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manobodhaH - 34 (not 33 :-)

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Shree • May 21, 1998 


%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