taaLam: Adi
Composer: Badraacala Raamadaas
Language:

pallavi

biDiyamEla nika mOkSamicci nI vADugu dATi pOra rAma

anupallavi

taDavAyrnu nE nOrvalenu dora tanamu dAcukOra rAma

caraNam 1

muruyucu nI dhara ceppinaTTu vina mucukunduDa gAnu rAma
arudu mIralani talaci egarAga hanumantuDa gAnu rAma

caraNam 2

saraguna muccula mATalu vina jAmbavantuDanu gAnu rAmA
vira vira mIvalalOpaDa nE nA vibhISaNuDa gAnu rAmA

caraNam 3

mAyala cEta vancimpa baDagA nE mahIshuDa gAnu rAma
nyAyamu lEka nE natunitu tiruganu nAraduNDa gAnu rAma

caraNam 4

Ayamu ceDi hari ninu gani koluvanu arjanuNDagAnu rAmA
dAyAduNDani madilO muriyanu dasharathuDanu gAnu rAmA

caraNam 5

narahari nanu rakSimpumayyA shrI nArAyaNa rUpa shrI rAma
maraci niDuralaonainanu nI pada sarasijamula viDuvara rA,a

caraNam 6

garima tODa mA sItanu gAcina goppalu nE viNTi rAma
paraga bhadragiri shikhara nivAsa para bala samhAra rAma

Meaning:

pallavi

Why this hesitation? Give me Liberation and then you go your own way, Rama!
I am not able to tolerate this delay. Keep your kingliness to yourself.

caranam 1

I am not Muchikunda (who slept for eons in order to escape his grief) who affectionately followed your advice on Earth
I am not Hanuma, who thought there is no one else like you and flew everywhere on your order

caranam 2

I am not like Jambavantha, who listened to the advice of some unpleasant people and came to fight a war with you
I am not Vibheeshana, who fell for your charm right away

caranam 3

I am not Shiva, who gets deceived by trickery easily
I am not Naarada, who goes from place to place causes injustice

caranam 4

I am not Arjuna who lost his restraint (during the war) and then begged you to save him
I am not Dasaratha to take delight in you, thinking you are my kin

caranam 5

I have heard with pride of how you took care of my mother, Sita

You are the dweller at the peak of Bhadrachalam, you are the vanquisher of ego

caranam 6

Protect me, the incarnation of Sri Narayana!
I will not leave your lotus feet even in my sleep, not out of forgetfulness

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Aruna Turaga.