Tulsidas
Śrī Rāmachandra Kripālu Bhajamana
A beloved Tulsidas hymn inviting the mind to worship compassionate Ram.
Why return to it: The song is gentle and luminous. It turns praise into an instruction addressed to the wandering mind.
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Original / source text
Śrī Rāmachandra Kripālu Bhajamana
श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन
हरण भवभय दारुणम्
English transliteration
Śrī Rāmachandra Kripālu Bhajamana
Śrī Rāmachandra kṛpālu bhaju mana,
Haraṇa bhava-bhaya dāruṇam.
Poetic English rendering
Śrī Rāmachandra Kripālu Bhajamana
O mind, worship compassionate Ram, the one who removes the terrible fear of worldly becoming.