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Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Gujarati

श्री रामचन्द्र कृपालु

16 lines · about 2 min to say · Tulsidas, Vinaya Patrika 45 — as the Gita Press edition (Hanuman Prasad Poddar) prints it

Shri Ram

Shri Ram

Dharma in a person

શ્રી રામચન્દ્ર કૃપાલુ ભજુ મન હરણ ભવભય દારુણમ્।

O my mind, sing of the merciful Shri Ramchandra, who takes away the dreadful fear of this world.

નવકંજ લોચન કંજ મુખ કર કંજ પદ કંજારુણમ્॥

His eyes are like a fresh lotus, His face a lotus, His hands lotuses, and His feet lotuses red as the dawn.

કંદર્પ અગણિત અમિત છવિ નવ નીલ નીરદ સુન્દરમ્।

His beauty surpasses countless Kamdevs; He is lovely as a fresh dark rain-cloud.

પટપીત માનહુઁ તડિત રુચિ શુચિ નૌમિ જનક સુતાવરમ્॥

His yellow garment gleams pure as lightning. I bow to Him, the beloved of Janak’s daughter.

ભજુ દીનબન્ધુ દિનેશ દાનવ દૈત્યવંશ નિકન્દનમ્।

Sing of Him, the friend of the lowly, radiant as the Sun, who uprooted the line of the danavas and daityas;

રઘુનન્દ આનઁદકન્દ કોશલ ચન્દ દશરથ નન્દનમ્॥

the joy of the Raghus, the root of all bliss, the moon of Kosala, the son of Dasharath.

સિર મુકુટ કુંડલ તિલક ચારુ ઉદારુ અંગ વિભૂષણમ્।

A crown on His head, earrings, a lovely tilak, and every limb richly adorned;

આજાનુભુજ શર ચાપ ધર સઙ્ગ્રામ જિત ખરદૂષણમ્॥

His arms reach to His knees; He bears the bow and arrows, and conquered Khar and Dushan in battle.

ઇતિ વદતિ તુલસીદાસ શંકર શેષ મુનિ મન રંજનમ્।

So says Tulsidas: O You who gladden the minds of Shankar, of Shesh and of the sages,

મમ હૃદય કંજ નિવાસ કુરુ કામાદિ ખલદલ ગંજનમ્॥

make Your dwelling in the lotus of my heart, O destroyer of desire and all its wicked host.

મનુ જાહિં રાચેઉ મિલિહિ સો બરુ સહજ સુંદર સાઁવરો।

"The one your heart is set on, the naturally handsome, dark-skinned groom, will be yours —

કરુણાનિધાનુ સુજાન સીલુ સનેહુ જાનત રાવરો॥

he is the treasure of compassion, all-knowing, and he knows your goodness and your love."

એહિ ભાઁતિ ગૌરિ અસીસ સુનિ સિય સહિત હિયઁ હરષી અલી।

Hearing Gauri Maa bless her this way, Sita and her companions were glad at heart;

તુલસી ભવાનિહિ પૂજિ પુનિ પુનિ મુદિત મન મંદિર ચલી॥

says Tulsi, worshipping Bhavani again and again, she went back to the palace with a joyful heart.

જાનિ ગૌરી અનુકૂલ સિય હિય હરષુ ન જાઇ કહિ।

Knowing Gauri Maa to be gracious to her, the joy in Sita's heart was beyond words;

મંજુલ મંગલ મૂલ બામ અંગ ફરકન લગે॥

and her left side, the root of all that is lovely and auspicious, began to throb.