28 harikaambhOji, 30 naaganandini janya
Aa: S G3 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N2 P M1 G3 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

prativAraM vAraM mAnasa bhajarE raghuvIram

caraNam 1

kAlAmbhOdhara kAnta sharIraM kauSika Suka Saunaka parivAram

caraNam 2

kausalyA daSaratha sukumAraM kali kalmasha bhaya gahana kuThAram

caraNam 3

paramahamsa hrt-padma vihAram pratihata daSamukha bala vistAram

Meaning:

pallavi

rE mAnasa - O Mind!
prativAraM vAraM - Every time, again and again,
bhaja - worship
raghuvIram - Rama, the hero of the Raghu dynasty.

caraNam 1

(Worship Rama)
kAlAmbhOdhara kAnta sharIraM - the one with an attractive form, resembling a dark water-bearing cloud,
kauSika Suka Saunaka parivAram - the one surrounded by sages such as Vishvamitra, Shuka and Shaunaka.

caraNam 2

(Worship Rama)
kausalyA daSaratha sukumAraM - the noble son of Kausalya and Dasharatha,
kali kalmasha bhaya gahana kuThAram - the axe that slashes the forest of impurities and fear arising in Kaliyuga.

caraNam 3

(Worship Rama)
paramahamsa hrt-padma vihAram - the one who sports in the heart-lotus of enlightened souls,
pratihata daSamukha bala vistAram - the one who checked and destroyed the vast armies of the ten- faced Ravana.

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