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Ragam: nArAyaNagauLa {28th Melakartha (Hari Kambodhi) Janyam}

ARO:     S R2 M1 P N2 D2 N2 S                       ||

AVA:      S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 G3 R2  S         ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: T M Krishna

Pallavi:

shrI rAmam ravikulAbDhi sOmam shrta kalpa bhUruham bhajEham

Anupallavi:

dhIrA gragaNyam varENyam dIna janAdhAram raghuvIram

nAradAdi sannuta rAmAyana pArAyaNa mudita nArAyaNam

Charanam:

dasharathAtmajam lakSmaNA grajam dAnava kula bhIkaram

shrIkaram kushalava tAtam sItOpEtam kuvalaya nayanam sudarbha

shayanam su-sharacApa pANim sudhImaNim su-nrta bhASam guruguha

tOSam dashavadana bhanjanam niranjanam dAnanidhim dayArasa jalanidhim

Meaning: (Approximate – please report errors):

P: I contemplate (“bhajE-ham”) on SRI RAMA who is the moon (“sOmam”) to the solar dynasty (“ravi-kulAbDhi”). He is the KALPAKA tree (“bhUruham”) to supplicants (“Ashrta”).

A: He is One who is counted as the bravest (“gra-gaNyam”amongst the brave (“dhIrA”). The one to be sought after (“varENyam”). The support (“AdhAram”) for the afflicted (“dIna janA”). The valiant (“raghu-vIram”) one of the RAGHU dynasty. He is NARAYANA delighted (“mudita”) by the recitation (“pArAyaNa”) of the epic RAMAYANA by (“sannuta”) Narada and others (“nArada-adi).

C: Son (“Atmajam”) of DASHARATHA. Elder brother  (“Agrajam”) of LAKSHMANA. He was a terror (“bhIkaram”) to demons (“dAnava kula”). He bestows prosperity (“shrI-karam”). Father (“tAtam”) of LAVA and KUSHA (“kusha-lava”). He is in the company of SITA (“sIta-UpEtam”). He has lotus like (“kuvalaya”) eyes (“nayanam”). He reposes (“shayanam”) on the DARBHA grass (“sudarbha”). He holds a beautiful (“su”) bow and arrows (“shara-cApa”) in his hand (“pANim”). He is a gem among people of understanding (“sudhI-maNim”). He speaks (“bhASam”) only the truth (“su-nrta”). He pleases (“tOSam”) KARTTIKEYA (“guruguha”). He destroys (“bhanjanam”) the ten headed (“dasha-vadana”) RAVANA. He is faultless (“niranjanam”). He is the treasure trove of grace (“dAna-nidhim”). He is an ocean (“jala-nidhim”) of sentiment of compassion (“dayA-rasa”).