Emayya Rama

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Pallavi

Emayya rAmA brahmEndrAdulakunaina nI mAya teliya vazamA zrI rAma Emayya rAmA brahma indrAdulakunu aina nI mAya teliya vazamA zrI rAma Show Details

Sri Rama! Even for Brahma, Indra, and other gods, will it be possible to understand your illusory actions (maya)?

Anupallavi

kAmAri vinuta guNadhAma kuvalayadaLa zyAma nanuganna tanDri zrIrAma kAmAri vinuta guNa dhAma kuvalaya daLa zyAma nanu kanna tanDri zrIrAma Show Details

Praised by the enemy of desire (Lord Shiva) 1, O repository of virtues, water-lily petal like blue-skinned, Father who created me, Sri Rama

Charanam

1.

sutuDanucu dazaradhuDu hituDanucu sugrIvu Dati baluDanucu kapulu zrI rAma kSitinAdhuDanucu bhUpatulu golicirE gAni patita pAvanuDanucu teliyalErairi sutuDu anucu dazaradhuDu hituDu anucu sugrIvudu ati baluDu anucu kapulu zrI rAma kShiti nAdhuDu anucu bhUpatulu kolicirE kAni patita pAvanuDu anucu teliya lErairi Show Details

Sri Rama! You were thought of as son by Dasaradha, as a friend by Sugriva as very strong by monkey warriors, as ruler of the earth by other kings who praised you, but none of them realized that you are the purifier of the fallen!

2.

celikADanucu pAnDavulu virodhivaTancu nala jarAsandhulu zrIrama kalavADavani kucEluDu nerigirE gAni jalajAkSuDani ninnu sEvimpalErairi celikADu anucu pAnDavulu virodhivi aTa ancu nala jarAsandhulu zrIrama kalavADavu ani kucEluDunu erigirE kAni jalajAkShuDani ninnu sEvimpa lErairi Show Details

Sri Rama! You were thought of as friend by Pandavas, as an enemy by Jarasandha and others, as a wealthy person by Kuchela, but no one served you as the lotus-eyed Lord!

3.

naruDavani narulu tama doravanucu yAdavulu varuDavanucu gOpa satulu zrIrAma! karivarada bhadragiri zrIrAmadAsanuta paramAtmuDani ninnu bhAvimpalErairi naruDavu ani narulu tama doravu anucu yAdavulu varuDavu anucu gOpa satulu zrIrAma! kari varada bhadragiri zrIrAmadAsa nuta paramAtmuDani ninnu bhAvimpa lErairi Show Details

You were thought of as a human being by other humans, as a leader by Yadavas, As a fiancée by gopikas, Sri Rama! savior of the elephant king! Praised by Ramadasa of bhadragiri! None of them could think of you as the Supreme Spirit!

Commentary

• ¹ refers to the story in which Shiva burns Manmatha for disturbing him to instill desire

In this great krithi, Bhadracahala Ramadas illustrates the power of illusory actions (maya) of Vishnu over all beings in the universe. He gives examples of all those who are near and dear, gods, enemies, and even ordinary humans, who, overcome by the illusion of the worldly nature, thought of Him only in terms of their respective relationships mingled with their worldly feelings and passions. When we see different gold ornaments like a necklace, a ring, etc, we call them merely by their type such as necklace, etc and not use the word ‘golden’ every time since that is implied as common to all of them and we are aware of it. However, when we see all the varied worldly objects and creatures, we see them as individual objects and creatures and forget the fact that they all have common in them, the immanent Supreme Infinite Spirit! Sri Ramadasa refers to this inability to perceive the inner Spirit but see only the outward forms as Sri Rama’s maya, which is difficult to overcome even for gods, let alone humans!