dasharatha nandana dAnavabhanjana-asAvEri-tyAgarAja - Ramakrishnan Murthy

pallavi dasharatha nandana dAnava mardana dayayA mAm pAhi caraNam 1 cAlunu mAyA jAlamu cEya jAlanu tOyajAlayA rAya caraNam 2 manasuna nArImaNulanu gOri janulatO jEri jeppa nI dAri caraNam 3 dhanikuni nenci tanuvunu benci vanitala kAnci varaduDu ponci caraNam 4 nE paradEshi nErpuna gAsi bApavE dAsi pAvanu jEsi caraNam 5 sarvamu nIvu sArEku rAvu garvamulu lEvu grakkuna brOvu caraNam 6 valaciti nIlavarNa sushIla calamika nEla svAmi nE tALa caraNam 7 sAgara shayana sArasa nayana tyAgarAjAvana tAraka suguNa Meaning: O son of Dasharatha! Destroyer of Rakshasas! Show me mercy and protect me. Enough of your deceptive tricks. I can no longer stand them. Lord of the lotus heart! I am a stranger to the path of righteousness. Realising the hopelessness of my plight, do condescend to come near me and purify me, ridding me of my moral depravity. With an attractive blue complexion, beautiful eyes and virtuous attributes, how long do you propose to sleep on your serpent couch disregarding the cries of distress of your devotees? Shed your anger and pray protect me now.