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SrI:

Today , we will focus on the above EesamanOhari 
Krithi of Saint ThyagarAjA:

Pallavi:
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ManasA! SrI Raamachandhruni-maravakE,
yEmarakE ; Oh (manasA)

Oh My mind! Do n't you forget our Lord Raamachandran
even for a moment ! Do n't become careless and dupe 
yourself by such lapses in chinthanam of Him & His glories!

Anupallavi
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Munu puDDunu BuDDina mouni kruthamou
mUDunnAradhyaayamula jUchukO( ManasA)

If You get in to doubts about His greatness ,
please rush to read the two chapters from SrImad
RaamAyaNa (Third and Sixth of Baala KhAndam) 
blessed to us by the ant-hill born ,
ancient Sage , VaalmIki and see how 
he glorified our Lord and revelared His
loftiness as ParamAthmA.

CharaNam 
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srusti pushti nashti jEyu panulu
nikrushta manuchunu thrimoorthula kOsagi
thushtuDai BharagE sadhbhaktha- 
manObhIshtamu licchu ThyAgarAjanuthuni (ManasA)

Relegating the not so important functions of
creation , protection and destruction to
the Trinity (BrahmA , VishNu and SivA), He 
has chosen for Himself , the work of granting 
the boons desired by His dear BhakthAs. Oh My 
Mind! Do n't forget even for a moment SrI Raamachandran
of such unique glory !

Comments:
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1.EesamanOhari is a Janya Raagam of the 28th mEla
Raagam , Hari KaambhOji. It is raagam that can be 
sung at all times. Saint ThyAgarAja chose this raagam 
to remind his mind to think about Him at all times.
This krithi is sung between weighty krithis.

2. In the anupallavi, the great Raama Bhakthar asks 
his mind specifically to read the third and the sixth
sargaas of RaamAyaNam about the greatness of Raamachandran , 
if his mind ever gets confused on this matter. 

Among the 500 sargams that make up SrImad RaamAyanam ,
Saint ThyagarAjA picks these two sargams for his mind.Why?
Saint ThyagaraajA performed SrImad RaamAuyaNa PaarAyaNam
every day . He was throroughly conversant with every
sargam of the epic glorifying Lord Raamachandran. The third
sargam of Baala Kaandam is a succinct outline of 
the entire epic , SrImad RaamAyanam given by Sage Vaalmiki
himself after Brahma and Sarasvathi empowered him
to compose this IthihAsam . It is a marvellous 
synopsis . Here , the sage visualizes the entire deeds 
that happened in this avathAram as Lord Ramachandra and
goes on to describe His superlative valour ,
friendship to all, universal popularity , capacity
to forgive the offenders if they sought His refuge ,
soulabhyam and His vow to speak the truth
and uphold dharma :

Janma Raamasya sumahadh veeryam sarvAnukoolathAm
lOkasya priyathAm kshAnthim soumyathAm sathyaseelathAm

--SrImad RaamAyaNam : Baala KaaNdam: 3.10 

In the sixth sargam , the splendour of the invincible
city of AyOdhyA and the prosperity of the citizens of
AyOdhyA during the reign of King DasaraTA is described.
The glory of the avatara nagaram of Lord Raamachandra 
and His limeage is saluted here.

There are those , who think that Saint ThyAgarAja
was referring to the third and sixth chapter of
AdhyAthma RaamaayaNam(AR) in this song instead of 
the SrImad VaalmIki RaamAyaNam. In the third sargam
of AdhyAthma RaamAyanam , the composer refers to 
Mother Kousalya's joy and incredibility that such
a divine child was born to her. She had just given
birth to the infant and on gazing at the just born
child's apramEya tEjas, she is overcome by the incredible
blessing that happeened to her of becoming the mother of
ParamAthmA Himself. In the sixth cahpter of AR,
King Janaka recounts what Naarada had told him 
about ParamAthma Himself being born as the son of
King DasaraTan.King Janaka continues and states
that Sage Naarada revealed that the ParamAthmA 
incarnated to protect and bless His devotees , who 
sought refuge in Him. Saint ThyagarAja was familiar
with AR since he refers to other incidents from 
this Kaavyam , which differs some what from 
the Aadhi Kaavyam of Sage Valmiki . The context 
however ( the reference to the third and the sixth
sargams ) seem to be closer to AR instead of VR.

3. VishNu and Raamachandra are one and the same. 
Latter is an avathAram of VishNu NaarAyaNan.
Saint ThyagarAja was a great Raama BhakthA 
and to him , even VishNu as Jagath Rakshakan 
was somewhat less exalted compared to his 
Ishta Dhaivam , SrI Raamachandran . In other
krithis , he will also express similar thought. 
For example,in the VeeravasathA krithi, Emani Pogadhura , 
the Saint states explicitly that Raamachandran
gave Sathva , RajO and TamO guNams to VishNu,
Brahma and Siva to perform their duties of
Protction , creation and destruction , while he
kept Bhaktha rakshaNam to Himself as ThriguNAtheethan . 
Saint ThyagarAja salutes RaamA as the SaguNa Brahman , 
who is superior to VishNu. It may be viewed as " poetic hyperbole" 
or unalloyed devotion to his ishta dhaivam , Lord Raamachandra. 
Anyway , the Composer visualizes and salutes Raama as 
the VaradharAjan ( boon giver) and SaraNAgatha Raksha 
dharma vrathi ( One with the sworn vow to protect those,
who sought refuge in Him ).Saint ThyagarAja points out
in this Krithi that Lord the Lord's avathAram
was for fulfilling the sought after wishes of 
His sadh-bhakthAs ( Sadh-bhaktha ManObhIshtam).

For SrI VaishNavAs, the sixth chapter of
SrImad Thraya Saaram is the guiding code. 

SrI SitA SamEtha SrI Raamachandra parabrahmaNE nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 




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