manobodhaH - 26

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%shloka

kR^itaH kenachid.h deha\-rakshaa\-prayatnaH

sa dehaH kshaNenaiva kaalena niitaH |

atastvaM mano raamacha.ndra.n bhajasva

pramuJNchaantaraat.h sarvachintaaM bhavasya || 26||

 

%verse

deherakshaNaakaaraNe yatna kelaa .

parii shevaTii kaaLa gheuuna gelaa .

karii re manaa bhakti yaa raaghavaachii .

puDhe a.ntarii soDi chi.ntaa bhavaachii .. 26..

 

%meaning

deherakshaNaakaaraNe = for the protection of the body

yatna = effort

kelaa = did

parii = however

shevaTii = in the end

kaaLa = death

ghe{uu}na = take away

gelaa = went

karii = do

manaa = oh, mind!

bhakti = worship

yaa = this

raaghavaachii = Rama's

puDhe = then

a.ntarii = in the heart

soDi = abandon

chi.ntaa = worry

bhavaachii = rebirth

 

%versemeaning

 

To preserve the body you did labor,

Only to be snatched by Death;

Oh my dear Mind! to Rama your devotion offer,

To be rid of dread of both birth and death. 26

 

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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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