Mention of Shatrugna in Thyagaraja kritis

[pattu]

Thyagaraja mentions Lakshmana, Anjaneya, Bharata etc., in many of his kritis. But I have not come across the mention of Shatrugna in any of his kritis. Can anyone point out any song where there is mention of Shatrugna in Thyagaraja kritis?

[RaviSri]

See sItamma mAyammA (lalitA actually; vasantA for many). In the anupallavi: vAtAtmaja soumitrIm vainadEya ripumardhana.
vAtAtmaja = Anjaneya; soumitrIm = Lakshmana; vainadEya = Garuda; ripumardhana = Shatrugna.

The next line AP: dhAta bharatAdulu... dhAta = Jambavan; The next is of course Bharata.

I am not aware of any other song of Thyagaraja where there is mention of Shatrugna.

[classicallover]

Ravi,

Good response. However a few corrections.

It is Soumitri only - no 'm' at the end. It is ripumardana only - no 'h' in between. The 'h' should be as in "shatrughna" . Vainateya - no 'd' . Dhaataa = brahma , taata = father . Jambavan is a fatherly figure due to his extreme old age ( around 1,65,000 years ).

[RaviSri]

Thanks for the corrections classicallover. I stand chastened. It was a hurried response, hence the mistakes. Should have been more careful.

[keerthi]

Beside the example pointed out by Ravi, These are a few of the references to shatrughna in tyAgarAja's songs.

2. lEkanA ninnu - asAvEri :

|sundara mukhamuna sukhamu bharatuniki | sujnAna-rUpamuna sukhamu ripughnuniki || lEkana||

3. ennaDu jUtunO - kalAvati :

|dharaNijA saumitri bharata ripughna | vAnara yUtha pati varuDAnjanEyuDu |

4. E tavuna nErcitivO - yadukulakAmbOdhi :

| sItA lakSmaNa bharata ripughna | vAtAtmajulatOnADu nATakam ||E tAvuna

5. kanugoNtini - bilahari :

| bharata lakSmaNa shatrughnulu koluva |pavamAna sutuDu pAdamula paTTa ||

There are others variants in the lyric for this caraNam, but they all mention shatrughna.

6. E varamaDugudu rA! - kalyANi [Caranam 2]

|bAluDagu ripughnuni pAlaiyuNDaga ninn-E varamaDugudu

7. pAhi pAhi rAmayanucu - kharaharapriyA : [Caranam 4]

|caNDa shatrughnaDappuDakhaNDa vRttitOn-|uNDa santasillE kOdaNDa rAmuDu || pAhi

8. In talli taNDrulu kala pEru kAni - balahamsa, there is an oblique reference,

"dara cakra phaN(I)ndrulu sOdarulai" - the shankha, cakra and ananta shESa were born as your brothers.

[classicallover]

Good quick compilation keerthi.

[cmlover]

Has he mentioned Sumitra anywhere?

[rshankar]

Keerthi - Great job, as always!