bombay sisters – aadi lyrics
transliteration–telugu
transliteration as per modified harvard-kyoto (hk) convention
(including telugu letters – short e, short o) –
a a i i u u
r rr lr lrr
e e ai o o au m (h or 🙂
(e – short e – long o – short o – long)
k kh g gh n/g
c ch j jh n/j (jn – as in jnana)
t th d dh n
t th d dh n
p ph b bh m
y r l l v
s sh s h
dina janavana-bhupalam
in the krti ‘dina janavana sri rama’ – raga bhupalam or bhauli (tala adi), sri tyagaraja sings about the ten avataras (dasavatara) of the lord.
pallavi
dina jan(a)vana sri rama danava harana sri rama
v(i)na vimama sri rama mina sarira sri rama
caranam 1
nirmala hrdaya sri rama 1karmuka bana sri rama
sarma phala prada sri rama kurm(a)vatara sri rama (dina)
caranam 2
sri kara suguna sri rama sri kara lalita sri rama
sri karun(a)rnava sri rama sukara rupa sri rama (dina)
caranam 3
sarasija nayana sri rama sura pati vinuta sri rama
nara vara vesha sri rama nara hari rupa sri rama (dina)
caranam 4
kamita phalada sri rama pamara dura sri rama
samaja varada sri rama vamana rupa sri rama (dina)
caranam 5
agha timir(a)ditya sri rama vigalita moha sri rama
raghu kula tilaka sri rama bhrgu suta rupa sri rama (dina)
caranam 6
kusa lava janaka sri rama kusalada catura sri rama
dasa mukha mardana sri rama 2dasaratha nandana sri rama (dina)
caranam 7
3kali mala harana sri rama jalaja bhav(a)rcita sri rama
salalita vacana sri rama hala dhara rupa sri rama (dina)
caranam 8
siddha jana priya sri rama prasiddha caritra sri rama
baddha suvasana sri rama buddh(a)vatara sri rama (dina)
caranam 9
jaya kara nama sri rama vijaya ratha sarathe sri rama
bhaya nasana hare sri rama 4haya mukha rupa sri rama (dina)
caranam 10
bhagavata priya sri rama agama mula sri rama
gist
o lord sri rama – protector of the humble people!
o lord sri rama – destroyer of asuras!
o lord sri rama – having garuda as his carriage!
o lord sri rama who took the form of fish!
o lord sri rama – pure hearted!
o lord sri rama – wielder of bow and arrows!
o lord sri rama – bestower of happiness as result!
o lord sri rama who took avatara as tortoise!
o lord sri rama – virtuous one who causes prosperity!
o lord sri rama – fondled by the hands of lakshmi!
o lord sri rama – ocean of mercy!
o lord sri rama who took the form of boar!
o lord sri rama – lotus eyed!
o lord sri rama – praised by indra!
o lord sri rama who donned the garb as blessed human!
o lord sri rama who took the form of man-lion!
o lord sri rama – bestower of desires!
o lord sri rama – far removed from the wicked!
o lord sri rama – bestower of boons on gajendra!
o lord sri rama who took the form of vamana!
o lord sri rama – the sun who dispels darkness called sins!
o lord sri rama who destroyed p-ssion!
o lord sri rama – the pre-eminent among the raghu dynasty!
o lord sri rama who took the form of parasu rama!
o lord sri rama – father of kusa and lava!
o lord sri rama – expert comforter!
o lord sri rama who killed ravana!
o lord sri rama – son of king dasaratha!
o lord sri rama – remover of blemishes of kali yuga!
o lord sri rama – worshipped by brahma!
o lord sri rama of charming speech!
o lord sri rama who took the form of balarama!
o lord sri rama – dear to the perfected ones!
o lord sri rama of famous character or story!
o lord sri rama – donning fine garments!
o lord sri rama who took avatara as buddha!
o lord sri rama having victory causing name!
o lord sri rama – driver of arjuna’s chariot!
o lord sri rama – destroyer of fear!
o lord sri rama who took the form as horse-faced!
o lord sri rama – dear to great devotees!
o lord sri rama – the source of agamas!
o lord sri rama who nicely reclines on sesha!
o lord sri rama – worshipped by this tyagaraja!
word-by-word meaning
pallavi
dina jana-avana sri rama danava harana sri rama
vi-ina vimama sri rama mina sarira sri rama
o lord sri rama – protector (avana) of the humble (dina) people (jana) (janavana)! o lord sri rama – destroyer (harana) of asuras (danava)!
o lord sri rama – having garuda – king (ina) of birds (vi) (vina) – as his carriage (vimana)! o lord sri rama who took the form (sarira) of fish (mina)!
caranam 1
nirmala hrdaya sri rama karmuka bana sri rama
sarma phala prada sri rama kurma-avatara sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – pure (nirmala) hearted (hrdaya)! o lord sri rama – wielder of bow (karmuka) and arrows (bana)!
o lord sri rama – bestower (prada) of happiness (sarma) as result (phala)! o lord sri rama who took avatara as tortoise (kurma) (kurmavatara)!
caranam 2
sri kara suguna sri rama sri kara lalita sri rama
sri karuna-arnava sri rama sukara rupa sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – virtuous one (suguna) who causes (kara) prosperity (sri)! o lord sri rama – fondled (lalita) by the hands (kara) of lakshmi (sri)!
o lord sri rama – ocean (arnava) of mercy (karuna) (sri karunarnava)! o lord sri rama who took the form (rupa) of boar (sukara)!
caranam 3
sarasija nayana sri rama sura pati vinuta sri rama
nara vara vesha sri rama nara hari rupa sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – lotus (sarasija) eyed (nayana)! o lord sri rama – praised (vinuta) by indra – lord (pati) of celestials (sura)!
o lord sri rama who donned the garb (vesha) as blessed (vara) human (nara)! o lord sri rama who took the form (rupa) of man-lion (nara hari)!
caranam 4
kamita phalada sri rama pamara dura sri rama
samaja varada sri rama vamana rupa sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – bestower (phalada) of desires (kamita)! o lord sri rama – far removed (dura) from the wicked (pamara)!
o lord sri rama – bestower of boons (varada) on gajendra – the elephant (samaja)! o lord sri rama who took the form (rupa) of vamana (literally the short one)!
caranam 5
agha timira-aditya sri rama vigalita moha sri rama
raghu kula tilaka sri rama bhrgu suta rupa sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – the sun (aditya) who dispels darkness (timira) (timiraditya) called sins (agha)! o lord sri rama who destroyed (vigalita) (literally dried up) p-ssion (moha)!
o lord sri rama – the pre-eminent (tilaka) (literally distinguishing mark on forehead) among the raghu dynasty (kula)! o lord sri rama who took the form (rupa) of parasu rama – son (suta) of sage bhrgu!
caranam 6
kusa lava janaka sri rama kusalada catura sri rama
dasa mukha mardana sri rama dasaratha nandana sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – father (janaka) of kusa and lava! o lord sri rama – expert (catura) comforter (kusalada)!
o lord sri rama who killed (mardana) ravana – the ten (dasa) headed (mukha)! o lord sri rama – son (nandana) of king dasaratha!
caranam 7
kali mala harana sri rama jalaja bhava-arcita sri rama
salalita vacana sri rama hala dhara rupa sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – remover (harana) of blemishes (mala) of kali yuga! o lord sri rama – worshipped (arcita) by brahma – lotus (jalaja) born (bhava) (bhavarcita)!
o lord sri rama of charming (salalita) speech (vacana)! o lord sri rama who took the form (rupa) of balarama – wielder (dhara) of plough (hala)!
caranam 8
siddha jana priya sri rama prasiddha caritra sri rama
baddha suvasana sri rama buddha-avatara sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama – dear (priya) to the perfected ones (siddha jana)! o lord sri rama of famous (prasiddha) character or story (caritra)!
o lord sri rama – donning (baddha) fine garments (su-vasana)! o lord sri rama who took avatara as buddha (buddhavatara)!
caranam 9
jaya kara nama sri rama vijaya ratha sarathe sri rama
bhaya nasana hare sri rama haya mukha rupa sri rama (dina)
o lord sri rama having victory (jaya) causing (kara) name (nama)! o lord sri rama – driver (sarathe) of arjuna’s (vijaya) chariot (ratha)!
o (hare) lord sri rama – destroyer (nasana) of fear (bhaya)! o lord sri rama who took the form (rupa) as horse-faced (haya mukha)!
caranam 10
bhagavata priya sri rama agama mula sri rama
o lord sri rama – dear (priya) to great devotees (bhagavata)! o lord sri rama – the source (mula) of agamas!
o lord sri rama – protector of the humble people! o lord sri rama – destroyer of asuras!
o lord sri rama – having garuda as his carriage! o lord sri rama who took the form of fish!
notes –
variations –
references –
3 – kali mala – blemishes of kali yuga. please refer to srimad bhagavatam, book 12, chapter 2 for complete details –
in srimad bhagavatam itself, there is a contradiction as to who stole vedas – whether it is somakasura or hayagriva or madhu kaitabha. there is also a contradiction as to the avatar of the lord for restoration of vedas – whether it is matsya or hayagriva. please refer to -srimad bhagavatam 5.18 and srimad bhagavatam 8.24.
comments –
general – in this krti, sri tyagaraja mentions about avataras of lord vishnu while addressing lord sri rama in every line. please refer to krti ‘syama sundaranga’ and the invocatory stotra of dance-drama ‘prahlada bhakti vijayam’ wherein he clearly states that the supreme lord in the form of sri rama is his ishtha devata – chosen idol.
sri tyagaraja has omitted ‘kalki avatara’. the omission of ‘krshnavatara’ is very glaring (though in c9, it is mentioned as ‘vijaya ratha sarathi’). the avatara of lord vishnu as krshna is called purnavatara which means that lord vishnu manifested with full glory. in the krti ‘raghu pate rama’ – raga sahana, sri tyagaraja calls the lord rama as ‘paripurna avatara’.
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