Lora Rama krithis describes his stay in forest

[vamsipet]

Any Lord Rama krithis that describes his stay in forest with Sita and Lakshmana?

Thank you

[kmrasika]

These just came to mind:

1) iruntāṉē rāmaccantiraṉ-pañcavaṭiyil - aṭhāṇā - ādi - aruṇācalakkavi(this is the commencement of the songs in the araṇya kāṇḍam which describe Rama's exploits in the forest)

2) kahān kē pathik kahā - jhiñjhōṭi -tuḷasīdāsa (Villagers questioning Rama about his name, whereabouts and destination - discussed on this board previously)

[vamsipet]

Any Lord Rama krithis that describes "Ramayana" is also fine. Thank you

[ramamatya]

the all-popular "Bhavayami Raghuramam" by Swati Tirunal - Ragamalika: relates the complete Ramayanam.

[RSR]

AruNaachala kavi- 'enakkun-iru-patham Ninaikka varam aruLVAy'-
The very first line of this kruthi is the essence of Devotion.
Here is Smt.MS rendition from an old record
https://sites.google.com/site/homage2ms ... iru-patham
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We then have another classic sung by Smt.D.K.PattammAL, a set of three 78 rpm records , a very rare upload by @shanks
( from NaarayaNeeyam)
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https://ia802807.us.archive.org/35/item ... mAlika.mp3

[kmrasika]

Any Lord Rama krithis that describes "Ramayana" is also fine. Thank you

Think you're asking about samkśēpa rāmāyaṇa compositions. Here are some that come to mind.

1. samkśēpa rāmāyaṇa varṇa - rāma nīvēra- kharaharapriya -tēnmaṭam narasimhacāryulu

2. kambanin manam (varṇam) - rasikapriya -madurai R muralīdharan

3. vinayamunanu kauśikuni (divya nāma sanġkīrtana) -saurāṣṭram - tyāgarāja

4. kauśalai pudalvanai (śrīrāma caritam gītam) - caturvimśati rāgamāḷika -pāpanāśam śivan

5. śrī vaikuṇṭhapatē - rāgamāḷika - pāpanāśam śivan

6. rāmanam bhajisuvēnu - rāgamāḷika - maisūru ran~ġgayya

7. yōjaya padanaḷinēna - rāgamāḷika - mahārājā svātō tirunāḷ

8. rāmāyaṇa sūḷāḍi - rāgamāḷika- śrīkānt mūrti

9. māśil ayōdiyil (rāmāyaṇa tālāṭṭu) - rāgamāḷika- nīlā rāmamurti

[kmrasika]

Think ūttukkāḍu vēṅkaṭa subbaiyyēr's "śrī rāma jayamē jayam" would fit this theme as well.

[shankarank]

SrI tyAgaraja's compositions are anecdotal and referenced in BramhaSrI Balakrishna SAstrigal's tyAgarAja rAmAyaNam musical discourses.

enta ni nE vaRNintunu Sabhari - Sabhari's service to SrI Rama.

SrI kAntanIyeDa BalAdibala - Bhavapriya - Sri VIsvAmitra's upadEsam of two mantras to SrI Rama and SrI Lakshmana
vAcAmagOcaramE - kaikavasi - has reference to mArica - the demon.

[The Lost Melodies]

These kritis come to my mind instantly - 'e ramuni' in Vakulabharanam, 'sari evvare' in Sriranjani and 'kodandaramam' in Kokilaravam. First two kritis were composed by Svamigal and the last one by Muthuswamy Deekshitar.

Many such anecdotes can be read here:

https://laksquare.com/article3_6-21.html

[nAdopAsaka]

the Dikshitar gives an unambiguous reference to the dandakAranya forest in the “rAmacandrAya namastE” tODi.

Also, at the “gandhamadana parvata” in rAmeSwaram, in the famous kASi-rAmakriyA=pantuvarAli kriti (ramanAtham bhajEham) there is clear sign of a “rAmaCandra pujitam”....it can be expected that the "gandhamadana hill" is within some kind of wooded or forested region..

Both the kritis share the "kapi-brindAdi" usage as well....which suggests forests
(although many cities nowadays are also overrun with the kapi-brinda, I mean the 4 legged kind)

parallel to the tyAgarAja Sabari kriti already noted above, the encounter with Sabari , enshrined in the Dikshitars dharmavati kriti, rAmaCandrasya dAsoham, is supposed to have happened in the pampA area (by some accounts) ..quite likely a forest or wild place..

In fact references to both dandakAranya (mohana) and pampA (mukhAri) show up in the fantastic mahArAja kriti “bhAvayAmi raghurAmam”, already mentioned above in this thread..

The concept of “vana-vAsa” is undoubtedly deeper than some "National Geographic" type expedition into actual forests by either deities or mortals...….it seems to be more about doubt, challenges and adversity and building resolve and meditating and finding a way thru the “maze”..

Actual forests have been getting a poor name ever since the 18th century poet William Blake’s allegorical “Tiger tiger”…. one wonders how many tigers were destroyed to illuminate his “forests of the night”..

But in the Hindu and Buddhist legend, the “forest” is considered more positively…for banishment but also redemption

Lumbini-vana , is the birthplace of the Buddha .. also dAruka-vana, kadamba-vana or vrndA-vana etc. etc,

[vamsipet]

Thank you