Sri Rama Raghu Rama
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
zrI rAma 1raghu rAma zRGgAra rAmayani Show Details2cintiJca rAdE O manasA | O My Mind! Can’t You meditate as ‘Sri Rama, Raghurama, Srngara Rama’? |
[edit] Charanam
1. taLuku cekkula muddu 3peTTa kausalya munu Show DetailstapamEmi jEsenO (kausalya tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 2. dazarathuDu zrI rAma 4rArAyani pilva munu tapamEmi jEsenO (dazarathuDu tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 3. 5tanivAra paricarya sEya saumitri munu tapamEmi jEsenO (saumitri tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 4. tana veNTa cana jUciyuppoGga kauzikuDu tapamEmi jEsenO (kauzikuDu tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 5. tApambaNagi rUpavatiyauTakahalya tapamEmi jEsenO (ahalya tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 6. 6dharmAtma caraNambu sOka ziva cApambu tapamEmi jEsenO (cApambu tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 7. tana tanayanosagi kanulAra kana janakuNDu tapamEmi jEsenO (janakuNDu tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 8. daharambu karaga 7karamunu paTTa jAnaki tapamEmi jEsenO (jAnaki tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) 9. 8tyAgarAjAptayani pogaDa nArada mauni tapamEmi jEsenO (A mauni tapamEmi jEsenO) teliya (zrI) | 1. Who knows as to what penances Kausalya did perform earlier to kiss the Lord on His gleaming cheeks! (who knows what penances Kausalya did perform!) 2. Who knows as to what penances Dasaratha did perform earlier in order to call the Lord as ‘O Sri Rama, come here’! (who knows what penances Dasaratha did perform!) 3. Who knows as to what penances Lakshmana – son of Sumitra did perform earlier in order to undertake service of the Lord to his (Lakshmana’s) heart’s content! (who knows what penances Lakshmana did perform!) 4. Who knows as to what penances sage Visvamitra did perform in order to exult beholding the Lord following him! (who knows what penances sage Visvamitra did perform!) 5. Who knows as to what penances Ahalya did perform in order to become a beautiful woman again by being relieved of her distress! (who knows what penances Ahalya did perform!) 6. Who knows as to what penances the bow of Lord Siva did perform in order to be touched by the holy feet (OR to touch the holy feet) of the Lord – Embodiment of Righteousness! (who knows what penances the bow did perform!) 7. Who knows as to what penances king Janaka did perform in order to behold the Lord to the satiation of his eyes by offering his daughter to the Lord as wife! (who knows what penances king Janaka did perform!) 8. Who knows as to what penances Sita did perform in order that Lord would hold her hand (OR in order to hold the hand of the Lord) as her heart melted away in bliss! (who knows what penances Sita did perform!) 9. Who knows as to what penances the sage Narada did perform in order to extol the Lord as the benefactor of this Thyagaraja! (who knows what penances that sage did perform!) |
[edit] Variations
- General – There is no uniformity in the books in regard to word ‘munu’ appearing in Charanams.
- The repetition of part of each Charana is not uniform in all the books.
- teliya - appearing in the Charanams is not uniformly given in the books.
- 1raghurAma – jaya rAma
- 2cintiJca – cintimpa
- 3peTTa – peTTu : peTTa - is the appropriate word.
- 5tanivAra – tanitapara : tanivAra - is the appropriate word.
- 6dharmAtma – ziva : dharmAtmu - zivu
[edit] Commentary
- 2cintiJca rAdE – In all the books, this has been translated as ‘won’t You meditate’. However, taking into account the examples given in the Charanas, one has to perform a lot of penances in order to behold the Lord; it would not happen just by simply thinking of Him. Therefore, the word ‘rAdE’ would take the meaning ‘impossible’ (impossible to think or comprehend). However, in keeping with the traditional meaning as given in the books, the same has been adopted.
- 4rArA – this is method by which parents call their child (male). It cannot be suitably translated in English.
- 7karamu patta – this may also be translated as ‘what penances did Sita perform in order to hold the Lord’s hand’. However, generally, the act of holding hand’ is normally attributed to the male.
- 8tyAgarAja Apta – In some books, ‘tyAgarAja’ has been attributed to Lord Siva.
