Daivarata
(This beautiful Stotra on Ramana Maharishi has all the vibhaktis (declensions of nouns) of Samskrit grammar, from the first to the eighth in the same order in each stanza. Daivarata was a Vedic scholar, a disciple of Ramana Maharishi – Editor)
श्रीमत् पराशरोऽयं प्रमुदितवदनः पावनः पार्वतीयः
प्रत्यग् दृक् देवकल्पो विगतभवभयः सर्वदा सुप्रसन्नः ।
आत्मन्येव प्रलीनः परमगुणनिधिर्मौनमुद्रोपपन्नो
दृष्ट: संतृप्तचित्तो रमण मुनिरहो सच्चिदानंदकंदः ।। १ ।।
Lo! Beheld here is the wonderful Sage Ramana, the glorious, verily Parasara himself, pure, mountain-dwelling son of Parvati, with gaze turned inwards, Deva-like, free from the fear of Samsara, ever serene, merged solely in Atman alone, supreme treasure of virtues, in Mudra of silence, with mind content and happy, with the face reflecting the same, the very source of Sat-Chit-Ananda. (1)
यंदृष्ट्वैवावशिष्टं भवति पुनरहो नेह कर्तव्यतायां
सद्यश्चित्तप्रसादाद्विगलति मनसः सर्वसंकल्पजालम् ।
वृत्तिः शाम्यत्यनेका विधिमनुजनिता द्वेषिणो वा निषेधात्
सन्तं पाराशरं तं गुरुरमणयतिं सन्ततं चिंतयामि ।। २ ।।
He, upon beholding whom, nothing more remains to be done; by the serene grace of his mind, the whole web of mental resolves dissolves; the many modes of mind arising from aversion or restraint quieten down; that saint, that Guru Ramana, the ascetic of Parasara’s line; on him I meditate always. (2)
येनेयं चित्रसृष्टिः बहिरिव मनसा स्वप्नवत् संप्रदृष्टा
दृष्टिः प्रत्यग्गताऽपि प्रणतभयहरी संविसृष्टा दयाऽस्य ।
स्वार्थाः संगस्य हानात्तदनुगतधियस्सर्वतस्सन्निरस्ताः
त्रातस्तेनेह मर्त्यो रमणभगवता धन्यतां याति सद्यः ।। ३ ।।
He, by whom this wondrous creation is clearly observed by the mind like a dream, as though appearing without; he, whose gaze, though turned inward, pours forth as compassion, dispelling the fears of those who worship him; owing to renouncing of attachment, when all resultant selfish thoughts have been completely cast aside, then that mortal, protected by Bhagavan Ramana, attains bliss instantly. (3)
यस्मै तत्वार्थवेत्रे परमपदविदे स्वात्मनो बोधयित्रे
स्वानन्दस्यार्पयित्रे जनिमरणभयात्प्राणिनः पालयित्रे ।
स्वात्मानं प्रार्थ्यबुध्या शरणमुपगता धन्यतां यान्ति लोकाः
तस्मै पाराशरायों रमणभगवते ज्ञानदात्रे नमस्ते ।। ४ ।।
He, who holds the staff of Truth, knower of the Supreme State, awakens beings to the knowledge of Atma, the bestower of bliss of one’s own Atma, and protects beings from the fear of birth and death. People, who take refuge in him, intensely seeking one’s own Atma with a clear intellect, attain supreme fulfilment. Salutations to that Bhagavan Ramana, the descendant of Parasara, the form of Om, the bestower of Jnana. (4)
यस्मात् संपूर्णकामा- द्विगतकलिमला -द्दिव्यवागात्मदेहा:
नित्यं प्रद्योतमाना जगति हि तपसा संस्थित- प्रज्ञतोऽन्यः ।
सन्तप्तानां प्रजानां विषयविषधरैर्नैव कश्चिच्छरण्यः
तस्मात् पाराशरान्मे रमणमुनिवरा -दात्मन: संविदस्तु ।। ५ ।।
He is desireless, all-fulfilled, pure, untouched by the taint of Kali; his speech, his being, his very body divine, shine ever with radiant splendour; he is steadfast in Self-Knowledge through austerity; for the beings, tormented by the serpents of sense-attractions, there is, in truth, no other refuge whatsoever; from that sage, descendant of Parasara, the great Muni Ramana, may Atma-Jnana become mine. (5)
यस्याहं मेमतिर्हि स्वयमिह गळिता संविदेवावशिष्टा
धर्माधर्मप्रपञ्चः सह विधिभिरहो संप्रशांतो निषेधैः ।
इष्टानिष्टे समाने स्थितिरपि जगति प्राणिनां वा हितार्था
तस्येदं पादयुग्मं रमणभगवतः संप्रपद्ये शरण्यम् ।। ६ ।।
He, whose sense of I and Mine has melted away, of itself, and Pure Consciousness alone remains; for whom, the universe of dharma and adharma, together with their do’s and don’ts, has been tranquilised; for whom, the desirable and the undesirable are the same, yet who abides in the world for the welfare of all beings; to the twin feet of that Bhagavan Ramana, the supreme refuge, I surrender. (6)
यस्मिन्नत्याश्रमस्थे ह्यभयमुपगते वीतवर्णप्रपञ्चे
ब्रह्मिष्ठे नित्यतृप्ते परमरसनिधौ सिद्धयोऽष्टौ प्रणम्राः ।
कामाश्च प्राप्तकामा- स्सुखमिह परमं संविशंतीव नित्यं
तस्मिन् पाराशरे मे रमणमुनिवरे धीन्द्रियाण्या रमन्ताम् । ७ ।
In him, who stands beyond all asramas, who has attained fearlessness, is free from the universe of varna, established in Brahman, ever content, the very treasure of supreme bliss; to whom, the eight Siddhis prostrate; in whom, the supreme abode of bliss, desires themselves enter and find fulfilment always; in that great Muni Ramana, the descendant of Parasara, may my intellect and sense organs revel. (7)
स्वामिन् सर्वार्तिहारिन् नय परमगुरो निर्मलज्ञानमूर्ते
वासिष्ठस्य प्रसादात्तव चरणयुगं प्राप्य सर्वैर्दुरापम् ।
पूर्णाः कामा इहेति प्रणिहितमनसा धन्यतां भावयन्तं
त्राहि मां पापजाला -द्रमणमुनिपते दैवरातं प्रपन्नम् ।। ८ ।।
O Master, Remover of all distress, Supreme Guru, the very form of pure Jnana, lead me. By your grace, the grace of the descendant of Vasishtha, having got hold of your twin feet, so difficult for all to attain, this Daivarata, has taken refuge in you, realising with the sense of fulfilment, having mind fixed upon you, that here indeed, all desires are completely quietened; save me from the snare of sin (of delusion of Atma and Anatma), O great Muni Ramana. (8)
रमणं रमणीयचिद्विकासं
शरणं संस्मरणीय -सद्विलासम् ।
परमं परमार्थ- तत्त्वबोधं
कलये कल्मषकीलन -प्रबोधम् ।।
— दैवरात विरचितम्
Upon that Ramana, in whom Consciousness has alluringly blossomed; the refuge, the memorable play of Reality, the Supreme, the teacher of Supreme Truth, the awakener from the stranglehold of ignorance, I meditate.
Translated: P. R. Kannan