Sri Ramachandranukku - Mangalam Song From Arunachala Kavi

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The Song Sri Ramachandranukku written by Arunachala Kavi... With this song.. Adiyen came to know about this great poet... 

Arunachala Kavi (Tamil: அருணாசல கவி) (1711 – 1779) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He was born in Tillaiyadi in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. 

Arunachala Kavi was fluent in Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. He wrote Rama Natakam, a musical drama based on the Ramayana. The music for this musical was composed by two of Arunachala Kavi’s disciples, Kothandarama Iyer and Venkatarama Iyer. The songs contain many Tamil proverbs and sayings.

This musical drama was first performed at the Srirangam temple and within a short time it became very popular. Kavirayar was honoured by Maharaja Tulaja, the King of Tanjavur, and by several other patrons of that time. He also composed Seergazhi Sthala Puranam (sirkali), Seergazhi Kovai, Hanumar Pillai Tamil, Ajomukhi Natakam and a few Keertanas.

Some of his famous compositions still popular today are Yaro ivar yaro (Bhairavi), Kanden Kanden Sitayai (Vasanta), Ramanai Kannara Kandane (Mohanam).

Lyrics:
Pallavi:
shrI rAmacandranukku jaya mangaLam 
nalla divya mukha candranukku shubha mangaLam 


AnuPallavi
mArAbhirAmanukku mannu parandAmanukku 
IrAru nAmanukku ravikula sOmanukku 


Charanam: 01

koNDal manivaNNanukku kaNNanukku mangaLam 
kOshalai kumAranukku vIranukku mangaLam
puNDarIkat-tALanukku bhUcakra Alanukku 
taNDuvaLa tOLanukku jAnakI maNAlanukku 
(shrI)

Charanam: 02

kOvai maNi vAyanukku mAyanukku mangaLam 
kOdaNDa kaiyanukku meyyanukku mangaLam
tAvu guNashIlanukku sattiya vishAlanukku 
dEvar anukUlanukku dasharathan bAlanukku 
(shrI)

Charanam: 03

bhagIraNDa nAthanukku vEdanukku mangaLam 
bharatanAm anbanukku munbanukku mangaLam
sakala ulhAsanukku taru mandahAsanukku 
akhila vishAlanukku ayOdhyA vAsanukku

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan.