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rAma kathA
Ragam: madhyamAvati {22nd Melakartha (Kharaharapriya) Janyam}
ARO: S R2 M1 P N2 S ||
AVA: S N2 P M1 R2 S ||
Talam: Adi (2 kalai)
Composer: Tyagaraja Swami
Version: T M Krishna
Lyrics Courtesy: Lakshman Ragde
Meanings Courtesy: V. Govindan, Tyagaraja Vaibhavam Site
(http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.in/2009/03/tyagaraja-kritis-alphabetical-list.html )
Pallavi:
rAma kathA sudhArasa pAnam oka rAjyamu cEsunE
Anupallavi:
bhAmAmaNi jAnaki saumitri bharatAdulatO bhUmi velayu sItA
Charanam:
dharmAddakhila phaladamE manasA dhairyAnanda saukhya nikEtanamE
karma bandha jvalanAbdhi nAvamE kaliharamE tyAgarAja vinutuDagu
Meaning: (Courtesy: V. Govindan, Tyagaraja Vaibhavam)
Gist
O My Mind! To drink the nectarine juice of story of SrI rAma - praised by this tyAgarAja- who shines on the Earth along with jAnaki, lakshmaNa, bharata and others, is equal to (ruling) a kingdom.
(a) it indeed bestows the fruits of purushArtha;
(b) it is the veritable abode of courage, bliss and comfort;
(c) it indeed is the boat which enables one to cross the flaming ocean of Worldly Existence – bound by actions;
(d) it indeed is the destroyer of the (evil effects of) kali yuga.
Word-by-word Meaning
P: To drink (pAnamu) the nectarine (sudhA) juice (rasa) of story (kathA) of SrI rAma is equal (jEsunE) to (ruling) a kingdom (rAjyamu).
A: To drink the nectarine juice of story of SrI rAma, who shines (velayu) on the Earth (bhUmi) along with jAnaki - a jewel (maNi) of women (bhAmA), lakshmaNa - son of sumitrA (saumitri), bharata and others (AdulatO) (bharatAdulatO),
is equal to (ruling) a kingdom.
C: O My Mind (manasA)!
It indeed bestows the fruits (phalada) (phaladamE) of purushArtha – all those (akhila) beginning with (Adi) dharma (dharmAdyakhila);
it is the veritable abode (nikEtanamE) of courage (dhairya), bliss (Ananda) (dhairyAnanda) and comfort (saukhya);
it indeed is the boat (nAvamE) which enables one to cross the flaming (jvalana) ocean (abdhi) (jvalanAbdhi) of Worldly Existence – bound (bandha) by actions (karma);
it indeed is the destroyer (haramE) of the (evil effects of) kali yuga;
to drink the nectarine juice of story of SrI rAma – the Lord praised (vinutudagu) by this tyAgarAja - is equal to (ruling) a kingdom.
