SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ)

ಆಸೀನಃ ಪಂಚವಟ್ಟ್ಯಾಮಕುರುತ ವಿಕೃತಾಂ ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀಂ ಯೋ ದ್ವಿಸಪ್ತಕ್ರವ್ಯಾದಾನಪ್ಯನೇಕಾನಥ

ಖರಮವಧೀದ್ದೂಷಣಂ ಚ ತ್ರಿಶೀರ್ಷಮ್ ಮಾರೀಚಂ ಮಾರ್ಗರೂಪಂ ದಶವದನಹೃತಾಮಾಕೃತಿಂ ಭೂಮಿಜಾಯಾ

ಅನ್ವಿಷ್ಯನ್ನಾರ್ತಗೃಧ್ರಂ ಸ್ವಗತಿಮಥ ನಯನ್ಮಾಮವೇದ್ಘನ್ಕಬಂಧಂ||5||

Aaseenaha panchavaTTyAmakuruta vikrutAm rAkShaseem yO dvisaptakravyAdAnapyanEkAnaTha KharamavaDheeddUShaNam cha trisheerSham

MAreecham mArgarUpam dashavadanahrutAmAkrutim BhUmijAyA

anviShyannArtadruDhram swagatimaTha nayanmAmavEdGhankabanDham||5||

SUMMARY: May Lord Srirama, who lived comfortably in a place known as Panchavati, de-shaped a female demon named Shurpanakhi, killed man-eating demons who numbered 14, killed many more demons, later killed heads of demon army called Khara, Dushana and Trishiras, killed deer-disguised Mareecha, was searching for Vedavati, who was looking like Seetha Devi, who incarnated from Earth and sent king of vultures Jatayu to his heavenly abode, protect me.

Panchavati is the name of a place where five gigantic banyan trees were existing. PanchAnAm vaTAnAm samAhAraha panchavaTee, tasyAm panchavaTyAm.

Explanation of significant facts:

When Srirama was living in Panchavati, Shurpanakhe, a sister of Ravana, came there. Her husband had been killed inadvertently by Ravana. Since then, Ravana had permitted her to select anyone to be her husband. Ravana had provided proper security for her. The task of protecting her had been assigned to Khara, Dushana and Trishiras. Relying on the power of her brothers, Shurpanakhe dared to reach Rama. She asked Rama to be her husband. Srirama asked Lakshmana to cut her ears and nose. Khara, Dushana and others sent by her to assault Rama, got killed by Rama. Motivated by her, Ravana abducted Seetha Devi. But, Seetha Devi had created a statue that was looking like her. Ravana abducted only that statue.

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