Happy Ramnaumi
Shri ramachandra kripalu bhaju mana harana bhavabhaya darunam.
Navakanja-lochana, kanja-mukha, kara-kanja, pada-kanjarunam.
O my mind! Remember Lord Rama, the gracious Lord who eradicates even the most terrible effects of Maya. His eyes, shaped like new lotus blossoms, are set in his lotus-face. His tender hands are like lotuses and His feet, which are pinkish in hue, are like red lotuses.
Kandarpa aganita amita chabi, navanila-nirada sundaram.
Pata peet manahu tadita ruchi shuci naumi janaka sutavaram.
With utmost humility I bow to Sita Ji’s eternal consort, Ramachandra, whose boundless beauty exceeds the combined beauty of countless kamdevas (celestial gods of beauty). He complexion is as exquisite as a rain-laden cloud. The yellow garments He is adorned with are glorifying His sapphire-blue body just as charming flashes of lighting glorify a dark sky.
Bhaju dinabandhu dinesha danava-daitya-vanssa-nikandanam.
Raghunanda anandakanda kaushalya-chanda dasaratha-nandanam.
Oh, my mind! Meditate on Ram, the delight of the house of Raghu, who is the source of all bliss, soothing as the moon to the Kaushalas, the son of Dasaratha, the friend of the humble, the descendant of the Raghu (solar) lineage and the exterminator of the demons and daityas.
Sir mukut kundal tilak charu udar anga vibhushan.
Ajanubhuja sar-chap-dhara, sangrama-jita khara-dhushanam.
He has a shining crown on His head, glittering pendants in his ears, a lovely tilak on His forehead and resplendant ornaments on His lustrous body. His strong arms, which extend to His knees, are holding the bow and arrows that conquered Khara and Dushana.
Iti vadati tulasidas shankara-shesha-muni-manaranjanam.
Mama hridaya-kanj-nivasa kuru, kamadi khala-dala-ganjanam.
Tulsidas humbly entreats Lord Ram, who is the delight of Lord Shiva and the sages, and slayer of enemies such as lust, pride, greed, and the like, to reside in his heart and make it His home forever.
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