Chapter on forests
Transliteration and Translation
By
P.R.Ramachander

(Aranya Kanda is the story of Ramayana , when Rama, Sita and Lakshmana enter the deep forest It starts with the salvation of Virada a Rakshasa , Sara Bhanga a saint, meeting with sages to find out problems , going to hermitage of Sutheeshna who is a disciple of Agasthya, visiting hermitage of Agasthya and taking from him , the Kodanda bow left by Indra, the great prayer of Agasthya, going and settling down in Panchavati where he meets Jatayu, clearing the philosophical doubts of Lakshmana(Rama Gita) , meeting and teasing Soorpanaka the sister of Ravana, cutting off her nose, ears and breats by Lakshmana when she tries to harm Sita, Killing of Khara, Dhooshana and Trisiras and their army of 14000 people in one and half hours, Soorpanaka’s complaint to Ravana suggesting him to kidnap Sita, his visit to Maricha , Rama teling the real Sita to hide in fire and replace herself with a Maya Sita, Rama running to catch the golden deer, the false alam given by Maricha, the kidnapping of Sita, Fight of Jatayu with Rama, Jatayu’s defeat , Rama doing funeral rites to Jatayu and granting him salvation, The prayer of Jatayu, Rama’s giving salvation to Khabanda ,Khabanda’s great prayer , Rama’s meeting with Sabari who gives him hints as to how to proceed further.)

Balike , Shuka kula mouli malike , Guna

Shalini, Charu sheele cholledu madiyathe,

Neela neeradha nibhan nirmalan Niranjanan,

Neela neeraja dala lochanan , Narayanan,

Neela lohitha sevyan , nishkalan , nithyan, paran,

Kaladesanuroopan , Karunya nilayanan ,

Palanapaarayanan, Paramathmavu thante,

Leelakal kettal mathiyakayillorikkalum,

Sri Rama charithangal athilum viseshichu,

Saramayoru mukthi sadhanam rasayanam,

Bharathigunam thava paramarruthamallo,

Parathe paragennu kettu painkili chonnal.

Oh girl, oh parrot which is at the top ,

Who is with good character, who has,

Attractive character , without hesitation please tell,

However much we hear the sports of the great God,

Who resembles the blue rich cloud, , who is pure , who is without stains,

Who has eyes like the petal of blue lotus, who is Narayana,

Who is served by Lord Shiva, who does not have defects, Who is forever and divine,

Who takes forms according to time and place, who is personification of mercy,

Who is an expert in looking after and who is the divine soul,

It will never be sufficient , especially the story of Rama,

Which is the summary path to salvation , which is the essence,

Which is very learned and which is known to you well,

And so please tell it without saying it,

And hearing that , that great bird told.

Phala lochanan, Parameshwaran , pasupathi,

Bala seethamsu mouli Bhagawan paraparan,

Praleyachala makalodu arul chetheedinaan,

Balike, Kettu lolga , Parvathi Bhaktha priye,

Ramanaam paramathmavu aananda roopan ,

AAthmaraman , adhwayan, anekan , avyayan, abhiraman,

Athree thapasa pravarasrame muniyumai,

Yethrayum sukhichu vaneenanoru oru dhanam.

One who has an eye on forehead , Lord Shiva, Lord of all beings,

The god who wears the cool crescent moon, the divine among divines,

Told to the daughter of the mountain ,

Oh lady hear , Oh Parvathi who loves her devotees,

The divine soul called Rama , the form of joy,

The one who enjoys his own soul , one who cannot be split ,

Who has several forms , Who does not have any stain ,

Who is always pretty after living happily for a day,

In the hermitage of Athri along with the sage .

3.1 Maharanya pravesam

Entry in to the great forest

Prathushasythaya than nithyakarmavum cheythu,

Nathwaa thapasam maha prashtanam aarambichaan,

“Pundarikodhbhaveshta puthra, Jnangalkku muni,

Mandala mandithamaam Danda karanyathinnu,

Dandamenniye povanai anugrahikkenam,

Panditha sreshta , Karuna nidhe, Thapo nidhe,

Jnangale peru vazhi katenam athippol,

Ingu ninnayakkenam sishyaril chilareyum.

After getting up at the dawn and performing daily rituals,

And after saluting the sage , they started their great journey,

“Oh son of the mind of Brahma , ,Please bless us to go to

Dandakaranya forest which is pretty without any troubles,

Oh great among learned men ,Oh treasure of mercy, Oh treasure of penance

Please show us the proper road to reach there,

Send with us some of your disciples.”

Ingane Rama vakyam Athri mamuni kettu,

Thingidum kouthuhalam poondu, udan arul cheythu,

“Nerulla margam bhavan yevarkkum katteedu,

Innu aarullthu aho thava nervazhi katteduvaan,

Yengilum Jagadanukariyaam ninakku oru,

Sangadam venda , vazhikatteedum Sishyarellam.

Chelluvin ningal mumbil nadakkennu” avarodu ,

Cholli Mamuni thanum ottu pinnale chennan,

Anneram thirinju ninnaruli cheythu muni,

Thannodu Ramachandran vandichu Bhakthi poorvam ,

“Ninthiruvadi kaninju yezhunelledanam ,

Anthike sishya janam undallo vazhikkume,

Yennu kettu aseervadam cheythudan mandam , mandam,

Chennu than parna sala pukki irunnarinaan,

Hearing these words of Rama that great sage,

Became very happy and immediately told,

“You please show the proper path to all,

Now who is ever there to show you the right path,

But to you who is imitating this world,

Let there not be problem, my disciples will show you the way,

And he told his disciples, you please walk first,”

And that sage also followed them to a great distance,

And then Rama turned back and told the saint,

“ Where is your honoured self coming?

And for us , your disciples are there to show the way,

Hearing that, that saint blessed them ,and slowly and slowly,

Went and reached his hermitage and sat there,

Pinneyum krosa mathram nadannar avarappol,

Munnil ammaru Maha vahini kani vannu,

Anneram Sishyarakalodu aruli cheythu Raman-,

“Innadhi kadappathinnu enthu upayangal ullullu?”

Yennu kettavarkalum chollinar” Yendhu dandam,

Mannava, nalla thoniyundennu darichalum ,

Vegena jnangal kadatheedunnathundu thanum,

Aakulm venda, jnangalkkundallo parichayam ,

Yengilo thoni kareridam” yennavar chonnar ,

Sanga koodathe seegram thoniyum kadathinaar.

Sri raman prasadhichu thapasa kumarakan

Maarodu “ningal kadanangu poga” yennu chonnan,

Chennudan tripadam vandichu kumaranmaar,

Onnozhiyadhe Rama vruthantham ariyichaar.

After that they walked for some more little distance,

And in front of them they saw the great Ganges river,

And at that time Rama asked those disciples,

“What are the methods available to cross this river”.,

And hearing this they told , “What is the problem, king,

Understand that we have very good boats ,

And speedily we will make you cross the river ,

And so do not worry, we do have ,

The knowledge to row the boat and cross the river”,

And without any hesitation they helped them to cross the river,

And Sri Rama became pleased and told those sagely lads,

“You can go back” and they went back,

Saluted the feet of the sage and informed him of news of Rama.

Sri Rama Sita , Sumithrathmajanmarum,

Ghoramayulla Maha kananamakam pukkaar,

Jilli jankara nada manditham, Simha vyagra,

Salyadhi mruga ganaakeernam athapaheenam,

Ghora Rakshasa kula sevitham bhayanakam,

Kroora sarpadhi poornam , kandu Raghavan chonnan.

Rama , sita and the son of Sumithra ,

Entered the great horrible forest ,

Which was filled with the sound of Cricket ,

And various animals like lion, tiger , porcupine ,

Which did not have sun light and was,

Served by the horrible Rakshasa people ,

And seeing this Sri Rama told.

“Lakshmana, nannai nalu puravum nokki kollga,

Bhakshanarthikalallo Rakshasam parishakal,

Villu ini nannai kuzhiye kulakugayum venam,

Nalloru saram oori pidichu kolga kayil,

Munnil nee nadakkanam, Vazhiye Vaidehiyum,’

Pinnale jnanum nadaneduvan gathabhayam,

Jeevathma paramathakkalku madhyasthayakum,

Deviyaam Maha Maya Shakthi yennathu pole ,

AAvayor madhyenadaneeduga venam seethe,

Deviyum yennal oru bheethiyum undai varaa .”

Hey Lakshmana, always see well on all four sides,

For the bad Rakshasas are very fond of food.

You have to also keep the bow ready to shoot,

And have in your hand one good arrow ready to use.

First you have to walk, followed by Sita,

And behind both of you I will walk to protect you both,

Which is similar to the great illusion walking in between,

The soul of the body and the great divine soul.

Sita should walk in between both of us ,

And if this is done there is no reason to fear,.

Itharam arul cheythu thalprakarena ,

Purushothamandhanurdharanai nadannoru sesham,

Pinnittan oru yojana vazhiyappo,

Munnil anmmarangoru pushkariniyum kandar ,

Kalharaothpala kumudambuja raktholpala,

Phulla puspindeevara shobithamacha jalam,

Thoya panavum cheythu visranthanmaarai vruksha,

Chaya bhoothale punar irunnu yadhasukham.

After telling this and following the suggestion,

When the greatest man walked armed with a bow,

After passing about three miles,

On their front they could see a lotus pond,

Which had water plants , lily , red flowering plant,

And shining with Opened blue lotus flowers ,

And they drank water there and for taking rest ,

They sat below the shade of a big tree.

3.2 Viradha Vadham

Killing of Viradha

Anneramasu kanai vannithu varunnathu ,

Athyunnathamaya maha sathwam athyugraravam,

Udhutha vruksham karolajjwala damshtranwitha,

Vakthragahwaram , ghora kara marunya nethram,

Vamamsa sthalanyastha soolgrathingalundu,

Bheema sardhoola Simha mahisha varahadhi

Varana mruga vana gochara janthukkalum,

Purushanmaarum karanjethavum thulli , thulli,

Pacha mamsangal yellam bhakshichu bakshichum kondu,

Uchathil alari vaneedinaan athu neram.

At that time they saw coming towards them,

A very tall great being with horrifying sound,

It was uprooting trees and had a mouth,

Which was like a horrifying and shining cave,

Had a very terrible looking red eyes ,

With a trident kept loosely on its left shoulder,

And it was eating the raw meat of wild ,

Beings such as the very big,

Panthers, lions, bison, wild pigs , elephants,

And men which were crying and jumping,

And that being was wailing and shouting .

Uthanam cheythu chapa banangal kai kondadha ,

Lakshman thannodarul cheythithu Ramachandran,

“Kando nee, oru bhayankaranayoru nisacharan,

Undu nammude nere varunnu laghu tharam,

Sannahathode banam thoduthunokki kondu,

Ninnu kolluga , chitham urachu , kumara nee,

Vallabhe , Bale , Sithe , pediyaykethumedo,

Valla jathiyum paripalichu kolvanallo .”

Sri Rama got up , along with the arrow and bow,

And told Lakshmana the following ,

Did you see, a horrifying Rakshasa,

Is walking towards us swiftly.

Be prepared along with arrow placed on the bow,

Stand firm with a firm mind, Oh lad,

Oh Wife , Oh lass , Oh Sita, do not be afraid,

I would mange it in some manner .

Yennarul cheythu ninnan yethum ilakathe,

Vannudan aduthithu Rakshasa pravaranum,

Nishtoora tharam avan ettasa pottum vannam,

Attahasam cheythi idi vettidum nadam pole ,

Drushtiyil ninnukanala kattkal veezhum vannam,

Pushtakopenalokam jnettumaru ura cheythaan,

“Kashtam aahantha kashtam, ningal aar iruvarum ,

Dushta janthukkal yethamulla va kaatil ippol,

Nilkunnithastha bhayam chapa thuneera bana,

Valkkala jatakalum darichu muni vesham,

Kai kondumahohariyayoru nariyodum,

Ul karutherum athi balanmaraollo ningal.

After telling this he stood there without moving,

And that great Rakshasa came near to him,

That cruel one shouted as if the eight directions,

Will break and like the sound of thunder ,

And his vision showered burning embers,

And with great anger he told as if the world will break,

“Alas you both are standing in this dense forest,

Which has large number of wild animals ,

Without any fear along with arrow, bow and quiver,

And wearing matted hair , you have put the guise of sages,

And along with you , there is a very pretty lady,

And so oh children you have got lot of inner strength.

“Kinchana bhayam vinaa ghoramaam kodumkattil,

SAncharicheennathumenthoru moolam cholvin,”

Raksho vanikal kettu thal kshanam arul cheythan,

Ikkshvaku kula nadhan mandahasanatharam,

“Raman yennu enikku per, yennude pathniyival,

Vamalochanna Sita deviyennallo namam,

Lakshman yennu namam ivannum mal sodharan,

Pukkithu vanantharam janaka niyogathaal,

Raksho jathikal aakum ingane yullavare ,

Sikshichu jagathrayam rakshippan ariga nee.”

“Please tell me how you are travelling ,

Without a trace of fear in this very wild forest.”

Hearing the words of Rakshasa immediately ,

The lord of the Ikkshuvaku clan told am after a smile,

“ My name is Rama , she is my wife and,

This fair eyed one is called Sita devi,

He is Lakshmana and he is my brother,

We have entered the forest as per the wish of my father,

We have come here to punish the Rakshasas,

And save the three worlds from them.”

Sruthwaa Raghava vakhyam attahasavum cheythu,

Vakthravum pilarnnoru salavum parichongi,

Krudhaaam nisacharan Raghavanodu chonnan,

“SAkthanaam Viradhan, yenne nee keetitille,

Ithrilokathil yenne ariyatheyulla ,

THethrayum moodan bhavan yenniha dchen jnan.

Mad bhayam nimithamai thapasarellam ippol,

Yi pradesathe vedinjokkave dhoore poyaar,

Ningalkku jeevikkayil aasa undengil ,

Angana rathnatheyum ayudhangalum vedinju,

Yengaanum odi povin, allaigil yenikippol,

Thingeedum visappadakeeduvaan bhavanmaaraal,

Itharam paranjavan Maithily thanne nokki ,

Sathwaram aduthathu kandu Raghavan appol.

Pathrikal kondu thanne hasthangal aruthappol,

Krudhichu Raman prathi vakthravum pilarnnu ,

Athi sathwaram nakhthancharan aduthanan athu neram,

As thrangal kondu kandicheedinaan padangalum,

Badha roshathodavan pinneyum aduthappol,

Uthamangavum muricheedinaan yeythu Raman.”

Hearing the words Rama he exulted and shouted,

And opening his mouth and uprooting a Sala tree and holding it,

That Rakshasa told with great anger to Rama,

“Have you not heard the powerful Viradha,

I understood that you are but a fool,

As you are only one in the three worlds who is not knowing me.

All the sages have left this place ,

To a far off place, due to their fear of me.

If you are having any desire to live,

Leave this gem of a lady and your weapons here ,

And run away from here , otherwise ,

I would satiate my ebbing hunger by eating you,”

When after telling this , he was seen ,

As moving near to Mythili(Sita) and then Raghava,

Cut off his hands by the sword that Rakshasa became angry and

With an open mouth when he approached near , Rama cut of his legs,

Using the arrows and again when with great anger,

He neared him, he cut off his head.

Rakthavum parannithu bhoomiyil athu kandu,

Chitha kouthukathode punarnnu Vaidehiyum,

Nruthavum thudanginaar apsara sthreegal yellam,

Athyucham prayogichu deva dundhibhikalum,

Anneram Viradhan than ullil ninnundaya oru ,

Dhanya roopena kanai vannithu aakasa marge.

His blood spread on the ground and ,

With happiness of the mind, Sita caressed Rama,

And the Apsara maidens started dancing,

And devas started playing the Dundhubhi drums loudly,

And at that time a blessed form was seen to rise ,

From the inside of Virada and was seen in the sky.

SWarna bhooshanam poondu Soorya sannibha kanthyaa,

Sundara sareeranai nirmalambarathodum,

Raghavam pranathathrthi haarinam grunakaram,

Rakendu mukham bhava bhanjanam bhaya haram,

Indira Ramana mindeevara dala shyamam,

Indradhi vrundaraka vrundha vandhitha padam,

Sundaram sukumaaram sukruthi jana mano ,

Mandiram Ramachandram Jagathaam abhiramam,

Vandhichu danda namaskaravum cheythu chithanandam,

Pondavan pinne sthuthichu thudanginaan.

Wearing golden ornaments , with luster of the Sun,

With pretty body , with clean silk cloths, he saluted,

Raghava, one who destroys sorrows of those who pray,

One who is merciful, one who has the face like moon,

One who destroys cycle of death and birth, one who destroys fear,

The consort of Lakshmi ,one who is black like the petals of blue lotus,

Whose feet is worshipped Indra and the hoards of devas,

One who is pretty , young , lives in mind of good people,

Ramachandra , one who is pretty every second in the world,

And also saluted by falling on the ground and with ,

Great happiness of the mind started praying him.

Sri Rama, Rama, Rama, Jnan oru Vidhyadharan,

Karunya moorthe , kamala pathe , dharaa pathe,

Durvasavaya muni thannude sapathinaal,

Garvithanayoru rathrincharan aayenallo,

Ninthiruvadiyude mahathmyam kondu sapa-,

Bandhavum theernnu moksham prapichu ninnu nadhaa.

Hey Sri Rama, Hey Rama , I am a Vidhyadhra,

Hey merciful one , Lord of Lakshmi , Lord of the earth,

By the curse of the great sage Durvasa,

I became a proud Rakshasa,

And by the greatness of your honourable self,

I became detached and also got salvation, oh my lord.

Santhatham ini Charanam buja yugam thava,

Chinthikkai varename , manasthinnu bhakthyaa,

Vanikal kondu nama keerthanam cheyyumarakanam,

Panikal kondu charanarchanam cheyyakenam,

Srothrangal kondu Katha sravaam cheyyakenam,

Nethrangal kondu rama lingangal kanakenam,

Uthamangena namaskarikkai vaniedenam,

Uthama bhakthanmarkku bruthyanai varenam jnan.

My mind should think with devotion,

Your pair of feet with great devotion,

By my voice I should be able to sing your names,

By my hands I should be able to offer flowers at your feet,

By my ears I should be able to hear your stories,

By my eyes I should be able to see statues of Rama,

By my head I should be able to bow and salute you,

And I should become a servant to your true devotees.

“Namasthe Bhagwathe , Jnana moorthaye nama,

Namasthe Ramaya, athma ramaya Namo nama,

Namasthe Ramaya , Sithabhiramaya nithyam,

Namasthe Ramaya , lokabhiramaya nama,

Devalokathinnu pokan anugrahikkenam,

Deva devesa punar onnu apekshichidunnen,

Nin maha devi yennemohipichidaika,

Ambuja vilochana, santhatham Namaskram.”

Ingane vignapithanakiya Raghunadhan,

Angane thanne yennu koduthu varangalum,

“Mukthan yennayekandukittugayilla yenne,

Bhakthi yundaluyudan mukthiyum labhichedum.”

Ramanodu anujnayum kai kondu Vidhyadharan,

Kamalabhena poyi naka lokavum pukkan,

Ikkadha cholli sthuthicheedunna purushannu ,

Dushkrtham akannu mokshatheyum prapicheedaam.

“Salutations to god, salutations to the form of wisdom,

Salutations to Rama , salutations and salutations to him whom souls like,

Salutations to Rama , salutations to god who is ever pretty to Sita,

Salutations to Rama , salutations to god who always bewitches the world,

Please bless me to go back to the world of devas ,

Oh God of gods , I will request for one more thing,

Let not your great goddess of illusion push me in to ignorance,

Oh lotus eyed one , I always salute you.”

Being requested like this that God Rama ,

Said let it be like that and gave him boons,

“I cannot be seen by one who is detached ,

And when you get devotion, you will get detachment.”

That Vidhyadhara took leave from Rama,

Went to the deva loka for fulfilling his wishes,

And to the man who tells this story and prays,

Sins would be removed and he can get salvation.

3.3 Sarabhanga mandhira pravesam

Entering the house of Sarabhanga

Ramalakshmanarun janaki thanum pinne,

Sreemayamaaya sarabhanga mandiram pukkar,

Sakshal easwarane mamsa kakshanangale kondu ,

Veekshya thapasa varan poojichu bhakthiyode ,

Kandhapakwadhikalaal aadhithyam cheythu chitha-

Anandam ul kondu Sarabhanganum arul cheythu.

Then Rama, Lakshmana and Sita ,

Entered in to the auspicious home of Sarabhanga.

Seeing the real , real god in flesh and bones,

That great sage worshipped him with great devotion,

And offered him roots and ripened fruits,

And with great happiness Sarabhanga told.

“Jnan anekam nalundu parthikunnathathra.

Janakiyodum ninne kanmathinnasayale ,

AArjava budhyaa chiram thapasaa bahutharam,

AArjichenallo punyaminnu jnan avayellam,

Marthyanai pirannoru ninakku thannedinen,

Adhya jnan mokshathinnaiudyogam poondenallo.

Ninneyum kandu mama punyavum ningalaaki,

Yenniye deha thyagam cheyyaruthennu thanne,

Chinthichu bahu kalam parthu jnan irinnithu,

Bandavumatha kaivalyatheyum prapkunnen.”

I have been waiting for several number of days,

With a desire to see you along with Sita.

With straight thoughts by doing long penance,

I have earned lot of blessings and I am giving,

All those to you , who is born as a man,

And due to this I have merited to get salvation,

For several years now I have been waiting ,

To give all the blessings that I have earned to you,

And decided not to die before that takes place,

And today becoming detached I am attaining salvation.

Yogeendranaaya sarabhanganaam thapodhanan ,

Yogesanaaya Raman than padam vananginaan,

“Chinthicheedunnen anantha santham charachara,

Janmthukkal antharbhage vasanatham Jagannadham,

Sri Ramam durva dala syamala mambojaksham,

Cheeravasam jatamakutam dhanurdharam,

Soumithri sevyam Janakathmaja samanvitham,

Soumukhya manoharam Karuna rathnakaram.

That king of Yoga , Sarabhanga who is a saint,

Bowed before the feet of Rama, the God of yoga,

“I have been always and endlessly thinking,

About the lord of the universe who is,

Living within all moving and non moving beings,

Who is Rama , black like the leaves of durva plant ,

Who is lotus eyed , who wears tree’s bark,

And has a matted hair like a crown and holds a bow,

Served by Lakshmana and who is with his wife Janaki ,

Who is delightfully pretty and a gem of mercy.

Kunta bhavavum neeki Sitaya Raghunadhaam,

Kandu kandirikkave dehavum dahipichu,

Lokesa padam prapicheedinaan thapodhanan,

Aakasamarge vimangalum niranjuthe,

Nakesadhikal pushpa vrushtiyum cheytheedinaar,

Pakasasanan Padambhojavum vananginaan,

Maithilya Soumithrinaa thapasa gathi kandu,

Kousalya thanayanum Kouthukamundai vannu,

Thathraiva kinchil kalam kazhinjoranantharam ,

Vruthrari mukhyanmaarum okke poi swargam pukkar.

Removing his sorrow , in the presence of,

Sita and Rama he burnt his body,

And that great sage reached the place of Brahma ,

The entire sky was filled by aero planes ,

And all the devas rained flowers over there,

And Indra saluted his lotus like feet,

And seeing the saintly form of Sita and Lakshmana,

The son of Kausalya became happy ,

And spending some time over there ,

The Indra and other devas went away.

3.4 Muni mandala samagamam

The meeting with groups of sages.

Dandakaranya sthala vasikalaya muni-

Mandalam Dasaradhi vannathu kettu kettu,

Chandadhee dithi kula jathanaam Jagannadhan,

Pudarikakshan thanne kanmanai vannedinaar.

Rama Lakshmananmaarum Janaki devi thanum,
Mamunimaare veenu namaskaravum cheuthaar,

Thapasnmaarum aseervadam cheythu avarkalotu,

AAbhoghananda vivasanmaarai arul cheythaar.

Those groups of sages who lived in ,

Dandakaranya hearing the arrival of Rama,

Who is born in the clan of the sun god ,

Who is the lord of the universe ,

And the lotus eyed one , came to see him.

Rama, Lakshmana and sita saluted them,

Falling on the floor and,

Those sages blessed all of them,

And they were drowned in great happiness and told.

Ninnude thahwam jnangal arinjirikkunnu ,

Panagothama thalpe palli kollunna bhavaan,

Dhathavarthikka moolam bhoobharam kalavaan,

Jathanayithu bhuvi marathanda kulathingal,

Lakshmanan aakunnathu seshanum , Sita devi,

Lakshmiyakunnathallo, Bharatha Shatrugnanmaar ,

Sankha chakra ngalum , abhisheka vignadhikalum,

Sangadam jnangalkku theertheedivan yennu noonam.

Nana thapasa kula sevitha asrama sthalam,

Kananam kanmaan asasu nee koode ponneedenam,

Janakiyodum Sumithrathmajanodum koodi ,

Manase karunyamundai varumallo kandaal.

We already know about the principle behind you,

You who normally lie down on the bed of the king of snakes,

And you were born in the clan of the Sun god,

Due to the request of Lord Brahma ,

For reducing the burden of goddess earth ,

And Lakshmana is Adhi sesha, Sita is Goddess Lakshmi,

Bharatha and Shatrugna are the wheel and the conch,

And we also know about the coronation and its problems,

For removing our sorrow very quickly,

You along with Sita and Lakshmana should visit,

To see the hermitages of the various sages in the forest,

And we request you to come along with us,

Because seeing it , you will have mercy in your mind.

Yennarul cheytha muni sreshtanmaarodu koodi,

Chennu avar ororo muni parnasalakal kandaar,

Anneram thalayodum yellukal yellam oro,

Kunnukal pole kandu Raghavan chodhyam cheythaan,

“Marthya masthakangalum asthi kootavum mellam,

Athraiva moolam yenthonnithra yundaavaan aho?

With those great sages who told like this ,

They went and saw hermitages of various saints,

And at that time they saw hill like heaps of,

Skulls , bones and seeing that Rama asked,

“Why are men’s heads and collection of bones ,

Here? What is the reason for that ?

Thadvakhyam kettu chonnar thapasa janam ,

“Rama Bhadra nee kelkku, muni sathamanmaare konnu,

Nirdhayam rakshoganam bhakshikka nimithamai,

Iddhesa sthithi vyapathmai chamanjithu nadha,

Sruthwaa vruthanthamitham karunya paravasa,

Chithanaayoru purushothaman arul cheythu,

“Nishtoora tharamaya dushta Rakshasa kulam,

Ottozhiyathe konnu nashtamakeeduvan jnan.

Ishatanu roopamthaponishtayaa vasikka,

Santhushtyaa thapasa kulam ishtiyum cheythu nitham.”

Hearing those words told the sages,

“Please hear us Rama, It is due to the Rakshasas ,

Mercilessly killing and eating the good saints ,

This state has taken place and it has spread all over , lord.,

And hearing this news that best among men,

Who has a mind filled with mercy told like this,

“I will kill the most cruel Rakshasa people ,

Completely and then all the sages,

Can do what they like and live here doing penance ,

And also happily carry out the fire sacrifices.”

Sathya vikramam sathyavum cheythu thathra,

Nithya sampoojya maananai vana vasikalaal ,

Thathra thathraiva muni sathamasramangalil,

Pruthwee nandiniyodu koodiyum anujanodu koodi,

Sathsargaanandena vasichu kazhinjithu,

Vathsaram thrayodasam akkalam kanai vannu.

The real hero thus took an oath,

And stayed in hermitages of various sages

Being worshipped by them daily,

Along with Sita the daughter of earth ,

And along with his brother with ,

Great happiness arising out of the company,

And thus thirteen years were over .

3.5 Sutheeshnasrama pravesam

Entering the hermitage of sage Sutheeshna.

Vikhyahamaya sutheeshnasramam manoharam,

Mukhya thapasa kula sishya sanchaya poornam,

Sarvarthu guna gana sampannam anupamam,

Sarva kaalananda danodayamadbutham,

Sarva pada palatha gulma sankula sthalam,

Sarva sal paksha mruga bhujanga nishevitham.

The very famous hermitage of Sutheeshna which is very pretty ,

Which is filled with important sages and their disciples,

Which is filled with all that is good , which is matchless,

Where happiness wonderfully rises in all seasons,

Where all type of trees as well as plants are filled up,

And which contains all sort of god animals , birds and snakes.

Raghavan avarajan thannodum Sitayodum,

Agathanayithennu kettoru muni sreshtan,

Kumbha sambhavanakum agasthya sishyothaman,

Sampreethan Rama manthropasana rathan muni ,

SAmbramathodu chennu kooti kondingu ponnu,

SAmpoojicharulinaan Arghya padhyadhikalaal,

Bhakthi poondasrujala nethranai sagadhgadham,

Bhaktha vathsalanaya Raghavanodu chonnan ,

“Ninthiruvadiyude nama manthrathe thanne,

Santhatham japipoo jnan mal guru niyogathaal,

Brahma Sankara mukha vandhyamaam padamallo ,

Nin maha mayarnavam kadappanoru potham,

Adhyanthamillathoru paramathmavallo nee,

Vedhyam alloru naalum aaralum bhava thathwam,

Thwad bhaktha bruthya bruthya bruthyanayidenam jnan,

Thwal padambujam nithyam ulkambil udikkanam.

Hearing that Rama along with his brother and Sita devi,

Has come the great sage who is the disciple ,

Of Agasthya who was born out of a pot and who pleased him,

And who is an expert in doing penance using name of “Rama”,

Went with all arrangements and took Rama along with him,

And worshipped him with water for washing his feet and for drinking,

And with devotion, eyes filled with tears and a tottering voice,

Told Rama who was one who loves his devotees,

“Due to the instruction of my teacher ,

I always chant your name without break,

Puthra bharyartha nilayantha koopathil veenu,

Bhadhanai muzhukedumenna ninthiruvadi,

Bhaktha vathsalya karunaa kadakshangal thannal,

Udharicheedaname sathwaram dhaya nidhe ,

Moothra mamsaa medhyanthraa pulgala pindamakum,

Gathram ortholam athi kasmalam athingalulla,

Aasthaayaam maha moha pasa bandhavum chedichu,

AArthi nasana , bhavan vazhuka yennullil nithyam.

When I am falling in the “blind well” of son, wife , wealth and house ,

And getting tied there and getting sunk there , your honoured self,

Should get me out of there by the use of ,

Your graceful affectionate and merciful look on a devotee,

And Oh treasure of mercy, you should save me.

As this body a mixture created of urine , flesh, fat ,

As far as I know is extremely dirty and debasing,

And please help me to cut off the affection for it,

And live within me always.,

SArva bhoothangalude ullil vaneedunnathum ,

Sarvadhaa bhavan thanne kevalam yennagilum ,

Than manthraja paranmaaraya janangale,

Than maha maya devi bandhichidugayilla,

Than manthra japa vimukharaam janangale ,

Thwan maha maya devi bandhipichidunnathum,

Seva anuropa phala dhana thalparan bhavan,

Deva padapangale ppole viswesa , pothi.

Though you are the only one who lives,

Within all the beings of this world,

To those people who like to chant your name

Your consort the goddess of illusion will not tie them ,

But those people who are not interested in chanting your name,

Are tied by illusion by your goddess of illusion,

As you are one who is interested in rewarding the service to you,

And Oh God , you are like the wish giving tree, salutations.

Viswa samhara srushti sthithikal cheyvaanaai,

Viswa mohiniyaya maya than gunangalaal,

Rudra pankaja bhava Vishnu roopangali,

Chidroopanaaya bhavaan vazhunuu mohathmanaam.

Nana roopangali thonnunnu lokathingal,

Bhanuman jalamprathi vevvere kanum pole,

Inganeyulla bhagawal swaroopathe nithyam,

Yengine yarinju upasipoo , Dhayanidhe.

For doing destruction, creation and upkeep of this universe ,

Using the characters of the illusion who attracts the world,

You who has the form of divine wisdom,

Take the forms of Shiva , Brahma and Vishnu ,

And exist in those forms for people bound by illusion.

Like the sun who appears in very many different forms ,

In this world in the very many water bodies ,

How can I understand your correct form and pray you , Oh treasure of mercy.

Adhiava bhava charanambuja yugam mama,

Prathyakshamai vannithu mal thapo balathaal,

Thwan manthra japa vishudathmanaam prasadikkum,

Nirmalanaya bhavan chinmayan yennakilum,

Sanmayamai para brahma roopamai,

Kalmanaam agocharamayoru bhavadroopam,

Thwan maya vidambhana rachitham manushyakam,

Manmatha koti koti subhagam kamaneeyam,

Karunya poorna nethram karmuka bana dharam,

Smera Sundara Mukham jinamambaradaram,

Sita samyutham sumithrathmaja bishevitha,

Pada pankajam , neela neeradha kalebharam,

Komalamathi santhi manantha guna mabhi-

Rama , athma ramam, Ananda sampoornamrutham,

Prathyaksha Madhya mama nethra gocharamayori,

Thirumeni nithyam chithe vazhuga venam,

Muthidum bhakthyaa namam ucharikkayidenam ,

Mathoru varam apekshikunnen illa pothi.

Due to the strength of the penance that I did,

Your lotus like feet which does not have a second , came before me,

Though you are pure and have the form of divine wisdom,

You shower your grace on those good souls who chant your name.

Though your form is beyond the ambit of action ,

And is spread everywhere and is the divine Brahmam,
Due to your own illusion and your divine play,

It has appeared before me in the form of a man,

Prettier than billions of the forms of god of love ,

And attractive , having an eye filled with mercy,

Wearing a insurmountable bow and arrow,

Sweet to think about ,wearing a dress of the hide of a deer,

Along with Sita , with lotus like feet worshipped by Lakshmana,

With body of the blue colour of the rich cloud,

Pretty, greatly peaceful , endowed with endless qualities,

Pretty every moment, pretty to the soul, full of nectar like joy,

And I request you to live in my mind always ,

I should be chanting your names with mature devotion,

And I do not need any other boon, salutations.

Vambichu koopi sthuthicheedina muniyodu,

Mandahasam poondu Raghavan arul cheythu ,

“Nithyavum upasana shudhamayiripporu ,

Chitham jnan arinjathre kanamaanai vannu mune,

SAnthatham yenne thanne saranam prapichu ,

Manmathropasakanmaarai nirapekshanmaarai ,

Santhushtan marayulla bhakthanmarkku yenne nithyam,

Chinthicha vannam thanne kanai vannedumallo.

To the sage who saluted and praised him,

Along with a smile Sri Rama told,

“Oh sage I am able to see in you ,

A clean mind which meditates on me daily,

To those devotees who always surrender to me,

And meditate on my name without any wants,

And are satisfied within themselves ,

I can be easily seen by them by mere thought.”

Thwalkrutha methal stotram malpriyam padicheedum,

Salkruthi pravaranaam marthyannu viseshichu,

Sad bhakthi bhavichidum , brahma jnanavum undaam,

Alpavum athinilla samsayam niroopichaal.

Thapasothama , Bhavan yenne sevikka moolam,

Prapikkumallo mama sayujyam dehanase ,

Undoru aagraham thava achayanaam Agasthyane ,

Kandu vandhichu kolvaan, yenthathinavathippol,

Thathraiva kinchil kalam vasthu mundathyagraham ,

Yethrayum undaduthathum Agasthyasramam mune.

The prayer composed by you is liked by me and

Specially those lucky good men who read it,

Would be blessed with devotion and would get divine knowledge ,

There is no doubt whatsoever to it .

Oh great sage , You because of your service to me ,

Would attain my presence after death,

I have a wish to meet your teacher sage Agasthya,

For seeing and saluting him , what can I do for it,

I have a great desire to live there for some time,

And so I have decided to go there next.

Itham Ramokthi kettu chollinaan Sutheeshnanum,

Asthu they bhadram , athu thonniyathinnu jnan,

Kattuvenallo vazhi koode ponnu adutha naal.

Vattamenniye vaasikkenam innivide naam.

Ottu nalundu jnanum kanditten guruvine ,

Pushta modhathodokke thakka poi kanam allo.

Itham anandam poondu rathriyum kazhinjappol,

Uthanam cheythu Sandhya vandhanam kruthwaa seegram,

Preetanaam miniyodum , janaki deviyodum,

Sodaranodum mandam nadannu madhyahne poi,

Chennithu Raman Agasthanujasrame javam.

Vannu salkaram cheythaan Agasthya sahajanum,

Vanya bhojanavum cheythu annu avar yellavarum,

Anyonya sallapavum cheythu irunooru sesham.

Hearing these words of Rama , Sutheeshna told,

Let you be joyful , for getting that thought,

Tomorrow I will come along with you and show you the way,

Please live here without any problems,

I have not been able to see my guru for quite some time,

We will go there with joy and properly see him.”

Like that they happily they spent the night ,

Got up early morning , did salutations to the dawn,

And speedily and along with the friendly sage ,

Sita and Lakshmana , walking slowly ,

Rama reached near the hermitage of Agasthya in the afternoon.

Then the disciple of Agasthya treated them with hospitality,

And they took food in the forest there and ,

They all sat there pleasantly talking with each other.

3.6 Agasthya Sandarsanam

Seeing of Agasthya.

Bhanuman udhichappol arghyavum nalgi maha,

Kanana marge nada kondithu mandam mandam

SArvarthu phalaka sumadya pada palathaa-

Samvrutham nana mruga sanchaya nishevitham,

Nana pakshikal nadam kondathi manoharam,

Kananam jathi vaira rahitha janthu sampoornam,

Nandana samana mananda dhanadyam muni-

Nandana veda dwani mandithamanupamam ,

Brahmarishi pravaranmaramara munikalum,

SAmmodham poondu vazhum mandira nikarangal,

Sankhyayillatholam undu ororo tharam nalla,

SAnkhyaa vathukkalmundu athamillatha vannam.

When the Sun rose up after , offering water in prayer ,

They walking slowly and slowly in the forest path,

And reached a forest blessed with all types ,Of fruits , flowers ,

Trees , climbers and which had different types of animals,

Made extremely pretty by the sound of various birds,

And full of animals which were not born as enemies of each other,

Filled with the chanting of Vedas by young people ,

Who were happy and rich and were the sons of sages,

Filled with great sages who belong to the clan of Brahma sages,

Filled with homes which were living happily together,

And crowded with innumerable and endless great scholars.

Brahma lokavum ithinodu neralla yennathre,

Brahmahnanmarayullor chollunnu kanum thorum,

Ascharyamoronniva kandu kandavarum ,

Chennasramathinnu purathaduthu Shubha dese ,

Visramichu anantharam aruli cheythu Raman,

Visruthanaya Sutheeshnan thannodu, “ini ippol,

Vegena chennu Bhavan Agasthya Muneendranodu,

Agathanayorenne , angu unarthichidenam,

Janakiyodum brathavaya Lakshmananodum,

Kanana dware vasichedunnithubupasramam.”

Sruthwa ramoktham Sutheeshnan Maha prasadam,

Yithukthwaa sathwaran gathwa aacharas mandiram mudhaa,

Nathwaa thwaam guru varam agasthyam muni kula

SAthamam Raghuthama bhaktha sanchaya vrutham,

Rama manthrartha vyakhya thalparam sishyanmaarkai,

Kamada magasthya mathmaramam muneeswaram,

Aarooda vinayam kondu natha vakthrathodum,

Aaraal veenudan danda namaskaravum cheythaan.

More and more it is seen the great men knowing Brhamam used to tell,

That even the land of Brahma is not equal to it.

Seeing all these wonders one by one ,

They reached a comfortable place just outside the hermitage.

After taking rest for some time Rama,

Told the very famous Sutheeshna as follows,

“Sir , you please now go and tell sage Agasthya,

That I have come here along with Sita and Lakshmana,

And we are at the entrance of the forest , near the hermitage.”

Hearing what was said by Rama , the sage Sutheesna ,

Saying that it is my great luck and went happily,

To the house of his great teacher with joy,

Saluted the great teacher Agasthya,

Who was a great sage , whose penance was the devotion of Rama,

Who was interested in explaining the meaning of the word, “Rama” to his disciples,

And that great sage with great humility and great devotion.

Saluted sage Agasthya by falling on the floor.

“Ramanaam dasarathi sodharanodum nija-,

Bhaminiyodum undingu agathanayittipol,

Nilkunnu purathu bhagathu Karunyabde, nin,

TRikkuzhalina kandu vandhippan bhakthiyode.”

Mumbe thannaka kambil kandarinjirtikkunnu,

Kumbha sambhavan punarengilum arul cheythaan.

“Bhadram they Raghunatham aanaya kshipram rama-

Bhadram may hrudhi sthitham bhaktha vathsalam devam,

Parthiruneedunnu jnan yethra nalundu kanmaan,

Prarthichu sada kalam dhyanichu Ramaroopam,

Rama Ramethi Rama manthravum japichathi ,

Komalam kala megha shyamalam nalinaksham.”

Oh sea of mercy, Rama the son of Dasaratha ,

Along with his brother and his wife ,

Have already come and are standing outside ,

For saluting your lotus like feet with devotion.”

Though he already knew about it in his mind,

That Sage born out of the pot without telling that told,

“Happiness to the lord of Raghu clan, speedily bring,

Rama who is in my heart , who is the God who likes his devotees,

Whom I have been waiting for a long time to see ,

Whom I have been always praying, meditating on his form,

And chanting Rama, Rama which is the Rama chant ,

And who is pretty , black like a cloud and having pretty eyes.”

Ithyukthwaa sarabha samuthaya muni ,

Pravarothaman madhye chitham athyantha bhakthyaa muni-

SAthamanmaarodum , nija sishya sanjayathodum,

Gathwaa Sri Ramachandra vakthram parthu arul cheythaan,

“Bhadram they , nirantharamasthu santhatham Rama-

Bhadram may dhishtyaa chiram adyaiva samagamam,

Yogyanai irippor ishtadhithi balal mama,

Bhagya poornathwena samprapathanayithu BHavan,

Adhya vasaram mama saphalamathrayalla,

Mathaps saphalyavum vannithu jagat pathe.”

Telling this the sage got up very quickly,

And that expert in Vedas with a mind,

Full of devotion along with great sages ,

And along with a collection of disciples,

Went there and after seeing face of Ramachandra told,

“Let you be joyful, permanently and always,

This is indeed an unplanned meet between us,

This great guest whom I like , has come ,

Accidentally due to the acme of my luck,

It is not that this time is fruitful,

But my penance also is fruitful, Oh lord of the universe.”

Kumbhasambhavan thanne kandu Raghavan thanum,

Thambiyum Vaidehiyum sambrama samanvitham,

Kumbittu bhakthyaa danda namaskaram cheythappol,

Kumbha janmavum yeduthu yezhunelppichu seegram,

Gadasleshavum cheythu paramaandathodum,

Goodapadheesamsajanaaya Lakshmananeyum,

Gathra sparsanam paramahlada Jatha sravam ,

Nethra keelaala kulanaaya thapasa varan,

Yekena karena sangyahya romanchanvitham,

Raghavanudekara pankajam mathi drutham,

Swasramam jagama hrushtathmana muni sreshtan,

Asritha jana priyanaaya Viswesam Ramam,

Padhyarghya asana Madhu parkamukhyangalum,

Aapadhya sampoojya sukhamai upavishtam Nadham,

Vanya bhojyangal kondu sadaram bhujippichu,

Dhanyanaam thapodhanan yekanthe chollinaan.

After seeing Agasthya , Rama himself,

His younger brother and Sita along with nervousness,

Saluted him with devotion and when they saluted him on the floor,

Sage Agasthya quickly took them and made them to stand,

And also hugged Rama tightly along with great joy,

And touched Lakshmana who is the incarnation,

Of Adhisessha the great snake and shed tears of joy,

And that great sage who was having a very wet eyes,

Caught Rama with one hand along with very great joy,

The lotus like hand of Rama and lead him inside the hermitage,

And once they went inside , that sage with a joyful soul,

Offered water to wash his feet and also drinking water ,

As well offered him Madhuparka* worshipped him,

And to the lord who was seated comfortably,

He offered food collected from the forest ,

And that blessed sage told Rama in private.

*a mixture of curd, ghee , honey etc

3.7 Agasthya Sthuthi

The prayer of Agasthya

Nee varunnathum parthu jnan irunnithu noonam,

DEvakalodum kamalasananodum bhavan ,

Ksheera varidhi theerathingal ninnarul cheythu,

“Ghora Ravanan thanne konnu jnan Bhoomandala,

Bharapaharanam cheytheeduven,” yennu, thanne,

Sarasasana , Sakaleswara , Dhayanidhe ,

Jnan annu thudangi vannivide vanedinen,

Ananda swaroopanaam ninnudal kandu kolvaan,

Thapasa janathodum Sishya sangathathodum,

Sri Padambujam nithyam dhyanichu vasichu jnan.

I have been waiting here to see you for a long time,

You addressing the Devas and Lord Brahma ,

In the banks of the ocean of milk told,

“I would reduce the burden of the earth,

By killing the horrible Ravana,” and,

Oh Lord who sits on lotus , god of all , treasure of mercy,

On that same day itself I came and started living here,

For seeing the body of joy personified,

Along with sages as well as a hoard of my disciples ,

And daily I will meditate on your lotus feet and stay here.

Loka srushtikku munnam yekanai anandanai,

Loka karanan vikalpopadi virahithan,

THannude maya thanikku asraya bhoothyai,

Thannude shakthiyennum prakruthi maha maya,

Nirgunanaya ninne yavaranam cheythittu,

Thal gunangale anusaripicheedunnathum,

Nirvyajam vedanthikal chollunnu ninne munnam,

Divyamam avyakyathamennu upanishadvasaal.

Before the creation of the world , you were alone and joyful,

You are the cause of the world and free from choices ,

And because your illusion was serving you,

You made her your strength called the great illusion of nature ,

And she covered you , who had no characteristics,

And makes you appear with different characteristics,

And without hesitation the philosophers tell about you,

That you are the divine entity that cannot be explained by Upanishads.

Maya deviye moola prakruthiyennum chollum,

Mayatheethanmarellam samsmruthiyennum chollum,

Vidwanmaar avidhyayennum parayunnuvallo,

SAkthiye pala namam chollunnu palatharam,

Ninnal samkshobhamanakiya maya thannil,

Ninnu undai vannu maha thathwam yennallo cholvu.

That Goddess of illusion is called the root of nature ,

And those above illusion call her “domestic life”,

Amd learned people call her non- knowledge ,

And thus the goddess is called by several names,

And that from the illusion which has been churned by you,

It is told was born the great philosophy.

Ninnude niyogathal maha thathwathingale,

Ninnu undai vannu punar ahankaravum puraa,

Maha thathawvum ahankaramum samsaravum,

Mahadvedhikal yevam moonai cholleedunnu,

Sathvikam rajasavum thamasam mennee vannam,

Vedhyamai chamanjithu moonum mennarinjalum.

Due to your saying , from the great philosophy,

Arose again what is called egoism,

And this great philosophy, egoism and domestic world,

Are described by those who know Vedas well as three ,

Viz pious , regal and base, characters

And understand that these three things , have become subject to a study.

Thamasthingal ninnu sookshma than mathrakalum,

Bhomi poorvaka sthoola Pancha bhoothavum pinne ,

Rajasathingal ninnundatyathu indriyangalum,

Thejo roopangalaaya daivathangalum pinne,

Sathvikathingal niiny=u manassum undai vannu,

Suthra roopakam lingam ivathil ninnundai,

Sarvathra vyaptha sthoola sanchayathingal ninnu ,

Divyanaam viral pooman undayithennu kelppu.

From the base quality came sound , touch , form , taste and smell,

And from them the five boothas ether , wind , fire, water and earth came,

From the regal quality were born the sense organs,

And from the pious quality came the mind and the gods which were shining,

And from all these came the body which is the connecting link,

And from that collection of forms which are spread everywhere ,

Came out the Godly form(virat Purusha), this is what I hear.

Anganeyulla Viral purushan thanneyallo,

THingidum chara chara lokangal aakunnathum,

Deva manisha thiryogyoni jathikal bahu,

Sthavara jangamougha poornamundai vannu ,

Thwan maya gunangale munnam asarayichallo,

Brahmavum Vishnu thanum Rudranum undai vannu,

Loka srushtikku rajo gunam asrayichallo,

Lokesanaya dathaanabhiyil ninnu undai,

Sathwamaam gunathingal ninnu rakshippan Vishnu ,

Rudranum , thamo gunam kondu samharippanum.

It is that Virat Purusha who became ,

The crowded moving and not moving worlds,

And devas, men and asuras and very many,

Immobile beings came fully from them,

It is depending on your illusory nature ,

That Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva came,

And for creation Brahma born out of the belly,

Depended fully on the regal qualities,

And Lord Vishnu did the job of upkeep using pious qualities,

And Lord Shiva using the base qualities destroyed.

Budhi jathakalaya vruthigal guna thrayam,

Nithyamamsichu jagral swapnavum sushpthiyum,

Ivathinellam sakshiyaya chinmayan BHavan,

Nivruthan nithyan aneka vyan allo Nadha,

Yathoru kalam srushti cheyvaan ichichu bhavan,

Modamodu appol angeekarichu maya thanne,

Thanmoolam gunavane pole yatathu bhavan,

Thwan maha maya randu vidhamai vannalallo,

The three division of activities came from the brain,

And daily they were divided as wakefulness, dream and sleep,

And you the divine spirit was the witness to these all,

And are you not Oh lord enclosed in yourself , one who is forever ,

And one who takes various forms,

When you decided to undertake creation,

Then with joy you accepted the services of illusion,

And due to that you appeared as if you had several characters ,

And your great illusion did come in two different forms.

Vidhyayum avidhyayum yennulla bedakhyaya,

Vidhyayennallo cholvu nivruthi nirathanmaar,

Avidhya vasanmaarai varthicheedunna janam,

Pravruthi nirathanmar yennathre bedhamullu,

Vedantha vakhyartha vedhikalai samanmaarai ,

Pada bhakthanmarayullavar vidhyathmakanmaar ,

Avidhya vasaganmaar nithya samsarikal yennu,

Avasyam thathwajnammar chollunnu nirantharam.

Due to the difference between knowledge and illusion,

The knowledge came , say those who are not attached ,

And the only difference is that those people who live as the slaves of illusion,

Are termed as those who are busy with acts for an aim,

And those who understand the words of philosophy,

And have devotion to your feet are termed as knowledgeable ,

And those under the control of illusion continue as perennial family men,

And this is being permanently told by philosophers.

Vidhyabhyasaika rathanmaaraya janangale,

Nithyamukthanmar yennu chollunu thathwajanmar,

Thwan manthropasakanmarayulla bhakthanmarkku,

Nirmalamaya vidhya thane sambhavichidum,

Mathulla moodanmaarkku vidhyayundakennathum,

Chethilla noorayiram janmangal kazhinjalum,

Aakayaal thwal bhakthi sampannanmarayullavar ,

Yekantha mukthanmaar illethum samsayamorthaal,

Thwad bhakthi sudhaheenanmarayullavarkkellam,

SWapnathil polum moksham sambhavikkayilla.

Those people who are interested only in gaining knowledge ,

Are termed as those who are free forever, say the philosophers,

And to those devotees who are practicing meditation of your name ,

The clean gain of knowledge would automatically happen,

And to other fools the knowledge will never come

Even if they are born hundred thousand times,

So those who are blessed with devotion to you,

Are not those who get salvation alone,

And to all those who do not have the nectar of your devotion,

Even in their dreams they will not get salvation.

Sri Rama , Raghupathe , Kevala Jnana moorthe,

Sri Ramana, Athmarama , Karunyamrutha sindho ,

Yenthinu valare jnan ingu parayunnu,

Chinthikkil saram kinchil cholluvaan dhara pathe ,

Sadhu sangathi thanne moksha karanamennu,

Vedanthajanmaaraya vidhwanmaar cholleedunnu,

SAdhukkalakunnathu samachithanmarallo,

Bodhipicheedum Athma jnanavum BHakthanmarkkai ,

Nispruhanmaarai vigathaishananmaarai sadaa,

Thwad bhakthanmarai nivruthakhila kamanmaarai,

Isha anishta prapthikal randilum samanmaarai,

Nashta sanganmaaraumai sanyastha karmaakalai,

Thushta manasanmaarai brhama thath paranmaarai,

Sishtacharaika parayananmaarai nithyam,

Yogartham yama niyamadhi sampannanmaarai,

Yekanthe sama dhama sadana yukthanmaarai,

SAdukkal avarodu sangathi yundakumbol,

Chethasi bhaval kadha sravane rathiyundaam,

Thal kadha sravanena bhakthiyum vardhichidum,

Bhakthi vardheecheedumbol vijnam undai varum,

Vijnana jnanadhikal kondu mokshavum varum,

Vijnatham yennal guru mukhathil ninnu ithellam,

Aakayaal thwad bhakthiyum ningale prema vayppum,

Raghava , sada bhavikkename Dhaya nidhe.

Oh Rama, Oh lord of Raghu clan , Oh lord who has only wisdom,

Oh Ramana , Oh Rama who is the soul, oh ocean of nectar of mercy,

Why should I keep on telling like this,

Oh king , if we think there is very little to tell as the meaning,

The learned people who have mastered Vedas ,

Are telling that the company of good people is the cause of salvation,

And the good people are those who have a balanced mind,

And they teach the science of soul to the devotees,

They are without jealousy and desire,

They are your devotees and are the people who have killed all desires,

They look at things that they like and do not like in the same way,

They are those who have come out of attachments,

They are those who perform actions without attachment,

They have a contended mind and would be only interested in Brahmam,

They are the ones who are interested only in good things,

And daily for doing Yoga they practice Ahimsa and truth and

Also practice absolute control of their senses ,

They also know how to control passion and anger and control sense organs,

And when you get company of good people who are like this,

Your mind would get interested in hearing the stories of God,

And by hearing stories about you , their devotion will increase,

And when their devotion increases, they will know scientific thought,

And by knowledge of scientific thought and divine knowledge , they will get salvation,

And all that is to be known should be learned from a Guru,

And Oh Rama , oh treasure of mercy, because of this ,I should always have,

Great devotion to you as well as love towards you.

Thwal pada pankajangalilum thwad bhakthanmaarilum ,

Yennul poovil Bhakthi punar yeppozhum undakanam.

Innalo saphalamai vannathu mama janmam,

Innu mal kruthangalum vannithu saphalamai,

Innallo thapassinum saphalyamundai vannu ,

Innallo saphalamai vannathu man nethravum,

Sithaya saardham hrudhi vasikka sadaa bhavan,

Sita Vallabha , jagan nayaka , Dasaratha.

My mind should always be completely filled ,

With devotion to your lotus like feet and on your devotees,

Today my birth has assumed a good meaning,

Today the fire sacrifices done by me assumed a good meaning,

Today all the penance that I did assumed good meaning,

Today my eyes have assumed a good meaning,

Along with Sita , please always live in my mind,

Oh consort of Sita , Oh lord of universe, Oh son of Dasaratha.

Nadakkumbozhum , irikkumbozhum moredathu,

Kidakkumbozhum , bhujikkumbozhum yennu venda,

Nana karmangal anushtikkumbol sada kalam,

Manase bhavadroopam thonnenam , dhayambudhe,

Kumbha sambhavan ithi sthuthichu bhakthiyode,

Jambari thannal munnam nikshipthamaya chapam,

Bana thoonirathodum koduthu gadgathodum,

Aananda vivasanai pinneyum arul cheythaan.

“While I am walking, While I am sitting or lying down,

In a place , while I am eating and not only that ,

When I am engaged in various activities,

Your form should always come in mind , Oh ocean of mercy, “

After praying like this with great devotion, sage Agasthya,

Gave Rama the bow which has been deposited by Indra with him,

As well as arrows and quivers as well as sword,

And after drowning in joy again told.

“Bhoobhara bhoothamaya Rakshasa vamsam ninnaal,

Bhoopathe , vinashjtamayeedenam vaikidathe,

SAkshal Sri Narayananaaya nee mayayodum,

Rakshasa vadathinai marthyanai pirannathum,

Randu yojana vazhi chellumbol ivide,

Ninnundallo punya bhoomiyaya Panchavati,

Gowthami theere nalloru asramam chamachathil,

Sithaya vasikkapoi seshamulloru kalam,

Thathraiva vasichu nee deva karyangal yellam,

Sathwaram cheyga” yennu udan anujna nalgi muni.

“Ok king without further delay the clan of Rakshasas ,

Who have become a great burden to earth ,

Should be completely destroyed by you,

Because you who are the real Lord Vishnu along with your illusion,

Have taken birth as a man to kill the Rakshasas

About five miles from here , there is a sacred place called Panchavati,

Which is in the banks of river Gowthami ,

You please build a good heritage there ,

And live the rest of your period there with Sita,

And living there you have to quickly,

Complete all the jobs of devas’

Saying this the sage bid farewell to Rama,

Sruthwaithal stotra sara magasthya subashitham,

Thathwartha samanvitham Raghavan thiruvadi,

Bana chapathikalum thathraiva nniksepichu,

Veenudan namaskarichu Agasthya Padambujam,

Yaathrayum mayapichu sumithrathmajanodum,

Preethyaa janakiyodum yezhunellidu neram.

Hearing the good words of Agasthya , which was,

A concise meaningful prayer , and was blessed,

With philosophical thoughts , the honourable Rama,

Kept the bow , arrow and quiver there ,

And saluted the lotus like feet of Agasthya ,

And he was sent on his journey along with,

The son of Sumithra as well as the adorable Sita.

3.8 Jatayu Sangamam

Meeting with Jatayu

Adri srungabham thathra padathi madhye kandu,

Pathri sathamanakum vrudhanaam Jatayusham,

Yethrayum valarnnoru vismayam poondu Ramanm

Badha roshena sumithrathmajanodu chonnaan.

Seeing the good Bird Jatayu who was old ,

Rama thought that it was a peak blocking his way,

And was completely bewildered and,

With increasing anger told the son of Sumithra.

“Rakshasam pravaran kidakkunithu ,

Muni bhakshakn ivane nee kandathillayo sakhe,

Vilingu thannedu nee bheethiyum mundakolaa,

Kolluuvan ivane jnan vaikathiniyippol.”

“Oh friend, Did you not see a great Rakshasa ,

Who is the eater of sages lying there?

Give me the bow and do not get afraid ,

I would kill him without much delay.”

Lakshman thannodu itham Raman chonnathu kettu,

Pakshi sreshtanum Bhaya peedithamai chonnan,

Vadhyanallaham thava thathannu cheruppathil,

Yethrayum mishtanaya vayasyan yennarinjaalum,

Ninthiruvadikkum jnan ishtathe cheitheeduvan,

Hanthavyanalla bhavad bhakthanaam Jatayu jnan,”

Yenniva kettu bahu sneha mulkkondu nathan,

Nannai aslesham cheythu nalkinaan anugraham,

“yengil jnan iruppathinnaduthu vasikka nee ,

Sangadamini yonnu kondu may ninakkilla,

Sangichenallo ninne jnanathu kashtam, kashtam,

Kinkara pravaranai vazhuga melil bhavanm

Hearing what was told by Rama to Lakshmana,

That great bird became scared and told,

“I am not a killer , please know that at young age,

I am an extremely close friend of your father.

I will do only things liked by you to you,

And I am not to be killed, for I am Jatayu , your devotee.”

Hearing this The lord with great love ,

Hugged him and gave him his blessings,

“ If so please live in a place near to my residence,

And by any reason there will not be sorrow to you,

Alas , alas I had doubts about you,

Please live with me as one who helps me.

3.9 Panchavati pravesa

Entry in to Panchavati

Yennarul cheythu chennu pukkithu Panchavati,

Thannilammaru Sita Lakshmana samethanai,

Parnasalayum theerthu Lakshmanan manojnamai,

Parna pushpangal kondu thalpavum undakkinaan,

Uthama ganga nadhi kku uthare there puru-

Shothaman vasichathu Janaki deviyodum.

Kadali panasa Mradhya akhila phala vrukshavrutha,

Kanane jana sambadha vivarjithe,

Neeruja sthale vinodhippichu devi thanne,

Sri Raman Ayodhyayil vanathu pole vaanaan,

Phalamooladhikalum Lakshmanan anudhinam ,

Palavum kondu vannu kodukkum preethiyode,

Rathriyil urangathe chapa bananavum dari-

Chasthaya raksharthamai ninnidum bhakthiyode.

After telling this he went to live in Panchavati,

Along with Sita and Lakshmana.

Lakshmana built a pretty hermitage there ,

And made a bed using leaves and flowers.

Rama the great man was living with Sita,

To the north of the divine river Ganga.

In the forest full of Banana jack and mango trees,

Which was completely empty of people,

Which was completely safe, Rama entertained his wife,

And lived there as he was wont to live in the city of Ayodhya.

Daily Lakshmana would bring fruits as well as roots,

With great love and armed with bow and arrow ,

Would stand around with devotion for their safety.

Sithaye madhyeyakki moovarum prathakale ,

Gowthami thannil kulichu arghyavum kazhichudan,

POrumbol Soumithri paniyavum kondu porum,

Varam varam preethi poondingane vazhum kalam.

Keeping Sita In between them all the three of them,

They Would go to the Gowthami river, take bath and do water offerings,

And while coming Lakshmana would bring water to drink,

And when they were living like this for some time.

3.10 Lakshmanopadesam (also called as Rama Gita)

Teaching to Lakshmana

Lakshman oru dinam yekanthe Rama devan,

Trukkazhal koopi vinaanwithanai chonnan

One day Lakshmana alone with God Rama,

Saluting his feet told with great humility.

“Mukthi margathhe yarul cheyyanam,

Bhakthanam adiyanodu ajnanam neengum vannam,

Jnana vijnana bhakthi vairagya chihnamellam,

Manasanandam varumaru arul cheytheedenam,

Aarum ninthiruvadiyozhinjillivayellam,

Nerode yupadesicheeduvaan bhoomandale.”

Sri Raman athu kettu Lakshmanan thannodu appol,

Aarudanandamarul cheythithu vazhipole .

“Please tell me about the way to salvation,

In such a way that the ignorance of this devotee goes away,

Please tell me about the signs of divine wisdom , scientific knowledge ,

Devotion and detachment so that my mind would be happy,

For in this earth there is no one except you,

Who can tell me with authority about this.”

Hearing this Sri Rama with a rising sensation of joy,

Told Lakshmana in a proper manner.

“Kettalum yengilathu guhyamam upadesam,

Kettolam thernnu koodum vikalpa bramamellam,

Mumbinaal maya swaroopathejnan cholleduvan,

Ambodu pinne jnana sadanam chollamallo.

Vijnana sahithamaam jnanvum cholvan pinne,

Vijnayam mathma sawaroopatheyum cholaamedo ,

Jneyamayulla pramathmanam ariyumbol,

Maya sambanda bhayamokke neengedumallo .”

Please hear this teaching which is a great secret,

As you hear your confusion about changes will vanish,

First I will tell you about the form of illusion,

And later I would tell you about consequences of divine wisdom,

And later I will tell you about wisdom with scientific thought,

And I will also tell you how to understand the form of the soul,

And when you understand the concept of the divine soul,

The fear about illusion would go away from you.

“Athmavallatheyulla dehadhi vasthukkalil,

Atmavennulla bodham yadonnu jagathraye,

Mayayakunnathu nirnayam athinale ,

Kaya sambandam aakum samsaram bhavikkunnu,

Undallo pinne vikshepavarangal yennu,

Randu roopam mayaykennariyuga, soumithre nee,

Yennathil munnethallo lokathe kalpikunnathu,

Yennariga athi sthoola sookshma bedangalodum,

Lingadhibrahmanthamaam avidhya roopamathum,

Sangadhi doshangale sambhavi pikkunnathum.”

The belief in all the three worlds that ,

The parts of the body which are not the soul,

Are the soul is most definitely because of illusion,

And because of this the life becomes related to the body,

And further there is the concept of “wrong understanding” and “the hiding screen”,

Which are the two forms of illusion, you understand this Lakshmana,

And the first among these makes the world appear as true,

Along with the very many gross and micro differences,

And it is spread as the form of negative wisdom ,

Which is spread from the body to the Brahmam,

And is the reason for the problems such as great desire.

Jnana roopiniyakum vidhyayathu,

Ananda prapthi hetha Bhootha yennarinjalum,

Maya kalpitham paramathmani viswamedo,

Maya kondallo viswam undennu thonnikkunnu,

Rajju gandathingale pannaga budhi pole ,

Nischayam vicharikkil yetum onnillayallo ,

Manavanmaaral kana pettathum kelkkayathum,

Manasathingal smarikka pedunnathumellam,

Swapna sannibham vicharikkil allathu onnallo,

Vibhramam kalanjaalum vikalpamudakenda.

The learning which has the form of divine wisdom,

Which is the second one , is the cause for getting joy,

And the world is being imagined as a part of the divine soul.

It is the illusion that makes world appear to be true,

Similar to one seeing a serpent in a piece of rope,

But if we properly think nothing of these is there.

All that which are seen or heard and ,

Imagined which is in the mind by man ,

Are like a dream, if you properly think about it ,

Throw away this disturbance and do not have wrong understanding.

Janma samsara vruksha moolamayathu deham,

Thanmoolam puthra kalathradhi sambandamellam,

Dehamayathupancha Bhootha sanchaya mayam,

Deha sambandam maya vaibhavam vicharichaal,

Indriya dasakavum ahankaravum budhi,

Manassum chitha moola prakrukruthi yennithellam,

Orthu kandalum orumichu irikkunnathallo.

Kshethramayathudeham yennum undallo namam.

Yenivathingal ninnuveronnu jeevanathum,

Nirnayam paramathma, nischalam niramayan,

Jeevathma swaroopathe yarinjukolvanulla,

Sadhanangale kettu kolga soumithre nee.

The root of the tree of birth and domestic life is the body.

And due to that arises the relation between son and the wife,

And that body is only a collection of the five elements,

And if we think about the relation with the body is the greatness of illusion,

And if we think correctly , the ten organs (five mental and five physical),

The pride , the intelligence ,mind, brain and the basic traits,

Together is being termed as the body.

This body has another name , “ field”(temple?),

And the one which is from all this is the soul,

And definitely the divine soul is stable and one without properties,

And Oh Lakshmana, please hear from me about that ,

Which helps us to understand the form of the soul.

Jeevathmavennum paramathmavennathum orkill,

Kevalam paryaya sabdhangal yennarinjalum,

Bedam yethumeyilla random onnathre noonam.

Bedam undennu parayunnathu ajnanmaarallo.

Manavum dambam himsavakrathwam , kamam, krodham,

Manase vedinju santhushtanai sada ka;am,

Anyoksha upadhikalum sahichu sama budhyaa ,

Manyu bhavam akale kalanju anudinam,

Bhakthi kai kondu guru sevayum cheythunija,

Chitha sudhiyum deha shudhiyum cheythu kondu,

Nithyavum sal karmangalkku ilakkam varuthathe ,

Sathyathe samasrayichu , Ananda swaroopanai,

Manasa vachana dehangale yadaikki,

Than manase vishaya soukhyangale chithiyathe ,

Janana jara marangale chithichu ullil,

Anahangarathwena sama bhavanayodum,

SArva athmavakum yengal uracha manassodum,

Sarvadaa Rama ramethyam itha japathodum,

Puthra dararthishu nisnehathwavum cheythu,

SAkthiyum onningalum koodathe nirantharam,

Ishanishta prapthikku thulya bhavathodu,

Santhushtanai viviktha shudha sthale vasikkenam.

If we think about the soul of the being and the divine soul,

Please understand that they are only alternate words,

They do not have any difference and both are same,

And those who tell that there is difference are ignorant people,

Forsaking egoism, pride , causing sorrow to others ,

Wrong thoughts, passion and anger completely from the mind,

Living with contentment always , tolerating jibes from other sources,

With tolerance , throw away the comparison with others ,

Daily having devotion to god ., serving one’s guru,

Doing real cleanliness of our mind and body,

Without discontinuing hospitality to others,

Depending only on truth, becoming personification of joy,

Controlling the mind , the body and the words,

Never thinking in the mind body pleasures,

Thinking about birth death and old age ,

Without pride in the mind, with equal treatment of others,

With a mind firmly placed in me , who is the universal soul,

With always engaged in chanting the name of Rama, Rama

With no particular attachment to son and the wife,

Without particular attachment to anything,

With always having same emotions to get things which we like or dislike,

And with contentment we should live in a lonely , clean place.

Prakrutha janangalumai vasikkarathu ottum,

Yekanthe pramathma Jnana thalparanai,

Vedantha vakhyarthangal avalokanam cheythu,

Vaideeka karmangalum athmani samarpichal,

Jnanavum akatharil urachu chamanjidum,

Manase vikalpangal yethume yundakola.

We should never live with vulgar people,

We have to live alone with interest in getting divine wisdom,

And read and understand the meaning of words of philosophy,

And dedicate all priestly rituals to the soul,

Then divine wisdom will get firm in our mind ,

And there would not be any confusion in the mind.

Athma vakunnathu yenthennundokel athum yengil,

Athmavalaalo deha , prana budhya ahankaram,

Manasadhikal onnum ivathin ninnu mele,

Manamillatha paramathmavu thane vere,

Nilpithu chidathmavu shudham avyaktham budham,

Thal padathmaa jnan iha thwal padarthavum aayi,

Jnanam kondenne vazhipole kandarinjidaam,

Jnanam akunnathu yenne kattunna vasthu thanne.

Now here about what is the soul,

It is not me, nor my body, nor my soul ,

Nor my wisdom , nor my pride, nor my mind,

And is something about all these,

And is very different from the measure less divine soul,

I who am pure , not comprehensible and who knows all

Am standing here is the divine soul ,

And your soul using your assets can understand ,

Me by use of divine wisdom by trials for,

Wisdom is certainly the thing that shows me.

Jnanam undakunnathu Vijnanam kondu thanne,

Jnanithennu arivinnu sdanamakayale,

Sarvathra paripoornan athmavu chidanandam,

SArva sathwanthar gathan aparichedhyanallo.

Divine wisdom comes through scientific enquiry,

And so it leads you to the conclusion,

That I am that , which is the complete soul,

One with divine joy , one who is within all beings ,

And one who cannot be understood as this or that.

Yekan advayan paran avyayan jaganmayan,

Yogesan ajan akhiladaran niradharan,

Nithya Sathya Jnana aadhi lakshanan , brahmathmakan,

Budhyupadhikalil verittavan mayamayan,

Jnanam kondupagamyanyoginaam yekathmanam,

Jnanam acharya sasthrougha upadesa ikhya jnanam,

Aathmanorevam jeeva parayor moola vidhyaa,

Aathmani karya karanangalum koodi chernnu ,

Layicheedumbol ullor avathayallo mukthi,

Layathodasu verittiruppathu athmavonne.

One who is alone , one who does not have two ,

One who is divine , one who does not change , one who is everywhere ,

The God of Yoga , one who was not born ,

One who carries everything, One who does not carry anything,

One who can be recognized by perennial true wisdom,

One who is the soul of Brahmam , one who is separate ,

From the instruments like intelligence ,

One who is pervaded by illusion ,

One who can be understood by divine knowledge,

One who can be understood by yogis who have merged their soul,

When the knowledge churned out from wisdom of Gurus and Sasthras ,

Which tells about the unity of the soul and the divine soul reaches you,

Then the basic primeval knowledge that is within you merges ,

With the action and cause and becomes one with the Divine soul,

And this state of merging is known as salvation,

And that which stands out of this merger is the soul only.

Jnana vijnana vairagyathodu sahithamaam,

Anandamayitulla kaivalya swaroopam

Ithulla vanname paravaanum itharivanum,

Ullam nallunarvorilla aarum jagathingal,

Madbhakthi illathavarkku yethrayum durlabham kel,

Madbhakthi kondu thanne kaivalyam varum thanum,

Nethram mundennakilum kanmathinnundu pani ,

Rathriyil thande padam deepamundennakile ,

Nerulla vazhiyarinjeetaavitha vanname ,

Sri Rama bhakthiyundakile kanai varu.

The form of salvation which is a divine joy,

Exists along with divine wisdom , scientific enquiry and detachment,

It can be only told as such because there are ,

None in the world who can understand or tell about it.

Please hear , salvation is very difficult to attain by those who do not have devotion to me,

And definitely salvation will come through devotion to me,

When it is dark at night , even if you have eyes,

You will not be able to see and need a light for it,

And like this , people cannot know the straight path to salvation,

And can see it only if they have devotion to Rama.

Bhakthannu nannai prakasikkum atmavu noonam,

Bhathikku kanaum yenthennu kettalum nee,

Mad bhakthamaraodulla nithya sangama mathum,

Mad bhakthanmare kanivode devikkunnathum,

Yekadasyadhi vruthanushtanangalum punar-

Akulamenniye sadichu kolkayum Adha,

Mal kadha pada sravanangal cheykayum mudhaa,

Mal guna namangale keerthichu kollugayum,

SAntham ithamengil varthikkum janangalkku oru antharam,

Varathu oru bhakthiyum undai varum.

Bhakthi vardhichal pinnemathonnum varenda,

Athillathauthamothamanmarai ullavar allo,

Bhkthi yukthannuvijnana Jnana vairagyangal ,

Sadhya sambhavicheedum mennal mukthiyum varum.

Mukthi margam thavaka prasnanu sara vassal,

Ukthamayathu ninakennale darikke nee ,

Vakthvyamalla noonan yethrayum guhyam mama,

Bhakthanmarkkozhinju upadesichidaruthallo ,

Bhakthan yennakil avan chodicheelennakilum,

Vakthavyam avanodu viswasam varikayaal,

Bhakthi viswasa shuddha yukthanaam marthyannithu,

Nithyamai padam cheygil ajnanam akannu pom ,

Bhakthi samyukthanmaaram yogeendramaarkku noonam,

Hastha samsthithayallo mukthiyennarinjalum.

Always the soul of a devotee shines well,

And please hear from me the reason for devotion,

The daily interaction with my devotees,

And serving my devotes with tender emotion,

And observing penances like Ekadasi,

Which are to be again and again observed without sorrow,

And Worship or salutation or meditation or service,

Or Giving good food to those Brahmins who worship the fire,

Or reading and or hearing my stories,

Or praising me by telling my good names,

And those people who do all these things,

Will have incomparable devotion towards me.

If devotion increases there is no need for any other thing,

For they are best among the good people .

To those having devotion, though , they would go through,

Divine wisdom scientific temper and detachment,

They would also attain salvation,

The way to salvation in answer to your question,

You would get it through me , understand this.

What I told should not be told to others and is also a secret,

And it should not be told to any one except my devotees.

Though a devotee does not ask this,

It has been told because of my faith in him,

To that man who reads this daily with devotion, faith and interest,

The lack of wisdom will completely go away from him,

And to the king of Yogis who are blessed with devotion,

Salvation will definitely be within their reach.

3.11 Soorpanakha Agamanam

Coming of Soorpanakha.

Itharam Soumithriyodu aruli cheythu punar,

Ithiri neram irunnitinoranantharam,

Gowthami there Maha kanane panchavati,

Bhoothale manohare sancharichedunnoru,

Yaminichari jana sthana vasiniyaya .

Kama roopini kandaal Kamini Vimohini,

Pankaja dwaja kulisangusangithangalai,

Bangi thedidum pada pathangal athu neram,

Pada soundaryam kandumohithayakayale ,

Kouthukamulkondu ramasramam akam pukkal.

After telling like this to Lakshmana,

In the very pretty Panchavati, situated

In great forest in the banks of river Gowthami,

One pretty Rakshasi traveler , living in Janasthana,

Who can take any form she likes .

Saw the footprint of a feet in which,

There were marks of lotus, flag, Vajraudha ,

Goad and seeing the prettiness of that feet,

Entered the hermitage of Rama out of curiosity.

Bhanu mandala sahasrojjwalam Ramanadham,

Bhanu gothrajam bhava bhaya nasanam param,

Manava veeram Manomohanam mayaamayam,

Masasabhava samam, madhavam, madhuharam,

Janakiyodum koode vaneedunnathu kandu,

Meena kethana bana peedithayyayaal yetham,

Sundara veshathodummandahasavum cheythaal.

Aaredo bhavan?Cholledu aarude puthran yennum,

Nerodu yenthivedekku varuvaan moolamennum,

Yenthoru moolam Jada valkaladhikal yellam,

Yenthinu darichithu thapasa vesham yennum,

Yennude paramartham munne Jnan paranjidaam,

Ninnodu, nee yennodu pinne chodikkumallo.

Rakaseswaranaya Ravana bhagini jnan,

Aakhyaya Soorpanakha kama roopiniyallo,

Khara dhooshana trisirakkalaam brathakkanmaarkku,

Arige Janathane jnan irippathu sadaa ,

Ninne Jnana aarennathu marijeela athum punar,

Yennodu paramatham chollanam Dhaya nidhe.

Seeing Lord Rama who was shining like one thousand suns

Who belonged to the clan of Sun , who destroys karma as well as sin,

Who is divine , valorous man, bewitcher of mind, Who is full of illusion,

Who is equal to the moon , Who is Madhava and who is the killer of Madhu,

Living happily with Janaki, she was afflicted by the arrow of god of love,

And took the form of a pretty lady and raining a pretty smile,

Slowly told the consort of Goddess Lakshmi ,

“Sir, who are you? Please tell me whose son you are?

What is the reason for you for coming here?

What is the reason for the matted hair and dressing with bark?

Why have you dressed yourself as a sage?

I would tell the truth about me to you earlier,

Since you would definitely ask about it to me latter,

I am the sister of the Rakshasa king Ravana ,

My name being Soorpanakha and I can assume any form that I want,

I am living in Janasthana near my brothers Khara , dhooshana and Trisara,

And since I am not able to understand who you are ,

Oh, treasure of mercy please tell me all the truth.

“Sundari kettu kolga , jnan Ayodhyadhipathi,

Nandanan Dasarathi , raman yennallo namam,

Yennude bharya ival Janakathmaja Sita,

Dhanye, Mal brathavaya Lakshmann ivanado,

Yennal yenthoru karyam ninakku manohare ,

Ninnude manogatham cholluga madiyathe “

Yennathu ketta neram cholinaal nisachari,

“yennodu koode ponnu ramichu kollanam nee,

Ninneyum pirinju povaan mama sakthi poraa,

Yenna nee parigarahicheedanam madiyathe “

Janaki than kadakshichu punchiri poondu,

Manava veeran avalodu arul cheytheedinaan,

“Jnan iha thapodhana veshavum darichoro,

Kananam thorum nadaneedunnu sada kalam,

Janakiyakum ival yennude pathiniyallo,

Manase paarathaal vedinjeedu aruthu onnu kondum,

SApathnyodbhava dukham yethrayum kashtam kastham,

Thapathe sahipathinnu aalalla neeyumedo”

“Pretty lady please hear , I am the son of,

Dasaratha the king of Ayodhya, my name is Rama,

She is my wife and she is Sita the daughter of Janaka,

Blessed one , This is Lakshmana my brother ,

Oh Pretty lady, what can I do for you?

Without hesitation tell me the thoughts of your mind.,”

Once she heard this that Rakshasi told,

“You have to come with me and make love to me,

I do not have sufficient strength to go away from you,

Without hesitation you should get married to me.”

Looking at Sita with a broad smile,

That human hero told that lady,

“I am dressed as a sage and move about,

In different forests all the time.

She who is Janaki is my wedded wife,

And when I think about it I should not forsake her for any reason,

The sorrow caused by a co wife is very troublesome,

And You would not be able to bear that pain.”

Lakshmanan mama bratha , sundaran manoharan,

Lakshmi devikku thanneyokkum nee yellam kondum,

Ningalil cherum yere nirnayam manohare,

SAngavum ninnil yetham vardhikkum avanedo,

Mangala seelan anuroopan yethrayum ninakangu,

Nee chennu paranjeeduga vikidathe .”

Yennathu ketta neram Soumithri sameepe poi,

Chennaval apekshichal bharthavakennu thanne.

Lakshmana is my brother, he is pretty and steals the mind,

And you by all means is comparable to goddess Lakshmi,

And oh mind stealer , it is definite that you both match well,

And the desire will increase for you more , if it is him,

He is good natured , and has is suitable match to you ,

And so without any delay go and tell him.”

As soon as she heard this, she went near Lakshmana,

And requested him to become her husband.

Chonnavalodu chirichu avanum ura cheythaan,

“Yennude paramartham ninnodu paranjeedaam,

Mannavanaya Raman thannude dasa jnano,

Dhanye , nee dasiyakuvaan thakkaval allayallo ,

Chennu nee cholledu akhileswaranaya Raman,

Thannodu thava kula seelacharangalellam ,

Yennal anneram thanne kai kollumallo Raman,

Ninne” yennathu kettu Ravana sahodari,

Pinneyum raghu kula nayanodu chonnal,

“yenne nee paragrahicheeduga nalloo , ninakku,

Onnu kondume oru sangadamundai varaa.

Mannava , giri vana grama desangal thorum,

Yennodu koode nadannu oro bhogamellam,

Anyonyam chernnu bhujikkai varum anaratham .”

Itharam aval ura cheythathu ketta neram,

Utharam arul cheythu Raghavan thiruvadi,

“oruthanayal avan arige susrushippan,

Oruthi venam, mathinnu ival undu yenikippol,

Oruthi venam avannu athinnu aarennu,

Thiranjirukkum neram ippol , ninneyum kandu kitti,

Varuthim daivam onnu kothichal , ini ninne ,

Varichu kollum avan , illa samsayamethum,

Therikenninikkalam kalanjidathe chelka,

Karathe grahichidum kadukkennu avanado”

Raghava vakhyam kettu Ravana sahodhari,

Vyakula chethassodum Lakshmanthike vegal ,

Chennu ninnu apekshich nerathu kumaranum,

“Onnaditharam paranjeedallo veruthe nee,

Nininnil yellethumoru kamksha yennariga nee ,

Mannavanaya Raman thannodu paranjaalum.”

To her who proposed to him , he laughingly replied,

“I will tell you the truth about myself,

Rama is a king and I am but his slave,

Blessed one , you are not suitable to become a slave,

You go and tell Rama who is the lord of the universe,

About your family and their clannish habits ,

As soon as hears them he would accept you,”

Hearing this that sister of Ravana,

Again approached Sri Rama and told,

“You please marry me, due to that,

You will never have any problems whatsoever,

King, We will wander over hills , forests and villages,

And wandering like that enjoy all pleasures together.”

Hearing these words , Rama replied to her ,

“If there is one man, there should be,

Some lady to look after him well,

And I have someone to do that now,

And he also needs a woman and is in the job ,

Of searching for her and he has found you,

And just as he desires god has sent one,

And so without wasting time ,

Go and hold his hand immediately.”

Hearing the words of Raghava, that sister of Ravana,

Went again to the other lad and requested and he replied

“Do not tell something for nothing to me,

Understand that I do not have any desire to you,

Please go and tell this to king Rama.”

Pinneyum athu kettu Raghava samipe poi,

Chennu ninnu apekshichal aasaya pala tharam.

Kamavum aasa bangavum kondu kopavum athi.

Premavum aalasyavum poondu Rakshasiyappol,

Maya roopavum ver petty anjana sailam pole ,

Kamakaravum ghora damshtravum kai kondu yetham,

Kambam ulkkondu Sita deviye aduthappol,

Sambramathode Raman thaduthu nirthum neram,

Balakan kandu seegram kuthichuchadi vannu,

Vakl uru oori kathum , mulayum mookumellam,

Chedsicha neram aval alari murayitta,

Nadathe kondu lokamokke matholi kondu,

Neela parvathathinde mugalil ninnu chadi,

Nalanju vazho varum aruviyaru pole ,

Chorayum oilippichu kala rathriye pole,

Ghorayaam nisachari vegathil nada kondal,

Ravanan thande varavundini ippo, yennu,

Deva devanum arul cheuththirunna aruleedinaan.”

Again hearing that she went near Rama,

And with desire requested him several times,

And due to non fulfillment of her passion,

And getting angry due to her great love,

That Rakshasi got very tired and gave up her ,

Form of illusion and she made her body,

Like a mountain of black stone with horrible teeth,

And with madness when she went to catch Sita ,

And When Rama was trying to stop her with worry ,

That boy jumped speedily went near her,

Took out his sword and cut of her ears , nose and breasts,

And when he cut off those she shouted and wailed,

And that sound echoed all over the world,

Like a river flowing in four or five streams ,

Jumping out of a very deep blue mountain,

Blood started flowing from her and that Rakshasi,

Who was like a dark night started walking fast.

And that Lord of lords told that ,

Ravana would come here now.

3 .12 Khara vadam

Killing of Khara

Rakshasa pravaranayeedina Kharan munbil,

Pakshamathavaniyil parvatham veena pole ,

Rodanam cheythu mumbil padanam cheytha nija,

Sodari thanne nokki cholinnan asu kharan ,

“mruthyu than vakthrathingal sathwaram pravesicha ,

Thatha chollu aarennu yennodu ithrayum viraye nee.”

In front of the Khara who was a Rakshasa noble,

When she fell like a mountain loosing his wings,

And seeing his true sister* crying ,

That Khara told ,” please tell me ,

About who has entered the mouth of death,

So fast, Please tell me , as fast as possible.”

*Soorpanakha is daughter of mother’s sister of Khara.

Veerthu veerthetham virachu alari sagadgadam,

Aarthi poondu orthu bheethyaa chollinal aval appol,

“Marthyanmar Dasaratha puthranbmar iruvar,

Undu uthamam gunvanmaar yethrayum prasidhanmaar,

Rama lakshmananmaar yennavarkku namam, oru,

Kaminiyundu koode, Sita yennavalkku per ,

Agrajan niyogathal ugranamavarajan,

Gadgena chedichithumal kuchadhikalellam,

Ooranaayidum nee yinnavare kola cheythu,

Chora nalguga daham theerumar yenikippol,

Pacha mamsavum thinnu rakthavum panam cheygil,

Icha vannedum mama nischayam arinjalum.”

Yenniva kettu Kharan gopathode yura cheythaan,

“Durnayam yereyulla manushadamanmare ,

Konnu mal bhaginikku bhakshippan kodukkanam,

Mennathinnasupathinnalu per poga ningal,

Nee koode chennukatti kodutheedennal ,

Ivarakrutham varuthidum ninakku madiyathe.”

Puffed and puffed up and shaking with anger.

With a broken voice, with great desire and with fear , she told,

“ Both of them are men and sons of Dasaratha,

They are having good character and great fame,

And they are called Rama and Lakshmana ,

And they have a lover and she is called Sita,

Due to the orders of the elder one ,

The younger one cut off my breasts and other organs using a sword,

You being valorous , go and kill them,

And give me their blood so that , I can quench my thirst,

I have got a desire now to eat their uncooked flesh and drink their blood,

Please know that.” AS soon as he heard this Khara told with anger,

We have kill those bad mannered worst men ,

And give them as food to my sister ,

For that speedily fourteen of you go,

And you please go along with them ,

And show them to these men, So that these people ,

Will kill all of them without any hesitation.

Yennavalodu paranjayachaan Kharan yethavum,

Unnatharaam pathinalu rakshasanmareyum,

Soola mudgara musalasi chapeshubindi ,

Paladhipala visham ayudhangalumai,

Krudhanmaar aarthu vilichu udhathamarai chennu,

Yudha sannadhanmai yaduthor athu nearam,

Badha vairena pathinalvarum orumichu,

SAsthrougham prayogichar chuthum ninnu orikkale.

Along with her he sent fourteen,

Rakshasas who were extremely powerful,

Armed with weapons like, trident, thorn mace,

Steel pestle ,Sword, bow, arrows and sling ,

And they were furious and shouted loudly ,

And when they reached prepared for the battle,

And with great enmity all the fourteen of them,

Sent all the weapons by surrounding Rama.

Mithra gothralbutha naam uthamothaman Raman,

SAthrukkalayachoru sasthrougham varum neram,

Prathyekam oro saram kondava khandichudan ,

Prathyarthi janatrheyum vadichan oronninaal,

Soorpanakhayum athu kandu pedichu mandi,

Bhashpavum thoogi Kharan mumbil veenalarinaal.

“yengu poi kalanjithu ninnodu kode paranjingu,

Ninnayachavar pathinalvarum chol nee.”

That Rama who was greater than the greatest ,

Born in the clan of Sun God , when the arrows,

Sent by the enemies came towards him,

Sent arrows against each of them and cut them,

And also killed all the enemies one by one,

Seeing that Soorpanakha was scared and ran,

And with flowing tears , she went and fell,

Before Khara and started shouting at him, He asked,

“Please tell me where the fourteen people ,

Whom I sent along with you have gone?”

“Angu chennu yeththa neram Rama sayakangal kondu,

Ingini varatha vannam poyaar thekottu avar.”

Yennu Soorpanakhayum chollinaal athu kettu,

Vanna kopatthaal Kharan cholinaan athu neram,

“Porika nisacharar pathinalayiravum,

Porinnu Dhooshanum anujan TRisirassum,”

Ghoranam Kharnevam chonnathu ketta neram,

Sooranam TRisirassum padayum purappettu.

Veeranaam dhooshananum kharanum nada kondu,

Dheerathayode yudham cheyvathinuzhaththode ,

Rakshasa padayude rookshamaam kolahalam,

Kelkkaya neram Raman Lakshmananodu chonnan,

“Brahmandam nadungumaru yenthoru Ghoshamithu?”

Nammodu yudhathnnu varunnu rakshobalam,

Ghoramaiiripporuyudhavummundam ippol,

Dheerathayodumathraneeyoru karyam venam.

Maithil thanne oru guhayalakki kondu ,

Bheethikoodathe paripalikka venam bhavaan,

Jnam oruthane porum ivareyokke kolvaan,

Manase ninakku sandehamundayidola,

Mathonnum chollunilla yennayanayumittu,

Kathavar kuzhaliye rakshich kollanam nee”

Lakshmi deviyeyum kondu angane thanne yennu,

Lakshmanan thozhuthu poi gahwaramakam pukkan.

“ At the time when we reached there , Rama using his arrows,

Send all of them to the southern side, so that they will never come back.”

Told Soorpanakha and hearing that , due to the great anger, Khara told,

“Let all the fourteen thousand Rakshasas come out,

Let Dhooshana and my brother Trishirass also come.”

And as soon as that horrible khara told like that ,

The very valorous Trishiras and the army started to the battle,

The valorous Dhooshana as well as Khara started walking ,

For doing the battle with great courage.

As soon as the great and deafening sound of the Rakshasa army was heard,

Rama told his brother Lakshmana,

“ What is that sound which makes the universe shiver?

Possibly it is created by the Rakshasa army that is coming to fight with us,

There would be a very terrible war now,

With courage you have to do one thing,

You should take Sita in to a cave ,

And guard her without any fear.

I would be sufficient to kill all these in a war,

Do not have any doubt about it in your mind,

And so he ordered and said that he has nothing to add.

But “Please protect Sita with extremely pretty hair.”

Saying so be it, Lakshmana took Goddess Lakshmi,

Saluted Rama and entered in to a cave with her.

Chapa banangaleyum yeduthu parikara,

AAbhogananda murapichu sannadhanai ,

NIlkkunna neram orthu vilichu nakthacharar,

Okke vannorumichusasthrougham prayogichar.

Taking his bow and arrow Rama dressed himself ,

For the battle and was ready with great joy ,

And at that time all the Rakshasas,

All together sent their weapons at him.

Vrukshangal pashanangal yenniva kondum yetham,

Praksopichithu vegaal pushkara nethran mai mel,

Thalkshanam avayellam eithu kandichu Raman,

Raksho veeranmaareyum sayakavali thooki,

Nigarahichathunisithagra banangal thannal,

Agre vannaduthoru Rakshasa pada yellam,

Ugranaam senapathi dhooshanan athu neram,

Ugra sannibhanaya ramanodu aduthithu,

THooginaan bana ganam, avathe Raghuvaran,

Vegena sarangalal yenmani prayamakki,

Nalu banangal yeythu thurgam naliniyum,

Kalavesmani cherthu sarathiyodum koode.

They threw trees and big stones speedily,

On the body of the lotus eyed one,

Immediately Rama sent arrows and cut them all,

And also sent rain of arrows at the Rakshasas,

And killed the Rakshasa army which had

Come near him with the highly stimulated arrows,

And then their powerful commander- in- chief Dhooshana,

Came to fight with Rama , who is equal to Lord Shiva.

And sent very many arrows and Rama easily,

Made all of them in to dust by his arrows ,

And he sent four arrows and killed ,

All his four horses along with their driver.

Chapavum murichu thal kethuvum kalanjappol,

Kopena theril niinu bhoomiyil chadi veenaan,

Pilpadu satha bharaayasa nirmithamaya ,

Kelpeerum parighavum darichu vannan avan,

THal bahu thanne chedicheedinaan Dasarathi,

Thal parighathaal praharichithu Sita pathi,

Masthakam pilarnnavanoorviyil veenusama-

Varthi pattanam pravesichithu Dhooshanum.

When he cut his bow and cut off his ensign,

Dhooshana with great anger jumped on the floor,

And later holding the very powerful discuss ,

Made of hundred measures of steel, he came,

And Rama cut off his hand and dashed him,

With the same discuss broke his head,

And Dhooshana entered the city of God of death.

Dhooshnan veena neramVeeranaam TRishirassum,

Roshenamoonu saram kondu ramany yeithan,

Moonum khandichu Raman moonu banangal yeithan,

Monnun yeithudan murichedinaan Trisirassum,

Nooru banangal yeithan athu neram Dasarathi,

Noorum khandichu punar aayiram banam yeithan,

Avayum mrichu avan ayutham Banam yeithan,

Avanipathi veeran avayum nurukkinaan.

When Dhooshana fell , the hroic TRisirass,

With great anger sent three arrows at Rama,

Rama cut those three and sent another three,

Trisrass sent three arrows and cut those three arrows,

Then Rama sent hundred arrows at Trisirass,

He cut them and sent thousand arrows at Rama,

Rama cut those thousand and the king

sent ten thousand arrows at him,

And that hero cut them all .

Ardha chandrakaramayiripporambu thannal,

Uthamangangal moonum murichu pandadinaan,

Anneram kharan adhithyabha thedidum Ratham,

Thannilammarui karayeri Jnana oli yittu ,

Vannu Raghavanodu banangal thoogeedinaan,

Onninnu onnu yeythu muricheedinan avayellam,

Rama banangal kondum , khara banangal kondum,

Bhoomiyum aakasavum kanaruthathey aayi,

Nishtoora tharamaya Raghava sarasanam,

Pottichaan mushti dese banam yeithasu kharan,

Chattayum nurukkinaan dehavum sarangal kondu,

Ottozhiyathe pilrneeidinaan athu neram,

Thapasa devadhikal aayulla sadhukkalum,

Thapamodu aaayyyo kashtam kashtam yennura cheythaar,

Jayipoothaga Raman jayipoothaga yennu ,

Bhayathodu amararum thapasnmaarum chonnar.

Using an arrow with a crescent shaped tip,

Rama cut off his three heads and plated ball with them,

And at that time Khara riding on a chariot shining like sun,

Came over there and twanged his bow,

And showered several arrows at Rama.,

And he cut them off one by one by his arrows,

And by the arrows of Rama as well as those of Khara,

The entire sky and earth was covered from proper vision,

Khara then cut off the horrible bow of Rama,

And sending arrows at his wrist Khara ,

Wounded the body of Rama and cut it in various places,

The Good people , sages and devas ,

With great sorrow said alas , alas and ,

Wished and prayed for victory to Rama.

With great fear the sages and devas repeated the same.

THalkale Kumbhodbhavan thannude kaiyil munnam,

Sakranaal nikshipthamayirunna Sarasanam,

Trikkayyil kanai vannithathethrayum chithram chithram,

Mukhya Vaishnava chapam kai mkondu nilkkum neram,

Dikkukal okke niranjoru Vaishnava thejassu,

Ulkondu kanai vannu Ramachandraneyappol,

Khandichan kharanude chapvum kavachavum,

Kundala hara kireedangalum ara kshanaal,

Soothane konnu thurgangalum therum podichu,

Aadhinayakanadutheedunna nerathingal,

Mathoru theril karayeri nan aasu kharan,

THethennu podichithu Raghavan athum appol,

Pinneyum gadhayumai aduthan aasu kharan,

Binnamaakinaan vishikangalaal athum Raman,

Yeriya kopathode pinne mathoru theril yeri,

Vannu asthra prayogam thudanginaan Kharan,

Ghoramaam aagnetasthram yeythathu Raghuvaran,

Varunasthrena thadutheedinaan jitha sramam,

Pinne KOubheramasthram yeithathe Indrasthram kondu,

Mannavan thaduthathu kandu Rakshasa veeran,

Narithamasthram prayogfichathu Yamyasthrena,

Veeranaam Raghupathi thaduthu kalanjappol,

Vayavyam yachathu indrasthram kondu Jagan-

Nayagan thadduthathukandu Rakshasa veeran,

Gandharvam ayachathugowhyakamasthram kondu,

SAnthamayathu kandu Kharanum kopathode ,

AAsuramasthram prayogichathu kandu Raman,

Basuramaya daivasthram kondu thadukkayaal,

Theeshnamaam ishikasthram yeithathu Raghupathi,

Vaishnavasthrena kalanjasu munnambu thannal,

SAradhi thanne konnu , thuragangale konnu,

Therum mepperum podippeduthu kalanjappol,

Yathudhanadhipathi soolavum kaikondu athi-

Krodhena Raghuvaranodu aduthedum neram,

Indra daivasthram yayachoralavu chennu,

Indrari thala yarutheedinan Jagannadhan.

Then immediately that bow which was deposited,

Earlier by Indra with sage Agasthya ,

Wonder of wonders was seen in the hand of Rama.

When he was holding that chief bow of Lord Vishnu,

Ramachandra filled all the directions with the power of Vishnu.

He then cut the bow and armour of Khara ,

And his ear studs , necklaces as well as his crown in half a second,

He killed his driver of the chariot, horses and powdered his chariot,

And when the primeval lord was approaching him,

Khara got in to another chariot immediately,

And Rama destroyed that also with his arrows.

And again Khara took a mace and neared Rama,

Rama made that in to pieces by his arrows,

Then Khara with great anger got in to another chariot,

And started sending arrows at Rama.

Rama sent the the terrible arrow of fire,

And his effort was stopped by arrow of Varuna by Khara,

Then he send arrow of Khubera which was ,

Stopped by arrow of Indra by Rama,

And seeing that his arrow was stopped by the king,

That Rakshasa hero send the arrow of Niryathi,

And when that was stopped by arrow of Yama by the valorous Rama,

He sent the arrow of wind which was stopped by arrow of Indra by Rama,

Then that Rakshasa hero sent arrow of Gandharwa which was ,

Made peaceful by the arrow of Gowhyaka by Rama,

And with great anger he sent the arrow of AAsuras,

And this was stopped by the auspicious arrow of Gods by Rama,

And then Khara sent the very sharp arrow of Isheeka ,

Which was destroyed by the arrow of Vishnu by Rama,

And that arrow killed the driver of the chariot of Khara as well as the horses,

And seeing that his chariot also was made in to powder,

The Commander of the Rakshasa approached Rama,

Very angrily holding a trident and when he came near,

Rama sent the arrow of Indra deiva ,

And that lord of the earth cut off the head of Khara.

Veenithu Lanka nagaro Uthara dware thala ,

THooni pukhithu vanna banavum athu neram,

Kandu Raksharellam arude thalayennu,

Kunta bhavena ninnu samsayam thudanginaar.

That head fell in the northern gate of the city of Lanka,

And after that that arrow went back to the quiver of Rama,

Seeing that head all the Rakshasa of Lanka,

With stupid look started discussing with each other.

Khara dhooshana trisirakkalaam nisachara ,

Varurum pathinalayiravum marichathu,

Nazhika moone mukkal kondu Raghavan thannal,

OOzhiyil veenal allo Ravana bhaginiyum,

Maricha nisacharar pathinalayiravum,’

Daricharallo divya vigraham athu neram,

Jnanavum labhichathu Raghavan pakkal ninnu,

Manase pradakshinam cheythudan namaskarichu,

Aamodham poondu koopi sthuthichar pala tharam.

Seeing the death of the chiefs Khara, Dhooshana and Trisirass,

As well as the fourteen thousand other asuras,

Within one and half hours by the valour of Rama,

The sister of Ravana fell on the earth.

The dead fourteen thousand Rakshasa,

Assumed an auspicious form at that time,

And getting wisdom from Rama ,

Mentally went round Rama and saluted him.

And with great joy started praising Rama several times.

“Namasthe padambujam Rama, Lokabhirama ,

Samastha papa haram , sevakabheeshta pradham,

SAmastheswara , Dhaya varidhe , Raghupathe,

Ramicheedanam chitham bhavathi Ramapathe,

Thwal padambujam nithyam dyanichu munijanam,

Udbhava marana dukhangale kalayunnu,

Mulppadu mahesane thapassu cheythu santho-,

Shippichu jangal mumbil prathyakshanaya neram ,

“Bheda vibramam theerthu samsara vruksha moola,

Cchedana kudaramai bhavikka bhavaan,” ithi,

Prarthichu jnangal mahadevanodu , athu moolam,

Ortharul cheythu Prameswaranum athu neram.

Salutations to your lotus like feet , Oh Rama,

Oh God who is attractive to all the world,

One who destroys all sins, one who fulfills desires of those who worship him,

OH God of all, Oh ocean of mercy, Oh Lord of Raghu clan,

Let our mind get entertained in you, Oh consort of Lakshmi,

The saints meditate daily on your lotus like feet,

And remove their sorrow of birth and death,

Once we did penance to the great god,

Made him happy and when he came before us ,

WE requested , “Remove the restlessness of differentiation,

And you please become an axe which cuts the root of domestic life”

To the great God and due to that That great God told us.

“Yamini charnmaarai janikka ningalini,

Ramanai avatharicheduvan jnanum bhoomou,

Rakshasa deharaam ningale chedichu annu,

Mokshavum thanneduvan, illa samsayam yethum,”

Yennarul cheythu Parameswaran athu moolam,

NIrnayam Mahadevanayathum Raghu pathi,

Jnanopadesam cheythumokshavum thannedanam,

Ananda swaroopanaam ninthiruvadi Nadha,”

Yennavar apekshicha nerathu Raghuvaran,

Mandahasvum poondusanandam arul cheythu,

“Vigrahendriyamana prana ahankaradhikalkku,

Okkave sakshi bhoothanayathu paramathma,

Jagrath swapnakhyadhya avastha bedhangalkku meethe,

SAkshiyaam para Brahmam sachidanandam yekam,

Balya koumaradhikal agamapayikaaam,

Kalyadhi bedhangalkkum sakshiyai meethe nilkkum,

Paramathmavupara Brahmam anandathmakam,

Paramam dhyanikkumbol kaivalyam vannu koodum,

“Now you go and be born as Rakshasas,

I would be born as Rama in the earth,

And I will kill you , who are in the body of Rakshasas,

And on that day give you salvation, there is no doubt about it”

So said Lord Parameswara on that day and because of that,

It is definite that you who are the lord of Raghu clan in Parameswara,

And so please teach us divine knowledge and give us salvation,

Oh Lord who is the form of real divine joy.”

And at that time when they requested him like this, Lord Rama,

Sporting a slow smile , with great joy told ,

“To the body, the senses, mind, soul and pride ,

The witness is the divine God,

Above the differing states of wakefulness and dream,

Is the witness who is the only true divine joy called the divine Brahmam,

It stands as a witness to the ever changing states like childhood , youth etc,

And above time difference like morning noon and evening .

The great God is the soul of the divine Brahmam,

And once you meditate on that you will get salvation.”

EEvannam upadesam cheythu , mokshavum nalgi,

Deva devesan , jagal karanan dasarathi,

Raghavan moone mukkal nazhika kondu konnan,

Vegena pathinnalu sahasram Rakshobalam,

Soumithri sita devi thannodu koode vannu,

Ramachandrane veenu namaskaravum cheythaan,

SAsthrougha kruthammam bharthru vigraham kandu,

Muktha bhaspodham Videhatmaja mandam mandam,

Trukkaikal kondu thalodi porupicheedinaal,

Okkavepoornamathin vaduvum machhedinaal.

After teaching them like this , and granting them salvation,

The god of gods, the cause of the universe, the son of Dasaratha,

Raghava after killing fourteen thousand Rakshasas,

In one and half hours And Lakshmana along with Sita,

Came there and saluted him and seeing the wounded body of her husband,

With eyes raining tears the daughter of Videha slowly and slowly,

Caressed the wounds so that the pains would get reduced,

And also slowly made even the scars disappear.

Rakshoveeranmaar veenu kidakkunnathu kandu,

Lakshmanan nija hrudhi vismayam theedidinaan,

“Ravanan thande varavundini yippol , yennu,

Deva devan arul cheythu irunnu arulinaan,

Pinne Lakshmanan thanne vaikathe niyogichan,

“Chennu nee muni varanmarodu cholledanam,

Yudham cheythathum Khara, Dhooshana Trisirakkal,

Sidhiye prapichathum pathinalayiravum ,

Thapasanmarodu ariyichu nee variga” yennu,

Papa nasanan arul chythu ayachoru sesham,

Sumithra puthranthapodhananmarodu chonnan,

Amithranthakan Kharan maricha vruthanthangal.

Seeing the Rakshasa heroes lying dead ,

Lakshmana in his heart , became really surprised ,

And the Lord of lords at that time told,

“Ravana will come now” and then he ,

Soon sent Lakshmana by telling him,

You go and tell all the sages,

About the war that we fought and the death,

Of Khara , Dhooshana and Trisira along with other fourteen thousand.

You please tell this to them and come back.”

And after the destroyer of the sins told like this and sent Lakshmana,,

Lakshmana went and told the sages ,

About the news of the death oh Khara.

Kramathaal ini kalam vaikathe odungidum ,

Marthya vairikal yennuracha munijanam,

Palarum koodi niroopichu nirmicheedinaar,

Palalasikalkku thataivaan moonu perkkum,

Anguleeyavum , choodarathnavum , kavachavum,

Ange chertheeduvaanai koduthu viteedinaar,

Lakshmana nava moonum kondu vannasu Raman,

Trukalkkal vechu, thozhutheedinaan bhakthiyode,

Anguleeyakam yeduthu ambuja vilochana,

Angulathin melittu , choodarathnavum pinne ,

Maithili thanikkunalgeedinaan ,kavachavum,

Brathavu thanikku anijeeduvaan arulinaan.

The sages were convinced that the time ,

Of the enemies of men would come to an end eventually,

And after great thought together they made ,

Things that would be antidote for the magic of Rakshasas,

For all the three a ring , a hair brooch and an armour

And gave it to Lakshmana and bid him farewell,

Lalkshmana brought all the three and kept them,

At the feet of Rama and saluted him with devotion,

That lotus eyed one took the ring for himself and wore it,

Gave the hair brooch to Sita and gave the armour,

And asked him to wear it,

3.13 Soorpanakha vilapam

The crying of Soorpanakha

Ravana bhaginiyum rodhanam cheythu pinne,

Ravananodu paranjeeduvaan nada kondaal,

SAkshal anjana sailam pole soorpanakhayum,

Rakhasa rajan mumbil veenudan murayittal,

Mulayum, mookum kathum koodathe chorayumai,

Alarum bhaginiyoduanum ura chethaan,

“Yenthinu vathse , cholledennodu paramartham,

Bandhamundayas thenthu vairoopyam vanneeduvaan?

The sister of Ravana cried and then afterwards,

Went to go and complain to Ravana ,

And Soorpanakha who was like a mountain of black stone ,

Fell before the king of Rakshasa and complained .

To his sister who did not have nose , ear and breasts,

And was full of blood , he told,

“Why dear, Tell me the truth ,

What is the reason for this disfigurement ?

Sakrano, kruthanthano , pasiyo , Kubherano,

Dushkrutham cheythavan thanne jnan odukkuvan,

SAthyam chollu” enna neram avalum ura chethaal,

“Yethrayum moodan bhavan, pramathan, panasakthan,

Sthree jithan , athi satan , yenthu arinjirikkunnu?
Rajavu yennathu kondu chollunnu ninne vrudhaa?

Chaara chakshussam vicharamillethum nithyam,

Nari sevayum cheythuykidannedu yellaippozhum,

Kettathillayo Khara Dhooshana Trisirakkal,

Koottame pathinalayiravum mudinjathum,

Praharardhena Raman vegena bana ganam,

Praharichodukkinnan , yenthoru kashtam orthaal,”

Is it Indra, Yama , Varuna or Khubera,

Whoever has done this bad thing, I will subdue him,

Please tell the truth” and at that time she told,

“ You are a great fool , drunkard who never get satisfied by drinks,

One who is under control of women , greatly adamant , and what do you know?

Why are they calling you king , unnecessarily?

Do you not get any news from your spies?

Are you not always lying down serving women?

Have you not heard that Khara , Dhooshana and Trisirass,

Along with fourteen thousand people have died?

Rama sending his arrows beat and killed them,

Within a period of one and half hours, Bad if we think?

Yennathu kettu chodicheedinan dasanaan,

“Yennodu cholledevan Ramanakunnathennum,

Yenthoru moolamavan kolluvaan , yennum,

Anthakan thanikku nalgeeduvan avane jnan.”

Sodari chonnal athu kettu Ravananodu ,

“Yathudhanadhipathe , kettalum paramatham,

Jnan oru dinam janasthana desathingal ,

Ninnu Ananda poondu thane sancharichidum kalam,

Kananthoode chennu Gowathami thatam pukken,

SAnandam panchavati kandu jnan nilkum neram,

AAsramathingal thathra Ramane kanden ,jaga,

Dasraya bhoothan jada valkalangalum poondu,

Chapa banangalodu methrayum thejassodum,

THapasa veshathodum darmadarangalodum,

Sodaranayeedunna Lakshmananodum koodi,

Sadaram irikkumbol aduthu chennu jnanum.”

Hearing that the ten faced one asked,

“Please tell me who is this Rama,

What is the reason for his killing ,

I will give him to the God of death now.”

The sister then told Ravana,

“Lord of the Rakshasa clan, please hear the truth,

One day I was happily wandering in Janasthana,

And when I was travelling from there ,

Through the forest , I reached the bank of Gowthami river ,

And when I was happily staring at Panchavati,

I saw Rama on whom the world depends in a hermitage ,

Along with matted hair and dressed in wooden bark,

And also shining carrying his bow and arrows,

He was in the garb of a sage along with his wedded wife ,

And with his younger brother Lakshmana,

And at that time I went near them.’

Sri Ramoth sange vazhum bhamini thanne kandaal,

Narikal avvannam athillallo lokathingal,

Deva Gandarwa naga manusha nari maril,

Yevam kanmanum illa , kelppanum illa noonam,

Indira devi thanum mathulla apsara sthree vargavum,

Nanam poondu olicheedum avale vazhipole ,

Kanumbol ananganum devathayavalallo ,

Tha pathiyakum purushan Jagalpathi yennu,

Kalpikkam vikalppam illa athinippol,

Thwal pathniyakkeduvaan thakkaval aval yennu,

Kalpichu kondingu ponneduvaan orum petten.

If one sees the lady who is living with Rama,

There are no other ladies in the world like her ,

And even among ladies of Deva , Gandarwa , naga and men,

One cannot see one like her, one cannot hear also.

Even the wife of Indra and other lady celestial dancers ,

Would hide themselves with shyness , if they see her,

And for seeing even for god of love , she is a goddess,

And would say that the man who marries her ,

Would be the lord of earth and now there is no problem for that,

And deciding that she is suitable to become your wife,

I tried to bring her with me.

Mal kucha nasa karna chedanam cheithanappol,

Lakshmanan kopathode , Raghava niyogathal,

Vruthantham Kharanodu chennu jnan ariyichen,

Yudharrtham nakthancharaneekiniyuodum avan,

Rosha vegena chennu Ramanodu yetha neram,

Nazhika moone mukkal kondavan odukkinaan,

Bhasmamakeedum pinangeedukil Viswam kshanaal ,

Vismayam Ramanude vikramam vicharichaal.

Lakshmana with great anger then cut my nose ,

Ears and breasts then as per the orders of Rama,

I went and told about what happened to Khara,

And he along with big army of Rakshasas,

With great fury fought with Rama ,

Who completely destroyed them within one and half hours,

That Rama if he is displeased would make the universe in to ash in a second,

And when we think of his valour , it is greatly wonderful.

“Kannal ner mizhiyaalaam Janaki devi ippol,

Ninnude bharyayakil Janma saphalyam varum,

Thwathsakasathingal aakkeduvaan thakka vannam,

Uthsaham cheytheedukil yethrayum nannu bhavan,

That samarthyangal yellam padmakshi yakum aval,

Uthsange vasikka kondakunnu devaarathe,

Ramanodethaal nilppan ninakku Shakthi pora,

Kama vairikkum nere nilkaruthu yethirkkumbol,

Mohippichoru jathi maayayaa Balanmaare ,

Mohana gathri thanne kondu porikayulloo.”

If that Janaki who has fish like eyes becomes,

Your wife now , you will get the great success in life,

If you make efforts to quickly make her ,

Near yourself it would be really great,

Oh enemy of devas , all your abilities,

Would increase if you start living with her.

You do not have sufficient ability to fight Rama,

For even Lord Shiva would not be able to fight with him,

So using some trick you attract those boys,

And then you can bring the pretty bodied one.

Sodhari vachanangal ingane ketta sesham,

Sadara vakhyangalaal aswasippichu thoornam,

Thannude mani yara thannil angakam pukkan,

Vannathillethum nidhra chinthayundaaka moolam,

Yethrayum chithram chithram mortholal idhoru,

Marthyanaal moone mukkal nazhiga neram kondu,

SAkthanaam nakthanchara pravaran Kharan thanum,

Yudha vaidhagdhya merum sodarar iruvarum,

Pathikal pathinalayiravum mudinju pol,

Vyaktham manushanalla , raman yennathu noonam,

Bhaktha vathsalanaya Bhagwan Padmekshanan,

Mukthi danaika moorthi mukundan Bhaktha priyan,

Dathavu munnam prarthichoru karanam innu,

Bhoothale Raghu kule marthyanai pirannippol,

Yenne kolluvaan orumpettu vannan yengilo,

CHennu Vaikunta rajyam paripalikkam allo,

Allengil innum Vazhaam Rakshasa rjyam yennal,

Allal illa onnu kondum manasi niroopichaal.

Kalyana pradanaya ramanodu yelkkunnathin,

Yella jathiyum madikkenda jnan onnu kondum.

After hearing the words of his sister like this,

With kind words he consoled her and speedily,

He went to his private room of sleep,

Due to thoughts in his mind , he did not get sleep,

“As far as I think this is wonder of wonders,

How can a mere man within one and half hours,

Kill the powerful Rakshasa lord Khara,

And his two brothers who were expert in war,

Along with fourteen thousand members of an army.

It is definite that Rama is not a human being,

The lotus eyed god who loves his devotees,

Who is the god who grants salvation and Mukunda who is loved by his devotees,

Due to the prayer of Brahma which was done earlier,

Has been born as human being in the earth, in the clan of Raghu,

And if he comes prepared to kill me,

I can go to Vaikunta and look after that place,

Otherwise I can live here ruling the Rakshasa kingdom,

When I think there is no reason for a worry as of now,

And I need not have any hesitation,

To fight with Rama who blesses with auspiciousness.

Itham athmani chinthichurachu Rakshonadhan,

Thathwa jnanathodu koodathyanandavum poondaan,

SAkshaal Sri Narayanan Raman yennu arinjadha,

Rakshasa pravaranum Poorva vruthantham orthaan,

“Vidwesha budhyaa Raman thanne prapikkayullu ,

Bhakthi kondennil prasdhgika yilla akhileswaran.

After thinking like this and taking a decision , that lord of Rakshasas,

Along with philosophical thought , became divinely happy,

Once I know that Rama is really Lord Narayana,

That lord of Rakshasas remembered the old story,

“With a mind that hates him, you can easily reach Rama,

And just by devotion he would not be happy with you.”

3.14 Ravana Maricha Samvadam

The discussion between Ravana and Maricha

Itharam niroopichu rathriyum kazhinjithu,

Chithra bhanuvum udayadri moordhhani vannu,

THewrathil yeridinaan deva sanchaya vairi,

Parathe paraa vaara paramaam theeram thathra,

Mareeechasramam prapichedinnan athi drutham,

Ghorana naam Dasananan Karya gourvathodum.

By this type of thought , the night got over,

And the wonderful sun came at the top of sky,

And that enemy of all devas got in to the chariot,

And speedily reached the hermitage of Maricha

On the other shore of the sea,

That ten faced one with all seriousness.

Mounavum poondu Jada valkaladhiyum darichu.

Anandathmakanaya Ramane dhyanichu ullil,’

Rama Ramethi japichurachu Samadhi poondu,

Aamodhathode maruveedina mareechanum,
Loukikathmana grahithingal aagathanaaya,

LOkopadravakariyaya Ravanan thanne,

Kandu sambramathode Uthanam cheythu poondu-

KOndu than maaril ananchan anandasrukkalodum,

Poojichu yadha vidhi manichu Dasakantan,

Yojichu chithamoopl chodichu marichanum.

Becoming silent wearing matted hair and cloth made of bark,

Meditating on Rama the soul of joy in his mind,

Keeping on Chanting Rama, Rama and assuming Samadhi,

And living with great happiness was Maricha,

Seeing Ravana who is one who troubles the world,

And who has come to see him on a social visit,

Got up suddenly and nervously ,

Embraced Ravana on his chest with tears of joy,

And The ten necked one worshipped Maricha according to rules,

And after meeting with each other’s mind , Maricha asked.

“Yenthoru aagamanam ithu yekanai thanne oru ,

Chinthayundenna pole thonnunnu bhavathingal,

Cholluga rahasyamallengilo jnanum thava ,

Nallathu varuthavan ulloril mumbanallo ,

Nyayamai nishkalmashanayirikkunna karyam,

Mayamenniye cheyvan madiyillinekkethum.”

“Why this visit all alone , by seeing you,

It appears that you have some worry in mind,

Tell me if it is not secret for,

Among your well wishers I am also one of the first ,

If it is just and does not involve any bad acts,

I do not have any problem to do it without magic.”

Maricha vakyam kettu Ravanan chonnan,

“AArumellinikku ninne pole muttum neram,

Sakethadhipathiyaya Rajavu Dasarathan,

LOkaikadhipanude puthranmarai undu pol,

Rama Lakshmananmar yenniruvar ithu kalam,

KOmala gathriyaya oru ananga rathnathodum,

DAndakaranye vannu vazhunnathivar balal,

Yennude bhagini than nasika kuchangalum,

Karnavum chedichathu kettudan Kharadhikal,

Chennithu pathinalayiravum, avareyum,

Ninnu than yekanayittu yedirthu,

kOnnithu mone mukkal nazhika kondu raman,

Thal praneswariyaya Janaki thanne jnanum,

Ippozhe kondingu ponneeduvan , athinnu nee,

Hema varnam poondoru manayi chennu adaviyil,

Kaminiyaya Sita thanne mohippikkanam.

Hearing the words of Maricha Ravana told,

“when I have problem, there is none for me like you,

Dasaratha the king of the city of Saketha,

Is the king of the world and he has ,

Two sons called Rama and Lakshmana,

And at present Rama and Lakshmana,

Along with a gem of a very pretty lady,

Are living in the dandakaranya forest,

They forcefully cut the nose, ear and breasts,

Of my sister and hearing this when Khara and others,

Went along with an army of fourteen thousand people,

Rama stood alone and fought with them singly,

And within one and half hour he killed all of them.

I want to bring here immediately his wife Janaki,

And you please assume the form of a golden deer ,

In the forest and attract that lady sita.

Rama Lakshmanare yakathi doorathakku ,

Vama gathriye yappol kondu jnan poyeeduvan,

Nee mama sahayamayirikkal manoradham,

Mamakam sadheccheedumilla sasayamethum.

And you should lead Rama and Lakshmana to a distance,

So that I would take away that lady from there,

If you help me like this , there is no doubt ,

That my wish would be fulfilled.

Pankthi kandara vakhyam ketty Marichan ullil,

Chinthichu bhayathode eevannam ura cheythan,

“Aarupadesichithu moola nasanamaya ,

Kariyam ninnodavan ninnude shatruvallo,

Ninnude nasam varutheeduvaan avasaram ,

Thanne parthiripporu sathruvakunnathavan,

Nalathu ninakku jnan cholluvan kelkkunaakil,

Nallathallethum ninakku itthu ozhilariga nee ,

Ramachandranilaulla bheethi kondakatharil,

Mamake raja rathna mani radhadhikal,

Kelkkumbol athi bheethanayulla jnano nithyam,

Rakshasa vamsam paripalichu kolga neeyum.

Hearing the words of the ten headed one,

Maricha thought with fear for a while and told,

“Who advised you this which will destroy your roots,

And whoever told you this is definitely your enemy,

He is your enemy who is waiting for an opportunity ,

To completely destroy you ,

I will tell you what is good for you , if you hear me,

This is definitely not good for you and everything else is,

For due to the great fear of this Ramachandra,

I have forsaken gems , kingdom chariots and so on,

And as soon as I hear his name I am terribly scared ,

And so you better look after the clan of Rakshasas.

Sri Narayanan paramathmavu thanne Raman,

Jnan athin paramartham arinjen , kelkka neeyum,

Naradadhikal muni sreshtar paranju,

Pandu ororo vruthanthangal ketten POulasthya prabho,

Padma sambhavan munnam prarthicha kalam nadhan,

Padma lochnan arul cheythathu vathsalyathal,

“Yendu jnan vendunnathu cholluga, “ yennathu kettu,

Chinthichu Vidathavum arthichu , “Dhaya nidhe,

Ninthiruvadi thanne manisha vesham poondu,

Pankthi kandaran thanne kollanam matiyathe,

Angane thanne yennu samayam cheythu nadhan,,

Mangalam varuthvaan deva thasarkellam.

The divine soul Narayana himself is Rama,

I came to know of the truth of that , please hear,

From what the great sages like Narada told me,

I happen to hear several such news, Lord who is son of Pulasththya,

Once when Lord Brahma prayed the Lord,

Who has lotus like eyes told him with affection,

“What is needed of me, please tell”, and hearing that,

The creator thought and told, Treasure of mercy,

Your honoured self should assume the human form,

And kill the ten headed one without hesitation..

And the lord told him “let it be like that,

For bringing auspiciousness to all sages and devas.”

Manushanalla Raman, Sakshaal Sri Narayanan,

Thanennu darichu sevichu kolga bhakthyaa,

Poyalum puram pukku sukhichu vasikka nee,

Maya maanushan thanne sevichu kolga nithyam,

Yethrayum parama karunikan Jagan nadhan,

Bhaktha vathsalan BHakjaneeyan easwaran Nadhan,.”

Rama is not man but the real Lord Vishnu,

Understand this and serve him with devotion,

If at all you go , go to your city and live there comfortably,

And daily serve that man who is illusion,

For he is greatly merciful , The lord of the universe,

Lover of his devotees , one who should be sung about , the god and the lord.”

Mareechan paranjathu kettu Ravanan chonnan,

“Neru athre pranjathu , nirmanallo bhavan,,

Sri Narayana swami paraman paramathma,

Than Aravindothbhavan thannodu sathyam cheythu ,

Marthyanai pirannu yenne kolluvan bhavichathu,

Sathya sankalpanaya Bhagawan thanengilo,

Pinne yavvannam allennu aakkuvan aal arado?

Nannu ninnajnanam jnan ingane ortheelottum,

Onnu kondum jnan adangeedukayilla noonam,

Chennu Maithli thannu kondu poriga venam,

Uthishta maha bhaga, Ponmaanai chamanju,

Chennu yethrayum agathuga Rama Lakshmanmaare ,

Anneram theril yethi kondu ingu ponneduvan,

Pinne nee yadha sukham vazhuga munne polae,

Onnu ini maruthu nee ura cheyunnathakil,

Yennude vaalkku oonakkidunaathundu ingane.”

Hearing the words of Maricha, Ravana told,

“What you told is true as you are a pure soul.

The God Narayana is divine, the divine soul,

And he had promised Brahma, the God born out of lotus,

That he would be born as a man and would kill me,

And since he is a God who is bound by truth,

Will anything happen contrary to what he said?

Your wisdom is good and I never thought it would be like that,

Whatever may be , I will never go down to any one,

And I have to go and bring Sita here,

Great man get up, go as a golden deer,

And remove Rama and Lakshmana from there ,

And I that time I will bring her here in my chariot,

And afterwards you can comfortably live as before,

And suppose you tell no to this once more ,

You would definitely become food to my sword.”

Yennathu kettu vicharichithu Marichanum,

“nannalla dushtayudham yethu niryanam vannal,

Chennudan narakathil veenudan kidakkanm,

Punya sanchayam kondu mukthanai varumallo,

Rama sayakam methu marichal” yennu chinthichu,

Aamodham poondu purapettalum yennu chonnn,

“Rakshasa raja , Bhavan aajnapichalum yengil,

Sakshal sri Raman paripalichu kolga pothi.”

Yennura cheythu vichithrakruthi kalarnnoru ,

Pon niramayulla oru mruga veshavum poondaan.

Hearing this Maricha thought,

“Death by a weapon of a bad man is not good,

For I would definitely go to hell and lie there,

But I would become free by accumulation of good deeds,

If I die by an arrow of Rama” thinking like that,

He became happy and told , let us start,

“Oh king of Rakshasa, If you order me,

Then Sri Rama would look after me , salutations.”

Telling like this he took the form of a ,

Golden deer with peculiar shape.”

Pankthi kandaran theril ammaru kerinaan,

Chentharbananum theril yerinaan athu neram,

Chenthar maniniyaya Janaki thanne yullil,

Chinthichu dasayanum andhanai chamanjithu,

Marichan manoharamayoru ponmaanai,

Charu pulligal velli kondu netrgangal randum,

Neelakkal kondu cherthu mugdha bhavathodoro,

Leelakal katti katti kattil ulpukkum pinne,

Vegena purappettum thulli chadiyum

Anuraga bhavenas doore poi ninnu kadakshichum,

Raghavasarama sthalopanthesancharikkumbol,

Rakendu mukhi Sita kandu vismayam poondal.

At That time Ravana got in to his chariot,

The God of love also got into his chariot at the same time,

And Thinking in his mind the very pretty and lovely Sita,

The ten headed one became blind.

Maricha became a very pretty golden deer,

With pretty dots , both eyes made of silver ,

Along with a blue stone and happily,

He showed several sports and plays , went inside the forest ,

And latter ran fast from there , jumped with a spring,

Went far away and looked like one in love,

And when he was travelling like this near hermitage of Rama,

Sita with a full moon face became attracted and surprised.

Ravanan Vichesthitham arinju Raghunadhan,

Deviyodu arul cheythaan yekanthe, “Kanthe kel nee ,

Rakshonayaka ninne kondu povathinnu ippol,

Bikshu roopenavarum anthike , Janakaje,

Neeyoru karyam venam, athinnu madiyathe ,

Maya Sitaye parna salayil nirtheedenam,

Vahni mandalathingal maranju vasikku nee ,

Dhanye , Ravana vadham kazhinju koodovolam.

The son of the Raghu clan understanding the activities of Ravana,

Told the Goddess when they were alone, Hear me my wife,

The Lord of the Rakshasas will come hear to kidnap you,

In the form of a beggar , Oh daughter of Janaka,

So you have to do one thing, Without hesitating for that,

You should leave the Sita of illusion in the hermitage,

And you have to live hiding yourself in fire,

Oh blessed one,after Ravana is killed we will meet.”

Asrayasankal orandu irunnedinam ,

Jagadasraya bhoothe, Sithe, Dharma RAkshartham priye ,

Ramachandrokthi kettu, Janaki devi thanum,

Komala gathriyayaMaya Sitaye thathra,

Parna salayilalkki vahni mandalathingal,

ChennurinnithuMaha Vishnu Mayayum appol.

You have to be in the fire for one year,

One who is depended by all the universe,

Oh Sita , Oh darling , from protecting dhara,

Sita as soon as she heard what Rama said,

Made the very pretty Sita of illusion ,

To live in the hermitage, and she who is illusion of Vishnu,

Went and sat in the middle of a fire.

3.15 Maricha Nigraham

Killing of Maricha.

Maya nirmithamaya kanaka mrugam kandu,

Maya Sitayum Ramachandranodu ura cheythal,

“Bharthave, kandeelayo Kanaka maya mrugam,

Yethrayum chithram chithram, Rathnabhooshitham midam,

Pedi yilla ithinethume yethrayum aduthu,

Vannedunnu Merukkam mundethrayum yennu thonnum,

Kalippan athi sukha mundithu namakkingu,

Vilicheeduga varumnennu thonnunnu noonam,

Pidichu kondingu ponneeduga vaikidathe ,

Madicheedu aruthethum BHarathave ,

Seeinng the golden deer made by magic,

That Sita of illusion told Ramachandra,

“Husband , Are you not seeing a golden deer,

Which is wonder of wonders, It is covered with gems,

It does not seem to have any fear as it comes very near us,

It looks like that it is tamed and it would ,

Be a great pleasure playing with it,

Let us call it , possibly it may come ,

Go and without delay catch and bring it,

Do not hesitate my husband, Oh lord of universe.

Maithili vakhyam kettu Raghavan arul cheythu ,

Sodaran thanodu , “nee kathu kolluga venam,

Sitaye , avallkoru bhayam undakathe ,

Yathu dhananmaar undu, kananam thannil engum,”

Yennarul cheythu dhanur banangalum eduthudan,

Chennithu mrugathe kai kolluvaan Jagannadhan,

Aduthu chelgum neram vegathil odi kalanju,

Aduthu koodayennu thonnumbol mandam mandam,

Aduthu varum appol pidippan bhavichidum,

Paduthwamodu dhoore juthichu chadum appol,

Ingane thanne yottu dhoorathayathuneram,

Engane pidikkunnuvegam undu ithinetham,

Ennu urachu aasa vittu Raghavan oru saram,

Nannai thoduthudan valichu vittedinaan,

POnmanum athu kondu bhoomiyil veena neram,

Vanmala poleyoru Rakshasa vesham poondaan,

Marichan thanneyithu Lakshmanan paranjathu

Nerathre yennu Raghu nadhanum niroopichu,

Banam yethu avaniyil veenappol Mareechanum,

Prana vedanayodu karanjaan ayyo pavam,

“Ha, ha Lakshmana , mama brathave , sahodara ,

Ha ha may vidhi balam pahi maam dhayanidhe.”

Hearing the words of Sita , Sri Rama told,

His brother, “ you have to properly guard ,

Sita so that she does not get any fear,

For Rakshasas are everywhere in the forest,”

Saying this , he took his bow and arrows,

And that Lord of the universe went to catch the deer,

When he reaches near, it will run away fast,

And when he feels it is difficult to approach, slowly and slowly,

It would come near him and when he tries to catch,

With energy it would jump and run away,

And went on taking him to far away distance,

Rama lost the desire to catch it as it had great speed,

And took an arrow , and sent it aimed at the deer,

And when the golden deer fell on the ground,

It assumed the form of a big mountain like Rakshasa,

And Rama remembered Lakshmana’s words,

That this is definitely Maricha,

And when Maricha fell on the ground after being hit by an arrow,

With terrible pain The poor one cried,

“Ha, Ha , Lakshmana, my brother , brother ,

Ha , ha This is the strength of fate , My treasure of mercy,”

Aathura nadham kettu Lakshmananodu chonnal,

Sitayum, “Somithre , nee chelluga vaikidathe,

Agrajanude vilapangal keetile , bhavan,

Ugranmaraya nisacharanmar kollum mumbe,

Rakshichu kolga chennu Lakshmana, madiyathe ,

Raksho veeranmaar ippol kollum yengil ayyo.”

Hearing the voice of pain , Sita told Lakshmana,

“Hey son of Sumithra , you go there without delay,

Did you not hear the cries of your elder brother ,

Go without hesitation, Oh Lakshmana and save him

Before the powerful Rakshasas kill him,

Alas if the Rakshasa heroes are killing him now.”

Lakshmanan athu kettu Janakiyodu chonnan,

“Dukhiyayaka AArye, Devi kelkkanam mama vakyam,

Marichan thanne ponmanai vannavan nalla,

Choran yethrayum yevam karanjathavan thanne,

Andhanai jnanum ithu kettu poi akalumbol,

Ninthiruvadiyeyum kondu poyeedaamallo,

Pankthikandaran thanikku athinulla upayam ithu,

Yenthariyathe arul cheunnithu athrayalla ,

Loka vasikalkakkum jayichu koodayallo,

Raghavan thiruvadi thanne yennariyanam,

AArtha nadhavum mama jyeshtan undakayilla,

Rathri charikalude maya itharinjalum,

Viswa nayakan kopeecheedukil ara kshanaal,

Viswa samharam cheyvaan porum yennarinjaalum,

Angane yulla Raman mukhambujathil niinu,

Yengene dainya nadham bhavichidunnu , nadhe,”

Hearing that Lakshmana told Sita,

“Do not be sad lady, You please hear my words,

It is Maricha who came here as the golden deer,

He is a great thief and it is he who did cry,

If blindly I hear that and go there ,

You can be easily kidnapped ,

This is the trick of Ravana to do that,

And you have told without knowing this, not only that ,

Please know that there is no body ,

Living on earth who can win over Rama,

My elder brother will never cry in pain,

Know that this is the magic of Rakshasas,

If the lord of the universe gets angry , within half a second,

He is capable of destroying the entire world, know this,

Oh Lady how can a sound of agony,

Come out from the lotus face of such a Rama.”

Janakiyathu kettu kannu neer thooki thooki,

Manase valarnnoru kheda kopangalodum,

Lakshmanan thanne nokki chollinaal athu neram,

“Raksho jathiyilathre neeyum undayi noonam,

Brathru nasathinathre kamkshayakunnu thava,

Chethasi Dushtathnmave , jnan ithu orthillayallo,

Rama nasa kamkshithanaya bharathande,

Kama sidhyartham avan thannude niyogathaal,

Koode ponnithu neeyum , Ramanasam vannal,

Goodamai yenneyum kondangu chelvaan moonam,

Yennume ninakenne kittukayilla thanum,

Innu mal prana thyagam cheyvan Jnan arinjaalum,

Chethasi bharya haronadhyathanaya ninne,

Sodhara budhyaa daricheela Raghavanethum,

Ramane ozhinju jnan mathoru purushane ,

Rama padangal aane theendugayillayallo.

Hearing that shedding copious tears , Sita,

Along with the sorrow and anger that grew in her mind,

At that time ,addressing Lakshmana told,

“It is better that you are also in the clan of Rakshasas,

Oh bad soul , in your mind you are aiming at destruction of your brother,

How is it that I did not think about it ?

Bharatha who desires the destruction of his brother,

For fulfilling his desire , has sent you ,

And that is why you came with us , for If Rama dies,

You can secretly take me and go back home,

Please understand that you will never get me,

And that I would be taking away my life today,

And you who are desirous of stealing a wife,

Has not been understood by Rama as you are his brother,

On the oath of Rama’s feet , I will never even touch,

Any other Man except Rama. “

Itharam vakku kettu Soumithri chevi randum,

SAthwaram pothi, punar avalodu ura cheythaan,

“Ninakku masam aduthirikkunnathu param,

Yeniku niroopichal thaduthu kooda thanum,

Itharam cholleduvaan thonniyathenthe , Chandi,

Dig digathyantham kroora chitham narikalellam,

Vana devathamare , paripalichu kolvin,

Manu vamsadheeswara pathniye vazhi pole,”

DEviye devakale bharamepichu mandam,

Poorvajan thanne kaanmaan nadannu Soumithriyum.

Hearing these type of words , Lakshmana,

Immediately shut both his ears and again told her ,

“Destruction is very near you and unfortunately,

Even if I want , I will not be in a position stop it,
Oh angry woman , what made you tell this type of words?

All over all directions ladies have a hard heart,

Oh Gods of the forest , please look after ,

The wife of a prince of Manu’s clan, properly,”

Thus he entrusted Sita to the Gods of forest ,

And started walking to see his elder briother.

3.16 Sita Apaharanam

The theft of Sita.

Andaram kandu dasa kandharan Madana bana-

Andhanaya avathrichedinaan avaniyil,

Jadayum Valkalavun darichu SAnyasiyai,

Udajangane vannu ninnithu Dasasyanum ,

BHikshu veshathe poonda Rakshonadhane jkkandu,

THalkshanam Maya Sita deviyum vineethayai,

Nathwaa sampoojya bhakthyaa phala mooladhikalum,

Dathwaa Swagatha vakhya mukthwaa pinneyum chonnal,

“Athraiva phala mooladhikalum bhujichu.

Kondithiri neram iruneeduka, thaponidhe,

Bharthavu varum ippol thal priyam yellam cheyyum,

Kshuthyudathiyum theerthu visramichalum Bhavan.

Seeing the chance Ravana , took birth ,

In this world as a love blind man,

Kept tuft , wore wooden bark, and as a Sanyasi,

Entered the hermitage and stood there ..

Seeing that Rakshasa who had dressed as a beggar,

Immediately that Sita of illusion became very humble,

Saluted and worshipped him and with devotion offered fruits and roots,

Uttered some words of hospitality and further said,

“Please eat these roots and fruits ,

And spend some time, Oh treasure of penance ,

My husband will come back now and will do all your wishes,

And put an end to your hunger and thirst,

And so sir , please do take some rest.”

Itharam Maya devi mugdha lapangal kettu,

SAthwaram BHikdshu roopi sasmitham Chodhyam cheythaan,

“Kamala vilochane , Kamaneeyangi, Neeyaar,

Amale cholledu , nin kamithavarennathum,

Nishtoora jathikalam Rakshasaradhiyaya ,

Dushta janthukkal ulla kanana bhoomi thannil,

Neeyoru nari mani thane vazhunnathentho,

Ayudha panikalum illallo sahayamai,

Ninnude paramarthamokkave paranjaal jnan,

Yennude paramartham paryunnundu thanum .”

After hearing this enjoyable and happy words from her,

Immediately that one in the garb of a beggar,

Asked her , very smilingly, “Lotus eyed one.,

Lady with a very pretty body, who are you?

Pure one, please tell , who is your husband?

Why are you who is lady living here alone ,

In this forest frequented by Rakshasas,

And other cruel beings as well as wild animals?

I do not find any armed man to guard you,

If You tell me all the truth about you,

I also will tell you all the truth about me”

Medini suthayathu kettu ura cheytheedinaal,

“Medini pathi varanaam Ayodhyapathi,

Jyeshta nandananaya Ramadbutha veeryan,

Thannude Dharma pathni Janakathmaja Jnano,

Dhanyanaam anujanum Lakshmanan yennu namam,

Jnangal moovarum pithrurajnayaa thapissinnai,

Ingu vannirikkunnu dandaga vanam thannil,

Pathinalandu kazhivolam venam thanum,

Athinnu parthidunnu sathyam mennarinjalum,

Ninthiruvadiye jnan arinjallethum punar,

Yenthinnu yezhnelli chollenam paramartham.”

Hearing that , the daughter of earth said,

“One of the great kings is the lord of Ayodhya,

And he is known as the tireless king Dasaratha,

And his first son is the great hero Rama,

And along with me who is his wife and also daughter of Janaka ,

And the very blessed younger brother called Lakshmana,

And we three due to the order of the father,

Have come here , the Dandaka forest to do penance .

We have to be here for a period of fourteen years,

And we are waiting it to be over , this is the truth,

I do not know who you are , and why,

Have you come here , Please tell me the truth.

Yengilo kettalum , nee mangala seele , Bale,

Pankaja vilochane , Pancha banadhi vase,

Poulasthya thanayanaam Rakshasa rajavu jnan,

Trilokyathingal yenne yaar ariyathullu ,

Nirmale , kama parithapthanai chamanju jnan,

Ninmoolam athinnu nee paorenam mayaa sakam,

Lankayaam Rajyam vanor nattilum manoharam,

Kinkaranayen thava loka Sundari Nadhe.”

Then please hear , oh lady with auspicious character , Oh young one,

Oh Lady with lotus like eyes in whom the god of love with five arrows lives,

I am the Rakshasa king who is the son of sage Pulasthya,

Is there any one in the three worlds who does not know me?

Oh pure one I started suffering from great passion because of you,

And for that you have to come along with me,

To Lanka which is prettier than the place of devas,

And world’s prettiest , I would become your slave there,.

Thapasa vesham poonda Ramanalenthu phalam.

Thapamulkondu kattiningane vasikkenda,

Sarana gathan aayorenne nee bhajichalum ,

Arunaadhari , maha bhogangal bhujichalum

What is the use of Rama who has put on the garb of a sage ,

Please do not live in this forest with great suffering,

You please accept me who has surrendered to you,

Oh lady who carries red colour , Enjoy the great pleasures.

Ravana vakyamevam kettu athi bhayathodum,

Bhava vaivarnyam poondu Janaki chonnal mandam,

“Kevalam aduthithu marjanam ninakku ippol,

Evam nee chollunnakil Sri Rama devan thannal,

Sodarnodum koodi vegathil varum ippol,

Medinipathi mama bhartha Sri Ramachandran,

Thotthu koodumo hari pathniye sasathinnu?

Kashtamayulla vakku chollathe Durathmave,

Rama banangal kondu maridam pilarnnu nee ,

Bhoomiyil veezhanulla karanam ithu noonam.”

Hearing the words of Ravana, becoming greatly scared ,

With complete change of her mood , Sita told slowly,

“Now the death has approached very near you,

Can you tell like this to Sri Rama along ,

With his brother Lakshmana . Soon they will come,

My husband the is the king called Ramachandra,

Can a rabbit touch the wife of a lion?

Hey bad soul, do not tell bad words like this,

Because of this , your chest would be,

Split by the arrows of Rama and you would fall on the ground.

Ingane Sita vakhyam kettu Ravanan yetham,

THingeedum krodham poondu moorchithanaya neram,

THannude roopam nere kattinaan , maha giri ,

Sannibham , dasananam , vimsathi maha bhujam,

Anjana sailakaram , kanaya neram ullil,

Anjasaa bhaya pettu vana devathamaarum.

Hearing these words of Sita , Ravana got,

Huge anger which was ebbing out ,

And at that time when he lost himself,

He showed his real form which was ,

Like a great mountain, with ten faces ,

Twenty great hands, resembling a black mountain,

And seeing him like that the forest gods got scared.

Raghava pathniyeyum therathil yeduthu vechu,

Aakasa marge seegram poyithu dasayanum,

“Ha ha Raghava , Rama, Somithre, Karunyabdhe ,

Ha ha , mal praneswaraa, pahi maam Bhayathuraam,”

Ithram Sita vilapam kettu paksheendranum,

SAthwaram uthanam cheythu yethinaan Jatayuvum.

“THishta, thishtagre, mama swami than pathniyeyum,

Kattu kondu yevidekku pokunnu moodathmave ,

Adwarathingal chennu sunakan manthram kondu,

Shudhamaam prrodaasam kondu pokunna pole.”

Carrying Sita and placing her on the chariot,

That ten headed one speedily travelled through the sky,

“Ha , Ha , Raghava , Oh Rama , Oh Lakshmana , Oh ocean of mercy,

Oh Lord of my soul , Please save me who is greatly scared.”

This cry of Sita was heard by the king of the birds,

And immediately Jatayu got up and reached there and told,

“Stop, stop, Hey foolish soul , where are you going,

Stealing the wife of my Lord ,

Like a fox trying to steal the great pure offering ,

Using chants from the place of fire offering.”

Padathi madhyeparmodhatha budhiyodum,

Grudra rajanum pathravanayulloru,

Kudhraa rajane ppole badha vairathodu athi,

Krudhanayagre chennu yudham thudanginaan,

Abdhiyum pthranilakshbdhayaichamayunnithu,

Adrikal ilakunnu virutham athu neram.

On the way with very great intelligence ,

That king of birds, like a great mountain,

With in built wings and with enemity,

With great anger went near and started the battle,

And the world also shook, by the wind from his wings,

And even the mountains started shaking.

Kaal nakangale kondu chapangal podi peduthi,

Ananagalum keeri murinju vasam kettu,

Theeshna thundagram kondu therthadam thakarthithu,

Kaal kshanam kondukonnu veezhthinaan aswangale

Rookshata perugiya paksha pathangal yethu,

Rakshasa pravaranum chanchalamudai vannu.

He powdered the arrows of Ravana by the nails of his feet,

And his face was greatly wounded and he became depressed,

And with his sharp beak he destroyed the chariot,

And within half a second he killed and felled the horses,

And hit Ravana by his very sharp wings ,

The Lord of the Rakshasas was upset .

Yathrayum mudangi mal keerthiyum odungithu,

Yennarthi poonduzhannoru Rathrichareendranappol,

Dathri puthriye thathra dhatriyil nirthi , punar ,

Orthu than chandrahasamilakki laghutharam,

Pakshi nayakanude pakshangal chedichappol,

Kshithi thannil veenan akshamanayittavan,

Rakshonayakan pinne Lakshmi deviyeyum kondu,

Kshatha chithathodum Dakshina diku nokki ,

Mathoru therileri thethennu nada kondaan,

Matharum palippan illuthavarayittennorthu,

Ithithu veeneedinna kannu neerodumappol ,

Kathavaar kuzhaliyam janaki devi thanum,

Bharthavu thanne kkandu vruthantham paranjozhinju ,

Uthamanaaya ninde jeevanum pokaika” yennu ,

Pruthwi puthriyum varam pathri rajannu nalki,

Pruthwi mandalam akannasu melppotu poyaal.

My journey has been stopped and my fame also has come to an end,

Thinking and worrying like that , that king of Rakshasa,

Left the daughter of earth on floor, and suddenly recollecting,

Took and shook his sword called Chandrahasa and easily,

When he cut off the wings of that king of the birds,

Being not able to do anything that bird king fell on the earth.

Then that lord of the Rakshasa took the goddess Lakshmi,

And with a wounded pride started travelling towards the south,

In another chariot and proceeded very fast.

Realising that there is no other friend to save her,

With tears flowing drop by drop from her eyes,

Janaki who was a lady with a pretty hair , gave a boon

“Let not your soul depart till you see my husband ,

And tell him all the news” to the king of birds ,

And leaving the earth , went through the sky.

Ayyo, Raghava , Jagan nayaka , Dhayanidhe,

Nee yenneyum upekshichathenthu BHarthave , Nadha,

Rakshonayakan yenne kondithaa poyidunnu,

Rakshithavayittu aarum yenikku illa ayyo , papam,

Lakshmana ninnodu jnan parusham chonnenallo,

Rakshichu kollename , devaraa , Dhayanidhe.

Alas , Oh Rama, Oh Lord of the universe , Oh treasure of mercy,

Why did you forsake me , my husband, Oh lord,

This lord of Rakshasa is taking me away ,

Alas , there is no one to protect me , alas,

Oh Lakshmana , Did I not tell demeaning words to you,

Please protect me , Oh brother in law , Oh treasure of mercy.

Rama, Rama Athma Rama , LOkabhirama , Rama,

BHoomideviyum yenne vedinjaal ithu kalam,

Prana vallabha, parithrahi maam jagatpathe ,

Kounapadhipan yenne konnu bhakshikkum mumbe,

SAthwaram vannu paripalichu kollename ,

Sathwa chethasaa maha Sathwa varidhe, Nadhaa.

Oh Rama, Oh Rama, Oh bewitcher of soul . Oh bewitcher of the world , Oh Rama,

This time even the goddess earth was not there with me,

Oh darling , please save me, Oh lord of universe,

Before the king of Rakshasa eats me away,

Come quickly and please look after me,

Oh good minded one , Oh great ocean of good , Oh lord.

Itharam vilapikkum nerathu seegram Rama-,

Bhadran ingethumennu sankhsaayaa Naktrthancharan,

Chitha vegena nadaneedinaan athu neram,

Adhri nadhagre kandu Pancha vanaranmaare,

Vidrutham vibhooshana sanchayam azhichathu ,

Onnu uthareeyardha khandam kondu bandhichu Rama-

BHadrannu kanmaan yogam variga yennakatharil ,

Smruthwaa keezhpottu nikshepichithu Sita devi,

Mathanaam nakthancharan arinjeela athum appol.

When she was crying like that , with a worry,

That Rama may return early , that Rakshasa ,

Was going at the speed of mind, and at that time,

On the edge of the lord of mountains Sita saw five monkeys,

And immediately she removed the collection of her ornaments,

Tied them with half portion of her shoulder cloth ,

And thinking that , it would be seen by Rama ,

Put that bundle down and that,

Exuberant Rakshasa did not know about it then.

Abdiyum utheerya than pathanam gathwaa thoornam,

Shudhantha madhye maha asoka kanana dese,

Shudha bhoothale maha simsupa tharu moole,

Hrudyanmaaraya nija raksho narikaleyum,

Nithyavum palichu kolga yennurappichu , thande ,

Vasthyam ulpukku vasicheedinaan Dasananan.

After crossing the sea , going speedily to his city ,

In the middle of his private quarters , in a forest of Asoka trees,

In a clean earth , below the shade of a Simsupa* tree ,

Ordering some friendly Rakshasis ,

Please look after her daily , Ravana reached ,

His house and lived there .

Iruul in Malayalam (iron wood)

Uthamothamayaya Janaki devi pathi-

Vruthymasrithya vasicheedinaal athu kalam,

Vasthra kesathikalum yethrayum malinamai,

Vakthravum kumbittu santhapthammam cithathodum,

Rama Ramethi japa dhyana nishtayaa bahu,

Yamini chara kula narikalude madhye ,

Neehara seethe thapa vatha peedayum sahichu,

AAharadhikal yethum koodathe diva rathram,

Lankayil vasiuchithaathangam ulkondu Mayaa,

Sankadam manushya janmathil aarkku illathu?

The better than the best that Goddess Janaki devi,

Observing a life of Pathivruthya lived at that time,

With her hair and cloth very unclean,

With head bent , with a mind full of sorrow,

Chanting always the name of Rama,

In the middle of very many Rakshasa ladies,

Suffering the problems due to snow, cold , sun and wind,

Without taking any food and she lived in Lanka,

With great deal of suffering and sorrow

Who in the world does not have a sorrow ,

In this world , which never goes away.

3.17 Seethanveshanam

The search for Sita

Ramanum maya mruga gaveshanathe kai kondoru,

Kamaroopinam Marichasuram yeithu konnu,

Vegena nada kondasramam nokki punar,

Aagama kkathalaya raghavan thiruvadi

Nalanju sarppadu nadannor anantharam,

Balakan Varavu eesha dhoorave Kannan vannu,

Lakshmanan varunnathu kandu Raghavan thanum,

Ulkombil niroopichu kalpichu karaneeyam.

Rama after attempting to trace and investigate the deer of illusion,

And after killing the The Rakshasa Maricha

Who can take any form that he likes,

Started to walk speedily towards his hermitage ,

And when that foundation of Vedas Rama ,

After travelling some distance saw from afar ,

The coming of his brother and that Rama,

Started thinking as to what he should do.

Lakshmanan yethum arinjellallo Paramartham,

Ikkalam ivaneyum vanjikennathe varu ,

Raksho nayakan kondu poyathu Maya Sita,

Lakshmi deviyeyundo mattarkku labhikkunnu ?

Agni mandalathingal vazhunna Sita thanne,

Lakshmanan arinjaal ikkaryavum vannu kooda,

Dukhgichu kollu jnanum prakruthane ppole,

Maikamnni thanne thiranju aasu poi chellamallo ,

Raksho nayakanude rajyathil yennal pinne,

Thalkulathodum koodi Ravanan thanne konnal,

Agni mandale vaazhum Sitaye Sathya vyaajaal,

Kaikondu pokam ayodhyakku vaikathe , pinne,

Akshaya dharmamodu rajyathe vazhipole ,

Rakshichu kinchil kalam bhomiyil vasichidaam.

Lakshmana does not know any truth,

And so it is only proper to deceive him also,

The Lord of the Rakshasas has only taken the Sita of illusion,

Wound any body be able to get Goddess Lakshmi?

The real Sita is within the fire,

And if Lakshmana knows this , other aspects will not work,

And so I will also become sad like the ordinary people,

And I can speedily start the search for the lady with collyrium eyes,

And reach the country of the Lord of Rakshasas,

And once there , I can kill Ravana with his entire clan,

And putting the blame on truth , I can get Sita back from the fire,

And taking her , I can go to Ayodhya ,

And then with never fading Dharma I can rule the country,

I can for some time live on this earth.

Pushakarothbhavan itham prarthikka nimithamai,

Arka vamasathil jnan marthyanai pirannathum,

Maya manushanakum yennude charithavum,

Maya vaibhavangalum kelkkayum chollugayum,

Bhakthi maargena cheyyum bhakthan aprayasena ,

Mukthiyum sidhicheedumilla samsayamethum,

Aakayal ivaneyum vanchichu dukhipoo jnan,

Prakrutha purushaneppole” yennakatharil ,

Nirnayichu varajanodu arul cheytheedinaan,

Parnasalayil Sitakku aaruoru thunayullu?

Due to the prayer of Lord Brahma,

I took birth in the clan of the sun god,

And there is no doubt that those devotees,

Who read or hear the history ,

And greatness of me as the man of illusion,

Through the path of devotion ,

Without any great effort would get salvation,

And so I will deceive him and make him sad ,

And like an ordinary man , Deciding like this ,

He told his younger brother ,

“Who is there to help Sita in the hermitage?”

Yendhinu ingottu ponnu , Janaki thanne Balal,

Yenthinu vedinju nee? Rakshasar avaleyum ,

Kondu pogayo , konnu bhakshichu kalagayo ,

Kandaka jathikal kku yenthonnu, aruthathathu orthaal?

Agraja vakhyam kettu Lakshmanan thanum,

Agre ninnu udan udan thozhuthu vivasanai,

Gadgadaksharam ura cheythithu DEviyude,

Durgraha vachanangal bhaspavum thoogi thoogi,

“Ha Ha Lakshmana , parithrahi Soumithre, seegram,

Ha ha Rakshasan yenne nigrahicheedum ippol”,

Ithram nakthancharan than vilapangal kettu,

Mugdha gathriyum thava nadham yennu urakkayaal,

Athyartham parithapam kai kondu vilapichu,

Sathwaram chennu rakshikenne yennodu arul cheythu.”

“Why did you come here, why did you forsake ,

Janaki alone there ? Rakshasas may take her away,

They may kill her and eat her too,

To those cruel castes, there is nothing

If we properly think , that which should not be done?”

Hearing the words of elder brother , Lakshmana stood near,

And again and again saluted him, with great sorrow,

And with broken voice , and shedding copious tears,

Told about the hard words told by the Goddess,

“Ho ,ho Lalkshmana , please save me son of Sumithra,

Ho ,ho The Rakshasa will kill me now.”

Hearing such wailings from the Rakshasas,

That feeble one told that is your voice

And with greatly pitiable manner cried,

And told me to go immediately and save you.

“Itharam nadham mama brathavinnu undai varaa,

Chithamohavum venda, sathyamennarinjaalum,

Rakshasanude maya bhasitham ithu noonam,

Kaal kshanam porukkennu jnan pala vuru chonnen,

Yennathu kettu devi pinneyum ura cheythaal,

Yennodu pala tharam , innivayellam ippol,

Ninthiru mumbil ninnu cholluvaan paniyennal,

Santhapathode jnanum karnangal pothi kondu,

Chinthichu devakale prarthichu raksharthamai,

Nin thiru malaradi vandhippan vida konden.”

“This is not my brother’s voice,

Do not get confused , what I say is true,

This is definitely the magical voice of the Rakshasa,

Please wait for quarter of a second, I told her ,

And hearing that she again told me ,

Several things and at present ,

I feel bad to tell all those before you,

And with great sorrow, closing my ears,

Thinking of the gods and praying them to look after her,

I took leave so that I can salute your sacred fet.”

“Engilum pizhachu ponnathu Soumithre , nee ,

SAngayundayidaamo, durvacanangalo kettal,

Yoshamarude vakku sathyam yennu orkkunnavan,

Bhoshan yethrayum yennu nee ariyunnahille ?

Rakshasam parishakal kondu poi kalakayo,

Bhakshichu kalakayo cheythathu yyennarinjeela”

Ingane ninachu jadanthar bhagathingal ,

Chennu yengumenokki kananju aakulapettu Raman,

Dukhabhavavum kai kondethrayum vilapichaan,

Nishkalan athmaraman b=nirgunan athma Nandan..

“Inspite of that , you did a mistake Lakshmana,

How can you have doubt, when you here bad words,

For, do you not know that, that the man who thinks

The words of ladies are true , is a fool.

I do not know whether she has been taken away by Rakshasas,

Or whether they have eaten her .”

Thinking like this he searched for her ,

At all places in side the hermitage and,

When she was not found. Rama became worried,

And assuming sorrow , he wailed and cried,

That innocent one, one attractive to all souls,

One who does not have any characters,

And one who is extremely happy within himself.

“Ha, ha , Vallabhe , Site, ha ha, Maithili , Nadhe,

Ha, ha Janaki devi, Ha ha mal praneswari,

Yenne mohipipathinnai maranjirikkayo?

Dhanye, nee velichathu vannidu madiyathe,

Itharam parakayum kananam thorum nadannu,

Athal poondu anveshichum kaananju vivasanai,

“Vana devathamare, ningalum undo kandu,

Vanajekshanayaya Sitaye, sathyamcholveen,

Mruga sanchayangale, ningalum undo kandu,

Mruga lochanayaya Janaka puthri thanne?

Pakshi sanchayangale, NIngalum undo kandu,

Pakshmalakshiye mama cholluvin paramartham,

Vruksha vrundame, pranjeeduvin paramartham,

Pushakarakshiye ningal yenganum undo kandu,

Itham oronne paranju athrayum dukham poondu,

SAthwaram neele thiranju engu kandeel allalloo.

“Ho, Ho my wife , Sita , Ho , ho , Maithili , wife,

Ho ho Goddess Janaki , Ho ho , the goddess of my soul,

Are you hiding somewhere to attract me,

Oh blessed one Please come out without hesitation,

Telling like this , he walked over the forests ,

Enquired and getting worried and when he ,

Was not able to find her and becoming broken,

“Gods of forests , did you see her

The sita who has eyes like lotus flower, Please tell the truth,

Oh groups of deer , Did you see her ,

The doe eyed daughter of Janaka , please tell me the truth,

Oh groups of birds , did you see her ,

The wide eyed one, please tell me the truth,

Oh groups of trees , did you see her,

The lotus eyed one , please tell me the truth ,

Like this telling so many things , sorrow increasing that much,

He went on searching everywhere , but could not find her.

SArvadruk sarveswaran sarvagnan sarvathmaavaam,

Sarva karanan , anekan achalan paripoornan,

Nirmalan niraakaaran nirahankaran nithyan,

Chinmayakhandanandathmakan, jaganmayan,

Maayaya manushya bhavena dukhicheedinaan,

Karya manushanmoodathmaakale oppippanai,

Thathwajanmaarkku sukha dukha bedangal onnum,

Chithe thonnukayum illa, Jnanam illaikayaal.

The God of all who sees everywhere , the one who knows everything,

The one who is the soul of all, The one who is the universal cause ,

One who is many , one who does not move , one who is complete ,

One who is pure, one who does not have a form , one who does not have pride,

One who is forever, one who is divine and limitless , one whose soul is divine joy,

One who is all over universe, assuming the illusory human form became sad,

That causal man to satisfy idiotic beings who do not understand,

That those having divine knowledge would not feel in their mind,

Differences between pleasure and sorrow as they do not have wisdom.

3.18 Jatayu gathi

The fate of Jatayu .

Sri Ramadevan evam thiranju nadakkumbol,

Therazhinju udanju veenu aakulam adaviyil,

Sasthra chapangalodum koodave kidakkunnathu,

Yehrayum maduthu kaanayithu madhye maargam.

Anneram soumithriyodu aruli cheythu Raman,

“:Bhinnamayoru Radham kanedo Kumara, nee,

THanwangitha thanne yoru Rakshasan kondu pombol,

Anya rakshasan avanodupor cheytheedinaan,

Anneram azhinja ther koppithaa kidakkunnu,

Yennu vannedaam avar konnaro bHakshicharo?

When God Rama was searching like this,

In the forest he saw a dismembered and broken chariot,

Along with weapons and bow and arrows,

And this they could see near by in the middle of their way.

Then Rama told Lakshmana as follows,

“Lad please see a chariot which is broken,

Possibly when one Rakshasa was taking pretty Sita,

He must have fought with another Rakshasa,

And the chariot which got broken then is lying her

We do not know whether they killed or ate her .”

Sri Raman yevam paranjithiri nadakkumbol,

Ghoramayoru roopam kanayi bhayanakam,

“Janaki thanne thinnu trupathanayoru Yathu,

Dhanan kidakkunathathra kandeelayo?

Kolluvan ivane jnan vaikathe banangalum,

Villum ingaasu thannedu, “yennathu ketta neram,

Vithastha hrudayi Pakshi rajanum chonnaan,

“Vadhyanalla aham , thava bhakthanayoru dasan,

Mithra maithravum thava thannu viseshichum,

Smigdhanayiripporui pakshiyaam Jatayu jnan.”

After a walk of a little distance , after telling this

They saw a horrible form lying there which was fearful,

“Do you not see a Rakshasa who is,

Lying there contended after eating Janaki?

I would kill him soon , give me my bows and arrows.”

And when he heard this, that king of birds ,

Who was lying there became scared and told,

“I am not a killer, I am a slave who is your devotee,

And I am specially a great friend of your father,

And I am a friendly bird called Jatayu.”

Dushtanaam dasamukhan ninnude pathni thanne,

Kattu kondu aakase pokunneram arinju jnan,

Pettennu chennu thaduthavane yudham cheythu,

Muttichu therum villum pottichu kalanjappol,

Vettinaan Chandrahasam kondavan, jnanum appol,

Pushta vedanayodum bhoomiyil veenaan allo,

Ninthiruvadiye kandozhinju mariyaikennu,

Indira deviyodu varavum vaangi konden,

THrukkan, parkkanam , yenne krupayaa,krupanide,

Thrukkazhalina nithya mul kaambil vasikkenam.

When the bad Ravana was taking away your wife,

Through the sky , I became aware of it,

Immediately I went and stopped him and fought with him,

When I dashed his chariot and broke his bow,

He cut me by his sword called Chandrahasa ,

And I fell down on the earth with great pain,

And I got a boon from that Goddess Lakshmi,

That I should not die till I meet with you

Oh treasure of mercy please see me,

And let your holy feet live in mind forever.

Itharam Jatayu than vakkukal kettu nadhan,

Chitha karunyam poondu chennu aduthiumnnu than,

Trikaikal konduthaalodinaan avan udal,

Dukhasruplutha nayana thodum Ramachandran,

“Chollu chollaho mama Vallabha vruthantham nee,

Yellam” , yennathu kettu chollinaan Jatayuvum,

“Raksho nayakanakiya Ravanan devi thanne,

Dakshina disi kondu poyaan yennarinjaalum,

Cholluvanilla sakthi marana peedayaale,

Nallathu varuvathinnai anugrahikkanam.”

That Lord hearing these types word from Jatayu,

With mind filled with mercy sat near him,

And patted all over his body with his holy hands,

And Ramachandra with tear filled eyes due to his sorrow,

Told,” Please tell the entire story of my wife”

And hearing this Jatayu told,

“The Lord of Rakshasas Ravana took the lady,

To the southern direction , please know that.

I do not have strength to tell due to the death struggle,

And Please bless me so that good will come to me.”

“Ninthiruvadi thanne kandu kandirikkave ,

Bandamatheedum vannam marippan avakasam,

Vannathu bhaval krupa pathramakayal aham,

Punya Purusha , Purushothama, Dhaya nidhe ,

Ninthiruvadi sakshal Sri Maha Vishnu,

Paranandathma, paramathmaa, Maya manisha roopi ,

Santhatham antharbhage vasicheeduga venam,

Nin thirumeni ghana shyamalabhiramam,

Anthyakalathingal yivannam kanaya moolam,

Bandhavaum athu mukthanayen jnan yennu noonam.”

Bandhu bhavena dasanakiyor adiyane ,

Bandhuka kusuma samatha kkara thalam thannal,

Bandhu vathsala , mandham thottu arulenam mennal,

Ninthirumalradiyodu chernnidaamallo .

When you are seeing me , I got ,

The good chance of cutting off all attachments and dying,

And this chance came to me because of my being,

Able to get your grace , Oh holy person , Oh best among men,

Oh treasure of mercy, You are the real Maha Vishnu,

The divine joyful soul , divine soul , A man because of illusion,

And you should always live inside me,

And your body is dark black and attractive every second,

And because I was able to see you at the time of my death,

I would cut off all attachments and would definitely attain salvation.

You who have made me your slave with love from a friend,

Please use your hands which are like the flowers of Bandhuka*,

Oh lover of friends , slowly touch and pat me , so that ,

I would be able to join your lotus like feet.

*Anthimalari poo in Malayalam, noon flower in English.

Indirapathiyathu kettudan thaalodinaan,

Mandam mandam poornathmanandam vaneedum vannam,

Anneram pranangale thyajichu jatayuvum,

Mannidam thannil veena neathu Raghu varan,

Kannu neer varthu bhaktha vathsalya paravasaal,

Arnojanethran pithru mithramaam paksheendrane ,

Uthamangathe yeduthu uthsanga seemni cherthittu,

Uthara karyarhamai sodaranodu chonnan.

The husband of Lakshmi hearing that , patted him,

Slowly and slowly so that he will get full divine joy of the soul,

And at that time Jatayu breathed his last,

And he fell on the earth, that blessing of Raghu clan,

Shed tears and becoming emotional due to love of his devotee,

That lotus eyed one took the head of the king of birds,

Who was a friend of his father and kept it on his lap,

And told his brother for the sake of after death rites.

“Kashtangal kondu vannu nalloru chitha theerthu,

Kootanam agni samskarathinnu vaikeedathe,”

Lakshmanan athu kettu chithayum theertheedinaan,’

Thalkshanam kulichu samskaravum cheythu, pinne,

Snanavum kazhichu udaka kriyadhiyum cheythu,

Kanane thathra mrugam vadhichu,mamasa khandam,’

Pullinmel vechu jaladhikalum nalgeedinaan,

Nalloru gathi yavanundaavan pithrarthmai.

“You have to make a good funeral pyre using fallen wood,
Without delay for the ritual of cremation by fire.”

Hearing that Lakshmana built a funeral pyre,

Immediately after taking bath , Rama completed,

The cremation , again took bath, finished,

The rituals associated with cremation,

Then killed a deer in the forest and offered,

A piece of its meat and water kept on the grass,

And prayed that he should get a blessed life as mane.

Pakshikal ivayellam bhakshichu sukhichalum

Paksheendran athu kondu thrupthanai bhavichalum,

Karunya murthy , kamalekshanan , madhu vairi,

Saroopyam bhavikennu sadaram arul cheythu,

Anneram vimanam aaroohya bhasuram bhanu,

Sannibham divya roopam poondoru Jatayuvum,

Sankhari gadha padma makuta , peetambara-

Adyangitha roopam poondu , vishnu parshadanmaaral,

Poojithanai , sthuthikkapettu munikalaal,

Thejasaa sakala digvyapthanai kanaai vannu,

Sannatha gathrathodum uyare koopi thozuthu,

Unnatha bhakthiyode Ramane sthuthi cheythaan.

Let all birds eat all this offerings and be happy,

Let the king of birds be satisfied because of that,

And that body of mercy , the lotus eyed one , enemy of Madhu,

Told that Please attain salvation.

At that time Jatayu appeared like shining like sun, and ,

Having a divine form, , riding on a air plane,

And taking a form with conch, wheel mace and lotus flower,

And dressed in the yellow silk, being worshipped,

By the servants of Lord Vishnu , being praised by sages,

And with a great shine which spread in all directions

And with ready body , he raised his hands and saluted Rama ,

And with great devotion prayed to him.

3.19 Jatayu Sthuthi

Prayer of Jatayu

Aganya guna maadhyam mavyayam aprameyam,

Akhila jagal srushti sthithi samhara moolam,

Paramam paraaparamanandam parathmanam,

Varadam aham pranathosmi santhatham Ramam .

I always salute that Rama who blesses,

Who has countless good qualities, who is first , who is non decaying, who in unfathomable ,

Who is the root of the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world ,

Who is divine. Who is divine joy and the divine soul.

Mahitha kadakshavikshepitha, amara sucham,

Rahithaa avadhi sukhamindira manoharam,

Shyamalam jadamukutojjwalam chapa sara ,

Komala karmbujam , prathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama, who has a pretty hand ,

Who throws esteemed vision and purifies the devas,

Whose happy stay with the pretty Lakshmi is not limited,

Who is black and shines in a tufted crown and holds a bow and arrow.

Bhuvana kamaneeya roopameeditham , satha-,

Ravi bhasuram abheeshta pradham , saranadham,

Sura padapa moola rachitha nilayanam,

Sura sanchaya sevyam , pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama , who is served by Groups of devas ,

Who has the form which is prettiest in the world,

Who shines like one hundred suns, who is like,

The root of the wish giving tree of devas to those who surrender to him.

Bhava Kanana dava dahana Namadheyam,

Bhava pankaja bhava mukha daivatham devam ,

Dhanujapathi koti sahasra vinasanm,

Manujaakaaram harim, pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama , who is the human form of Vishnu,

Whose name is the fire that eats away the forest of birth and death,

Who is the God to Lord Brahma as well as Lord Shiva,

And who is the one who kills billions of Asura lords.

Bhava bhaavanaa haram , bhagawal swaroopinam,

Bhava bheevirahitham , muni sevitham param,

Bhava sagara tharanamgri pathakam nithyam,

Bhava nasaya anisam , Pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama, who destroys sins,

Who destroys those caught in the net of sins,

Who has a form of the god, who keeps away the fear of sins,

Who is the divine one served by sages ,

And who is the daily boat that helps us cross the sea of life.

Girisa girisuthaa hrudayambuja vasam,

Giri nayakadaram , giri pakshari sevyam,

Sura sanchaya dhanujendra sevitha paaddam,

Surapamani nibham . pranothosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama , who is like the gem of devas,

Who lives in the lotus heart of Shiva and Parvathi ,

Who lifts the lord of the mountains, who is served by Indra ,

And whose divine feet is worshipped both by devas and asuras.

Paradarartha pari varjitha maneeshinaam,

Para Purusha guna bhoothi santhushtathmanam,

Para lokaika hitha nirathathmanam sevyam,

Paramananda mayam, pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama, who is full of divine joy,

Who is one who does not desire the wealth and wife of others,

Who is extremely happy due to good character of people ,

Who is always interested in doing good to others.

Smitha Sundara vikasitha vakthramboruham,

Smruthi gocharam asithambudha kalebharam,

Sitha pankaja charu nayanam Raghuvaram,

Kshithnandinivaram , pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute Rama , who is the consort of daughter of earth,

Who has smiling pretty face which is like a fully open lotus flower,

Who can be seen by Vedas, who has a body like a dark lotus,

Who has pretty eyes like a white lotus, and is the blessing to clan of Raghus.

Jala pathrogha sthitha ravi mandalam pole,

SAkala charachara janthukkali vaazhum,

Paripoonathmaanam, advyam.,avyayam ekam,

Paramam para param, , Pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute Rama . who is the greatest and divine among divines,

Who like the Sun living in every water pot,

Lives in all moving and non moving beings,

Who is the complete soul , who does not have a second and is non decaying and lonely.

Vidhi Madhava sambu roopa bedhena Guna-

Tritraya virajitham , kevalam virajantham,

Tridasa muni janasthutham, avyaktham , ajam,

Kshithijaa manoharam, pranathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama, who is the pretty one to the daughter of earth,

Who by taking the forms of Brahma , Vishnu and Shiva,

Divides characteristics in to three , who shines alone,

Who is being prayed by thirty saints , Who is not clear and who is not born.

Manmatha satha koti Sundara kalebharam,

Janma nasadhi heenam, chinmayam jaganmayam,

Nirmalam dharmakarmaadhaaram apyanaadharam,

Nirmamam Athma Ramam, prathosmyaham Ramam.

I always salute that Rama, who is detached and pretty to all souls,

Who has a body like hundred billion gods of love,

Who does not have birth or death, Who is fully divine , who occupies the whole world,

Who is pure, who is the basis of duties according to Dharma, and is the basis of water.

Yisthuthi kettu Ramachandranum prasannanai,

Pathreendran thannodu aruli cheythu maduramai,

“Asthu they bhadram gacha, padam may Vishno param,

Yi stotram yezhuthiyum , padichum kettu kondaal,

Bhakthanayullavannu vannedum mathsarupyam,

Paksheendraa , ninne polae mal parayananayal.

Hearing this prayer , Ramachandra became happy,

And sweetly told that king of birds,

“Let good happen to you, please go safely to land of Vishnu,

He who writes , reads and hears this prayer,

If he is devoted , he would come to my presence,

Oh king of birds, If he has great devotion like you.

Ingabe Rama vakhyam kettoru paksha sreshtaan,

Angane thanne Vishnu Sarupyam prapichu poi,

Brahma poojithanaya pdavum prapichuthey,

Nirmala Rama Namam chollunna janam poale.

The great bird who heard these words of Rama,

It seems became one with Vishnu ,

He also attained the state where Brahma worshipped his feet,

Like any other person telling the pure name of Rama.

3.20 Kabandha Gathi

The way o death world of Khadamba,

Pinne Sri Raman Sumithrathmajanodum koodi,

Khinnamai vanantharam paraoichu dukhathodum,

Anweshichoro disi Sitaye kanaykayaal,

SAnna dairyena vana maarge sanchatrikkumbol,

Raksho roopathe kondoru sathwathe kanai vannu,

Thal kshanamevam Ramachandranum arul cheythaan,

Afterwards Rama along with the son of Sumithra,

With sorrow reached inside the forest , and

Enquired in all directions but not finding Sita,

With diminished courage , when they were travelling in the forest ,

They saw a huge being who had the form of a Rakshasa,

And then immediately Rama told,

“Vakshasi vadanavum , yojana bahukkalum,

Chakshuradhikalum illendoru sathwamidham?

Lakshmana, Kandaayo nee , kandolam bhayamundam,

Bhakshikkum ippol ivan , nammeyannarinjalum,

Pakshiyum mrugavum allethyayum chithram chithram,

Vakshasi vakthram kalum thalayumilla thanum,

Rakshassu pidichudan Bhakshikkum mumbe namme,

Rakshikkum prakaravum kandeela niroopichal,

THadbuja Madhya sthanmaarayithu Kumara , naam,

Kalpitham sdhathavinalenthennal athu varum.”

“He has face on the chest , and hands a yojana (two miles) long,

He does not have eyes and other organs, what type of being is this?

Lakshmana , did you see, As we see there is lot of fear,

He will now eat , both of us, know about this.

He is neither a bird nor animal , wonder of wonders,

He has face on the chest , he does not have legs or head ,

Before this being eats us both ,

I am not finding a way to save ourselves,

As we are both in the middle of his hands, Oh lad,

Whatever that Brahma thinks, that will happen .”

Raghavanevam paranjeedinoranantharam,

Aakula makannoru Lakshmanan ura cheythaan,

“Porum vyakula bhavam yendini vicharippan,

Ororo karam chedikkanam nam iruvarum.”

Thalkshanam chedichithu Dakshina bhujam Raman,

Lakshmanan vama karam chedichan athu neram.

Raksho veeranum athi vismayam poondu , Rama,

Lakshmananmare kandu chodichan bhayathode ,

“Mad bhujangale chediceeduvvan sakthanmaarai,

Ibbhuvanthil aarun undayyili ithin keezhil,

Adbutha karanmaaraam ningal aaririuvarum,

SAlpurishannarennukalpicheeduneen jnanum,

Ghora kanana pradesathingalvaruvaanum,

After Rama told like this ,

Without any worry Lakshmana told ,

“What is the need for worry like this ,

Let each of us cut one hand each of his ,”

And immediately Rama cut his right hand,

And Lakshmana cut his left hand,

That valorous Rakshasa became wonderstuck,

And with fear asked Rama and Lakshmana ,

“Before this , there was no one in the world,

Strong enough to cut my hands,

Who are you two who are wonderful people,

I assume that you both are very good people,

What is the reason for coming in this forest ,

Be pleased to tell me the truth.

Itharam Khabanda vakhyangal kettoru puru-,’

Shothaman chirichu udan utharam aruli cheuthu,

“Keattalum Dasaratha nama ayodhyathipathi,

Jyeshta nandananaham, Raman yennallo Namam,

Sodaran ivan Mama, Lakshmanan yennu namamm,

Sitayennundu mama bharya yayoru nari,

Poyithu jnangal nayattinnu ,athu neram athi,

Mayavi nisacharan kattu kondangu poyaan,

Kananam thorum jnangal thiranju nadakkumbol,

Kaanayi nine, yathi bheeshana vegathodum ,

Panikal kondu thavavesthithanmaara aakayaal,

Prana rakshartham chedichedinen karangalum,

AAredo vikrutha roopam darichoru bhavaan,

Nerado parga “yennu Raghavan chodichappol,

SAnthushtathmanaa paranjeediunan kabandhanum,
“Ninthiruvadi thane Sri Rama devan yengil,

Dhanyanai vannenaham , ninthiruvadi thane,

Moonil ammaru kanai vannoru nimithamai .”

After hearing these words of Khabanda,

That best among men smiled and immediately answered,

“Hear , I am the eldest son of Dasaratha, the king of Ayodhya,

My name is Rama,he is my brother and his name is Lakshmana,

There is one lady called Sita, who is my wife,

We had both gone to hunt and at that time,

A great magician, a rakshasa stole her away,

And when we were searching for her in forests after foress,

We saw you, and with great and horrifying speed,

WE came in between your hands,

And for saving our lives, I cut your hands,

Who are you who has a very horrifying form,

Please tell directly” and when Rama asked like this ,

Kabhandha replied with a very pleased soul,

“If you are indeed Sri Rama,

I have become blessed and if you are,

In front of me I have been lucky to see you.”

Divyanai iripporu gandarwan aham roopa-,

Youvana darpithanai sancharicheedum kaalam,

Sundari jana mano dairyavum harichathi,

Sundarnayoru jnan kreedichu nadakkumbol,

Ashta vakrane kandu jnan apahasichathu,

Rooshtanai maha muni sapavum nalgedinaan,

Dushtanayulloru neeRakshasanai pogennan,

Thushtanai pine sapanugraham nakgeedinaan,

Sakshal sri Narayanan thanthiruvadi thane,

Mokshadan Dasaratha puthranai tretha yuge,

Vannavatharichu nin bahukkal arukkum naal,

Vannedumallo sapamokshavum ninakkedaa.”

I am a holy and divine Gandharwa, and becoming,

Proud of my beauty and youth, when I was travelling,

Stealing the courage of pretty women,

And when I was pretty and playfully walking,

I saw Ashta vakra and made fun of him,

And that sage became very angry and cursed me,

“Let you become a Rakshasa,”

And later when he got calmed down,

He gave me a blessing to end my curse.

“The real God Narayana who can grant salvation,

In the Tretha age would be born to Dasaratha,

And when he cuts away your hands,

You would be able to get rid of this curse.”

THapasa sapam kondu rakshasanayoru jnan,

Thapena nadannidum kalam mangoru dinam,

Sathamanyuvine panju aduthan athi rushaa,

sAthakotiyaal thalayaruthu sathamakhan,

Vajramethittum mama thannoru varathinaal.”

When I who have become a Rakshasa due to the curse of a sage,

Was walking with pain one day , the Devendra

One day rushed towards me with anger,

And he cut off my head with the Vajrayudha,

But my death did not come due to Vajrayudha,

Due to a boon given to me by Brahma.

Vadyanallaika moolam vruthikku Mahendranum,

Uthamangathe mama kukshiyil aakkedinaan,

Vakthra padangal mama kukshiyalaya sesham,

Yastha yugmavum oru yojanayathangalai,

Vartheceedunnan athra vruthikku sakragnayaa,

Sathwa sanchayam mama hastha madyasthamaayaal,

Vakthrena bhakshichu jnan varthichen ithra nalum,

Uthamothama , Raghyu nayaka , Dayanidhe,

Vahniyum jwalippichu dehavum dahippichal,

Pinne jnan bharya margam okkave cholleduvan.”

Due to the fact that I cannot be killed ,

For carrying out my activities to live , Devendra,

Made my head in to my stomach,
And after my head and legs were transferred to my belly,

He also extended my hands to two miles distance,

For satisfying my hunger , as per orders of Indra,

I eat whatever food that I get within the reach of my hands,

Oh better than the best , Oh Lord of Raghu clan, Oh treasure of mercy,

If you light a fire and burn my body in it,

I would tell you the method to search for your wife.”

Medhini kuzhichu athil indanangal ittu,

Vethi hothrane jwalippichathu Soumithriyum,

Thathraiva Kabanda deham dahipicha neram,

Thaddehathil ninnangu uthithanai kkanayi,

Divya vigrahathodum manmadha samanamai,

Sarva bhooshana paribhooshithanai anneram,

Ramadevane pradakshinavum cheythu bhakthyaa,

Bhoomiyil sashtangamai veenudan namaskaram,

Munnuru cheythu koopi thozhuthu ninnu pinne,

Manyanaam Gandhavanum ananda vivsanai,

Kol mayir kondu gdakakshara panikalaam,

Komala padangalal sthuthichu thudanginaan.

Lakhsmana dug the earth, put fuel in it,

And lit the fire in it and when body of,

Kabanda was burnt in it , from that body,

Rose a divine form which was similar to god of love,

Wearing all sorts of ornaments and he,

With devotion went round Sri Rama and

With devotion saluted him by falling on the floor,

Three hundred times , saluted him again by hands ,

And that honorable Gandarwa became very happy,

And started praying him using very pretty words.

3.21 Kabandha Sthuthi

Prayer of Kabanda

Ninthiruvadiyude thathwam mithoruvarkkum,’

Chinthichal arinju koodavathennakilum,’

Ninthiruvadi thanne sthuthippan thonnedunnu,

SAnthathamandathwam kondu yenthoru maha moham,

Anthavum aadhiyum illathoru para brahmam,

Antharathmani thelinju unarnnu vasikkanam,

Bandhavamathu moksha prapthi yum arulanam.

Though I am the one who does not know,

Your philosophy in spite of my thinking,

I feel like praying your honourable self,

What a wish due to permanent blindness?

You are the divine brahmam without beginning or end,

And we have to realize it in our soul and live,

The darkness should go away joy should rise up,

And after detachment, you should grant me salvation.

Avyaktha mathi sookshmamaayoru bhavadroopam,

Suvyaktha bhavena deha dwaya vilakshanam,

Dhyugrupam eka manyath sakalam drusyam jadam,

Durgrahyam anathmakam aakayaal ajnanikal,

Yengine yariyunnumanasa vyathiriktham ,

Mangeedathoru paramathmanam brahmanandam.

Not clear , extremely difficult to see is your form,

And when it is seen in a clear form different from the corpus and micro forms,

As a form of wisdom which is one, you realise all other forms are without soul,

Since it is difficult to see and is the not the soul,

How can the ignorant people understand it as some thing different from mind,

And realize that the divine joy is one which never fades

Budhyathma aabhasangalkku ulle ikyamayathu jeevan,

Budhyadhi sakshi bhootham brahmam yennathu nonnam,

Nirvikara brahmani nikhilathmani nithye,

NIrvishayakhye lokam ajnana moha vasaal ,

AAropikka pettoru thaijasam sookshma deham,

Hairanyam athu virat purushan athi sthoolam,

Bhavanaa vishayamayonnathu yogeendraanaam,

Kevalam thathra kanaayidunnu jagathellam.

The soul is the mixture of brain and the feeling of the soul

And the divine power is only a witness to the activities of brain,

And the Brahmam without any sensations , which has filled the entire world,

Is thought as the subject less world by the ignorant due to illusion,

But that insinuated shine of the micro body is nothing but the Hiranya Garbha ,

And that is the macro man which is extremely huge,

And this has become the matter of thought to the great yogis,

For within it any one can see all the universe.

Bhoothamayathum bhavyamayathum bhavishyaythum,

Hethuna Maha ththwadhyavyatha sthoola dehe,

Brahmanda kose viral purushe Kanakunnu,

SAnmayamenna poale lokangal pathinalum ,

THunganaam virat puman aakiya Bhagawan,

Thannangangal allo , pathinalu lokavum noonam,

Patalam pada moolam parshnikal mahatalam,

Nadha , they gulpham rasa thalavum thalathalam ,

Charu janukkalallo suthalam Raghupathe ,

OOru kandangal thava vimalamatalavum,

Jaghanam mahee thalam nabhi they nabha sthalam,

Raghu nadhorasthalamayathu suralokam,

Kanda desam they maharlokam mennariyenam,

Thundamayathu jana lokamennathu noonam.

Whether it is past , present or future,

Great sages are able to see it all as a part of the macro entity ,

Of the Brahmnda Kosa of the Virat Purusha .

The fourteen worlds are a part of him who is occupying every where,

And are the body parts of the famous virat Purusha who is yourself,

The Patala is the underneath of the feet, Mahatala are the heels,

Oh Lord your ankle is the Rasathala, Thalathala is your pretty knee,

Oh Lord of Raghu clan , Suthala are your thighs , Vimalamatala ,

Is the front of your hip, Mahithala is your navel,

The chest of Raghu Nadha is the place of devas,

Mahar loka is your neck , please know this ,

That the jana loka is your face .

SAnkha desam they thapo lokam , ingu athi meethe ,

Pankaja yoni vasamakiya sathyaliokam ,

Uthamangam they purushothama , Jagat prabho ,

SAtha mathraka , Megha jalangl kesangalum,

SAkradhi loka palanmaar yellam bhujangal they ,

Dikkugal karnangalum aswikal nasikalum,

Vakthramayathu vahni , nethram aadhithyan thanne ,

Chithram yethrayum manasaayathu chandranallo ,

Bhoobhangam allo kalam , budhi vakpathiyallo,

Kopa karanam mahankaramayathu Rudran,

Vakkellam chandassukal , damshtangal yamanallo ,

Nakshtra pankthiyellam dwija pankthikalallo ,

Hasamayathu moha karini maha maya ,

Vasana srushti sthva apanga mokshanangalallo .

Your forehead is the Tapoloka and above that ,

Is the Sathyaloka which is the residence of Brahma,

Which is your head, Oh greatest among men, Oh lord of universe,

Oh Lord who is only truth , Your hair is the collection of clouds,

The guardians of directions like Indra are your arms,

Directions are your ears , Asvini kumaras are your nose,

Your mouth is the fire , Your eyes are the Sun God,

And greatly wonderful , moon is your mind,

Time are your eye brows, goddess Saraswathi is your brain,

The reason for anger is pride and that is Rudra,

All your words are meters, teeth are Yama the god of death,

The rows of stars are your row of teeth,

Your smile is the great Maya(illusion) that attracts ,

Creation which is your habit is your invitation by the corner of the eye

Dharmam nin puro bhagam, Adharmam prushta bhagam,

Unmesha nimeshangal dina rathrikal allo,

Saptha sagarangal nin kukshi desangal allo,

Saptha maruthanmaarum niswasa ganamallo,

Nadhikal yellam thava nadikal aakunnathum,

Pruthwee darangal pol asthikalakunnathum,

Vrushadyoushadangal they Romangal aakunnathum,

Thykshaanaam devan thanne hrudayamakunnathum,

Vrushtiyatyathum thava rethassu yennariyenam,

Pushtamaam Mahipathe, kevala Jnana sakthi,

Sthoolamayulla virad Purusha roopam thava ,

Kale nithyavum dhyanikkunnavanundam mukthi,

Ninthiruvadiyozhinjilla kinchana vasthu,

SAnthatham yee drugroopam chinthichu vananguneen,

Yikkalam mithil kkalum mukhyamayirippon,

Ithi kanakiya roopameppozhum thonnedenam.

Dharma is your front side and Adharma is your back side ,

Enthusiasm and depression are days and nights to you,

The seven seas are the parts of your abdomen,

All the rivers are your nerves, mountains are your bones,

Trees and medicinal herbs are the hairs of your body,

Lord Shiva is your heart, The success is your semen,

Oh great king , the simple power of divine wisdom,

Is the macro form of yours which is called Virat Purusha,

And he who daily meditates you in the morning will get salvation,

For there is no other thing in the world except you,

And I always think of this form of yours and salute it,

Let the form of yours which is more important ,

Than this should always appear before me.

Thapasa vesham , daravallabham Santhakaram,

Chapeshu karam jada valkala vibhooshanam,

Kanane vichinwatham janakim salakshmanam,

Manava sreshtam Manojnam manobhava samam,

Manase vasippathinnalayam chinthikkunnen,

Bhanu vamsoth bhoothanaam Bhagawan namo nama.

I am searching for a place in mind to install,

The god who was born in the clan of the Sun god,
Who has Saintly form , and is consort of earth , having a form of peace ,

Holding bow in his hands, decorated with matted hair and wooden bark,

Who searches for Janaki along with Lakshmana ,

Who is a Great human being , sweet to the mind and equal to God of love,

Salutations and salutations to him.

SArvajnan, Maheswaran , easewaran , Maha devan,

Sarvan, avyayan, parameswariyodum koodi ,

Ninthiruvadiyeyum dhyanichu kondu kaasyaam,

Santhatham irunnu aruleedunna mukthyargthamai,

THathraiva mumukshukkalayulla janangalku,

Thathwa bodartham nithyam tharaka brahma vakyam,

Rama ramethi kaninju upadesavum nalgi ,

Somanaam nadhan vasicheedunnu sada kalam.

The all knowing one , the great god , Lord Shiva , the Mahadeva,

Sarva, the non decaying one along with Goddess Parvathi,

Meditating on your name is living in Benares,

And always living there , they daily tell for the sake of salvation,

To those people who are interested in salvation,

The THaraka manthra of “Rama, Rama” so that they will know ,

The essence Of God as a result of that teaching ,

And that Lord Shiva lives there always.

Paramathmvu , parabrahmam ninthiruvadi,

Parameswaran aayatharinju vazhi pole,

Moodanmaar bhava thathwam yengine ariyunnu,

Moodi pogayaal Maha mayaa mohandakare,

Ramabhadraya Paramathmane Namo nama,

Ramachandraya Jagat sakshine Namo nama,

Pahi mam Jagannadha , Pahi maam Dhayanidhe ,

Nin maha maya devi yenne mohipiceedaika ,

Ambuja vilochana , santhatham namaskaram.

You are the divine soul and the greatest god,

And Lord Shiva knowing this does this,

How can fools understand your principle,

For it is covered by the darkness of great illusion,

Salutation and salutation to great god and Ramabhadra,

Salutation and salutation to Ramachandra , the witness of the world,

Please save me lord of universe , Please save me treasure of mercy,

Let your goddess of great illusion does not bewilder me ,

Oh God with lotus like eyes , My salutations always to you.

Itham arthichu bhakthyaa sthuthichu Gandarvanodu ,

Uthama purushnaam devanum arul cheythu,

“SAnthushtanaayen , Bhavan mal padam prapichalum,

Sthanam may sanathanam yogeendra gamyam para-

Manandam prapikka nee mal prasadathaaledo,

Athraymalla punar onnu anugrahippan Jnan,

Yistotram bhakthyaa japicheedunna janangalkkum ,

Mukthi sambhavicheedumilla janangalkkum,

Mukthi sambhavicheedumilla samsayamethum,

Bhakthanaam ninakku adhapathanam mini varaa.”

To the Gandharwa who told like this and prayed to him,

That God who was a man with good qualities told,

“By your prayer and great devotion I have become happy ,

Oh great Gandharwa, Please attain my world,

Which is a primeval position where great yogis want to go,

And go there with great joy due to my grace ,

Not only that I also want to bless again,

Those devotees who are going to chant this prayer,

That without any doubt they will get salvation,

And to you my devotee, there is no downward trend.”

Ingane varam vangi kkondu Gandarwa sreshtan,

Mangalam varuvaanaai thozhuthu cholledinaan,

“Mumbil ammaru kaanaam mathangasramam thathra,

SAmprathi vasikkunnu SAbari thapawini,

Thwal padambhuja bhakthi kondetham pavithrayai ,

Yeppozhum bhavaneyum dhyanichu vimukthayai,

Avalechennu kandaal vruthathandam chollum

Aval avanee sutha thanne labhikkum ningalkennal .”

After getting such a boon that great Gandharwa,

And after saluting told like this with aim to bring auspiciousness,

“ In front of you in the forest is the hermitage of Matanga,

There now lives Sabari who is a lady sage ,

And she is pure, due to great devotion to your lotus feet,

And she spends all her time thinking about you and has got rid of attachments,

If you go and see her she will tell you the story,

Which will lead to the finding of Sita Devi.”

3.22 Sabryasrama pravesam

Entering in to hermitage of Sabari.

Gandarvanevam cholli maranjoranantharam,

Santhushtanmarayoru Rama Lakshmananmarum,

Ghoramaam vanathoode mandam mandam poi chennu ,

Charutha chernna SAbaryaramamakam pukkar,

SAmbramathodum prathuthaya THapasi bhakthyaa ,

SAmbandhichithupadamboruha yugathingal,

SAnthosha poornasru nethrangalodu avalum,

Anandam ulkkondu thal padyarghya asanadhikalale cheythu,

Bhojanathinnu phalamoolangal nalgeedinaal.

After the disappearance of Gandharwa after this talk,

Rama and Lakshmana were pleased ,

Went through the very thick horrifying forest slowly,

And entered the very pretty hermitage of Sabari,

That lady saint who was a devotee got up with excitement,

And washed both the lotus feet of Rama,

And with eyes full of tears of joy , she,

Offered seat , water for drinking and washing,

And gave him fruits and roots for his food.

Poojayum parigrahichu anandhichirunnu ,

Rajeeva nethranmaaraam Raja nandananmaarum,

Anneram bhkathi poondu thozhuthu chonnalaval,

“Dhanyai vannen aham innu punya thirekaal,

Yennude guru bhoothanmaaraya muni janam,

Ninneyum poojichu anekayirathandu vaanaar,

Annu jnan avareyum susrushichirunnithu,

Pinne poi Brahma padam prapichar avargalum.

After accepting the worship , very happily,

Those lotus eyed ones who were the sons of the king,

And they were saluted with devotion and she told,

“Due to my past good deeds I am indeed blessed today,

The great saints who were my teachers ,

Lived for thousand years worshipping you,

And at that time I was nursing them with care ,

And later they reached the world of Brahma.”

Yennodu chonnar avar, yethume khediyathe ,

Dhanye , nee vasichalum ivide thanne nithyam,

Pannaga sayi paran purushan paramathma,

Vannavatharichithu Rakshasa vadharthamai,

Nammeyum dharmatheyum rakshichu kolvan ippol,

Nirmalan chithra koodathil vannirikkunnu .

Vaneedum ividekku Raghavan, yennal avan,

THanneyum kandu deha thyagavum cheythaalum nee ,

Vannedum yennal moksham ninakkum yennu noonam,”

Vannithavvannam guru bhashitham sathyallo.

They told me, “Do not ever feel sorry,

Blessed one , you continue to live here daily,

The divine one who sleeps on a snake ,

The great male , the divine soul,

Has taken an incarnation to kill the Rakshasas,

Now to take care of us as well as the Dharma,

And that pure one has come to Chithrakoota,

That Rama would come here and you ,

Breath your last after seeing him.

If you do so you will also get salvation definitely .”

It has exactly happened that way , For the words of Guru are the truth.

Ninthiruvadiyude varavum parthu parthu,

Ninthiruvadiyeyum dhyanichu vasichu jnan,

Sri Padam kandu kolvan mal guru bhoothanmaaraam,

THapasanmarku polum yogam vannelayallo,

Jnanamillatha heena jathiyilulla mooda,

Jnan ithinottum adhikariniyallallo.

Waiting and waiting for your arrival,

I was living here meditating always on you,

Even for the great sages who were my gurus,

There was no chance to see your feet and salute it.

I am an ignorant fool , born in a very low caste ,

And I am sure I do not merit this .

Vang mano vishayamallathoru bhavadrupam,

Kanmaan avakasam vannathu maha bhagyam,

Trikkalina koopi sthuthichukolvanum,

Yingul kamalathinnu ariyappoga , Dhayanidhe.

Your form is not the subject of words and mind ,

And my being able to see it is due to great luck,

Oh treasure of mercy , this lowly mind ,

Does not even know how to salute your holy feet.

Raghuvaran athu kettu sabariyodu chonnan,

“Aakulam koodathe jnan paruyunnathu kel nee,

Purusha sthree jathinam aasramadhikal illa,

Karanam mama bhajanathinnu jagat traye ,

Bhakthiyonnozhinju mathilla karanamethum,

Mukthi vanneduvanum illamathedum onnum,

Theertha snanadhi thapo dhana vedadhyana ,

Kshethro Upavasa yagadhyakhila karmangalaal,

Onnininaal oruthanum kandu kittugayum illa,

Yenne , mal bhakthi yozhinju onnu kondu oru naalum.”

Hearing that Sri Rama told Sabari,

“Without sorrow, please hear what I say,

It is not either man or woman nor the state of life,

That is the reason for praying to me in the three worlds,

Except for devotion , there is no other reason for it,

And for getting salvation also there is no other way,

Acts such as bathing in sacred waters, penance , charity or learning of Vedas

Or temples , starving , fire sacrifices and such acts,

Would not make any one able to see me,

Except devotion to me , except which there are no methods.

Bhakthi sadhanam samksepichu jnan cholleduvan,

Uthame, kettu kolga , mukthi vanneduvaanai,

Mukhya sadhanamallo sajjana Sangam , pinne ,

Mal kadhalapam randam sadhanam , mooonamathum ,

Malguneranam , pinne madwacho vyakhyathythwam,

Mal kala jahacharyo upasanam anjamathum,

Punya seelathwam yama niyamadhikalodum,

Yenne muttathe poojikkunnullathu aaramathum,

Man manthropasathwan ezhamathu , ettamathum,

Mangala seele kettu darichu kollanam nee ,

Sarva bhoothangalilum manmathiyundakyum,

Sarvadhaa mal bhakthanmaaril paaramasthikyavum,

Sarva bahyarthangalil vairagyam bhavikkayum,

Sarva lokathmaa janan yennapozhu murakkayum ,

Math Thathwa vicharam kel onbadamathu badre,

Chitha shudhikku moolam aadhi sadanam noonam.

I will tell you in brief the material path of devotion,

Oh holy one , please hear , for getting salvation,

The most important thing is company of good people,

The second thing is telling and hearing of my story,

Third one is singing of good qualities and the fourth ,

In interpretation of my words , the fifth one is,

Serving the great teachers who are born out of me,

The sixth one is doing good deeds and worshipping ,

Me without break following all rituals and methods,

Seventh is practicing my chant and eighth,

Oh lady of auspicious character , you have to hear and understand,

Is to see me in everything and having great respect to my devotees,

And also detachment and understanding that all souls are myself,

And ninth is thinking about my philosophy oh lady,’

And basis of having a pure mind is the faith in primeval god.

Ukthamayithu bhakthi sadanam , nava vidham,

Uthame, Bhakthi nithyam arkullu , vicharichaal,

Tiryoga nijangalkennakilum , moodamaaram,

Narikalkennakilum ,purushan yennakilum,

Prema lakshanamaya bhakthi sambhavikkumbol,

Vamalochane, mama thahwanubhoothiyundaam,

THathwanubhava sidhanaayaal mukthiyum varum,

Thathra janmanimanushyannu uthamam thapodhane ,

AAkayyal mokshathinnu karanam bhathi thanne,

Bhagawathadye , Bhagawal priye , muni priye .

This is the proper methods of devotion, nine in number

Oh good one , If we think who has devotion daily,

Whether it is for birds and animals or foolish,

Ladies or men , when the real devotion comes to them,

Oh Lady , they would start understanding my philosophy,

And once they become an expert in this , they will get salvation,

Oh great lady of penance , among these man is blessed ,

And so the reason for salvation is definitely devotion,

Oh Devoted lady who is dear to the gods and sages.

Bhakthi yundaka kondu kanai vannithu thava ,

Mukthiyum , aduthithu ninakku thapodhane ,

Janaki maargam arinjeedil nee parayanam,

Kena vaa neethaa Sita mal Priya manohari?

Raghava vakyam evam kettoru SAbariyum,

AAkulam akalumaru ura cheythaal,

“SArvavum arinjirikkunna nin thiruvadi,

SArvagnan aanengilum lokanusaranatham,

Chodhicha moolam paranjeeduvan. Sita devi,

Khedichu Lankapuri thannil vazhunnu noonam,

Kondu poyathu Dasa kandan yennarinjalum,

Kandithu divya drusyaa thandalar magale jnan,

MUmbil ammaru kuranjonnu thekkottu chennal,

Pambayaam sarassine kaanaam , thal puro bhage ,

Pasya parvatha varam rusya mukhakyam , thathra ,

Vasichirikkunnu sugreevan kapi sreshtan,

Nalu manthrikalodum koode marthandathmajan,

Baliye pedichu sankethamai anu dinam,

Balikku muni sapam pedichu chennu koodaa,

Palanam cheyka bhavan avane vazhipole.

Due to your devotion you were able to see me ,

And oh lady sage , your salvation also is very near ,

If you know , the path that Sita has taken, please tell me,

Who has taken the very pretty Sita who is dear to me ?

Sabari after hearing the words of Rama,.

Told as follows so that their worry would be lessened,

“Your glorious self knows everything as you are know all,

And in spite of that for satisfying the world you are asking me ,

Since you have asked , I have to tell.

Sita is living with great sorrow in Lanka ,

And please know that she has been taken there by the ten necked one,

And I have seen the daughter of the lotus by my divine sight ,

Suppose you travel to some distance slightly to the south,

You would be able to see the Pamba lake and in front of it,

You would be able to see the Rishya mooka mountains,

And there lives a monkey noble called Sugreeva,

Along with his four ministers. He is the son of the Sun,

And he is living there being scared of Bali,

For Bali cannot go there being afraid of a sage’s curse,

As time progresses , you please kill him.

SAkhyavum cheythu kolga, Sugrevan thannodennal,

Dukhangalellm theernnu karyavum sadhicheedum,

Yengil jnan agni pravesam cheythu bhaval pada-

Pankajathodu chernnu kolluvaan thudangunnu,

Parkkenam muhurtha mathram bhavan athraiva may,

Theerkkenam maya krutha bandhanam , Dhayanidhe,”

Bhakthi poondu itham ukthwaa deha thyagavum cheythu,

Mukthoyum sidhichithu sabarikkathu kalam.

You enter into a treaty with Sugreeva , and if you do,

All your sorrows will get over and your job will succeed.

And so let me enter in to the fire and merge with,

Your lotus like feet and this is beginning,

Please wait for a little time and by that time,

I have to cut off this tie which is an illusion, Oh treasure of mercy,

And saying like this with devotion, she gave up her body,

And at that time Sabari got salvation.

Bhaktha vathsalan prasadikkil innavarkennilla ,

Yethidum mukthi neecha jathikalkennakilum,

Pushkara nethran prasadikkilo janthukkalkku,

Dushakara mayittu onnu millennu darkkenam,

Sri Rama bhakthi thanne mukthiye sidhippikkum,

Sri Rama Padambujam sevichu kolga nithyam,

Ororo mantha thathra dhyana karmadhikalum,

Doore santhyajichu than guru nadhaopadesaal,

Sri Ramachandran thanne dyanichu kolga nithyam ,

Sri Rama manthram japicheeduka sada kalam,

Sri Ramachandra kadha kelkkayum chollugayum,

Sri Ramabhakthanmaare poojichu kollugayum,

Sri Rama mayam jagat sarvam mennurakkumbol,

Sri Ramachandran thannodu ikyavum prapichidaam,

Rama Ramethi japicheeduka sada kalam,

BHamini, bhadre ,Parameswari , padmekshane.

If that God who loves his devotes showers his grace ,

Salvation would reach every one , though they belong to a low caste .

If the lotus eyed one is happy with any being,

There is nothing which is difficult to achieve for them,

Salvation can be got through devotion to Rama,

Daily serve the holy lotus like feet of Rama,

Throw away the rituals using mantra, tantra and dhyana,

And following the teaching of the Guru daily ,

Meditate on Rama and always chant the name of Rama,

Hear and tell the stories of Rama ,

Worship the devotees of Rama ,

And when we know that all over the world only Rama is there,

You can get merged with Rama,

So always chant “Rama, Rama”,

Oh pretty woman, oh gentle lady , Oh Parvathi , oh lotus eyed one.

Ithameeswaran parameswariyodu Rama-

Bhadra vruthantham arul cheythathu ketta neram,

Bhakthi kondetham paravasayai Sri Ramangal,

Chithvum urappichu , layichu , Rudraniyum,

Painkili paithal thanum paramanandam poondu,

Sankara , jayicharul yeniru nnarulinaal.

Like this when Lord Shiva told the story of Rama ,

To Parvathi , Parvathi became completely ruled by devotion to Rama,

And fixed her mind there and merged with the devotion,

And the parrot also became greatly joyous ,

And told , “Let there be victory to lord Shiva,”

Ithi Adhyathma Ramayane Uma Maheswara samvadhe ,

Aaranya Kandam samaptham.

Thus ends the chapter on forests which occurs amidst,

The discussion between Shiva and Parvathi ,

Which occurs in Adyathma Ramayana.

Thunchathu Ezhuthachan's Adhyathma Ramayanam

Monday, June 25, 2012

Aranya Kanda

Aranya Kandam