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Shri Ramaya Namah
श्री रामचन्द्र कृपालु भज मन
Shri Ramchandra Kripalu
By Tulsidas
हिन्दी · 16th century · Stuti
~1 min readRama bhakti
O mind, sing of merciful Shri Ramchandra, dispeller of the dreadful fears of worldly existence.
- Author
- Tulsidas
- Language
- हिन्दी
- Literary form
- Stuti
- Century
- 16th century
- Tradition
- Rama bhakti
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श्री रामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन हरण भव भय दारुणम्। नवकंज लोचन कंज मुख कर कंज पद कंजारुणम् ॥१॥
कन्दर्प अगणित अमित छबि नव नील नीरद सुन्दरम्। पटपीत मानहु तड़ित रुचि शुचि नौमि जनक सुतावरम् ॥२॥
भजु दीनबन्धु दिनेश दानव दैत्य वंश निकन्दनम्। रघुनन्द आनन्दकन्द कोशल चन्द दशरथ नन्दनम् ॥३॥
सिर मुकुट कुण्डल तिलक चारु उदारु अंग विभूषणम्। आजानुभुज शर चाप-धर सङ्ग्राम-जित-खर-दूषणम् ॥४॥
इति वदति तुलसीदास शङ्कर शेष मुनि मनरञ्जनम्। मम हृदय कञ्ज निवास कुरु कामादि खल दल गञ्जनम् ॥५॥
मनु जाहिं राचेउ मिलिहि सो बरु सहज सुन्दर सांवरो। करुणानिधान सुजान शील सनेहु जानत रावरो ॥ एहि भाँति गौरि असीस सुनि सिय सहित हियँ हरषीं अली। तुलसी भवानिहि पूजि पुनि-पुनि मुदित मन मन्दिर चली ॥
जानी गौरि अनुकूल सिय हिय हरषु न जाइ कहि। मञ्जुल मङ्गल मूल वाम अङ्ग फरकन लगे ॥
Meaning
O mind, sing of merciful Shri Ramchandra, dispeller of the dreadful fears of worldly existence. His eyes are like fresh lotuses, his face a lotus, his hands and feet rosy lotuses. His beauty surpasses countless Kamadevas; dark and lovely as fresh rain-clouds. His yellow garments shine like lightning; I bow to him, the consort of Janaki.
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O mind, sing of merciful Shri Ramchandra, dispeller of the dreadful fears of worldly existence.
Meaning
O mind, sing of merciful Shri Ramchandra, dispeller of the dreadful fears of worldly existence.
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O mind, sing of merciful Shri Ramchandra, dispeller of the dreadful fears of worldly existence. His eyes are like fresh lotuses, his face a lotus, his hands and feet rosy lotuses. His beauty surpasses countless Kamadevas; dark and lovely as fresh rain-clouds. His yellow garments shine like lightning; I bow to him, the consort of Janaki.
Key themes
TulsidasRamaStuti
About the author
Goswami Tulsidas
गोस्वामी तुलसीदास
- Era
- c. 1497–1623 CE (traditional)
- Region
- Awadh and Kashi (Varanasi)
- Tradition
- Rama bhakti
Goswami Tulsidas was a North Indian poet-saint who wrote in Awadhi and Braj, and is revered above all as the author of the Ramcharitmanas — a retelling of the Ramayana in the language of the common people. By placing the story of Rama in the vernacular rather than Sanskrit, he made the epic singable in homes, fields and temple courtyards across the Hindi-speaking world.
Tradition holds that he was a devotee of Hanuman, and several short works of praise to Hanuman are attributed to his tradition. His poetry binds together intense personal devotion (bhakti), ethical conduct, and the ideal of Rama-rajya — a just and compassionate order. To this day his verses are recited at dawn, during Ramnavami, and in the daily worship of millions.
Precise dates and biographical details are debated by scholars; the year 1497 and a long life reaching 1623 are the traditional account rather than firmly documented fact.
Notable works
RamcharitmanasVinaya PatrikaKavitavaliDohavali
Dates and several biographical episodes are traditional accounts, not firmly documented history.
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Source & trust
Public domain
- Attribution
- Tulsidas
- Language
- हिन्दी · 16th century
- Source
- Public domain — Tulsidas (Vinaya Patrika), 16th century.
- References
Devotional commentary and life lessons are editorial reflections. Historical details are limited to well-documented facts; devotional belief is labelled as tradition, never presented as proven history.