shrI ramaNa vibhO - Lyrics

shrI ramaNa vibhO

raagam: Arabhi

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taaLam: cempaT Composer: Swaati TirunaaL Language:

pallavi

shrI ramaNa vibhO kalayAmi bhavantamayeE shrita pAlana lOlupa mAdhava nAga bhIti hara nAga bhOgashaya

anupallavi

bhUri karuNAkara pUtanA shakaTa dhEnukAdi hara vENugAna para cAru pincha dhara

caraNam 1 bhAla lOcana tAmarasAsana shaila khaNDana sEvitapada sura sAla kusuma su-vasita kacabhara nIlakAnti ghanOpamita sushama kALiyOraga phaNAncita nartana kAminIvaha mAnasa mOhana caraNam 2 vAraNEsha samAna gamAlam udAra guNa gaNa vAsa mahIdhara dhIra madhuvana kalita manOnjnavi hAra yadukula bhUSaNa murahara nAradAdi muni yOgi manO nava vArijAta kalahamsa janArdana caraNam 3 rAma sOdara durita samUha virAma paTUtama jalaruha nayana nikAma mrdu hasa nirupamatama vana- dAma vilasita kandhara giridhara bhauma vArida samIraNa su-vadana padmanAbha dara cakravarAyudha

Meaning:

pallavi

ayE - Oh SrIramaNa - Beloved of Lakshmi ! vibhO - O all-pervading one ! kalayAmi - I meditate bhavantam - (on) thee. shrita pAlana lOlupa - O one eager to protect those who seek refuge ! mAdhava - O Vishnu ! nAgabhIti hara - O remover of the fear of the elephant (Gajendra) ! nAga bhoga-Saya - O one who reclines on the hood of a snake !

anupallavi

bhUri karuNAkara - O very merciful one ! pUtanA shakaTa dhenukAdi hara - O killer of Putana, Shakatasura and Dhenukasura ! veNugAna-para - O one intent on playing the flute ! chAru pinchha-dhara - O one wearing a lovely peacock feather !

caraNam 1

bhAla lOcana tAmarasAsana shaila khaNDana sEvita pada - O one whose feet are worshipped by Shiva (who has a third eye on the forehead), the lotus-seated Brahma and Indra who cut (the wings of) mountains ! sura sAla kusuma su-vasita kacabhara - O one whose hair is fragrant with the flowers of the celestial trees ! nIlakAnti ghana upamita sushama - O charming one comparable to a cloud with your blue radiance ! kALiya uraga phaNAncita nartana - O one dancing on the hood of the snake Kaliya ! kAminIvaha mAnasa mOhana - O one enchanting the minds of multitudes of lovely women !

caraNam 2

vAraNEsha samAna gama - O one with a gait like that of a king-elephant ! alam udAra guNa gaNa vAsa - O storehouse of abundant charming qualities ! mahIdhara dhIra - O one courageous as a mountain ! madhuvana kalita manOnjna vihAra - O one sporting delightfully in Madhuvana ! yadukula bhUSaNa - O ornament of the Yadu dynasty ! murahara - O killer of Mura ! nAradAdi muni yOgi manO nava vArijAta kalahamsa - O swan sporting in the fresh lotuses of the hearts of Yogis led by Narada ! janArdana - O Janardana !

caraNam 3

rAma-sodara - O brother of Balarama durita samUha virAma paTutama - O most skilled one at putting to rest the great heaps of sin ! jalaruha nayana - O lotus-eyed one ! nikAma mrdu-hasa - O one with abundant smiles ! nirupama tama vana dAma vilasita kandhara - O one whose neck is resplendent with a peerless Vanamala! giridhara - O one who lifted the (Goverdhana) mountain ! bhauma vArida samIraNa - O great wind that blew away the cloud called Narakasura(son of Bhuma Devi) ! suvadana - O one with a beautiful face ! padmanAbha - O lotus-navelled one ! dara cakra varAyudha - O one whose eminent weapons are the conch and discus !