Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man in Kannada
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಕೃಪಾಲು ಭಜು ಮನ್
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 Kannada script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Kannada script
- 5 verses
- 3 min
- Goswami Tulsidas (Vinaya Patrika, pada 45)
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Kannada.
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಕೃಪಾಲು ಭಜು ಮನ್ ಹರಣ್ ಭವಭಯ್ ದಾರುಣಂ। Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man Haran Bhav Bhay Darunam
ನವಕಂಜ್-ಲೋಚನ್, ಕಂಜ್-ಮುಖ್, ಕರ್-ಕಂಜ್, ಪದ್ ಕಂಜಾರುಣಂ॥ 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.
- ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ Shri Ramchandra
- Lord Ramchandra
- ಕೃಪಾಲು Kripalu
- compassionate
- ಭಜು Bhaju
- worship, sing of
- ಮನ್ Man
- O mind
- ಹರಣ್ Haran
- remover
- ಭವಭಯ್ Bhav Bhay
- fear of worldly existence (birth and death)
- ದಾರುಣಂ Darunam
- terrible, dreadful
- ನವಕಂಜ್ Nav Kanj
- freshly bloomed lotus
- ಲೋಚನ್ Lochan
- eyes
- ಕಂಜ್-ಮುಖ್ Kanj Mukh
- lotus face
- ಕರ್-ಕಂಜ್ Kar Kanj
- lotus hands
- ಪದ್ Pad
- feet
- ಕಂಜಾರುಣಂ Kanjarunam
- rosy like a red lotus
ಕಂದರ್ಪ ಅಗಣಿತ್ ಅಮಿತ್ ಛವಿ, ನವನೀಲ್ ನೀರದ್ ಸುಂದರಂ। Kandarp Aganit Amit Chhavi Nav Neel Neerad Sundaram
ಪಟ್ ಪೀತ್ ಮಾನಹು ತಡಿತ್ ರುಚಿ ಶುಚಿ ನೌಮಿ ಜನಕ್ ಸುತಾವರಂ॥ 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.
- ಕಂದರ್ಪ Kandarp
- Kamadeva, god of love
- ಅಗಣಿತ್ Aganit
- countless
- ಅಮಿತ್ Amit
- boundless, surpassing
- ಛವಿ Chhavi
- beauty, splendour
- ನವನೀಲ್ Nav Neel
- fresh dark-blue
- ನೀರದ್ Neerad
- rain-cloud
- ಸುಂದರಂ Sundaram
- beautiful
- ಪಟ್ ಪೀತ್ Pat Peet
- yellow garment
- ಮಾನಹು Manahu
- as if
- ತಡಿತ್ Tadit
- lightning
- ರುಚಿ Ruchi
- lustre, gleam
- ಶುಚಿ Shuchi
- pure, holy
- ನೌಮಿ Naumi
- I bow to
- ಜನಕ್ ಸುತಾವರಂ Janak Sutavaram
- the husband of Janaka's daughter (Sita)
ಭಜು ದೀನಬಂಧು ದಿನೇಶ್ ದಾನವ್-ದೈತ್ಯವಂಶ್-ನಿಕಂದನಂ। Bhaju Deenbandhu Dinesh Danav Daitya Vansh Nikandanam
ರಘುನಂದ್ ಆನಂದಕಂದ್ ಕೋಸಲಚಂದ್ ದಶರಥ್ ನಂದನಂ॥ 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.
- ಭಜು Bhaju
- worship
- ದೀನಬಂಧು Deenbandhu
- friend of the humble and helpless
- ದಿನೇಶ್ Dinesh
- the sun, radiant as the sun
- ದಾನವ್-ದೈತ್ಯವಂಶ್ Danav Daitya Vansh
- the race of demons
- ನಿಕಂದನಂ Nikandanam
- one who uproots, destroyer
- ರಘುನಂದ್ Raghunand
- joy of the Raghu dynasty
- ಆನಂದಕಂದ್ Anandkand
- root and source of bliss
- ಕೋಸಲಚಂದ್ Kosalchand
- moon of Kosala
- ದಶರಥ್ ನಂದನಂ Dashrath Nandanam
- son of Dasharatha
ಸಿರ್ ಮುಕುಟ್ ಕುಂಡಲ್ ತಿಲಕ್ ಚಾರು ಉದಾರ್ ಅಂಗ್ ವಿಭೂಷಣಂ। Sir Mukut Kundal Tilak Charu Udar Ang Vibhushanam
ಆಜಾನುಭುಜ್ ಶರ್-ಚಾಪ್-ಧರ್, ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮ್-ಜಿತ್-ಖರದೂಷಣಂ॥ 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.
- ಸಿರ್ Sir
- head
- ಮುಕುಟ್ Mukut
- crown
- ಕುಂಡಲ್ Kundal
- earrings
- ತಿಲಕ್ Tilak
- sacred mark on the brow
- ಚಾರು Charu
- lovely
- ಉದಾರ್ Udar
- noble, splendid
- ಅಂಗ್ ವಿಭೂಷಣಂ Ang Vibhushanam
- ornaments on every limb
- ಆಜಾನುಭುಜ್ Aajanubhuj
- with arms reaching to the knees
- ಶರ್-ಚಾಪ್-ಧರ್ Shar Chaap Dhar
- bearing arrows and bow
- ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮ್-ಜಿತ್ Sangram Jit
- victorious in battle over
- ಖರದೂಷಣಂ Khardushanam
- the demons Khara and Dushana
ಇತಿ ವದತಿ ತುಲಸೀದಾಸ್ ಶಂಕರ್-ಶೇಷ್-ಮುನಿ-ಮನ್-ರಂಜನಂ। Iti Vadati Tulsidas Shankar Shesh Muni Man Ranjanam
ಮಮ್ ಹೃದಯ್ ಕಂಜ್ ನಿವಾಸ್ ಕುರು, ಕಾಮಾದಿ ಖಲ್-ದಲ್-ಗಂಜನಂ॥ 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.
- ಇತಿ Iti
- thus
- ವದತಿ Vadati
- says
- ತುಲಸೀದಾಸ್ Tulsidas
- Tulsidas
- ಶಂಕರ್-ಶೇಷ್-ಮುನಿ Shankar Shesh Muni
- Shiva, Shesha and the sages
- ಮನ್-ರಂಜನಂ Man Ranjanam
- who delights the mind
- ಮಮ್ Mam
- my
- ಹೃದಯ್ ಕಂಜ್ Hriday Kanj
- lotus of the heart
- ನಿವಾಸ್ ಕುರು Nivas Kuru
- make your dwelling
- ಕಾಮಾದಿ Kamadi
- desire and the other passions
- ಖಲ್-ದಲ್ Khal Dal
- the band of wicked foes
- ಗಂಜನಂ 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 Kannada letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Kannada. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Kannada 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 Kannada letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.