Kshitija Ramanam (Class / Lesson): Devagandhari ; Adi (2 kalai); Dikshitar

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kSitijAramaNam

Ragam: dEvagAndhAri {28th Melakartha (Hari Kambodhi) Janyam}

ARO:     S R M P D S           || {alt: S R G R M P D N S}

AVA:      S N D , P M G R , S ||

Talam: Adi

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: T M Krishna
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

kSitijAramaNam cintayE shrIrAmam bhavataraNam

Anupallavi:

kSitipati nata caraNam sEvita vibhISaNam kSiti bharaNam shrita cintAmaNi magha haraNam

Charanam:

sakala sura mahita sarasija padayugaLam shAntam ati kushalam vikasita vadana

kamalam atulitam amalam vIranuta bhuja balam shuka sanaka munimudita guruguha viditam

shObhana guNa sahitam prakaTita sarOja nayanam pAlita bhaktam bhavapAsha haraNa nipuNam

Meaning: (Courtesy: TK Govinda Rao’s book):

P: I meditate on (“cintayE”) Sri RAMA, consort (“ramaNam”) of Sita– the one born (“ja”) of earth(“kSiti”). He, who takes one across (“taraNam”) the life of bondage (“bhava”).

A: His feet (“caraNam”) are worshipped by (“nata”) the rulers (“pati”) of the world (“kSiti”) and worshipped by (“sEvita”) by Vibhishana. He is the sustainer of (“bharaNam”) the world (“kSiti”). He is like the Chintamani gem to the seekers (“shrita”), who obliterates (“haraNam”) the ego (“magha”) of the beings.

C: His lotus (“sarasija”) feet  (“padayugaLam”) are revered by (“mahita”) all (“sakala”) divine beings (“sura”). He is the tranquil (“shAntam”) and very skilful one (“ati kushalam”).

His face (“vadana”) resembles a fully blossomed (“vikasita”) lotus (“kamalam”), matchless (“atulitam”) and pure (“amalam”). His powerful (“balam”) arms (“bhuja”) are adored (“nuta”) by even the heroic people (“vIra”). He is fully realised (“viditam”) by GURUGUHA who delights (“mudita”) SUKA, SANAKA and other sages (“muni”). He possesses (“sahitam”) auspicious (“shObhana”) qualities (“guNa”). He has beautiful (“prakaTita”) lotus-like (“sarOja”) eyes (“nayanam”). He, the protector (“pAlita”) of devotees (“bhaktam”), is adept (“nipuNam”) in cutting (“haraNa”) the web of illusory life (“bhava-pAsha”).