Aarti
    Shri Ramchandra Kripalu (Ram Aarti)

    Shri Ramchandra Kripalu (Ram Aarti)

    श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु (श्री राम आरती)

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    श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन हरण भवभय दारुणं।
    नवकंज लोचन कंज मुख कर कंज पद कंजारुणं ॥१॥
    
    कन्दर्प अगणित अमित छवि नव नील नीरद सुन्दरं।
    पट पीत मानहुँ तड़ित रुचि शुचि नौमि जनक सुतावरं ॥२॥
    
    भजु दीनबन्धु दिनेश दानव दैत्य वंश निकन्दनं।
    रघुनन्द आनन्द कन्द कोशल चन्द दशरथ नन्दनं ॥३॥
    
    सिर मुकुट कुंडल तिलक चारु उदारु अंग विभूषणं।
    आजानु भुज शर चाप धर संग्राम जित खरदूषणं ॥४॥
    
    इति वदति तुलसीदास शंकर शेष मुनि मन रंजनं।
    मम हृदय कंज निवास कुरु कामादि खल दल गंजनं ॥५॥
    
    मनु जाहिं राचेउ मिलिहि सो बरु सहज सुंदर साँवरो।
    करुना निधान सुजान सीलु सनेहु जानत रावरो ॥६॥
    
    एहि भाँति गौरि असीस सुनि सिय सहित हियँ हरषीं अलीं।
    तुलसी भवानिहि पूजि पुनि पुनि मुदित मन मंदिर चलीं ॥७॥
    
    ॥ सोरठा ॥
    जानि गौरि अनुकूल सिय हिय हरषु न जाइ कहि।
    मंजुल मंगल मूल बाम अंग फरकन लगे॥

    Meaning

    "Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man" is by Goswami Tulsidas and comes from his Vinaya Patrika. In most temples and homes it is what is sung as the Ram aarti. The first five verses describe Ram: lotus eyes, a complexion like a fresh dark cloud, yellow silk, crown and bow, and they tell the mind to worship this compassionate Ram, who takes away the terrible fear of worldly life. The last two verses and the soratha come from the Balkand of the Ramcharitmanas, where Parvati blesses Sita that the dark, handsome groom her heart has settled on will be hers.

    Benefits

    • 🪷Sung at Ram Navami, at Diwali, and at the daily evening aarti.
    • 🪷Customarily sung after a reading of the Ramcharitmanas or the Sundarkand.
    • 🪷Its language is Awadhi mixed with Sanskrit, so most listeners follow the sense easily.

    Chanting Method

    Light a lamp or camphor before a picture of the Ram Darbar and sing while circling the plate. It usually closes with the call "Siyavar Ramchandra ki jai".

    Best Time

    The evening aarti. Ram Navami and Diwali especially.

    FAQ

    Strictly it's a pada from Tulsidas's Vinaya Patrika, a hymn of praise. It has been sung as the Ram aarti for so long that in most temples it simply is the aarti.

    They come from the Balkand of the Ramcharitmanas. Before her wedding Sita worships Gauri, and Parvati blesses her. When the hymn is sung, these lines are customarily added on.