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raamadaasasvaamii.nche chhatrapati saMbhaajiisa patra
## A letter by Swami Ramadas to Sambhaji
For those who can understand Marathi should read the poem/letter aloud.
Also pay attention to the rhyming in each verse.
It is written in transliteration scheme(ITRANS) which allows easy change
for printing in Devanagari.
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Here is a letter written to Chatrapati Sambhaji
by Samartha Swami Ramadas, Shivaji's guru.
Sambhaji ruled Maharashtra for many years after Shivaji passed away.
The letter contains a `wake-up' call to Sambhaji who was facing difficult
problems at home and was not persuing correct path for ruling.
This letter prompted him to make successful
changes and he regained confidence of his subordinates after some adjustments.
It is unfortunate that at the end he fell in hands of Aurangajeb and was
subsequently killed for sticking to his principles.
(The torturous death occured on ##phaalguna amaavaasyaa##.)
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raamadaasasvaamii.nche patra
akha.nDa saavadhaana asaave.n . dushchitta kadaapi nasaave.n .
tajavijaa kariita basaave.n . ekaa.nta sthaLii .. 1..
kaa.nhii.n ugra sthiti saa.nDaavii . kaa.nhii.n saumyataa dharaavii .
chi.ntaa laagaavii paraavii . a.ntaryaamii.n .. 2..
maagiila aparaadha kShamaave . kaarabhaarii haatii.n dharaave .
sukhii karuuni soDaave . kaamaakaDe .. 3..
paaTavaNii tuMba nighenaa . tarii maga paaNii chaalenaa .
taise.n sajjanaa.nchyaa manaa . kaLale.n paahije .. 4..
janaachaa pravaaha chaalilaa . mhaNaje kaaryabhaaga aaTopalaa .
jana Thaayii.n Thaayii.n tuMbalaa . mhaNaje khoTaa.n .. 5..
shreShThii.n je.n je.n miLavile.n . tyaasaaThii.n bhaa.nData basale.n .
maga jaaNaave.n phaavale.n . galimaa.nsii .. 6..
aise.n sahasaa karuu.n naye . doghe bhaa.nDataa.n tisaryaasii jaya .
dhiira dharoNa mahatkaarya . samajuuna karaave.n .. 7..
aadhii.ncha paDalaa dhaastii . mhaNaje kaaryabhaaga hoya naastii .
yaakaaraNe.n samastii.n . buddhi shodhaavii .. 8..
raajii raakhitaa.n jaga . maga kaaryabhaagaachii lagabaga .
aise.n jaaNoniyaa.n saa.nga . samaadhaana raakhaave.n .. 9..
aadhii.n gaajavaave taDaake . maga bhuuma.nDaLa dhaake .
aise.n na hotaa.n dhakke . raajyaasa hotii .. 10..
samaya prasa.nga oLakhaavaa . raaga nipaTuuna kaaDhaavaa .
aalaa tarii kaLo.n na dyaavaa . janaaMmadhye.n .. 11..
raajyaamadhye sakaLa loka . salagii deuun karaave sevaka .
lokaa.nche manaamadhye.n dhaaka . upajo.nchi naye .. 12..
aahe tituke.n jatana karaave.n . puDhe.n aaNika miLavaave.n .
maahaaraaShTraraajya karaave.n . jikaDe tikaDe .. 13..
lokii.n hiMmata dharaavii . shartiichii taravaara karaavii .
chaDhatii vaaDhatii padavii . paavaala yeNe.n .. 14..
shivaraajaasa aaThavaave.n . jiivitva tR^iNavat.h maanaave.n .
ihalokii.n paralokii.n raahaave.n . kiirtiruupe.n .. 15..
shivaraayaache.n aaThavaave.n ruupa . shivaraayaachaa aaThavaavaa prataapa .
shivaraayaachaa aaThavaavaa saakShepa . bhuuma.nDaLii.n .. 16..
shivaraayaache.n kaise.n chaalaNe.n . shivaraayaache.n kaise.n bolaNe.n .
shivaraayaachii salagii deNe.n . kaise.n ase .. 17..
sakaLa sukhaa.nchaa tyaaga . karuuna saadhije to yoga .
raajyasaadhanaachii lagabaga . kaisii ase .. 18..
tyaahuuni karaave.n visheSha . tariicha mhaNaave.n puruSha .
yaauparii aataa.n visheSha . kaaya lihaave.n .. 19..
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The gist of the letter is as follows:
``Material happiness should be looked upon as worthless. We should
live in such a way as to be praised and remembered in this world and welcomed
in the other. We should be ever vigilant in our thoughts, words and deeds.
We should never think low. One should sit alone and think deeply.
One should be less severe and more liberal in judging others.
One should take one's officers into confidence. Always think of
Shivaji Maharaj and his great deeds. Think
his form, think of his valour. Think of his bravery, his
tact, his administrative capacity.
How noble were his words, his conduct! What warmth of personality!
He should be an inspiration in every walk of your life. It should be
your constant endeavour to better him if possible in every respect. Then
alone will you be worthy of praise. What else can I write ?''
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ramadasasvaamaIMcao p~
AKMD saavaQaana AsaavaoM . duiXca<a kdaip nasaavaoM .
tjaivajaa krIt basaavaoM . ekaMt sqaLI .. 1..
kaMhIM ]ga` isqait saaMDavaI . kaMhIM saÝmyata QaravaI .
icaMta laagaavaI pravaI . AMtyaa-maIM .. 2..
maagaIla ApraQa xamaavao . karBaarI hatIM Qaravao .
sauKI k$ina saÜDavao . kamaakDo .. 3..
paTvaNaI tuMba inaGaonaa . trI maga paNaI caalaonaa .
tOsaoM sajjanaaMcyaa manaa . kLlaoM paihjao .. 4..
janaacaa p`vaah caailalaa . mhNajao kaya-Baaga AaTÜplaa .
jana zayaIM zayaIM tuMbalaa . mhNajao KÜTaM .. 5..
EaoYzIM jaoM jaoM imaLivalaoM . %yaasaazIM BaaMDt basalaoM .
maga jaaNaavaoM favalaoM . gailamaaMsaI .. 6..
eosaoM sahsaa k$M nayao . dÜGao BaaMDtaM itsayaa-saI jaya .
QaIr QarÜNa mah%kaya- . samajaUna kravaoM .. 7..
AaQaIMca pDlaa QaastI . mhNajao kaya-Baaga hÜya naastI .
yaakarNaoM samastIM . bauiw XaÜQaavaI .. 8..
rajaI raiKtaM jaga . maga kaya-BaagaacaI lagabaga .
eosaoM jaaNaÜinayaaM saaMga . samaaQaana raKavaoM .. 9..
AaQaIM gaajavaavao tDako . maga BaUmaMDL Qaako .
eosaoM na hÜtaM Qa@ko . rajyaasa hÜtI .. 10..
samaya p`saMga AÜLKavaa . raga inapTUna kaZavaa .
Aalaa trI kLÜM na Vavaa . janaaMmaQyaoM .. 11..
rajyaamaQyao sakL laÜk . salagaI do}na kravao saovak .
laÜkaMcao manaamaQyaoM Qaak . ]pjaÜMica nayao .. 12..
Aaho ittukoM jatna kravaoM . puZoM AaiNak imaLvaavaoM .
maaharaYT/rajya kravaoM . ijakDo itkDo .. 13..
laÜkIM ihMmat QaravaI . XatI-caI trvaar kravaI .
caZtI vaaZtI pdvaI . pavaala yaoNaoM .. 14..
iXavarajaasa AazvaavaoM . jaIiva%va tRNavat\ maanaavaoM .
[hlaÜkIM prlaÜkIM rahavaoM . kIit-$poM .. 15..
iXavarayaacaoM AazvaavaoM $p . iXavarayaacaa Aazvaavaa p`tap .
iXavarayaacaa Aazvaavaa saaxaop . BaUmaMDLIM .. 16..
iXavarayaacaoM kOsaoM caalaNaoM . iXavarayaacaoM kOsaoM baÜlaNaoM .
iXavarayaacaI salagaI doNaoM . kOsaoM Asao .. 17..
sakL sauKaMcaa %yaaga . k$na saaiQajao tÜ yaÜga .
rajyasaaQanaacaI lagabaga . kOsaI Asao .. 18..
%yaahUina kravaoM ivaXaoYa . trIca mhNaavaoM puÉYa .
yaa]prI AataM ivaXaoYa . kaya ilahavaoM .. 19..
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