Kula
कुलA family, clan or lineage.
Meaning
Kula means family or clan, and in lyrics it places a figure in their line — Rama of the Raghu kula, the Raghu clan. It is the same instinct as parampara in dance: you are identified by whom you come from.
In the songs
kodhandam endhiya raghu kula shree raaghavaa
O Sri Raghava of the Raghu clan, holding the Kodanda bow
Dasharatham Than · Smt. Rajee Narayan
kothandam enthiya raghu kula sri raamaa
Oh Sri Rama of the Raghu clan, wielding the Kodanda bow
Dasharathan Than · Unknown
kothandam enthiya raghu kula sri raaghavaa
Oh Sri Raghava of the Raghu clan, wielding the Kodanda bow
Dasharathan Than · Unknown
thaye yashoda undhan aayar kula thuditha mayan gopalakrishnan seiyum jalathai keladi thaye
Oh Mother Yashoda, listen to the mischievous deeds done by your son, the magical Gopala Krishna, who is the pride of the cowherd clan.
Thaye Yashoda · Oothukkadu Venkata Subbaiyer