Rama Nama Sankeerthanam
From collections of
Swami Brahmananda
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Swami Brahmananda
of Rama Krishna Mutt happened to
visit South India In cotober 1943.He was greatly surprised by
hearing this song on Rama.When he went back , his collections were
published by Rama Krishna mutt , Calcutta and according to SWamiji, this publication induced
great devotion to Rama in West
Bengal)
1.Varnanaam arth sanghaanaam,
Rasaanaam chandasaam api
,
Mangalaanaam
cha Karthaarou,
Vandhe vani vinayakou.
1.I salute
goddess Saraswathi , who is,
The creator of
words , their meanings,
Their sentiments and
their meters,
And Lord Ganesa
the cause of all auspiciousness.
2.Bhavani sankarou vandhe , sradha viswasa ri oopinou,
Yaabhyaam
vinaa na pasyanthi sidhaa swathastha meeswaram,
2.I salute the
Goddess Parvathi the form of trust ,
And Lord Shiva who
has the form of faith,
Without whose help
even the great sages,
Would not be able
to see the God in their mind.
3.Vandhe bodha mayam
nithyam , Gurum Sankara roopinam,
Yamasritho hi
vakropi , Chandra sarvathra vandhyathe .
3,I salute my
Guru who imparts knowledge to me ,
And who has the
form of Lord Shiva,
Due to depending on him
even the crescent of the Moon,
Becomes
suitable to be saluted.
4.Sitrama guna grama , punyaranya viharinou ,
Vandhe vishudha
vijnanou, kaveeswara Kapeeswarou.
4,I salute the
great and wise poet Valmiki
and great monkey Hanuman,
Who collected the
pure and holy story of travel of
Sita and Rama in the holy
forest.
5.Udbhava sthitha
samhara karineem,klesa haarineem,
SArvaiswarya j karim
sitaam nathoham Ramavallabham,
5.I salute
Sita who is consort of Rama m,
who grants all prosperity,
Who does v creation, upkeep and destruction and who
removes sufferings.
6,Yanmaya vasa
varthim viswam akhilam brahmadhi devasura,
Yath sathvadamrushaivaa
bhaathi sakalam rajjou yadarha
brama,
Yad pada
plavameva bhaathi hi
bhavambodha sthithi aarshavathaam,
Vandeham thama
sesha karana param ramakhyameesam harim.
6.I salute that
God who is known as Rama , due
to his Maya ,
He controls all the universe , Lord Brahma and all other devas and
Due to his
existence just like a rope in a
serpent all illusion disappears ,
Due to his boat
like lotus feet those who
desire to cross the ocean of Samsara do it,
And who is beyond
all known causes.
7.Prasannathaam
yaa na gatha
abhishekathasthaddhaa na mamlou
vanavasa dukhatha,
Mukhambuja sree
raghunandanasya may
sadaasthu manojwala mangala pradhaa.
7.The lotus like
face of the cause of happiness to the clan of Raghu ,
Which did not become pleased with his
impending cornation,
Or which did not
show disappointment due to
sorrow of living in forest ,
May forever grant
me auspiciousness , which would
make my mind shine.
8.Neelambhuja shyamala komalangam , Sits
samaropitha vama bhagam,
Panou mahasayaka
charu chaapaam, namami ramam
Raghuvamsa Nadham.
8.I salute Rama
the lord of the clan of Raghu,
who has a pretty body of the colour of
blue lotus,
On whose left side Goddess
Sita is sitting and who holds a
pretty bow with great arrows.
9.Moolam dharms tharo viveka jaladhou poornendu manandadam,
Vairagyambuja baskaram thwaga haram dwanthapaham
thapaham,
Mohambodhara
puncha patina vidhow rave sambhavam sankaram,
Vandhe brahma kule
kalanka samanam Sri Rama bhoopa
priyam.
9,My salutations to Lord Shiva , who is liked by king
Rama who is the root of the
tree of Dharma ,
He is the full
moon which gives happiness to the
ocean of wisdom,
He is the sun
which opens the lotus
flower of detachment ,
He has the form
of wind that blows away
the clouds of passion,
He is the
destroyer of stains, sin , destroyer
of darkness of ignorance
,
10.Sandrananda pAyodha soubhaga thanum
, Peethambaram sundaram,
Panou bana
sarasanam katilasath thooneera bharam varam,
Rajjevayatha lochanam
druthajataa jootena samsobhitham,
Seethalakshmana
samyutham padhi gatham
Ramabhiramam Bhaje.
10.I salute the
very pretty Lord Ramachandra who is
along with Seetha and Lakshmanam,
Whose body is as pretty as the clouds which cause rain , who wears
the yellow silk,
Who holds in his hand
bow and arrow, who shines wth the
blessed quiver full of arrows,
Who has eyes like
lotus flower and who is shining
wearing a matted hair.
11Kundendindeevara sundaraa athibalaa vijnana dhamavubhou,
Shobhadyai
varadanvinou sruthinuthow go vipra
vrundha priyaou,
Maya manusha roopinow ,Raghu varou sadharma vanthou hi thou,
Sitanveshana thathparou
padhirgathou Bhakthi pradhou thou hi naa.
11.He is as pretty as
jasmine flower and the moon , who is very strong, who is store house of codified knowledge ,
Who is greatly
shining , who holds a blessed bow , who
is praised by the Vedas , who is
dear to crowd of Brahmins and cow,
Who by his Maya
has assumed a human form , Who is the best of Raghu clan , who is
personification of Dharma,
Who was busy in searching Sita,and who leads you in
proper way and is
he not gifting us with devotion.
12.Brahmambodhi samudhbhavam , kali mala
pradhwamsanam cha avyayam,
Srimathchambhu mukhendu sundara vare samshobitham
sarvadaa.
SAmsaramaya
beshajam sumadhuram sri Janaki jeevanam,
Dhanyasthe
krithina pibanthi sathatham sri
Rama Namamrutham.
12.Blessed are those
who daily drink the
nectar like Rama,
Who was born in
the ocean of Brama , who destroys
the ills of Kali age, who is imperishable,
Who always is
there on the pretty
full moon like face
of God shiva
Who is medicine
for the disease of SAmasra and is
the life of Janaki.
13.Santham
saswatha maprameyam anagham nirvana santhi pradham,
Brahma sambhu phaneendra sevya manisam , Vedantha Vedhyam
Vibhum,
Ramakhyaam Jagadeeswaram sura gurum
Maya Amushyam Harim,
Vandeham karunakaram
raghuvaram bhoopala choodamanim,
13.I salute the
doer of mercy , who is blessed one among
Raghus,who is the head gem among kings,
Who is peaceful ,
who is stable, who is not limited, who
is sinless ,who h is detached , who grants
peace,
Who is always served by Brahma, shiva and Adh Sesha, who
is being studied by Vedas, who is the Lord,
Who is called as Rama, who is the God of universe, who is the teacher of Devas and Hari who has
taken human form due to Maya and
who is Hari.
14.Kekee kantaabhanilam
sura vara vilasad vipra padabjha
chihnam,
Shobadyam ,
peetha vasthram , sarasija nayanam ,
sarvadhaa suprasannam,
Panou naaracha
chapam kapi nikara yutham
. bandhunaa sevyamanam,
Naimeedyam , Janakeesam
, Raghavara manisam Pushpaka arooda Ramam.
14.I salute always
the Lord of Janaki , who is Raghava, who is best among Raghus ,
who rides on Pushpaka Vimana.
Whose body is blue
like the neck of the peacock , who is the great deva, whose chest
shines with the sign of Brahmin’s feet ,
Who wears yellow cloths
, who has lotus like eyes , who
always has a pleased look,
Who holds arrows
and bow , who is very near the
monkeys and who is served by his relations.
15. Vaidehi sahitham surudrumathale haime maha mandape,
Madhye pushpaka masane mani maye veerasane susthitham,
Aagre vaachayathi prabhanjana suthe thathwam muneebhya param,
Vyakhyaantham Barathathibhi parivrutham Raamam bhaje syamalam. 18
Madhye pushpaka masane mani maye veerasane susthitham,
Aagre vaachayathi prabhanjana suthe thathwam muneebhya param,
Vyakhyaantham Barathathibhi parivrutham Raamam bhaje syamalam. 18
15I salute that black coloured Rama,who sits along with daughter of Videha,
And in the company of Baratha and others, Inside the golden shed beneath the holy tree of Karpaga,
On the seat of flowers bedecked with jewels, Built in its centre,
Explaining the essence of knowledge, To the assembled sages, And to the son of Anjana.
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