Ramachandrena (Class / Lesson) : Manji ; Rupakam; Dikshitar

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rAmacandrENa samrakSitOham

Ragam: mAnji {20th Melakartha (Nata Bhairavi) Janyam}

ARO:   S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S  ||

AVA:   S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S  ||

Talam: rUpaka

Composer: Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Version: T M Krishna
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde

Pallavi:

rAmacandrENa samrakSitOham sItA

Anupallavi:

ramA bhAratI gaurI ramaNa svarUpENa

Charanam:

kAmakOTi sundarENa kamanIya kandarENa kOmaLa ghanashyAmEna kOdaNDarAmENa

mAmaka hrdaya sthitEna mAruti gItAmrtEna mAnjI ramaNi maNDita mad guruguha mAnitEna

Meaning: (Approximate – please report errors):

P: I am protected (“samrakSitOham”) by Shriramachandra, and Sita

A: He is the supreme lord who takes the form (“svarUpENa”) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva Lords of (“ramaNa”) Bharathi, Rama and Gauri.

C: (I am protected by ) The one who is equal to ten crore cupids (“kAma-kOTi”) in beauty (“sundarENa”), the one who has a lovely (“kamanIya”) neck (“kandarENa”). The one who has the delicate (“kOmaLa”) hue of a cloud (“ghanashyAmEna”). The one who wields the bow of Kodanda (“kOdaNDarAmENa”). The one that resides (“sthitEna”) in my (“mAmaka”) heart (“hrdaya”). The one who is the object of Hanuman's (“mAruti”) ambrosial music (“gIta-amrtEna”). the one who is  respected (“mAnitEna”) by my (“mad”) Guru Guha (“guruguha”) who is adorned (“maNDita”) with anklets with many gems (“mAnjI ramaNi” – also a reference to the mAnjI raga of the composition).