Rama katha

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[edit] Lyrics

[edit] Pallavi

rAma kathA sudhA rasa pAnamoka
rAjyamu jEsunE
Show Details		To drink the nectarine juice of Rama's story
is equal to (the rule of) a kingdom.

[edit] Anupallavi

bhAmA maNi jAnaki saumitri
bharatAdulatO1 bhUmi velayu zrI2 (rAma)
Show Details		Sri Rama, along with Janaki, the gem of a woman,
Lakshmana, Bharata, and others, shining on the Earth ...

[edit] Charanam

dharmAdyakhila3 phaladamE manasA
dhairyAnanda saukhya nikEtanamE
karma bandha jwalanAbdhi nAvamE4
kali haramE5 tyAgarAja vinutudagu (rAma)
Show Details		It bestows the fruits of all Purusharthas, O Mind!
it is verily the abode of courage, bliss and comfort;
it is the boat (that helps) cross the flaming ocean of bondage resulting from actions;
it is the destroyer of the maleffects of kali yuga!

[edit] Variations

  • 2zrI – sItA (ending word)

[edit] Commentary

  • 1bharatAdulatO - According to Valmiki Ramayana, a half of Vishnu became Sri Rama, a quarter Bharata, one-eighth each LaKshmana and Satrughna; Vali, SugrIva, Tara, Gandhamadana, Nala, Neela, Mainda-Dvivida, Sushena, Sarabha and HanumAn were the sons of Indra, Soorya, Brihaspati, Kubera, Visvakarma, Agni, Asvinikumaras, Varuna, Parjanya and Vayu respectively; all other vAnaras are the sons of other gods, Rishis etc. (Srimad-Valimiki Ramayana, Bala Kanda, Chapter 13)
  • 3dharmAdyakhila – puruSArtha – (four-fold objects of human pursuit) righteous action (Dharma), wealth (Artha), desires (KAma) and deliverance (Moksha).
  • 4nAvamE – the name ‘Rama’ is called ‘tAraka nAma’ which enables one to cross of the Ocean of Worldly Existence.
  • 5kali haramE - The following Sloka extolling singing the glory of Lord as a panacea for all the ills of the current epoch – kali – is restated here by Sri Thyagaraja:
    kalau kalmaSa cittAnAM pApadravyOpa jIvinAM |
    vidhikriyA vihInAnAM gatir gOvinda kIrtanaM ||
    In the kali, those of corrupted mind, those who live on ill-gotton wealth and those who live transgressing duties as ordained in Sastras, can save themselves only by singing the glory of Govinda (Lord).


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