meaning requested-shrI rAmacandranukku

[Lakshman]

Meaning for this song is requested. Thanks.

shrI rAmacandranukku. rAgA: suraTi / madhyamAvati. Adi tALA. Arunachalakavi.

P: shrI rAmacandranukku jayamangaLam nalla divyamukha candranukku shubha mangaLam
A: mArAbhi rAmanukku mannu parandAmanukku IrAru nAmanukku ravikula sOmanukku
C1: koNDal maNI vaNNanukku kaNNanukku mangaLam kOsalai kumAranukku vIranukku mangaLam
puNDarIka tALanukku bhUcakra Alanukku taNDuLavat-tOLanukku jAnakI maNALanukku
2: kOvai maNI vAyanukku mAyanukku mangaLam kOdaNDa kaiyanukku meyyanukku maNgaLam
tAvu guNa shIlanukku sattiya vishAlanukku dEvar anukUlanukku dasharathan bAlanukku
3: bagiraNDa nAthanukku vEdanukku mangaLam bharatanAm anbanukku munbanukku mangaLam
sakal ulhAsanukku taru mandahAsanukku akhila vishAlanukku ayOdhyA vAsanukku

[rshankar]

pallavi
shrI rAmacandranuku jaya mangaLam nalla divya mukha candranuku shubha mangaLam (shrI…)
Victorious (jaya) benedictions (mangaLam) to the divine (SrI) rAma (rAmacandranuku)! Auspicious (Subha) benedictions to the nice (nalla) and divine (divya) moon (candrakku)-faced (mukha) one!

anupallavi
mArAbhirAmanukku mannu parandAmanukku IrAru nAmanukku ravikula sOmanukku (shrI..)
(Victorious and auspicious benedictions) to the lord who is more handsome (abirAmanukku) than manmatha (mAra), to the enduring (mannu) vishNu (parandAmanukku), to the one with 12 (IrAru = 2 X 6) names (nAmanukku), to the moon (sOmanukku) of the solar (ravi) dynasty (kula)!

caraNam 1
koNDal manivaNNanukku kaNNanukku mangaLam kOshalai kumAranukku vIranukku mangaLam
puNDarIkat-tALanukku bhUcakra ALanukku taNDuvaLa tOLanukku jAnakI maNAlanukku (shrI…)
(Victorious and auspicious benedictions) to the one whose complexion (vaNNanukku) is that one of a cloud (konDal) or an emerald (maNi), to kRshNA (kaNNanukku), to the son (kumAranukku) of kausalyA (KOsalai), to the brave one (vIranukku), to the one with lotus (punDarIka)-like feet (tALanukku), to the ruler (ALanukku) of this world (bhUcakra), to one with strong/victorious (tANDuvaLa) shoulders (tOLanukku), to the husband (maNAlanukku) of sItA (jAnakI)!

caraNam 2
kOvai maNi vAyanukku mAyanukku mangaLam kOdaNDa kaiyanukku meyyanukku mangaLam
tAvu guNashIlanukku sattiya vishAlanukku dEvar anukUlanukku dasharatha bAlanukku (shrI…)
(Victorious and auspicious benedictions) to one with lips/mouth (vAyanukku) that look like red gems/rubies (kOvai maNi), to the supreme illusionist (mAyanukku), to the one who holds the bow, kOdaNDam in his hands (kaiyanukku), to the true one (meyyanukku), to the powerful (tAvu) man of sterling character (guNaSIlanukku), to the truthful (sattiya) and great one (viSAlanukku), to the one who is the friend (anukUlan) of the gods (dEvar), to the son (bAlunukku) of daSaratha!

caraNam 3
bhagIraNDa nAthanukku vEdanukku mangaLam bharatanAm anbanukku munbanukku mangaLam
sakala ulhAsanukku taru mandahAsanukku akhila vishAlanukku ayOdhyA vAsanukku (shrI…)
(Victorious and auspicious benedictions) to the lord (nAthanukku) of the entire universe (bhagiraNDa), to the embodiment of the vEdas (vEdanukku), to the one who loves (anbanukku) bharata (bharatanAm), to the first one (munbanukku), to the totally (sakala) mirthful one (ullAsanukku), to the one who wears/sports (taRu/daRu) a playful smile (mandahAsanukku), to the one who is spread (viSAlanukku) everywhere in this world (akhila), to the resident (vAsanukku) of ayodhyA!

[Lakshman]

Thanks rshankar for coming to my rescue.

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rshankar Ji,
What a beautiful imagery!
Thank you very much for the image of
Sri Ramacandra, The Ever Smiling.

[rshankar]

Lji and Smt. Savitri - thank you!
Lji - always!!
It is an uncanny coincidence that I translated this a few weeks ago for one of our members from the West Coast!