telisi rAma-cintanatO
Sahityam
Pallavi
telisi rAma-cintanatO
nAmamu sEyavE O manasA
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nAmamu sEyavE O manasA
With understanding and contemplation of Rama,
Chant the sacred names, O Mind!
Chant the sacred names, O Mind!
Anupallavi
talapulanni nilipi nimiSamaina,
tAraka rUpuni nija tatvamulanu (telisi)
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tAraka rUpuni nija tatvamulanu (telisi)
Let thoughts, for a fleeting while, cease—
Hold only His form, and His true essence.
The Lord who guides across life’s ocean.
Hold only His form, and His true essence.
The Lord who guides across life’s ocean.
Charanam
rAmAyana capalAkSula pEru,
kAmAdula pOru¹ vAru vEru;
rAmAyana brahmamunaku pEru,
A mAnava jananArtulu tIru (telisi)
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kAmAdula pOru¹ vAru vEru;
rAmAyana brahmamunaku pEru,
A mAnava jananArtulu tIru (telisi)
If one utters “Rama,” it may call to mind
A fickle-eyed woman of lusty kind.
Yet those who battle desire,
Are far from those who let such thoughts inspire.
But if “Rama” evokes the Supreme Lord’s form,
Then, for such souls, the cycle of birth and strife
Shall end, revealing eternal life.
arkamanucu jilleDu-taru pEru,
markaTa buddhuleTTu tIru;
arkuDanucu bhAskaruniki pEru,
kutarkamaneDu andhakAramu tIru (telisi)
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markaTa buddhuleTTu tIru;
arkuDanucu bhAskaruniki pEru,
kutarkamaneDu andhakAramu tIru (telisi)
The Milk-weed is called “Arka”;
When this name you speak, how can the monkey-mind be meek?
The Sun too is known as “Arka”; if His form appears,
Falsehood and sophistry fade, dispelled by truth’s clear years.
When this name you speak, how can the monkey-mind be meek?
The Sun too is known as “Arka”; if His form appears,
Falsehood and sophistry fade, dispelled by truth’s clear years.
ajamanucu mESamunaku pEru,
nija kOrikalElAgIDEru;
ajuDani vAgIzvaruniki pEru,
vijayamu kalgunu tyAgarAja nutuni (telisi)
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ajuDani vAgIzvaruniki pEru,
vijayamu kalgunu tyAgarAja nutuni (telisi)
The goat is called “Aja”; but how can it be said,
That true aspirations bloom, if goat’s thought’s in your head?
Yet “Aja” also names Brahma, Saraswati’s guide—
If his holy form you call, success shall be your stride.
That true aspirations bloom, if goat’s thought’s in your head?
Yet “Aja” also names Brahma, Saraswati’s guide—
If his holy form you call, success shall be your stride.
Renditions
Variations
- 1 pOru vAru vEru – pOru vAru vIru