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Raamaaya raamabhadraaya raamachandraaya vedhasey
Raghunaathaaya naathaaya seetaayaah pataye namah

I salute the lord of Seeta Devi, known as Raama, Raamabhadra, Raamachandra, the one who is in the form of the creator, lord Raghunaatha.

Dakshinay lakshmano yasya vaamay cha janakaatmajaa
Purato maaruthihi yasya tam vande raghunandanam

I salute the descendent of raghu i.e. Lord Rama, whose right and left flanks are adorned by sri Lakshmana and Seeta devi respectively and Hanuman sit in front.

Pranam chaapi parityajya maanamevaabhi rakshatu
Anityo bhavathi praano maanam aachandra taarakam

Even at the cost of one’s life one should preserve his honour, as life is temporary and honour is ever lasting as the moon and stars.

Parivartini sansaare mrutah ko vaa na jaayate
Sah Jaatah yena jaatena yaati vamshah samunnatim

In this ever changing world who is not born or dead? He alone is born by whose birth the family attains eminence.

Anjanaanandanam veeram jaanaki shokanaashanam
Kapeesha maksha hantaaram sree raamadootam saranam prapadye

I seek the refuge of the lord of monkies(Hanuman) who is the son of maata anjana, valorous, the destroyer of seetaadevi’s afflictions, the slayer of demons and the supreme messenger/doota of lord Sri Raama.

Vidyaa naama narasya roopamadhikam prachchannaguptam dhanam
vidyaa bhogakaree yashahSukhakaree vidyaa gurunaam guruhu
vidyaa bandhujano videsha gamaneVidyaa paraa devataa
vidyaa raajasu pujyate na hi dhanam vidyaaviheenah pashuhu

Knowledge enhances the beauty of a person. It is a well-protected hidden treasure, which brings prosperity, fame and happiness. Knowledge is the preceptor of preceptors. Knowledge substitutes a friend in foreign travels. It is the supreme god. Only knowledge but not wealth, is respected by the rulers. A person devoid of knowledge is a beast.

Santapthaayasi sansthitasya payaso naamaa pi na shruyate
muktaa kaaratayaa tadeva nalineepatra sthetam drishyate
antah saagara shukthi madhya patitam tat moukthikam jaayate
praayena adhama madhyama uttama jushaam evam vidhaa vrittayaha

When a drop of water falls on heated iron, it disappears immediately, whereas if it happens to fall upon a lotus leaf, it appears like a pearl and the same thing turns into a pearl if it chances to drop into the mouth of an oyster during the swathi constellation. Thus the company (bad, mediocre or good) in which a person moves and lives determine his future.

Agnyah sukham aaraadhyaha sukhataram aaraadhyate visheshagnyaha
Gnyaana lava durvidagdham brahmaapi naram na ranjayati

To convince an ignorant person is easy. It is even easier to convince a learned person. But even Lord Brahma cannot explain and convince a person who has limited knowledge but thinks high of himself.

Daurmantryaat nrupatihi vinashyati yatihi sangaat sutah laalanaat
viprah anadhyayanaat kulam kutanayaat sheelam khalopaasanaat
hreehi madyaat anavekshanaat api krushihi snehah pravaasa aashrayaat maithree cha apranayaat samruddhihi anayaat tyaagaat pramaadaat dhanam

A king is ruined because of bad counsel; an ascetic- by attachment(to worldly pleasures); a son -by pampering; a brahmin- by not reciting the holy scriptures; the family-by a wicked son; modesty- by wine; character- by association with the wicked; agriculture- by not taking proper care; affection- due to separation(on account of being apart from each other); friendship- due to lack of affection; prosperity- due to unlawful methods and wealth -due to indiscretion in charity and carelessness.

Kare shlaaghyah tyaagah shirasi gurupaada pranayitaa
mukhe satyaa vaani vijayi bhujayoho veeryam atulam
hridi swachaa vrittihi shrutam adhigatam cha shravanayoho
vinaa api aishvaryena prakriti mahataam mandanam idam

Ornaments of great people are entirely different. They are all natural. Praise-worthy charity- for the hand; submission at the feet of the elders- for the head; truthful speech- for the mouth; matchless ever victorious strength- for the arms; purity of thought- for the heart and acquired knowledge of the holy scriptures- for the ears. (These are the worthy ornaments of the great by nature despite the absence of worldly riches.)

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