baDalika dheera
raagam: reeti gowLa

22 kharaharapriya janya
Aa: S G2 R2 G2 M1 N2 D2 M1 N2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 M1 G2 M1 P M1 G2 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

baDalika dIra pavvaLincavE
(baDalika)

anupallavi

saDalani duritamunu tEgagOsi-sArvabhauma sAkEtarAma
(baDalika)

caraNam

pankajAsanuni paritApamu kani pankajAptakula pativai velasi pankajAkSito vanamuna kEgi
jinkanu vadhiyinci manku rAvaNuni madamu nanaci nishshankuDagu vibhISaNuniki
bangAru lanka nosagi surula brOcina niSkaLanka! tyAgarAjanuta rAma
(baDalika)

Meaning:
Omniscient Lord Supreme! Saketa Rama! Rest on your downy bed and be free of fatigue, erasing my inexhaustible sings, root and branch. Having exerted yourself so much, Lord, you need rest. Relenting at the pitiable plight of Brahma, you incarnated in the solar race, all the way down from your celestial abode. You had to trek enormous distances in the frightful jungles with Sita. There you shot down a Rakshasa who had assumed the form of a golden deer with the evil intention of separating you from Sita. Then you engaged yourself in relentless war to humble the might of arrogant Ravana and bestowed on his brother Vibhishana who was loyal to you the kingdom of Lanka. Thus you accomplished the onerous mission of protecting the Devas. What a lot of exertion all this must have meant, Immaculate Lord! Lie down and sleep soundly.

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning from Compositions of Tyagaraja by TK Govinda Rao.