Sri Bhagavat Ramanuja Suprabatham

Sri Bhagavat Ramanuja Suprabatham

Chanting Suprabatham to wake up Vibhava and Archavathar is in vogue since Ramaavathar days in Treta Yuga.. Sage Viswamitra  took Rama and Lakshmana to the forest to help protect his Yaga from demons. In the mornings Sage Viswamitra used to sing suprabatham to wake up Rama to get ready for his duty of protecting Viswamitra's yaga.


Kausalya Supraja Rama ,poorva sandhya pravarthathe, 
Uthishta nara Saardhoola , karthavyam daivam aahneekam 

Manavala Mamunigal commanded one of his Ashtathigajangal, Sri

 Prathivathi Bhayangaram Annangrachariar of Kanchipuram to 

compose a suprabatham for Lord Venkatesa. Sri Annangrachariar
   
incuded the above two lines to start the Sri Venkatesa 

Suprabatham. Late Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi popularized this

 Suprabatham with her sweet voice and Bhava. 

I am assuming ( I may be corrected) that the same Annangrachariar

composed Bhagavat Ramanujar Suprabatham presumably under

 instructions from Manavala Mamunigal.

I am not sure in which of the Bhagavat Ramanujar Sannthis this suprabatham is being chanted regularly.

This is a very meaningful sloka highlighting the glories Bhagavat Sri Ramanuja. Apart from Highlighting hsi connections with his five Gurus, His powers, Karunya, grace poise etc, the composer places a request to Sri Ramanuja to wake up as there are duties that await hism as daily Chores.

This is pretty similar to the way Andal was waking up her friends for Margazhi Nonbu.

The composer goes on to reminding Bhagavat Ramanuja as to how many are awaiting for him for his daily Kainkaryams, commandments, darshan etc.

1.) Lord of Hasthagiri is awaiting for Sri Ramanuja's seva of bringing water from the well
2.) Lord Ranganatha is awaiting for Sri Ramanuja's daily kainkaryams
3) Thiruvegamudaiyan is getting to ready to visit Bhagavat Ramanuja adorning the Sangu and Chakram given Sri Ramanuja
4) Thirukurungudi Nambi is awiting your Sri Bhasya discourse
5)  Kuresar is awaiting to take notes on Vedanthic Sutras
6)  Andhra Poornar is waiting with Padhukas for Bhagavat Ramanuja to go and bless Adiyaars
7) Sishyas are waiting with new Kashayam dress, Kamandalam with water and Tridhandam to be used by Bhagavat Ramanuja after bath
8) Srivaishanvas are waiting to have Bhagavat Ramanujs' darshan
9) People are Chanting Ashtaksharam, Dwayam, Chama slokam as thet await Bhagavat Ramnuja's arrival.
10) Srivaishnavas are chanting Prappna Gaythri, as they await Bhagavat Ramanuja.
11) It is time to get up and offer daily Kainkaryams to the lord of Thirunarayanapuram
12) Several Bhagavathas and 700 yathi are awating Bhagavat Ramanuja's arrival
13) You are the one that created Navarathana Malas namely Tri Gadyam, Vedantha Deepam, Vedhantha Saram, Vedhantha Sangraham, Nithyanushtanam, Sri Bhashyam, Gita Bhashyam, Please get up and start the daily Chores for loka Kshemam
14) Those who want to cross samsara sagaram are awiting to get blessed by your abhaya Hastham
15) Your sishyas are getting ready for bath in river kaveri. So please join them
16) Ramanuja !!! one  with noble qualities, One without any attachments, One who protects those surrendered to him, One who is embodiment of satva gunas, Bless us with eagerness to be serving you and participate in kainkaryams dedicated to Bhagavat Sri Ramanuja                        
  Here is the full Bhagavat Ramanuja Suprabatham