Word Division - Word-by-word meaning
pallavi
vinayamunanu kauSikuni veNTa
canina-anghrulanu jUcunadi-ennaTikO andu
venuka rAtini nAti jEsina
caraNamulanu jUcunadi-ennaTikO
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those holy feet (anghrulanu) which, humbly (vinayamunanu), went (canina) (caninAnghrulanu) behind (veNTa) sage viSvAmitra (kauSikuni)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those holy feet (caraNamulanu) which, afterwards (andu venuka), transformed (jEsina) (literally made) stone (rAtini) into woman - ahalyA (nAti)?
caraNam
caraNam 1
ghanamaina Sivuni cApamu druncina
pAdamunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO A
janaka rAju pAla kaDigina-A
kALLanu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that holy feet (pAdamunu) which broke (druncina) Lord Siva’s (Sivuni) heavy (ghanamaina) bow (cApamu)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those (A) holy feet (kALLanu) which were washed (kaDigina) (kaDiginayA) with milk (pAla) by King (rAju) janaka?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 2
canuvuna sItanu boTTu kaTTina
karamunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO
kOpamuna bhRgu sutu cApa balamu-andukonna
bAhuvu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those hands (karamunu) which, lovingly (canuvuna), tied (kaTTina) mangaLa sUtra (boTTu) to sItA (sItanu)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those arms (bAhuvu) which, angrily (kOpamuna), seized (andukonna) the power (balamu) (balamandukonna) of paraSu rAma’s - son (sutu) of sage bhRgu - bow (cApa)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 3
vanamuna cani virAdhuni campina
cEtulanu jUcunadi-ennaTikO alla
muni janulanu kani abhayamu-iccina
hastamunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those hands (cEtulanu) which, having gone (cani) to the forest (vanamuna), slayed (campina) virAdha (virAdhuni)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that hand (hastamunu) which, finding (kani) all those (alla) ascetics (muni janulanu), bestowed (iccina) to them freedom from fear (abhayamu) (abhayamiccina)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 4
tanaku tAnE kAka-asuruni kAcina
Saramunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO
kshaNamuna bahu rathamula poDi cEsina-
astramunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that missle (Saramunu) (literally arrow) which, itself (tanaku tAnE), protected (kAcina) crow (kAka) demon (asuruni) (kAkAsuruni)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that missile (astramunu) which, in a moment (kshaNamuna), pulverised (poDi jEsina) (jEsinayastramunu) large number (bahu) of chariots (rathamula)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 5
ghana baluDaina vAlini campina
bANamunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO A
vanadhi mada garvamu-aNacina
sAyakamunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that arrow (bANamunu) which slayed (campina) very (ghana) strong (baluDaina) vAli (vAlini)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that arrow (sAyakamunu) which sub-dued (aNacina) the overweening (mada) pride (garvamu) (garvamaNacina) of that (A) Lord of Oceans (vanadhi)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 6
kani karamuna vibhIshaNuni jUcina
kannulanu jUcunadi-ennaTikO
rAvaNuni koTTi pEda kapulu lEva jUcu
dRshTini jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those eyes (kannulanu) which, benevolently (kani karamuna), looked at (jUcina) vibhIshaNa (vibhIshaNuni)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that sight (dRshTini) which, having slayed (koTTi) rAvaNa (rAvaNuni), revived (lEva jUcu) the poor (pEda) monkeys (kapulu) (slain/maimed in the battle)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 7
vana cara-adhipuni callaga jUcina
nEtramunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO
dinamunu lanka vardhillanu jUcu
lOcanamunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those eyes (nEtramunu) which, pleasingly (callaga), looked (jUcina) at sugrIva – Lord (adhipuni) of forest (vana) dwellers (cara) (carAdhipuni)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) those eyes (lOcanamunu) which always (dinamunu) ensured lankA’s (lanka) prosperity (vardhillanu jUcu)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 8
ghanamaina pushpakamuna rAjillina
sogasunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO
bharatuni kani cE paTTukoni vaccina
vEDukanu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that elegance (sogasunu) of shining (rAjillina) on the magnificent (ghanamaina) pushpaka chariot (pushpakamuna)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that spectacle (vEDukanu) of finding (kani) bharata (bharatuni) and coming (vaccina) with him holding (paTTukoni) his hands (cE)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 9
kanaka simha-Asanamuna nelakonna
ThIvini jUcunadi-ennaTikO vara
munulu rAjulu kUDi sEyu
alankAramunu jUcunadi-ennaTikO (vinaya)
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that splendour (ThIvini) of His being seated (nelakonna) on the golden (kanaka) throne (simha Asanamuna) (simhAsanamuna)?
When (ennaTikO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaTikO) that decoration (alankAramunu) of assembly (kUDi sEyu) of eminent (vara) sages (munulu) and kings (rAjulu) in His court?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 10
Agama vinutuni Ananda kanduni
bAga jUcunadi-ennaDO parama
bhAgavata priyuni nirvikAruni
rAka jUcunadi-ennaDO (vinaya)
When (ennaDO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaDO) Him well (bAga) who is praised (vinutuni) in Agamas and who is the root (kanduni) of Bliss (Ananda)?
When (ennaDO) shall I expect (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaDO) Him to come (rAka) who is the beloved (priyuni) of great (parama) bhAgavatas and who is ever-changeless (nirvikAruni)?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
caraNam 11
sAgara Sayanuni karuNA jala nidhini
vEga jUcunadi-ennaDO vara
tyAgarAja-Adi dEvatalu pogaDukonna
lAgu jUcunadi-ennaDO (vinaya)
When (ennaDO) shall I soonest (vEga) behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaDO) Him who reclines (Sayanuni) in the (milk) ocean (sAgara) and who is the Ocean (jala nidhini) of Mercy (karuNA)?
When (ennaDO) shall I behold (jUcunadi) (jUcunadennaDO) (the sight of) the manner (lAgu) in which Siva (tyAgarAja) and other (Adi) (tyAgarAjAdi) great (vara) deities (dEvatalu) extolled (pogaDukonna) Him?
When shall I behold those holy feet which, humbly, went behind sage viSvAmitra? When shall I behold those holy feet which, afterwards, transformed stone into a woman - ahalyA?
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
pallavi and caraNas 1 – 9 - jUcunadennaTikO – jUcEdennaTiko.
caraNas 10 and 11 - jUcunadennaDO - jUcEdennaDO.
1 – cApamu – cApamunu.
2 – A janaka – janaka.
5 – bAhuvu - bAhunu.
8 – vanadhi - vana nidhi.
10 – dinamunu – anu dinamu.
11 – cE paTTukoni – ceyi paTTukoni - cai paTTukoni. ‘cai’ does not seem to be appropriate.
12 – kanaka – kanakapu.
13 – vara munulu - vana munulu. In the present context, 'vara' seems to be appropriate.
15 – jala nidhini - jaladhini.
16 – tyAgarAjAdi dEvatalu – tyAgarAjAdhi dEvatalu. In the present context, 'tyAgarAjAdi dEvatalu' seems to be appropriate.
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References
1 – Sivuni cApamu druncina pAdamunu – As per SrImad-vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, bAla kANDa, Chapter 67, the following is the sequence of actions in breaking of the bow – (1) rAma seizes the bow in the middle; (2) strings the bow; (3) bends the bow and it breaks in the middle. Probably, for stringing and bending of the bow, feet is used. In the kRti ‘SrI rAma raghurAma’ – rAga yadukula kAmbhOji, SrI tyAgarAja states – ‘caraNambu sOka Siva cApambu tapamEmi jEsenO’ – ‘what penances did the bow of Siva perform in order to be touched by the feet of SrI rAma’.
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4 – cApa balamandukonna – Please refer to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, bAla kANDa, Chapter 76. The bow of paraSu rAma was bow of vishNu. According to padma purANa –
ityuktvA dEvi vaishNavyA SaktyA tadgatayA saha |
jagrAha vaishNavaM cApaM vinayEna ca lIlayA ||
"Saying so, Sri Rama seized in sport, yet with modesty, the bow of Lord Vishnu along with the divine energy of the same Lord, that had existed in him (Parasu Rama) (so far), O Parvati."
Story of rAma seizing the power of paraSu rAma
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7 – rathamula poDi jEsina – this refers to slaying of the army of khara – SrImad-vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, AraNya kANDa, Chapters 26-30.
8 – vanadhi mada garvamu – According to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, bAla kANDa, Chapter 77, after vanquishing paraSu rAma, SrI rAma entrusts the vishNu bow to varuNa. Therefore, varuNa is fully aware of the prowess of SrI rAma. However, varuNa fails to respond to SrI rAma's entreaties seeking help for crossing over to lanka. Only then SrI rAma gets annoyed and invokes brahmAstra in order to dry up the ocean. Please refer to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, yuddha kANDa, Chapters 21 and 22.
9 – pEda kapulu lEva jUcu – revived poor monkeys –In response to SrI rAma's request, indra revives the monkeys killed and maimed in the battle. Please refer to SrImad vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, yuddha kANDa, Chapter 120.
Verses and Translations of vAlmIki rAmAyaNa
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Comments
3 – pAla kaDigina – Washing the feet of rAma by King Janaka with milk. Though, there is no such reference in SrImad-vAlmIki rAmAyaNa, this is part of vEdic rituals performed during ‘vara pUjA’ before pANigrahaNa.
6 – tanaku tAnE kAkAsuruni kAcina – Itself protected - SrI rAma invokes brahmAstra in a blade of grass to destroy kAkAsura. However, when the demon surrendered, SrI rAma spared him by taking away one of his eyes.
14 – rAka jUcunadi – this may either be translated as 'look as He comes' or 'to expect the arrival'. The latter version is more appropriate in the present context.
16 – tyAgarAja – In the present context, it refers to Lord Siva.
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