Song:
pibarE raamarasam
pibarE raama rasam
raagam: yamunaa kalyaaNi
65 mEcakalyaaNi janya
Aa: S R2 G3 P M2 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P M2 P G3 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language: Sanskrit
pallavi
pibarE rAmarasaM rasanE pibarE rAmarasam
caraNam 1
dUrIkrta pAtaka samsargaM pUrita nAnAvidha phalavargam
caraNam 2
janana maraNa bhaya SOka vidUraM sakala SAstra nigamAgama sAram
caraNam 3
paripAlita sarasija garbhANDaM parama pavitrIkrta pAshaNDam
caraNam 4
Suddha paramahamsASrama gItaM Suka Saunaka kauSika mukha pItam
Meaning:
pallavi
rE rasanE - O Tongue!
piba - Drink
rAmarasaM - the nectar that is Rama.
caraNam 1
(Drink the nectar)
dUrIkrta pAtaka samsargaM - that makes all association with sin far-removed,
pUrita nAnAvidha phalavargam - that is filled with (the essence of) many different fruits.
caraNam 2
(Drink the nectar)
janana maraNa bhaya SOka vidUraM - that takes away birth and death, fear and sorrow,
sakala SAstra nigamAgama sAram - that is the essence of all the scriptures - Vedas, Agamas etc.
caraNam 3
(Drink the nectar)
paripAlita sarasija garbhANDaM - that protects the universe created by the lotus-born Brahma,
parama pavitrIkrta pAshaNDam - that makes even a heretic or hypocrite immensely pure.
caraNam 4
(Drink the nectar)
Suddha paramahamsASrama gItaM - that is sung in the hermitages of pure, enlightened souls,
Suka Saunaka kauSika mukha pItam - that is drunk by the sages beginning with Shuka, Shaunaka and
Vishvamitra.
Note:
In the fourth Charanam 'mukha' can also mean mouth and hence that phrase can mean "drunk by the
mouths of sages Shuka, Shaunaka and Vishvamitra"
Notations:
Notations in Tamil script are available here and here.
Meaning:
Other information:
Lyrics and notations contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.