Sri Ram Chalisa -prayer in Hindi

Sri Ram Chalisa

By

Sri Sundar das

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(Here is a 40 verses prayer   addressed  to Lord Rama. You can hear it by clicking  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpi8ZcakL8

Ganapati charan saroj gahi, Charanodak dhari bhal,
Likhau vimal Ramavali, sumiri Anjanilal.

I would     hold he lotus feet  of Ganesa   ,anoint it and sprinkle that   water  on my head,

And then start    writing the    story of Rama, meditating  on son of Anjana

Ram charit varnan Karaun, Ramahin hridai manai,
Madan kadan ral rakhishir, man kahan tap mitai

I would describe the story of Rams, with my mind    full of Rama,

And I would bow   before destroyer of Manmatha     and wash away impurities  of my mind.

Ram Ramapati Raghupati jai jai,
Maha-Lokpati Jagpati jai jai.
Rajit Janak dulari jai jai,
Mahinandan Prabhu-pyari jai jai.

Hail , hail Rama  ,the consort of Lakshmi   who is the lord  of clan of Raghus,

Hail hail the  lord of   great earth   and the lord of universe ,

Hail, hail ,   the  darling daughter  of king   Janaka,

Hail hail the  darling  of the   mother  earth

Ratihun divas Ram dhun jahi
Magan rahat man, tan dukh nahin.
Ram saneh jasu ur hoi
Maha bhagyashali nar soi.

 Whether day or night   when Rama is praised,

The mind would be without worries and body without pain,

And those people  who develop  love towards   Rama  ,

Are   indeed   very lucky people

Rakshas dal sanhari jai jai
Maha patit tanu tari jai jai.
Ram nam jo nishdin gavat
Man vachhit phal nishchai pavat.

Hail hail   who killed    the crowd of Rakshasas,

Hail , hail the lord    who uplifts   the greatly down trodden,

And all those    who daily    sing the   name of Rama,

Would definitely get  fulfilled the desires of their mind

Ramayudhsar jehin kar sajat
Man manoj lakhi kotihun lajat.
Rakhahu laj hamari jai jai
Mahima agam tumhari jai jai.

When Rama   appears   armed with his weapons,

He   appears more  pretty than Lakhs   of   Manmathas,

Hail hail , lord who protects  my honour  ,

Hail, hail  , Lord whose   greatness  cannot be   counted.

Rajiv nayan munin man mohin
Mukut manohar shir par sohai.
Rajit mridal gat shuchi anan
Makarakrit kundal duhun kanan.

Oh Lotus    eyed one   who even bewitches the saints,

Your head is decorated   bt a very pretty crown,

And   oh lord       who has a very pretty    tender body,

You also wear to  crocodile     ear studs  on your ears.

Ramchandra sarvottam jai jai
Maryada Purshottum jai jai
Ram nam gun agam ananta
Manan karat sharad shruti santa.

Hail , hail Ramachandra   who is the greatest,

Hail hail , the   best Purusha who  is the model of propriety  ,

The   god qualities   of the name    of Rama  is endless,

And these   are meditated  upon by  sages   and Goddess  Saraswathi

Rati divas dhyavahu man Rama
Man ranjan bhanjan bhav dama.
Raj bhavan, sang men nahin jaihain
Man ke hi man men rahi jaihain

Oh Rama  make  my mind which   keeps on wandering day and  night ,

To become  pleased  and also  destroy    the effects of  Karma,

Because    the palace    where  I stay will not come   with me,

You please   be   within my mind and burn evil thoughts.

Ramhi nam ant sukh daihain
Man gadhant gap kam na aihain.
Ram kahani Ramahin sunihain
Mahima Ram tabai man gunhain.

Oh Ram   for  your name   to  ultimately bring comfort,

During the  time of my last journey  when passion  is  still there  in the mind,

 Your story should be heard  and yiour name should be chanted,

And then only greatness   of Rama   would be realized by the  mind.

Ramhi mahan jo nit chit rakhihain
Madhukar saris madhur ras chakhihain.
Rag rang kahun kirtan thanihain
Mamta tyagi ek ras janihain.

He who daily     keeps    Lord Rama in his mind,

Would get the sweet taste   of honey collected   from flowers by the bees,

And when he chants  prettier   and prettier  ,

He would  be getting    rid   of   essence of his ego.

Ram kripa tinhin par hvai hain
Man vanchhit phal abhimal paihain.
Rakshas daman kiyo jo chhan men
Maha banhu bani vicharyo vana men.

All those    who adopt    the path of Rama,

Without any doubt   would realize their mind’s desire.

For The Rakshasas   were destroyed by Rama  by a blink of his ye,

Just    like big trees   in huge forest    are turned to ashes by forest fire.

Ravanadi hati gati, dai dinhyo
Mahi Ravanahin Siya vadh kinhyo.
Ram ban sut sursari dhara
Maha patkihun gati dai dara.

Rama killed   Ravana and his army and sent them to heaven,

And he also killed Mahi Ravana    who was   the king of lower domains,

For the arrows    of Rama are  like    the waters of river ganges,

Which purifies very bad people    and grants them salvation,

Ram ramit jag amit ananta
Mahima kahi na sakahin shruti santa.
Ram nam joi det bhulai.
Maha nisa soi leta bulai

 Rama pervades    through the limitless world,

And even sages    would not be able to tell   its greatness,

And all those    who forget    the name   of Rama,

Are inviting darkness  in their lifenot lit by his greatness.

Ram bina ur hota andhera
man sohi dukh sahat ghanera.
Ramahi adi anadi kahavat
Mahavrti Shankar-gun gavat.

Without Rama    our heart would be full of darkness,

And would lead   to   suffering   of lots of sorrows,

Rama   is   the primeval   and  beginning less    Words,

And his praise    is being sung by   Lord Shiva and Devas.

Ram nam lahi Brahma apara
Mahikar bhar shesh shir dhara.
Rakhi Ramhiya Shambhu sujana
Maha ghor vish kinhyo pana.

It is the name  of Rama that made  Brahma   very great  ,

And using it only Adhi Sesha could    carry   the world,

It was due to  the face that  the name of Rama is  in the heart of  Lord Shiva

That   he  was able   to swallow the poison and save   the asuras  and devas

Ramahi mahi-lakhi lekh Maheshu
Maha pujya kari diyo Ganeshu.
Ram ramit ras gatit bhakti ghat
Man ke bhajatahin khulat prem pat.

Seeing that    the name of Rama   was written on earth,

Lord Shiva   Made  Lord Ganesa highly venerable to receive worship,

Those whose    heart is filled with devotion to Rama,

 Get the gates    of devotional love   opened   in their heart,

Rajit Ram jinahin ur antar
Mahavir sam bhakta nirantar.
Ramahi linha ek sahara
Maha sindhu Kapi kinha para.

If Some person’s    heart is ruled   by Rama,

He would be always   be  as devoted like  Lord Hanuman,

Rama   was his only    protection     and refuge  ,

That he    was able    to cross    the great ocean,

Ram nam rasna ras shobha
Mardan kam krodh mad lobha.
Ram charit bhaji bhayo sugyata
Mahadeva mukti ke data.

Oh Rama the  person who sweetens  his toungue  with your name,

Would become lustrous  , would be devoid of anger  , arrogance and greed,

And it  is only   by chanting    his name   That Lord Shiva  ,

Became the one who is capable   of granting salvation

Ramahi japat mitat bhav shula
Ram mantra yah mangal mula.
Ram nam japi jo na sudhara
Man pishach so nipat ganvara.

All the distress  of the world goes away by praising Rama,

The   Rama manthra    is the root of all auspiciousness,

And those   who do not chant his name will  never become good,

For their mind would be  ignorant  and in control of devil.

Ram ki mahima kahan lag gaun
mati malin man par na paun.
Ramavali as likhi chalisa
Mati anusar dhyan Gaurisa.

To what extent shall  I sing   about greatness of Rama,

Because   I am dull  witted  and cannot  understand everything about him,

But In spite    of that  I have   written the forty verse  praise of Rama,

Keeping  my mind concentrated on Lord Shiva  and Goddess Gauri

Ramahi sundar rachi ras paga
Math Durvasa nikat Prayaga.
Ram bhakt yahin jo nit dhyavahin
Man vanchhit phal nischai pavahin.

 I  , sundara dasa   living  in Durvasa  near Prauagam

Has    composed   this great chalisa prayer,

Feeling that  the devotees of Rama  who sing it ,

Would definitely   get   all that their mind wants.

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Doha
Ram nam nit bhajahu man, ratihun din chitlai.
Mamta matsar malinata, manastap miti jai.

I would daily sing the name of Rama  with a stable mind,

So that   ego, competition  dirt and  misunderstanding  of my mind disappears

Ram ka tithi budh Rohini, Ramavali kiyabhas.
Man sahastra bhuj drug samat, magsar Sundardas.

Sundardas completed this   chalisa   on Wednesday ,

Margasira  moth of Vikrama   SAkha in the star Rohini.