Word Division - Word-by-word meaning
pallavi
rAma rAma rAma mAM pAhi
O SrI rAma rAma rAma! Protect (pAhi) me (mAM).
caraNam
caraNam 1
vanamuna cani muni jana gaNamunu kanu-
goni nenaruna ghanamuna pAlincina (rAma)
O Lord SrI rAma who, proceeding (cani) to the forest (vanamuna), finding (kanugoni) multitude (gaNamunu) of ascetics (muni jana), protected (pAlincina) them kindly (nenaruna) and nicely (ghanamuna)!
Please protect me too.
caraNam 2
vanaja nayana ninu manasuna dina dinamunu
kanugonu nanu(n)anaghuni sEyavE (rAma)
O Lotus (vanaja) (blue Lotus) Eyed (nayana)! Please make (sEyavE) me (nanu) sinless (anaghuni) (nananaghuni), who beholds (kanugonu) You in his mind (manasuna) every day (dina dinamunu).
O Lord SrI rAma! Please protect me.
caraNam 3
sura nara vara nuta caraNa kamala yuga
kara dhRta giri vara aramara sEyaka (rAma)
O Lord whose Lotus (kamala) feet (caraNa yuga) are praised (nuta) by celestials (sura) and great (vara) men (nara)! O Lord who held (dhRta) in His hands (kara) the sacred (vara) gOvardhana Mountain (giri)! Please do not differentiate (aramara sEyaka) me (I am Yours).
O Lord SrI rAma! Please protect me.
caraNam 4
mura khara hara hari paricara karuNA-
kara gara dhara nuta kari varada varada (rAma)
O Slayer (hara) of mura and khara demons! O Lord served (paricara) by monkeys (hari)! O Compassionate One (karuNA-kara)! O Lord praised (nuta) by Lord Siva – having (dhara) poison (gara) (in his throat)! O Bestower of boons (varada) to gajEndra – elephant (kari)! O Bestower of Boons (varada)!
O Lord SrI rama! Please protect me.
caraNam 5
SaraNu-anukoni niratamunanu ninu hRt-
sarasijamunu virulanu pUjintunu (rAma)
Taking refuge (SaraNu anukoni) (SaraNanukoni) in You, I shall ceaselessly (niratamunanu) worship (pUjintunu) You (ninu) with flowers (virulanu) in my heart (hRt) Lotus (sarasijamunu).
O Lord SrI rAma! Please protect me.
caraNam 6
kali yugamuna nelakonna itaralu-E
vibhuDula kani ninugA madini bhajintunu (rAma)
When I behold (kani) any (E) other (itarala) (itaralE) Gods (vibhuDula) abiding (nelakonna) in the kali yuga (kali yugamuna), assuming them to be You (ninugA) alone, I shall chant Your names (bhajintunu) in my mind (madini).
O Lord SrI rAma! Please protect me.
caraNam 7
bahu vacanamulu-enduku ika nIvE
iha paramulu mari nA sarvasvamu (rAma)
Why (enduku) say (vacanamulu) (vacanamulenduku) much (bahu)? Now (ika) (literally now onwards) You (nIvE) are my (nA) present (iha) (literally this World), future (paramulu) and (mari) indeed everything (sarvasvamu).
O Lord SrI rAma! Please protect me.
caraNam 8
sarasija bhava sura pati vandita pada
pura hara nuta pAlita tyAgarAja (rAma)
O Lord whose Feet (pada) are worshipped (vandita) by brahmA – born (bhava) of Lotus (sarasija) and indra – Chief (pati) of celestials (sura)! O Lord praised (nuta) by Lord Siva – the destroyer (hara) of tripura – the three fortresses (pura)! O Protector (pAlita) of this tyAgarAja!
O Lord SrI rAma! Please protect me.
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
1 – rAma rAma rAma mAM pAhi – Given twice in some books.
4 - sarasijamunu virulanu pUjintunu – this is how it is given in all the books. However, it should either be ‘sarasijamanu virulanu pUjintunu’ (worship with flower(s) of heart-lotus) or ‘sarasijamuna virulanu pUjintunu’ (worship in the heart-lotus with flowers).
4 – pUjintunu – pUjintu.
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References
2 - mura - He was killed by SrI kRshNa – Please refer to kRshNA’s later pastimes with demons.
3 - khara - He was killed by SrI rAma.
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