manobodhaH - 21, 22

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%shloka

mano janma\-mR^ityu\-pradaa.n duHkhadaatrii.n

dhanaa.a.apta\-priyaa\-kaamanaa.n sa.ntyajaashu |

yato yaatanaa garbhavaase.astyasahyaa

tato raaghave priitiyoga.n kurushhva || 21||

 

%verse

manaa vaasanaa chuukavii yerajhaaraa .

manaa kaamanaa soDi re dravyadaaraa ..

manaa yaatanaa thora he garbhavaasii .

manaa sajjanaa bheTavii raaghavaasii .. 21..

 

%meaning

manaa = oh, mind!

vaasanaa = desires

chuukavii = escape

yerajhaaraa = repeated cycles of birth-death

manaa = oh, mind!

kaamanaa = lust

soDi = give up

dravyadaaraa = others' wealth and wives

manaa = oh, mind!

yaatanaa = pain

thora = great

garbhavaasii = life in the womb

manaa = oh, mind

sajjanaa = saints

bheTavii = bring to meet

raaghavaasii = to Rama

 

%verse meaning

Oh Mind! these wearisome journeys escape,

O dear Mind! let go the passions for lust and wealth;

Oh Mind! great is the torment of a life in the womb;

O Mind! make me embrace Rama and the saints! .. 21..

 

%shloka

mano me hitaM kaaryametat.h tvayaa.adya

sadaa raamapaadau prayatnena sevyau |

prabhurvaayuputrasya yaH khyaatakiirtiH

janaanuddharet.h sa trilokaadhinaathaH || 22||

 

%verse

manaa sajjanaa hiita maajhe karaave .

raghuunaayakaa dR^iDha chittii dharaave ..

mahaaraaja to svaami vaayusutaachaa .

janaa uddharii naatha lokatrayaachaa .. 22..

 

%meaning

manaa = oh, mind

sajjanaa = saintly

hiita = welfare

maajhe = my

karaave = do

raghuunaayakaa = Rama(leader in Raghu's lineage)

dR^iDha = firm

chittii = in the mind and heart

dharaave = hold

mahaaraaja = emperor

svaami = master

vaayusutaachaa = of Hanuman(son of Wind God)

janaa = people

uddharii = uplift,liberate,save

naatha = lord

lokatrayaachaa = of the 3 worlds(waking, dream, deep sleep)

or earth, heaven, nether world

%versemeanings

Oh, saintly Mind! grant me the true welfare;

Embrace Rama firmly in your heart,

The Emperor, master of Hanuman,

Lord of the three worlds, Savior of humanity .. 22..

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jaya jaya raghuviira samartha

 

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Original Marathi manaache shloka by Samarth Ramadas.

Translations by Sunder Hattangadi.

Sanskrit verse by raamadaasaanudaasa (anonymous).

ITRANS 5.1 scheme: http://www.alkhemy.com/sanskrit/itrans_short.txt

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