Ramachandram Bhaavayami (Class / Lesson) : Vasanta ; Rupakam; Dikshitar

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rAmacandram bhAvayAmi.

Ragam: Vasanta  {17th Melakartha (Sooryakantham) Janyam}

ARO:   S M1 G3 M1 D2 N3 S  ||

AVA:   S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S  ||

Talam: Rupakam

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: Ram Kaushik
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

rAmacandram bhAvayAmi raghukula tilakam upEndram

Anupallavi:

bhUmijA nAyakam bhukti mukti dAyakam nAmakIrtana tArakam naravaram gatamAyikam

Charanam:

sAkEta nagarE nivasantam sAmrAjyaprada hanumantam rAkEndu vadanam bhagavantam

ramaNIya kalyANa

guNavantam kAkustham dhImantam kamalAkSam shrImantam nAgEshanutam anantam nara

guruguha viharantam

Meaning: (TK Govinda Rao’s book):

Pallavi: I contemplate on (“bhAvayAmi”) Sri Ramachandra, the foremost (“tilakam”) in the Raghu clan (“kula”), and who is the brother of Indra (“upEndram”).

("Upendra").

{SideNote:  referring to Vishnu as being the brother of Indra. Lord Vishnu is called Upendra because he appeared in the family of Aditi (Indra's mother) in one of His incarnations, Vamana.}

Anupallavi: He is the Lord (“nAyakam”) of Sita  - born as the daughter of earth (“bhUmi-jA”). He is the one who gives (“dAyakam”) the worldly pleasures (“bhukti”) and also salvation (“mukti”). The singing of whose name (“nAma-kIrtana”) takes us across the travails of mundane life (“tArakam”). The best among men (“nara-varam”). He is devoid of illusions (“gatamAyikam”).

Charanam: Who resides (“nivasantam”)  in SaketaNagara (Ayodhya). He grants (“prada”) the complete sovereignty – Samraajya to Anjaneya. His face (“vadanam”) resembles the full moon (“rAkEndu”). The prosperous lord (“bhagavantam”), who has endearing (“ramaNIya”) and auspicious (“kalyANa”) qualities (“guNavantam”). He belongs to the Kakustha Vamsa – clan. He is the intelligent one (“dhImantam”). He has lotus-like eyes (“kamalAkSam”). He is the glorious one (“shrImantam”) praised by Adisesha (“nAgEsha-nutam”). He is the infinite one (“anantam”), who sports (“viharantam”) in the heart of Guruguha in human (“nara”) form.