राम जपु, राम जपु, राम जपु, राम जपु, राम जपु, मूढ़ मन, बार बारं। सकल सौभाग्य-सुख-खानि जिय जानि शठ, मानि विश्वास वद वेदसारं॥ १॥ कोशलेन्द्र नव-नीलकंजाभतनु, मदन-रिपु-कंजहदि-चंचरीकं। जानकीरवन सुखभवन भुवनैकप्रभु, समर-भंजन, परम कारुनीकं॥ २॥ दनुज-वन-धूमधुज, पीन आजानुभुज, दंड-कोदंडवर चंड बानं। अरुनकर चरण मुख नयन राजीव, गुन-अयन, बहु मयन-शोभा-निधानं॥ ३॥ वासनावृंद-कैरव-दिवाकर, काम-क्रोध-मद-कंज-कानन-तुषारं। लोभ अति मत्त नागेंद्र पंचाननं भक्तहित हरण संसार-भारं॥ ४॥ केशवं, क्लेशहं, केश-वंदित पद-द्वंद्व मंदाकिनी-मूलभूतं। सर्वदानंद-संदोह, मोहापहं, घोर-संसार-पाथोधि-पोतं॥ ५॥ शोक-संदेह-पाथोदपटलानिलं, पाप-पर्वत-कठिन-कुलिशरूपं। संतजन-कामधुक-धेनु, विश्रामप्रद, नाम कलि-कलुष-भंजन अनूपं॥ ६॥ धर्म-कल्पद्रुमाराम, हरिधाम-पथि संबलं, मूलमिदमेव एकं। भक्ति-वैराग्य-विज्ञान-शम-दान-दम, नाम आधीन साधन अनेकं॥ ७॥ तेन तप्तं, हुतं, दत्तमेवाखिलं, तेन सर्व कृतं कर्मजालं। येन श्रीरामनामामृतं पानकृतमनिशमनवद्यमवलोक्य कालं॥ ८॥ श्वपच, खल, भिल्ल, यवनादि हरिलोकगत, नामबल विपुल मति मल न परसी। त्यागि सब आस, संत्रास, भवपास, असि निसित हरिनाम जपु दासतुलसी॥ ९॥
Repeat Rama, repeat Rama, repeat Rama, repeat Rama, repeat Rama, foolish mind, again and again. Know in your heart that it is the mine of all fortune and joy; trust and utter the essence of the Veda. (1) The Lord of Kosala has a body like a fresh blue lotus and is a bee in the heart-lotus of Shiva, desire’s foe. Janaki’s beloved, dwelling of joy and sole Lord of the worlds, he destroys foes in battle and is supremely compassionate. (2) He is fire to the forest of demons, with strong arms reaching his knees, bearing noble Kodanda and fierce arrows. His hands, feet, face and lotus eyes are crimson; he is the abode of virtues and a treasury of the beauty of many Loves. (3) He is the sun to the night-lilies of gathered desires, frost to the lotus-grove of lust, anger and pride, and a lion to the greatly intoxicated elephant of greed; for devotees’ good he removes the world’s burden. (4) Keshava, destroyer of affliction, whose paired feet are worshipped by Brahma and Shiva and are the source of Mandakini; mass of perpetual bliss, remover of delusion and boat across the dreadful ocean of becoming. (5) He is wind against the bank of clouds of grief and doubt and hard thunderbolt against the mountain of sin. His peerless name is the saints’ wish-giving cow, granting rest and destroying Kali’s defilement. (6) The name is the garden of dharma’s wish-tree, provisions on the path to Hari’s abode, the one root of all. Many practices—devotion, dispassion, realization, tranquility, giving and restraint—depend upon the name. (7) Whoever, seeing this blameless age of death, drinks without cease the nectar of Shri Rama’s name has performed all austerity, sacrifice, giving and every web of prescribed action. (8) Outcastes, villains, Bhils, Yavanas and others reached Hari’s world through the name’s vast power, and stains did not touch their minds. Abandon all hope and fear; to cut becoming’s noose, repeat Hari’s name like a keen sword, servant Tulsi. (9)