Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man in Gujarati
શ્રીરામચન્દ્ર કૃપાલુ ભજુ મન
Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man is a five-stanza hymn to Lord Ram by Goswami Tulsidas, pada 45 of his Vinaya Patrika. Below is the complete Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man in Gujarati script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Gujarati script
- 5 verses
- 3 min
- Goswami Tulsidas (Vinaya Patrika, pada 45)
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Gujarati.
શ્રીરામચન્દ્ર કૃપાલુ ભજુ મન હરણ ભવભય દારુણં। Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man Haran Bhav Bhay Darunam
નવકંજ-લોચન, કંજ-મુખ, કર-કંજ, પદ કંજારુણં॥ Nav Kanj Lochan Kanj Mukh Kar Kanj Pad Kanjarunam
Meaning
O mind, worship compassionate Shri Ramchandra, who removes the dreadful fear of worldly existence. His eyes are like freshly bloomed lotuses; his face, his hands and his feet are like rosy red lotuses.
- શ્રીરામચન્દ્ર Shri Ramchandra
- Lord Ramchandra
- કૃપાલુ Kripalu
- compassionate
- ભજુ Bhaju
- worship, sing of
- મન Man
- O mind
- હરણ Haran
- remover
- ભવભય Bhav Bhay
- fear of worldly existence (birth and death)
- દારુણં Darunam
- terrible, dreadful
- નવકંજ Nav Kanj
- freshly bloomed lotus
- લોચન Lochan
- eyes
- કંજ-મુખ Kanj Mukh
- lotus face
- કર-કંજ Kar Kanj
- lotus hands
- પદ Pad
- feet
- કંજારુણં Kanjarunam
- rosy like a red lotus
કંદર્પ અગણિત અમિત છવિ, નવનીલ નીરદ સુંદરં। Kandarp Aganit Amit Chhavi Nav Neel Neerad Sundaram
પટ પીત માનહુ તડિત રુચિ શુચિ નૌમિ જનક સુતાવરં॥ Pat Peet Manahu Tadit Ruchi Shuchi Naumi Janak Sutavaram
Meaning
His beauty surpasses that of countless Kamadevas; he is lovely as a fresh dark rain-cloud. His yellow robe gleams on him like lightning. I bow to that pure one, the husband of Janaka's daughter.
- કંદર્પ Kandarp
- Kamadeva, god of love
- અગણિત Aganit
- countless
- અમિત Amit
- boundless, surpassing
- છવિ Chhavi
- beauty, splendour
- નવનીલ Nav Neel
- fresh dark-blue
- નીરદ Neerad
- rain-cloud
- સુંદરં Sundaram
- beautiful
- પટ પીત Pat Peet
- yellow garment
- માનહુ Manahu
- as if
- તડિત Tadit
- lightning
- રુચિ Ruchi
- lustre, gleam
- શુચિ Shuchi
- pure, holy
- નૌમિ Naumi
- I bow to
- જનક સુતાવરં Janak Sutavaram
- the husband of Janaka's daughter (Sita)
ભજુ દીનબંધુ દિનેશ દાનવ-દૈત્યવંશ-નિકંદનં। Bhaju Deenbandhu Dinesh Danav Daitya Vansh Nikandanam
રઘુનંદ આનંદકંદ કોસલચંદ દશરથ નંદનં॥ Raghunand Anandkand Kosalchand Dashrath Nandanam
Meaning
Worship him, the friend of the helpless, radiant as the sun, who uproots the race of demons; the joy of the Raghus, the root of bliss, the moon of Kosala, the son of Dasharatha.
- ભજુ Bhaju
- worship
- દીનબંધુ Deenbandhu
- friend of the humble and helpless
- દિનેશ Dinesh
- the sun, radiant as the sun
- દાનવ-દૈત્યવંશ Danav Daitya Vansh
- the race of demons
- નિકંદનં Nikandanam
- one who uproots, destroyer
- રઘુનંદ Raghunand
- joy of the Raghu dynasty
- આનંદકંદ Anandkand
- root and source of bliss
- કોસલચંદ Kosalchand
- moon of Kosala
- દશરથ નંદનં Dashrath Nandanam
- son of Dasharatha
સિર મુકુટ કુંડલ તિલક ચારુ ઉદાર અંગ વિભૂષણં। Sir Mukut Kundal Tilak Charu Udar Ang Vibhushanam
આજાનુભુજ શર-ચાપ-ધર, સંગ્રામ-જિત-ખરદૂષણં॥ Aajanubhuj Shar Chaap Dhar Sangram Jit Khardushanam
Meaning
A crown is on his head, earrings in his ears, a lovely tilak on his brow, and splendid ornaments on every limb. His arms reach to his knees; he bears bow and arrows; he conquered Khara and Dushana in battle.
- સિર Sir
- head
- મુકુટ Mukut
- crown
- કુંડલ Kundal
- earrings
- તિલક Tilak
- sacred mark on the brow
- ચારુ Charu
- lovely
- ઉદાર Udar
- noble, splendid
- અંગ વિભૂષણં Ang Vibhushanam
- ornaments on every limb
- આજાનુભુજ Aajanubhuj
- with arms reaching to the knees
- શર-ચાપ-ધર Shar Chaap Dhar
- bearing arrows and bow
- સંગ્રામ-જિત Sangram Jit
- victorious in battle over
- ખરદૂષણં Khardushanam
- the demons Khara and Dushana
ઇતિ વદતિ તુલસીદાસ શંકર-શેષ-મુનિ-મન-રંજનં। Iti Vadati Tulsidas Shankar Shesh Muni Man Ranjanam
મમ હૃદય કંજ નિવાસ કુરુ, કામાદિ ખલ-દલ-ગંજનં॥ Mam Hriday Kanj Nivas Kuru Kamadi Khal Dal Ganjanam
Meaning
Thus says Tulsidas: O delight of the minds of Shiva, Shesha and the sages, you who destroy the wicked band of desire and the other inner enemies, make your home in the lotus of my heart.
- ઇતિ Iti
- thus
- વદતિ Vadati
- says
- તુલસીદાસ Tulsidas
- Tulsidas
- શંકર-શેષ-મુનિ Shankar Shesh Muni
- Shiva, Shesha and the sages
- મન-રંજનં Man Ranjanam
- who delights the mind
- મમ Mam
- my
- હૃદય કંજ Hriday Kanj
- lotus of the heart
- નિવાસ કુરુ Nivas Kuru
- make your dwelling
- કામાદિ Kamadi
- desire and the other passions
- ખલ-દલ Khal Dal
- the band of wicked foes
- ગંજનં Ganjanam
- destroyer
About Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man
Vinaya Patrika, 'the letter of petition', is Tulsidas's collection of devotional songs to Ram, written as a humble appeal from the poet's heart. Pada 45, set in Raga Gauri and in the flowing Harigitika metre, is its best-known hymn. The language is a heavily Sanskritised Braj, full of compounds and lotus images ('nav kanj lochan, kanj mukh, kar kanj, pad kanjarunam'). So it sounds almost like Sanskrit, yet it is easy to sing.
Questions
Is this the same Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Braj words, written in Gujarati letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Gujarati. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Gujarati text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Vinaya Patrika of Goswami Tulsidas, pada 45 (Raga Gauri), Gita Press Gorakhpur edition with Hindi bhavarth, as scanned on Hindi Wikisource (विनय पत्रिका.djvu, pages 79–80); cross-checked against Hindi Wikipedia and BhaktiBharat.com) and write it in Gujarati letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.