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Shri Ram Stuti — Shri Ramchandra Kripalu

श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु

StotramRamaGoswami TulsidasAwadhi / Sanskrit

Tulsidas's most beloved hymn to Rama — “Shri Ramchandra kripalu bhajman” — sung on Rama Navami, at Ramayana paths and as an evening prayer in countless homes.

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Verse 1

श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजमन हरण भवभय दारुणम् । नवकंज लोचन कंज मुख कर कंज पद कंजारुणम् ॥

shri ramacandra kripalu bhajamana harana bhava-bhaya darunam nava-kamja locana kamja mukha kara kamja pada kamjarunam

śrī rāmacandra kṛpālu bhajamana haraṇa bhava-bhaya dāruṇam nava-kaṃja locana kaṃja mukha kara kaṃja pada kaṃjāruṇam

O mind, worship the compassionate Shri Ramchandra, who removes the dreadful fears of worldly existence — his eyes fresh lotuses, his face a lotus, his hands lotuses, his feet rosy lotuses.

Verse 2

कंदर्प अगणित अमित छवि नव नील नीरज सुन्दरम् । पटपीत मानहुं तड़ित रुचि शुचि नौमि जनक सुतावरम् ॥

kamdarpa aganita amita chavi nava nila niraja sundaram pata-pita manahum tadita ruci shuci naumi janaka sutavaram

kaṃdarpa agaṇita amita chavi nava nīla nīraja sundaram paṭa-pīta mānahuṃ taḍita ruci śuci naumi janaka sutāvaram

His beauty surpasses countless gods of love — lovely as a fresh blue lotus; his yellow garment gleams like lightning against a rain-cloud. I bow to the bridegroom of Janaka's daughter.

Verse 3

भजु दीनबन्धु दिनेश दानव दैत्यवंश निकन्दनम् । रघुनन्द आनन्दकन्द कोशल चन्द दशरथ नन्दनम् ॥

bhaju dina-bandhu dinesha danava daitya-vamsha nikandanam raghunanda ananda-kanda koshala canda dasharatha nandanam

bhaju dīna-bandhu dineśa dānava daitya-vaṃśa nikandanam raghunanda ānanda-kanda kośala canda daśaratha nandanam

Worship the friend of the lowly, splendid as the sun, uprooter of the clans of demons — the joy of the Raghus, the root of all bliss, the moon of Koshala, the delight of Dasharatha.

Verse 4

सिर मुकुट कुण्डल तिलक चारु उदारु अङ्ग विभूषणम् । आजानुभुज शर चापधर सङ्ग्राम जित खरदूषणम् ॥

sira mukuta kundala tilaka caru udaru anga vibhushanam ajanubhuja shara capadhara sangrama jita khara-dushanam

sira mukuṭa kuṇḍala tilaka cāru udāru aṅga vibhūṣaṇam ājānubhuja śara cāpadhara saṅgrāma jita khara-dūṣaṇam

A crown on his head, earrings and graceful tilak, noble ornaments on every limb; arms reaching his knees, bearing bow and arrow — victor in battle over Khara and Dushana.

Verse 5

इति वदति तुलसीदास शङ्कर शेष मुनि मन रञ्जनम् । मम हृदयकंज निवास कुरु कामादि खलदल गञ्जनम् ॥

iti vadati tulasidasa shankara shesha muni mana ranjanam mama hridaya-kamja nivasa kuru kamadi khala-dala ganjanam

iti vadati tulasīdāsa śaṅkara śeṣa muni mana rañjanam mama hṛdaya-kaṃja nivāsa kuru kāmādi khala-dala gañjanam

Thus speaks Tulsidas: O delighter of Shankara, Shesha and the sages — make your dwelling in the lotus of my heart, O crusher of the wicked hosts of desire and its kin.

When it is recited: Rama Navami, Ramcharitmanas and Sundara Kanda recitations, and daily evening prayer. Often sung before or after Hanuman Chalisa.

Traditional significance: The stuti calls the mind (man) to worship the compassionate Rama who removes the terrible fears of worldly existence. Its imagery — lotus eyes, face and hands, the dark beauty of a fresh rain-cloud, bow and arrow at the ready — condenses the whole of Rama bhakti into a few musical lines, closing with Tulsidas's plea that Rama dwell in the lotus of his heart.

Questions

Where is this stuti from?

It is a pada of Goswami Tulsidas preserved in the Vinaya Patrika, and it is also sung within Ramcharitmanas recitations. It has become the most widely sung Rama stuti in North Indian tradition.

Related

Hanuman Chalisa Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki Manojavam — Hanuman Vandana

Source: Vinaya Patrika of Tulsidas — as sung in community worship. Regional versions may vary — this text follows the version most widely used in community worship.