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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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