Paahi Ramaa Ramana
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
pAhi ramA ramaNa mAM Show DetailspAhi sad-guNa gaNa harE rAma | O Beloved of Lakshmi! deign to protect me; O Lord of countless virtues! deign to protect me; O Lord Rama! |
[edit] Charanams Combined
1. cinta mAna 1nIdu karuNa Show Detailsisumanta rAdu harE rAma (pAhi) 2. entani sairintu 2nEn- Emani vEgintu harE rAma (pAhi) 3. ahaha 3ciluka kUna brahm- Astramunaku tagunA harE rAma (pAhi) 4. cEti malle pUvu guND- rAtikOrva pOdu harE rAma (pAhi) 5. 4dOsa paNDukeTTu rAma tOcuninupa kaTTu harE rAma (pAhi) 6. dEva dEva venna katti debbakOrcukonunA harE rAma (pAhi) 7. talli taNDri brOvakuNTE tanayunikE drOva harE rAma (pAhi) 8. rAja varya zaraNa tyAgarAja vinuta caraNa harE rAma (pAhi) | 1. O Lord Rama! If one ceases to have Your thought, even a little of Your mercy will not come. 2. O Lord Rama! how much shall I endure? as to what shall I grieve? 3. O Lord Rama! Alas! does a parrot chick deserve a missile of Brahma? 4. O Lord Rama! The jasmine flower handled carefully even by hand cannot bear a pestle. 5. O Lord Rama! How shall a yellow melon feel an iron clad? 6. O Lord Rama! O Lord of celestials! Will butter be able to withstand blow of a dagger? 7. O Lord Rama! What is the way out for the child if the parents do not protect him? 8. O Lord Rama! O Refuge of even the eminent Kings! O Lord whose holy feet are well-praised by this Thyagaraja! |
[edit] Variations
- General – The order of Charanas vary in books
- 1nIdu karuNa isumanta – nIdu isumanta karuNa
- 2nEnEmani – nEnentani
[edit] Commentary
- 3ciluka kUna brahmAstramunaku tagunA – The reference is to Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, Chapter 38 wherein Sita narrates the incident to Anjaneya. Sri Rama getting annoyed with a crow which was bent upon eating the flesh of Sita, delivered Brahmastra – considered to be an ultimate weapon to kill the crow. Sri ThyagarAja seems to say that the Lord was too harsh in using the Brahmastra against a mere crow.
- 4dOsa paNDu – (Cucumis sativus) At the stage when the yellow melon begins to ripe, a cloth covering is made in order to protect it from birds etc. Sri Thyagaraja questions as to how the fruit will feel if, instead of a cloth, iron clad is used.
