Lyrics & Meaning "rAmachandruDithadu" (rAga: dvijAvanti)

[HariKrishna]

Annamaachaarya kriti sung by Malladi Brothers on their CD "Annamayya Gaanaamritam"

[Lakshman]

rAmacandruDitaDu. rAgA: shrI/dvijAvanti.

P: rAmacandruDitaDu raghuvIruDu kAmita phalamu lIya galige nindariki
C1: gautamu bhAryapAliTi kAmadhEnu vitaDu ghAtala kaushikupAli kalpavrkSamu
sItAdEvi pAliTi cintAmaNi itaDu ItaDu dAsula pAliTi ihapara daivamu
2: paraga sugrIvu pAli parama bandhuvitaDu sari hanumantu pAli sAmrAjyamu
nirati vibhISaNuni pAli nidhAnamu ItaDu garima janaku pAli ghana pArijAtamu
3: talapa shabari pAli tatvapu rahasyamu alari guhuni pAli AdimUlamu
kalaDannavAri pAli kannuleduTi mUriti velaya shrIvEnkaTAdri vibhuDitaDu

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The last 4 words in the pallavi are to be read as "kAmita phalamuliyagaligenindariki'
In c1 the words kAmadhEnu vitaDu' is to be read as "kAmadhEnuvitaDu"

[Lakshman]

Thanks aaaaabbbbb.

[HariKrishna]

Thank you! Does anyone have a translation?

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Will post shortly

[rshankar]

I will start the ball rolling - hopefully, others who know more telugu than I will correct and continue...

pallavi
rAmacandruDitaDu raghuvIruDu kAmita phalamuliya galigenindariki
This person (itaDu) is rAma (rAmacandruDu), the brave (vIruDu) among the raghUs, who causes (galigeni) the desired (kAmita) fruits/results/boons (phalamulu) to be given (iya) to everyone (indariki)

caraNam 1
gautamu bhAryapAliTi kAmadhEnuvitaDu ghAtala kaushikupAli kalpavrkSamu
sItAdEvi pAliTi cintAmaNi itaDu ItaDu dAsula pAliTi ihapara daivam
He (itaDu) is the divine cow that grants wishes (kAmadhEnu) who protected (pAliti) the wife (bhArya) of sage gautama, ahalyA. He is the tree from Indra's garden that grants desires (kalpavRkshamu) that protected (pAli) viSvAmitra's (kauSiku) yAga (ghAtala).
He is the fabulous gem that grants desires (cintAmaNi) that protected sItA dEvi; he is the god (daivamu) who protects his devotees (dAsula) both in this world (iha) and the next (para).

[rshankar]

Will post shortly

Our posts crossed - can you please correct what I have posted and continue?

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rshankarji,
you have done a superb translation.
phalamuliyagaligenindarki is a combination of "phalamula iya galigenu indariki"
"indariki" means, "for these" whereas "andariki" is "for all'
You are my senior in this forum and you have the right of way.Please do continue the translation.
Looking forward for the translation.
Thanhing you,
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[rshankar]

You are my senior in this forum and you have the right of way.

You are embarrassing me! With your command over these languages, I think it would be best if you interpretted the rest of the caraNas - will make for less mistakes...

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rAmacandruDitaDu raghuvIruDu kAmita phalamuliya galigenindariki
This person (itaDu) is rAma (rAmacandruDu), the brave (vIruDu) among the raghUs, who causes (galigeni) the desired (kAmita) fruits/results/boons (phalamulu) to be given (iya) to everyone (indariki)

caraNam 1
gautamu bhAryapAliTi kAmadhEnuvitaDu ghAtala kaushikupAli kalpavrkSamu
sItAdEvi pAliTi cintAmaNi itaDu ItaDu dAsula pAliTi ihapara daivam
He (itaDu) is the divine cow that grants wishes (kAmadhEnu) who protected (pAliti) the wife (bhArya) of sage gautama, ahalyA. He is the tree from Indra's garden that grants desires (kalpavRkshamu) that protected (pAli) viSvAmitra's (kauSiku) yAga (ghAtala).
He is the fabulous gem that grants desires (cintAmaNi) that protected sItA dEvi; he is the god (daivamu) who protects his devotees (dAsula) both in this world (iha) and the next (para).
rAmacandruDitaDu raghuvIruDu kAmita phalamuliya galigenindariki
This person (itaDu) is rAma (rAmacandruDu), the brave (vIruDu) among the raghUs, who causes (galigeni) the desired (kAmita) fruits/results/boons (phalamulu) to be given (iya) to everyone (indariki)

caraNam 1
gautamu bhAryapAliTi kAmadhEnuvitaDu ghAtala kaushikupAli kalpavrkSamu
sItAdEvi pAliTi cintAmaNi itaDu ItaDu dAsula pAliTi ihapara daivam
He (itaDu) is the divine cow that grants wishes (kAmadhEnu) who protected (pAliti) the wife (bhArya) of sage gautama, ahalyA. He is the tree from Indra's garden that grants desires (kalpavRkshamu) that protected (pAli) viSvAmitra's (kauSiku) yAga (ghAtala).
He is the fabulous gem that grants desires (cintAmaNi) that protected sItA dEvi; he is the god (daivamu) who protects his devotees (dAsula) both in this world (iha) and the next (para).
rAmacandruDitaDu raghuvIruDu kAmita phalamuliya galigenindariki
This person (itaDu) is rAma (rAmacandruDu), the brave (vIruDu) among the raghUs, who causes (galigeni) the desired (kAmita) fruits/results/boons (phalamulu) to be given (iya) to everyone (indariki)

caraNam 1
gautamu bhAryapAliTi kAmadhEnuvitaDu ghAtala kaushikupAli kalpavrkSamu
sItAdEvi pAliTi cintAmaNi itaDu ItaDu dAsula pAliTi ihapara daivam
He (itaDu) is the divine cow that grants wishes (kAmadhEnu) who protected (pAliti) the wife (bhArya) of sage gautama, ahalyA. He is the tree from Indra's garden that grants desires (kalpavRkshamu) that protected (pAli) viSvAmitra's (kauSiku) yAga (ghAtala).
He is the fabulous gem that grants desires (cintAmaNi) that protected sItA dEvi; he is the god (daivamu) who protects his devotees (dAsula) both in this world (iha) and the next (para).

[[[This is Ramachandra,the warrior of the raghu clan[raghuveera]
He has fulfilled the wishes of all these [devotees] [p]
He is the wish fulfilling cow[kAmadhEnu]for gautama’s wife [ahalyA]
He is the wish fulfilling tree for the great sage kaushika [vishwAmitra]]
He is the philosopher’s stone[which is supposed to turn base metals to gold]
For sItadEvi
He is the lord of here and hereafter[iha para]for his devotees.[c1] ]]]]
To sugrIva who is like a speck of dust[paraga] he is the close relative [parama bandhu]
To AnjanEya who is equal [sari] he is the kingdom[of devotion]
To devotee vibhIshana he is conscience itself[nidAnamu]
For the wise janaka he is the embodiment of rAjayoga[janaka was a great rAjayogi][c2]
Remember[talapa] for sabari,he is the secret of philosophy.[tatva rahasyam]
To the helpless guha,he is the root of devotion
He[rAmachandra] will materialize before the eyes of those who accept him
[kalaDannavariki]
He is the presiding lord of venktAdri[c3]
[sri annamachryulavariki pranAmamulato]
rshankarji,
thank you very much.I do not deserve the praise.

[HariKrishna]

thank you, thank you, thank you!

[rshankar]

Wonderful! Thank you for the detailed meanings...now I understand several words that defeated me...

A question - parama bandhu - would be a 'great friend' right?
rAma and sugrIva sign a pact of friendship - Sri MDR describes it beautifully in one of his compositions, manamE rAmanai pADa as 'arkka vamshattAn avan arkkat-tanaiyaODu agni sAkSikam AghavE Aruyir naNban' playing with the many meanings of 'arka'. If you go to the link for Sri MDR's song, do not miss Rajani's explanation of how sugrIva is arka tanayan...

P: manamE (anda) rAmanai pADa maravAdE dinamE (en) (O)
A: janakan tan pudalviyAm (shrI) jAnakiyai maNandAnE jagamellAm pugazh jagadOddhArakanai en
C1: tandai shol taTTAdu tambiyum dAramumAi daNDakAraNyam shenru dAnavargaLai konravanai en
2: arkka vamshattAn avan (rAman) arkkat-tanaiyanODum agni sAkSikamAgavE Aruyir naNbanAna en
3: AnjanEyaniDam kAncanAnguliyattai (ati) vAncaiyuDan aLittu pOi varum enrAnai en
4: puSpaka vimAnattil karpak(g)a koDi sItai (rAman) pakkattil amara paTTAbhirAmanAna en

Sri MDR asks his mind (O manamE) to never forget (maravAdE) to sing (pADa) the praises of 'that' (anda) SrI rAma (rAmanai) daily (dinamE) in the pallavi, and explains who 'that' rAma is in the remainder of the composition.
AP: He is that rAma who married (maNandAnE) the daughter (pudalviyAm) of janakA, sItA (SrI jAnakiyai), savior/uplifter (uddhArakanai) of the world (jagat) who is praised (pugazh) by the entire (ellAm) world (jagam)
C1: He is that rAma who went to the forest (danDaka vanam/araNyam) with his brother (tambiyum) and wife (tAramumAi) to uphold (taTTAdu) his father's (tandai) words (Sol), and destroyed/killed (konravanai) many demons (dAnavargaLai) there
C2: He is that prince from the solar (arka) dynasty (vamSattAn) who sealed his friendship (Aruyir naNbanAna) with the son (tanayanODu) of the Sun (arka - sUrya), sugrIvA with the sacred fire (agni) as witness (sAkshikamAgavE)
C3: He is that rAma who gave (aLittu) his golden (kAncana) signet ring (anguliyattai) to hanumAn (AnjanEyaniDam) with great pleasure/anticipation/willingness (vAncaiyuDan) and sent him on his way (pOi vArum enrAnai) (to look for sItA)
C4: He is one who became the victorious/crowned king (paTTAbhirAmanAna) and returned to ayodhyA in kubEra's pushpaka vimAna with the lovely (karpaga koDi) sItA sitting (amara) by his side (pakkattil)

[PUNARVASU]

'Bandhu' normally means relative.
In the shlokam
'twamevE mAtA cha pita twameEa
twameEa bandhuscha sakhaAtwameEa'- the word 'bandhu' is used for relative and 'sakhA' for friend.
Also there is a practice of writing in our wedding inviations ,
'ishta mitra bandukkaLudan'- where 'mitra' is used for friend and 'bandhu' for relative.

[rshankar]

Punarvasu - thank for that very nice explanation, I get that - but, AFAIK, sugrIva is always considered a friend, and is not referred to as one of the 'brothers' right? Like, guha, vibhIshaNa etc...

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Parama bandhu may be "intimate relative"

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though reasons are way apart, both rAmA and sugrIva have lost their wives[sIta abducted by rAvanA.
and sugrIva's wife ruma abducted by vAli]
Both have lost their kingdoms, [though rAma gave up his kingdom with no regrets, sugrIva's kingdom has
been forcibly snatched away]
May be that is the reason [of abducted wives] that has made rAma consider sugrIva as his "intimate relative"
[This is my guess]