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taaLam: cApu
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:

pallavi

jaya jaya raghurAma nihata nishAcara satyakAma

anupallavi

nayanajita kamala nAma dUritamala mayi dayAm kuru mahitatara maNimaya vibhUSaNa manukulOttama

caraNam 1

dinakara tanaya pAla sEvaka pavanaja hATakacEla ghana sArAnkita phAla kausalEya sushIla
janita natajana sakala shubhaguNa sanaka mukha muni sharaNa nirupama

caraNam 2

vAridhi mada vidAra purNacanrda vadana vimalahAra mAra samAkAra mahItArAti gambhIra
sArasOdbhava sannutAhava cArutara hAsa jAnakIvara

caraNam 3

sAkEtapura bhUpa pankajanAbha samara darshita kOpa nAga nAyaka tApa nAshanADbhUta rUpa
shrI karAkhila sEvya mama paramAkalaya shubhamAshu dinamanu

Meaning:

pallavi

jaya jaya - Victory (to you)
raghurAma - O Raghurama
nihata nishAcara - O One who has destroyed the Rakshasas!
satyakAma - O One to whom truth is very dear!

anupallavi

nayanajita kamala - - O One who surpasses the lotus with your eyes!
nAma dUritamala - O One whose name removes impurities!
mayi dayAm kuru - Show mercy on me!
mahitatara maNimaya vibhUSaNa - O One with precious bejewelled ornaments
manukulOttama - O Best among men!

caraNam 1

dinakara tanaya pAla - O Protector of Sugriva (son of Surya)!
sEvaka pavanaja - O One whose servant is Hanuman (son of Vayu)!
hATakacEla - - O One with golden garments!
ghanasAra ankita phAla - O One whose forehead is marked with a tilaka !
kausalEya - O Son of Kausalya!
sushIla - O One of good conduct!
janita natajana sakala shubhaguNa - O One who creates all auspicious virtues in those who salute you!
sanaka mukha muni sharaNa - O Refuge of all Rishis led by Sanaka!
nirupama - O Incomparable one!

caraNam 2

vAridhi mada vidAra - O Remover of the pride of the ocean!
purNacanrda vadana - - O One whose face is like the full moon!
vimalahAra - O One wearing flawless necklaces!
mAra sama AkAra - O One whose form is like that of Manmatha!
mahItAra - O Saviour of the earth!
ati gambhIra - O Most majestic one!
sArasOdbhava sannutAhava - O One extolled by Brahma in the battlefield!
cArutara hAsa - O One whose smile is most charming!
jAnakIvara - O lord of Seetha!

caraNam 3

sAkEtapura bhUpa - O King of Ayodhya!
pankajanAbha - O Padmanabha!
samara darshita kOpa - - O One who displayed wrath in the war!
nAga nAyaka tApa nAshana - O One who put out the suffering of the king of elephants (Gajendra)!
aDbhUta rUpa - O One whose form is wondrously beautiful!
shrI kara - O Giver of wealth!
akhila sEvya - O One worshipped by all!
mama param Akalaya shubham Ashu dinamanu - Bestow great welfare on me, quickly, everyday!

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.