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Ramadasu Keerthanas Pahi Rama Prabho

Ramadasu Keerthanas Pahi Rama Prabho

Ramadasu Keerthanas Pahi Rama Prabho

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rāmadāsu kīrtana pāhi rāmaprabho

pāhirāmaprabho pāhirāmaprabho pāhi bhadrādri vaidehi rāmaprabho

śrīmanmahā guṇastomamābhirāmamīnāma kīrtanalu varṇinturā rāmaprabho

indirāhṛdayāravindādhirūḍha sundarākāra sānanda rāmaprabho

èndunejūḍa mīsundarānandamunu kandunokannulimpapòda śrīrāmaprabho

puṇyacāritralāvaṇya kāruṇyagāmbhīryadākṣiṇya śrīrāmacandra

kandarpajanakanāyandurañjali sadānanduṇḍu vai pūjalandu rāmaprabho

impugā jèvulakunvindu gā nīkathal kandugā mimmi sòpòndarāmaprabho

vandanamu cesimunulandaru ghanulai rivindalai naṭṭigovinda rāmaprabho

bṛndāra kādibṛndārcita padāravindamula nīsandarśitānanda rāmaprabho

tallivīnīvèmātaṇḍrivinīvè madātavunīvu mābhratarāmaprabho

vallavādharalainagòlla bhāmalagūḍi yullamalaraṅgarañjilli rāmaprabho

mallaraṅgambunandèlla mallulajīriyallakaṃsuni jampumalla rāmaprabho

kòllaluganīmāya vèlliviriyaga jeyunallapamuna krīḍasalpu rāmaprabho

tammuḍununīvu pārśvammulaṃ jerivillammu lèkkaḍinilcurāmaprabho

krammukòni śātruvuluhummanucu vaccèdaru​immèna bāṇammulimmu rāmaprabho

rammunākimmabhayammu nīpādamull namminānayya śrīrāmacandra prabho

kaṇṭimīśaṅkhammu kantīmīcakramukaṇṭi mīpādamulgaṇṭi rāmaprabho

viṇṭi mīmahimā vènnaṇṭi mītammuḍunīvu jaṇṭarāvayya nāvèṇṭa rāmaprabho

memunīvāramaināmaināmurakṣimpu mannāmujāgelaśrīrāmacandra

nāmanovīdhininīpremato nuṇḍumībhūmījāsahitajaya rāmaprabho

mīmahatvamuvinann manambandu bremambuvemarubuṭṭu śrīrāmaprabho

śyāmalasundaraṅkomalañjānakī kāmukantvambhaje rāmacandra prabho

kāmitārdhamuliccu nīmahatyamuvinnā morāliñcu nāsvāmi rāmaprabho

kāmitaprabhuḍavai prematorakṣiñcusvāmi sāketapuri rāmaprabho

annarāvanna nīkannanāmidanèvarannavārerirāmanna rāmaprabho

ninnègākanumariyanyulagānanan gannataṇḍrivimāyanna rāmaprabho

vènnadòṅgilitinna cinna kṛṣṇammaninnènna gāvaśamèrāmanna rāmaprabho

ènnènnojanmamulanèttagājālani ninnènammitini varṇintu rāmaprabho

pannagādhipaśāyibhāvanāgata​āpannanāmanavi vinavanna rāmaprabho

eṭivākyambumīsāṭidaivambumummāṭiki bhuviledumeṭi rāmaprabho

pāḍudunmimmu gòniyāḍudunmodamuna veḍucunnānu gāpāḍu rāmaprabho

veḍukogānè nījoḍukāḍanu nīvukūḍirārayyanātoḍa rāmaprabho

neḍunākorkèlīḍeragājesi kāpāḍarākarinelujūḍa rāmaprabho

mūḍumūrtula kātmamūlamai cènnòndināḍavani śatrulunnāḍa rāmaprabho

cūḍamībhaktulanugūḍamīripulago rāḍumīvallagovinda rāmaprabho

puṇḍarīkākṣamārtāṇḍa vaṃśodbhavākhaṇḍalastutyakodaṇḍa rāmaprabho

kuṇḍalīśayanabhūmaṇḍaloddharaṇa pāṣāṇḍajanaharaṇakodaṇḍa rāmaprabho

niṇḍudayatoḍanāyaṇḍabāyakanu nīvuṇḍigāpāḍu kodaṇḍa rāmaprabho

jātakautūhalaṃ setukṛtvāramā pūtasītāpatedāta rāmaprabho

pātakulalo mòdaṭipātukuḍa nāvaṇṭi pātukuni kācūṭe khyāti rāmaprabho

bhūtanādhunivillukhyātigākhaṇḍiñcisīta gaikònnavikhyāti rāmaprabho

pūtanākalmaṣoddhūtapèn śatrusaṃhārisītāsametarāmaprabho

jātinītulu leka bhūtalambunadirugughātakulabarimārcu neta rāmaprabho

èppuḍun gaṇṭikin rèppavalègācinanòppugāgāvumāyappa rāmaprabho

edayānīdayāyodayāmbhonidhiyādi ledayyanāmīda rāmaprabho

ghorarākṣasa garvaharaviśvambharodāravistāra guṇasāndra rāmaprabho

modamunanīvunannādukovayya godāvarītīra bhadrādri rāmaprabho

nīdubāṇambulanu nāduśatrubaṭṭibādhimpakunnānademi rāmaprabho

ādimadhyānta bahirantarātmuṇḍanucuvādintune jagannātha

cālademipadābjātamula sāṭipadunālgulokambulugūḍi rāmaprabho

elayīlāgugelajesedu mammelukovayya māpālirāmaprabho

pāluvènnalumrucciliñcayaśodarola gaṭṭinamāyajāla rāmaprabho

kòllalugavrepallèpallavādhurulato nalliballiganurañjillu rāmaprabho

vāli nòkkammuna gūlinesina śauryaśāliyoninudalatujāla

sālabhañjikalanirmūlambuceyagājālitivi gopālabāla rāmaprabho

tālavṛkṣamunòkkakola dharagūlaṅgadūlanesina bahuśāli

śilayainayahalya śrīpādamulusokanòlatayaimimudalacèrā

vinanayya manavi gaikònavayya tappulan ganakayya sammatiṅgònucu rāmaprabho

dānadharmambuludapajapambulu nīdunāmakīrtanakusarikāvu rāmaprabho

mānāvamānamulu mahini nīvaiyuṇḍaganīyèḍanuṇḍamākela

jñānayogabhyāsamandunuṇḍèḍivāri kānandamayuḍavaināvu

aṇureṇuparipūrṇaḍauhṛdivānigāmanavi vinu devakītanaya rāmaprabho

māsyamai yāśritra vadānyamai sujanasanmodamai vèlugu mūrdhanya rāmaprabho

nityamaisatyamainirmalambai mahini divyavaṃśottaṃsamaina rāmaprabho

sedyamaimīkadhalbhāvyamai sajjana śrāvyamaiyuṇḍunodivya rāmaprabho

gaṭṭigānannu nīvupaṭṭugāvihitamaupaṭṭugāmammucepaṭṭu rāmaprabho

About This Stotram

Overview

"Pahi Rama Prabho" is a Telugu keerthana attributed to Bhakta Ramadasu (Kancherla Gopanna, 17th century), addressed to Lord Rama. The title translates as "Protect me, O Lord Rama" — a direct entreaty for divine protection. The verses invoke Rama in his role as the protector of Bhadrachalam and the husband of Sita (Vaidehi). The composition belongs to the Ramadasu Keerthanas corpus within Telugu Carnatic devotional music.

What are the benefits of chanting Pahi Rama Prabho?

  • Invokes Rama's protection and grace
  • Removes obstacles and provides solace in difficulty
  • Strengthens devotion and faith in Rama
  • Supports meditative recitation and devotional singing

When is the best time to recite this?

The keerthana is recited during morning or evening prayer sessions and is especially appropriate on Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, and other occasions honoring Lord Rama.

What is the historical and traditional background?

Kancherla Gopanna, known as Bhakta Ramadasu, was a 17th-century Telugu saint and revenue collector under the Qutb Shahi dynasty who famously used government funds to renovate the Rama temple at Bhadrachalam. His imprisonment gave rise to a large body of devotional compositions addressed to Rama. The Ramadasu Keerthanas form a cornerstone of Telugu devotional music and are sung in temples and devotional assemblies across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. "Pahi Rama Prabho" is one of these compositions, expressing the devotee's plea for refuge under Rama's care.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Ramadasu Keerthanas Ikshvaku Kula Tilaka — another keerthana from the same corpus addressed to Rama as protector
  • Ramadasu Keerthanas E Teeruga Nanu Daya Choochedavo — a companion keerthana expressing a similar plea for Rama's mercy