Radhekrishna!

Sri Anna is an epic personality of our times and it is indeed our great fortune to be associated with him, even if remotely. All the Granthams that he has composed are an expression of pure divinity. While all these outpourings are his 'Samarpanams' at the sanctum of his beloved 'Lord Bhaktakolahalan', he has been extremely gracious in making them available to us for our benefit. We should therefore ensure that it's pristine divinity is maintained by us by ensuring that it is not reduced to mere casual listening / rendering. We should convert this into an opportunity to listen and render with bhakti which will gladden Sri Anna's heart.

Songs 1 - 10 Raghava Shatakam

In his own inimitable style, Sri Anna commences the Grantham by paying obeisance to Sage Valmiki, Sri Anjaneya and Sri Sitadevi. Then what follows is a portrait of the 'nayaka' of this grantha who is also the unmistakable 'Kuladaiva' of our beloved Sri Anna. Very subtly one can feel the throb of what is in store for us in the rest of this shatakam.

The charitram now unfolds itself with the birth of Sri Rama and his childhood sports. Sri Anna does not lose much time and quickly gets going with Sage Vishwamitra taking Sri Rama and Sri Lakshmana for 'Yagna Samrakshana'

1. Prachethasamaham pranamami

2. Bhajare manasa Sri Hanumantham

3. Janakanandinim pranamami

4. Jaya vijayee bhava

5. Mamaka kuladeva

6. Rajati Sakethanagari

7. Vijayathe bhagavan

8. Kreedathi dasarathi

9. Gachathi Rajakumaraha

10. Rajathi raghuveero

Let's now prepare ourselves to attend the divine wedding of Sri Rama and Devi Sita in the next set of songs.

Jai Sitaram.