Lyrics & meaning of ramache bhajan - abhang

divyapkar · Post by **divyapkar** » 06 Jan 2009, 11:19

Hi,

Can somebody please give me the lyrics and meaning of teh marathi abhang - Ramache bhajan

This is sung by Aruna Sairam in the december 2002 season's music festival.

It will be of great help if somebody can provide me the details.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 07 Jan 2009, 03:04

May need corrections. I listened to both Aruna's and Bhimsen's versions and there are slight differences between them.

rAmAcE bhajana tEnci mAjhE dhyAna dErE samAdAna AvaDInE
rAmAchE varNitA tEhi vidEhalA zhAli tanmayata sahajani
rAghavAcE rUpa tE mAjhE svarUpa ghENE sukha duhkka nirantara
rAmadAsa mhaNE mazha vina gati rAma sItApati nInAmE

divyapkar · Post by **divyapkar** » 07 Jan 2009, 11:28

Thank you very much. Any idea where i can get the meaning for this. Because i want to choreograph this song for my bharatanatyam recital. If you have the meaning, can you please let me know.

nrupa · Post by **nrupa** » 17 Jan 2009, 12:28

ramache -of lord Rama
bhajan-A hymn, or a piece or a verse to be sung to a god, Repeating the name of a god as an act of worship./Adoration or worship
techi majhe- is mine
dhyan- wealth
dere- gives
samadhan- wealth/composure/ease of mind/contentment
avadine-with delight
ramasi- Of Rama
varnita- describes
dehi- this body
videhala- disembodied/incorporeal/intangible/ethereal
jhali tanmayta- have engrossed
raghavache-lord ramas
roop-form
te majhe -is my/mine
Swarupa- my form-
Ghene - to take
Sukha - happiness - dukha - sorrow
Nirantara- continuously / incessantly /constantly
Ramdas mhane- says Ramadasa
Maja- me
Dene to give-
Gati- Resource, remedy, help, an expedient or a means of ameliorating one's fortunes, or of obtaining happy issue out of straits, exigencies, or troubles

Happy state or allotment as attained by a creature in the birth or stage of existence succeeding to any particular other birth; i. e. emancipation or absorption; a seat in any of the paradises or heavens; birth again on earth in a high or holy caste or tribe; birth under conjunctions &c. conferring honor, riches, talents, success./

Rama Sitapati -Rama oh lord of Sita
Name- in the name of

The lords name is my resource of wealth. The more I repeat it the wealthier I am. It gives me great pleasure to repeat his name, sing his praises.

When I describe Him/ praise Him I feel divine. My body and soul fuse with his form and I feel one with Him. I lose my identity to Him when I am engrossed in His devotion.
I feel above the process of life- feel disembodied from the mortal pains and pleasures.

I wish you would free from this cycle of pain and pleasures / of life and death and take my soul to the ultimate position- mukti-
Oh Sitapati Rama I pray to thee.

corrections welcome:)

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 17 Jan 2009, 18:25

Here are some that you can look at:
http://www.marathiworld.com/abhanga/lis ... h=B&sort=1
http://www.chembur.com/abhang/list.htm
http://www.cfilt.iitb.ac.in/tukaram/