Ramashataka Krithis --8th and final krithi

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Dear Bhakthaas of Sri Ramachandra:

 

This is the home stretch for this series of postings

on the Ramaashtaka Krithis of Sri Dikshitar. This krithi is set in

Ragam Vasantha , a Janya Ragam of the Mela Ragam

Surya Kaantham . It is a wonderful choice to the Surya Kula

Jyothi , Sri Ramachandra, whose beauty is like the eternal spring..

Here Dikshitar offers his salutations to the many kalyana gunaas

of Sri Rama displayed during his incarnation as the son of

Emperor Dasaratha . The sahitya Vaakyams are as follows :

 

PALLAVI :

 

RAMACHANDRAM BHAVAYAAMI RAGHUKULA TILAKM UPENDRAM

 

ANUPALLAVI :

 

BHOOMIJAA NAYAKAM BHUKTHI MUKTHI DHAAYAKAM

NAMA KEERTHANA TARAKAM NARAVARAM GATHA MAAYIKAM

 

CHARANAM :

 

SAKETA NAGARA NIVASANTHAM SAAMRAJYA PRATHA HANUMANTHAM

RAAGENDHU VADANAM BHAgaVANTHAM RAMANEEYA KALYAANA GUNAVANTHAM

KAKUSTHAM DHEEMANTHAM KAMALAKSHAM SRIMANTHAM

NAGESA NUTHAM ANANTHAM NARA GURUGUHA VIHARANTHAM

(RAMACHANDRAM BHAVAYAAMI )

 

(MEANING ) : I meditate on Sri Rama , who is the shining dot on the

forehead of Raghu Kulam. That Lord incarnated once as the son of

Kasyapa Prajaapathi and the brother of Indra . He is the dear consort

of Sita Devi,the daughter of Bhoomi devi. He is the magnanimously

generous one , who gives us the boons of prosperity on this earth

and Moksham thereafter.

 

He has for His name the glorious Taraka mantram of limitless

auspiciousness . He set an example as the embodiment

of righteousness during his incarnation as a human son of Dasaratha.

He is the one , who lifts the veil of Maaya for us .

 

He lived in Ayodhya as the emperor of Kosala Desam .

He is seen in the company of Hanuman of great boon-giving power.

His face shines with the beauty of the full moon. He is

the Parabrahmam , who hid His glory as the supreme

Lord by declaring " Aathmaanam Maanusham manyeh ". I meditate on

His Sharp intellect, divine radiance and lotus-like beautiful eyes . He is

the supreme being worshipped by Indran . In all the environments that

he moved during his Avathaaram -- human assembly, acharya groups ,

forest , caves --as the son of Dasaratha , he performed His divya Leelas

and displayed His anantha kalyaaNa guNaas . I meditate with delight

on this Ramachandra of many glorious attributes, who sports with His

nephew Guruguhan and gladdens his heart .

 

SRI RAMACHANDRA KARUNAAKARA RAGHAVENDRA

RAAJENDRACHANDRA RAGHUVAMSA SAMUDRA CHANDRA I

SUGREEVA NETRAYUGALOTHPALA PURNACHANDRA

SITAAMANA: KUMUDHA CHANDRA NAMO NAMASTEH II

 

MANGALM KOWSALENDRAAYA MAHANEEYA GUNAABHDHAYEH I

CHAKRAVARTHEE TANUJAAYA SARVABHOUMAAYA MANGALAM II

 

SRI SEETHA LAKSHMAN BHARATHA SATHRUGNA HANUMATH SAMETHA

SRI RAMACHANDRA PARABRAHMANEH NAMA:

 

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan