Meaning needed for Janaki ramana

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Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Would someone be kind enough to provide the meaning? Thanks.

jAnaki ramaNa. rAgA: kApi. Adi tALA.


P: jAnakI ramaNa dasharatha nandana sarvarIsha vadana harE rAma
A: dIna vatsala dayA jaladhE (rAma) vara dAna shIla kOdaNDapANE
C1: kaushikamakha samrakSana kara gautamakAnta nija rUpavara
mahita mahEshvara cApa daLanakara maithila tanaya kara mAlAdhara
2: chapa seyaka kavirajita lakshmana sevita shubha charana
sakala yogivara munivara vandita sarvarisha vadana hare rama
3: chapa raga kaka daitya palana charanamboruhavilasa lochana
sharanagata vibhishana abhayasta satatam mama hrdaye vilasita

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Lji,

Here is how I understand it. I am familiar with the composition up until C1. There are some parts I am not certain about.

P: Delighter/Husband (ramaNa) of sItA (jAnakI), and son (nandana) of daSaratha, Hey rAma with the lotus-like (sarvarISa) face (vadanA).

AP: One who has tender sentiments (vatsala) towards the miserably wretched (dIna), you are the repository/ocean (jaladhE) of compassion (dayA), Oh rAmA. Wielding the kOdaNDa in your hands (pANE), you are exemplary (SIla) in granting (dAna) boons (vara).

C1: You are the one who protected (samrakshaNa kara) the festival/yagnya (makha) of viSvAmitra (kauSika), and the one who granted (vara) ahalyA (gautama kAnta = gautamA's wife) her original (nija) form (rUpa). You then went on to break (daLana kara) the bow (cApa) of the mighty (mahita) SivA (mahESvara) and subsequently accepted (dhara) the var mAlA from the hands (kara) of the daughter (tanayA) of janaka (maithila - king of mythila) - sItA.

C2: You are the one whose divine (Subha) feet (caraNa) are tended to (sEvita) by lakSmaNa. Oh rAmA, the lotus (sarvarISa) faced one (vadanA)! you are prayed to by all (sakala) the exemplary (vara) sages (muni) and ascetics (yOgi).

C3: Oh one with the lotus-like (ambOruha) feet (caraNa) and beautiful/shining (vilAsa) eyes (lOcana). You offered protection (abhayasta) to vibhISaNa who sought (Agata = came) refuge (SaraNa) in you. You are the one who has manifested (vilasita) in my (mama) heart (hridayE) permanently/always (satatam).

DO not understand what 'capa seyaka kavirajita' and 'capa raga kaka daitya palana' in C2 and C3 mean.
Last edited by rshankar on 28 Apr 2008, 01:44, edited 1 time in total.

rshankar
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Post by rshankar »

Isn't this a composition of the Vanamala Jeeyar?

Lakshman
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Post by Lakshman »

Thanks ravishankar for your efforts. I will look for the caraNAs in the books and get back to you,

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Post by mahavishnu »

Rshankar, I believe the Jeer is from VAnamAmalai (as in sky-high mountain)...

Rajani
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Post by Rajani »

Ravi : Some additions:

1. sharvarI = night , sharvarIsha = moon
2 chapa seyaka kavirajita
This may be cApa sAyaka kara virajita - One whose hands are resplendent(virAjita) with a bow(cApa) and arrow (sAyaka)
3. 'capa raga kaka daitya palana charaNa'
Here "kAka-daitya-pAlana-caraNa" would mean "one whose feet protected the demon who took the form of a crow (kAkAsura)

PUNARVASU
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Post by PUNARVASU »

Yes it is vAnamAmalaijeeyar.

probably it is kAka daitya pAlana-meaning the one who protected(showed mercy) on the kAkAsura.

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Post by rshankar »

Thanks, mahavishnu and Rajani, and Punarvasu...
Lji, this should complete the meaning for you.

Final edited version:

P: Delighter/Husband (ramaNa) of sItA (jAnakI), and son (nandana) of daSaratha, Hey rAma with a moon-like (sarvarISa) face (vadanA).

AP: One who has tender sentiments (vatsala) towards the miserably wretched (dIna), you are the repository/ocean (jaladhE) of compassion (dayA), Oh rAmA. Wielding the kOdaNDa in your hands (pANE), you are exemplary (SIla) in granting (dAna) boons (vara).

C1: You are the one who protected (samrakshaNa kara) the festival/yagnya (makha) of viSvAmitra (kauSika), and the one who granted (vara) ahalyA (gautama kAnta = gautamA's wife) her original (nija) form (rUpa). You then went on to break (daLana kara) the bow (cApa) of the mighty (mahita) SivA (mahESvara) and subsequently accepted (dhara) the var mAlA from the hands (kara) of the daughter (tanayA) of janaka (maithila - king of mythila) - sItA.

C2: One whose hands are resplendent (virAjita) with a bow(cApa) and arrow (sAyaka), you are the one whose divine (Subha) feet (caraNa) are tended to (sEvita) by lakSmaNa. Oh rAmA, the lotus (sarvarISa) faced one (vadanA)! you are prayed to by all (sakala) the exemplary (vara) sages (muni) and ascetics (yOgi).

C3: Oh one whose feet (caraNa) protected (pAlana) the demon (daitya) who took the form of a crow (kAka) and with beautiful/shining (vilAsa) eyes (lOcana) like a lotus (ambOruha). You offered protection (abhayasta) to vibhISaNa who sought (Agata = came) refuge (SaraNa) in you. You are the one who has manifested (vilasita) in my (mama) heart (hridayE) permanently/always (satatam).
Last edited by rshankar on 28 Apr 2008, 06:35, edited 1 time in total.

Sukhada barve
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Re: Meaning needed for Janaki ramana

Post by Sukhada barve »

janaki ramana song is that sanskrith languge

Lakshman
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Re: Meaning needed for Janaki ramana

Post by Lakshman »

Yes.

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