17 sooryakaantam janya
Aa: S R1 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S

taaLam: jhampa
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

pAhi pAhi dInabandhO mAm pAhi parAnanda sindhO

caraNam 1

tArakAsura vairi nuta tAraka shubhakara carita

caraNam 2

brahma rudrAdi sabhEshAribha simhAnana jita bhESa

caraNam 3

shakrAri janaka samharaNa shankha cakrAdi dhara shrta caraNa

caraNam 4

rAghavAnvaya supradIpa sukha rAghavana kuThAra rUpa

caraNam 5

shara shara jagadAdhara akhilAshara shArada sukha dhIra

caraNam 6

kuvalaya daLa sama nEtra pAlita kuvalaya daLita amitra

caraNam 7

kamalAhita guNa bharata rAma kamalAhita dharaa vinuta

caraNam 8

tyAgarAjanuta sharaNa nI tyAgarAja dhara suguNa

Meaning:
Great one! Protect me. O RAghava! I worshipped you day in and day out. I regarded you as my entire wealth and fortune. Again and again I appealed to you. Your name is more precious than genuine pearls. Born in this world, I took to your name firmly. Contemplating your blessed feet profoundly, I feel I am saturated with you. Through songs extolling your glory, I sought your abode. Through meditation I have become your devotee.

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