Sri Rama Jayame Jayam

Sri Rama Jayame  Jayam

By

Oothukadu  Venkatasubba   iyer

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(The great Venkata Kavi gives the story of the great Ramayana in a song form.)

Ragam Nattai

Thalam aadhi

Pallavi

Sri Rama jayame  jayam,

Chelvathile  mudhalakiya  vedam,

Cheivathile  thalayaagiye  bodham,

Uyvathile muthalakiya nadham,

Ulkathile  mudhalakiya  Geetham.

Pallavi

The victory of Rama is the real victory,

It is the first Veda among all the wealth,

The greatest teaching  which has been composed ,

And the  first   of the entire world

Samashti Charanam

1.Paralum  Dasarathan bhagiyamai,

Payasam vaitha thoru pathiramai,

Cheeralum  Kosalaikke  vaaithathumai,

Dinakaran  kulathirkku  nethiramai

1.As  great luck to Dasaratha   who was ruling the world,

As the  vessel in which  payasam (sweet dish)  was  kept.

That  which happened    to the very great Kousalya,

Became the eye    to the clan  of  Sun God

2.Madhyama Kalam

Theeratha  Paramananda    tharu  thiru thava  kousikanum  kettathu,

Thedi vantha  thadagai yenum arakki  devaloka muravum  kanai pottathu,

AAralum iyalatha  Siva dansai alakshiyamaga  valaithu pottathu,

Azhakakina Janakan  magalai  thirumanam kondu Ayodhi Nagar  meettathu.

2.He heard   the inexhaustible   divine joy   from the sage Kaushika  of great penance  ,

He   send an arrow to send  the Thadaga   who came in search of him to land of devas,

He bent without any effort   the bow of Lord , which was impossible to handle by any one ,

He married the very pretty daughter   of Janama and returned back to Ayodhya.

3.Varaali

Parasuraman   thiru  thavathinai   vaangi  ,

Pattabhishekam urum cheythiyaal   Yengi,

Varam irandal  Kakieyi kai ongi,

Vakku  thantha padiye  pattanam  neengi.

3.He received  the divine penance done by Parasurama,

He received the news    about his coronation,

And then the power of Kaikeyi  increased by the boons  received by Kaikeyi ,

And as per the words  given, he moved away from the  town,

4.Madhyama  Kalam

Padagil yeri  Guhanudan  alavalaavi , Mandakini karai kadanthu chendrathu  ,

Bhakthiyodu vantha   sathiya neri  yenum Bharathanukke Padukayum thanthu  ,

Adavi thalamana Panchavati   chendru alayum  mareechanai  kondrathu,

Aaruyir  deviyai  thedum   vazhi  thanile , Anumathani kande viyan kondathu

4.He got into the boat , taked with Guha   and then crossed Ganges and went further,

He gave his sandals to the very truthful Bharatha   who   came with great devotion,

He reached Panchavati  a place in the forest  and killed Mareecha  who wandered   there,

And when he was searching for his life like queen  , he saw Lord Hanuman and   was  surprised.

5.AArabhi

Vanara  mannanudan nesathai kondi  ,

Vali thanakkum mokshataye   thanthu,

Janakiyai ilangapuri kandu  ,

Thavi  vandha  Hanumanai pugazhndu

5.He then established friendship with the monkey king ,

And gave salvation   to Vali  ,

And praised  Hanuman   who saw  Janaki in Lanka  town,

And came back by jumping and crossing the sea.

6.Madhyama Kalam

THadangal ariyatha  kadalinai kadanthagidavum , anai kattiyum nindrathu  ,

Thanjamena vandhaVibheeshanaukku , thanaaka Lanka puriyai thanthathu,

Thidam kondu Ravananayum mayakki , chendru irunthu nalai vaa yendrathu,

Jeyam  kondu Pushpaka ratha meriyum   thirumbi  thannangar Ayodhi  vanthathu.

6.He constructed a bridge over the sea which was never tied up   and crossed it,

He gave the  city of Lanka to Vibheeshana who came to surrender to him,

He with force  made Ravana faint   and told him to go then and come back the next day,

And after victory he  climbed the Pushpaka Vimana   and came back to his city  of Ayodhya.

7.Gaulai

Nanmani vatta kudai Bharathanum  thanga,

Lakshmanan  Satrugnanum  Chamaram yentha,

POn perum padathinai  Anumanum thanga,

Punniya kadallinnulle  yavarum neentha.

7.With the great gem like Bharatha holding the round umbrella,

With Lakshmana    and Shatrugna    swinging the chowries,

With Hanuman holding his gold like feet,

All people were swimming in to the divine sea of blessing.

8.Madhyama Kalam

Bhuviyum vaan ulagum  ondru koodi vara, pothisai pada vaazhthiyum nindrathu,

Pongu mangala  milanka , Dundhubhi muzhanga , marai mozhi chazhangavum nindrathu,

Thava nirai  sindhu gangai  , kaviri, godhavari , narmadhai  poompunal eendhathu  ,

Dandaka mandalam  vaithu vasishtarum  than  kara pattabhishekamum  kondathu.

8.Theearth and heavens came  together , singing songs of praise  and stood there greeting him,

Auspiciousness ebbed, the big drums blared and the Vedas were chanted,

Penance  filled  precious waters  of Sindhu, Ganges, Cauvery , Godavari and Narmadha were brought ,

And sage Vasishta holding a staff   and water pot   , performed   the coronation then.

9.Manirangu

Kasikkum veesam yena  karunayai cheyyum,

Gangaikkum adhikamai mangalam cheyyum,

Vaasiyaam moolathidai manathu arinthe  uyyum,

Maamaayai  ithai kettal  thaanaka  poyyum.

9. This prayer  would do  mercy like a part done by Benares,

Would do more  auspiciousness than ganges,

And would make the mind understand the origin  and grant him salvation,

And  the  great illusion would go away as  one hears this.

10.Madhyama Kalam

Varithiyai anai  katti nadanthathu,

Vanathile  malai sumanthu chedrathu,

Vanathile kidantha  perum  parayai ,

Masu neeki peru vazhvayayum thandathu  ,

Kariyamethilum  thunayaga nindrathu,

Kalanayum  vazhakadiyum vendrathu,

Gathiyiladha kanam , nidhiyena vanthathu ,

Kaviyilum  Venkata  kaviyum unarnthathu.

10.A dam was   built to stop the sea,

A mountain was carried over   the sky ,

A big rock which was lying in the forest ,

Was purified and a great life was given to it,

It stood as   help in all that   we did,

It argued   with God of  death   and won over him,

And when we were helpless , it came like a treasure,

And even Venkata kavi  realized because of it.