Composer: Kancherla Gopanna (కంచెర్ల గోపన్న) popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu (భద్రాచల రామదాసు), (c1620 – 1680CE) was born in an affluent Niyogi Brahmin family to Linganna Murthy and Kamamba in Nelakondapalli village of Khammamett Taluk, Warangal Division of (erstwhile Hyderabad State) northern Andhra Pradesh.More...
Raagam: Dhanyasi
8 hanumatODi janya
Aa: S G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S
3.నిర్మల అంతర్-లక్శ్య భావము నిత్యానందముతో నున్న
కర్మంబులు విడి మోక్శ సద్గతిని గన్నుల నే జూచుచునున్న
ధర్మము తప్పక భద్రాద్రీషుని తలపులలో మిత్రతనున్న
మర్మము తెలిసిన రామదాసు నిజ మందిరమున కేగుచునున్న
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Pallavi
tAraka mantramu kOrina dorikenu dhanyuDanaiti ni vOranna
Ramadasu sings this song rejoicing over discovering the Taraka Mantram (the incantation for salvation) which he says is the panacea to dispel our sins, to escape the cycle of births and deaths and to attain salvation.
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I have aspired to receive the Taraka Mantram (Praying for Rama) and now my wish is fulfilled. I am indeed blessed by the Lord!
O Listener! Know that chanting the name of Rama is the death to the messengers of the time. (One goes beyond the samsara and won’t get caught up in the birth-death cycles).
Caranam 1:
Do not fall for the illusion of the outer world that seems friendly at the outset
There is no need to search for and go to 108 Tirupati pilgrimages in search of God there
One does not need to go to all the sacred rivers and take a dip in them
Stop getting caught up in the rituals for all the upcoming auspicious days
Caranam 2:
However many lives we have had, the God has always been only one
He is the one in every life and form, pay attention to that
All the sins I have committed over many lifetimes, I am getting free of them in this life
This is my last life, truly I am not reborn again
Caranam 3:
My inner world is clear and filled with happiness
I am beyond the workings of this world and I can see the path to liberation
Never leaving this path of truth, I have kept the Lord of Bhadrachalam in my heart
I have understood the workings of this world and now I am going to the adobe of the God
Meaning:
I have aspired to receive the Taraka Mantram (Praying for Rama) and now my wish is fulfilled. I am indeed blessed by the Lord!
O Listener! Know that chanting the name of Rama is the death to the messengers of the time. (One goes beyond the samsara and won’t get caught up in the birth-death cycles).
Caranam 1:
Do not fall for the illusion of the outer world that seems friendly at the outset
There is no need to search for and go to 108 Tirupati pilgrimages in search of God there
One does not need to go to all the sacred rivers and take a dip in them
Stop getting caught up in the rituals for all the upcoming auspicious days
Caranam 2:
However many lives we have had, the God has always been only one
He is the one in every life and form, pay attention to that
All the sins I have committed over many lifetimes, I am getting free of them in this life
This is my last life, truly I am not reborn again
Caranam 3:
My inner world is clear and filled with happiness
I am beyond the workings of this world and I can see the path to liberation
Never leaving this path of truth, I have kept the Lord of Bhadrachalam in my heart
I have understood the workings of this world and now I am going to the adobe of the God