Lyrics and meaning -Bhajare re maanasa Shri Raghuveeram

ranjani33 · Post by **ranjani33** » 18 Mar 2007, 16:13

Please help me on the Lyrics and meaning of the song "Bhajare re maanasa Shri Raghuveeram" - Mysore Vasudevachar Composition.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 18 Mar 2007, 17:14

bhajarE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram. rAgA: AbhEri. Adi tALA.

P: bhajarE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram bhukti mukhti pradam vAsudEvam harim
A: vrijina vidUram vishvAdhAram sujana mandAram sundarAkAram
C: rAvana mathanam rakSita bhuvanam ravi shashi nayanam ravijAri mardanam
ravijAdi vAnara parivrtam naravaram ratnahAra parishObhita kandaram
madhyamakAlam
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanIscara rAhu kEtu nEtAram
rAjakumAram rAmam pavanajAptam avanijA manOharam

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 18 Mar 2007, 17:23

Some corrections

bhajarE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram. rAgA: AbhEri. Adi tALA.

P: bhajarE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram bhukti mukti pradam vAsudEvam harim
A: vRjina vidUram vishvAdhAram sujana mandAram sundarAkAram
C: rAvana mathanam rakSita bhuvanam ravi shashi nayanam ravijAri mardanam
ravijAdi vAnara parivrtam naravaram ratnahAra parishObhita kandharam
madhyamakAlam
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanaishcara rAhu kEtu nEtAram
rAjakumAram rAmam pavanajAptam avanijA manOharam

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 18 Mar 2007, 19:09

Thanks DRS.

ranjani33 · Post by **ranjani33** » 18 Mar 2007, 19:20

Thanks a lot for the lyrics..can someone help me with the meaning please

Ashwin · Post by **Ashwin** » 20 Mar 2007, 21:06

drshrikaanth wrote:Some corrections

bhajarE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram. rAgA: AbhEri. Adi tALA.

P: bhajarE mAnasa shrI raghuvIram bhukti mukti pradam vAsudEvam harim
A: vRjina vidUram vishvAdhAram sujana mandAram sundarAkAram
C: rAvana mathanam rakSita bhuvanam ravi shashi nayanam ravijAri mardanam
ravijAdi vAnara parivrtam naravaram ratnahAra parishObhita kandharam
madhyamakAlam
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanaishcara rAhu kEtu nEtAram
rAjakumAram rAmam pavanajAptam avanijA manOharam

DRS, Regarding the correction shanaishcara - arent the constituent words shani and ischara? If so, shouldn't it be shanIschara as Lakshman uncle had put it?

Ashwin

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 20 Mar 2007, 21:27

Ashwin wrote:DRS, Regarding the correction shanaishcara - arent the constituent words shani and ischara? If so, shouldn't it be shanIschara as Lakshman uncle had put it?

Ashwin

The word shanaischaraH comes from

shanaiH : slowly
charaH : moving

Ancient Indians had seen that the saturn was the slowest planet to circle the sky ( takes about 30 years). That's the reason for the name. shanaiH + charaH -> shanaisharaH ;

(is it shchuttva sandhi? I forget)

-Ramakriya

Ashwin · Post by **Ashwin** » 20 Mar 2007, 21:44

Oh ok I see - thank you!

Ashwin

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 20 Mar 2007, 21:51

DRS,
What is the story behind 'ravijAri mardanam'?
'ravijAri' sounds like the enemy of the son/daughter of the Sun - IIRC, the sons are yama and shanaishcara, and yamuna the daughter...

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 20 Mar 2007, 23:29

ravija is sugrIva and ravijAri is vAli (indra's son).

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 20 Mar 2007, 23:36

Oh WOW! Thanks! So, sugrIva is the sun of sUrya?

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 20 Mar 2007, 23:48

rshankar wrote:Oh WOW! Thanks! So, sugrIva is the sun of sUrya?

That is correct. viShNu seems to have compensated in kRShNAvatAra by favouring the son of indra(arjuna) and slaying the son of sUrya(karNa) which is exactly the reverse of what he does as rAma. I wonder what the significance is.

vasya10 · Post by **vasya10** » 21 Mar 2007, 00:41

Oh WOW! Thanks! So, sugrIva is the sun of sUrya?

Yes, once aruNa went to devaloka in a female form and indra was enamored by her and the result was a son. This son was given to ahalyA. aruNa went back to his duty late, and sUrya asked why he was late. When aruNa told his story, sUrya wanted to see him in female form. The result was another son, who was also given to ahalyA. Gautama did not like this and he cursed both kids to become monkeys. The first one had a longer tail, so was called "bAli" and the second one had a beautiful neck, so was called (su-grIva). Later the monkey king of kiSkindhA, rkSarAja, adopted both of them. indra also blessed bAli that half the power of the person who attacks him will transfer to bAli.

coming back to the kriti, i have one question --

bhajare mAnasa .... if it means "worship by mind", shouldnt it be bhajare manasA (3rd vibhakti, singular form of manas shabda)? Is there a word-form called "mAnas" ?

Appreciate any explanation...

vasya10 · Post by **vasya10** » 21 Mar 2007, 00:52

drs:

shaniH + charaH -> shanaisharaH

may be a typo, but isnt it

shanaiH + charaH = shanaischaraH ?

I think the visarga just becomes s'a here

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 21 Mar 2007, 01:15

Yes it is SanaiH+caraH= SanaiScaraH

BTW- the typo was not mine

vasya10 · Post by **vasya10** » 21 Mar 2007, 01:35

oh ok !

sorry!

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 01 May 2007, 18:02

Is it possible to get the line by line meaning for this krithi?

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 01 May 2007, 18:20

Here is an attempt at translation. Corrections /additions welcome

bhajarE mAnasa - O mind, praise/seek
shrI raghuvIram - Rama, the warrior of the Raghu clan
bhukti mukti pradam - giver of both worldly enjoyment and liberation
vAsudEvam harim - one who is Lord Vishnu
vRjina vidUram - one who is far removed from sins
vishvAdhAram - the foundation of the universe
sujana mandAram - one who is the wish-fulfilling heavenly tree to good people
sundarAkAram - one who has a beautiful form
rAvana mathanam - one who has destroyed Ravana
rakSita bhuvanam - protector of the worlds
ravi shashi nayanam - one who has the sun and moon as eyes
ravijAri mardanam - killer of Vali
ravijAdi vAnara parivrtam - one who is surrounded by the Vanaras beginning with Sugriva
naravaram - the best among men ( ie king)
ratnahAra parishObhita kandharam - one who has a neck glowing with a gem-studded necklace
ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanaishcara rAhu kEtu nEtAram - one who is the leader of the nine planets
rAjakumAram - son of the king(Dasaratha)
pavanajAptam - one who is dear to Hanuman, son of Pavan(wind)
avanijA manOharam - one who steals the heart of Sita, daughter of Avani (earth)

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 01 May 2007, 18:44

>>>vRjina vidUram - one who is far removed from sins<<<

vRjina is more like "disease", "distress" or "affliction" rather than sin.

>>naravaram - the best among men ( ie king)<<

This refers to his quality of being a puruShOttama, the best among men. Not about his position as a king.

Rajani · Post by **Rajani** » 01 May 2007, 19:49

DrS, thanks for the corrections.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 02 May 2007, 02:39

Thanks Rajani & DRS

ajaysimha · Post by **ajaysimha** » 07 Feb 2020, 15:13

i have a few question based on rendering this krithi

drshrikaanth wrote: ↑01 May 2007, 18:44 >>>vRjina vidUram - one who is far removed from sins<<<

vRjina is more like "disease", "distress" or "affliction" rather than sin.

i understand that, it is vrijina viduram

but i have heard musicians singing it as vrijila or vijila, does it have any meaning ?

Rajani wrote: ↑01 May 2007, 18:20 rAvana mathanam - one who has destroyed Ravana

it is also sung as ravana mardhanam, which is acceptable right ?

Rajani wrote: ↑01 May 2007, 18:20 ravi shashi kuja budha guru shukra shanaishcara rAhu kEtu nEtAram - one who is the leader of the nine planets

what nEtAram exactly mean.
it is sung as medaram - which is a wrong word i feel

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 07 Feb 2020, 23:14

If I may:
vrijila and vijila are incorrect, as is medaram, IMO.

mathana and mardana mean the same.

nEtA = leader (the same meaning in Hindi) - nEtAram - (he who is) the leader.

ajaysimha · Post by **ajaysimha** » 08 Feb 2020, 18:39

Shankar ji thanks for the help

adarsh.bio · Post by **adarsh.bio** » 17 Feb 2020, 12:49

It is NOT 'ravijAri mardanam'. It is 'ravi jAti madanam'

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 17 Feb 2020, 13:00

What does ravi jAti madanam mean?

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