dIna janAvana
Sahityam
Pallavi
dIna janAvana zrI rAma dAnava haraNa zrI rAma
vIna vimAma zrI rAma mIna zarIra zrI rAma
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vIna vimAma zrI rAma mIna zarIra zrI rAma
O Lord Sri Rama - protector of the humble people! O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of demons! O Lord Sri Rama who has Garuda – king of birds - as his carriage! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Fish!
Charanams Combined
nirmala hRdaya zrI rAma kArmuka¹ bANa zrI rAma
zarma phala prada zrI rAma kUrmAvatAra zrI rAma (dIna)
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zarma phala prada zrI rAma kUrmAvatAra zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama - pure hearted! O Lord Sri Rama – wielder of bow and arrows! O Lord Sri Rama - bestower of fruit of joy! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of tortoise!
zrI kara suguNa zrI rAma zrI kara lAlita zrI rAma
zrI karuNArNava zrI rAma sUkara rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
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zrI karuNArNava zrI rAma sUkara rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama – Lord of virtues who causes prosperity! O Lord Sri Rama - fondled by the hands of Lakshmi! O Lord Sri Rama - Ocean of mercy! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of boar!
sarasija nayana zrI rAma sura pati vinuta zrI rAma
nara vara vESa zrI rAma nara hari rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
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nara vara vESa zrI rAma nara hari rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama - Lotus Eyed! O Lord Sri Rama - praised by Indra – Lord of celestials! O Lord Sri Rama who donned the garb of blessed human form! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of man-lion!
kAmita phalada zrI rAma pAmara dUra zrI rAma
sAmaja varada zrI rAma vAmana rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
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sAmaja varada zrI rAma vAmana rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama - bestower of desires! O Lord Sri Rama - far removed from the wicked! O Lord Sri Rama – bestower of boons on Gajendra – the elephant! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Vamana!
agha timirAditya zrI rAma vigaLita mOha zrI rAma
raghu kula tilaka zrI rAma bhRgu suta rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
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raghu kula tilaka zrI rAma bhRgu suta rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama - the Sun who dispels darkness of sins! O Lord Sri Rama who destroyed delusion or passion! O Lord Sri Rama – the pre-eminent among the raghu dynasty! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Parasurama – the son of sage Bhrgu!
O Lord Sri Rama – father of Kusa and Lava! O Lord Sri Rama - competent in bestowing comfort! O Lord Sri Rama who destroyed Ravana – the ten headed demon! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested as the son of King Dasaratha!
kuza lava janaka zrI rAma kuzalada catura zrI rAma
daza mukha mardana zrI rAma dazaratha² nandana zrI rAma (dIna)\t
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daza mukha mardana zrI rAma dazaratha² nandana zrI rAma (dIna)\t
O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of the impurities or contaminations of Kali Yuga! O Lord Sri Rama - worshipped by Brahma – the Lotus born! O Lord Sri Rama whose words are very charming! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Balarama – wielder of plough!
kali³ mala haraNa zrI rAma jalaja bhavArcita zrI rAma
salalita vacana zrI rAma hala dhara rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
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salalita vacana zrI rAma hala dhara rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama - dear to the perfected lot! O Lord Sri Rama whose character or story is famous! O Lord Sri Rama who wears fine garments! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested as Buddha!
siddha jana priya zrI rAma prasiddha⁴ carita zrI rAma
baddha suvasana zrI rAma buddhAvatAra zrI rAma (dIna)
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baddha suvasana zrI rAma buddhAvatAra zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama whose name brings victory! O Lord Sri Rama - the charioteer of the chariot of Arjuna! O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of fear! O Lord who manifested in the form of horse-faced!
jaya kara nAma zrI rAma vijaya ratha sArathE zrI rAma
bhaya nAzana harE zrI rAma haya⁵ mukha rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
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bhaya nAzana harE zrI rAma haya⁵ mukha rUpa zrI rAma (dIna)
O Lord Sri Rama - dear to the devotees! O Lord Sri Rama – the source of Agamas! O Lord Sri Rama who nicely reclines on Sesha – the serpent! O Lord Sri Rama who is worshipped by this Thyagaraja!
Renditions
Variations
- 2 dazaratha nandana – dazaratha tanaya
- 4 prasiddha carita – prasiddha caritra
References
- 3 kali mala – impurities or contamination of kali yuga. Please refer to Srimad-BhAgavata, Book 12, Chapter 2 for complete details.
Commentary
- 1 kArmuka – As per Monier’s Dictionary, the word is derived from kRmuka . Any bow is called kArmuka . Bows are called by different names - ‘cApa’, ‘dhanus’, ‘kArmuka’, ‘kOdaNDa ’.
- 5 haya mukha – hayagrIva – horse necked; this is one of the Avatara of Lord Vishnu; Though Vaishnavas count this as an Avatara, generally, this Avatara is not counted among the Dasavataras.