Shri Ram Stuti (Shri Ramchandra Kripalu): Meaning

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1. Verse 1

   श्री रामचन्द्र कृपालु भजुमन हरण भवभय दारुणं । नव कंज लोचन कंज मुख कर कंज पद कंजारुणं । कन्दर्प अगणित अमित छवि नव नील नीरद सुन्दरं । पट पीत मानहुं तड़ित रुचि शुचि नौमि जनक सुतावरं ॥

   śrī rāmacandra kṛpālu bhajumana haraṇa bhavabhaya dāruṇaṃ । nava kaṃja locana kaṃja mukha kara kaṃja pada kaṃjāruṇaṃ । kandarpa agaṇita amita chavi nava nīla nīrada sundaraṃ । paṭa pīta mānahuṃ taṙita ruci śuci naumi janaka sutāvaraṃ ॥

   हरण भवभय दारुणं	haraṇa bhavabhaya dāruṇaṃ	remover of the terrible fear of the world
   कंज	kaṃja	lotus
   कन्दर्प	kandarpa	Kamadeva, god of love
   नव नील नीरद	nava nīla nīrada	a fresh dark rain cloud
   तड़ित	taṙita	lightning
   जनक सुतावरं	janaka sutāvaraṃ	husband of Janaka's daughter

   हे मन, कृपालु श्री रामचन्द्र का भजन कर, जो संसार के दारुण भय को हरने वाले हैं; उनके नेत्र, मुख, हाथ और चरण नए कमल जैसे, कमल के समान लाल हैं। उनकी छवि अनगिनत कामदेवों से बढ़कर है; वे नए नीले मेघ जैसे सुंदर हैं; उनका पीतांबर बिजली की तरह चमकता है। मैं जनक-सुता के पवित्र वर को नमन करता हूँ।

   O mind, worship the compassionate Shri Ramchandra, who removes the terrible fear of worldly existence; his eyes, face, hands and feet are like fresh lotuses, red as lotuses. His beauty surpasses countless Kamadevas; he is lovely as a fresh dark rain cloud; his yellow garment shines like lightning. I bow to the pure groom of Janaka's daughter.

   The poet tells his own mind (bhaju man) to worship Ram, the remover of the terrible fear of worldly existence. The repeated word kanja (lotus) builds the image: lotus eyes, lotus face, lotus hands and red lotus feet. His beauty surpasses countless Kamadevas; he is dark and fresh as a new rain cloud, and his yellow garment shines like lightning against it. The stanza ends: "I bow to the husband of Janaka's daughter."

2. Verse 2

   भजु दीनबन्धु दिनेश दानव दैत्य वंश निकन्दनं । रघुनन्द आनन्द कन्द कोशल चन्द दशरथ नन्दनं । सिर मुकुट कुंडल तिलक चारु उदारु अंग विभूषणं । आजानु भुज शर चाप धर संग्राम जित खरदूषणं ॥

   bhaju dīnabandhu dineśa dānava daitya vaṃśa nikandanaṃ । raghunanda ānanda kanda kośala canda daśaratha nandanaṃ । sira mukuṭa kuṃḍala tilaka cāru udāru aṃga vibhūṣaṇaṃ । ājānu bhuja śara cāpa dhara saṃgrāma jita kharadūṣaṇaṃ ॥

   दीनबन्धु	dīnabandhu	friend of the humble
   निकन्दनं	nikandanaṃ	destroyer
   कोशल चन्द	kośala canda	moon of Kosala
   आजानु भुज	ājānu bhuja	arms reaching to the knees
   खरदूषणं	kharadūṣaṇaṃ	the demons Khara and Dushana

   दीनों के बंधु, (रघुकुल के) सूर्य, दानव और दैत्यों के वंश का नाश करने वाले का भजन कर; रघुकुल को आनंद देने वाले, आनंद के मूल, कोसल के चंद्रमा, दशरथ-नंदन। सिर पर मुकुट, कानों में कुंडल, सुंदर तिलक और सब अंगों पर उत्तम आभूषण हैं; घुटनों तक लंबी भुजाएँ, धनुष-बाण धारण किए, जिन्होंने युद्ध में खर-दूषण को जीता।

   Worship the friend of the humble, sun (of Raghu's line), destroyer of the race of demons; the joy of Raghu's line, root of bliss, moon of Kosala, son of Dasharath. A crown on his head, earrings, a lovely tilak, and fine ornaments on every limb; his arms reach to his knees, he holds bow and arrow, and he conquered Khara and Dushana in battle.

   Ram is called the friend of the humble and the sun (dinesh) that destroys the lines of demons; the joy of the Raghu clan, the moon of Kosala, the son of Dasharath. He wears a crown, earrings and tilak, and fine ornaments; his arms reach to his knees (a mark of a great person), he holds bow and arrow, and he won the battle against the demons Khara and Dushana.

3. Verse 3

   इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर शेष मुनि मन रंजनं । मम हृदय कंज निवास कुरु कामादि खल दल गंजनं ॥

   iti vadati tulasīdāsa śaṃkara śeṣa muni mana raṃjanaṃ । mama hṛdaya kaṃja nivāsa kuru kāmādi khala dala gaṃjanaṃ ॥

   इति वदति	iti vadati	thus says
   मन रंजनं	mana raṃjanaṃ	who delights the mind
   हृदय कंज	hṛdaya kaṃja	the lotus of the heart
   कामादि खल दल	kāmādi khala dala	the band of wicked ones led by desire
   गंजनं	gaṃjanaṃ	destroyer

   तुलसीदास ऐसा कहते हैं: हे शंकर, शेष और मुनियों के मन को आनंद देने वाले, काम आदि दुष्टों के दल का नाश करने वाले, मेरे हृदय-कमल में निवास कीजिए।

   So says Tulsidas: you who delight the minds of Shankar, Shesha and the sages, make your home in the lotus of my heart, destroyer of the hosts of the wicked such as desire.

   The poet names himself: "Thus says Tulsidas." Ram delights the minds of Shiva, Shesha and the sages; the prayer is that he should dwell in the lotus of the poet's heart and destroy the band of wicked enemies inside it, led by desire (kama). The enemies here are inner ones: desire, anger and greed.

4. Verse 4

   मनु जाहिं राचेउ मिलिहि सो बरु सहज सुंदर सांवरो । करुणा निधान सुजान शील सनेह जानत रावरो । एहि भांति गौरी असीस सुन सिय सहित हिय हरषित अली । तुलसी भवानिहि पूजी पुनि-पुनि मुदित मन मन्दिर चली ॥

   manu jāhiṃ rāceu milihi so baru sahaja suṃdara sāṃvaro । karuṇā nidhāna sujāna śīla saneha jānata rāvaro । ehi bhāṃti gaurī asīsa suna siya sahita hiya haraṣita alī । tulasī bhavānihi pūjī puni-puni mudita mana mandira calī ॥

   राचेउ	rāceu	was set upon, delighted in
   बरु	baru	groom
   सांवरो	sāṃvaro	dark-complexioned
   असीस	asīsa	blessing
   अली	alī	companions

   (सीता जी को गौरी का आशीर्वाद:) "जिस पर तुम्हारा मन रच गया है, वह स्वभाव से सुंदर साँवला वर तुम्हें मिलेगा; वह करुणा के भंडार और सर्वज्ञ है, तुम्हारे शील और स्नेह को जानता है।" इस प्रकार गौरी का आशीर्वाद सुनकर सीता जी सहित सब सखियाँ हृदय में हर्षित हुईं; तुलसी कहते हैं, भवानी की बार-बार पूजा करके वे प्रसन्न मन से महल को चलीं।

   (Gauri's blessing to Sita:) "The groom your heart has fallen for, naturally handsome and dark, will be yours; he is a treasury of compassion and all-knowing, and he knows your nature and your love." Hearing Gauri's blessing in this way, Sita and her companions were glad at heart; says Tulsi, having worshipped Bhavani again and again, she went to the palace with a joyful mind.

   This stanza is from the Bal Kand. Sita has prayed to Gauri (Parvati) in the garden, and the goddess answers: the groom on whom your heart is set, naturally handsome and dark, will be yours; the treasury of compassion, the all-knowing one, knows your love and character. Hearing Gauri's blessing, Sita and her companions rejoice; Tulsi says she worshipped Bhavani again and again and went back to the palace glad at heart.

5. Verse 1

   जानी गौरी अनुकूल सिय हिय हरषु न जाइ कहि । मंजुल मंगल मूल वाम अङ्ग फरकन लगे ॥

   jānī gaurī anukūla siya hiya haraṣu na jāi kahi । maṃjula maṃgala mūla vāma aṅga pharakana lage ॥

   अनुकूल	anukūla	favourable
   मंजुल मंगल मूल	maṃjula maṃgala mūla	the lovely root of auspiciousness
   वाम अङ्ग	vāma aṅga	the left side of the body
   फरकन	pharakana	to throb

   गौरी को अनुकूल जानकर सीता जी के हृदय का हर्ष कहा नहीं जा सकता; सुंदर मंगल के मूल उनके बाएँ अंग फड़कने लगे (शुभ शकुन)।

   Knowing Gauri to be favourable, Sita's joy could not be described; her left limbs, the root of all lovely auspiciousness, began to throb (a good omen).

   Soratha: knowing Gauri to be favourable, Sita's joy could not be put into words; her left side (eye and arm) began to throb, a sign of auspiciousness and good fortune for a woman in Indian tradition.