3.7 Agasthya Sthuthi in Adhyathma Ramayanam (Malayalam)
The prayer of Agasthya from Aranya Kandam
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Nee varunnathum parthu jnan irunnithu noonam,
DEvakalodum kamalasananodum bhavan ,
Ksheera varidhi theerathingal ninnarul cheythu,
“Ghora Ravanan thanne konnu jnan Bhoomandala,
Bharapaharanam cheytheeduven,” yennu, thanne,
Sarasasana , Sakaleswara , Dhayanidhe ,
Jnan annu thudangi vannivide vanedinen,
Ananda swaroopanaam ninnudal kandu kolvaan,
Thapasa janathodum Sishya sangathathodum,
Sri Padambujam nithyam dhyanichu vasichu jnan.
I have been waiting here to see you for a long time,
You addressing the Devas and Lord Brahma ,
In the banks of the ocean of milk told,
“I would reduce the burden of the earth,
By killing the horrible Ravana,” and,
Oh Lord who sits on lotus , god of all , treasure of mercy,
On that same day itself I came and started living here,
For seeing the body of joy personified,
Along with sages as well as a hoard of my disciples ,
And daily I will meditate on your lotus feet and stay here.
Loka srushtikku munnam yekanai anandanai,
Loka karanan vikalpopadi virahithan,
THannude maya thanikku asraya bhoothyai,
Thannude shakthiyennum prakruthi maha maya,
Nirgunanaya ninne yavaranam cheythittu,
Thal gunangale anusaripicheedunnathum,
Nirvyajam vedanthikal chollunnu ninne munnam,
Divyamam avyakyathamennu upanishadvasaal.
Before the creation of the world , you were alone and joyful,
You are the cause of the world and free from choices ,
And because your illusion was serving you,
You made her your strength called the great illusion of nature ,
And she covered you , who had no characteristics,
And makes you appear with different characteristics,
And without hesitation the philosophers tell about you,
That you are the divine entity that cannot be explained by Upanishads.
Maya deviye moola prakruthiyennum chollum,
Mayatheethanmarellam samsmruthiyennum chollum,
Vidwanmaar avidhyayennum parayunnuvallo,
SAkthiye pala namam chollunnu palatharam,
Ninnal samkshobhamanakiya maya thannil,
Ninnu undai vannu maha thathwam yennallo cholvu.
That Goddess of illusion is called the root of nature ,
And those above illusion call her “domestic life”,
Amd learned people call her non- knowledge ,
And thus the goddess is called by several names,
And that from the illusion which has been churned by you,
It is told was born the great philosophy.
Ninnude niyogathal maha thathwathingale,
Ninnu undai vannu punar ahankaravum puraa,
Maha thathawvum ahankaramum samsaravum,
Mahadvedhikal yevam moonai cholleedunnu,
Sathvikam rajasavum thamasam mennee vannam,
Vedhyamai chamanjithu moonum mennarinjalum.
Due to your saying , from the great philosophy,
Arose again what is called egoism,
And this great philosophy, egoism and domestic world,
Are described by those who know Vedas well as three ,
Viz pious , regal and base, characters
And understand that these three things , have become subject to a study.
Thamasthingal ninnu sookshma than mathrakalum,
Bhomi poorvaka sthoola Pancha bhoothavum pinne ,
Rajasathingal ninnundatyathu indriyangalum,
Thejo roopangalaaya daivathangalum pinne,
Sathvikathingal niiny=u manassum undai vannu,
Suthra roopakam lingam ivathil ninnundai,
Sarvathra vyaptha sthoola sanchayathingal ninnu ,
Divyanaam viral pooman undayithennu kelppu.
From the base quality came sound , touch , form , taste and smell,
And from them the five boothas ether , wind , fire, water and earth came,
From the regal quality were born the sense organs,
And from the pious quality came the mind and the gods which were shining,
And from all these came the body which is the connecting link,
And from that collection of forms which are spread everywhere ,
Came out the Godly form(virat Purusha), this is what I hear.
Anganeyulla Viral purushan thanneyallo,
THingidum chara chara lokangal aakunnathum,
Deva manisha thiryogyoni jathikal bahu,
Sthavara jangamougha poornamundai vannu ,
Thwan maya gunangale munnam asarayichallo,
Brahmavum Vishnu thanum Rudranum undai vannu,
Loka srushtikku rajo gunam asrayichallo,
Lokesanaya dathaanabhiyil ninnu undai,
Sathwamaam gunathingal ninnu rakshippan Vishnu ,
Rudranum , thamo gunam kondu samharippanum.
It is that Virat Purusha who became ,
The crowded moving and not moving worlds,
And devas, men and asuras and very many,
Immobile beings came fully from them,
It is depending on your illusory nature ,
That Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva came,
And for creation Brahma born out of the belly,
Depended fully on the regal qualities,
And Lord Vishnu did the job of upkeep using pious qualities,
And Lord Shiva using the base qualities destroyed.
Budhi jathakalaya vruthigal guna thrayam,
Nithyamamsichu jagral swapnavum sushpthiyum,
Ivathinellam sakshiyaya chinmayan BHavan,
Nivruthan nithyan aneka vyan allo Nadha,
Yathoru kalam srushti cheyvaan ichichu bhavan,
Modamodu appol angeekarichu maya thanne,
Thanmoolam gunavane pole yatathu bhavan,
Thwan maha maya randu vidhamai vannalallo,
The three division of activities came from the brain,
And daily they were divided as wakefulness, dream and sleep,
And you the divine spirit was the witness to these all,
And are you not Oh lord enclosed in yourself , one who is forever ,
And one who takes various forms,
When you decided to undertake creation,
Then with joy you accepted the services of illusion,
And due to that you appeared as if you had several characters ,
And your great illusion did come in two different forms.
Vidhyayum avidhyayum yennulla bedakhyaya,
Vidhyayennallo cholvu nivruthi nirathanmaar,
Avidhya vasanmaarai varthicheedunna janam,
Pravruthi nirathanmar yennathre bedhamullu,
Vedantha vakhyartha vedhikalai samanmaarai ,
Pada bhakthanmarayullavar vidhyathmakanmaar ,
Avidhya vasaganmaar nithya samsarikal yennu,
Avasyam thathwajnammar chollunnu nirantharam.
Due to the difference between knowledge and illusion,
The knowledge came , say those who are not attached ,
And the only difference is that those people who live as the slaves of illusion,
Are termed as those who are busy with acts for an aim,
And those who understand the words of philosophy,
And have devotion to your feet are termed as knowledgeable ,
And those under the control of illusion continue as perennial family men,
And this is being permanently told by philosophers.
Vidhyabhyasaika rathanmaaraya janangale,
Nithyamukthanmar yennu chollunu thathwajanmar,
Thwan manthropasakanmarayulla bhakthanmarkku,
Nirmalamaya vidhya thane sambhavichidum,
Mathulla moodanmaarkku vidhyayundakennathum,
Chethilla noorayiram janmangal kazhinjalum,
Aakayaal thwal bhakthi sampannanmarayullavar ,
Yekantha mukthanmaar illethum samsayamorthaal,
Thwad bhakthi sudhaheenanmarayullavarkkellam,
SWapnathil polum moksham sambhavikkayilla.
Those people who are interested only in gaining knowledge ,
Are termed as those who are free forever, say the philosophers,
And to those devotees who are practicing meditation of your name ,
The clean gain of knowledge would automatically happen,
And to other fools the knowledge will never come
Even if they are born hundred thousand times,
So those who are blessed with devotion to you,
Are not those who get salvation alone,
And to all those who do not have the nectar of your devotion,
Even in their dreams they will not get salvation.
Sri Rama , Raghupathe , Kevala Jnana moorthe,
Sri Ramana, Athmarama , Karunyamrutha sindho ,
Yenthinu valare jnan ingu parayunnu,
Chinthikkil saram kinchil cholluvaan dhara pathe ,
Sadhu sangathi thanne moksha karanamennu,
Vedanthajanmaaraya vidhwanmaar cholleedunnu,
SAdhukkalakunnathu samachithanmarallo,
Bodhipicheedum Athma jnanavum BHakthanmarkkai ,
Nispruhanmaarai vigathaishananmaarai sadaa,
Thwad bhakthanmarai nivruthakhila kamanmaarai,
Isha anishta prapthikal randilum samanmaarai,
Nashta sanganmaaraumai sanyastha karmaakalai,
Thushta manasanmaarai brhama thath paranmaarai,
Sishtacharaika parayananmaarai nithyam,
Yogartham yama niyamadhi sampannanmaarai,
Yekanthe sama dhama sadana yukthanmaarai,
SAdukkal avarodu sangathi yundakumbol,
Chethasi bhaval kadha sravane rathiyundaam,
Thal kadha sravanena bhakthiyum vardhichidum,
Bhakthi vardheecheedumbol vijnam undai varum,
Vijnana jnanadhikal kondu mokshavum varum,
Vijnatham yennal guru mukhathil ninnu ithellam,
Aakayaal thwad bhakthiyum ningale prema vayppum,
Raghava , sada bhavikkename Dhaya nidhe.
Oh Rama, Oh lord of Raghu clan , Oh lord who has only wisdom,
Oh Ramana , Oh Rama who is the soul, oh ocean of nectar of mercy,
Why should I keep on telling like this,
Oh king , if we think there is very little to tell as the meaning,
The learned people who have mastered Vedas ,
Are telling that the company of good people is the cause of salvation,
And the good people are those who have a balanced mind,
And they teach the science of soul to the devotees,
They are without jealousy and desire,
They are your devotees and are the people who have killed all desires,
They look at things that they like and do not like in the same way,
They are those who have come out of attachments,
They are those who perform actions without attachment,
They have a contended mind and would be only interested in Brahmam,
They are the ones who are interested only in good things,
And daily for doing Yoga they practice Ahimsa and truth and
Also practice absolute control of their senses ,
They also know how to control passion and anger and control sense organs,
And when you get company of good people who are like this,
Your mind would get interested in hearing the stories of God,
And by hearing stories about you , their devotion will increase,
And when their devotion increases, they will know scientific thought,
And by knowledge of scientific thought and divine knowledge , they will get salvation,
And all that is to be known should be learned from a Guru,
And Oh Rama , oh treasure of mercy, because of this ,I should always have,
Great devotion to you as well as love towards you.
Thwal pada pankajangalilum thwad bhakthanmaarilum ,
Yennul poovil Bhakthi punar yeppozhum undakanam.
Innalo saphalamai vannathu mama janmam,
Innu mal kruthangalum vannithu saphalamai,
Innallo thapassinum saphalyamundai vannu ,
Innallo saphalamai vannathu man nethravum,
Sithaya saardham hrudhi vasikka sadaa bhavan,
Sita Vallabha , jagan nayaka , Dasaratha.
My mind should always be completely filled ,
With devotion to your lotus like feet and on your devotees,
Today my birth has assumed a good meaning,
Today the fire sacrifices done by me assumed a good meaning,
Today all the penance that I did assumed good meaning,
Today my eyes have assumed a good meaning,
Along with Sita , please always live in my mind,
Oh consort of Sita , Oh lord of universe, Oh son of Dasaratha.
Nadakkumbozhum , irikkumbozhum moredathu,
Kidakkumbozhum , bhujikkumbozhum yennu venda,
Nana karmangal anushtikkumbol sada kalam,
Manase bhavadroopam thonnenam , dhayambudhe,
Kumbha sambhavan ithi sthuthichu bhakthiyode,
Jambari thannal munnam nikshipthamaya chapam,
Bana thoonirathodum koduthu gadgathodum,
Aananda vivasanai pinneyum arul cheythaan.
“While I am walking, While I am sitting or lying down,
In a place , while I am eating and not only that ,
When I am engaged in various activities,
Your form should always come in mind , Oh ocean of mercy, “
After praying like this with great devotion, sage Agasthya,
Gave Rama the bow which has been deposited by Indra with him,
As well as arrows and quivers as well as sword,
And after drowning in joy again told.
“Bhoobhara bhoothamaya Rakshasa vamsam ninnaal,
Bhoopathe , vinashjtamayeedenam vaikidathe,
SAkshal Sri Narayananaaya nee mayayodum,
Rakshasa vadathinai marthyanai pirannathum,
Randu yojana vazhi chellumbol ivide,
Ninnundallo punya bhoomiyaya Panchavati,
Gowthami theere nalloru asramam chamachathil,
Sithaya vasikkapoi seshamulloru kalam,
Thathraiva vasichu nee deva karyangal yellam,
Sathwaram cheyga” yennu udan anujna nalgi muni.
“Ok king without further delay the clan of Rakshasas ,
Who have become a great burden to earth ,
Should be completely destroyed by you,
Because you who are the real Lord Vishnu along with your illusion,
Have taken birth as a man to kill the Rakshasas
About five miles from here , there is a sacred place called Panchavati,
Which is in the banks of river Gowthami ,
You please build a good heritage there ,
And live the rest of your period there with Sita,
And living there you have to quickly,
Complete all the jobs of devas’
Saying this the sage bid farewell to Rama,
Sruthwaithal stotra sara magasthya subashitham,
Thathwartha samanvitham Raghavan thiruvadi,
Bana chapathikalum thathraiva nniksepichu,
Veenudan namaskarichu Agasthya Padambujam,
Yaathrayum mayapichu sumithrathmajanodum,
Preethyaa janakiyodum yezhunellidu neram.
Hearing the good words of Agasthya , which was,
A concise meaningful prayer , and was blessed,
With philosophical thoughts , the honourable Rama,
Kept the bow , arrow and quiver there ,
And saluted the lotus like feet of Agasthya ,
And he was sent on his journey along with,
The son of Sumithra as well as the adorable Sita.
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