||   Sri Rama Navami Tributes to Sri Ramachandran    ||

Sri Raamachandra was born on a Panguni Punarvasu Nakshthram in auspicious KaDaka laghnam. This year, Sri Raama navami falls on March 25.

At Oppiliappan Koil, Sri Rama Navami is celebrated for 9 days and it concludes with the singing of Pancha Rathnam and kanakAbhishEkam for the newly weds on March 25.

I will add my contributions to Sri Rama Navami Celebration and focus on the Roopa Mahimai of SaakEtha Raaman. The Tamil poet, Sri AruNachala Kavi Raayar in his Raama Naataka krithis tried to comprehend the sarvanga Soundharyam of Sri RaamA and gave up. He declared his helplessnes in the Krithi with the pallavi: "antha Raama soundharyam aRinthu Sollap pOmO? (is it possible to understand anddescribe to others the Divya Soundharyam and LaavaNyam of the Lord's beauty ?).

NammAzhwAr's statement is, "kaRpAr IraamapirAnai allAl maRRum kRpArO?" One can intrepret the meaning for this rhetoric question in many ways. If we consider that NammAzhwAr is talking to the students of SaamudhrikA lakshaNam, then one can assume that the AzhwAr is suggesting that there is no superior embodiment of beauty than Sri RaamA and why waste one's time studying the imperfect beauty of others.

Poet Kambhan born in ThErazhundhUr describes the incomparable beauty of Sri Ramachandran, when He broke the Siva dhanus in SitA Svaymavaram. SitA devi was drinking with Her eyes the divya soundharyam of Her dear One . Kambhar says:

nampiyaik kaana nangaikku Aayiram nayanam vENDum
kompinaik kaaNum thOrum kurisirkkum annathE aam

Meaning: Some said: Our Sithai must have thousand eyes to fully enjoy the beauty of Raaman; others said Raaman should similarly have thousand eyes to enjoy our Sithai's soundharyam.

Saint ThyagarAjA's anubhavam of the divya LaavaNyam and Soundharyam of his Aaradhana mUrthy are the most exquisite. As he performed, nithyArAdhanam, he would be lost in the enjoyment of the indescribable beauty of the Lord blessing him with His darsanam. Out will pour krithis like: LaavaNya RaamA! kannulAra jUdavE; athi LaavaNya RaamA !

Many are the krithis of ThyagarAjA, where we enjoy the paramAnandham of Saint ThyagarAjA over the experience of the Divya Soundharyam and LaavaNyam of Sri Ramachandran. Here are dozen of those krithis and the Raagams in which they are set:

1. Inthanuchu VarNimpa TaramA ? BrahmEndhrAdhulakaina
Raagam GuntakriyA

( Would it be possible for even Brahma and Indra to describe precisely Your beauty ? No ! )

2. MuddhumOmu yElAgu chElanganO ? MunilEDla gani mohincharO ?
MeLa Raagam : Soorya Kaantham )

(How did Sri RaamA's thirumukham with exquisite beauty shine, when He gave the darsana soubhAgyam to the sages of SiddhAsramam ? How did even the sages, who are known for the restraint of their senses got enchanted with that unsatiating beauy ?)

3. alakalalla lAdaga gani yaarANmuni yetu ponganO ?
Raagam: madhyamAvathi

(What raptourous bliss did Sage VisvAmithrA have, while he looked at the curly forelocks/kaaka paksham, gently swaying on Sri RaamA's beautiful face ?)

4. Sogasu jooDa Taramaa ? nee
Raagam: Kannada Goulai

(Is it posisble to experience such a beauty as that of Your face shining with cheeks like reflecting mirrors, Your lips resembling a ripe BimbA fruit, Your broad chest decorated by vagulA flower garland, Your captivating smiles, Your exquisite forelocks waving in the breeze andYour brilliant eyes ?)

5. Mohana RaamA mukha jitha Soma ! muddhuga BalkumA
Raagam: Mohanm

(Oh RaamachandrA of universally enchanting beauty! Oh JagadhAnanthakArakA! Speak softly to me! Your subhAsrayam has special appeal to me. It is known that BrahmA and other semi-gods came down to earth and took the forms of birds, beasts and monkeys and enjoyed unceasingly your extraordinary and incomparable beauty without winking and were ecstatic over their anubhavam).

6. MaravakarA nava-manmatha Roopuni
Raagam: DevaghAndhAri

(Oh My Mind! Don't you ever forget the bewitching Soundharyam of Sri Ramachandran. His royal bearing, His comfortingly sweet words, the light in His eyes, the beautiful way the angavasthram rests on His shoulders, His graceful gait, the sunAtham that arises from His ankle ornaments as He moves, the shine on His cheeks, His beautiful hands, the rings on His fingers, His other AbharaNams which derive their beauty from Him --Oh Mind don't forget ever Sri Raghukula Tilakan's beauty ).

7. MerusamAna dheera ! Raghuveera ! JuthAmuraaraa Maha (Meru SamAna)
MeLa Raagam : MaayAmALagouLai

(Oh RaghuveerA, firm and strong like the Meru mountain! Pray! appear before me so that I can feast my eyes on Your enchanting sarvAngha soundharyam, graceful gait, shining sky blue body, the utterly charming forelocks on Your forehead, the beautiful shape of Your KasthUri Tilakam, the jaajvalyam of Your face and the extraordinary assembly of the many AbharaNams adoring Your braod chest).

8. nee muddhumOmu JoopavE , naameedha nenarunchi ,
naLina daLa nayana
Raagam: kamalA manOhari

(Oh Lotus-eyed RaamA! Please have mercy on me and show me Your divinely beautiful face, shining with the lustre of the autumn Moon to cheer my heart).

9. Paluku KaNDachakkEranu garunE panathulAra ! jooDarE
Raagam: Navarasa Kannada

(The beauty of His speech: The sweetness of His mrudhu BhaashaNam far excells the swetness of Sugar candy).

10. yEmani mADADithivO ? Raama
Mela Raagam : Hanuma Thodi

(The Beauty of His speech: Oh Raamachandra! How delightful was Your power of captivating and winning people by Your sweet conversation. Every one, who had the BhAgyam to hear them were enslaved and felt bound to You forever).

11. Sri Raama RaghurAma SrungAra Raamayani
chinthincharAdhE Oh manasA
Raagam: Yadhukula KaambhOji

(Oh my mind! How can you not meditate upon the exquisite beauty of Sri RaamA, whose hand is held by Jaanaki MaathA, whose body is pining with ecstasy? )

12. Kana kana ruchirA ; Kanaka Vasana ! ninnu
Raagam: Jaala varALi

(Grander and Sweeter will be Your BhakthA's Joy, the more, he or she, with a pure and loving mind, daily sees You and Your enchanting face radiant with beauty and grandeur)

The detailed word by word meaning of the above VarALi Pancharathnam and the four others are archived in the Bhakthi List .

Today is Sri Rama Navami. As the great poet Kamban described,

"vEy Punarpoosamum viNNuLOrkaLum
thooya kaRkatakamum yezhunthu thuLLavE

oru pahal ulaku yelAm udaratthuLL pothinthu
aru maRaikku uNarvu arum avanai anji
karu mukiR kozhundhu yezhil kaattum sOthiyai
thiRa uEap PAYANTHANAL thiRam koLL KOSALAI

Meaning: In AyodhyA, the Punarvasu nakshthram kown otherwise as vEy and the KaDaka Lagnam eulogized by the DevAs for its sanctity jumped with joy over the thought of the SoubhAgyam that was going to come their way.

Then Queen KousalyA of auspicious attributes gave birth to SarvEsvaran (who held all the universe inside His stomach, who is not fully understood even by the great VedAs, who had the anjana mEni with the effulgence of the dark blue rainy cloud) so that the inhabitants of this world can gain all the wealth in this world and the other.

Next Bharathan was born as the son of Queen Kaikeyi during Meena lagnam and Poosa Nakshathram. Queen Sumithrai gave birth to Lakshmanan as the first of the twins soon after; at that time, Ayila Nakshathram and KaDaka lagnam were in unison .After LakshmaNan's birth, Queen Sumithrai gave birth to another male child known as Satrugnan at the point in time, when Maga Nakshathram and Simha Raasi were united .Rest is history that has been sung by Adhi Kavi Valmiki Maharishi and his kali yuga avathAram, Saint ThyagaraajA.

We will continue with the story of RaamAyaNA celebrated by Saint ThyagarAjA and the most madhura naamAs, which the Saint used to salute Sri Raamaa as he went around the streets of ThiruvayyARu during his unchivritthi and the krithis that he placed at the feet of the Lord as NaamArchanams.

We will highlight the Hari KaambhOji janya Raaga krithis breifly and include in this posting the selected fragrant names that the Saint chose to perform nithyAradhanam to Sri SithA LakshmaNa Bharatha Satrugna Hanumath SamEtha Sri Raamachandran .

THE REMAINING HARI KAAMBHOJI JANYA RAAGA KRITHIS
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08. Kedaaragoulaa ( karuNA jaladhi Daasarathi kalyANa suguNa nidhi )

In this krithi, the Saint addresses the Lord as the Ocean of Compassion and sharply questions the Lord for being indifferent to him. Our sadhguru asks in despair: "ParAthpara ! Taaraka nAma! You will not lose Your patrimony, if you decide to show Your DayA to me. My mind is getting agitated over Your indifference. I can not bear it. Please show mercy".

09. KarnAtaka BehAg (nEnandhu vEdakudurA Sri Hari)

This krithi is in a mood of naicyaanusandhAnam. He asks the Lord: "Sri Hari! Where can I search for You now that You have hidden Yourself from me? I have been a sinner and have been performing wicked deeds and have pretended to be a great BhakthA. I am suffering now. Where can I find You?".

10. Kokhiladhvani ( koniyAte naayeta Daya velagu)

This krithi is in the mood of anger and rightful indignation. Our sadhguru asks the Lord to explain why He is bargaining with him as if he has not been totally devoted to eulogising the Lord and singing about Him ceaselessly. He reminds the Lord that it is not just, since the Lord is aware that ThyagarAjA has not sought any religion or paths other than Him and Him (Sri Raaman) alone.

11.PrathApa VarALi ( VinanAsakoni)

This krithi records our Sadhguru's longing to be near the Lord and hear the madhura sambhAshaNai between the Lord and SitA pirAtti .The bard says: Oh Lord! When You and Your dear consort were playing indoor games such as chathurangam, both of You were engaged in sweet conversations
with mutual understanding of each other's mind as Yeka sEshi dampathis. AnjanEyA and BharathA were fortunate to hear that conversation. I would also like to feast my ears with that loving conversation. Please bless me also to hear it.

12.ChenchukAmbhOji( VararAga layaj~nulu )

Here the bard and BhakthA confides to the Lord that self-satisfied people brag and deceive the world by pretending that they are experts in RaagA, layam, SvarasthAnams and subtle mUrchanAs without knowing that Naadham, which emanates from the body is the divine form of the most sacred PraNavam.

13.ChAyAtarangiNi ( Ithara dhaivamuluvalla ilanu soukhyamA Raama )

This is another Krithi expressing the ananya Bhakthi of the Saint of ThiruvaiyyARu. He explains his position to Sri RaamA: "Is it possible to gain happiness through the worship of Gods other than You? Without rancour towards other faiths, my mind is firmly anchored in You with indescribable love. Whether You choose to protect me or abandon me, I have placed my entire trust in You. Please treat me as Yours. This is the appropriate moment.

14.Navaraskannada ( ninnu vinA maa ma dhenthu nilvathE Hari Hari)

This krithi reminds us of Thirumangai Mannan's ThirupullANi paasuram: "yellOrum yenn tannai yEsilum pEsidinum, PullANi EmperumAn poy kEttirunthEnE". In that spirit, the Vaalmiki avatharar says: "Sri Hari! My mind refuses to dwell on anything other than You. My eyes are fully bewitched by Your soundharyam; my ears are ringing with Your kathAmrutham; my tongue and mouth feel blessed only by reciting Your Taaraka nAmam ;Wherever I see, I see only Your beautiful form; to me, even Your harsh, distasteful and deceitful words have become relishable. Verily, Thou art the phalan of all of my tapas, DhyAnam and AarAdhanam.

15.NAARAYANI ( RaamA neevE ghAni)

In the mood of DhainyOkthi, Sadhguru swaamigaL begs the Lord to cheer him up with the assurances of protection. Who else is there to protect me? Bhaktha BhAgadhEya! Naaga Sayana! Muni Yaaga Paalana! SaakEthapura VihAra! ThAtha vachana Paala ! Sundara-vadhana! Paavana! Oh Keeper of Your father's promise!Please bless me . There is no one else to protect me!

16. NAARAYANAgoulaa (kathalE vaadu Raamudu )

Here, the bard is in the rapturous state of arising from the reflection on the limitless mahimai of the Lord. He salutes the Lord as Adhi madhyAntha rahithan, Jagath KaaraNan, Sarva VyApi and the adhi bheejam of the chethanams and achEthanams. He has an answer to the MaayA vaadhins here with the statement that the creation of the Lord is not some thing to be dismissed as Maayaa and this world and its entities arose from the sankalpam of the Lord and are very real.

17. Naatta Kurinji ( Kuvalaya DaLa NayanA )

In this long krithis with eight charaNams set in the mood of amarsha rOsha rOshOkthi , the saint protests to the Lord about His indifference: " I have been deeply in love with You. You wont cast Your glance my way ! What kind of behavior is that ? Have You forgotten me or is it that You are a God devoid of glory as a Bhaktha Rakshakan ?I have been singing constantly that You are the supreme among Gods . I have totally renounced the temptations of the world . If You do not have daya for me , wont You earn a bad name that You are not a SaraNAgatha rakshakan ? Give me wisdom and stand by me and accept my worship .

18.Bangalaa ( SaakshilE tanuthsu SaadhimpakE )

This is another krithi protesting the Lord's neglect. Here the sage of ThiruvaiyAARu takes the Lord to task: " Oh my dear One ! They say that You declared that You will protect without fail all those , who sought
refuge in You . Please do not try to say that there was no human witness to the above statement of Yours referring to Your SaraNAgatha RakshaNa vratham .If You do so ,the people of the world will laugh at You . Saakshi lEdhanuchu saadhimpakE , Sathyasantha Sadhbhaktha paalaka ! " Only the great BhakthAs can get away with the Lord thru such protestations questioning His veracity.

19.YadhukulakAmbhOji( daya sevayyaa sadhaya RaamachandrA )

SitA Svayamvaram and the Lord claiming Her hand by winning the contest of chording the Siva Dhanus is the subject of this krithi in a mood of Tanmayathvam. The saint visulaizes himself as the Naayaki of the Lord and asks the Lord : " Assure me my Lord , Your grace and a small portion of joy , SitA Devi had , when You arrived at the svayamvara mantapam and chased away Her worries by bending and breaking the mighty bow of Sivaa . Vouchsafe to ThyagarAja Naayaki the protection that You gave to SitA DEvi by tying the Maangalya sUthram around her neck after winning Her hand in the contest ".

20.RavichandrikA (Niravdhi sukhadha nirmala roopa )

This whole krithi seeking the rakshaNam of the Lord is full of moving naamArchanai. " Niravathi sukhadha ( One who confers limitless bliss! ),niramla rUpa! , maragatha MaNi nipa dEha !( One who has the tejas
like an eamerald gem ), Sri MaNi lOla , Sritha jana Paala ! bheema ParAkrama! ThyagarAja Vinutha ! maamava ".Simple padhams and elegant mood of Bhakthi are housed here .

21.Raagapanjaram ( VaradhA navanIthAsA paahi)

This krithi in the UpAnga Raagam of Raaga Panjaram is another example of lilting chandhams . This is addressed to the boon-granting ,navanItha priyan, KrishNan . His invocation to the varadhan to appear before him (yEhi) is filled with Bhakthi .DhAnava Madha naasA yEhi (Oh Lord who quells the pride of asurAs ! please come before me ! ). Oh Lord with the majestic gait of an elephant in rut ! please appear before me ! Suma Saradha ! Aasaa rahitha ! Kara dhAsana! yEhi ! Paahi !What a splendidly phrased invitation !

22.SahAnA ( dEhi tava padha bhakthim VaidEhi pathitha paavani)

This is a prayer to SitA pirAtti to bless him with parama bhakthi for Her blessed feet . Oh Divine Consort of RaamA ! The entire universe is Your form .You are the cause of my good fortune. You protect those who seek refuge in You . Oh Devi ! You have permanent residence in the heart lotus of ThyagarAjA !

23.Sarasvathi ManOhari ( yenthavEdukOntu Raagava bhantha mElarA )

This is a krithi asserting the Saint's MahA VisvAsam in the Lord as his protector. " Chala nammithini , Saaravabhouma " are the words of the Bhakthan . Believing with joy that the greatest bliss consists of finding You in my heart lotus , I have reposed my total faith and trust in YOU . Please do not tarry to come to me ! How long should I pray to You to appear before me ?

24.SaamA (santhamu leka soukayamu lEthu)

The flute genius late T.R.Mahaalingam renderd this beautiful krithi in 1987 in the most moving manner. The saint advises us in this krithi : "Without tranquility , there is no happiness for anyone , whether he is a Vedantin , who has controlled his senses.Without quietitude , there is no happiness for one even if he has a lovely family , huge estate , rich tapas , Veda-Saasthra paandithyam or Bhagavatha reputation .

25.Suddha SaavEri ( KaalharaNamElarA HarE Sri SeethArAmA )

In this emotion-soaked krithi ,the Saint asks SitA Raaman the reason for His delay in blessing him .He says: " Oh Lord known as the embodiment of ThyAgam ! Who else is there to save me ? I have wandered day in and day out and finding refuge nowhere , I have sought Your sacred feet and performed Prapatthi . I have sought and held Your holy feet from my very birth . KaalharaNamElarA ? HarE ! SithA RaamA ! Suguna jaala ! karuNAlavAla ! ".

26.SupOshiNi ( raminthsuvArevurA RaghUtthama ninu vinA )

This krithi is in celebration of the Naama MahAthmyam of the Lord . Here the bard confesses : Oh RaghUttamA ! Who else is there among the beings of this Universe, who can transport one to the height of bliss except You ? Even the rsplendent DevAs do not comprehend the secret significance of Your holy name , nor secure the Isvaryam of bliss arising from the recitation of Your Taaraka Naamam .

27.Surati( GeethArthamu SangIthAnandhamu)

This krithi is in the form of a conversation with his mind. The Saint states : Oh My foolish mind ! Behold ! here in Raama NaamA , You have the full significance of the Bhagavadh GitA ( VedAnthA ) and the nectarine bliss of Music .This secret is well known to HanumAn, who constantly worships the holy feet of SitApathi , the antharyAmi of SivA , Sun , Time et al ."

28.SvaravarALi ( PrArabhdhamitlunDukA )

This is a krithi dealing with the mood of NirvEdham . ThyagarAja SwamigaL blames his past karmAs interfering with the acquisition of the Lord's grace and states that there is no point in blaming others . He continues : " Those whom I help do me harm. When I show mercy to others , they level unfounded charges aainst me. Fickle-minded people who put on the garb of BhakthAs become my enemies ".

NirvEdham is essential before one can climb the ladder of Bhakthi towards the goal of Prapatthi and gaining the fruit of Moksham thereafter by conducting the true life of a PrapannA . Swami Desikan has set a whole chapter full of Nirvedham in PaadhukhA Sahasram to emphasize this cardinal point .

On this Sri Raam aNavami day , it is my parama bhAgyam to place at the lotus feet of Janaki Vallabhan these thoughts celebrating the glory of His Parama BhakthA,

Sri RaamyaNa NavAha Patanam is a tradition , where the seven cantos of Srimadh RaamAyaNam is recited over 9 days prior to Srirama Navami. On Sri Raama navami day , PattabhishEkha sargam is recited and Special ArAdhanam is performed for Sri SitA sametha Raamachandran . Sri HanumAn sits in front of the Koil AzhwAr with folded hands and tear-brimming eyes in raptourous attention .I will now continue with the select janya Raaga Krithis of Hari KaambhOji MeLam in this posting .There are a total of 28 Krithis to be covered yet. We will cover the first seven in this section:

1.DevamanOhari (KannataNDri naapai)
2.GhAnavArithi( dayajUsudaku )
3.IsamanOhari ( manasA Sri Raamchandhruni maravaKE yE maravE)
4.UmAbharaNam (Nijamarammulanu telisinavArini)
5.Kamas (Sujana Jeevana SuguNa BhUshaNa RaamA )
6.KaapiNAARAAYANI ( sarasa Saama DhAna BhEdha DhaNda chathura )
7.KuntalavarALi( sara sara samaraika soora )
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8.Kedaaragoulaa ( karuNA jaladhi Daasarathi kalyANa suguNa nidhi )
9.KarnAtaka BehAg (nEnandhu vEdakudurA Sri Hari)
10.Kokhiladhvani ( koniyAte naayeta Daya velagu)
11.PrathApa VarALi ( VinanAsakoni)
12.ChenchukAmbhOji( VararAga layaj~nulu )
13.ChAyAtarangiNi ( Ithara dhaivamuluvalla ilanu soukhyamA Raama )
14.Navaraskannada ( ninnu vinA maa ma dhenthu nilvathE Hari Hari)
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15.NAARAYANI ( RaamA neevE ghAni)
16.NAARAYANAgoulaa (kathalE vaadu Raamudu )
17.Naatta Kurinji ( Kuvalaya DaLa NayanA )
18.Bangalaa ( SaakshilE tanuthsu SaadhimpakE )
19.YadhukulakAmbhOji( daya sevayyaa sadhaya RaamachandrA )
20.RavichandrikA (Niravdhi sukhadha nirmala roopa )
21.Raagapanjaram ( VaradhA navanIthAsA paahi)
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22.SahAnA ( dEhi tava padha bhakthim VaidEhi pathitha paavani)
23.Sarasvathi ManOhari ( yenthavEdukOntu Raagava bhantha mElarA )
24.SaamA (santhamu leka soukayamu lEthu)
25.Suddha SaavEri ( KaalharaNamElarA HarE Sri SeethArAmA )
26.SupOshiNi ( raminthsuvArevurA RaghUtthama ninu vinA )
27.Surati( GeethArthamu SangIthAnandhamu)
28.SvaravarALi ( PrArabhdhamitlunDukA )
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We will cover 7 krithis on each of the remaining four days. Today, we will cover the krithis in the RaagAs DevamanOhari, GhAnavAridhi,IsamanOhari ,UmAbharaNam ,Kamas, Kaapi NaarAyaNI and KunthalavarALi .

1.DevamanOhari Krithi:Kannna tanDri Naapai
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In this morning Raagam , Saint ThyagarAjA has composed three krithis including the above . Kanna TanDri Naapai is a plaintive cry for
the Lord's DayA . Sadhguru asks : " Oh My Father ! Please do not hold back your compassion for me . I can not bear the suffering caused by Your neglect. Please do not ever deny me Your DayA on the grounds that (1) I am just going through the daily routines of life such as eating and sleeping and leading an animal edition of human existence (2)I do not have the resolution and faith to possess ceaseless devotion to You and (3) I do not understand the relationship between me as a Sesha Jeevan and Yourself as a SarvasEshi and my supreme Master .

2.GhanavAridhi Krithi: Sva-Yogya kathanA krithi
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The pallavi starts with a prayer: Daya jUchuDa kidhi vELarA ; DaasarathE . manjuLAkArA !This indeed is the time to confer on me Your grace.Oh Lord , who is the lion against the fierce elephant of SamsAric afflictions! The work You assigned me has been carried out now with happiness .Please bless me with Your grace . A mood of Aarthi Prapathti sets in .

3.IsamanOhari Krithi:ManasA Raamachandhruni
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This is a Maanasa SambhOdhana ktithi, where the Saint appeals to his mind not to forget Sri Raamachandran. He says: "Please do not get deluded over the thought that He took the human form (mere mortal). Please always reflect on the truth that He is the Supreme Being appearing in Human form. Please read the third and the sixth chapters of Srimadh RaamAyaNam to remind yourself that He is the Supreme Lord who incarnated as the son of King Dasarathan at the request of the suffering BrahmA and the DevAs. Please remember that He has assigned the duties of Srushti (creation, Pushti (protection) and nashti (destruction) to the thri-mUrthys as belonging to a lower order and is concentrating on what He likes to do the most (viz)., engagement in the act of granting boons to His dear devotees .

4.UmAbharaNam Krithi: Nija marmamulanu delisina vaarini
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Oh RaamachandrA! Why do You take pleasure in harassing & testing even those vivEkis, who are well aware of the real truth/ nija Marmam (viz)., that it is You , who created the demi-gods and assigned them duties appropriate to their sthAnams. These vivEkis are aware that it is You who create DehAthma-Bramai (the delusion that the perishable body is the same as the eternal aathman) even amongst those who are experts in Veda-Saasthra-PurANams, who comprehend the six Vaidhika Mathams , who recite Your names and who are rulers of the Earth. Why do You taunt even these VivEkis, who fully understand Your nija marmam and avathAra rahasyams? Is it fair?

5.Kamaas Raaga Krithi: Sujana Jeevana SuguNa BhUshaNa Raama
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Kamas is known for many JaavaLis . In Saint ThyagarAjA's time , it was an UpAngha Raagam . His lineage of disciples grew its ranjakathvam over time and made it into a BhaashAnga Raagam that it is today . The heart of the krithi is a prayer to the Sujanan Jeevanan , Sri Raaman to protect him . The Saint in a ripe mood of Bhakthi calls the Lord with delectable naamAs and requests his Ishta Dhaivam to protect him .Some of the sweet names chosen by the Saint for Sri RaamA here are