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Shri Ram Stuti: Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man

Composed by: Goswami Tulsidas

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  1. Verse 1

    श्री रामचंद्र कृपालु भजु मन हरण भवभय दारुणं। नवकंज-लोचन, कंज-मुख, कर-कंज, पद कंजारुणं॥

    Shri ramchandra kripalu bhaju man haran bhavbhay darunam. Navkanj-lochan, kanj-mukh, kar-kanj, pad kanjarunam ||

    O mind, worship the compassionate Shri Ramchandra, who takes away the terrible fear of the cycle of birth and death. His eyes are like freshly bloomed lotuses; his face and hands are like lotuses, and his feet like red lotuses.

  2. Verse 2

    कंदर्प अगणित अमित छवि, नवनील-नीरद सुंदरं। पट पीत मानहु तड़ित रुचि शुचि नौमि जनक-सुतावरं॥

    Kandarpa agnit amit chhavi, navnil-nirad sundaram. Pat pit manhu tadit ruchi shuchi naumi janak-sutavram ||

    His beauty surpasses countless Kamadevas, and he is lovely as a fresh dark-blue rain cloud. His yellow garment gleams like a pure flash of lightning in that cloud. I bow to him, the husband of Janaka’s daughter (Sita).

  3. Verse 3

    भजु दीनबंधु दिनेश दानव-दैत्य-वंश-निकंदनं। रघुनंद आनँदकंद कोशलचंद दशरथ-नंदनं॥

    Bhaju dinbandhu dinesh danav-daitya-vansh-nikandanam. Raghunand aanandakand koshalchand dashrath-nandanam ||

    Worship him, friend of the helpless, radiant as the sun, who uproots the clans of demons. He is the joy of the Raghu line, the root of all bliss, the moon of Koshala and the son of Dasharatha.

  4. Verse 4

    सिर मुकुट कुंडल तिलक चारु उदारु अंग विभूषणं। आजानुभुज शर-चाप-धर, संग्राम-जित-खरदूषणं॥

    Sir mukut kundal tilak charu udaru ang vibhooshnam. Aajanubhuj shar-chap-dhar, sangram-jit-khardooshnam ||

    A crown is on his head, earrings in his ears and a lovely tilak on his brow, and splendid ornaments adorn every limb. His arms reach to his knees, he bears bow and arrows, and he conquered Khara and Dushana in battle.

  5. Verse 5

    इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर-शेष-मुनि-मन-रंजनं। मम हृदय-कंज-निवास कुरु, कामादि खल-दल-गंजनं॥

    Iti vadti tulsidas shankar-shesh-muni-man-ranjanam. Mam hriday-kanj-nivas kuru, kamadi khal-dal-ganjanam ||

    So says Tulsidas: O Lord who delights the hearts of Shankar, Shesha and the sages, destroyer of the wicked band of desire and the other vices, make your home in the lotus of my heart.

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In short

“Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man” is pad 45 of Goswami Tulsidas’s Vinay Patrika (in the Gita Press numbering), set in Raag Gauri. In five verses it describes Shri Ram’s form, virtues and valour, and urges the mind to worship him. It is sung as a Ram stuti and as Ram’s aarti on Dussehra, Diwali and Ram Navami, and at the close of Ramayan recitations.

The text given here follows the Gita Press edition of the Vinay Patrika (pad 45). Some editions read ‘nav neel neeraj’ for ‘navneel-neerad’ and ‘karu’ for ‘kuru’, and singers usually pronounce ‘bhaju man’ as ‘bhajman’. In popular singing it is often followed by the chhand ‘Manu jahin rachyeu milihi so baru sahaj sundar saanvaro’ and the sortha ‘Jaani Gauri anukool Siy hiy harashu na jaai kahi’. Those lines are not from the Vinay Patrika but from the Bal Kand of the Ramcharitmanas (doha 236), where Gauri (Parvati) blesses Sita.

Frequently asked questions

Who wrote this stuti, and which book is it in?

Goswami Tulsidas. It is pad 45 of his Vinay Patrika (in the Gita Press numbering), set in Raag Gauri. His name appears in the fifth verse, in the words ‘iti vadati Tulsidas’.

Why is it sung on Dussehra and Diwali?

Dussehra is observed as the remembrance of Shri Ram’s victory over Ravana, and Diwali of his return to Ayodhya. On these occasions this stuti is often sung as Ram’s aarti at Ram puja and at Ramlila, and it also praises him as the destroyer of the demon clans and the victor over Khara and Dushana.

Are the lines “Manu jahin rachyeu milihi so baru” part of this stuti?

No. They come from the Bal Kand of the Ramcharitmanas (doha 236), where Gauri (Parvati) blesses Sita in Janakpur that she will win the husband her heart has chosen. Popular renditions add them after this stuti.

What language is this stuti in?

The Vinay Patrika is in Braj Bhasha. This pad is rich in Sanskrit words, and its lines end in Sanskrit forms such as ‘darunam’ and ‘sundaram’, so it sounds like a Sanskrit stotra.

How many verses does it have?

Five verses of two lines each. The poet’s name appears in the last verse.

Sources

  1. Goswami Tulsidas, Vinay Patrika, pad 45 (Raag Gauri), Gita Press
  2. Lines sung after it: Ramcharitmanas, Bal Kand, doha 236

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