manobodhaH - 34 (not 33 :-)

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%shloka

upekshaa na kasyaapi yasya svaruupe

iti pratyayo naasti muuDhasya chitte |

puraaNaani ya.n vishvapaala.n vadanti

sa nopekshate raamachandraH svabhaktam.h || 34||

 

%verse

upekshaa kadaa raamaruupii asenaa .

jivaa maanavaa nishchayo to vasenaa ..

shirii bhaara vaahena bole puraaNii .

nupekshii kadaa raama daasaabhimaanii .. 34..

 

%meaning

upekshaa = neglect

kadaa = ever

raamaruupii = Rama's nature

asenaa = is not

jivaa = individual

maanavaa = human

nishchayo = determination

to = that

vasenaa = not possess

shirii = on the head

bhaara = weight

vaahena = carry

bole = say

puraaNii = mythology

nupekshii = neglect

kadaa = ever

raama = Rama

daasaabhimaanii = proud of devotees

 

%versemeaning

 

Never shall Rama's nature let you down,

But alas! creatures wait not for the trust to be born;

His promise He fulfilled, on His head did He carry earth's burden;

Such is Rama, proud of His devotees, never forsaken.. 34..

 

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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 scheme: ftp://jaguar.cs.utah.edu/private/sanskrit/itrans_short.txt