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श्री रामचन्द्र कृपालु भजुमन हरण भवभय दारुणम्। नवकंज लोचन, कंज मुख, कर कंज, पद कंजारुणम्॥ कन्दर्प अगणित अमित छवि, नव नील नीरज सुन्दरम्। पट पीत मानहु तड़ित रुचि शुचि, नौमि जनक सुतावरम्॥ भजु दीनबन्धु दिनेश दानव, दैत्य वंश निकन्दनम्। रघुनन्द आनन्द कन्द कोशल, चन्द दशरथ नन्दनम्॥ शिर मुकुट कुण्डल तिलक चारु, उदारु अङ्ग विभूषणम्। आजानुभुज शर चाप धर, संग्राम जित खरदूषणम्॥ इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर, शेष मुनि मन रंजनम्। मम हृदय कंज निवास कुरु, कामादि खलदल गंजनम्॥
Shri Ramchandra kripalu bhajman Haran bhav bhay darunam Navkanj lochan, kanj mukh kar Kanj pad kanjarunam Kandarp aganit amit chhavi Nav neel neeraj sundaram Pat peet manahu tadit ruchi shuchi Nomi Janak sutavaram Bhaju deenbandhu Dinesh danav Daitya vansh nikandanam Raghunand anand kand Kaushal Chand Dashrath nandanam Sir mukut kundal tilak charu Udar ang vibhushanam Aajanubhuj shar chap dhar Sangram jit Khar Dushanam Iti vadati Tulsidas Shankar Shesh muni man ranjanam Mam hriday kanj nivas kuru Kamadi khal dal ganjanam
Composed by the great saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas, this stuti (hymn of praise) is a heartfelt ode to Lord Rama. It begins with an appeal to the mind ("bhajman") to worship the compassionate Lord Rama, who eradicates the dreadful fear of the cycle of life and death. The hymn beautifully describes his divine form: his eyes, mouth, hands, and feet are like newly bloomed red lotuses, and his dark complexion is more beautiful than countless gods of love. It hails him as the beloved of Sita, the friend of the poor, and the destroyer of demonic forces. Tulsidas concludes by praying for Lord Rama to reside in the lotus of his heart and vanquish inner evils like lust and greed.