Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man in Odia
ଶ୍ରୀରାମଚନ୍ଦ୍ର କୃପାଲୁ ଭଜୁ ମନ
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 Odia script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Odia script
- 5 verses
- 3 min
- Goswami Tulsidas (Vinaya Patrika, pada 45)
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader does not show Odia yet; it opens in English letters.
ଶ୍ରୀରାମଚନ୍ଦ୍ର କୃପାଲୁ ଭଜୁ ମନ ହରଣ ଭବଭୟ ଦାରୁଣଂ। Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man Haran Bhav Bhay Darunam
ନବକଞ୍ଜ-ଲୋଚନ, କଞ୍ଜ-ମୁଖ, କର-କଞ୍ଜ, ପଦ କଞ୍ଜାରୁଣଂ॥ 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.
- ଶ୍ରୀରାମଚନ୍ଦ୍ର Shri Ramchandra
- Lord Ramchandra
- କୃପାଲୁ Kripalu
- compassionate
- ଭଜୁ Bhaju
- worship, sing of
- ମନ Man
- O mind
- ହରଣ Haran
- remover
- ଭବଭୟ Bhav Bhay
- fear of worldly existence (birth and death)
- ଦାରୁଣଂ Darunam
- terrible, dreadful
- ନବକଞ୍ଜ Nav Kanj
- freshly bloomed lotus
- ଲୋଚନ Lochan
- eyes
- କଞ୍ଜ-ମୁଖ Kanj Mukh
- lotus face
- କର-କଞ୍ଜ Kar Kanj
- lotus hands
- ପଦ Pad
- feet
- କଞ୍ଜାରୁଣଂ Kanjarunam
- rosy like a red lotus
କନ୍ଦର୍ପ ଅଗଣିତ ଅମିତ ଛବି, ନବନୀଲ ନୀରଦ ସୁନ୍ଦରଂ। Kandarp Aganit Amit Chhavi Nav Neel Neerad Sundaram
ପଟ ପୀତ ମାନହୁ ତଡ଼ିତ ରୁଚି ଶୁଚି ନୌମି ଜନକ ସୁତାବରଂ॥ 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.
- କନ୍ଦର୍ପ Kandarp
- Kamadeva, god of love
- ଅଗଣିତ Aganit
- countless
- ଅମିତ Amit
- boundless, surpassing
- ଛବି Chhavi
- beauty, splendour
- ନବନୀଲ Nav Neel
- fresh dark-blue
- ନୀରଦ Neerad
- rain-cloud
- ସୁନ୍ଦରଂ Sundaram
- beautiful
- ପଟ ପୀତ Pat Peet
- yellow garment
- ମାନହୁ Manahu
- as if
- ତଡ଼ିତ Tadit
- lightning
- ରୁଚି Ruchi
- lustre, gleam
- ଶୁଚି Shuchi
- pure, holy
- ନୌମି Naumi
- I bow to
- ଜନକ ସୁତାବରଂ Janak Sutavaram
- the husband of Janaka's daughter (Sita)
ଭଜୁ ଦୀନବନ୍ଧୁ ଦିନେଶ ଦାନବ-ଦୈତ୍ୟବଂଶ-ନିକନ୍ଦନଂ। Bhaju Deenbandhu Dinesh Danav Daitya Vansh Nikandanam
ରଘୁନନ୍ଦ ଆନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦ କୋସଲଚନ୍ଦ ଦଶରଥ ନନ୍ଦନଂ॥ 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.
- ଭଜୁ Bhaju
- worship
- ଦୀନବନ୍ଧୁ Deenbandhu
- friend of the humble and helpless
- ଦିନେଶ Dinesh
- the sun, radiant as the sun
- ଦାନବ-ଦୈତ୍ୟବଂଶ Danav Daitya Vansh
- the race of demons
- ନିକନ୍ଦନଂ Nikandanam
- one who uproots, destroyer
- ରଘୁନନ୍ଦ Raghunand
- joy of the Raghu dynasty
- ଆନନ୍ଦକନ୍ଦ Anandkand
- root and source of bliss
- କୋସଲଚନ୍ଦ Kosalchand
- moon of Kosala
- ଦଶରଥ ନନ୍ଦନଂ Dashrath Nandanam
- son of Dasharatha
ସିର ମୁକୁଟ କୁଣ୍ଡଲ ତିଲକ ଚାରୁ ଉଦାର ଅଂଗ ବିଭୂଷଣଂ। Sir Mukut Kundal Tilak Charu Udar Ang Vibhushanam
ଆଜାନୁଭୁଜ ଶର-ଚାପ-ଧର, ସଂଗ୍ରାମ-ଜିତ-ଖରଦୂଷଣଂ॥ 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.
- ସିର Sir
- head
- ମୁକୁଟ Mukut
- crown
- କୁଣ୍ଡଲ Kundal
- earrings
- ତିଲକ Tilak
- sacred mark on the brow
- ଚାରୁ Charu
- lovely
- ଉଦାର Udar
- noble, splendid
- ଅଂଗ ବିଭୂଷଣଂ Ang Vibhushanam
- ornaments on every limb
- ଆଜାନୁଭୁଜ Aajanubhuj
- with arms reaching to the knees
- ଶର-ଚାପ-ଧର Shar Chaap Dhar
- bearing arrows and bow
- ସଂଗ୍ରାମ-ଜିତ Sangram Jit
- victorious in battle over
- ଖରଦୂଷଣଂ Khardushanam
- the demons Khara and Dushana
ଇତି ବଦତି ତୁଲସୀଦାସ ଶଂକର-ଶେଷ-ମୁନି-ମନ-ରଞ୍ଜନଂ। Iti Vadati Tulsidas Shankar Shesh Muni Man Ranjanam
ମମ ହୃଦୟ କଞ୍ଜ ନିବାସ କୁରୁ, କାମାଦି ଖଲ-ଦଲ-ଗଞ୍ଜନଂ॥ 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.
- ଇତି Iti
- thus
- ବଦତି Vadati
- says
- ତୁଲସୀଦାସ Tulsidas
- Tulsidas
- ଶଂକର-ଶେଷ-ମୁନି Shankar Shesh Muni
- Shiva, Shesha and the sages
- ମନ-ରଞ୍ଜନଂ Man Ranjanam
- who delights the mind
- ମମ Mam
- my
- ହୃଦୟ କଞ୍ଜ Hriday Kanj
- lotus of the heart
- ନିବାସ କୁରୁ Nivas Kuru
- make your dwelling
- କାମାଦି Kamadi
- desire and the other passions
- ଖଲ-ଦଲ Khal Dal
- the band of wicked foes
- ଗଞ୍ଜନଂ 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 Odia letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Odia. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Odia 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 Odia letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.