The Ramayana story
as sung by Luv and Kusha
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(In the year 1987 ,
the Ramananda sagar’s
Ramayana story was broadcast in
TV .I am not exageerating when I say
that whole India froze for
that one hour. Meetings , including
cabinet meetings were postphoned, so that people can see and
hear that Ramayana .The greatest part of the serial was
the “Story of Ramayana as sung
by Luv and Kush” in each episode . The music for the great song was composed
byRavindra Jain and he himself
sung the mesmerized song . I alwaus thought hundreds of English translation would be available for that
song and so I was greatly
surprised to see that ,
google search could not locate the
translation of the song. So I attempted
to do it .I am sure I was inadequate
for the job and any way I did
it.Here is my English translation and
hear it as well as see it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giTipGJ5-Y0 )
Om shree maha Ganadhipatey namah
Om shree umamaheshawarabhya namah
Om shree umamaheshawarabhya namah
Om salutations
the great chief of Ganas
Om Salutations
to Uma Maheswara
Vaalmiki gurudeva ne
Kar pankaj teer naam
Sumire maat saraswati Hum par ho khud sawaar
Maat peeta ki vandana Karte baaram baar
Gurujan raaja praja Jan naman karo svikaar
Sumire maat saraswati Hum par ho khud sawaar
Maat peeta ki vandana Karte baaram baar
Gurujan raaja praja Jan naman karo svikaar
Hum katha sunate Ram
sakal gundham ki
Hum katha sunate Ram sakal gundham ki
Hum katha sunate Ram sakal gundham ki
The Guru Valmiki
has made your name in to a lotus
flower,
The mother SAraswathi
with a rosary should bless
us,
After again and again
saluting the mother and
father ,
After requesting
elders , king, people to accept my
salutations ,
We would now make
you hear the Story of Ram who is treasure of all good qualities,
We would now make
you hear the Story of Ram who is treasure of all good qualities,
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
Jambu dweepebharat khande
Aryavarte bharat varshe
Ek nagari hai vikyat ayodhya naam ki Yehi janma bhoomi hai
Param pujya shrii ram ki…
Hum katha sunate Ram sakal gun dham ki
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki……
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
Ek nagari hai vikyat ayodhya naam ki Yehi janma bhoomi hai
Param pujya shrii ram ki…
Hum katha sunate Ram sakal gun dham ki
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki……
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
This is Ramayan
the holy story of Sri Rama,
In the Jambu dweep is Bharat Kanda called Arya
Vartha and Bharat Varsha,
And in that
there is a famous town whose
name is Ayodhya ,
Which is the birth place of the most worshipful Ram,
We would now make
you hear the Story of Ram who is treasure of all good qualities,
And this is
Ramayana which is the holy story of
Ram,
And this is
Ramayana which is the holy story of Ram
Raghukul ke raja dharmatma , Chakravarti dashrath punyatma
Santati hetu yagya karvaya ,Dharm yagya ka shubh phal paya
Nrip ghar janme char kumaraa, Raghukul deep jagat adhaara…
Charon bhratonke shubh naama Bharat shatryghna lakshman rama…
Santati hetu yagya karvaya ,Dharm yagya ka shubh phal paya
Nrip ghar janme char kumaraa, Raghukul deep jagat adhaara…
Charon bhratonke shubh naama Bharat shatryghna lakshman rama…
Guru vashishtha ke gurukul jaake Alpa kaal vidya sab paake
Puran huyi shiksha Raghuvar puran kaam ki
Hum katha sunate Ram sakal gun dham ki
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
Puran huyi shiksha Raghuvar puran kaam ki
Hum katha sunate Ram sakal gun dham ki
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
Yeh ramayan hai Punya katha shrii ram ki
The kings of the
clan of Raghu were followers of Dharma ,
And the emperor Dasaratha was a holy
person,
And he carried
out a Yaga for getting children and
that Yaga of Dharma gave
positive results,
In the palace of the king four sons were born who were
the basis for lighting the clan of Raghu,
And those
four sons were named
Bharatha , Sathrugna , Lakshmana
and Rama ,
And they went to the Gurukul of Vasishta and
earned knowledge for some time ,
And the education
reached completion and the great one of Raghu clan completed it,
We would now make
you hear the Story of Ram who is treasure of all good qualities,
And this is
Ramayana which is the holy story of
Ram,
And this is Ramayana
which is the holy story of Ram
Mrudu swar komal bhavana ,Rochak prastuti dhang
Ek ek kar varnan kare , Lav-kush ram prasang
Ek ek kar varnan kare , Lav-kush ram prasang
In soft voice with
pretty imagination , The
interesting subject,
Were one by one
described by Lav and Kush in front
of Ram
Vishwamitr mahamuni raayi , Inke sang chale do bhai
Kaise ram tadka , Kaise naath ahilya taari
The sage
Viswamithra came and with him went the two brothers,
And how Rama
walked and how Ahalya
was saved
Munivar vishwamitra tab , Sang le lakshman ram
Siya swayamvar dekhne , Pahunche mithila dham
Then sage Viswamithra
along with Rama and Lakshmana,
Reached the city
of Mithila to see Sita
making the choice of her husband
Janakpur utsav hain bhaari , Janakpur utsav hain bhaari
Apne var ka chayan , Karigi sita sukumari
Apne var ka chayan , Karigi sita sukumari
There was a great festival in ciry of Janaka , there was great festival in city of Janak,
For the pretty
girl Sita would choose her groom
Janakpur utsav hain bhaari , Janak raj ka kathin pran
Suno suno sab koi , Jo tode shiv dhanush ko
So sita pati hoye , Jo tore shiv dhanush kathor
There is a great festival in city of Janaka, the
great soul of king Janaka,
Please hear, hear
every one, he who brakes the bow
of Shiva,
Would become
the husband of Sita , he who brakes
the bow of Shiva
Sab ki drishti ram ki oar , Ram vinaygun ke avtaar
Guruvar ki aagya siroddhar , Sehej bhaav se shiv dhanu toda
Every one’s look was towards Rama, for Rama was incarnation of humility,
Taking on his head
the order of His Guru, in an ordinary fashion , he broke the
bow of Shiva
Janak suta sang naata joda , Raghuvar jaisa aur na koi..
Sita ki samata nahin hoyi , Jo kare parajit kaanti koti rati kaam ki
The great one of
Raghu and no one else , established relationship with daughter of Janaka
And there was no
one equal to Sita, by her luster she
defeated one crore Rathis
Hum katha sunate ram sakal gundham ki
Yeh ramayan hai punya katha siya ram ki
We are making you
hear the story of Rama , the treasure of all
that is good,
This is the holy
story of Ramayana , the story
of Sitaram
Sab par shabd mohini daali
Mantramugdha bhaaye sab nar naari
Yun din rain jaat hain beete
Lav-kush ne sab ke mann jeete
Mantramugdha bhaaye sab nar naari
Yun din rain jaat hain beete
Lav-kush ne sab ke mann jeete
On every one the
bewitching words were put,
And all men and
ladies became enchanted by the words,
And several
days and nights were spent ,
And every one’s
mind was won over by Lava and Kusha
Van gaman sita haran hanumat milan
Lanka dehen ravan maran
Ayodhya punaraagaman
Sab vistar katha sunaayi
They all
heard in detail the stories of,
Going to forest ,
kidnapping of sita, meeting with Hanuman,
Burning of
Lanka , killing of Ravan,
And again coming
back to Ayodya
Raja ram bhaye raghuraai
Ram-raj aayo sukh daayi
Sukh samriddhi shrii gharghar aayi
The Raghu Ram
became the king Ram ,
And Rama’s rule
came as comfort giving,
Happiness and
prosperity came in every home,
Kaal chakra ne ghatna kram mein
Aisa chakra chalaya
Ram siya ke jeevan mein
Phir ghor andhera chaaya!!
Aisa chakra chalaya
Ram siya ke jeevan mein
Phir ghor andhera chaaya!!
In the series of
events, the wheel of time,
Spun such a
wheel,
In the life of Sita
and Rama ,
That again big
darkness came about
Avadh mein aisa aisa ek din aaya
Nishkalank pe praja ne
Mithya dosh lagaya!!
Nishkalank pe praja ne
Mithya dosh lagaya!!
Avadh mein aisa aisa ek din aaya
In the country of Avadh
, one such day came ,
The people found
an imaginative fault,
On the one who
does not have any stain
In the country of Avadh , one such day came
Chal di siya jab tod kar Sab neh-naatae moh ke
Pashan hridayon mein na Angaare jage vidhroha ke
Pashan hridayon mein na Angaare jage vidhroha ke
Leaving every thing Sita
went off for all love of relations is due to passion,
But in the stone like
minds, the fire of revenge did not wake up
Mamtamayi maaonke Aanchal bhi simat kar reh gaye
Gurudev gyan aur neeti ke Sagar bhi ghat kar rehgaye….
Even the uppercloths of
the very affectionate
mothers appeared very much shrunk,
And even the ocean like
wisdom and justice of God like Guru , appeared
to flow below the ghats
Na raghukul na raghukul nayak
Koi na hua sia ka sahayak…
Maanavta ko kho baithe jab
Sabhya nagar ke vaasi
Koi na hua sia ka sahayak…
Maanavta ko kho baithe jab
Sabhya nagar ke vaasi
No clan of Raghus
or the lord of that clan,
Were there to
provide help to Sita,
And every one of
the people of that civilized city,
Seemed to have
lost their humanity
Tab sita ko hua sahayak
Van ka ek sanyaasi….
At that time one sage of the forest,
Became the help
to Sita
Un rishi param udaar ka
Valmiki shubh naam
Sita ko aashray diya
Valmiki shubh naam
Sita ko aashray diya
Le aaye nij dham..
That Sage who
was very generous,
Had the holy name of Valmiki,
And he provided
support to Sita
And provided her
the real home to live
Raghukul mein kuldeep jalaye..
Ram ke do sut siya ne jaaye..
Ram ke do sut siya ne jaaye..
The lamp of the clan
of Raghus was lit,
And Sita gave
Ram two sons
Shrota gan jo ek raja ki putri hain
Ek raja ki putrvadhu hain
Aur ek chakravati samrat ki patni hain
Wohi maharani sita
Ek raja ki putrvadhu hain
Aur ek chakravati samrat ki patni hain
Wohi maharani sita
Vanvaas ke dukho mein
Apne dino kaise kaat ti hain
Apne dino kaise kaat ti hain
Oh audiences she
was the daughter of a king,
She was the daughter in law of another king,
And she was the
wife of a very great emperor,
And that
great queen Sita
And yet how did
she spend her days ,
Of her great
sorrowful days in the forest
Apne kul ke gaurav aur
Swabhimaan ki raksha karte huye
Kisi se sahayta maange bina
Kaise apna kaam woh swayam karti hain…
Swayam van se lakdi kaant ti hain
Swayam apna dhaan kootti hain
Swayam apni chakki peesti hain
Aur apni santaanonko
Swavalambi banana,
Swabhimaan ki raksha karte huye
Kisi se sahayta maange bina
Kaise apna kaam woh swayam karti hain…
Swayam van se lakdi kaant ti hain
Swayam apna dhaan kootti hain
Swayam apni chakki peesti hain
Aur apni santaanonko
Swavalambi banana,
Ki shiksha kaise deti hain
Protecting the
respectability of her clan,
Protecting her
great self respect ,
Without begging for help from any one,
She herself was cutting
wood in the forest ,
She herself
cleaned her own grains ,
She herself powdered the grain in the mortar,
And she made her children,
Depend only on themselves
And that is how
she gave them lessons
Ab uski karun jhaani dekhiye.
Ab uski karun jhaani dekhiye.
Janak dulari kulavadhu
Dasharath ji ki raj rani ho
Ke din van mein bitati hain……
Rehti thi gheri jise
Das- dasi aato yam
Daasi bani apni
Ke din van mein bitati hain……
Rehti thi gheri jise
Das- dasi aato yam
Daasi bani apni
Now see
about her very pitiable life,
The darling
daughter of Janaka became the
queen of kingdom of dasaratha,
How does she
spend her time in the forest,
She who used to live like an empress served by ten servant maids ,
All the twenty four hours
And she has now become a
servant herself
Udaasi ko chupati hain…
Dharam praveena
Sati param kulina sab
Vidhi dosh-hina
Vidhi dosh-hina
Jina dukh mein sikhati hain
That great
lady of Dharma ,
Was hiding her tiredness
She who was most virtuous
innocent lady ,
Has been punished by fate.
And made to learn
to live in sorrow
Jagmata hari-priya lakshmi swarupa siya
Koothhi hain dhaan bhoj swayam banati hain
Kathin kulhadi leke lakdiya kaant ti hain
Karam likhe ko par kaat nahi paati hain…
Koothhi hain dhaan bhoj swayam banati hain
Kathin kulhadi leke lakdiya kaant ti hain
Karam likhe ko par kaat nahi paati hain…
Sita, the mother of the world , the darling of Hari who has the form of Lakshmi,
Herself pounded the grain and prepareed
herself the food,
She took a hard
axe and sliced the
fire wood herself,
Though fate has written like that and she was not able to cut
Phool bhi uthana bhaari jis sukumari ko tha
Dukh bhari jeevan woh uthathi hain
Dukh bhari jeevan woh uthathi hain
That tender lady
to whom even flower was heavy,
was lifting this
life filled with sorrow
Ardhangi raghuveer ki woh dhare dheer
Bharti hai neer neer jal mein nehlati hain
Jiske prajake apvaadon
Kuchakra mein
Kuchakra mein
She who is the
better half of Rama, with great
cheer,
Filled up water
and she mixed the bad words of
the bad days
Of the citizens
in that water itself,
Peesti hai chaaki
Swabhiman bachati hain….
Paalti hain bachchonko
Woh karmayogini ke bhaati
Swavalambi sabal banati hain
She mixed the dough
,
And saved her self
respect ,
She nurtured her children,
Just like one who
is detached,
And thus made them
strong and self dependent
Aisi sita mata ki pariksh leti
Nithur niyati ko daya bhi nahi aati hain…
Does not this , a cruel
justice become kind ,
When taking
examination of such a great mother Sita
O…us dukhiya ke raj-dulaare…
Hum hi sut shrii ram tihaare….
Hum hi sut shrii ram tihaare….
O….sita maa ki aankh ki taare…ee …
Lav-kush hain pitu naam hamare….
He pitu bhagya hamare jaage
Ram katha kahe ram ke aage……
Lav-kush hain pitu naam hamare….
He pitu bhagya hamare jaage
Ram katha kahe ram ke aage……
WE are the
princely son of that sorrowing lady,
WE are your
sons oh lord Rama,
We are the stars
of the eyes of mother Sita,
And the names given to us are Luv and Kush
Oh our lucky father
wake up,
WE are telling the story of Ram before Ram
हम कथा सुनाते राम सकल गुणधाम की,
हम कथा सुनाते राम सकल गुणधाम की,
ये रामायण है पुण्य कथा श्री राम की,
जम्बुद्वीपे, भरत खंडे. आर्यावर्ते, भारतवर्षे,
इक नगरी है विख्यात अयोध्या नाम की,
यही जन्म भूमि है परम पूज्य श्री राम की,
हम कथा सुनाते राम सकल गुणधाम की,
ये रामायण है पुण्य कथा श्री राम की,
ये रामायण है पुण्य कथा श्री राम की,
रघुकुल के राजा धर्मात्मा, चक्रवर्ती दशरथ पुण्यात्मा,
संतति हेतु यज्ञ करवाया, धर्म यज्ञ का शुभ फल पाया,
नृप घर जन्मे चार कुमारा, रघुकुल दीप जगत आधारा,
चारों भ्रातों के शुभ नामा, भरत, शत्रुघ्न, लक्ष्मण रामा,
गुरु वशिष्ठ के गुरुकुल जाके, अल्प काल विद्या सब पाके,
पूरण हुयी शिक्षा, रघुवर पूरण काम की,
हम कथा सुनाते राम सकल गुणधाम की,
ये रामायण है पुण्य कथा श्री राम की,
मृदु स्वर, कोमल भावना, रोचक प्रस्तुति ढंग,
इक इक कर वर्णन करें, लव कुश राम प्रसंग,
विश्वामित्र महामुनि राई, तिनके संग चले दोउ भाई,
कैसे राम ताड़का मारी, कैसे नाथ अहिल्या तारी,
मुनिवर विश्वामित्र तब, संग ले लक्ष्मण राम,
सिया स्वयंवर देखने, पहुंचे मिथिला धाम,
जनकपुर उत्सव है भारी,
जनकपुर उत्सव है भारी,
अपने वर का चयन करेगी सीता सुकुमारी,
जनकपुर उत्सव है भारी,
जनक राज का कठिन प्रण, सुनो सुनो सब कोई,
जो तोडे शिव धनुष को, सो सीता पति होई,
को तोरी शिव धनुष कठोर, सबकी दृष्टि राम की ओर,
राम विनय गुण के अवतार, गुरुवार की आज्ञा शिरधार,
सहज भाव से शिव धनु तोड़ा, जनकसुता संग नाता जोड़ा,
रघुवर जैसा और न कोई, सीता की समता नही होई,
दोउ करें पराजित कांति कोटि रति काम की,
हम कथा सुनाते राम सकल गुणधाम की,
ये रामायण है पुण्य कथा सिया राम की,
सब पर शब्द मोहिनी डारी, मन्त्र मुग्ध भये सब नर नारी,
यूँ दिन रैन जात हैं बीते, लव कुश नें सबके मन जीते,
वन गमन, सीता हरण, हनुमत मिलन, लंका दहन, रावण मरण, अयोध्या पुनरागमन.
सविस्तार सब कथा सुनाई, राजा राम भये रघुराई,
राम राज आयो सुख दाई, सुख समृद्धि श्री घर घर आई,
काल चक्र नें घटना क्रम में ऐसा चक्र चलाया,
राम सिया के जीवन में फिर घोर अँधेरा छाया,
अवध में ऐसा, ऐसा इक दिन आया,
निष्कलंक सीता पे प्रजा नें मिथ्या दोष लगाया,
अवध में ऐसा, ऐसा इक दिन आया,
चल दी सिया जब तोड़ कर सब नेह नाते मोह के,
पाषण हृदयों में न अंगारे जगे विद्रोह के,
ममतामयी माँओं के आँचल भी सिमट कर रह गए,
गुरुदेव ज्ञान और नीति के सागर भी घट कर रह गए,
न रघुकुल न रघुकुलनायक, कोई न सिय का हुआ सहायक,
मानवता को खो बैठे जब, सभ्य नगर के वासी,
तब सीता को हुआ सहायक, वन का इक सन्यासी,
उन ऋषि परम उदार का वाल्मीकि शुभ नाम,
सीता को आश्रय दिया ले आए निज धाम,
रघुकुल में कुलदीप जलाए, राम के दो सुत सिय नें जाए,
श्रोतागण, जो एक राजा की पुत्री है, एक राजा की पुत्रवधू है, और एक चक्रवर्ती राजा की पत्नी है, वही महारानी सीता वनवास के दुखों में अपने दिन कैसे काटती है. अपने कुल के गौरव और स्वाभिमान के रक्षा करते हुए, किसी से सहायता मांगे बिना कैसे अपना काम वो स्वयं करती है, स्वयं वन से लकड़ी काटती है, स्वयं अपना धान कूटती है, स्वयं अपनी चक्की पीसती है, और अपनी संतान को स्वावलंबी बनने की शिक्षा कैसे देती है अब उसकी एक करुण झांकी देखिये;
जनक दुलारी कुलवधू दशरथजी की,
राजरानी होके दिन वन में बिताती है,
रहते थे घेरे जिसे दास दासी आठों याम,
दासी बनी अपनी उदासी को छिपती है,
धरम प्रवीना सती, परम कुलीना,
सब विधि दोष हीना जीना दुःख में सिखाती है,
जगमाता हरिप्रिया लक्ष्मी स्वरूपा सिया,
कूटती है धान, भोज स्वयं बनती है,
कठिन कुल्हाडी लेके लकडियाँ काटती है,
करम लिखे को पर काट नही पाती है,
फूल भी उठाना भारी जिस सुकुमारी को था,
दुःख भरे जीवन का बोझ वो उठाती है,
अर्धांगिनी रघुवीर की वो धर धीर,
भरती है नीर, नीर नैन में न लाती है,
जिसकी प्रजा के अपवादों के कुचक्र में वो,
पीसती है चाकी स्वाभिमान को बचाती है,
पालती है बच्चों को वो कर्म योगिनी की भाँती,
स्वाभिमानी, स्वावलंबी, सबल बनाती है,
ऐसी सीता माता की परीक्षा लेते दुःख देते,
निठुर नियति को दया भी नही आती है,
उस दुखिया के राज दुलारे, हम ही सुत श्री राम तिहारे,
सीता मां की आँख के तारे, लव कुश हैं पितु नाम हमारे,
हे पितु, भाग्य हमारे जागे, राम कथा कही राम के आगे.
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पुनि पुनि कितनी हो कही सुनाई, हिय की प्यास बुझत न बुझाई,
सीता राम चरित अतिपावन, मधुर सरस अरु अति मनभावन
Thank u dear Jai Shree Ram 🙏
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