) refuge (SaraNa) (SaraNAgata) in You!
O Lord whose Lotus (aravinda) face (vadana) (vadanAravinda) resembles (nibha) the autumnal (Sarad) moon (indu) (Sarad-indu)!
O Bestower (dAyaka) of Boons (vara)! O Lord praised (nuta) by this tyAgarAja!
O Lord who has no desires (left to be fulfilled)! O Lord who is peerless! Please give me refuge, O Bearer of mandara mountain!