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Doha 1 of Hanuman Chalisa
Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj, Nij Manu Mukuru Sudhari श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि।
Baranau Raghubar Bimal Jasu, Jo Dayaku Phal Chari बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि॥
Meaning
Cleansing the mirror of my mind with the dust of my Guru's lotus feet, I sing the spotless glory of Shri Ram, best of the Raghu line, the glory that grants all four fruits of life.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Shri Guru श्रीगुरु | the revered Guru |
| Charan चरन | feet |
| Saroj सरोज | lotus |
| Raj रज | dust |
| Nij निज | my own |
| Manu मनु | mind |
| Mukuru मुकुरु | mirror |
| Sudhari सुधारि | having cleansed |
| Baranau बरनउँ | I describe, I sing |
| Raghubar रघुबर | best of the Raghu line (Shri Ram) |
| Bimal बिमल | spotless, pure |
| Jasu जसु | glory |
| Jo जो | which |
| Dayaku दायकु | giver |
| Phal फल | fruits |
| Chari चारि | four |
Why this verse matters
The four fruits (phal chari) are dharma, artha, kama and moksha: righteousness, prosperity, fulfilment and liberation. This same doha opens the Ayodhya Kand of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- śrīguru carana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri|baranaum̐ raghubara bimala jasu jo dāyaku phala cāri||
- Telugu
- శ్రీగురు చరన్ సరోజ్ రజ్ నిజ్ మను ముకురు సుధారి।బరనఉఁ రఘుబర్ బిమల్ జసు జో దాయకు ఫల్ చారి॥
- Tamil
- ஶ்ரீகு³ரு சரந் ஸரோஜ் ரஜ் நிஜ் மநு முகுரு ஸுதா⁴ரி।ப³ரநஉம் ரகு⁴ப³ர் பி³மல் ஜஸு ஜோ தா³யகு ப²ல் சாரி॥
- Kannada
- ಶ್ರೀಗುರು ಚರನ್ ಸರೋಜ್ ರಜ್ ನಿಜ್ ಮನು ಮುಕುರು ಸುಧಾರಿ।ಬರನಉಁ ರಘುಬರ್ ಬಿಮಲ್ ಜಸು ಜೋ ದಾಯಕು ಫಲ್ ಚಾರಿ॥
- Malayalam
- ശ്രീഗുരു ചരന് സരോജ് രജ് നിജ് മനു മുകുരു സുധാരി।ബരനഉഁ രഘുബര് ബിമല് ജസു ജോ ദായകു ഫല് ചാരി॥
- Gujarati
- શ્રીગુરુ ચરન્ સરોજ્ રજ્ નિજ્ મનુ મુકુરુ સુધારિ।બરનઉઁ રઘુબર્ બિમલ્ જસુ જો દાયકુ ફલ્ ચારિ॥
- Bengali
- শ্রীগুরু চরন্ সরোজ্ রজ্ নিজ্ মনু মুকুরু সুধারি।বরনউঁ রঘুবর্ বিমল্ জসু জো দাযকু ফল্ চারি॥