Munnu Ravana
From Sahityam
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[edit] Pallavi
munnu rAvaNa bAdhanOrvaka Show DetailsvibhISaNuDu mora peTTaga rAmacandra | O Lord Sri Ramachandra! That day, unable to bear the troubles created by his elder brother Ravana, when Viibhishana entreated You, |
[edit] Anupallavi
1mannintunanucu 2kula birudulanu pogaDina Show DetailsmATala maracitivO zrI rAmacandra (munnu) | O Lord Sri Ramachandra! have You forgotten words uttered by You saying ‘I shall honour him’ (Viibhishana) and extolling the appellations of Your dynasty? |
[edit] Charanams Combined
1. munu 3vajra bAdhalanOrva jAlakanu Show DetailsinajuNDu ninu rAmacandra koniyADa paritApamunu jUci vAni madi kodava tIrcina rAmacandra (munnu) 2. munu hEma kazipu bAdhala sahimpaga lEka 4mura hariyana rAmacandra canuvutO prahlAdu santApa- munu tIrci saukhyamosagina rAmacandra (munnu) 3. munnu nI mahima nE vinnadi kAni sanmuni vandya zrI rAmacandra pannagAdhipa zayana pAliJci nA vetalu parihariJcavE rAmacandra (munnu) 4. rAja rAja 5virAja vAha ravi kula jaladhi rAja rAghava rAmacandra rAjIva nEtra bhava stuta tyAga- rAja 6vandita rAmacandra (munnu) | 1. O Lord Sri Ramachandra! That day, unable to bear the troubles of Vali – son of Indra, when Sugriva – son of Surya extolled You, O Lord Sri Ramachandra, who having seen his pitiable state, relieved his mental distress! 2. O Lord Sri Ramachandra! That day, unable to bear the troubles of (his father) Hiranya Kasipu, when Prahlada called You “O slayer of demon Mura”, O Lord Sri Ramachandra, who kindly bestowed him comfort by relieving his affliction! 3. O Lord Sri Ramachandra worshipped by great sages! I have only heard of Your earlier mights; O Lord Sri Ramachandra reclining on Sesha – King of snakes! please relieve my distress by governing me. 4. O Lord of Kings! O Lord who has Garuda – king of birds as carrier! O Lord Raghava – the Moon born in the ocean of solar dynasty! O Lord Sri Ramachandra! O Lotus Eyed! O Lord extolled by Lord Siva! O Lord worshipped by this Thyagaraja! O Lord Sri Ramachandra! |
[edit] Variations
- Pallavi by itself is not complete in meaning unless joined with Anupallavi. Therefore, it needs to be checked whether Pallavi and Anu-pallavi are one complete unit.
- 6vandita rAmacandra – vandita zrI rAmacandra
[edit] References
- 2kula birudulanu pogaDina – The words spoken by Sri Rama regarding surrender of Vibhishana, after holding consultations with others, are contained in Srimad Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda – Chapter 18 (verses 27 - 32). He quotes the statement Rishi Kandu son of Rishi Kanva as under –
- “In the name of humanity, one should not strike even an enemy arrived at one’s door and piteously soliciting protection with joined palms.
- An enemy come for protection against his enemies, be he distressed or even proud, should be protected even at the cost of one’s life by one who has subdued one’s mind.
- If from fear of folly or even from desire (of some gain) a man does not justly protect a refugee according to his capacity, the sin incurred by him is despised in the World.
- If remaining unprotected, a refugee perishes before the eyes of the man who is able to protect him, the former takes away all his merit.
- In this way a major sin is incurred by failure to protect refugees under such circumstances; for such failure shuts out heaven, brings infamy and puts an end to one’s strength and virility.
- I shall follow the excellent counsel of Kandu, which is in accordance with facts, is exceedingly righteous and is conducive to fame and actually leads to heaven at the time of reward.”
- Please visit site for complete translation of the chapter – [Ramayana]
- 5virAja –As per Sthala Purana of Thiruvahindipuram (near Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu), Garuda brought Viraja river from Vaikunta and Sesha brought Patala Thirtham to the Kshetra. The name of the river there is ‘garuDa nadhi’ – now colloquially called ‘gaDilaM’. Source – [Viraja River]
[edit] Commentary
- 1mannintunani – this word has meanings ‘respect’, ‘honour’ and ‘forgive’. Generally, ‘forgive’ is the meaning assigned to this word. However, as Viibhishana has not committed any crime directly against Sri Rama, the meaning ‘forgive’ may not be appropriate. Therefore, the meaning ‘respect’ has been adopted.
- 3vajra – The word means here 'Vali'. Vali is the son of Indra; thunderbolt is the weapon of Indra; ‘vajra’ also means ‘hard’, ‘adamantine’ etc.
- 4mura hari – Hari – though a name of Vishnu, it may not be taken as such because of the preceding word ‘mura’. Therefore, the secondary meaning - Yama or take away – has been used for translation. Generally, the epithet is murAri (mura+ari), mura hara.
