Rama Bhujanga Prayata Stotram

रामभुजङ्गप्रयातस्तोत्रम्

Rāmabhujaṅgaprayātastotram

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Verse 1

विशुद्धं परं सच्चिदानन्दरूपं गुणाधारमाधारहीनं वरेण्यम् । महान्तं विभान्तं गुहान्तं गुणान्तं सुखान्तं स्वयं धाम रामं प्रपद्ये ॥१॥

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विशुद्धं परं सच्चिदानन्दरूपं: Pure, supreme, of the form of existence-consciousness-bliss,
गुणाधारमाधारहीनं वरेण्यम् ।: support of the gunas yet without support, most excellent;
महान्तं विभान्तं गुहान्तं गुणान्तं: the great, the radiant, dwelling in the cave, beyond the gunas,
सुखान्तं स्वयं धाम रामं प्रपद्ये: end of bliss, self-abode - in Rama I take refuge.

Refuge in Rama as saccidananda turns devotion toward the Self that needs no outer support. The gunas are upheld by that which itself is beyond them.

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Verse 2

शिवं नित्यमेकं विभुं तारकाख्यं सुखाकारमाकारशून्यं सुमान्यम् । महेशं कलेशं सुरेशं परेशं नरेशं निरीशं महीशं प्रपद्ये ॥२॥

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शिवं नित्यमेकं विभुं तारकाख्यं: Auspicious, eternal, one, all-pervading, named Taraka,
सुखाकारमाकारशून्यं सुमान्यम् ।: of blissful form yet without form, most honourable;
महेशं कलेशं सुरेशं परेशं: great Lord, Lord of time, Lord of gods, supreme Lord,
नरेशं निरीशं महीशं प्रपद्ये: Lord of men, without a lord, Lord of the earth - in him I take refuge.

Taraka is the name that ferries across; formless bliss is the goal the forms of worship serve. Lordship without a second lord is Advaita spoken in the language of praise.

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Verse 3

यदावर्णयत्कर्णमूलेऽन्तकाले शिवो राम रामेति रामेति काश्याम् । तदेकं परं तारकब्रह्मरूपं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥३॥

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यदावर्णयत्कर्णमूलेऽन्तकाले: When at the root of the ear at life's end
शिवो राम रामेति रामेति काश्याम् ।: Shiva uttered 'Rama, Rama, Rama' in Kashi,
तदेकं परं तारकब्रह्मरूपं: that one supreme Taraka-Brahman form
भजेऽहं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम्: I worship, I worship, I worship, I worship.

The name whispered by Shiva at death is the same Brahman the hymn worships in life. Repetition of 'I worship' is the mind's return to that one Taraka.

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Verse 4

महारत्नपीठे शुभे कल्पमूले सुखासीनमादित्यकोटिप्रकाशम् । सदा जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतमेकं सदा रामचन्द्रं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥४॥

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महारत्नपीठे शुभे कल्पमूले: On a great jewelled seat under the fair wish-tree,
सुखासीनमादित्यकोटिप्रकाशम् ।: seated at ease, shining like a crore of suns,
सदा जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतमेकं: always with Janaki and Lakshmana, the one,
सदा रामचन्द्रं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम्: always Ramachandra - I worship, I worship.

The jewelled seat and solar radiance are images for the heart's throne where Rama sits with Sita and Lakshmana. Worship here is remembrance of that nearness.

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Verse 5

क्वणद्रत्नमञ्जीरपादारविन्दं लसन्मेखलाचारुपीताम्बराढ्यम् । महारत्नहारोल्लसत्कौस्तुभाङ्गं नदच्चञ्चरीमञ्जरीलोलमालम् ॥५॥

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क्वणद्रत्नमञ्जीरपादारविन्दं: Lotus feet with jingling jewelled anklets,
लसन्मेखलाचारुपीताम्बराढ्यम् ।: splendid with girdle and lovely yellow cloth,
महारत्नहारोल्लसत्कौस्तुभाङ्गं: limbs shining with a great jewelled necklace and Kaustubha,
नदच्चञ्चरीमञ्जरीलोलमालम्: a swaying garland of humming bee-clusters.

Anklets, yellow cloth, and Kaustubha draw the senses into beauty that points beyond ornament to the Lord who wears the world lightly.

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Verse 6

लसच्चन्द्रिकास्मेरशोणाधराभं समुद्यत्पतङ्गेन्दुकोटिप्रकाशम् । नमद्ब्रह्मरुद्रादिकोटीररत्न- स्फुरत्कान्तिनीराजनाराधिताङ्घ्रिम् ॥६॥

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लसच्चन्द्रिकास्मेरशोणाधराभं: Lips bright with a smile like moonlight,
समुद्यत्पतङ्गेन्दुकोटिप्रकाशम् ।: radiance of a crore of rising suns and moons,
नमद्ब्रह्मरुद्रादिकोटीररत्न-: feet worshipped with the waving light of jewel-crest radiance
स्फुरत्कान्तिनीराजनाराधिताङ्घ्रिम्: from bowing Brahma, Rudra, and the rest.

Gods waving light at his feet show that even the highest powers adore the same Self. Moon-smile and solar blaze are one radiance of consciousness.

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Verse 7

पुरः प्राञ्जलीनाञ्जनेयादिभक्ता- न्स्वचिन्मुद्रया भद्रया बोधयन्तम् । भजेऽहं भजेऽहं सदा रामचन्द्रं त्वदन्यं न मन्ये न मन्ये न मन्ये ॥७॥

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पुरः प्राञ्जलीनाञ्जनेयादिभक्ता-: Teaching before folded-handed Hanuman and other devotees
न्स्वचिन्मुद्रया भद्रया बोधयन्तम् ।: with the auspicious gesture of his own consciousness,
भजेऽहं भजेऽहं सदा रामचन्द्रं: I worship, I worship always Ramachandra;
त्वदन्यं न मन्ये न मन्ये न मन्ये: I acknowledge none other than you, none other, none other.

Teaching with chinmudra joins devotion and knowledge: Hanuman's folded hands meet the gesture of awareness. 'None other than you' is the refusal of every second absolute.

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Verse 8

यदा मत्समीपं कृतान्तः समेत्य प्रचण्डप्रकोपैर्भटैर्भीषयेन्माम् । तदाविष्करोषि त्वदीयं स्वरूपं सदापत्प्रणाशं सकोदण्डबाणम् ॥८॥

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यदा मत्समीपं कृतान्तः समेत्य: When Death approaches me
प्रचण्डप्रकोपैर्भटैर्भीषयेन्माम् ।: and terrifies me with fierce angry warriors,
तदाविष्करोषि त्वदीयं स्वरूपं: then reveal your own form,
सदापत्प्रणाशं सकोदण्डबाणम्: destroyer of that calamity, armed with bow and arrow.

The prayer for Rama's appearance at death's approach is the seeker's trust that the Self reveals itself when fear is fiercest.

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Verse 9

निजे मानसे मन्दिरे सन्निधेहि प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो रामचन्द्र । ससौमित्रिणा कैकयीनन्दनेन स्वशक्त्यानुभक्त्या च संसेव्यमान ॥९॥

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निजे मानसे मन्दिरे सन्निधेहि: Dwell near in the temple of my own mind;
प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो रामचन्द्र ।: be gracious, be gracious, O Lord Ramachandra,
ससौमित्रिणा कैकयीनन्दनेन: served with Lakshmana and the son of Kaikeyi
स्वशक्त्यानुभक्त्या च संसेव्यमान: by your own power and by devotion.

The heart as temple asks Rama to dwell within, served by dharma's companions. Grace is invited, not coerced.

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Verse 10

स्वभक्ताग्रगण्यैः कपीशैर्महीशै- रनीकैरनेकैश्च राम प्रसीद । नमस्ते नमोऽस्त्वीश राम प्रसीद प्रशाधि प्रशाधि प्रकाशं प्रभो माम् ॥१०॥

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स्वभक्ताग्रगण्यैः कपीशैर्महीशै-: With foremost devotees, monkey-lords and earth-lords,
रनीकैरनेकैश्च राम प्रसीद ।: and with many armies, O Rama, be gracious;
नमस्ते नमोऽस्त्वीश राम प्रसीद: salutation to you, salutation, O Lord Rama, be gracious;
प्रशाधि प्रशाधि प्रकाशं प्रभो माम्: govern me, govern me, grant me light, O Lord.

Earthly and monkey armies image the many powers that serve the one Lord. Light granted by grace is knowledge of the Self.

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Verse 11

त्वमेवासि दैवं परं मे यदेकं सुचैतन्यमेतत्त्वदन्यं न मन्ये । यतोऽभूदमेयं वियद्वायुतेजो- जलोर्व्यादिकार्यं चरं चाचरं च ॥११॥

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त्वमेवासि दैवं परं मे यदेकं: You alone are my one supreme deity;
सुचैतन्यमेतत्त्वदन्यं न मन्ये ।: this pure consciousness - I acknowledge none other than you,
यतोऽभूदमेयं वियद्वायुतेजो-: from whom arose the immeasurable work of space, wind, fire,
जलोर्व्यादिकार्यं चरं चाचरं च: water, earth, and all that moves and does not move.

Rama as sole deity is the universe's source; elements and living beings are his work. Pure consciousness is not an object among objects.

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Verse 12

नमः सच्चिदानन्दरूपाय तस्मै नमो देवदेवाय रामाय तुभ्यम् । नमो जानकीजीवितेशाय तुभ्यं नमः पुण्डरीकायताक्षाय तुभ्यम् ॥१२॥

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नमः सच्चिदानन्दरूपाय तस्मै: Salutation to that form of existence-consciousness-bliss;
नमो देवदेवाय रामाय तुभ्यम् ।: salutation to you, god of gods, Rama;
नमो जानकीजीवितेशाय तुभ्यं: salutation to you, life-lord of Janaki;
नमः पुण्डरीकायताक्षाय तुभ्यम्: salutation to you, whose eyes are long as lotuses.

Four salutations gather being, lordship, love, and vision into one address. Janaki's life-lord is the Self that life depends on.

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Verse 13

नमो भक्तियुक्तानुरक्ताय तुभ्यं नमः पुण्यपुञ्जैकलभ्याय तुभ्यम् । नमो वेदवेद्याय चाद्याय पुंसे नमः सुन्दरायेन्दिरावल्लभाय ॥१३॥

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नमो भक्तियुक्तानुरक्ताय तुभ्यं: Salutation to you who love those joined in devotion;
नमः पुण्यपुञ्जैकलभ्याय तुभ्यम् ।: salutation to you attainable only by heaps of merit;
नमो वेदवेद्याय चाद्याय पुंसे: salutation to the primordial Person known by the Veda;
नमः सुन्दरायेन्दिरावल्लभाय: salutation to the beautiful beloved of Indira.

Merit, Veda, and beauty of Sri's beloved name the paths by which the mind approaches what devotion already loves.

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Verse 14

नमो विश्वकर्त्रे नमो विश्वहर्त्रे नमो विश्वभोक्त्रे नमो विश्वमात्रे । नमो विश्वनेत्रे नमो विश्वजेत्रे नमो विश्वपित्रे नमो विश्वमात्रे ॥१४॥

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नमो विश्वकर्त्रे नमो विश्वहर्त्रे: Salutation to the maker of the universe, to its destroyer,
नमो विश्वभोक्त्रे नमो विश्वमात्रे ।: to its enjoyer, to the mother of the universe;
नमो विश्वनेत्रे नमो विश्वजेत्रे: salutation to the eye of the universe, to its conqueror,
नमो विश्वपित्रे नमो विश्वमात्रे: to the father of the universe, to the mother of the universe.

Maker and mother, enjoyer and conqueror: cosmic functions collapse into one Rama so the devotee need not split the Absolute.

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Verse 15

नमस्ते नमस्ते समस्तप्रपञ्च- प्रभोगप्रयोगप्रमाणप्रवीण । मदीयं मनस्त्वत्पदद्वन्द्वसेवां विधातुं प्रवृत्तं सुचैतन्यसिद्ध्यै ॥१५॥

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नमस्ते नमस्ते समस्तप्रपञ्च-: Salutation, salutation, O skilled in the use, enjoyment,
प्रभोगप्रयोगप्रमाणप्रवीण ।: and proof of the entire expanse of the world;
मदीयं मनस्त्वत्पदद्वन्द्वसेवां: may my mind engage in service of your twin feet
विधातुं प्रवृत्तं सुचैतन्यसिद्ध्यै: for the perfection of pure consciousness.

Skill in the world's play belongs to the Lord; the mind's work is service of his feet for the sake of awakened consciousness.

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Verse 16

शिलापि त्वदङ्घ्रिक्षमासङ्गिरेणु- प्रसादाद्धि चैतन्यमाधत्त राम । नरस्त्वत्पदद्वन्द्वसेवाविधाना- त्सुचैतन्यमेतीति किं चित्रमत्र ॥१६॥

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शिलापि त्वदङ्घ्रिक्षमासङ्गिरेणु-: Even a stone, by the grace of dust clinging to your foot,
प्रसादाद्धि चैतन्यमाधत्त राम ।: attained consciousness, O Rama;
नरस्त्वत्पदद्वन्द्वसेवाविधाना-: that a person, by serving your twin feet,
त्सुचैतन्यमेतीति किं चित्रमत्र: attains pure consciousness - what wonder is there in this?

Ahalya's stone becoming conscious by foot-dust shows grace transforming inertia. Service of the feet is that same grace accepted.

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Verse 17

पवित्रं चरित्रं विचित्रं त्वदीयं नरा ये स्मरन्त्यन्वहं रामचन्द्र । भवन्तं भवान्तं भरन्तं भजन्तो लभन्ते कृतान्तं न पश्यन्त्यतोऽन्ते ॥१७॥

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पवित्रं चरित्रं विचित्रं त्वदीयं: Your pure, wondrous story, O Ramachandra,
नरा ये स्मरन्त्यन्वहं रामचन्द्र ।: those people who remember day by day
भवन्तं भवान्तं भरन्तं भजन्तो: worshipping you who bear and end becoming,
लभन्ते कृतान्तं न पश्यन्त्यतोऽन्ते: do not see Death at the end, and so gain the goal.

Daily remembrance of Rama's story ends the terror of death because the remembered Lord is what death cannot touch.

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Verse 18

स पुण्यः स गण्यः शरण्यो ममायं नरो वेद यो देवचूडामणिं त्वाम् । सदाकारमेकं चिदानन्दरूपं मनोवागगम्यं परं धाम राम ॥१८॥

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स पुण्यः स गण्यः शरण्यो ममायं: He is holy, he is worthy, my refuge:
नरो वेद यो देवचूडामणिं त्वाम् ।: the person who knows you, crest-jewel of the gods,
सदाकारमेकं चिदानन्दरूपं: of eternal form, one, of consciousness-bliss nature,
मनोवागगम्यं परं धाम राम: beyond mind and speech, O Rama, the supreme abode.

Knowing Rama as crest-jewel and supreme abode is jnana clothed as bhakti. Beyond mind and speech yet near as refuge.

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Verse 19

प्रचण्डप्रतापप्रभावाभिभूत- प्रभूतारिवीर प्रभो रामचन्द्र । बलं ते कथं वर्ण्यतेऽतीव बाल्ये यतोऽखण्डि चण्डीशकोदण्डदण्डः ॥१९॥

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प्रचण्डप्रतापप्रभावाभिभूत-: O hero who subdued hosts of foes by fierce splendour of power,
प्रभूतारिवीर प्रभो रामचन्द्र ।: O Lord Ramachandra,
बलं ते कथं वर्ण्यतेऽतीव बाल्ये: how can your strength be told even in childhood,
यतोऽखण्डि चण्डीशकोदण्डदण्डः: since you broke the staff-bow of fierce Shiva?

Childhood strength that broke Shiva's bow is limila power; the hymn asks how any measure could hold it.

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Verse 20

दशग्रीवमुग्रं सपुत्रं समित्रं सरिद्दुर्गमध्यस्थरक्षोगणेशम् । भवन्तं विना राम वीरो नरो वा- ऽसुरो वाऽमरो वा जयेत्कस्त्रिलोक्याम् ॥२०॥

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दशग्रीवमुग्रं सपुत्रं समित्रं: Fierce ten-necked Ravana with sons and allies,
सरिद्दुर्गमध्यस्थरक्षोगणेशम् ।: lord of the demon host mid the river-fort,
भवन्तं विना राम वीरो नरो वा-: without you, O Rama, what hero - man,
ऽसुरो वाऽमरो वा जयेत्कस्त्रिलोक्याम्: asura, or immortal - could conquer him in the three worlds?

Ravana's fort and hosts fall only before Rama. Dependence on the Lord is courage, not weakness.

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Verse 21

सदा राम रामेति रामामृतं ते सदाराममानन्दनिष्यन्दकन्दम् । पिबन्तं नमन्तं सुदन्तं हसन्तं हनूमन्तमन्तर्भजे तं नितान्तम् ॥२१॥

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सदा राम रामेति रामामृतं ते: Always 'Rama, Rama' - your nectar of Rama,
सदाराममानन्दनिष्यन्दकन्दम् ।: the root pouring bliss for those forever delighted in Rama;
पिबन्तं नमन्तं सुदन्तं हसन्तं: drinking, bowing, bright-toothed, smiling,
हनूमन्तमन्तर्भजे तं नितान्तम्: that Hanuman I worship intensely within.

Hanuman drinking the nectar of the name models the inner worship the devotee seeks: joy that pours from Rama alone.

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Verse 22

सदा राम रामेति रामामृतं ते सदाराममानन्दनिष्यन्दकन्दम् । पिबन्नन्वहं नन्वहं नैव मृत्यो- र्बिभेमि प्रसादादसादात्तवैव ॥२२॥

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सदा राम रामेति रामामृतं ते: Always 'Rama, Rama' - your nectar of Rama,
सदाराममानन्दनिष्यन्दकन्दम् ।: the root pouring bliss for those forever delighted in Rama;
पिबन्नन्वहं नन्वहं नैव मृत्यो-: drinking it day by day, indeed day by day I do not fear death,
र्बिभेमि प्रसादादसादात्तवैव: by your grace alone, O incomparable one.

Fear of death dissolves in the daily taste of Rama's name. Grace, not technique, is the stated cause.

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Verse 23

असीतासमेतैरकोदण्डभूषै- रसौमित्रिवन्द्यैरचण्डप्रतापैः । अलङ्केशकालैरसुग्रीवमित्रै – ररामाभिधेयैरलं दैवतैर्नः ॥२३॥

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असीतासमेतैरकोदण्डभूषै-: Gods without Sita beside them, without the bow as ornament,
रसौमित्रिवन्द्यैरचण्डप्रतापैः ।: unhonoured by Lakshmana, without fierce splendour,
अलङ्केशकालैरसुग्रीवमित्रै –: not death to the lord of Lanka, without Sugriva as friend,
ररामाभिधेयैरलं दैवतैर्नः: not named Rama - enough of such gods for us.

Gods lacking Sita, bow, Lakshmana, and Sugriva's bond are refused. The hymn binds form, dharma, and friendship to the name Rama.

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Verse 24

अवीरासनस्थैरचिन्मुद्रिकाढ्यै- रभक्ताञ्जनेयादितत्त्वप्रकाशैः । अमन्दारमूलैरमन्दारमालै- ररामाभिधेयैरलं दैवतैर्नः ॥२४॥

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अवीरासनस्थैरचिन्मुद्रिकाढ्यै-: Gods not seated in the hero's posture, not rich in chinmudra,
रभक्ताञ्जनेयादितत्त्वप्रकाशैः ।: not revealing truth to devoted Hanuman and the rest,
अमन्दारमूलैरमन्दारमालै-: not at the root of the Mandara, not wearing Mandara garlands,
ररामाभिधेयैरलं दैवतैर्नः: not named Rama - enough of such gods for us.

Without the hero's seat, chinmudra, and Hanuman's teaching, divinity is empty ornament. Rama must teach as well as rule.

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Verse 25

असिन्धुप्रकोपैरवन्द्यप्रतापै- रबन्धुप्रयाणैरमन्दस्मिताढ्यैः । अदण्डप्रवासैरखण्डप्रबोधै- ररामाभिधेयैरलं दैवतैर्नः ॥२५॥

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असिन्धुप्रकोपैरवन्द्यप्रतापै-: Gods without wrath at the ocean, without praiseworthy prowess,
रबन्धुप्रयाणैरमन्दस्मिताढ्यैः ।: without the journey with allies, without a gentle smile,
अदण्डप्रवासैरखण्डप्रबोधै-: without the exile of the staff, without unbroken awakening,
ररामाभिधेयैरलं दैवतैर्नः: not named Rama - enough of such gods for us.

Ocean, exile, smile, and unbroken awakening mark the complete Rama; truncated gods are set aside.

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Verse 26

हरे राम सीतापते रावणारे खरारे मुरारेऽसुरारे परेति । लपन्तं नयन्तं सदा कालमेवं समालोकयालोकयाशेषबन्धो ॥२६॥

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हरे राम सीतापते रावणारे: O Hari, Rama, lord of Sita, foe of Ravana,
खरारे मुरारेऽसुरारे परेति ।: foe of Khara, of Mura, of asuras, O Supreme - thus
लपन्तं नयन्तं सदा कालमेवं: leading one who keeps uttering through all time,
समालोकयालोकयाशेषबन्धो: look upon me, look upon me, O friend of all.

Calling Rama through every hour makes time itself a rosary. The friend of all looks on the one who keeps calling.

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Verse 27

नमस्ते सुमित्रासुपुत्राभिवन्द्य नमस्ते सदा कैकयीनन्दनेड्य । नमस्ते सदा वानराधीशवन्द्य नमस्ते नमस्ते सदा रामचन्द्र ॥२७॥

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नमस्ते सुमित्रासुपुत्राभिवन्द्य: Salutation to you, to be bowed to by Sumitra's good son;
नमस्ते सदा कैकयीनन्दनेड्य ।: salutation to you, always to be praised by Kaikeyi's son;
नमस्ते सदा वानराधीशवन्द्य: salutation to you, always to be bowed to by the monkey overlord;
नमस्ते नमस्ते सदा रामचन्द्र: salutation, salutation always, O Ramachandra.

Lakshmana, Bharata, and the monkey lord praise the same Ramachandra. Salutation joins the whole circle of love around him.

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Verse 28

प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रचण्डप्रताप प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रचण्डारिकाल । प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रपन्नानुकम्पिन् प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो रामचन्द्र ॥२८॥

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प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रचण्डप्रताप: Be gracious, be gracious, O of fierce prowess;
प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रचण्डारिकाल ।: be gracious, be gracious, O death to fierce foes;
प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रपन्नानुकम्पिन्: be gracious, be gracious, O compassionate to those who surrender;
प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो रामचन्द्र: be gracious, be gracious, O Lord Ramachandra.

Fierce to foes, kind to refugees: grace asked fourfold is the heart's only petition at the hymn's close of prayer.

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Verse 29

भुजङ्गप्रयातं परं वेदसारं मुदा रामचन्द्रस्य भक्त्या च नित्यम् । पठन्सन्ततं चिन्तयन्स्वान्तरङ्गे स एव स्वयं रामचन्द्रः स धन्यः ॥२९॥

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भुजङ्गप्रयातं परं वेदसारं: This bhujanga-metre hymn, supreme essence of the Veda,
मुदा रामचन्द्रस्य भक्त्या च नित्यम् ।: daily with joy and devotion to Ramachandra,
पठन्सन्ततं चिन्तयन्स्वान्तरङ्गे: who reads it continually, reflecting in the inner heart,
स एव स्वयं रामचन्द्रः स धन्यः: he himself becomes Ramachandra - he is blessed.

Reading the bhujanga hymn with devotion is said to make one Ramachandra - identity of devotee and Lord in pure remembrance.

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