Ramadasu Keerthanas Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka
Ramadasu Keerthanas Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka
Ramadasu Keerthanas Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka
rAmadAsu kIrtana ikShvAku kula tilakA
rAgaM: yadukulakAmbhoji
A: sa ri2 ma1 pa da2 sa
ava: sa ni2 da2 pa ma1 ga3 ri2 sa
tAlaM: mishrachApu
pallavi
ikShvAku kulatilaka ikanaina palukavè rAmachandrA nannu
rakShimpakunnanu rakShakulèvari~Nka rAmachandrA ..
charaNaM 1
bharatunaku cheyisti pachchalapatakamu rAmachandrA
A patakamunakubaTTè padivela varahAlu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 2
shatrughnunaku nenu cheyisti mòlatrADu rAmachandrA
A mòlatrADunaku baTTè mòharIlu padivelu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 3
lakShmaNunaku jeyisti mutyAlapatakamu rAmachandrA
A patakamunaku baTTè padivela varahAlu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 4
sItammaku cheyisti chintAku patakamu rAmachandrA
A patakamunaku baTTè padivela varahAlu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 5
kalikiturAyi nIku pòlupuga jeyisti rAmachandrA
nIvu kulukuchu dirigèda vèvarabbasòmmani rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 6
mI taNDri dasharathamahArAju pèTTènA rAmachandrA
leka mImAma janakamahArAju pampènA rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 7
abbA tiTTitinani yAyAsapaDavaddu rAmachandrA
I dèbbalakorvaka abba tiTTitinayya rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 8
bhaktulandarini paripAli~nchèDi shrIrAmachandrA
nIvu kShemamuga rAmadAsuni nelumu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 9
chuTTuprAkAramulu sòmpuga cheyisti rAmachandrA
A prAkAramunaku baTTè padivela varahAlu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 10
gopuramaNTapAlu kuduruga gaTTisti rAmachandrA nanu
kròttaga jUDaka nittaribrovumu rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 11
vAhanamulu mIku varusato jeyisti rAmachandrA jaga
nmohana sa~Nkèllu vesiri kAllaku rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 12
sarkAru paikamu tRRiNamuganè~nchaku rAmachandrA
dèbbalakorvanu yappudIrchumayya rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 13
eTiki jallina nIllAyè nA bratuku rAmachandrA
nenu adhamulandarikaNTè anyAyamaitini rAmachandrA || ikShvAku kulatilaka ||
charaNaM 14
kausalyaputruDa dasharathatanayuDa rAmachandrA
kAvu kShemamuga bhadrAdri nèlakònna shrIrAmachandrA || ikShvAku 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