Munnu rAvana

'munnuraavaNa' is a famous Tyagaraja Krithi set on thodi raagam and Misra Jhampa talam. In this krithi, Tyagaraja Swamigal praises Lord Rama. Todi, the crown jewel of carnatic music, is a raga of infinite possibilities, It's a tough raaga to elaborate and get the nuances right and should be handled after mastering atleast 5 krithis in this thodi raagam.
People also say that thodi raga is a good remedy for headache,cold & anxiety.

We shall hear the rarely heard Tyagaraja krithi 'munnu ravana bada'

LYRICS OF MUNNU RAVANA
Song : Munnu ravana
rAgam: tODi

8 hanumatODi mEla
Aa: S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

taaLam: Misra jhampa
Composer: Tyagaraaja
Language: Telugu
Diety : Rama

pallavi

munnu rAvaNa bAdha nOrvaka vibhISaNuDu morabeTTagA rAmachandra

anupallavi

mannintu nanucu kula birudulanu pogaDina
mATala maracitivO shrI rAmacandra

charaNam

rAjarAja virAjavAha ravi kulajAbdhi rAja rAghava rAmacandra
rAjIva nEtra bhavastuta tyAgarAja vandita rAmacandra

Don't miss the audio of Munnu ravana by Madurai Somu. Excellent rendering of the melodious thodi krithi.

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Meaning of Tyagaraja krithi 'Munnu Ravana'
Word-by-word Meaning:

Pallavi
O Lord zrI rAmacandra! That day (munnu), unable to bear (Orvaka) the troubles (bAdhanu) (bAdhanOrvaka) created by his elder brother rAvaNa, when vibhISaNa (vibhISuNuDu) made (beTTaga) appeal (mora),

AnuPallavi
O Lord SrI rAmachandra! saying (anucu) that You will honour (mannintunu) (mannintunanucu) him (vibhISaNa), have You forgotten (maracitivO) words (mATa) spoken by You extolling (bogaDina) the appellations (birudulanu) of Your dynasty (kula)?

Charanam
O Lord (rAja) of Kings (rAja)! O Lord who has garuDa – king (rAja) of birds (vi) (virAja) as carrier (vAha)! O Lord rAghava – the Moon (rAja) born in the ocean (jaladhi) of solar (ravi) dynasty (kula)! O Lord zrI rAmacandra!
O Lotus (rAjIva) Eyed (nEtra)! O Lord extolled (stuta) by Lord ziva (bhava)! O Lord worshipped (vandita) by this tyAgarAja! O Lord zrI rAmacandra!


Notations for Tyagaraja Krithi 'Munnu ravana' set on raaga 'thodi' and tala 'Misra Jhampa'