Bantureethi Kolu Carnatic
Bantureethi Kolu Carnatic
Bantureethi Kolu Carnatic
Pallavi
Bantu Reeti Kolu Viyavaiyya Raama (Bantureethi)
Anupallavi
Tunta Vinti Vaani Modalaina Madaa
Dula Gotti Nela Goola Jeyu Nija
(Bantureethi)
Caranam
Romaanca Manu Ghana Kancukamu
Raama Bhaktudanu Mudra Billayu
Raama Naama Manu Vara Khadga Mivi
Raajillu Naiyya Tyaagaraajuni Ke
(Bantu Reethi)
In this beautiful Bantureethi Kolu Carnatic song, Sri Thyagaraja swamy pleads with
Lord Ram to give him the post of a guard for Rama. The symbolic meaning is that he
always wants to be in his presence always (Sri Rama's Sannidhi).
In the Anupallavi, Sri Thyagaraja Swamy says that, the guard's post should be such
that he is empowered to destroy all the demons which are Arishadvargas (Arishad
Vargas are the six passion of mind, they are Kama - lust, craze, desire; Krodha anger, hatred; Lobha - greed, miserliness, narrow minded; Moha - delusory
emotional attachment; Mada or Ahankara - pride, stubborn mindedness; and
Matsarya - envy, jealousy, show or vanity, and pride) and since the guard is
empowered to do so, he needs such a guard's post.
In the Caranam, Thyagaraja says he should be blessed with the emblem of
Ramabhakti, given a sword called Rama Naama (the name of Rama) to perform his
guard's job.