Lakshmanopadesam (malayalam-Adhyathma Ramayanam)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander\
(When Kaikeyi tells Rama togo to forestLakshmana starts shoting and Rama teaches him what should be his thought process)
(Teaching to Lakshmana)
“Vathsa, Somumithre, Kumara, Nee kelkaanam,
Mathsaradhyam vedinjennude vakkugal,
Ninnude thathwam arinjirikknnithu,
Munname jnanodaa , ninnullil yeppozhum,
Yenne kurichulla vathsalya pooravum,
Ninnolamilla matharkkum yennullathum,
Ninnaal asadhya mayilloru karmavum,
Nirnayamengilum onnithu kelkku nee,
Drusyamayoru raja dehaadhiyum,
Viswavum nissesha dhanya dhanadhiyum,
Sathyamennakile thal prayasam thava ,
Yuktha , mathallykil yendhatinaal phalam?
Bogangalellam Kshana prabha chanchalam,
Vegena nashtamai ayussum orkka nee.”
Oh son, Oh son of Sumithra , Oh lad,
Please hear my words leaving out competitive spirit,
I have understood your principles,
And also your love towards me,
And also that no one has love to me as much as you have ,
And also it is definite that no job is impossible for you,
But please hear this one from me,
Only if the visible things like kingship , body,
World , incomparable wealth and land are the truth,
Then only your effort will be proper ,
And suppose it is not , what will result?
All the pleasures are as temporary as the lightning,
And they vanish quickly like our life, please remrmber this.”
“Vahni santhaptha loha sthambhu bindhunaa,
SAnnibham marthya janmam Kshana banguram,
Chaksha Sravana galasthamaam durdharam,
Bhakshanathinnu apekshikunnathu pole ,
Kala heenaa parigrasthamaam lokavum,
AAlola chethsaa bhogangal thedunnu,
Puthra mithrartha kalathradhi samgamam,
Yethrayum alpa kala sthitham orkka nee ,
Panthar peruvazhiyambalam thannile,
Thantharai kooti viyogam varumpole ,
Nadhyamozhugunna kashtangal poleyum,
Yethrayum chanchalam alaya sangamam,
Lakshmiyum asthira yallo , manushyarkku,
Nilkkumo youvanavum punaradruvam.”
The human life is like a drop of water ,
Fallen on a metal piece made red hot by fire,
And some thing which vanishes in a second,
Like the frog which is in the throat of a snake,
Seeking for food , the beings caught in the grips of time,
With a melting mind , seeks for pleasures.
Understand that the meeting that we have with,
Son, friends, wife and others lasts only for a little time,
Like the wayfarers in a rest house of the high way,
Are getting upset when they meet and part ,
And like the wooden pieces floating in the river
The meeting of the people in the world is purely temporary,
And also wealth also is not at all stable for men,
And would the state of youth be with us permanently.”
“Swapna samanam kalathra sukham nrunaam,
Alpaayussum niroopikka , Lakshmanaa,
Ragadhi sangulamayulla samsaram,
Aake niroopikkil , swapna thulyam sakhe,
Oorkka gandarwa nagara samam athil,
Moorkhanmaar nithyam anuvarthichidunnu.
Aadithya devan udhichithu vegena,
Yadapathiyil maranjithu sathwaram,
Nidhrayum vannithu udaya shailopari,
Vidrutham vannithu pinneyum bhaskaran,
Itham mathi bramam ulloru janthukkal,
Chithe vicharippathilla kalantharam,
Aayussu pokunnathethum ariveela,
Maya samudarthil mungi kidakkayaal.”
The pleasure out of a wife is like a dream,
And short life also is similar , Oh Lakshmana,
The life between birth and death which,
Is intermixed with pleasures , if properly ,
Studied is also like a dream, my friend,
And remember it is like a city of Gandarwas ,
Which cannot be seen , and the foolish people,
Observe that the Sun god comes out speedily,
Goes speedily in to the sea , followed by sleep,
And again the sun god comes out fast.
People who have this type of imagionation in their brain,
Never think about anything over time,
And they do not know when the soul goes away ,
And are lying drowned in the sea of illusion .
Vardhakhyamodum jara narayum poondu,
Cheertha mohena marikkunnithu chilar ,
Nethrendriyam kondu kandirikke puna-,
Morthu ariyunnela maya than Vaibhavam,
Ippolithu pakal , pilpadu rathriyum,
Pilppadu pinne pakal undai varum,
Iprakaram niroopichu moodathmakkal,
Chilpurushan gathiyethum ariyathe ,
Kala swaroopanam easwaran thannude ,
Leela viseshangal onnum oraykayaal,
AAma kumbhambhu samanamai ayussudan,
Pomathethum darikkunnathil larume.
With old age, with white hair and wear and tare,
Some people die with enlarged desires,
Though people see using the eye,
They are not able to know the greatness of illusion,
The foolish people think that now it is a day,
After some time it will be night , which would be followed by day,
Not knowing the acts of God, and without ,
Remembering all the sports done by ,
The God who is but the form of time,
Live a life like water in an unbaked pot,
And people are never are able to understand the goings of God.
“Rogangalaaya shatrukkalum vannu ,
Deham nasippikkum yevanum nirnayam,
Vyagriye ppole jarayum aduthavan,
Aakramcheedum sareerathe nirnayam,
Mruuthyuvaum koodoru neram piriyathe,
Chidravam parthu parthu ullil irikkunnu,
Deham nimitham maham budhi kaikondu,
Moham kalarnnu janthukkal niroopikkum,
Brahmanoham narendroham , aadyoham ,
Yennamedritham kalaneedum dasanthare ,
Janthukkal bhakshichu kaashtichu pokilaam,
Venthu veeneerai chamanju poyeedalaam,
Manninnuu keezhai krumigalai pokilaam,
Nannalla deham nimitham maha mohgam.”
“It is certain that the enemies called diseases,
Would come and destroy the body,
And like the tigress wear and tare will come near,
And definitely attack the body,
And the death is always within us,
Looking for a proper time to attack,
The beings due to their body , mix the pride,
Add desires to it and live ,
And chant that , “I am Brahmin”, I am the king”,
“I am a noble man”, all their life ,
And during that time they eat , go poop,
Or even burn in to white ash and disappear ,
Or can even become worms under the mud ,
And so it is not good to have desire because of the body.”
Thwang mamsa Raktha asthi vin moothra rethasaam,
SAmmelanam Pancha bhoothaka nirmitham,
Maya mayamai parinaamiyai oru,
Kayam vikariyai ullonitha druvam.
The body is but a mixture of skin , flesh , blood,
Bones , poop , urine and semen and is,
Made of the five elements and it would ,
Be pervaded by illusion and that body ,
Is subject to change , it is certain.
DEhabhimaanam nimitham undaya ,
Mohena lokam dahippapathinnu nee,
Manasa tharil niroopichathum thava ,
Jnanam illaika yennarika , nee Lakshmana.
Due to the desire again due to attachment ,
To this body , you are thinking of burning the world,
And that thought of yours in the mind,
Shows that you do not have wisdom, Lakshmana.
Doshangal okkave deha abhimaaninaam,
Roshena vannu bhavikkunnithorkka nee ,
Dehoham yennulla budhi manushyarkku,
Moha mathaavaam avidhya yakunnathum,
Deha malla orkkil , jnan ayathu athmavennu,
Mohaika hanthriyayullathu vidhya kel,
Samsara karinayayathu avidhyayum,
Samsara nasiniyayathu vidhyayum.
All the defects are with those who love their body,
And come to them due to their anger , you please remember,
The feeling of a man that “I am the body”,
Is due to ignorance which is the mother of desire.
And once you think that “I am not the body,
But am the soul” ,that thought is the killer of desires,
And is the real knowledge and please know,
That ignorance is the one that makes the life of birth and death,
And knowledge is that which completely destroys this thought.
“AAkayaal moksharthiyaaklil Vidhyabhyasam,
Yekantha chethasaa cheyga vendunnathum,
Thathra kama krodha lobha mohaadhikal,
Sathrukkal akunna thennum arige nee,
Mukthikku vignam varuthvan yethrayum,
Sakthiyullo nnathil krodham arikedaa,
Matha pithru brathru mithra sakhikale ,
Krodham nimitham hanikkunnathu pumaan.”
So if you are , one thirsting for salvation,
You should sit alone and develop that deep wisdom,
And then passion , anger , avarice as well as desire,
Would all become your enemies, please understand,
And also please know , that anger is the emotion,
That puts a stop for the aim of getting salvation,
And that gentleman completely destroys,
Mother, father , brother and friends .”
“Krodam moolam manasthapam undai varum,
Krodham moolam nrunaam samsara bandhanam,
Korodhamallo nija dharma kshayakaram,
Krodham parithyajikkenam budha janam,
Krodhamallo yamanayathu nirnayam,
Vaitharanyakhya yakunnathu thrushnayum.”
Due to anger arise misunderstandings,
Due to anger man gets tied up by domestic life ,
And Is not anger the real destroyer of Dharma,
And so the wise man should give up anger,
And is not anger definitely the god of death,
And strong desire is the river Vaitharani,(Indian equivalent of Styx)
That encircles the city of death.
Santhoshamakunnathu nandanam vanam,
Santhatham santhiye Kama Surabhi kel,
Chithichu santhiye thanne bhajikka nee,
Santhapamennal oru jathiyum varaa,
Dehendriya prana budhyadhikalkkellam,
Ahantha mele vasippathu aathmavu kel,
Shudha swayam jyothir Ananda poornamai,
Thathwarthamai , nirakaramai nithyamai,
Nirvikalpam param nirvikaram ghanam,
Sarvaika karanam sarva jagan mayam,
Sarvaika sakshinam sarvajna meeswaram,
Sarvadhaa chethsi bhavichu kolga nee.
Happiness is the garden of the devas,
And always hear that peace is the wish giving cow,
Think about this and pray for only peace,
And then always you will never have sorrow,
Hear that the soul lies above the body, sense organs,
The movement , intellect and ego,
Please always think that the soul in you ,
As filled up with the pure , dazzling self filled with joy,
Which is the meaning of all philosophies ,
Which does not have any actions, which is for ever ,
Which can be known in the state of Nirvikalpa Samadhi,
As witness of everything and god of everything always.
SAragnanaya nee kel Sukha dukhadam,
Prabdam yellam anubhavacheedenam,
Karmendriyangalaal karthavyamokkave ,
Nir mayama acharicheedukenne varu,
Karmangal sangangal onnilum koodathe,
Karmangalellam vidhicha vannam para,
Brahmani nithya samarpichu cheyyanam.
You who know the essence of everything please hear,
Pleasure , pain , difficult duties have to be undergone,
You have to definitely carry out with utmost sincerity,
All the duties dictated by organs as well as Karma,
Without attaching yourselves to the results of Karma,
And as fated by Karma ,dedicating it to the supreme god.
Nirmalamayulloru athmavu thannodu,
Karmangal onnume pathukayillennal,
Jnan ipparanjathellame darichu thal,
Jnana swaroopam vicharichu santhatham,
Manatheyokke thyajichu nithyam para,
Manandamul kondu maya vimohangal ,
Manasathingal ninnasu kalaga nee,
Manamallo paramapadamaspadam.
Since none of the karmas can attach ,
Themselves to the pure soul ,
After understanding all that I told you,
Always meditate on that form of wisdom,
Giving away egoistic feelings , and daily,
Get drowned in divine joy , remove ,
From the mind the desires created by illusion,
For egoism is the reason of all dangers.
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