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Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman

Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman - Goswami Tulsidas's exquisite stuti and aarti to Bhagwan Shri Rama, the merciful gem of the Raghu line.

श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन, हरण भवभय दारुणम्।
नवकंज लोचन कंज मुख, कर कंज पद कंजारुणम्॥

कन्दर्प अगणित अमित छवि, नव नील नीरज सुन्दरम्।
पटपीत मानहुँ तड़ित रुचि, शुचि नौमि जनक सुतावरम्॥

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

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

इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर, शेष मुनि मन रंजनम्।
मम हृदय कंज निवास कुरु, कामादि खलदल गंजनम्॥

मनु जाहिं राचेउ मिलिहि सो बरु, सहज सुन्दर सांवरो।
करुना निधान सुजान सीलु, सनेहु जानत रावरो॥

एहि भाँति गौरि असीस सुनि सिय, सहित हियँ हरषीं अली।
तुलसी भवानिहि पूजि पुनि-पुनि, मुदित मन मन्दिर चली॥

Shri Ramchandra kripalu bhaju man, haran bhavbhay daarunam.
Navkanj lochan kanj mukh, kar kanj pad kanjarunam॥

Kandarp aganit amit chhavi, nav neel neeraj sundaram.
Patpeet manhun tadit ruchi, shuchi naumi Janak sutavaram॥

Bhaju deenbandhu dinesh danav, daityavansh nikandanam.
Raghunand anandkand Koshal, chand Dashrath nandanam॥

Sir mukut kundal tilak charu, udaaru ang vibhushanam.
Aajanubhuj shar chapdhar, sangram jit khardushanam॥

Iti vadati Tulsidas Shankar, shesh muni man ranjanam.
Mam hriday kanj nivas kuru, kamadi khaldal ganjanam॥

Manu jahin racheu milihi so baru, sahaj sundar saanwaro.
Karuna nidhan sujan seelu, sanehu jaanat raavaro॥

Ehi bhaanti Gauri asees suni siya, sahit hiyan harashin ali.
Tulsi Bhavanihi pooji puni-puni, mudit man mandir chali॥

Frequently asked questions about Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman

Who composed this?

Goswami Tulsidas, the poet of the Ramcharitmanas. It is properly a stuti - a hymn of praise in Sanskritised Braj - that came to be sung as an aarti, which is why its language is denser and its metre grander than most household aartis.

What does the first verse say?

Sing, O mind, of the merciful Ramchandra, who destroys the terrible fear of worldly existence - whose eyes are fresh lotuses, whose face, hands and feet are lotuses too. Tulsidas opens with the image he returns to throughout, Rama as a form made entirely of lotus.

When is it sung?

At Rama Navami, at the close of a Ramcharitmanas or Sundarkand path, and at the daily lamp in homes that keep a Rama altar. Many singers use it as the opening stuti and a shorter aarti to close.

Why is Sita called Janak sutavaram?

The excellent daughter of Janaka. Tulsidas names her in the second verse before saying anything further about Rama, following the devotional convention that the Lord is approached through his consort - Sita first, then Rama.

Is the Sanskrit difficult to pronounce?

It is harder than an ordinary aarti, yes. Take it slowly with the Roman text on the page, line by line, rather than trying to match a fast recording. Tradition is unanimous that a devotee stumbling with attention is worth more than a fluent recital without it. This page is the lamp-song; the forty-verse hymn is the Ram Chalisa, and longer hymns sit under Stotram.

About the Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman

Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman - Goswami Tulsidas's exquisite stuti and aarti to Bhagwan Shri Rama, the merciful gem of the Raghu line.

An aarti is a devotional song sung while waving a lit lamp (diya) before the deity, usually at the close of worship. The Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhajman above is given in both Hindi (Devanagari) and English (Hinglish, Roman script) so you can sing along in whichever script you are most comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above.

An aarti is the lamp-song at the close of puja. It is not a forty-verse chalisa and not a stotram. Browse every lamp-song on the Aarti index, or open a mantra for the same deity. Where the lamp sits in the sequence of worship is shown in Puja Vidhi.