%@@1 % File name : rAmacharitramanjarI.itx %-------------------------------------------- % Text title : shrIrAmachAritrama~njarI % Author : Shri Raghavendra Swami % Language : Sanskrit % Subject : philosophy/hinduism/religion % Description/comments : % Transliterated by : N.Balasubramanian bbalu@satyam.net.in % Proofread by : N.Balasubramanian bbalu@satyam.net.in % Latest update : 5/16/2011 % Send corrections to : sanskrit@cheerful.com % % Special Instructions: % i1h.hdr,ijag.inc,itrans.sty,multicol.sty,iarticle.sty % Transliteration scheme: ITRANS 5.2 % Site access : % http://sanskritdocuments.org % http://sanskrit.gde.to/ %----------------------------------------------------- % The text is to be used for personal studies and research only. % Any use for commercial purpose is prohibited as a 'gentleman's' % agreement. % @@2 % % Commands upto engtitle are % needed for devanaagarii output and formatting. %-------------------------------------------------------- \documentstyle[11pt,multicol,itrans]{article} %\documentclass[11pt]{article} %\usepackage{multicol} #include=ijag.inc #endwordvowel=.h \portraitwide \parindent=100pt \let\usedvng=\Largedvng % for 1 column \pagenumbering{itrans} \def\engtitle#1{\hrule\medskip\centerline{\LARGE #1}} \def\itxtitle#1{\medskip\centerline{\LARGEdvng #1}\medskip\hrule} \def\endtitles{\medskip\obeyspaceslines} %% \begin{document} \engtitle{.. shrIrAmachAritramanjarI ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIrAmachAritrama~njarI ..}##\endtitles ## shrImatsudhIndrakarakamalasa.njAta \- shrImadrAghavendrayatikR^itA ## Shri Raghavendra Swami (1595-1671) was a great scholar and devotee. His original name was Venkanna or Venkatanatha. As a young boy he was a brilliant student. He learnt dvaita philosophy, grammer and shastras under his spiritual guru Shri Sudhendra theerta. His guru noted his great devotion and intelligence and chose him to be his successor. He later took sanyasa in 1621 at Tanjore. He travelled extensively He popularised Vaishnavism and the Dvaita philosophy of Saint Madhavacharya. He wrote many texts on philosophy. He is considered to be the avatar (reincornation) of Prahlada, the son of Hiranyakasipu who was killed by Sri Narasimha. Many miracles are attributed to him. On Dwitiya Day of Sravana Krishna Paksha in 1671, Raghavendra Swami gave a soul-stirring speech to hundreds of devotees who had gathered to watch his entering samadhi. Some of his advice to his devotees are as follows 1. One cannot get right thinking without without right living. 2. Social work done for the good of the people also constitutes worship of the Lord. 3. One should keep away from people who merely perform miracles. 4. Right knowledge is greater than any miracle. 5. Have devotion to the Lord. But devotion should never be blind faith. Sri Raghavendra Swami attained Jeeva samadhi in 1671. This date is celebrated each year as Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana at Brindavans all over the world. The Raghavendra Math in Mantralaya housing his Brindavan is visited by thousands of devotees every year. His samadhi at Mantralayam in Andhrapradesh is a place of tourism that attracts large number of devotees who believe that his prescence is still available at his samadhi. The following poem composed by the saint narrates Shrimad Ramayana in eleven verses and is in the form of a hymn (stotra). By reciting this short poem one gets the benefit of reciting Shrimad Ramayana and also praying to Lord Rama.## shrImAn viShNuH prajAto dasharathanR^ipate rAmanAtho.atha nIto vishvAmitreNa mantrAhR^idanujasahitastATakaghAtuko.astram . brAhmAdya.n prApya hatvA nishicharanikara.n yaj~napAlo vimochyA\- halyA.n shApAchcha bha~NktvA shivadhanurupayan jAnakI.n naH prasIdet .. 1.. Ayan rAmaH sabhAryodhvani nijasahajairbhArgaveShvAsaroShA\- ddhatvA surAri.n puraga uta nutastApasairbhUpapR^iShThaiH . kalyANAnantadharmo.aguNalavarahitaH prANinAmantarAtme\- tyAdyuktashchAbhiSheke purajanamahito mahyatA.n me vachobhiH .. 2.. kaikeyIprItihetoH sa sahajanR^ipajovalkalI yAnaraNya.n ga~NgAtArI guhArchyaH kR^itaruchirajaTo gIShpateH putramAnyaH . tIrtvA kR^iShNA.n prayAto.avatu nijamamala.n chitrakUTa.n prapanna.n svAmbAbhirbhrAtara.n ta.n shrutajanakagatiH sAntvayan nyuptatIrthaH .. 3.. datvA.asmai pAduke sve xitibharaNakR^itau preShya ta.n kAkanetra.n vyasyArAjyo.atrinAmno vanamatha samito daNDaka.n tApaseShTam . kurvan hatvA virAdha.n khalakuladamana.n yAchitastapasAgryai\- steShA.n dattvA.abhaya.n svAnasidhanuriShudhIn yAnagasttyAt sa pAyAt .. 4.. AsInaH pa~nchavaTyAmakuruta vikR^itA.n rAxasI.n yo dvisapta\- kravyAdAnapyanekAnatha kharamavadhId dUShaNa.n cha trishIrSham . mArIcha.n mArgarUpa.n dashavadanahR^itAmAkR^iti.n bhUmijA.n yA.n anviShyannArtagR^idhra.n svagatimatha nayan mAmavet ghnan kabandham .. 5.. pampAtIra.n sa gachChanniha kR^itavasatirbhaktituShTaH shabaryai datvA mukti.n prakurvan hanumata udita.n prAptasugrIvasakhyaH . sapta chChitvA sAlAn vidhivarabalino vAlibhitsUryasUnu.n kurvANo rAjyapAla.n samavatu nivasan mAlyavatkandaresau .. 6.. nItvA mAsAn kapIshAniha dasha haritaH preShya sItA.n vichityA\- yAtashrImaddhanUmadgiramatha samanushrutya gachChan kapIndraiH . sugrIvAdyairasa.nkhyairdashamukhasahaja.n mAnayannabdhivAchA daityaghnaH setukArI ripupurarudavedvAnairvairighAtI .. 7.. bhagna.n kR^itvA dashAsya.n gurutaravapuSha.n kumbhakarNa.n nihatya pradhvastAsheShanAga.n padakamalanata.n tArxyamAnandya rAmaH . sarvAnujjIvayanta.n giridharamanaghashchA~njaneya.n kapIn svAn vij~nAnAstreNa raxan samavatu damaya.nllaxmaNAchChakrashatrum .. 8.. kravyAdAn ghnannsa.nkhyAnapi dashavadana.n brahmapUrvaiH sureshaiH puShpairAkIryamANo hutavahavimalamApya sItA.n vidhAya . raxonAtha.n svabhakta.n svapuramatha gataH puShpakasthaH samastaiH sAmrajye chAbhiShikto nijajanamakhila.n mAnayan me gatiH syAt .. 9.. raxan xoNI.n samR^iddhA.n nuta uta munibhirmAnayan vAyusUnu.n preShyAdityAtmajAdIn vyatanuta bharata.n yauvarAjye.anumAnya . kArye saumitrimArtashvagaditakR^idarighno.atha shatrughno yo hatvA.asau duShTashUdra.n dvijasutagubavet ku.nbhajAnmAlabhArI .. 10.. yaj~na.n tanvan trikoTIrvyatudata bharatAdyaiH surAnIshavAkyA\- dyAsyan dhAmAtripura.n bhujimatha sa nayannAtmasUn svarAjye . kR^ItvA shrIhrIhanUmad dhR^itavimalachalachchAmarachChatrashobhI brahmAdyaiH stUyamAno nijapuravilasatpAdapadmo.avatAnmAm .. 11.. iti shrIrAmacharitrama~njarI leshataH kR^itA . rAghvendreNa yatinA bhUyAdrAmaprasAdadA .. 12.. .. iti shrImatsudhIndrakarakamalasa~njAta rAghavendrayatikR^itA shrIrAmachAritrama~njarI sa.npUrNA .. ## Encoded and proofread by N.Balasubramanian bbalu at sify.com \medskip\hrule\obeylines \medskip {\rm Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com} {\rm Last updated \today} {\rm http://sanskritdocuments.org} \end{document}