Sri Rama dasa dasaoham

Sri Rama dasa dasaoham 

By

Saint Thyagaraja

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Ragam  Danyasi

Thalam Chapu

Pallavi

Sri Rama dasa dasaoham   ana,

Neeraja nethra  neekela  sandeham

Pallavi

I am the slave of the slave of Rama,

Why doubt  in you about it, Oh lotus eyed one

Charanam

1,.Gattu  gaanaraani  gundaa  -Rama ,

Pattuko   dhata  nee peru  theppanda

Chranam

1.Oh Rama  , to cross this shore less ocean of SAmasra,

Your  name is the boat   that  I should hold.

2.Chala chithamanu  nallakunu   Rama,

Chelagu  nee vama hasthamu vairiyagunu.

2.Oh Rama to the waves of thoughts  of the mind,

Your   left hand is the enemy  , which offers protection.

3.Kamadhulanu  nakrapadaa  dheerpa ,

Ramayya nee  chethi  chakramu letha.

3.To destroy the crocodiles  like passion,

Don’t  you have in your hand the wheel, Oh Lord Rama.

4.Ahamanu  jada thavamanasi  brova  ,

SAhajamou   nee chethi  charamulu leva

4.Dont you have in your hand arrows so  to ,

Remove the madness  of “me” in me  and protect me.

5.Dushkarm,amunu   konda legaya  Rama,

Nishkalmasha   pavana judunda sadhaya

5.Oh Rama to make me cross the mountains of bad action,

Is not the   the stainless    son of  wind God with you?

6.Janana maranamunu  sudini nilpa  ,

Ganamaina   neeyajnagadhanu  vadini.

6.Your   strong order  is  more than sufficient,

To stop  the overflow of water called   birth and death.

7.Jathi  kokaru  goodinaram  preethi  ,

CHetha   thelisi kondimi  nama saram,

7.We the caste of your devotees  joined together  ,

Have understood the essence of your name  due to great devotion.

8.Pannuga  bhavam athi goram  Rama ,

Ninnu  vinaanya  daivamulanu   koram.

8.Oh Rama   this state of Samsara is greatly horrible ,

And because  of that    we  will  not ask other Gods except you  .

9.Mada  mathsaramulanu  gajamulaku nee,

Padakamalangusa reka   angusamu

9,For the elephants called strong opinion   and competition  ,

Your lotus like feet    are  the only goad,

10,Sokadhukaanu  parvathamulaku  ,

Nee karangiths bajra rekha vajramu.

10. To help  one to break the  mountain called sorrow,

Only the diamond  libes of your hand  is the Vajrayudha.

11,  Varaguna  Rajathi Raja  Rama ,

Parama pavana  palitha Thyagraja

11.Oh  Rama who is the king of kings   with  auspicious qualities,

And who is divinely pure , Please  protect  Thyagaraja,