Inda Vibhishanan (Khamas) | Arunachala Kavirayar | Ramanatakam

Inda Vibhishanan - Khamas - Adi | Arunachala Kavirayar | Ramanatakam | Sung by B Rajam Iyer

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[Chapter] Yuddha Kandam [Scene] Hanuman tells Shri Rama about Vibhishana, who has come to surrender

[Gist] The setting for the next, rarely heard composition is the council-of-war room, in which Rāma's lieutenants discuss the pros and cons of accepting Vibhīṣhaṇa's appeal for refuge and shelter. In this kṛti, the Kavirāyar describes how Hanumān comes to Vibhīṣhaṇa's defense and offers proof of his sterling character, despite being the brother of the evil Rāvaṇa. Hanumān starts out by wondering at the need for the debate and doubts, when he, Hanumān, had already explained to them about his observations in Lankā. He goes on to reiterate that Vibhīṣhaṇa was a pious man who performed religious rites and rituals as specified in the Shāstra-s and the Vedā-s and was a pure soul, without an iota of guile or malice. Hanumān says that he experienced many good omens when he entered Vibhīṣhaṇa's home in Lankā. He reminds Rāma and the others of how it was at Vibhīṣhaṇa's insistence that Rāvaṇa had spared his life. He goes on to explain that it was Vibhīṣhhaṇa who had asked his daughter (Trijaṭā) to not just care for Sītā during her imprisonment but to also keep her spirits up until Rāma came for her.

pallavi
inda vibhISaNan mIdu namakku ittanai yOcanai Edu

anupallavi
anda lankaiyilE arindEn ivanai munnE sandEham illai sAmi dAsan hanumAn shonnEn

caraNam 1
shollum purANa vEda shAstram ivan sheivadu dEvatA tOttiram pala
kalvi kELvikkellAm pAttiram kaLLam kapaTam ariyAn aNu mAttiram idu
allAmal avan vITTil aDuttapOdil anEkam nalla nalla shakunam nAn kaNDEn anubhOgam

caraNam 2
UttaiyAna aLLum kaLLum ivan uNginrAn anbadait-taLLum kaNDAl
Etravan enru nIr koLLum nalla ingitaAn evarkkuLLum ivan
nETru rAvaNan enmEl nITTiya katti veTTai tIrttu viTTE enakku sheidAn prANa pratiSThai

caraNam 3
mUvarkkum kUDAda veTri kUDa muDippadallO undan shakti shiru kUvattaik-
kaNDU kaDal Otrip-pOna koLgai pOlAccE indap-peTri sAmi dEvikkum peNNaik-
koNDu tETra sholli aghanrAn avattai ivanAlE vanda bhayam abhayam enrAn

Credits:
Gist provided by: Ravi Shankar
Curated by: Ajay Simha M V