SRI #RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI #RAMACHARITRYA #MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ #ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)

SRI #RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S

SRI #RAMACHARITRYA #MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ #ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)  

ಕ್ರವ್ಯಾದಾನ್ ಘ್ನನ್ನಸಂಖ್ಯಾನಪಿ ದಶವದನಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪೂರ್ವೈಃ ಸುರೇಶೈಃ

ಪುಷ್ಪೈರಾಕೀರ್ಯಮಾಣೋ ಹುತವಹವಿಮಲಾಮಾಪ್ಯ ಸೀತಾಂ ವಿಧಾಯ|

ರಕ್ಷೋನಾಥಂ ಸ್ವಭಕ್ತಂ ಸ್ವಪುರಮಥ ಗತಃ ಪುಷ್ಪಕಸ್ಥಃ ಸಮಸ್ತೈಃ

ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯೇ ಚಾಭಿಷಿಕ್ತೋ ನಿಜಜನಮಖಿಲಂ ಮಾನಯನ್ಮೇ ಗತಿಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್||9||

KravyAdAn GhnannasanKhyAnapi dashavadanam BrahmapUrvaihi surEshaihi

puShpairAkeeryamANO hutavahavimalAmApya SeethAm viDhAya|

RakShOnATham swaBhaktam swapuramaTha gataha puShpakasThaha samastaihi

sAmrAjyE chABhiShiktO nijajanamaKhilam mAnayanmE gatihi syAt||9||

क्रव्यादान् घ्नन्नसन्ख्यानपि दशवदनं ब्रह्मपूर्वैः सुरॆशैः

पुष्पैराकीर्यमाणॊ हुतवहविमलामाप्य सीतां विधाय।

रक्षॊनाथं स्वभक्तं स्वपुरमथ गतः पुष्पकस्थः समस्तैः

साम्राज्यॆ चाभिषिक्तॊ निजजनमखिलं मानयन्मॆ गतिः स्यात्॥९॥

Prose form: AsanKhyAn kravyAdAn Ghnan, dashavadanamapi Ghnan, brahmapUrvaihi surEshaihi puShpaihi aakeeryamANaha, hutavahavimalAm SeethAm Aapya, swaBhaktam rakShOnATham viDhAya aTha namastaihi (saha) puShpakasThaha swapuram gataha sAmrAjyE aBhiShiktashcha, aKhilam nijajanam mAnayan, mE gatihi syAt|

अन्वयार्थः: असन्ख्यान् क्रव्यादान् घ्नन्, दशवदनमपि घ्नन्, ब्रह्मपूर्वैः सुरॆशैः पुष्पैः आकीर्यमाणः हुतवहविमलां सीतां आप्य, स्वभक्तं रक्षॊनाथं विधाय अथ नमस्तैः (सह) पुष्पकस्थः स्वपुरं गतः साम्राज्यॆ अभिषिक्तश्च निजजनं मानयन्, मॆ गतिः स्यात्।

SUMMARY: May the most venerable emperor Srirama, who killed innumerable carnivorous demons as well as ten-headed Dashavadana Ravana, who was anointed with holy waters, leaves and flowers, worshipped by gods, goddesses and deities, who got back the wife, Seetha Devi, after she displayed her chastity and sanctity by entering the flames of fire, live, installed his intimate devotee Vibheeshana on the throne of Lanka and made him the king of demons’ kingdom, sat in the Pushpak plane, returned to his hometown, sat on the throne of emperor, got coronation performed by devotees and inhabitants of Ayodhya, and honoured his nearest and dearest, grant fulfillment of my desires.

In this one stanza, Sri Raghavendraru has deftly narrated the entire story encompassing the killing of Dashakantha or Ravana, entry of Seetha Devi into burning fire to symbolically exhibit her chastity and sanctity, coronation of Vibheeshana as King of Lanka, return of Srirama to Ayodyha and his coronation as the emperor of Ayodhya. These aspects can be slightly elaborated as:

AnEna “RAmaha IndrajidDhananAntaram RAvaNaprEShitam tanmUlabalam sarvam hatwA, RAvaNavaDhEna santuShTaihi BrahmAdiBhihi puShpairaBhiShichyamAnaha, AshOkamUlE sThitAm SeethApratikrutimAhUya, tasyAha pAtivratyaDharmasThApanAya ajnau prakShipya, tAm pratikrutim nAshayitwA, tadA kailAsAdAgatAm ajninA samarpitAm SeethAmApya, viBheeShaNam LankADhipatim krutwA, sarvaihi, saha PuShpakasThaha AyODhyAm prApya, vasiShTAdiBhihi sarvaihi sAmrAjyE abhiShiktaha sarvajanAn Aanandayan, SeethayA sAkam suKhEna sThitavAn” iti kaThA sUchitA|

विशॆषार्थः: अनॆन “रामः इन्द्रजिद्धननान्र्तरं रावणप्रॆषितं तन्मूलबलं सर्वं हत्वा, रावणं च हत्वा, रावणवधॆन सन्तुष्टैः ब्रह्मादिभिः पुष्पैरभिषिच्यमानः, अशॊकमूलॆ स्ठितां सीताप्रतिकृतिमाहूय, तस्याः पातिव्रत्यधर्मस्थापनाय अग्नौ प्रक्षिप्य, तां प्रतिकृतिं नाशयित्वा , तदा कैलासादागताम् अग्निना समर्पितां सीतामाप्य, विभीषणं लन्काधिपतिं कृत्वा, सर्वैः, सः पुष्पकस्थः अयॊध्यां प्राप्य, वसिष्ठादिभी सर्वैःसाम्राज्यॆ अभिषिक्तःसर्वजनान् आनन्दयन्, सीतया साकं सुखॆन स्थितवान्” इति कथा सूचिता॥

Gist: After getting Indrajitu killed by Lakshmana, Srirama destroyed the Secret Army which was prompted by Ravana to enter the battlefield, and even killed Ravana. He was worshipped with flowers by Brahma and other gods, who were fully satisfied by the killing of Ravana by him (Rama). Later, he reached the grand Ashoka Vana, where a replica of Seetha Devi was sitting in a corner; to show it to the humanity as to what chastity means and how it reflects, got the arrangements made to establish the loyalty cult of every woman towards her husband, made Seetha enter the burning flames of fire so that the replica of Seetha, which was there with Ravana, was destroyed and the real Seetha Devi, who was, till then, under the total care of Fire God. He organized the coronation of Vibheeshana on the throne of Lanka; sat in Pushpak plane and reached Ayodhya, where he was worshipped by Vasishtha and other great people; he ascended the throne of Ayodhya and spent the rest of his life along with Seetha with happiness.

Every aspect of this part of Ramayana will be further elaborated in the next episodes.       

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