28 harikaambhOji mela
Aa: S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: roopakam
Composer: Mysore Sadaashiva Rao
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

sAkEta nagara nAtha shrIkAnta jagannAtha

anupallavi

lOkEsha cidvilAsa lOkAvana catura mAm pAhi
dEvadEva munijana hita surapatinuta shubhada carita
dasarata sukha janakajAramaNa dEvaripuNA sajana

caraNam

rAjitAmara pAla rAmacandra bhUpAla rAjarAja vandita caraNa yugaLa dIna pAla ina
rAjavamsha ratna sadAshiva kavinuta jita sapatna dasharatha suta janakajA ramaNa dEva ripu nAshacaNa

Meaning:

pallavi

sAkEta nagara nAtha - O Lord of the city of Saketa (Ayodhya)!
shrIkAnta - O beloved of Lakshmi!
jagannAtha - O Lord of the worlds!

anupallavi

lOkEsha - O Lord of men !
cidvilAsa - O One shining as one's consciousness!
lOkAvana catura - O Expert in protecting the world!
mAm pAhi - Protect me!
dEvadEva - O God of gods!
munijana hita - O One favourable to Rishis !
surapati nuta - O One extolled by Indra (the king of Devas)!
shubhada carita - O One who story (narration or reading) gives welfare!
dasharatha suta - O Son of Dasaratha !
janakajA ramaNa - O husband of Sita, the daughter of Janaka!
dEva ripu nAsha caNa - O Expert at destroying the enemies of the gods (viz the Asuras) !

caraNam

rAjitAmara pAla - O Protector of the resplendent Devas!
rAmacandra bhUpAla - O King Ramachandra!
rAjarAja vandita caraNa yugaLa - O One whose twin feet are worshipped by emperors!
dIna pAla - O Protector of the weak !
ina rAja vamsha ratna - O Jewel of the Sun's royal lineage !
sadAshiva kavinuta - O One praised by Sadashiva Kavi!
jita sapatna - O One who has conquered all enemies!

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Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.