This is Rama's keerthana/ eulogy by Annamayya. It has a unique format. Annamayya in the first part of the line describes a sobriquet of Rama, and in the second part of the line uses an adjective followed by "Rama" as if giving a reason to the sobriquet in the first part.
The song in one of the earliest versions by J.V Raghavulu can be found by clicking here
జయ జయ రామా సమరవిజయ రామా
భయహర నిజభక్త పారీణ రామా
jaya jaya raamaa samaravijaya raamaa
bhayahara nijabhaktapaareeNa raamaa
Word-Word:
జయjaya= Hail (victory); జయjaya= రామాraama
సమరsamara= battle; విజయvijaya=victorious; రామా
భయbhaya= fear;హరhara=destroyer; నిజnija= true; భక్తbhakta= devotee; పారీణpaareeNa=one who has reached ashore; రామా
Meaning:
Hail Victory to Rama; The battle-victorious Rama
Fear-destroyer, the true-devotee rescuer Rama
Discussion:
So Annamayya firstly hails Rama and then says that hail Rama because he is "battle-victorious Rama". He is fear-destroyer as he is the rescuer of "true-devotee". In order to rescue his true-devotees, Rama destroys fear in them :).
జలధిబంధించిన సౌమిత్రిరామా
సెలవిల్లువిరచినసీతారామా
అలసుగ్రీవునేలినాయోధ్యరామా
కలిగి యజ్ఞముగాచేకౌసల్యరామా
jaladhibaMdhiMchina saumitriraamaa
selavilluvirachinaseetaaraamaa
alasugreevunaelinaayOdhyaraamaa
kaligi yaj~namugaachaekausalyaraamaa
Word-Word:
జలధిjaladhi= water body/ocean; బంధించినbandhinchina= tied/controlled; సౌమిత్రిsowmitri=Son of Sowmitri, Lakshmana's; రామా
సెలవిల్లుselavillu(selasu+villu)=(a kind of wood+bow) a bow made of Selasu wood; విరచినvirachina= broke; సీతాSeetha= Sitha; రామా
అలala= well-known/popular; సుగ్రీవునేలినాయోధ్యరామాsugreevunelinayodhyarama (Sugrivuni+aelina+ ayodhya+rama)=(Sugriva/King of Vanaras+ruled/protected+Ayodhya
కలిగిkaligi= troubled; యజ్ఞముyagna= a ritual fire; గాచేgaache= keep watch/protect/guard; కౌసల్యKousalya రామా
Meaning:
ocean controller is Lakshmana's Rama;
the bow, made from Selasu wood, destroyer is Seetha's Rama
the famous Sugriva's protector is Ayodhya Rama
Troubled-ritual-fire-guardian is Kousalya's Rama
Discussion:
Rama in order to cross the indian ocean, tied down the waves/tides of the ocean. But i am sort of lost to Annamayya's reasoning to attribute it to Lakshmana. One guess is that Lakshmana must have urged or helped Rama in controlling the ocean. any help in this regard will be appreciated.
In order to win over Seetha, in her Swayamvara(groom selection), Rama accidentally breaks the bow that was intended to test the strength of the contenders. So Annamayya says that it is Seetha's Rama that destroyed the bow.
The story of Sugriva and Vali is complicated. While Sugriva, the younger brother of Vali unknowingly assumes that his brother is killed in a fight with a demon, and so closes the entrance to the cave they are fighting in to prevent the demon from coming back from the cave. However, Vaali kills the demon and is injured. After recovery, he finds out that his brother has taken over his kingdom and suspects him of conspiring him to kill. Vaali kidnaps Sugriva's wife as a revenge and invites Sugriva for a duel. Vaali is a powerful and strong vanara(monkey) who has the boon of acquiring extra half the strength of his opponent. Sugriva on the other hand is weak by strength, inspite of being just. Sugriva seeks Rama's help during his duel with vaali. Rama himself doesnot duel Vaali directly for fear of losing his strength to Vaali. Rama hides behind a tree/rock and injures Vaali with his arrows, killing him. Though the whole episode of Rama's involvement in this duel seems partial to Sugriva and unjust, Rama was doing his duty as Ayodhya's prince/king-to-be, killing Vaali, a monkey, for his unjust kidnapping of Sugriva's wife and for refusing to hear/think about the real story from his brother's point of view. Also when Vaali questions Rama about his injustice on his deathbed, Rama points that he being a prince was following the rules of a hunter in his kingdom, Ayodhya, in killing the money, Vaali. Hence Annamayya says that it is Rama as Ayodhya's prince that killed Vaali.
Rama, when was a teenager, is invited to protect Vishwamitra's yagna/sacrificial fire which were defiled by demons. Hence Ananmayya says that it is Kousalya's Rama, meaning a mother's son, that protected the sacrificial rituals of the sages.
అరిరావణాంతక ఆదిత్యకులరామా
గురుమౌనులను గానేకోదండరామా
ధర నహల్యపాలిటిదశరథరామా
హరురాణినుతులలోకాభిరామా.
ariraavaNaaMtaka aadityakularaamaa
అరిari= enemy; రావణాంతకravanthaka(ravana+anthaka)= ఆదిత్యaditya= Sun;కులkula= race/dynasty; రామా
గురుguru= teacher; మౌనులనుmounulanu= sages; గానేkaane= to see/protect; కోదండkodanda= Rama's bow; రామా
దరనహల్యdaraNahalya(DaraNa+ ahilya)=(break down/tear down+ ahilya) పాలిటిpaaliTi= దశరథరామా
హరుharuvu= beautiful; రాణిraaNi= queen; harurani= నుతులnutula= praise; లోకాభిlokabhi=world's రామా.
Meaning:
Enemy Ravana's destroyer is the Solar dynasty's Rama
Teaching sages' protector is Kodanda's Rama
Breaking Ahilya to her is the dasaratha Rama
beautiful queen's praise-worthy is the World's well-wishing Rama
Discussion:
Rama killed Ravana as the progeny of Solar dynasty known for valor, justice, etc.
Vishwamitra and other sages are protected by Rama who is the holder of Kodanda bow.
Ahilya regains her true human form from stone after Rama's feet come in contact with her. This Rama is Dasaratha's son Rama.
I am guessing that Annamayya is refering to Kaikeyi when he says haruvu rani. The well-wishing Rama is praised by the beautiful queen, Kaikeyi herself.
అతి ప్రతాపముల మాయామృగాంతక రామా
సుతకుశలవప్రియ సుగుణ రామా
వితతమహిమలశ్రీవేంకటాద్రిరామా
మతిలోనబాయనిమనువంశరామా
The song in one of the earliest versions by J.V Raghavulu can be found by clicking here
జయ జయ రామా సమరవిజయ రామా
భయహర నిజభక్త పారీణ రామా
jaya jaya raamaa samaravijaya raamaa
bhayahara nijabhaktapaareeNa raamaa
Word-Word:
జయjaya= Hail (victory); జయjaya= రామాraama
సమరsamara= battle; విజయvijaya=victorious; రామా
భయbhaya= fear;హరhara=destroyer; నిజnija= true; భక్తbhakta= devotee; పారీణpaareeNa=one who has reached ashore; రామా
Meaning:
Hail Victory to Rama; The battle-victorious Rama
Fear-destroyer, the true-devotee rescuer Rama
Discussion:
So Annamayya firstly hails Rama and then says that hail Rama because he is "battle-victorious Rama". He is fear-destroyer as he is the rescuer of "true-devotee". In order to rescue his true-devotees, Rama destroys fear in them :).
జలధిబంధించిన సౌమిత్రిరామా
సెలవిల్లువిరచినసీతారామా
అలసుగ్రీవునేలినాయోధ్యరామా
కలిగి యజ్ఞముగాచేకౌసల్యరామా
jaladhibaMdhiMchina saumitriraamaa
selavilluvirachinaseetaaraamaa
alasugreevunaelinaayOdhyaraamaa
kaligi yaj~namugaachaekausalyaraamaa
Word-Word:
జలధిjaladhi= water body/ocean; బంధించినbandhinchina= tied/controlled; సౌమిత్రిsowmitri=Son of Sowmitri, Lakshmana's; రామా
సెలవిల్లుselavillu(selasu+villu)=(a kind of wood+bow) a bow made of Selasu wood; విరచినvirachina= broke; సీతాSeetha= Sitha; రామా
అలala= well-known/popular; సుగ్రీవునేలినాయోధ్యరామాsugreevunelinayodhyarama (Sugrivuni+aelina+ ayodhya+rama)=(Sugriva/King of Vanaras+ruled/protected+Ayodhya
కలిగిkaligi= troubled; యజ్ఞముyagna= a ritual fire; గాచేgaache= keep watch/protect/guard; కౌసల్యKousalya రామా
Meaning:
ocean controller is Lakshmana's Rama;
the bow, made from Selasu wood, destroyer is Seetha's Rama
the famous Sugriva's protector is Ayodhya Rama
Troubled-ritual-fire-guardian is Kousalya's Rama
Discussion:
Rama in order to cross the indian ocean, tied down the waves/tides of the ocean. But i am sort of lost to Annamayya's reasoning to attribute it to Lakshmana. One guess is that Lakshmana must have urged or helped Rama in controlling the ocean. any help in this regard will be appreciated.
In order to win over Seetha, in her Swayamvara(groom selection), Rama accidentally breaks the bow that was intended to test the strength of the contenders. So Annamayya says that it is Seetha's Rama that destroyed the bow.
The story of Sugriva and Vali is complicated. While Sugriva, the younger brother of Vali unknowingly assumes that his brother is killed in a fight with a demon, and so closes the entrance to the cave they are fighting in to prevent the demon from coming back from the cave. However, Vaali kills the demon and is injured. After recovery, he finds out that his brother has taken over his kingdom and suspects him of conspiring him to kill. Vaali kidnaps Sugriva's wife as a revenge and invites Sugriva for a duel. Vaali is a powerful and strong vanara(monkey) who has the boon of acquiring extra half the strength of his opponent. Sugriva on the other hand is weak by strength, inspite of being just. Sugriva seeks Rama's help during his duel with vaali. Rama himself doesnot duel Vaali directly for fear of losing his strength to Vaali. Rama hides behind a tree/rock and injures Vaali with his arrows, killing him. Though the whole episode of Rama's involvement in this duel seems partial to Sugriva and unjust, Rama was doing his duty as Ayodhya's prince/king-to-be, killing Vaali, a monkey, for his unjust kidnapping of Sugriva's wife and for refusing to hear/think about the real story from his brother's point of view. Also when Vaali questions Rama about his injustice on his deathbed, Rama points that he being a prince was following the rules of a hunter in his kingdom, Ayodhya, in killing the money, Vaali. Hence Annamayya says that it is Rama as Ayodhya's prince that killed Vaali.
Rama, when was a teenager, is invited to protect Vishwamitra's yagna/sacrificial fire which were defiled by demons. Hence Ananmayya says that it is Kousalya's Rama, meaning a mother's son, that protected the sacrificial rituals of the sages.
అరిరావణాంతక ఆదిత్యకులరామా
గురుమౌనులను గానేకోదండరామా
ధర నహల్యపాలిటిదశరథరామా
హరురాణినుతులలోకాభిరామా.
ariraavaNaaMtaka aadityakularaamaa
gurumaunulanu gaanaekOdaMDaraamaa
dhara nahalyapaaliTidaSaratharaamaa
haruraaNinutulalOkaabhiraamaa.
Word-Word:dhara nahalyapaaliTidaSaratharaamaa
haruraaNinutulalOkaabhiraamaa.
అరిari= enemy; రావణాంతకravanthaka(ravana+anthaka)= ఆదిత్యaditya= Sun;కులkula= race/dynasty; రామా
గురుguru= teacher; మౌనులనుmounulanu= sages; గానేkaane= to see/protect; కోదండkodanda= Rama's bow; రామా
దరనహల్యdaraNahalya(DaraNa+ ahilya)=(break down/tear down+ ahilya) పాలిటిpaaliTi= దశరథరామా
హరుharuvu= beautiful; రాణిraaNi= queen; harurani= నుతులnutula= praise; లోకాభిlokabhi=world's రామా.
Meaning:
Enemy Ravana's destroyer is the Solar dynasty's Rama
Teaching sages' protector is Kodanda's Rama
Breaking Ahilya to her is the dasaratha Rama
beautiful queen's praise-worthy is the World's well-wishing Rama
Discussion:
Rama killed Ravana as the progeny of Solar dynasty known for valor, justice, etc.
Vishwamitra and other sages are protected by Rama who is the holder of Kodanda bow.
Ahilya regains her true human form from stone after Rama's feet come in contact with her. This Rama is Dasaratha's son Rama.
I am guessing that Annamayya is refering to Kaikeyi when he says haruvu rani. The well-wishing Rama is praised by the beautiful queen, Kaikeyi herself.
అతి ప్రతాపముల మాయామృగాంతక రామా
సుతకుశలవప్రియ సుగుణ రామా
వితతమహిమలశ్రీవేంకటాద్రిరామా
మతిలోనబాయనిమనువంశరామా
atiprataapamula maayaamRgaaMtaka raamaa
sutakuSalavapriya suguNa raamaa
vitatamahimalaSreevaeMkaTaadriraamaa
matilOnabaayanimanuvaMSaraamaa
Word-Word:
sutakuSalavapriya suguNa raamaa
vitatamahimalaSreevaeMkaTaadriraamaa
matilOnabaayanimanuvaMSaraamaa
Word-Word:
అతిathi= exceedingly; ప్రతాపములpratapamula= of valor; మాయాmaya= deception/illusionary; మృగాంతకmrugantaka(mruga+antaka)=(animal+destroyer) రామా
సుతsuta= sons; కుశలవKusalava= lava and Kusa; ప్రియpriya= dear; సుగుణsuguNa= one with good characters; రామా
వితతvithata= spread; మహిమలmahimala= of miracles; శ్రీవేంకటాద్రిSri Venkatadri= The Venkata mountain's రామా
మతిలోనmatilona= in mind; బాయనిbaayani=not disappearing;మనుmanu= Manu;వంశvamsa= race; రామా
సుతsuta= sons; కుశలవKusalava= lava and Kusa; ప్రియpriya= dear; సుగుణsuguNa= one with good characters; రామా
వితతvithata= spread; మహిమలmahimala= of miracles; శ్రీవేంకటాద్రిSri Venkatadri= The Venkata mountain's రామా
మతిలోనmatilona= in mind; బాయనిbaayani=not disappearing;మనుmanu= Manu;వంశvamsa= race; రామా
Meaning:
Of exceeding valor is the deceptive-deer-destroying Rama
to sons Kusa and Lava dear is the best charactered Rama
of wide-spread miracles is Sri Venkata Mountain's Rama
in mind not disappearing is Manu's decendent rama
Discussion:
Rama killed the demon Maricha who disguises himselves as a golden deer, with exceeding valor. Hence Annamayya says that he is the destroyer of illusionary deer.
The best charactered Rama is the dear father of Lava and Kush.
Venkateswara is acknowledged to be an incarnation of Rama, and hence Annamayya says that of miracles is Venkata mountain's Rama.
The unforgettable is Manu race's Rama.
As always, any suggestions and /comments to help in better understanding of this poem are greatly appreciated.
References:
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#Jatayu.2C_Hanuman_and_Vibheeshana
[2] http://www.andhrabharati.com/dictionary/
[3]http://legendsinmusicpedia.com/Lyrics/jaya-jaya-rAma.html
[4]http://annamacharya-lyrics.blogspot.com/2006/10/29jaya-jaya-rama.html
Of exceeding valor is the deceptive-deer-destroying Rama
to sons Kusa and Lava dear is the best charactered Rama
of wide-spread miracles is Sri Venkata Mountain's Rama
in mind not disappearing is Manu's decendent rama
Discussion:
Rama killed the demon Maricha who disguises himselves as a golden deer, with exceeding valor. Hence Annamayya says that he is the destroyer of illusionary deer.
The best charactered Rama is the dear father of Lava and Kush.
Venkateswara is acknowledged to be an incarnation of Rama, and hence Annamayya says that of miracles is Venkata mountain's Rama.
The unforgettable is Manu race's Rama.
As always, any suggestions and /comments to help in better understanding of this poem are greatly appreciated.
References:
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama#Jatayu.2C_Hanuman_and_Vibheeshana
[2] http://www.andhrabharati.com/dictionary/
[3]http://legendsinmusicpedia.com/Lyrics/jaya-jaya-rAma.html
[4]http://annamacharya-lyrics.blogspot.com/2006/10/29jaya-jaya-rama.html
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