Kurathi Ramayanam(Malayalam)
Kurathi Ramayanam( Malayalam)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Kurathis are
wandering gypsies of Tamil Nadu
.They normally sell needles , bangles etc.Apart from that they read the palm and tell the future .
In this story ,
One kurathi and her husband reach
Ayodhya and Kurathi meets Dasaratha’s three queens , who ask her
whether they will have sons and she reads
their palms.As a result she tells entire Ramayanam (you can read it in Malayalam
in https://thaalilakkam.in/downbooks/238.pdf
)
1,Tribhuvanam
naadu thorum naadu nalla desam
Yi bhuvanam thannile prasidhiyulla naadu
When you consider
all countries of three worlds,
this place is a good country,
The famous country
of this world
2.Kanni moonaam nattile piranthoru kurathi
Vishnuvingal bakthiyode viswasichu oruthan
In the third country of virgin, one gypsy was born
One person with great
devotion to lord Vishnu believed it
3.Bakthanaaya
nalla aravan , vettu kondavale
Ishtathode pattanathil
vaazhunnoru kalam
Liking her one
person got married to her
And when they were living in town with liking
4.Ekachakran yennamgoru balanum pirannu
AAru masam balannu
kazhinjatheyullu
They got a boy
child called Ekachakra
And that boy was
just six months old
5.Annoru naal kuravan
, kurathi thanne
Mellave vilichu arukil cherthu kondu cholli
One of those days thay gypsy man called his gypsy girl
And slowly called her , brough her near to him and told
6.Innu iviede ninnum naam purppeduga Baale
Nammude jathi
dharmam angineyathullu
Oh Girl , let us start
from here today,
Our caste rules
is only
that much
7.Jathi dharmam cheithillengil papa
karmam undaam
Ooru chuthi
sancharichaal papa karmam theerum
IF we do not obey
rules our caste , there will be sin
If we roam from
place to place, the sin would get over
8.Veedu pukku irumnnu kondaal, papa karmam undaam
Yennathinal
innu jnaan purappedunnu
Bale
If we enter into a hose and keep on staying , sin will accumulate
And so Today, I am
starting from here , oh girl
9.Mandirathil okkave , irunnu kolvaanayi
Yennathu paranju punara
kuravan appol
Staying in one
home and be there
Said the gypsy man
again
10.Pooniyum yeduthu udane than
vadi mel cherthu
Cheppadikalude vattamangu koodi
Taking her hand bag immediately
along with the stick
The crown of magicians gathered
together
11.Paambine pidichidunna koodum
mamgeduthu,
Vanarathine pidichu mumbilum niruthi
She then took hold of cage to catch the snake
And caught hold of monkey and made him stand in front
12.Akkadhakal kanda neram, akkurathi thaanum
Krishna nira chelayeduthu uduthu
Seeing all that at thast
time that gypsy girl,
Took a black sari and tied
13,Ottu chela kondangu aval uthareeyam ketti
Utharayeem kettiyathil kuttiyeyum ittu
With the
long length of the sari she tiled
the shoulder cloth
And after tying the shoulder cloth , she put her baby in it
14,Vattikal , kalam chiratta yenniva yeduthu
Thanthina thane yennum aval paadi
She toom bamboo baskets , pot ,
coconut shell,
And started singing
“Thanthina thaane”
15.Ooru chuthi sancharikkum kaalam avar appol
Bikshayum irannu
nada kondavarum annu
When they wandering rrom place to place
They also begged
for alms and roamed about
16.Chelezhum
Ayodhya thannil akam pukku
Chol periya
naarimaare moovareyum kandu
She entered
the very pretty city
of Ayodhya
And so three
ladies who were rich and well
known
17.Mannavanudayaa thaaru
vanthadi kurathui
Ninne Naangal Kana venam yennirunnu munnam
Oh Gypsy girl, you
have come to the place of the king
WE want to see
you, saying this they sat
18.Puthrar illaa jnangalkku athi dukha kaalam paaram
Naangalude kaikal paarthu
lakshanathe chollu
For us who do not have sone , this is a very sorrowful
time,
Please see our palms and tell us your predictions
19.Kausalya, kaikeyiyum sumithrayum kai kaattu
Yennathine kettu
avarum kaikalangu neetti
Oh Kausalya, Kaikeyi
and Sumithra, show your palms
And hearing that they
extended their palm
20Ningalude kaikku
nalla yogamundu cholvaan
Moonnu mathakkalkkumkoodi
naalu puthrarundaakum
I have to say
that your palms , show you have great luck
For the three of
you mothers there will be
four children
21,Naalvarilum moothavannu Ramanennu Peraam
Akkumaran thanne
ningal viswasichu kolvin
The eldest of the
fpur will have name Rama
And out all your faith on that boy
22,Keli ketta Raman angu naadu vittu pokum
Mukthi vittu
sidhanaakum , athalilla cholvaan
That very famous Rama
would go away from his country
And become a great
Sidha who left salvation,
There is no problem in telling it
23.Othum Muni vaaniyan thanneyum varuthi
Mamuni thaan vannu
ivade yaagavum kazhikkum
After bringing the great
sage who teaches here
Another great sage
would come and do fire sacrifice
24.Yaagathil niinu
udane payasam labikkum
Payasathe vaanga
neengal moovarum bhujikkkum
Immediated from fire sacrifice You will get Payasam
And after getting
it, all the three of you will eat it
25.Moothayamma thanniloru puthiran pirakkum
Moonu lokamudaya pilla
kaikeyikkundaam
For the eldest
mother a son would be born
And Kaikeyi will get a son who has three
worlds
26.Vaarilaya kongayaalamavallu randu
Balarivar , naalvarilum moothathangu Raman
To the youngest
of the mothers
There will betwo
sons, Rama is eldest of four
27.Keerthiyulla balakar
iruvarumayothu.
Keerthiyai
muthume sukhichu vaazhum kaalam
When the two boys who will be very famous ,
At thattime when
they have greaeat fame and living
28.Kaushikanaam
mamuneendran yipuriyil vannu
Yaga Raksha cheivathinnu, ramane ayappan
Then the very
great sage Kaushika would come to this city
And ask to send Rama to protect a fire sacrifice
29.Modhamodu
arasanodu chollumadiyamme
Ezhu randu
lokam vaazhvor arasane vilichu
He will tell this
with joy to the king
By calling the king who rules fourteen worlds
30.Lakshmananeyum
vilichu pokayennu chollum
Mamuni thelijavare kootti
kondu pokum
He will him to take
Lakshmana also
And the great sage would
take those who are clear
31.Balayum athibalayumithi manthravum kodukkum
Kadakathu chellum neram Thadakaye kollum
He would give them
manthras called Bala and athibala
They would go inside
forest and kill Thadaka
32.Rakshasare konnu yaga rakshayum cheyyum
Kallai kidakkunna thor ahalya
than dehe
33.Kalu vechu Raman angu mokshavum Kodukkum
Janaka puram thannil chellum,
vivahamathu kaanmaan
They would kill Rakshasas and
protect the yaga
On the body of Ahalya who was lying there as stone,
Rama would keep his feet and
grant her salvation,
They would go to Janaka pura to
see the wedding
34Muppurari thande palli
villathu murikkum
Kelpinodu Seethayeyum
Vettu kondu pokum
He would break the bow of
Shiva who is enemy of Tripura
And with strength
would marry Seetha and go
36,Veliyum kazhinjudane porum
vazhi thannil
Parasuraman kandudane margavum thadukkum
After marriage is over , in their way of return
Parasurama saw them
and immediately blocked their way
37.Parasuraman thanne jayichu ayodhyathil porum
Pantheeraandu kalamangu
swairamayi vasikkum
After winning over
Parasuraman, they will come to Ayodhya
And for twelve years live there
with calm and peace
38.Rajyabharam Ramannu
kodukkam yennu chollum
Rajyavasiyullor okkeyum
varuthum
He will say that the kingship would
be given to Rama
And would make all people living in country come
39.Moothayamma thannude
vakkukalaal chollum
Yen makane rajyam
thannil vaazhikkkanamennum
Using the worlds of the
eldest mother , they will tell
My son should rule
this country
40.Ramane vanathilekku
ayaykka venamennum
Yenna mozhi kettu
Rajan mohichangu vizhum
And also that Rama
should be sent to the forest
And hearing these words, king
will faint and fall
41.Ramanum vanathilekku
yathrayangu pokum
Kaayya nadhi
yenna puzha kandu avide nilkkum
Rama would
take a journey to the forest
And He will stop when he
reaches the Kaya river
42.Bakthanaam guha varanum chennu
kadatheedum
Vahini kadannudane
akkarakku chillum
Guha who was
a great devotee would make him cross
And crossing the river would go to the other shore
43.Bakthanaam Bharathanum avide
chennu kaanum
Neethiyode Anujane ayodhyakku
ayakkum
BHaratha who was a devotee would go and see him there
And with justice, the younger
brother will come to Ayodhya
44.Dhivyanaam agasthyaneyum
kandu vandhichudum
Janakiyum Lakshmananum Raghavanumai
They would go and salute the very holy Agasthya
Sita, Lakshmana and Rama
together
45.Pancha vatiyaya punya
desathingal chellum
Kananathil chol periya Panchavati
theere
They will go to the holy
place called Panchavati
In the shores of the
famous place in the forest
46.Parna saala katti angu irikkumadiyamme
Annu rathrium
kazhinju koodum adi amma
They would a thatched home and stay there
, oh mother
And they will spend that night also there , oh mother
47.Rakshasa kulathiloru soora naari vannu
Neethi ketta varthakalellam pesumadiyamme
One bold woman belonging to the
Rakhasa clan would come
And oh mother would talk all sort of unjust
words
48.Ramannu athu bodhiyaanju
pokayennu chollum
Lakshmananum kopamode
mooku mula chethum
Rama wil not like it and
tell her
to go
And the angry Lakshmana will cut off her nose and breasts
49.Kopamodu alari , kharan mumbil aval veezhum
Dhooshana ,
trisirassukalaal yudhavum thudangum
Shouting with anger , she will
fall before Khara
And war would be started by
Dhooshana and Trisiras
50Moone mukkal naazhikayaal
Raman angu avare
Kala puram thannilekku yathrayum ayayukkum
Within one and half hour Rama will send them on a journey
To the city
Of the God of death
51.Rakshasi gamichudane Ravanane kaanum
Varthayangu avaludane
Ravanangal chollum
Rakshasi will go immediately
and see Ravana
And would the
news immediately to him
52.Ramanathu cheithithennu Ravananum kelkkum
Ravanan udane chennu
Marichane kanum
Ravana hear as what all has been done by Rama
And would immediately go and see
Mareecha
53.Chennudane pon maanaayi
kalikka venam yennu
Yennathine kettavanum vegamode thanne
He said you should go
there as golden deer and play
And hearing that , he would go there fast
54.Pon niram kalarnnoru pon
maanaayi theernnu
Seetha mumbil chennu vilayadume mareechan
He became a golden deer with
the colour of Gold
And Marrecha went and played before Mareecha
55,Maanineyum kandu seethe
Ramanodu chollum
Maanine pidichu thara
vename yenikku
Seeing the deer , Sita will
tell Rama
You catch the
deer and give me
56.Maan pidippan Ramanum angu pokumadi Amme
Bikshu roopanayittappol Ravananum yethum
Oh Mother Rama then will go to catch the deer,
And Ravana in form of mendicant would reach there
57.Annu Sithaye kondu pokumadi amme
Pokum vazhiyil oru pakshiyum thadukkum
Oh mother he will take away Sita on that day
And on the way of going a bird
would try to stop them
58.Pakshiyodu yudham cheithu,
paksham vetty posdum
Pinne yangu avale kondu lankayil iruthum
After fighting a war with that
bird, he will cut its wings
And then he will take her to Lanka and keep her there
59.Raman aarthi poondu udane,
thambiyodu koodi
Kaananathil keri , neele
nokkumadi yamme
Rama would get worried and along with his younger brother
Enter the forest and would
search for her all along , oh mother
60.Bakthanaam Jatayu thanne, vaarthayellam chollum
Punyanaaya pakshikku
angu mokshavum kodukkum
Then Jatayu who was a devotee
would tell all the news
And to the holy bird
he will give salvation
61.Arka suthanum mala mel
pediyodirikkum
Sugreevane kondu udane sakhyavum kazhikkum
The son of Sun God would be on
the mountain with great fear
And he will sign a treaty immediately with Sugreeva
62.Dundhubhi thala yeduthangu
ambare yeriyum
Yezhu maram chernnu
pilanneedumadi Raman
He would take the head of Dhundhbhi
and throw it in sky
And Rama Would
split seven trees together
63.Veeranaaya Baliyeyum kollumadiyamme
Ilayavannu naadu
kodutheedumadi yamme
He will kill the
very valorous Vali
And give his youngdo to
his younger brother
64Vayu puthran , Kadannu chaadi
chennu
Janakiye kandu udane Vaarthyum Paranju
The Son of Wind God, would jump
overand
See Janaki and immediately tell her news
65.Anguleeyam koduthu,
choodaa rathnam vaangi
Lanka chuttavan Kadalum
chadi yingu porum
After giving the ring and getting the head brooch of gem
He will burn lanka, jump over the sea and come back
66.Choda rathnam kondu vannu raghavannu nalkum
Vaanararum othu udan niroopnam thudangum
Bringing th head brooch, he
will give it to Rama,
And all the monkey would start
reviewing
67.Varidhiyil van chirayum,
kettumadi yamme
Ravanane kolkayennu
devakalum chollum
Oh Mother then will build a big
bridge over the sea
And the devas also tell him to
kill Ravana oh mother
68.Akkarakku chennudane
Ravanane Kollum
Ishtanaam vibheeshanannu
Rajyavum kodukkum
They will go to the other
shore and immediately kill Ravana
And will give the kingdom to
Vibheeshana who is liked by them
69.THaruni maniyaya Sita
theeyil udan chadum
Shudhiyim varuthi yangu
ayodhyangal vaazhum
The Gem of the lady Sita would
jump in fire
And after purification They
will in Ayodhya
70.Annenikku nallathoru chela thara
venum
Chela konil naalu panam ketti tharenam
That day you have to give
me a good sari
In the corner of the Sari you should tie four coins and give
71.Kayyilidum mothirathilonnu thara venam
Kankanangal thaali maala peeli thara venum
You should also give a
ring to be worn on the finger
You should give bangles ,
mangala suthra and peacock feather
72.Yenkalukku poka venam, poka
venam thaaye
Kanchinikku kanji kodu , choru
kodu yennamme
WE have to go, have to go, Oh mother
For this Kanchini please give
Kanji(rice broth) , and mother give me
cooked rice
73.Katti thala yenna kodu,
thavidu kodamme
Kanji theli konja mennan
kadi kodennamme
Oh mother for tying my hair give me oil, give me rice bran
Please give little solid of Kanji and give me some thing to bite
74.Kooda vantha kootarikku choru kodennamme
Kathu kuthum, kaikal paarkkum,
yevalumadiyamme
For the people whio have come
with me, please give cooked rice,
I can bore the ears and see the
hand, who else can do it
75.Kaakkayaar kalathi naangal,
paandiyil piranthu
Naangalude janmamathu, neengal
arivilla
We belong to crow like ttribe,
we were born in Pandi
You do not know about our birth
76.Appadi jnaan chonnathu yellam othu varum amme
Ippadi naan chonnathellam
othu varaanjaal
Whatever I have
told you now will become true
By chance if what I have told
does not come true
77.Naakkaruthu poduvan, naan
kunjungalathaane
Chothi mukhan aane Haranaane,
Guruvaane
Ramanaane sathyamithu naangal chonnathellam
I would cut my toungue and
throw, oath in name of my babies
Oath in name of Shanmukha, Oath in name of
Vishnu , Oath in name of my Guru
Oath in name of Rama, Whatever we have told is the truth
