Ramayana From Venkatesa SAhasranamam/ Venkatesa Ramayanam
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
( There fourteen verses
are a part of Venkatesa
Sahasranamam and Sri R.Venkata
Rathnam found that the entire Ramayana is retold in these 14 verses.He calls it Venkatesa
Ramayanam . His translation can
be found in http://in.kamakoti.org/newlayout/template/articles.html
and what follows is my translation.)
1.Ravi vamsa
samudhbhootho Raghavo Bharathagraja
,
Kausalya thanayo Ramo , Viswamithra Priyankara
Raghava born in
solar dynasty is elder brother of BHaratha ,
He is Rama the son
of Kausalya and was greatly liked by
Viswamithra.
2.Taaka ari Subahugno
, Bala Athi bala Manthravaan,
Ahalyaa shapa
vichedhi pravishta Janakalaya
The Killer of Thataka
and Subahu , who had Mastered The Manthras called Bala and Athibala,
Cut off the curse
of Ahalya and reached the home
of Janaka.
3.Swayamvara sabhaa
aasmastha , eesa chapa prabhanjana ,
Janaki parineethaa
cha Janakadheesa samsthuthaa .
He went to the
SWayamvara hall and broke the
bow of Lord Shiva ,
He married
Janaki and is greatly praised
by Lord Janaka.
4.Jamadagni
tanuja athyodhaa , ayodhya
adhipa agranee ,
Pithru vakhya
pratheepala , thyaktha rajya salakshmana .
He won over the son of Jamatagni and
was recognized as king of Ayodhya,
But for obeying
the orders of his father, he gave up the
kingdom along with Lakshmana.
5.Sa seethas
chithrakootastho bharathahitharajyakaa
,
Kaaka darpa
praharataa cha dandakaranya
vasaka.
Rama went to Chithrakoota
with Sita and handed over
the kingdom to Bharatha ,
Rama destroyed the
pride of Kakasura and
started living in
Dandakaranya.
6,Pancha vatyaam viharee cha swadharma
Pariposhaka ,
Viradhaha Agasthya
mukhya muni sammanithaa.
Rama started living in Panchavati and nurtured
His Dharma there,
He killed Viradha and was honoured by Agasthya and other great sages.
7.Indra chapa
Dharaa khadga dhara cha
akshayayakha ,
Kharanthako
Dhooshanari, Trishiraskaripurvrushaa.
He held Indra’s
bow , carried his sword and the inexhaustible
arrow case ,
That great Kshatriya killed Khara , Dhooshana and Trisiras.
8.Thathaa
surpanakha nasas chethaa valkala
darakha ,
Jataavvaan
Parnashastho mareecha bala Mardhaka.
The nose of Surpanakha
was cut by him who was dressed in Wooden bark,
He lived in
thatched hut , sported matted hair and destroyed
the power of Mareecha.
9.Pakshi raat
krutha samvaadho Ravi thejaa Mahabala,
Shabaryaa neetha
phla bhk hanoomath
parithoshithaa .
Then that very
strong one of solar clan discussed
with the king of birds,
Partook the
fruit offered by Shabhari and he filled Hanuman with joy.
10.Sugreevabhyadho
daithyaakhyaa kshepana Baasura
,
Saptha tala
SAmuchedhaa vaali hruth kapi samvrutha.
He offered
protection to Sugreeva , kicked
the Asuras skeleton ,
And pierced the
seven trees and also pierced the heart of Vali and was surrounded by Monkeys.
11.Vayu soonu krutha sevaa thyaktha
pampaa kushanah ,
Udhanvaatheergha
shooro Vibheeshana vara Pradha.
Rama accepts service of
Hanuman, leaves Pampa and
crosses the ocean,
After sitting in
penance on Darbha grass and gave boons to Vibheeshana.
12.Sethu krutha ,
daithyaa praptha Lanko alankaravaan swayam,
Athikaya shira chetha
Kumbakarna Vibhedhana .
He who is
handsome constructed the bridge
, reached Lanka occupied by
Asuras
Cut off the head
of Athikaya and cut Kumbhakarna
to pieces.
13.Dasa Kanta
Shirodwamsee Jambhavath pramukhavruthaa ,
Janakeesha
suradhyakshaa saketha purathanaa.
Surrounded by great ones like Jambhavan he cut off the heads of ten headed one ,,
And the king of
Devas and Lord Of Janaki reached the city of Saketha.
14.Punya sloko
Veda Vedhyaa swami theertha nivasaka ,
Lakshmeesarah kekhilo
Lakskshmeeso Loka Rakshaka.
He who can be reached
by divine verses lives in Swami Pushkarini ,
He is the God of
Lakshmi who immerses in the pond of
Lakshmi and is the protector of the
universe.
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