Sri Rama Gita Mahathmya

Sri Rama Gita  Mahathmya

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Sutha Uvacha:-

Sutha said:-

1.Sri Rama Gita  Mahathmyam  kruthsnam jaanaathi  Sankara,

Thadardha   Girijaa  vethi , Thadardh vedmyaham mune.

Lord Paramashiva knows   the greatness  of Rama Gita  entirely,

And half of it is known by Parvathi   and oh Sages , I know  half of that.

2,Thathe kinchith  pravakshyaami  kruthsam  vakthum na   sakyathe ,

Yajnathwaa  thath kshana  loka kaschithashudhi  mavaapnuyaath.

Since I cannot relate  it to you completely , I shall  tell  you something of it,

Knowing which within a second   you would make  purity as your own.

3,Sri Ramagita yath paapam   na naasayathi narada,

Thanna nasyathi  theerthadou   loke kwapi kadachana ,

Thanna pasyamyaham   loke  margamanopi sarvadha.

Oh Narada  that sin which is not   destroyed   by Ramagita,

Cannot be destroyed  by any sacred waters all over the world

And I am not able to see people  any time  anywhere .

4.Rameno upanishaththsindhumun madhyo  uthpaaadhinaam  mudhaa,

Lakshmanaayarpithaam  gita sudham peethwaa  amaro bhaveth.

This was produced by Rama  by churning out   the ocean of Upanishads,

And gave it to Lakshmana who drinking the nectar of Gita became God.

5,Jamadagni sutha  poorvam karthveerya vadhecchaayaa,

Dhanur vidhyaam abhyaasithum  mahesyaanthike vasan.

Earlier the    son of  Jamadagni   with the  desire of killing Karthaveerya,

Learnt   the art of war with the bow  and lived  near   the great God.

6.Adheeyamaanaam parvathyaa Rama githam  prayathnatha,

Sruthwaa  graheethyaasu   padan narayana kalam aagaath.

With effort  he  learnt   Rama Gita   from Goddess Parvathi,

By hearing it   and memorising it and became one of the crescents of Narayana

7.Brahma g hathyaadhi   papaanaam nishkruthim yadhi   vanchitha,

Rama gitam  maasa tthrayam   padithwaa  muchyathe  Nara

If   a human being  desires  to wipe off    sins like  Brahma  Hathya ,

Then by chanting  Rama gita  for  three months , he  will  destroy such sins.

8.Dush prathi graham  -durbhojyaa duraalapaadhi   sambhavam,

Paapam   yath  keerthanena  Rama gita  vinaasayeth.

The occurrence of taking wrong compensation, wrong food  and wrong talk ,

Are sins but by singing Rama   Geetha the sins  would be  destroyed.

9.SAligrama  silagre cha, thulasya aswaths sannidhou,

Yatheenaam purathasthdwa   rama geetham  padethu ya,

Sa thathphalamavopnothi yad vaachopi  na gocharam.

Either  at the tip of SAligrama I or before  THulasi plant or banyan tree,

Or  in front of sages, If Rama geetha   is read ,

You would get such a great result  which cannot be described by words.

10.Rama geethaam padan bhakthyaa ya sradhaa  bhojayed swijaan,

THasya  they pithara sarve  yaanthi  vishno paramam padham.

The one   who reads   Rama Geetha   with devotion or  feeds a Brahmin with interest,

Would make all   the clan of his fathers  reach    the land of Vishnu.

11.Ekadasyaam  niraahaaro  niyatho   dwadasi  dhine  ,

Sthithwaa agasthya  tharor moole  , Rama geetham  padeth ya,

SA eva Raghava saakshaath   sarva  devaschapoojyathe.

If one does not eat   any food on Ekadasi   day  and observe Dwadasi  as per rules,

Or sits  on the shade  of Agasthya   tree  and reads   Rama geetha  ,

He   would  be worshipped   by devas like  Lord Rama.

12.Vinaa dhanam , vinaa dhyaanam  , vinaa  theerthavagahanam,

Rama geethaam   narodhithya thad anantha  phalam labeth.

Without giving charity , without  meditating or without bathing  in sacred waters,

If a man reads   he would live like sun god   and also get good results  later.

13,Bahudhaa kimihokthena srunu Narada thathwatha,

Yasya vijnana mathrena   vanchithartha phalam   labeth.

Oh Narada  , please  hear  without   the principle  that has been told,

And you   by  your  wisdom  get  your  desires fulfilled.

Ithi Sri Brahmanda purane   Uthara Khande Adhyatha Ramayana  Mahathmye,

Ekasashtithame sarge  Sri Rama geetha  Mahathmyam  samaptham.