zrI raghuvara dAzarathE
Sahityam
Pallavi
zrI raghuvara dAzarathE rAma
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O Lord Sri Raghuvara! O Lord Sri Rama – son of Dasaratha!
Charanam 1
vandita sura muni bRnda parAt-para
mandara dhara zrI sundara rAma (zrI)
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mandara dhara zrI sundara rAma (zrI)
O Lord worshipped by the multitude of celestials and sages! O Lord who is beyond everything! O Lord who bore mandara mountan on His back! O Handsome Lord Sri Rama!
Charanam 2
zrI-kara kOTi vibhA-kara bhAsa
sudhA-kara vadana ghRNA-kara rAma (zrI)
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sudhA-kara vadana ghRNA-kara rAma (zrI)
O Lord who causes prosperity! O Lord who is resplendent like a crore Suns! O Moon Faced! O Merciful Lord Sri Rama!
Charanam 3
sArAt¹-sAra purAri nutAgha
vidAraNa zrI raghuvIra harE rAma (zrI)
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vidAraNa zrI raghuvIra harE rAma (zrI)
O Lord who is pith of even essence! O Lord praised by Lord Siva – enemy of the triad of fortresses! O Destroyer of sins! O Lord Sri Raghuveera! O Lord Sri Rama!
Charanam 4
pAlita su-jana vizAla nayana
gOpAla vidhRta zara jAla harE rAma (zrI)
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gOpAla vidhRta zara jAla harE rAma (zrI)
O Lord who nurtures good people! O Lord with large or wide eyes! O Lord Gopala! O Lord Sri Rama, wielder of multitudes of arrows!
Charanam 5
agaNita guNa gaNa vigaLita mOha
vihaga rAja vara turaga zrI rAma (zrI)
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vihaga rAja vara turaga zrI rAma (zrI)
O Lord who possesses countless multitudes of virtues! O Lord who is free of delusion! O Lord Sri Rama who speeds on Garuda - the blessed king of birds!
Charanam 6
kAyaja janaka vinAyaka nuta vara
dAyaka zrI raghu nAyaka rAma (zrI)
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dAyaka zrI raghu nAyaka rAma (zrI)
O Father of cupid! O Lord praised by Lord Vinayaka! O Bestower of boons! O Lord Sri Raghu Nayaka! O Lord Sri Rama!
Charanam 7
bhAvaja damana vibhAvita danuja²-
bhAva mahAnubhAva harE rAma (zrI)
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bhAva mahAnubhAva harE rAma (zrI)
O Lord cherished by Lord Siva – the destroyer of cupid! O Lord who annihilated the demons! O Lord Sri Rama – the High Minded Lord!
Charanam 8
sanakAdi vinuta kanakAmbara dhara
ina kula tilaka janaka sutA rAma (zrI)
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ina kula tilaka janaka sutA rAma (zrI)
O Lord praised by sages sanaka and others! O Lord who wears golden garments! O Most Eminent of the Solar dynasty! O Lord Sita – daughter of King Janaka – Rama (Sitarama)!
Charanam 9
rAkSasa gaNa mada zikSaka³ dEv-
AdhyakSa sArasa daLAkSa harE rAma (zrI)
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AdhyakSa sArasa daLAkSa harE rAma (zrI)
O Lord who punished the multitudes of demons for their arrogance! O Head of celestials! O Lord Sri Rama – the Lotus Petal Eyed!
Charanam 10
zaGkara sakha niz-zaGka mukha jita
zazAGka suguNa sItAGka harE rAma (zrI)
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zazAGka suguNa sItAGka harE rAma (zrI)
O Friend of Lord Siva! O The Doubt-less One! O Lord whose face vanquishes the moon! O Lord of virtues! O Lord Sri Rama – in whose lap Sita is seated!
Charanam 11
rAjAnala⁴ dina rAja su-nayana
virAjita tyAgarAja nuta rAma (zrI)
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virAjita tyAgarAja nuta rAma (zrI)
O Lord who has moon, fire and sun – king of day-time – as (three) eyes! O Shining Lord Sri Rama praised by this Thyagaraja!
Renditions
Variations
- 2 danujabhAva – This is how it is given in all the books. As it stands this does not convey any meaning with reference to praise of Sri Rama. It seems that this should be split as ‘2 danuja+abhAva = danujAbhAva ’ – ‘One who nullified the demons’. However, in such a case, the joining vowel ‘a’ needs to be elongated. Such elongation is not found in any book.
- 3 sikSaka – sikSita
References
- 4 rAjAnala dina rAja sunayana - Moon, Fire and Sun eyed - Narasimha is said to have three eyes like Siva – sun, moon and agni (sOma-sUryagni-lOcana: ) as given in Narasimha Kavacham of Prahlada – Sloka 8 – [[http://www.geocities.com/priitaa/nrsimha_kavaca.htm) Narasimha Kavacham]] and as mentioned in Sri Desika Stotra ‘zrI kAmAsikASTakam ’ [[http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/nov98/0003.html Desika-1]] and [[http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/mar2002/0096.html Desika-2]]
Commentary
- 1 sarAt-sAra – The following verses from bRhadAraNyaka upaniSad are relevant –
- “….. Its secret name (Upanishad) is ‘the Truth of truth.’ The vital force is truth, and It is the Truth of that.” (II. i. 20)
- “Those who have known the Vital Force of the vital force, the Eye of the eye, the Ear of the ear, and the Mind of the mind, have realised the ancient, primordial Brahman.” (IV.iv.18) (Translated by Swami Madhavananda.)