Lyrics & Translation of "rAma nAma bhajese" sp?

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HariKrishna
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Lyrics & Translation of "rAma nAma bhajese" sp?

Post by HariKrishna »

This is track 4/9 on Sudha Raghunathan's CD "Ramabhakti Samrajyam"

The track is entitled mAtha rAmo [shloka] but it appears to be just the name of the shloka sung as a viruttam.

The actual song begins:

"rAma nAma bhajese...."

and appears to be a Hindustani composition of a Gopaala daasa.

Lyrics, Translation, and Language info much appreciated. I believe rAgam is listed as darbAri kAnaDa

p.s. would appreciate getting the shloka transliterated and translated too. Is it from Raamaayanam?

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Re: Lyrics & Translation of "rAma nAma bhajese" sp?

Post by Enna_Solven »

Rama Nama Bhajisidavage-Darbari Kanada-Purandaradasa

pallavi
rAma nAma bhajisidavarige uNTe bhavada bandhana
kAma harana satiyu sadA nEmadinda neneva shrI

caraNa
shivanu dhayanAda mauni yuvati pAvaneyAdaLu raviya
sutanu varava paDada dhruvanu divija nenisida shrI

karivara prahlAda draupadi vara vibhISaNarellaru
hariya nAma smarisi sukha bhartirAgarillave shrI

girije rAma mantradinda parama mangaLEyAdaLu
varada gOpAla viTTalanAma durita kAnana pAvaka shrI

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Re: Lyrics & Translation of "rAma nAma bhajese" sp?

Post by Lakshman »

The song is by Gopaladasa - the mudra is in the last line of the song.

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Post by aaaaabbbbb »

Some corrections::
caraNa
shivanu *dhayanAda* mauni yuvati pAvaneyAdaLu raviya>>>*DhanyanAda*
sutanu varava *paDada* dhruvanu *divija nenisida shrI>>>>*paDeda* *divijanenisida*

karivara prahlAda draupadi vara vibhISaNarellaru
hariya nAma smarisi sukha *bhartirAgarillave* shrI >>>>>>*BharitarAgalillavE*

HariKrishna
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Re: Lyrics & Translation of "rAma nAma bhajese" sp?

Post by HariKrishna »

is this in Kannada language?
Also, has anyone got a translation?

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Post by aaaaabbbbb »

Yes.It is in kannada.
Will post translation.Do not give up.

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Rama Nama Bhajisidavarige-Darbari Kanada-Purandaradasa
Meaning::
Who ever chants the name of rama,would they be fettered
by the bondage of this world? The wife of kAma hara{Shiva}
always chants the name of hari with consistency{p}
Shiva earned glory, the sage"s wife {ahalyA} got
purified.Surya"s son {karNa} got boons, Dhruva became a
god.{c1}
Did not the elephant,prahlAda,draupadi,the blessed
viBhIShaNa, chant the name of hari and got filled up with
joy?{c2}
girijA {Shiva"s consort} came to be known as the ever
auspicious.The name of the ever bounteous gOpAla viTTala is
the fire for the wilderness of difficulties{c3}

HariKrishna
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Re: Lyrics & Translation of "rAma nAma bhajese" sp?

Post by HariKrishna »

Thank you! Thank you!

No one has yet made an attempt on the shloka sung at the beginning so I gave it a shot:

mAtha rAmo mat-pitha rAmachandraH
rAtha rAmo mat-saga rAghaveshakaH
sarva svame rAmachandra dayAdo rAmANyam jAne

I would appreciate corrections and a translation. Is this from the Raamaaynam?

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Post by aaaaabbbbb »

This is what I can remember.
This ShlOka may be part of Aditya hrdaya
mAtA rAmO matpitA ramaBhadraha
BhrAtA rAmO matsakHA rAGhavEshaha
sarvasvamE rAmacandrO dayAlu
nAnyam daivam naiva jAnE najAne
rAmaBhadra is my mother,my father
my brother and my friend is,rAGhavESha
In everything the kind rAmacandra is present
I do not know any other God apart from him
Corrections are most welcome.

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Post by HariKrishna »

It doesn't appear to be from Aditya Hridayam, unless the copy I have is incomplete.
I plugged in "mAtA rAmO" into Google Search and landed a hit from "rAma rakSha stotram." The lines match exactly with the exception of "rAmachandraH" being substituted for "ramabhadraH." Also, it may be her pronunciation, but I could swear Sudha is singing "rAmANyam jAne" at the end instead of "nAnyam daivam naiva jAnE najAne."

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Post by aaaaabbbbb »

You are right.The ShlOkam is from rAma rakShA stOtram.

Both have similar meanings.'rAmAnyam [?] janE' and 'nAnyam daivam naiva jAnE najAnE' mean

*do not know any body other than rAma' and " do not know any other god"

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