Wednesday, 20 September 2017

September 20, 2017: Bhavayami concluded


bhāvayāmi raghurāmam - concluded

vānarottamasahitavāyusūnukarārpita-
bhānuśatabhāsvarabhavyaratnāṅgulīyam
tena punarānīta nyūnacūḍāmaṇīdarśanaṃ
shrīnidhiṃ udadhitīrāshritavibhīṣaṇamilitam || 
kalitavarasetubhandhaṃ khalanissīmapiṣitāśana-
dalanaṃ urudaśakaṇṭhavidaraṇaṃ atidhīraṃ
jvalanapūtajanakasutāsahitaṃ yātasāketaṃ
vilasitapaṭṭābhiṣekaṃ  viśvapālaṃ  padmanābham ||


Re-ordered word-by-word meaning

vānarottamasahita - (I bow down to Rama, who), accompanied by Sugriva, 
vāyusūnukarārpita- handed over to Hanuman
bhavya ratnāṅgulīyam bhānuśata bhāsvara - His glorious gem-studded ring, effulgent like a hundred suns;
tena punarānīta nyūnacūḍāmaṇī darśanaṃ - by him(Hanuman) was brought back the little head-ornament of Sita (worn in her parted hair), which He beheld (with much feeling),
śrīnidhiṃ - the ocean of true prosperity ( who alone, stranded in the forest, was kingly enough to do this:)
udadhitīrāśritavibhīṣaṇa militam - by the sea, gave protection to Vibhishana, when he came after being estranged from his brother Ravana,
kalitavarasetubhandhaṃ -together built that wonderful bridge on the sea, 
khala nissīma piṣitāśanadalanaṃ - killed the wicked cannibalistic asuras, 
urudaśakaṇṭhavidaraṇaṃ - destroyed Ravana, with ten mighty heads. 
atidhīraṃ - ultimate warrior, Rama, 
jvalana pūta janakasutā sahitaṃ - (there upon), accompanied by Sita, cleansed by the fire she had entered,
yātasāketaṃ - travelled to Ayodhya, 
vilasitapaṭṭābhiṣekaṃ  viśvapālaṃ  padmanābham - joyful during the coronation ceremony, protector of the whole world, our Padmanabhaswamy of Tiruvanantapuram Himself!


Today is the first day of Navaratri, a big music festival is on in Tiruvanantapuram!

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