Dina Janavana - Tyagaraja Kritis (Eng)

Pallavi

dīna janāvana śrī rāma dānava haraṇa śrī rāma vīna vimāma śrī rāma mīna śarīra śrī rāma dīna jana-avana śrī rāma dānava haraṇa śrī rāma vi-ina vimāma śrī rāma mīna śarīra śrī rāma

O Lord Sri Rama - protector of the humble people! O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of demons! O Lord Sri Rama who has Garuda – king of birds - as his carriage! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Fish!

Charanams Combined

1. nirmala hṛdaya śrī rāma 1kārmuka bāṇa śrī rāma śarma phala prada śrī rāma kūrmāvatāra śrī rāma (dīna) 2. śrī kara suguṇa śrī rāma śrī kara lālita śrī rāma śrī karuṇārṇava śrī rāma sūkara rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 3. sarasija nayana śrī rāma sura pati vinuta śrī rāma nara vara vēṣa śrī rāma nara hari rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 4. kāmita phalada śrī rāma pāmara dūra śrī rāma sāmaja varada śrī rāma vāmana rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 5. agha timirāditya śrī rāma vigaḷita mōha śrī rāma raghu kula tilaka śrī rāma bhṛgu suta rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 6. kuśa lava janaka śrī rāma kuśalada catura śrī rāma daśa mukha mardana śrī rāma 2daśaratha nandana śrī rāma (dīna) 7. 3kali mala haraṇa śrī rāma jalaja bhavārcita śrī rāma salalita vacana śrī rāma hala dhara rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 8. siddha jana priya śrī rāma 4prasiddha carita śrī rāma baddha suvasana śrī rāma buddhāvatāra śrī rāma (dīna) 9. jaya kara nāma śrī rāma vijaya ratha sārathē śrī rāma bhaya nāśana harē śrī rāma 5haya mukha rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 10. bhāgavata priya śrī rāma āgama mūla śrī rāma nāga suśayana śrī rāma tyāgarājārcita śrī rāma (dīna) 1. nirmala hṛdaya śrī rāma kārmuka bāṇa śrī rāma śarma phala prada śrī rāma kūrma-avatāra śrī rāma (dīna) 2. śrī kara suguṇa śrī rāma śrī kara lālita śrī rāma śrī karuṇā-arṇava śrī rāma sūkara rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 3. sarasija nayana śrī rāma sura-pati vinuta śrī rāma nara vara vēṣa śrī rāma nara-hari rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 4. kāmita phalada śrī rāma pāmara dūra śrī rāma sāmaja varada śrī rāma vāmana rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 5. agha timira-āditya śrī rāma vigaḷita mōha śrī rāma raghu-kula tilaka śrī rāma bhṛgu-suta rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 6. kuśa-lava janaka śrī rāma kuśala-da catura śrī rāma daśa-mukha mardana śrī rāma daśaratha nandana śrī rāma (dīna) 7. kali mala haraṇa śrī rāma jalaja-bhava-arcita śrī rāma salalita vacana śrī rāma hala-dhara rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 8. siddha jana priya śrī rāma prasiddha carita śrī rāma baddha suvasana śrī rāma buddha-avatāra śrī rāma (dīna) 9. jaya kara nāma śrī rāma vijaya ratha sārathē śrī rāma bhaya nāśana harē śrī rāma haya mukha rūpa śrī rāma (dīna) 10. bhāgavata priya śrī rāma āgama mūla śrī rāma nāga su-śayana śrī rāma tyāgarāja-arcita śrī rāma (dīna)

1. O Lord Sri Rama - pure hearted! O Lord Sri Rama – wielder of bow and arrows! O Lord Sri Rama - bestower of fruit of joy! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of tortoise! 2. O Lord Sri Rama – Lord of virtues who causes prosperity! O Lord Sri Rama - fondled by the hands of Lakshmi! O Lord Sri Rama - Ocean of mercy! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of boar! 3. O Lord Sri Rama - Lotus Eyed! O Lord Sri Rama - praised by Indra – Lord of celestials! O Lord Sri Rama who donned the garb of blessed human form! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of man-lion! 4. O Lord Sri Rama - bestower of desires! O Lord Sri Rama - far removed from the wicked! O Lord Sri Rama – bestower of boons on Gajendra – the elephant! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Vamana! 5. O Lord Sri Rama - the Sun who dispels darkness of sins! O Lord Sri Rama who destroyed delusion or passion! O Lord Sri Rama – the pre-eminent among the raghu dynasty! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Parasurama – the son of sage Bhrgu! 6. O Lord Sri Rama – father of Kusa and Lava! O Lord Sri Rama - competent in bestowing comfort! O Lord Sri Rama who destroyed Ravana – the ten headed demon! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested as the son of King Dasaratha! 7. O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of the impurities or contaminations of Kali Yuga! O Lord Sri Rama - worshipped by Brahma – the Lotus born! O Lord Sri Rama whose words are very charming! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested in the form of Balarama – wielder of plough! 8. O Lord Sri Rama - dear to the perfected lot! O Lord Sri Rama whose character or story is famous! O Lord Sri Rama who wears fine garments! O Lord Sri Rama who manifested as Buddha! 9. O Lord Sri Rama whose name brings victory! O Lord Sri Rama - the charioteer of the chariot of Arjuna! O Lord Sri Rama - destroyer of fear! O Lord who manifested in the form of horse-faced! 10. O Lord Sri Rama - dear to the devotees! O Lord Sri Rama – the source of Agamas! O Lord Sri Rama who nicely reclines on Sesha – the serpent! O Lord Sri Rama who is worshipped by this Thyagaraja!

Variations

• ²daśaratha nandana – daśaratha tanaya
• ⁴prasiddha carita – prasiddha caritra

References

• ³kali mala – impurities or contamination of kali yuga. Please refer to Srimad-BhAgavata, Book 12, Chapter 2 for complete details.

Commentary

• ¹kārmuka – As per Monier’s Dictionary, the word is derived from kṛmuka. Any bow is called kārmuka. Bows are called by different names - 'cāpa', 'dhanus', 'kārmuka', 'kōdaṇḍa'.
• ⁵haya mukha – hayagrīva – horse necked; this is one of the Avatara of Lord Vishnu; Though Vaishnavas count this as an Avatara, generally, this Avatara is not counted among the Dasavataras.