Rama Manasika pooja

 Rama Manasika  pooja

(From Ananda   Ramayana)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(A very charming  mental worship   which goes step by step  similar  to the normal worship, Followed by  Namaskara Manthras , followed  by Manthras for honouring and pleasing the lord,THis was taught by  

1.AAvahayaami viswesam,

Janaki Vallabham vibhum,

Kausalya thanaam vishnum,

Sri Ramam   prakruthe param

I invoke the   lord of Universe,

The  Lord   who is consort  of Janaki

Who is Vishnu  , the son of Kausalya,

The lord Rama who by nature  is divine.

2.Rajadhi raja  Rajendra,

Ramachandra  Maheepathe

Rathna simhasanam thubhyam

Daasyaami  , sweekuru  prabho

Oh king of kings, Indra  among kings,

The lord  of earth,  Ramachandra,

I am offering you  a    throne ,

Made  of gems, Oh Lord   accept it

3.Sri Rama gacha  bhagawan,

Raghu veera  , Raghuthuma,

Janakya   saha    Rajendra,

Susthiro   bhava   sarvadhaa

Oh  Rama , Oh God  please come  ,

The valorous Raghu  , the  best of Raghu clan,

Oh  indra among  kings, along   with Janaki.

Always   remain   very stable

4. Ramachandra  maheshvasa

Ravananthaka   Raghava,

Yavath  poojaam  samaapyaham,

Thavathwam  sannidho   bhava

Og Ramachandra , great among  the greatest,

Oh Raghava   who killed   Ravana,

That worship   which I am offering to you,

May it be as it is offered  in front  of you

5. Raghu nandana Rajarshe,

Rama   , rajeevalochana,

Raghu vamsadha  may   devaa

Sri Rama abhimukho   bhava

The son of Raghu  , who is a royal sage,

Rama   who   has  lotus  like eyes,

My   God who belongs   to Raghu clan,

Oh Rama  , become  one facing me

6.Praseedha janaki  Naadha

Suprasidha   sureshwars,

Prasanno   bhava  may  Rajan,

Sarvesa  , Madhu  soodana

Be  pleased  , Lord of Janaki

The  very  famous  God of devas,

Oh king  , become pleased   with me,

Oh God of all  , the killer  of Madhu

7.Saranam  may  Jagannadha,

Saranam  may   Bhaktha vathsala,

Varadho  bhava  may   Rajan

Saranam  may   Raghuthama

I surrender to you  , Oh Lord  of universe,

I  surrender  to you  , Oh darling of devotees,

Oh King , become  one who blesses  me

I surrender to you  , Oh best  of Raghu clan.

8.Trilokya pavananantha,

Namasthe   Raghu  Nayaka

Paadhyam  grahaana   Rajarshe

Namo  Rajeevalochana

Oh Lord ,. Who endlessly  purifies  the three  worlds,

I salute you, Oh Lord  of raghu clan,

Oh Royal sage please accept   water to wash your feet,

I salute  the  lotus eyed one .

9.Paripoorna  parananda,

Namo  Ramaya  Vedase

Gruhanarkhyam  , maya datham,.

Krishna , vishno , janardhana

Oh lord  who is full  of divine  joy,

Salutations to Rama, the expert  in Vedas

Please accept  water  for drinking  given by me,

Oh Krishna  , Oh Vishnu  , Oh Janardhana

10.Om namo Vasudevaya,

Thathwa  jnana  swaroopine,

Madhu parka,  gruhonemam,

Raja Rajaya  they  Nama

Om salutations   to vasudeva

Who has  the form of  Knowledge  of philosophy,

Please accept  Madhuparka (honey and milk)  from me

Oh king of kings  , my salutations  to you

11,Nama sathyaya  , Shudhaaya

Budhyaya, Jnana roopine,

Gruhanachamanam   deva,

SArva  lokaika   nayaka

Salutations  to one who is pure and  is the truth,

Oh intelligent  one who has  form of wisdom,

Please accept   from me Aachamana for inner purification,  Oh God,

Oh lord  of all  the    worlds

12.Brahmandodhara  madhyasthai,

Stheerthaischa   Raghu  Nandana,

Snapayishyamyaham  Bhakthyaa,

Thwam Grahaana  Janardhana

Oh   son of Ragh clan  , with sacred  waters,

Collected   from all  the rivers  of the universe,

I am  bathing you  with devotion,

Oh Janardhana  please   accept it.

13.Santhaptha  kaanchana prakhyam,

Peethambaram  yimam , hare,

Samgrahaana  , Jagannadha,

Ramachandra  Namosthuthe

Oh Hari here  is the   yellow silk,

Which resembles   the molten gold,

Oh king of universe  , please   accept it,

I salute   the   Ramachandra

14.Sri Ramachutha   Yajnesa,

Sridarananda  Raghava,

Brahma suthram southareeyam

Grahaana  Raghu  Nayaka

Oh Ramachandra  who is  God of all Yajnas,

The Raghava    who  happily  carries Goddess  Lakshmi,

Please   accept   the   sacred  thread,

And upper  cloth from me  , oh Lord of Raghu clan

15.Kireeta, hara  , keyura,

Rathna  kundala  , mekhalaa,

Griveya Kausthubham haaram

Rathna  kankana noopuram

The crown, garland, armlet,

Gem studs  ,  Golden belt,

Necklaces Kausthubha  garland 

Anklets and the gem studded bangles

16 Evamaadhani   sarvaani,

Bhooshanaani  Raghuthama,

Aham daasyaami    they bhakthyaa,

SAmgrahaana  Janardhana

 All   these    things  , which   are,

Ornaments  , Oh best  of Raghus,

Is offered   by me   with devotion,

Please  accept  them Janardhana

17.Kumkumagaru  Kasthuree

Karpooronmisra   Chandanam

THubhyam daasyaami viswesa

Sri Rama  Sweekuru prabho

Kumkum   , pure musk ,

Sandal   mixed   with camphor,

Oh god of the world, I am  offering,

Oh Lord   Rama  please  receive them

18.THulasi  kundhu  mandhara

Jathi  punnaga  champakai

Kadambha  karaveeraicha

Kusumai  SAtha pathrakai

THulasi  ,jasmine, mandhara

Red jasmine  , punnaga  flowers  , champaka  flowers,

Mixed  with  oleander,

All these flowers   and hundred  leaves

19,Neelambujai  , bilwa  dalai,

Pushpa  malaischa   raghava,

Poojayishyamaham Bhakthyaa

Sangrahaana  namosthuthe

The  blue lotus  , bilva leaves

Flower  garlanda  , Oh Raghava

I am worshipping   with  devotion

Please accept  , my salutations

20.Vanaspathi  rasair dhivyair,

Gandhaadyai sumanoharai

Ramachandra  maheepaala

Dhoopoyam   prathi  gruhyathaam

Divine  juice  of forest  plants,

Which are  very pretty and sweet smelling

Oh Ramachandra  who is the king,

Please  accept    the incense  smoke

21.Jyothishaam pathaye  thubhyam

Namo   Ramaya  Vedhase,

Gruhaana   deepakam   rajam

TRilokya   thimiraapaham

Oh  lord  of all  that is shining .

Salutations   to Rama  saluted by Vedas

Please accept  this lamp  oh king,

Which removes  darkness of three  worlds

22.Idham dhivyaannam   amrutham

Rasai  shadbhir    virajitham

Sri  Rama   Raja Rajendra,

Naivedhyam   parigruhyathaam

This nectar   like    divine food,

Having   the six   types  of tastes,

Oh  Rama, the  indra  of king of kings,

Please  accept   this  food  offering

23,Naga vallee dalair uktham,

POogi  phala   samanvitham,

THaamboolam   gruhyathaam  Rama,

Karpooradhi  samanvitham

Oh  Rama   accept   this  thamboola,

Consisting  of   betel  leaves  ,

Along with   the  betel nuts,

Where  edible  karpora  is added

24,Mangalaartham  mahee paala,

Neeraajanam  idham   hare

Sangruhaana   Jagannadha,

Ramachandra  namosthuthe

For sake   of auspiciousness  oh king,

Here  is  offering  of light  , Oh Vishnu

Oh lord  of the world  please accept it

I salute that   Ramachandra

This worship is followed by salutations. The manthras   for that are:-

Sri  Rama  Namaskara  Manthras

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Om namo  bhagawathe sri,

Ramaya  paramaathmane,

Sarva  bhothantharasthaaya,

Sa seethaaya  namo nama

Om  salutations     to the God Rama,

Who   is the  God   and is the  divine soul,

Salutation and salutations to him,

Who is  inside  every being  along with Sita

2.Om namo Bhagawathe Sri  ,

Rama, Ramachandraya Vedhase  ,

Sarva  Vedantha  vedhyaaya,

Saseethaaya  namo  nama

Om salutations    to God Rama,

Who is Ramachandra   worshipped  by Vedas,

Salutations  and salutations   to him,

Who has  learnt  all Vedas   including  Sita

3.Om namo bhagawathe   sri,

Vishnave paramathmane,

Parathparaaya   Ramaya,

Saseethaaya  namo  nama

Om salutations   to  God   Vishnu,

Who is   the divine   soul ,

Salutation and salutation  to

The   most  divine  Rama  along with Sita

4.Om namo Bhagatathe   sri,

Raghunaadhaya, saarngine

Chinmayaananda roopaaya,

Saseethaaya  namo  nama

Om  Salutations   to the   the  lord,

Of the Raghu clan  who holds  the saaranga bow,

Salutations and salutations   to him.

Who has  form of divine joy  , along with Sita

5. Om namo  Bhagwathe   sri,

Rama sri  Krishnaaya chakrine

Vishudha  jnana   dehaaya

Saseethayaa   namo nama

Om   salutations to the Gods   sri Rama,

And   Sri Krishna   who holds   the Chakra

Salutations and salutations  to  the one,

With   very pure  and wise body, along with Sita

6.Om namo  BHagawathe  sri,

Rama  Rama Bhadhraaya  Vedase,

Sarva  loka    saranyaya,

Saseetaya namo  nama

Oh Salutations   to the  God Rama,

And Ramabhadra   worshipped  by Vedas

Salutation and salutations to him  ,

Under whom all the world  had surrendered along with Sita

7.  Om namo  Bhagawathe   Sri,

Ramaya   amitha   thejase,

Brahmandaika   roopaaya

Saseethaaya namo nama

Om salutations   the   God Rama,

Who has   extremely   great  luster

Salutations  and salutations to him,

Who has  the form of universe along with sita

Afterwards God should be pleased by prayers and dances ,

The manthras for them are :-

1.Vishudha jnana   dehaaya,

Raghu naadhaya   Vishnave

Anthakarana samshudhim,

Dehi may Raghunandana

Oh Lord  of Raghu can, Oh Vishnu,

Who has a body  of pure   wisdom,

Oh son of Raghu  , please   grant me,

Purity  of   the inner   body

2.Namo  narayananantha,

Sri Rama Karunanidhe,

Mamudhara  Jagannadha,

Ghoraath  samsara  saagaraath

Salutation  to the endless  Narayana,

The Rama   who is treasure  of mercy,

Oh Lord of universe  uplift me,

From  the   terrible  ocean of Samsara

3.Ramachandra maheshvasa,

Saranagatha  thathpara,

Traahi maam sarva  lokesa,

Thapathra  mahaa  analaath

Oh Ramachandra  who holds great arrows,

Who  is greatly interested in those   who surrender,

Oh  Lord of   all worlds, please save me,

From the fire  of three  types of suffering

4.Sri Krishna  , srikara, sreesa,

Sri Rama, sri nidhe hare

Sri Nadha, Sri  Maha vishno,

Sri Narasimha   krupanidhe

Sri Krishna  , lord who makes things  prosperous, the  god of Lakshmi  ,

Sri Rama, He who has  goddess  Lakshmi as treasure, Hari,

The Lord  of Lakshmi, Lord   Mahavishnu  with Lakshmi,

Lord  Narasimha   who has treasure of mercy.

5.Garbha , janma  , jaraa  , vyaadhi,

GHora samsara  saagaraath.

Maam udhara  Jagannadha,

Krishna  , Vishno, Janardhana

From the  terrible  ocean of Samsara,

Consisting of pregnancy, birth  , old age   and diseases,

Oh Lord   of the universe  lift me up,

Oh Krishna, Oh Vishnu  , oh Janardhana

6.Sri Rama , Govindha, Mukundha  , Krishnaa,

Sri Nadha  Vishno bhagawan  Namasthe,

Proudari shad varga maha bhayebhyo,

Maam thrahi Narayana   Viswamoorthe

Oh Rama, Oh  Govinda, Oh Mukunda, Oh Krishna,

Oh  god  Vishnu  lord of Lakshmi, my salutations

Please   save me from the six   types  of great fared,

Which are  enemies  of youth, Oh Narayana, Oh God of universe

7.Sri Ramachyutha Yajnesa,

Sridharananda   Raghava,

Sri Govinda hare  vishno,

Namasthe janaki pathe

Oh Rama , Oh Achyutha, oh lord of Yajnas.

Oh Sridhara, oh happy   Raghava

Oh Govinda, Oh Hari  , Oh Vishnu

Salutations to consort  of Janaki

8.Brahmanandaika vijnanam ,

THwannama smaranam nrunaam

Thwad padambhuja sad  bhakthim,

DEhi may  Raghu Pungava

Definitely   thinking  about your name,

Is the   science   of  Brahmananda

True devotion  to your lotus like feet,

Please   give me  , lord  of Raghu clan

9.Namosthu Narayana   Viswamurthe,

Namosthu the shaswatha  viswa yone,

Thwameva viswam  sacharacharam cha

THwameva   sarvam pravadathi   santha

Salutation  to Narayana who  has a universal form,

Salutation to you   who is the permanent creator of universe,

You are  the world  , you are all moving and not moving  beings

And the saints   are saying   you are  everything

10.Namosthu the  karana  karanaayaa

Namosthu  kaivalya   phala pradhaaya

Namo  namosthesthu  jagan mayaaya

Vedantha vedhyaya  namo namosthu

Salutations   to the cause  of everything,

Salutations to him who  grants  us salvation

Salutation and salutation to he who pervades  in the universe

Salutation   and salutation  to him who  has learnt  all philosophy

11.Namo Namasthe   bharathagrajaya

Namosthu   yajna prathi palanaaya

Anantha  yajnesa   hare  Mukunda

Govinda   Vishno  bhagawan  murare

Salutation and salutation   to elder  one to Bharatha,

Salutation to one  who guards  the Yajna

Oh Hari  , Oh Mukunda  who is god  of Yajna  endlessly,

Oh Govinda  , Oh Vishnu, Oh  God who killed  Mura

12.Sri Vallabhananda Jagannivasa

Sri rama Rajendra  namo Namasthe

Sri Janaki kantha vishala nethra

Rajadhiraja thwayee  may   asthu Bakthi

Oh  Consort of  Lakshmi   who  endlessly  lives in universe,

Of Rama  , Indra among kings  , Salutation and salutations,

Oh Husband  of Janaki, who has broad eyes,

Ok king of kings, My devotion is in you

13.Thaptha  jaambunadhenaiva,

Nirmitham  rathna  bhooshitham,

Swarna pushupam   Raghu sreshtam,

Daasyaami  Sweekuru  prabho.

I  am offering the ornament  made,

Of purest gold   decorated  by gems

Which is a golden  flower,

To the   greatest  among the raghu clan

14.Hruth  padma karnikaa  madhye,

Seethaayaa   saha Raghava,

Nivasa thwam   Raghu sreshta,

Sarvai aavaranai   Saha

In the centre  of my lotus like heart,

Oh Raghava   along with   Seetha,

Please reside, Oh Lord  of Raghu clan,

Along with   all your companions.

15Mano vaak kaya  Janitham,

Karma yadhvaa  shubhashubham,

THath sarvam preethaya  bhooyaan,

Namo  Ramaya   Saarngine

The  good or bad Karma  which   takes   birth,

From  Mind   ,speech  as well as body,

Make   them all  which are  desirable,.

I salute   Rama , who is Vishnu  with Saarnga

16.Aparadha  sahasraani,

Kriyanthe harnisam mayaa,

Daaso ayamithi maam mathwaa.

Kshamaswa  Raghu  Pungava

Oh great Raghu I commit   thousands,

Of mistakes   as a routine,

Considering   me as your slave,

Please   pardon   all of them

17.Namasthe  Janaki  Naadhaa,

Ramachandra  Maheepathe,

Poornananda  roopa thwam,

Grahanaarkhyam namosthu they

Salutation   to Lord of Janaki,

The  lord  of Earth   Ramachandra,

You have   a form of   complete  joy,

Please  accept  this Arkhya, My salutations

18.Yevam   ya kuruthe  poojaam,

Bahirvaa hrudhayepi cha,

Sakrudh poojana  maathrena,

Rama yeva bhaven nara

This worship that  I did,

Either  outside  or in the heart,

As soon as a good soul completes it,

That man himself  becomes  Lord Rama

19.Kim puna   sathatham Brahmanyevam,

Poojya sthitho  hi sa ,

Sarvaan kaamaan vapnothi,

Cheha  loke  parathra   cha

What is the  need to   again  and again,

Always   do   worship by   Brahmins,

All desires     would be fulfilled  ,

To  all those people  who do this worship

20.Yevam sutheeshna they  proktham,

Yadhaa  pyashtam   thwayaa  mama,

Hrudhaye  manasee  poojaa,

Vidhanam    Raghavasya   cha

This    is as was   told by  Sutheeshna,

Which has been    chanted  by me,

In my heart as the mental  worship

Which  is addressed  to Lord raghava