Śrī Veṅkaṭeśa Suprabhātam SUPRABHĀTAM VERSE 1
कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम पूर्वा सन्ध्या प्रवर्तते ।
उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम् ॥ १ ॥
kausalyā suprajā rāma pūrvā sandhyā pravartate |
uttiṣṭha naraśārdūla kartavyaṃ daivamāhnikam || 1 ||
SYNONYMS
kausalyā-suprajā: O good son of Kausalyā | rāma: O Rāma | pūrvā sandhyā: the early morning twilight (dawn) | pravartate: is approaching, is setting in | uttiṣṭha: Arise, wake up | nara-śārdūla: O tiger among men | kartavyam: to be performed | daivam āhnikam: the divine daily rites |
TRANSLATION
Oh blessed child of Mother Kausalyā! The early morning twilight is fast approaching. Oh tiger among men! Oh Puruṣottama! Please wake up. The divine daily duties have to be performed.
PURPORT
This śloka is from Ādi Kavi Vālmīki's Śrīmad Rāmāyaṇam. During the journey with sage Viśvāmitra, both Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa had rested for the night on the banks of the Gaṅgā river. As the dawn was about to break, Sage Viśvāmitra endearingly awakens the brothers to perform Sandhyāvandanam. The affectionate address of Rāma as “Kausalyā Suprajā" reminds one of Kulaśekara Āḻvār's pāśura vākyaṃ: “mannu pukaḻ Kausalai tann maṇi vayiṛu vāyttavanē” (The one born of the gem-like womb of the famed Kausalyā).
