Meaning of "Rama nama ratna hara" by Purandaradasa

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Meaning of "Rama nama ratna hara" by Purandaradasa

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Can someone please explain me the word by word meaning of "Rama Nama ratna hara" by Sri Purandaradasa? It is a beautiful dasavatara composition.
pallavi

rAma nAma ratna hAra dorakidu enage pUrva puNyada phalake

caraNam 1

macchanembo mANikyada haraLu kUrmanembo kusurigaLu
varahanembo hosa mOhanada cina narahariyembo nAmada saramuttu

caraNam 2

vAmananembo oliva EkAvaLiyu parashurAmanembo pacceya haraLu
krSNanembo kIlugaLu ati kushaladindalittu
bauddhanembo ataLagaLa bigidittu bahu bagidandittu kalkiyembo A kuNikeya
hacciTTu purandara viTTala nAmada saramuttu saubhAgya nigaLallittu

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Re: Meaning of "Rama nama ratna hara" by Purandaradasa

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A couple of corrections::

rAma nAma ratna hAra *dorakitu* engindu pUrva puNyada phalake

caraNam 1

*macchanembO* mANikyada haraLu *kUrmanembO* kusurigaLu
*varAhanembo* hosa mOhanada *cinna* *narahariyembO* nAmada saramuttu

caraNam 2

*vAmananembO* *hoLeva* EkAvaLiyu *parashurAmanembO* pacceya haraLu
*krSNanembO* kIlugaLu ati *kushaladindaliTTu*
*bauddhanembO* ataLagaLa *bigidiTTu* bahu *bageyindiTTu* *kalkiyembO* A kuNikeya hacciTTu purandara *viTTalana* nAmada saramuttu saubhAgya *gaLanittu*

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Re: Meaning of "Rama nama ratna hara" by Purandaradasa

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Thank you for the corrections.
Can you please help me with the meaning?

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Yes,

In a couple of days.

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Re: Meaning of "Rama nama ratna hara" by Purandaradasa

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Please go through the general meaning.

It will help in understanding the word translation,better.::

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As the result of my good deeds in the past, today, I have obtained the name of rAma,as a garland of gems,
The crystal of the gem called matsya,the substance called kUrma,the alluring new gold,the name of narahari,the
pearl fit for a garland{c1}
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The shining single string of the name, of vAmana,the emerald crystal called parashurAma,the name of
krishNa,skillfully Inserted as a hinge,
the bottomless bouddha is tightened,in many ways,the clasp, named kalki has been fitted.
The pearl fit for a garland ,in the name of purandara viTThala.has granted me, fortune.{c2}
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word translation in a couple of days.

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Thank you very much.

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