Rama Nama Sankeerthanam

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

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.