taaLam: Adi
Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya
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caraNam 1 rAgA: shankarAbharaNa)

shrI rAmacandra pAdAbjE yanmanO madhupAyitam svadharma niratO yastu nihsprhO yO dvijOttamah

caraNam 2

(rAgA: bhairavi)

Aa:S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

yah kIrtanAni svIyAni bhAva rAgayutAni ca gAyannirantaram bhaktyA prINayAmAsa rAghavam

caraNam 3

(rAgA: simhEndrmadhyam)
nAradAnugrAhAd-yastu lEbhE su-jnAna sampadam yatkIrtana rasAsvAdamAdriyantE budhAssadA

caraNam 4

(rAgA: khamAs)

Aa:S M1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

sItA lakSmaNa shatrughna bharatAnila sUnubhih sEvitam rAmamAlOkya janma sAphalyam AptavAn

caraNam 5

(rAgA: mOhana)

Aa:S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S

kIrtikAyEna yO bhAti tyAgarAjO gururmahAn tam stuvImO vayam nityam rAma bhakta shirOmaNim

caraNam 6

(rAgA: madhyamAvati)

Aa:S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 P M1 R2 S

shrI tyAgarAja caritam sadA sarvajana priyam vAsudEvasya krpayA vAsudEvEna varNitam

Meaning:

caraNam 1

shrI rAmacandra pAdAbjE - At the lotus feet of Rama,
yanmanO - he whose mind
madhupAyitam - became a honeybee,
svadharma niratO - happy in performing his duties
yastu nihsprhO - he who had no desires,
yO dvijOttamah - who was the best among the twice-born,

caraNam 2

yah - he who,
gAyannirantaram - sang always,
bhaktyA - with devotion,
kIrtanAni svIyani - his own compositions
bhAva rAgayutAni - replete with Bhava and Raga
prINayAmAsa rAghavam ca - and pleased Rama,

caraNam 3

yastu - he who,
nArada anugrAhAd - by the grace of Sage Narada,
lEbhE su-jnAna sampadam - attained the wealth of superior wisdom,
yatkIrtana rasAsvAdam - savouring the Rasa of whose works,
AdriyantE budhAssadA - wise people favour,

caraNam 4

rAmam AlOkya - having seen Rama,
sItA lakSmaNa shatrughna bharatAni lasUnubhihi sEvitam - attended upon by Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna and the son of Vayu (ie Hanuman),
janma sAphalyam AptavAnam - he attained the purpose of his birth.

caraNam 5

kIrtikAyEna yO bhAti - He who shines with his immortal fame
tyAgarAjO gurur - Guru Tyagaraja
mahAn - the great soul,
tam stuvImO vayam - we praise him,
nityam - always
rAma bhakta shirOmaNim - the best among devotees of Rama.

caraNam 6

shrI tyAgarAja caritam - The life of Tyagaraja,
sadA sarvajana priyam - dear to all people,
vAsudEvasya krpayA - by the grace of Krishna,
vAsudEvEna varNitam - has been described by (the composer) Vasudeva.

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