Request: Lyrics and Meaning for Varnam on Lord Rama

[Ramanibai]

Namaskarm,

Could someone help with the lyrics and meaning for the Varam of Lord Rama? This varam composed by Madurai R Muralidaran in Pantuvarali, Misra Ata. I'm attaching a link to the song. It would be a great help if you could provide the notation as well. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks in advance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBDPqAqW_dI&t=128s

[Lakshman]

Corrections welcome (especially in C3).

kAviya nAyakan shrI rAman. rAgA: kAmavardhini. m/aTa tALA. Madurai Muraliudharan.

P: kAviya nAyakan shrI rAman nija nAmam nALum kUravE uyar Ongum aruL muni yAgam kAtta
A: kOviya nAyaki sItaiyai kanni mADam kaNDanan janakan vil tannai uDaittE venranan maNamAlai shUDinan
tAviyE vanda mAya mAn mArIcanai tEDi senra pAvi rAvaNan kavarndiDavE kalanginAn vADinAn
nAvilE rAmanAmam UdiyE nAyaki sItai tannai kAkkavE tannAvivyai tanda jaTAyuvai tandaiyAi ETra shIlan
(muktAyisvara)
nIruDai vanam adil naDandAr naDandAr vazhiyil mAd-avaL ahaliyai ezhundAL viyandAi paNindAi
nIL kaDai muDiyuDan nIL tavam iyaTra annaLin aram tuNaiyena guhanenum vEDan tuNai puriya
magizhindavanai tambi enraNaittadum kuLirndavan manam tanil niraindavan
C: vandAnE hanuman hanuman hanuman vAyuvin maindan vAnara vIran arum tuNaiyanAi agham kuLiravE aNNaliDam
1: tAvi vAnil ErinAn dEvi sItai tannai tEDi ten mEl andai nagar tannil ODinAn tan uLLam padari vandAnE
2: kAviya nAyaki vADiDum kaDum vitaki kaNDu tanai tUviya mAmalar tuvarNArpOl kAriruL iDaiyinilE Arvam aNainda oliyAi
endanaLe bhayam enna jayam uNDEnrE dhariyam tanai tandE iNiyillAdAm ena mantiram uraittan nal pugazh pADinAn viraindAn
3: rAm rAm enum nAmam kUriya vIram nIvirundEramE mAnaril tEnai vaLamuDan kUDi vazhiyadu tEDiyE naDa naDai pODa
vAnil devargal pADa pUmaNam tUva rAghavan villaiyEndi rAvaNanenum bAdhakan vidam bhUmiyil vizhavENDuum enrE anbEdanan

[Ramanibai]

Dear Lakshman sir. Thank you so much for your effort.

[Lakshman]

None of the notations for Muralidharan's compositions is available.

[kmrasika]

None of the notations for Muralidharan's compositions is available.

True -only one book containing jatiswaram-s is available. But considering the popularity of his varņams and tillanas, hope he decides on publishing these with notations.

[rshankar]

Corrections welcome (especially in C3).

kAviya nAyakan shrI rAman. rAgA: kAmavardhini. m/aTa tALA. Madurai Muraliudharan.

P: kAviya nAyakan shrI rAman nija nAmam nALum kUravE uyar Ongum aruL muni yAgam kAtta
A: kOviya nAyaki sItaiyai kanni mADam kaNDanan janakan vil tannai uDaittE venranan maNamAlai shUDinan
tAviyE vanda mAya mAn mArIcanai tEDi senra pAvi rAvaNan kavarndiDavE kalanginAn vADinAn
nAvilE rAmanAmam UdiyE nAyaki sItai tannai kAkkavE tannAvivyai tanda jaTAyuvai tandaiyAi ETra shIlan
(muktAyisvara)
nIruDai vanam adil naDandAr naDandAr vazhiyil mAd-avaL ahaliyai ezhundAL viyandAi paNindAi
nIL kaDai muDiyuDan nIL tavam iyaTra annaLin aram tuNaiyena guhanenum vEDan tuNai puriya
magizhindavanai tambi enraNaittadum kuLirndavan manam tanil niraindavan
C: vandAnE hanuman hanuman hanuman vAyuvin maindan vAnara vIran arum tuNaiyanAi agham kuLiravE aNNaliDam
1: tAvi vAnil ErinAn dEvi sItai tannai tEDi ten mEl andai nagar tannil ODinAn tan uLLam padari vandAnE
2: kAviya nAyaki vADiDum kaDum vitaki kaNDu tanai tUviya mAmalar tuvarNArpOl kAriruL iDaiyinilE Arvam aNainda oliyAi
endanaLe bhayam enna jayam uNDEnrE dhariyam tanai tandE iNiyillAdAm ena mantiram uraittan nal pugazh pADinAn viraindAn
3: rAm rAm enum nAmam kUriya vIram nIvirundEramE mAnaril tEnai vaLamuDan kUDi vazhiyadu tEDiyE naDa naDai pODa
vAnil devargal pADa pUmaNam tUva rAghavan villaiyEndi rAvaNanenum bAdhakan vidam bhUmiyil vizhavENDuum enrE anbEdanan

Give me a few days to listen to the track and make corrections (if any) and provide the meaning.

[rshankar]

Here are some corrections to the lyrics based on what I hear. Will provide the meanings in a day or so.

P: kAviya nAyakan shrI rAman tiru nAmam nALum kURavE uyar Ongum arum muni yAgam kAtta
Oviya nAyaki sItaiyai kanni mADam kaNDanan janakan vil tannai uDaittu venRanan maNamAlai shUDinan
A: tAviyE vanda mAya mAn mArIcanai tEDi sella pAvi rAvaNan kavarndiDavE kalanginAn vADinAn
nAvilE rAmanAmam pUjiyE nAyaki sItai tannai kAkkavE tannAvivyai tanda jaTAyuvai tandaiyAi ETRa shIlan
(muktAyisvara)
nIruRai vanamadil naDandAr naDandAr vazhiyil mAd-avaL ahaliyai ezhundAL viyandAL
paNindAl
nIL saDai muDiyuDan nIL tavam iyaTRa annaLin arum tuNaiyena guhanenum vEDan tuNai puriya magizhindavanaiyE tambi enRaNaittagam kuLirndavan manam tanil niRaindavan
C: vandAnE hanuman hanuman hanuman vAyuvin maindan vAnara vIran arum tuNaiyena agam kuLiravE aNNaliDam
1: tAvi vAnil ERinAn dEvi sItai tannai tEDi ten ilangai nagar tannil ODinAn tan uLLam padari (vandAnE hanuman…)
2: kAviya nAyaki vADiDum kaDum sidaiyai kaNDananE tUviya mAmalar tuvarNArpOl kAriruL iDaiyinilE Adavanena oylLAi oLirndanaLE bhayam enna jayam uNDEnRE dhairiyam tanai tandE iNaiyilA rAm ena mantiram uraittan nal pugazh pADinAn viraindAn (vandAnE hanuman…)
3: rAm rAm enum nAmam kURiya vIram nIviDum nEramE
vAnara sEnai vaLamuDan kUDi vazhiyadu tEDiyE kaDal aNai pODa
vAnil devargal pADa pUmaDal tUva rAghavan villaiyEndi rAvaNanenum bAdhakan siram bhUmiyil vizhavENDum enRE ambEydanan
makuTamadai siramadil dEva munivargaL anbuDanE aNi seidanarE
shrI rAman tiram migavE aRam perugavE arasALa (vandAnE hanuman….)

[rshankar]

Lakshman-ji - please note that there were 2 more lines to the last caraNasvara sAhitya passage.

[Lakshman]

Thanks rshankar.

[rshankar]

Here's my attempt at translating. I really enjoyed the dvitIyAkshara prAsa of kAviya, Oviya, tAviyE, nAvilE maintained in the pallavi and anupallavi.

pallavi
kAviya nAyakan shrI rAman tiru nAmam nALum kURavE uyar Ongum arum muni yAgam kAtta
Oviya nAyaki sItaiyai kanni mADam kaNDanan janakan vil tannai uDaittu venRanan maNamAlai shUDinan
(As one) enunciates (kURavE) the divine (tiru) name (nAmam) of the legendary/epic (kAviya) hero (nAyakan) who protected (kAtta) the sacrificial offerings (yAgam) of the great (arum) sage (muni) [1] continuously (nALum) [2}, greatness (uyar) will flourish (Ongum). (He) beheld (kaNDanan) the beautiful (Oviya) [3] heroine (nAyaki), sItA (sItayai) at the her residence (kannimADam) [4], and won (venRanan) her (hand) by breaking (uDaittu) the bow (vil tannai) of janaka (janakan), and placed (sUDinan) the bridal garland (maNamAlai) (around her neck).

anupallavi
tAviyE vanda mAya mAn mArIcanai tEDi sella pAvi rAvaNan kavarndiDavE kalanginAn vADinAn
nAvilE rAmanAmam pUjiyE nAyaki sItai tannai kAkkavE tannAvivyai tanda jaTAyuvai tandaiyAi ETRa shIlan
(He) wept (kalanginan) and withered (vADinan) (with grief) when the sinful (pAvi) rAvaNa (rAvaNan) captured (kavardanan) (sItA) at a time when (he, rAma), went (sella) in search (tEDi) of the demon mArIca (mArIcanai), who had come (vanda) (in the form of) an illusory (mAya) leaping (tAviyE) deer (mAn). The principled man (SIlan) who accepted (ETRa) jaTAyu, who offered prayers (pUjiyE) with the name (nAmam) 'rAma' on his tongue (nAvilE) and gave up (tanda) his (tan) life (Aviyai) to protect (kAkkavE) the lady (nAyaki), sItA (sItai tannai).

muktAyisvara sAhityam
nIruRai vanamadil naDandAr naDandAr
vazhiyil mAdavaL ahaliyai ezhundAL viyandAL paNindAl
nIL saDai muDiyuDan nIL tavam iyaTRa
aNNaLin arum tuNaiyena guhanenum vEDan tuNai puriya
magizhindavanaiyE tambiyenRaNaittagam kuLirndavan manam tanil niRaindavan
He walked (naDandAr) [5] in (adil) a forest (vanam) that was filled (uRai) with water (nIr), and on the way (vazhiyil), the lady (mAdu avaL) ahalyA (ahaliyai) arose (ezhundAL), was wonder-struck (viyandAL), and humbly bowed down (paNindAL). As a hunter (vEDan) named (enum) guha (guhan) accompanied (tuNai puriya) (him) as the special (arum) companion (tuNaiyena) of the Lord (aNNalin), so that the man with long (nIL) matted (SaDai) locks (muDiyan) could perform (iyaTRa) severe/long (nIL) penance (tavam), (he, rAma) allowed his mind/heart/insides (agam) to be cooled (kuLindavan) [6] by embracing (aNaittu) him (avanaiyE), (guhan) as (enRu) a brother (tambi) in joy (magizhndu), (the one) who pervades (niRaindavan) one’s heart/mind (manam tanil).


caraNa sAhityam
vandAnE hanuman hanuman hanuman vAyuvin maindan vAnara vIran arum tuNaiyena agam kuLiravE aNNaliDam
hanuman (hanuman), the son (maindan) of the Wind-god (vAyuvin), the valorous (vIran) among the monkeys (vAnara), came (vandAnE) to (iDam) the Lord (aNNal) as the special (arum) companion/messenger (tuNaiyena) to cool (kuLiravE) his mind/heart/insides (agam) [6].

caraNasvara sAhityam 1
tAvi vAnil ERinAn dEvi sItai tannai tEDi ten ilangai nagar tannil ODinAn tan uLLam padari (vandAnE hanuman…)
He leapt (tAvi) and ascended (ERinAn) into the skies (vAnil), and ran (ODinAn) around in (tanil) the southern (ten) city (nagar) of Lanka (ilankai) searching (tEDi) for Devi sItA (sItai tannai), (hanuman, the son of vAyu, the valorous vAnara, came) with agitation (padaRi) in his (tan) heart (uLLam).

caraNasvara sAhityam 2
kAviya nAyaki vADiDum kaDum sidaiyai kaNDananE tUviya mAmalar tuvarNArpOl kAriruL iDaiyinilE Adavanena oylLAi oLirndanaLE bhayam enna jayam uNDEnRE dhairiyam tanai tandE iNaiyilA rAm ena mantiram uraittu nal pugazh pADinAn viraindAn (vandAnE hanuman…)
(hanuman) beheld (kaNDananE) the awful (kaDum) funereal atmosphere (sitaiyai) that was causing the legendary (kAviya) heroine (nAyaki) to pine (vADiDum) in grief like (pOl) scattered (tUviya) flowers (mAmalar) that wither (tuvarNAr) [7]. She shone (oLirndanaLE) with the graceful form (oyilAi) of the sun (Adavan ena) in the midst (iDaiyinilE) of dense/dark/black (kAr) darkness (iruL). With the words (enRE) “What (enna) is this fear (bhayam), victory (jayam) is certain (uNDu)”, he offered (tandaE) courage (dhairiyam tanai), and uttering (uraittu) the incomparable (iNaiillA) sacred chant (mantiram), he sang (pADinAn) (rAmA’s) praise (nal pugazh), (and came to the Lord’s side) in haste (viraindAn).

caraNasvara sAhityam 3
rAm rAm enum nAmam kURiya vIram nIviDum nEramE
vAnara sEnai vaLamuDan kUDi vazhiyadu tEDiyE kaDal aNai pODa
vAnil devargal pADa pUmaDal tUva rAghavan villaiyEndi rAvaNanenum bAdhakan siram bhUmiyil vizhavENDum enRE ambEydanan
makuTamadai siramadil dEva munivargaL anbuDanE aNi seidanarE
shrI rAman tiram migavE aRam perugavE arasALa (vandAnE hanuman….)
At the time (nEramE) when the courage (vIram) given/uttered (kURiya) by the name (nAmam) called (ennum) rAm dissipated (nIviDum), the army (sEnai) of monkeys (vAnara) came together (kUDi) in large numbers (vaLamuDan), and searching (tEDi) for a way (vazhiyadu) (to Lanka) created (pODa) a bridge (aNai) across the ocean (kaDal). As the celestials (dEvargaL) sang (pADa) in the skies (vAnil), and showered (tUva) flower (pU) petals (maDal), rAma (rAghavan) lifted (Endi) his bow (villai), and let loose (eidananE) an arrow (ambu) so that (enRE) the heard (siram) of the evil (badhakan) rAvaNa would fall (vizhavENDum) to the ground (bhUmiyil). The gods (dEva) and sages (munivargaL) made (siedanarE) him wear (aNi) the crown (makutamadai) (of Ayodhya) on (adil) his head (siram) with (uDanE) love (anbu). (hanuman came) so that SrI rAma (rAman) may rule (ALa) his kingdom (arasu) with a lot (migavE) of strength (tiram), overflowing (perugavE) with moral virtue (aRam).

FOOTNOTES
[1] Refers to the episode with sage viSvAmitra
[2] nALum – every day, daily
[3] Oviyam – a picture/painting – but Oviya in the context of nAyaki means beautiful
[4] In ancient times, unmarried princesses and their attendants lived in a building called kannimADam – literally means a residence (mADam) of maidens (kanni)
[5] naDandAr is repeated to indicate the long distances walked
[6] kuLirtal – in Western lands which are cold, “warming the heart/mind/insides” is a figure of speech that means feeling pleasant/happy – in the hot tropics, cooling the “heart/mind/insides” serves the same purpose
[7] translated contextually