Aksharamanamalai in English – Song and Lyrics

Among Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi’s compositions, Aksharamanamalai occupies a unique place. A Tamil work of sublime spirituality, the verses have the power of Veda Mantra. They are revealed words that Bhagavan Ramana, as a Maharshi, saw, and shared with the world of devotees of the One!  Sri Ramana composed this in 1914 CE, during the course of one circumambulation of Arunachala!

The song has been translated by different devotees into several Indian languages. This translator was blessed to render the holy song into Hindi, some years ago. And then later, in 2014, the centenary year of Aksharamanamalai’, he was blessed to translate the song into English. Both the Hindi and the English translations can be sung to the same metre and tune as the Tamil original.

The English rendering was first presented at Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, during the Aksharamanamalai centenary seminar in 2014, and later in Ramana Kendra in Delhi and Chennai. In 2017, as a fulfillment of a heartfelt prayer, the song was offered  in Sri Ramanasramam. Dr Ambika Kameshwar sang the Tamil original, while I shared the corresponding English verses. Sharing a YouTube of the audio recorded that day.

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By Sri Ramana’s Grace, the song was presented again at Sri Ramanasramam, in the course of the program of Aksharamanamalai discourses of Sri Ramanacharanatirtha Nochur Venkatraman, in January 2020. The original Tamil verses and the translated English verses, were presented alternatively, verse by verse. After the program, several requests were received for the lyrics of the English song. While the lyrics are available in the book ‘Ramana Darshana Trayi’ (details given below), it is also being made available here, for download.

The lyrics (in pdf format) can be downloaded here:

Click :    Akshararamanamalai- English

This English song, along with a detailed introduction, has been included in the book ‘Ramana Darshana Trayi – Three treatises of Ramana Maharshi’, published by Ramana Maharshi Centre for Learning, Bengaluru, in 2016. (This book contains intro write-ups and translations of Aksharamanamalai, Upadesha Undiyar, and Ulladu Narpadu. For buying the book or for more info, pl write to office@ramanacentre.com)

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With thoughts of Arunachala!

Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya! Arunachala smaranam!

 

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