by Damodara Rao Dasu

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abbabba rAmanAmam - dhanyAsi - Adi

P abbabba rAma nAmamatyadbhutam
gobbuna yE bhAgyaSAli kabbunO rAmanAmam||
What a wonderful name is Rama's name. I don't know which one is fortunate to enjoy it.
C 1 sAraheena samsAra sAgarameeDE nAmam
pAradrOlu munnooTaruvadi pApajAlam
chEri panchEndriyamulanni chEraka pOdrOlu nAmam
ghOramaina yama dootala koTTeDu nAmam ||
Rama's name enables us wade through the ocean-like world. It is capable of driving away all kinds of sins. It also prevents sins sticking to five sensory organs. It will push away the messengers of death God Yama from you.
C 2 dina dinamu jihvakimpai tiyyaga nunDEnAmam
dhana kanaka vastuvulu dayasEyu nAmam
analu konalu nekkanu SAmAbhivruddhi sEyu nAmam
tanuvunu renDanuchu madini talapinchu nAmam ||
Day by day one's tongue enjoys the sweetness of chanting Rama's name. It bestows every prosperity. It will increase patience to climb upto tip of a mountain. Your body and mind merge with divinity by that name .
C 3 mukkanTi satiki SAsvata muktinichchE rAma nAmam
ekkuvaina vAlmeekiki eppuDanushthAnam
okkasAri rAmAyanTE Om bhoorbhuvassuvaha pApamulanni
mrokki renDumArulanTE mOkshamichchE rAma nAmam ||
Ramanamam bestowed perpetual happiness to Sankara's wife Parvati. Great Valmiki chanted Ramanamam always. Chanting Rama's name dispels all sins. By repeating it you would be blessed with salvation.
C 4 dabbarADu manmadhuni davula nunchurAmanAmam
gobbuna mOhapASamu gOsETi nAmam
mabbu doodikonDa vanTi maibuTTina pApamulanni
abba minuguru vale kAlchu rAmanAmam ||
Rama's name keeps away deceptive Manmadha. It will snap bonds of fascination. Sins huge as cotton hill are burnt away making them appear like fire fly.
C 5 kAma krOdha lObha mOha garva maNachE rAmanAmam
svAmi bhadrAdreeSuni tODi sadgati nAmam
nEmamutO balkitEnu nitya mOksha padavi nAmam
rAmadAsu nElinaTTi SreerAma nAmam ||
Rama's name eradicates lust,anger, avarice, fascination and pride. Lord of Bhadradri's name emancipates. Ramadasu is protected by Rama's name.