Request Translation of Achyuta Dasa's "rAmam ghana shyAmam"

[HariKrishna]

Here are the lyrics as per my notes. This would appear to be Sanskrit. I am not certain to which Deity it is dedicated - rAma? kRiShNa?

rAmam ghanam. rAgA: mOhana/bAgEshrI. Adi tALA.

P: rAmam ghanashyAmam guNadhAmam ramya nAmam bhaja
A: kSEmam mukha sOmam ripu bhImam citta kAmam bhaja
C1: vIram mEru dhIram sukumAram Atma sAram
suram sarvatAram sadvicAram shubhAkAram bhaja
2: dhyAnam cittalInam shruti mAnam dayA sthAnam
jnAnam suya pAnam karma hInam shruti nUnam bhaja
3: vEdam vEda gItam nija bOdham vishvAtItam
mOdam dasha nAdam su-vinOdam mrdu pAdam bhaja
4: shrIsham shrInivAsam mandahAsam cidvilAsam
pAsham cidAkAsham accutEsham bhaya nAsham bhaja

[Rajani]

It is a Sanskrit kriti in praise of Rama, though the descriptions are philosophical and general. Here is a translation. Corrections and additions are welcome.

bhaja - Worship
rAmam ghanashyAmam - Rama, the one dark as a cloud
guNadhAmam - the repository of virtues,
ramya nAmam - the one with a sweet name

bhaja - Worship
kSEmam - the (giver of) permanence, safety
mukha sOmam - whose face is the moon,
ripu bhImam - the terrible one to enemies
citta kAmam - the desire of the heart

vIram - (Worship) The brave one
mEru dhIram - steadfast as the mountain Meru,
sukumAram - the gentle, delicate one
Atma sAram - the essence of the self
suram sarvatAram - the god, saviour of all
sadvicAram - the one intent on enquiring on what is right
shubhAkAram - the one whose form is beautiful, auspicious

[Rajani]

bhaja - Worship
dhyAnam cittalInam - the one who is fixed in the heart, as meditation
shruti mAnam - the one who reveres the Vedas,
dayA sthAnam - the abode of compassion,
jnAnam suya pAnam - ?
karma hInam - the one bereft of Karma
shruti nUnam - the one who gives certainty to the Vedas

bhaja - Worship
vEdam - the personification of the Vedas,
vEda gItam - the one sung by the Vedas,
nija bOdham - the one who knows himself,
vishvAtItam - the one beyond the universe ,
mOdam - the embodiment of bliss,
dasha nAdam - the one who is the ten sounds,
su-vinOdam - the one who delights,
mrdu pAdam - the one with soft feet

bhaja - Worship
shrIsham - the lord of Lakshmi,
shrInivAsam - the abode of Lakshmi,
mandahAsam - the gently smiling one
cidvilAsam - the one shining in/as one's consciousness
pAsham - the one who causes bondage ( ?)
cidAkAsham - the one who embodies the inner space
accutEsham - the lord who never lets down
bhaya nAsham - the one who destroys fear

[Rajani]

I hope Lakshman Sir or anyone else can post any correction in the lyrics.

[rshankar]

Rajani - beautiful. Can suya pAnam be svaya pAnam?

[Rsachi]

sUya-pAnaM means a god who drank the sacrificial oblation. in rAjasUyayAga, Krishna was offered the prime oblation.

chittakAmaM would translate to my mind as one whose mind is filled with no desire (a-kAma).

Perhaps this is a composition of Bhadragiri Achyuta Dasa, a contemporary Harikatha exponent from Bangalore. I just heard this rendering by a famous Swamiji I knew in 60s well:
http://youtu.be/rWQKNNGj7R8

Lovely song, made even more lovely by Bombay Jayashree in the CD Saalokyam.
Thx!

[Rajani]

Thanks RSachi , for the clarifications and the link. The rendering is lovely and soothing.
Ravi. thanks to you too.