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SrI Raama Jayam
 
SrI Raamachandra : Sritha-PaarijAtha:
Samastha KalyANaguNAmBhurAsi:
SeethA-mukhAmbhOruha-sanjareeka:
nirntharam MangaLam aatanOthu
 
May Lord Raamachandra , who is the wish-granting PaarijAtha
tree to all those who seek His refuge , who is the abode of all
auspicious guNAs and who is the bee circling the lotus (face) of
SithA PirAtti shower forever all MangaLams on us !
 
AapadhAm apaharthAram dhAthAram Sarva-sampadhAm
lOkAbhirAmama SrIraamam bhUyO bhUyO namAmyaham
 
I bow (prostrate)  again and  again before SrI Raamachandra ,
who enchants all and who chases away all dangers and obstacles
besides conferring all soubhAgyams .
 
 
Dear Raama BhakthAs:
 
Adhi Kavi VaalmIki composed SrImadh RaamAyaNam in the form of 24, 000
verses (slOkams). These slOkams are housed in individual cantos (SargAs).
The Six individual cantos (KaaNDams) house the sargAs . Sundara KaaNDam
is one of the six KaaNDams and means the beautiful KaaNDam ( the book of
Beauty ) .
 
The individual KaaNDams have been compared to the internodes of a sugarcane
branch . Let us immerse ourselves in the joy of tasting them during these sacred
days leading up to SrI Raama navami !
 
RaamAyaNam means the journey (aayanam ) of SrI Raamachandran . This ithihAsam
which feautres prominently SithA Devi's journey with Her Lord has been more appropriately
saluted as "SithAyaNam " instead. SithA PirAtti and HanumAn are the central
characters in the Sundara KaaNDam.
 
Let us offer our prayers to HanumAn (AanjanEyar , Raama dhUthar, VaathAthmajar ,
Maaruthi )  first and invoke Him to listen to Raama nAma sankeerthanam through
the Six slOkams dedicated to Him :
 
gOshpadhee-kruthavArAsim masakeekrutha raakshasam
RaamAyaNa-mahAmAlA-rrathnam vandhE anilAthmajam---(1)
 
Salutations to the son of Vaayu , AnjanEyaa , who made the ocean
look in depth like the hoof print of a cow ;He pulverized the offending
RaakshasAs of RaavaNA's camp! Our deep anjalis are to that supreme
gem in the grand necklace of RaamAyaNam !
 
AnjanAndham veeram Jaanakee sOkanAsanam
kapeesam AkshahanthAram vandhE lankhA-bhayankaram---(2)
 
Our salutations to that great hero , who banished the sorrows of
Jaanakee Devi ! He is the generator of joy to His mother AnjanA
dEvi and is the Lord of all monkeys . Our slautations to that terror
of Lankaa , who killed AkshakumAran , the son of RaavaNan.
 
ullangya sindhO: salilam saleelam ya: sOkavahnim JanakAthmajAyA:
aadhAya tEnaiva dadhAha LankAm namAmi Tamm prAnjalirAnjanEyam--(3)
 
Our anjalis to AnjanEyar , who jumped over the broad ocean
as an effortless sport and burnt the city of LankA to ashes with
the fire of sorrow of Jaanaki MaathA !
 
AanjanEyam athipADalAnanam kAnchanAdhri-kamaneeya-vigraham
PaarijAtha-tarumoola-vaasinam bhavayAmi PavamAna-nandhanam...(4)
 
I meditate on AnjanEyar , the bringer of joy to His father , Vaayu BhagavAn .
He has an intense facial hue resembling that of a PaaDali flower and
has His residence under the divine wish-granting tree of PaarijAtham .
In size and lustre , He is like a golden mountain personified .
 
Yathra Yathra RaghunATa keertthanam  tathra tethra krutha masthAnjalim
BhAshpavaari-paripoorNa-lOchanam Maaruthim namatha RaakshasAnthakam ..(5)
 
Wherever there is the recitation /singing of the story of Raamaa , there is
HanUmAn with folded palms and bent head with eyes brimming with tears
of joy . Salutations to that destroyer of RaakshasAs , Maaruthi !
 
manOjavam mArutha-tulya-vEgam jithEndhriyam bhuddhimathAm varishtam
VaathAthmajam Vaanara-yooTa-mukhyam SrIraama-dhUtham sirasA namAmi..(6)
 
I bow with bent head , the son of Vaayu BhagavAn who is the carrier of
the message of SrI Raamachandran to RaavaaNa's court . He is the prominent
one among the  assembly of monkey chieftains .He is the leader among
the wise ones and has full control over His indhriyams  . His speed is equal
to that of His father , Vaayu BhagavAn .
 
The First Two days of Sundara KaaNDa PaarAyaNam ( March 21-23)
***********************************************************************************
Sargams 1-15 starting from HanUmAn's jump over the ocean upto
the Darsanam of SeethA PirAtti by AnjanEyar are the focus of
the first two days of NavAha ParAyaNam .  
 
SrImAn D. Hanumantha Rao and SrImAn  K.M.K.Murthy are creating
the transcriptions and translations of the individual slOkams of SrImad
RaamAyaNam since 1998. Their detailed work assisted by others continues .
With rspect to Sundara KaaNDam , they have covered 16 0ut of the 68
sargams (chapters) .  You might recall that the nine day PaarAyaNam of
Sundara KaaNDam has the following sequence :
 
First day : Sargams 1-5
*****************************
 
1.  The leaping over the Ocean (Saagara Langhanam)
2.  Entrance to Lankaa ( LankA pravEsa: )
3.  Victory over Lankaa Devi ( LankAdhidEvathA vijaya: )
4.  Roaming around the city of Lankaa ( LankApuree-paribrahamaNam)
5.  Search for SeethA Devi in the houses of the citizens of Lankaa(Bhavana Vijaya: )
 
Second day: Sargams 6-15
********************************
6.  Entry into RaavaNA's house ( RaavaNa Gruha PravEsa: )
7.  The sight of Pushpaka VimAnam ( Pushpaka darsanam)
8.  Description of Pushpaka VimAnam ( Pushpaka VarNanam )
9.  Continued description of Pushpakam ( Pushpaka VarNanam)
10. Seeing of MandhOdhari (MandhOdhari darsanam)
11. Searching in the drinking hall ( Paana bhUmi vichaya: )
12. The sorrow of HanUmAn ( HanUmadh vishAdha:)
13. The agitation of HanUmAn ( HanUman-nirvEdha: )
14. Search in AsOka Vanam( AsOka-vanAnvEshaNam)
15. The sight of SeethA PirAtti ( SeethA Darsanam )
 
I recommend that you all read these excellent translations
for today and tomorrow's sections of the PaarAyaNam at the site :
 
http://www.Valmikiramayan.net
 
I will add my comments on the highlights of the first fifteen
sargams today and tomorrow and continue with the rest  of
the sargams ( 16-68 and the PattAbhisEsha Sargam )
not translated yet by SrI Hanumantha Rao and others until
the Koil Raama Navami day , April 29, 2004.
 
This then is our prayer for this SrI Raama Navami season  :
 
Vaalmeeki giri sambhUthA Raama-Saagara-gAminee
punAthu bhuvanam puNyaa RaamAyaNa MahAnadhee
 
May the great river of RaamAyaNam , which arose from the mountain
named  Vaalmikee and travelling towards the ocean called Raamaa
drench the whole world with auspicousness !
 
RaamAya RaamabhadrAya RaamachandrAya vEdhasE
RaghunATAya NaaTAya SeethAyA: PathayE nama:
 
SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Raama DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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