Ramadasu Keerthanas Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka
Ramadasu Keerthanas Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka
rAmadAsu kIrtana ikSvAku kula tilakA
rAgaM: yadukulakAmbhoji
A: sa ri2 ma1 pa da2 sa
ava: sa ni2 da2 pa ma1 ga3 ri2 sa
tAlaM: mizracApu
pallavi
ikSvAku kulatilaka ikanaina palukavè rAmacandrA nannu
rakSimpakunnanu rakSakulèvariGka rAmacandrA ..
caraNaM 1
bharatunaku ceyisti paccalapatakamu rAmacandrA
A patakamunakubaTTè padivela varahAlu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 2
zatrughnunaku nenu ceyisti mòlatrADu rAmacandrA
A mòlatrADunaku baTTè mòharIlu padivelu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 3
lakSmaNunaku jeyisti mutyAlapatakamu rAmacandrA
A patakamunaku baTTè padivela varahAlu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 4
sItammaku ceyisti cintAku patakamu rAmacandrA
A patakamunaku baTTè padivela varahAlu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 5
kalikiturAyi nIku pòlupuga jeyisti rAmacandrA
nIvu kulukucu dirigèda vèvarabbasòmmani rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 6
mI taNDri dazarathamahArAju pèTTènA rAmacandrA
leka mImAma janakamahArAju pampènA rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 7
abbA tiTTitinani yAyAsapaDavaddu rAmacandrA
I dèbbalakorvaka abba tiTTitinayya rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 8
bhaktulandarini paripAliJcèDi zrIrAmacandrA
nIvu kSemamuga rAmadAsuni nelumu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 9
cuTTuprAkAramulu sòmpuga ceyisti rAmacandrA
A prAkAramunaku baTTè padivela varahAlu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 10
gopuramaNTapAlu kuduruga gaTTisti rAmacandrA nanu
kròttaga jUDaka nittaribrovumu rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 11
vAhanamulu mIku varusato jeyisti rAmacandrA jaga
nmohana saGkèllu vesiri kAllaku rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 12
sarkAru paikamu tRNamuganèJcaku rAmacandrA
dèbbalakorvanu yappudIrcumayya rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 13
eTiki jallina nIllAyè nA bratuku rAmacandrA
nenu adhamulandarikaNTè anyAyamaitini rAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
caraNaM 14
kausalyaputruDa dazarathatanayuDa rAmacandrA
kAvu kSemamuga bhadrAdri nèlakònna zrIrAmacandrA || ikSvAku kulatilaka ||
About This Stotram
Overview
"Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka" is a Telugu keerthana composed by Bhakta Ramadasu (Kancherla Gopanna, 17th century), addressed to Lord Rama. The title means "Ornament of the Ikshvaku Dynasty," a standard epithet of Rama identifying his solar lineage. The verses express a direct plea for protection and refuge from Rama. The composition belongs to the Ramadasu Keerthanas corpus within Telugu Carnatic devotional music and is set in raga Yadukulakambhoji, tala Mishra Chapu.
What are the benefits of chanting Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka?
- Invokes Rama's protection and intervention in hardship
- Cultivates surrender and steady faith (bhakti)
- Provides emotional solace through devotional expression
- Supports meditation and Carnatic music practice
When is the best time to recite this?
The keerthana is recited during morning or evening prayer. It is particularly appropriate on Rama Navami and during other occasions dedicated to Lord Rama.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Kancherla Gopanna, known as Bhakta Ramadasu, was a 17th-century Telugu devotee and revenue official under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He used collected funds to build and renovate the Rama temple at Bhadrachalam, for which he was imprisoned. The keerthanas he composed during his imprisonment, along with his other works, form the Ramadasu Keerthanas corpus — a foundational body of Telugu devotional music. These compositions are regularly performed in temples and devotional gatherings across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Related Texts
- Ramadasu Keerthanas E Teeruga Nanu Daya Choochedavo — another keerthana from the same corpus, expressing a similar plea for Rama's mercy
- Ramadasu Keerthanas Pahi Rama Prabho — a further composition from the Ramadasu tradition invoking Rama's protection