Brova barama Gist O Lord raghu rAma! O Lord SrI vAsu dEva! O Merciful Lord!

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You being in and as entire Universe, is protecting me alone, a burden to You?

Arent You keeping crores of Universes in Your stomach?

Didnt You, out of compassion, lift mountains (once) in the Ocean of Milk for the sake of celestials, and again, for the sake of gOpis?

You being in and as entire Universe, is protecting this tyAgarAja alone a burden to You?

Word-by-word Meaning Word-by-word Meaning pallavi brOva bhAramA raghu rAma bhuvanamu-ella nIvai nannu-okani (brOva) O Lord raghu rAma! You being in and as (nIvai) entire (ella) Universe (bhuvanamu) (bhuvanamella), is protecting (brOva) me (nannu) alone (okani) (nannokani), a burden (bhAramA) to You?

anupallavi SrI vAsu dEva aNDa kOTla kukshini-uncukO lEdA nannu (brOva) O Lord SrI vAsu dEva! Arent (lEdA) You keeping (uncukO) crores (kOTla) of Universes (aNDa) in Your stomach (kukshini) (kukshiniyuncukO)? therefore, O Lord raghurAma! You being in and as entire Universe, is protecting me (nannu) alone, a burden to You?

caraNam kalaSa-ambudhilO day Didnt (lEdA) You, out of compassion (dayatOnu), lift (etta) mountains (koNDalu) (koNDaletta) (once) in the Ocean (ambudhilO) of Milk from where pitcher of nectar (kalaSa) (kalaSAmbudhilO) emerged - for the sake of celestials (amarulakai), and again (adi gAka) (literally further) (dayatOnamarulakaiyadi), for the sake of gOpis (gOpikalakai)? O Merciful Lord (karuNAkara)! O Lord raghu rAma! You being in and as entire Universe, is protecting this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjuni) alone a burden to You?

Notes References

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vAsudEva vishNu sahasra nAma (332)

kukshiniyuncukO lEdA Please refer to SrImad-bhAgavataM, Book 3, Chapter 33 (dEvahUtis prayer to Lord)

sa tvam bhRtO mE jatharENa natha katham nu yasyOdara etad-asIt viSvam yugantE vaTa patra ekaH SEtE sma mayA-SiSur-anghri-pAnaH 4 "As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, You have taken birth from my abdomen. O my Lord, how is that possible for the supreme one, who has in His belly all the cosmic manifestation? The answer is that it is possible, for at the endof the millennium You lie down on a leaf of a banyan tree, and just like a small baby, You lick the toe of Your lotus foot." Also refer to episode of child kRshNa showing to His mother yaSOdA - the whole universe in his mouth SrImad bhAgavataM, Book 10, Chapter 8 and SrImad-bhagavadgItA Chapter 11 viSva rUpa darSana. For description by vaishNava saints regarding the Lord having all the universes in His stomach

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amarulakai Refers to kUrmAvatAra of the Lord when He bore the mandara mountain on His back to enable churning of the Milk Ocean.

gOpikalakai Refers to lifting of the gOvardhana hillock to protect the gopis from the deluge of rain as a result of anger of indra.

Evarura ninuvinaGist

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O Protector of sacrificial oblations! O Lord who is an eternal joy for the devotees! O Consort of sItA!

O Lord rAma! O Full-moon Faced! O Praise-worthy Lord!

O Consort of lakshmI! O Lord worshipped by varuNa! O Lord who protected Lord Siva! O Light of my life! O Lord who is self-effulgent!

O King! O Lord worshipped by this tyAgarAja! O Wish-Tree for devotees?

Wont Your grace descend on me? Wont You listen? Arent You the enemy of demon mura? Cant You speak compassionate words? Is this honourable for You? Why this dispute with me? Am I alien to You?

Is it justice to deceive me without coming here? Are you showing unconcern? Or, do You have disgust in my case? I loved You; please fulfil my

desire.

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You are destroyer of enemies! But, You did not understand my desire.

Why this rigidity for You? I am unable to bear; do You consent for this procrastination or deception? Are You shying away from protecting me?

Who is refuge for us other than You?

Word-by-word Meaning pallavi evarurA ninu vinA gati mAku Who (evarurA) is refuge (gati) for us (mAku) other than (vinA) You (ninu)?

anupallavi savana rakshaka nitya-utsava sItA pati (evaru) O Protector (rakshaka) of sacrificial oblations (savana)! O Lord who is an eternal (nitya) joy (utsava) (literally festival) (nityOtsava) for the devotees! O Consort (pati) of sItA! Who is refuge for us other than You?

caraNam 1 rAdA nAdupai nI daya vina rAdA mura vairi kAdA daya palka rAdA-idi mariyAdA nAtO vAdamA nE bhEdamA mAku (evaru) Wont Your (nI) grace (daya) descend (rAdA) (literally come) on me (nAdupai)? Wont (rAdA) You listen (vina)? Arent You (kAdA) the enemy (vairi) of demon mura? Cant You speak (rAdA) compassionate (daya) words (palku)? Is this (idi) (rAdAyidi) honourable (mariyAdA) for You? Why this dispute (vAdamA) with me (nAtO)? Am I (nE) alien (bhEdamA) to You? Who is refuge for us (mAku) other than You?

caraNam 2 rAka nannu-Eca nyAyamA parAkA nEnu-aNTE hEyamA rAma rAkA SaSi mukha nIku-ASinciti sAkumA puNya SlOkamA mAku (evaru) Is it justice (nyAyamA) to deceive (Eca) me (nannu) (nannEca) without coming (rAka) here? Are you showing unconcern (parAkA)? Or, do You have disgust (hEyamA) in my case (nEnu aNTE) (nEnaNTE), O Lord rAma? O Full-moon (rAkA SaSi) Faced (mukha)! I loved (ASinciti) You (nIku) (literally for You) (nIkASinciti); please fulfil (sAkumA) my desire, O Praise-worthy Lord (puNya SlOkamA)! Who is refuuge for us (mAku) other than You?

caraNam 3 SrI-ISa-ari gaNa-arAtivi nAduASa teliyaka pOtivi Apaga-ISa-arcita pAlita-ISa nA

prakASamA sva-prakASamA mAku (evaru) O Consort (ISa) of lakshmI (SrI)! You are destroyer (arAtivi) (literally enemy) of enemies (ari gaNa) (SrISAri) (gaNArAtivi)! But, You did not understand (teliyaka pOtivi) my (nAdu) desire (ASa) (nAdASa); O Lord worshipped (arcita) by varuNa - Lord (ISa) of rivers (Apaga) (ApagESArcita)! O Lord who protected (pAlita) Lord Siva (ISa) (pAlitESa)! O Light (prakASamA) of my (nA) life! O Lord who is self-effulgent (sva-prakASamA)! Who is refuge for us (mAku) other than You?

caraNam 4 rAjA bigu nIku-ElarA tyAgarAja-arcita tALa jAlarA rAma I jAlamu sEya rAja brOva sankOcamA sura bhUjamA mAku (evaru) O King (rAjA)! Why (ElarA) this rigidity (bigu) for You (nIku) (nIkElarA), O Lord worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)! I am unable (jAlarA) to bear (tALa), O Lord rAma! Do You consent (rAja) for this (I) procrastination or deception (jAlamu sEya)? Are You shying away (sankOcamA) from protecting (brOva) me, O Wish-Tree (kalpa vRksha) celestial (sura) tree (bhUja) (bhUjamA) for devotees? Who is refuge for us (mAku) other than You?

Notes Variations General In some books, anupallavi is given as part of pallavi there is no separate anupallavi.
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savana sava : Both generally mean same. rAka nannEca rAka ninnEca : From the context, nannEca seems to be appropriate. nA prakASamA - nava kASamA.

As per Sanskrit Dictionary 'kASa' - botanical name 'Saccharum spontaneum' is wild sugar cane. As per tamizh Dictionary, 'kAsa' or 'kAya' botanical name 'Momecylon tinctorium' - is dark-blue flower trIn Ceylon's mullaittIvu, 'kAyAmbU' is also known as 'mullai'.
In 'kamba rAmAyaNaM' (tamizh), kamban calls rAma as 'kAyAmbU mEnian' one who is dark-blue hued like 'kAyAmbU'.

tALa jAlarA rAma tALa jAlarA rAja.

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ari gaNa arAtivi this may also mean six internal enemies (shaD-ripu) kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya.

ApagESArcita Worshipped by varuNa Lord of rivers. However, Lord Siva at tiruvaiyAru is also known as pancApagESa Lord of five rivers. Therefore, it could also be

translated as 'One worshipped (arcita) by Lord Siva (ApagESa)'.

Devanagariee.

In tamizh dictionary, kAsAmbU mEnian or kAsAmbU vaNNan are given as epithets of vishNu. In Ceylon's mullaittIvu, 'kAyAmbU' is also known as 'mullai'.
In 'kamba rAmAyaNaM' (tamizh), kamban calls rAma as 'kAyAmbU mEnian' one who is dark-blue hued like 'kAyAmbU'.

tALa jAlarA rAma tALa jAlarA rAja.

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ari gaNa arAtivi this may also mean six internal enemies (shaD-ripu) kAma, krOdha, lObha, mOha, mada, mAtsarya.

ApagESArcita Worshipped by varuNa Lord of rivers. However, Lord Siva at tiruvaiyAru is also known as pancApagESa Lord of five rivers. Therefore, it could also be

translated as 'One worshipped (arcita) by Lord Siva (ApagESa)'.

Gatha moha Gist

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O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector of those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA! O Lord abiding in the hearts of Lord Siva and brahmA! O Lord praised by celestials! O Lord who fords people across the Ocean of Worldly existence! O Protector of sacrificial oblations! O Lord who cuts off the Worldly Existence! O Destroyer of demons! O Lord rAghava who proceeds on garuDa! O Lord whose holy feet are worshipped by sages! O Human Embodied who has a hundred crore exploits! O Queller of those who differentiate between sects! O Lord whose hands are adorned with arrows! O Sun who removes the darkness of sins! O Lord of virtues! O Lotus faced! O Merciful Lord! O Holy Lord in whom gajEndra sought refuge! O Benefactor of the minds of those who supplicate! O Protector of this tyAgarAja! Word-by-word Meaning pallavi gata mOh(A)Srita pAl(1A)dbhuta sItA ramaNa O Lord from whom delusion (mOha) has fled (gata)! O Protector (pAla) of those dependent (ASrita) (mOhASrita)! O Wonderful Lord (adbhuta) (pAlAdbhuta)! O Beloved (ramaNa) of sItA!

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caraNam 1 bhava sArasa bhava mAnasa bhavan(A)mara vinuta (gata) O Lord abiding (bhavana) in the hearts (mAnasa) (literally mind) of Lord Siva (bhava) and brahmA resident (bhava) of Lotus (sArasa)! O Lord praised (vinuta) by celestials (amara) (bhavanAmara)! O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA!

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caraNam 2 bhava tAraka sava pAlana 2bhavad(A)Sara haraNa (gata) O Lord who fords (tAraka) people across the Ocean of Worldly existence (bhava)! O Protector (pAlana) of sacrificial oblations (sava)! O Lord who cuts off (da) the Worldly Existence (bhava) (bhavada)! O Destroyer (haraNa) of demons (ASara) (bhavadASara)! O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA!

caraNam 3 vinatAja gamana rAghava muni pUjita caraNa (gata)

O Lord rAghava who proceeds (gamana) on garuDa son of vinatA (vinatAja)! O Lord whose holy feet (caraNa) are worshipped (pUjita) by sages (muni)! caraNam 4 Sata kOTi carita mAnava 3mata bhEdaka damana (gata) O Human Embodied (mAnava) who has a hundred (Sata) crore (kOTi) exploits (carita)! O Queller (damana) of those who differentiate (bhEdaka) between sects (mata)! O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA!

caraNam 5 kara SObhita Sara pApa timira bhAskara suguNa (gata) O Lord whose hands (kara) are adorned (SObhita) with arrows (Sara)! O Sun (bhAskara) who removes the darkness (timira) of sins (pApa)! O Lord of virtues (suguNa)! O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA!

caraNam 6 Saraj(A)nana karuNAkara vara vAraNa SaraNa (gata) O Lotus (Saraja) faced (Anana) (SarajAnana)! O Merciful Lord (karuNAkara)! O Holy (vara) Lord in whom gajEndra elephant (vAraNa) sought refuge (SaraNa)! O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA!

caraNam 7 nata mAnasa hita kara pAlita tyAgarAja (gata) O Benefactor (hita kara) of the minds (mAnasa) of those who supplicate (nata)! O Protector (pAlita) of this tyAgarAja! O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sItA!

Notes Variations

bhavadASara haraNa - bhava ASara haraNa : ' bhavadASara haraNa' can be split as 'bhava+da+ASara+haraNa'. It is not clear which one is the correct

version. While 'ASara haraNa' means 'dest'bhava ASara haraNa' also does not make proper sense, unless 'bhava' is taken as the 'demon' (bhava ASara) (demon of Worldly Existence). In that case, it could be translated as 'destroyer of demon of Worldly Existence'. According to Moniers Sanskrit Dictionary while da generally means giver, it (da) also means cut off jIvada means life cutter and analada means quenching fire ie water. Therefore, here also da has been taken to mean cut off; accordingly bhavada (bhava+da) has been translated as one who cust off bhava Worldly Existence. References

mata The six modes of worship Siva, vishNu, Sakti, sUrya, gaNESa and kumAra.

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adbhuta this may be taken as an epithet of sItA also. In such a case, the translation would be O Beloved of wonderful sItA.royer of demons', the meaning of

'bhavada' is not clear.O Lord from whom delusion has fled! O Protector those dependent! O Wonderful Lord! O Beloved of sIt