mAnamu lEdA
Sahityam
Pallavi
mAnamu lEdA tanavADani abhi(mAnamu)
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Don’t you have shame? Don’t You have affection that I am Your’s?
Anupallavi
kAnamurA nI vale nir¹-mOhini
gAna² ruci teliyu kuza lava janaka (mAnamu)
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gAna² ruci teliyu kuza lava janaka (mAnamu)
O Father of Kusa and Lava who knows the taste of music! We do not see a person so bereft of all affections like You.
Charanam
nI samukhamuna ravi³ tanayuDu ninu
bAsalu palkaga rOsamutO⁴
simhAsanAdhipati jEsina nIku
dAsuDaina tyAgarAja karArcita (mAnamu)
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bAsalu palkaga rOsamutO⁴
simhAsanAdhipati jEsina nIku
dAsuDaina tyAgarAja karArcita (mAnamu)
O Lord worshipped by the hand of this Thyagaraja - Your devotee!\t don’t You have shame who - when Sugriva – son of Sun – spoke harsh words about You in Your presence, out of indignation made him King – Lord of the throne of Kishkinda?
References
- 2 gAna ruci teliyu – Sri Rama listens to musical chant of Srimad-Valmiki Ramayana by his sons - Lava and Kusa – refer to Uttara Kanda, Chapter 94.
- 3
ravi tanayuDu bAsalu
– After making friendship with Sugriva,Sri Rama assures Sugriva that he will kill Vali and restore kingdom to him. However, when sugriva kept on harping on the might of his brother, Sri Rama demonstrated his prowess by lifting and flinging the carcass of Dundhubi. But, as doubt still persisted in the mind of Sugriva, Sri Rama again demonstrated his prowess by piercing seven Sala trees by one arrow. Convinced about the might of Sri Rama, Sugriva called his brother for a duel. In the duel, Sugriva was worsted because Sri Rama could not identify Vali as both the brothers looked alike. Then, Sugriva uttered a few harsh words to Sri Rama. Subsequently Sri Rama killed Vali during the second duel and made Sugriva the King of Kishkinda. In this regard, the following verses of Valmiki Ramayana – Kishkinda Kanda – is relevant –
- Sri Rama said - “If you have no faith in the prowess inhering in us, I shall inspire in You confidence which is laudable in a combat.” (Chapter 11, Verse 83)
- Sugriva said - “Having demonstrated Your prowess and saying to me ‘challenge vAli’, what have You done now by getting me smitten by the enemy. (12, 26)
- In all faith it should have been pointed out by You that very moment ‘I am not going to kill vAli’. Then I would not have moved from this place.” (12,27)
- 4
rOsamutO simhAsanAdhipati jEsina
– As per Valmiki Ramayana, Rama did not show any indignation when Sugriva spoke words quoted above, after being worsted by Vali. The exact words of Sri RaAma are given below. Further, Sri Rama proceeds to explain the matter and assures Sugriva that He will kill Vali in the next duel where Sugriva was asked to wear some distinguishing mark – like a garland -
- Sri Rama said - “sugrIva, dear brother, let anger be banished (from your mind) and the reason why this deadly arrow was not discharged by me be heard.” (ibid, 12,29)
Commentary
- 1 nirmOhi – Sri Thyagaraja seems to have, on purpose, praised the Lord as father of Kusa and Lava, because Sri Rama knowing that Sita was pregnant, banished her to forest. Earlier He made Sita undergo fire ordeal. These instances, particulary with reference to his most beloved wife, show that Sri Rama regarded virtues and his Raja Dharma above affections. Therefore, Sri Thyagaraja calls him nir-mOhi .