97-BANTUREETHI-HAMSANADHAM

https://youtu.be/r83G15Rcb7g

http://thyagaraja-vaibhavam.blogspot.com/2008/09/thyagaraja-kriti-bantu-reeti-raga.html

Gist

O Lord rAma!

• • Give me the privilege of being in Your service as a (royal) guard.

  • Give me the privilege of being in Your service as a true (royal) guard who would thrash the six interanal enemies – desire, conceit etc., and make them bite dust.

  • Give this tyAgarAja the privilege of being in Your service as a (royal) guard on whose person would shine these -

    • • a heavy armour of horripilation,

      • royal badge of being rAma’s devotee, and

      • divine sword called rAma’s name.