Sujana Jivana

Rama is praised as the life and support of the virtuous.

Music	Detail
Composer	Tyagaraja
Raga	Khamas
Tala	Rupaka
Type	Kriti
Language	Sanskrit

Lyrics

Pallavi

sujana jīvana rāma suguṇa bhūṣaṇa

Anupallavi

bhujaga bhūṣaṇārcita budha janāvanatmaja vandita śrita candana daśa turaṅga māmava

Charanam

cāru nētra śrī kaḷātra śrī ramya gātra tāraka nāma sucaritra daśaratha putra
tārakādhipānana dharma pālaka tāraya raghuvara nirmala tyāgarāja sannuta

Meaning

The opening calls Rama the life of good people and one adorned with noble qualities. Further praises recall those who honour him and describe his beauty, saving name and protection of dharma. These epithets gather around a direct request to be guarded and carried across difficulty. The composition's compact movement from praise to prayer lets Rama's virtues become more than descriptions: they are the very reasons the singer places his trust in him.