Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man in Punjabi
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰਾਮਚੰਦ੍ਰ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਭਜੁ ਮਨ
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 Punjabi script, every line also in English letters, with the meaning of each verse in simple English.
- Punjabi (Gurmukhi) 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 Punjabi yet; it opens in English letters.
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰਾਮਚੰਦ੍ਰ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਭਜੁ ਮਨ ਹਰਣ ਭਵਭਯ ਦਾਰੁਣੰ। Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man Haran Bhav Bhay Darunam
ਨਵਕੰਜ-ਲੋਚਨ, ਕੰਜ-ਮੁਖ, ਕਰ-ਕੰਜ, ਪਦ ਕੰਜਾਰੁਣੰ॥ 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.
- ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰਾਮਚੰਦ੍ਰ Shri Ramchandra
- Lord Ramchandra
- ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ Kripalu
- compassionate
- ਭਜੁ Bhaju
- worship, sing of
- ਮਨ Man
- O mind
- ਹਰਣ Haran
- remover
- ਭਵਭਯ Bhav Bhay
- fear of worldly existence (birth and death)
- ਦਾਰੁਣੰ Darunam
- terrible, dreadful
- ਨਵਕੰਜ Nav Kanj
- freshly bloomed lotus
- ਲੋਚਨ Lochan
- eyes
- ਕੰਜ-ਮੁਖ Kanj Mukh
- lotus face
- ਕਰ-ਕੰਜ Kar Kanj
- lotus hands
- ਪਦ Pad
- feet
- ਕੰਜਾਰੁਣੰ Kanjarunam
- rosy like a red lotus
ਕੰਦਰ੍ਪ ਅਗਣਿਤ ਅਮਿਤ ਛਵਿ, ਨਵਨੀਲ ਨੀਰਦ ਸੁੰਦਰੰ। Kandarp Aganit Amit Chhavi Nav Neel Neerad Sundaram
ਪਟ ਪੀਤ ਮਾਨਹੁ ਤੜਿਤ ਰੁਚਿ ਸ਼ੁਚਿ ਨੌਮਿ ਜਨਕ ਸੁਤਾਵਰੰ॥ 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.
- ਕੰਦਰ੍ਪ Kandarp
- Kamadeva, god of love
- ਅਗਣਿਤ Aganit
- countless
- ਅਮਿਤ Amit
- boundless, surpassing
- ਛਵਿ Chhavi
- beauty, splendour
- ਨਵਨੀਲ Nav Neel
- fresh dark-blue
- ਨੀਰਦ Neerad
- rain-cloud
- ਸੁੰਦਰੰ Sundaram
- beautiful
- ਪਟ ਪੀਤ Pat Peet
- yellow garment
- ਮਾਨਹੁ Manahu
- as if
- ਤੜਿਤ Tadit
- lightning
- ਰੁਚਿ Ruchi
- lustre, gleam
- ਸ਼ੁਚਿ Shuchi
- pure, holy
- ਨੌਮਿ Naumi
- I bow to
- ਜਨਕ ਸੁਤਾਵਰੰ Janak Sutavaram
- the husband of Janaka's daughter (Sita)
ਭਜੁ ਦੀਨਬੰਧੁ ਦਿਨੇਸ਼ ਦਾਨਵ-ਦੈਤ੍ਯਵੰਸ਼-ਨਿਕੰਦਨੰ। Bhaju Deenbandhu Dinesh Danav Daitya Vansh Nikandanam
ਰਘੁਨੰਦ ਆਨੰਦਕੰਦ ਕੋਸਲਚੰਦ ਦਸ਼ਰਥ ਨੰਦਨੰ॥ 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.
- ਭਜੁ Bhaju
- worship
- ਦੀਨਬੰਧੁ Deenbandhu
- friend of the humble and helpless
- ਦਿਨੇਸ਼ Dinesh
- the sun, radiant as the sun
- ਦਾਨਵ-ਦੈਤ੍ਯਵੰਸ਼ Danav Daitya Vansh
- the race of demons
- ਨਿਕੰਦਨੰ Nikandanam
- one who uproots, destroyer
- ਰਘੁਨੰਦ Raghunand
- joy of the Raghu dynasty
- ਆਨੰਦਕੰਦ Anandkand
- root and source of bliss
- ਕੋਸਲਚੰਦ Kosalchand
- moon of Kosala
- ਦਸ਼ਰਥ ਨੰਦਨੰ Dashrath Nandanam
- son of Dasharatha
ਸਿਰ ਮੁਕੁਟ ਕੁੰਡਲ ਤਿਲਕ ਚਾਰੁ ਉਦਾਰ ਅੰਗ ਵਿਭੂਸ਼ਣੰ। Sir Mukut Kundal Tilak Charu Udar Ang Vibhushanam
ਆਜਾਨੁਭੁਜ ਸ਼ਰ-ਚਾਪ-ਧਰ, ਸੰਗ੍ਰਾਮ-ਜਿਤ-ਖਰਦੂਸ਼ਣੰ॥ 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.
- ਸਿਰ Sir
- head
- ਮੁਕੁਟ Mukut
- crown
- ਕੁੰਡਲ Kundal
- earrings
- ਤਿਲਕ Tilak
- sacred mark on the brow
- ਚਾਰੁ Charu
- lovely
- ਉਦਾਰ Udar
- noble, splendid
- ਅੰਗ ਵਿਭੂਸ਼ਣੰ Ang Vibhushanam
- ornaments on every limb
- ਆਜਾਨੁਭੁਜ Aajanubhuj
- with arms reaching to the knees
- ਸ਼ਰ-ਚਾਪ-ਧਰ Shar Chaap Dhar
- bearing arrows and bow
- ਸੰਗ੍ਰਾਮ-ਜਿਤ Sangram Jit
- victorious in battle over
- ਖਰਦੂਸ਼ਣੰ Khardushanam
- the demons Khara and Dushana
ਇਤਿ ਵਦਤਿ ਤੁਲਸੀਦਾਸ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ-ਸ਼ੇਸ਼-ਮੁਨਿ-ਮਨ-ਰੰਜਨੰ। Iti Vadati Tulsidas Shankar Shesh Muni Man Ranjanam
ਮਮ ਹ੍ਰਿਦਯ ਕੰਜ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਕੁਰੁ, ਕਾਮਾਦਿ ਖਲ-ਦਲ-ਗੰਜਨੰ॥ 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.
- ਇਤਿ Iti
- thus
- ਵਦਤਿ Vadati
- says
- ਤੁਲਸੀਦਾਸ Tulsidas
- Tulsidas
- ਸ਼ੰਕਰ-ਸ਼ੇਸ਼-ਮੁਨਿ Shankar Shesh Muni
- Shiva, Shesha and the sages
- ਮਨ-ਰੰਜਨੰ Man Ranjanam
- who delights the mind
- ਮਮ Mam
- my
- ਹ੍ਰਿਦਯ ਕੰਜ Hriday Kanj
- lotus of the heart
- ਨਿਵਾਸ ਕੁਰੁ Nivas Kuru
- make your dwelling
- ਕਾਮਾਦਿ Kamadi
- desire and the other passions
- ਖਲ-ਦਲ Khal Dal
- the band of wicked foes
- ਗੰਜਨੰ 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 Punjabi letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Punjabi. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Punjabi 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 Punjabi letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.