raghuvIra raNa dhIra
Sahityam
Pallavi
raghuvIra raNa dhIra rArA rAja kumAra
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O Lord Raghuveera - the Valiant one in the battle! Deign to come, O Prince – son of King Dasaratha!
Anupallavi
bhRgu¹ sUnu mada vidAra
bRndArakAdhAra (raghu)
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bRndArakAdhAra (raghu)
O Lord who rent asunder the arrogance of Parasurama – son (in the lineage) of sage Bhrigu! O Support of the celestials!
Charanam
rAvaNa ghaTa karNa
balArAti² ripu naga nagAri³
sthAvara jaGgama rUpa
tyAgarAja hRccAri (raghu)
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balArAti² ripu naga nagAri³
sthAvara jaGgama rUpa
tyAgarAja hRccAri (raghu)
O Lord who is like Indra – enemy of mountaints - to the mountains for Ravana, Kumbha-karna and Indrajit – enemy of indra – enemy of demon Bala; O Embodiment of all moving and non-moving! O Lord found in the heart of this Thyagaraja!
References
- 1 bhRgu sUnu mada vidAra – Refers to SrImad Valmiki Ramayana, Baala Kandam, Chapter 76.
- 2 bala arAti – enemy of Bala. In the battle between Gods and demons consequent on Amruta distribution episode (churning of Ocean of Milk), Indra kills many demons, one of them being Bala. Please refer to Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 8, Chapter 11. [[http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/indra.htm Milk Ocean]]
- 3 naga ari - enemy of mountains – Indra is considered as the enemy of mountains. Please refer Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kandam, Chapter 1 – statement of mountain Mainaka to Anjaneya while the latter was leaping to Lanka to find Sita.