Song:
bhajarE raghuveeram
bajarE raguveeram
raagam: jOnpuri
20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language: Sanskrit
pallavi
bhajarE raghuvIram mAnasa bhajarE bahudhIram
anupallavi
ambudaDimbha viDambana gAtram ambuda vAhana nandanadAtram
caraNam 1
kushika sutArpita kArmuka vEdam vashi hrdayAmbuja bhAskara pAdam
caraNam 2
kuNDala mandana maNDita karNam kuNDali mancakam-adbhuta varNam
caraNam 3
daNDita sunda sutAdika vIram maNDita-manukulam Ashraya shaurim
caraNam 4
paramahamsam-akhilAgama vEdyam parama vEda makuTI pratipAdyam
Meaning:
pallavi
rE mAnasa - O Mind!
bhaja - Worship
raghuvIram - Rama, hero of the Raghu dynasty,
bahudhIram - the immensely courageous, steadfast one.
caraNam 1
(Worship Rama)
ambudaDimbha viDambana gAtram - the one whose body resembles a young (fresh, water-filled) cloud,
ambuda vAhana nandana dAtram - the one who was a sabre (cause of death) to Vali, the son of the cloud-seated Indra.
caraNam 2
(Worship Rama)
kuSika sutArpita kArmuka vEdam - the one to whom Dhanur-Vidya (science of weaponry) was given by Vishvamitra (Kaushika, descendent of Kushika),
vaSi hRdayAmbuja bhAskara pAdam - the one whose feet are the sun (causing to bloom) the heart-lotuses of ascetics who have conquered their sense organs.
caraNam 3
(Worship Rama)
kuNDala maNDana maNDita karNam - the one whose ears are bedecked with the Kundala ear-ornaments,
kuNDali mancakam - the one who has a snake (Adisesha) as his bed,
adbhuta varNam - the one whose complexion is wondrous.
caraNam 4
(Worship Rama)
daNDita sunda sutAdika vIram - the one who punished all the (Rakshasa) warriors beginning with Subahu and Maricha, the sons of Sunda,
maNDita manukulam - the adornment of the human race (or the family of Vaivasvata Manu),
ASraya Saurim - Vishnu, the refuge of all.
caraNam 5
(Worship Rama)
paramahamsam - the supreme enlightened one,
akhilAgama vEdyam - the one to be understood by the Vedas,
parama vEda makuTI pratipAdyam - the one substantiated by the Upanishads ( the crown of the great Vedas).
Meaning reprinted from here with permission.
Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.