Songs Specifically on Seetha

[srutishree91]

Could anyone suggest songs in Tamil/Sanskrit that are exclusively in praise of Seetha, without references to Lord Raama ?

Any slokas will also be welcomed. We are conceptualising an opera exclusively on Seetha, but cannot find lyrics anywhere.

[VK RAMAN]

All of the songs and slokas use Seetha as adjective to Rama.

[Rajani]

There are Kritis addressed directly to Seetha, composed by Tyagaraja and Bhadrachalam Ramadasa , but not without reference to Rama. You are sure to find verses in Valmiki and Kamba Ramayana, though.

[HarishankarK]

The below song is only about Seetha devi predominantly - describing here beauty and virtues.

kaaNa vENDum lakshham kaNgaL
raagam: shuruTTi

28 harikaambhOji janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 P M1 R2 S

taaLam: aTa tALa caapu
Composer: AruNaacala Kavi
Language: Tamil

pallavi

kANa vENum lakSam kaNgaL sItA dEviyin kAlukku nigharO peNGaL

anupallavi

shENulagengum vATTi dishai engum kIrtiyai nATTit-
tiriyum rAvaNA unran irubadu kaN pOdumO

caraNam 1

kuvaLai vizhigaLO bANam avaL tan vArttai koNDAl aduvE kalyANam
nava rattinat-tangattODu naDaiyilE annappEDu avanimEl illai Idu avaLukku avLE shODu

caraNam 2

tangak-koDi pOl iDaiyum shIvivagirnda shAinda pinnalin shaDaiyum ingidu mrdu vAkkiyam
ivaLE dEvatA yOggiyam mangayarkkuLLE shlAggiyam vAi shAl unnadE bhAgyam

caraNam 3

tavamuni oruttan peNDu avanukkETra tambi oruttan anguNDu avaLE nalla
aishvariyam nalla gAmbhIryam avaL vandAl allO vIriyam ayyO muDiyum un kAriyam

No reference to Sri Rama here.

[keerthi]

Compositions of tyAgarAja addressed to sItA -


1. SrIjanakatanaye - KalakaNTHi
2. Sari evvare SrI jAnakI - Sriranjani
3. Dehi tava padabhaktim - Sahana

The kannaDa haridAsa composers have composed on SItA as well. Bangalore radio used to frequently braodcast a composition sung by A.Subbarao in Mohana - 'SIteya bhUmijAteya'. There surely must be more, I am unable to recollect them right away.

[rshankar]

aruNAcala kavirAyar has another composition on sItA - annai jAnaki vandALE that describes sItA's appearance at the wedding- a more elaborate version of kamban's verses if you will (ponnin oLi pUvin veRi cAndu podi sItam...). We've discussed it earlier: http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic ... ki+vandALE

It does have a reference to rAma at the end.

[rshankar]

The rAmcaritmAnas also has several verses that describe sItA.
And finally, aruNAcala kavirAyar's (y)ArO ivar (y)ArO is a description of sItA through rAma's eyes - how much better can it get?

[VK RAMAN]

Any slokas, sitA gayatri or ashtakam?

[Rajani]

A beautiful Shloka in Ram Charit Manas:

udbhava sthiti samhAra-kAriNIm kles'ahAriNIm
sarvas'reyaskarIm sItAm/ nato'ham rAmavallabhAm

[rshankar]

Rajani
That's beautiful!
There's also the verse from vAlmIki rAmAyaNa:
iyam sItA mama sutA
saha dharmacarI tava....

[srutishree91]

Many thanks to all. I think we have enough material to go on !! Thanks once again

[kmrasika]

If you want specific songs on sītā dēvi, the following two come to mind:

1. nanu brōvumani cēppavē sītamma talli - bhadrācala rāmadāsa
2. tārādhipānana daśarathanandana dhārātmajāye janaka tanayē - VV śrīvatsa

Would pakkala nilabaḍi of tyāgarājā fit in the theme required as well?

[Lakshman]

Here is one by Margadarshi Sesha Iyengar.

sItE vasumati. rAgA: asAvEri. no given tALA.

P: sItE vasumati san~jAtE ramaNIya guNa jAtE rakSita sarvabhUtE paripAhimAm
C1: shyAmE lAvaNya vibhava samE vadana nirjita sOmE asadAnugata raghurAmE paripAhimAm
2: dhIrE sanmuni hrdayAgArE kara dhrta kalhArE AghanOpamita kacabhArE paripAhimAm
3: dhanyE vaidEhi rAjakanyE parihrta bhakta dainyE asannutadaivamAnyE paripAhimAm
4: shAntE kAruNya pUrNa shAntE shrI nidAnalOcanAntE kOsalapuri ramaNakAntE paripAhimAm

[kmrasika]

One more:
jaya jaya janaka tanayē - sāvēri - kr̥ṣṇasvāmi aiyyā

On the subject of hymns addressed to sītā, sahasranāma and aṣṭōttaraśatanāma stōtram, along with their respective nāmāvaḷi-s, ōthēr stōtrams likē kavacam, bhujaṅgam, exist.

śrī sītā gāyatri:
ōṁ janakātmajāyai vidmahē, rāmapriyāyai dhīmahi |
tannō sītāḥ pracōdayāt ||

[Suryasriram]

There is also the evergreen Ma Janaki in Kamboji - addressed to Rama but praising Sita alone!