Song:
cEtah shree raamam
chEthah srI raamam
raagam: kEdaara gowLa
28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language: Sanskrit
pallavi
cEtah shrI rAmam cintaya jimUta shyAmam
anupallavi
angIkrta tumburu sangItam hanumad gavaya gavAksha samEtam
caraNam 1
navaratna sthApita kOTiram nava tuLasIdaLa kalpita hAram
caraNam 2
paramahams hrd-gOpura dIpam caraNa dalita muni taruNI shApam
Meaning:
pallavi
cEtaH - O Mind!
cintaya - Meditate upon
SrI rAmaM - Sri Rama,
jImUta SyAmam - the one dark-hued as a cloud.
caraNam 1
(Meditate upon Sri Rama)
angIkRta tuMburu saMgItaM - the one who accepts/enjoys the music of Tumburu,
hanumad gavaya gavAksha samEtam - the one in the company of (Vanaras like) Hanuman, Gavaya and Gavaksha.
caraNam 2
(Meditate upon Sri Rama)
navaratna sthApita kOTIraM - the one wearing a crown set with precious stones (nine gems),
nava tuLasIdaLa kalpita hAram - the one wearing a garland made of fresh Tulasi leaves.
caraNam 3
(Meditate upon Sri Rama)
paramahaMsa hRd-gOpura dIpaM - the lamp placed on the tower that is the hearts of enlightened souls,
caraNa daLita muni taruNI SApam - the one who crushed/destroyed the curse on the Rishi’s wife (Ahalya), with his feet.
Note:
The contact with the dust of Rama’s feet ended the curse on Ahalya, the wife of Rishi Gauthama, and she regained her earlier form and purity.
Meaning (and transliterations) reprinted from here with permission.
Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.