ramavishnutulsidasramcharitmanas

𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑌥𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾

Hari Anant Hari Katha Ananta in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Before beginning a Rama katha or Ramcharitmanas recitation; during satsang and kirtan·📜 Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas (Bala Kanda)

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Origin & Story

Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas (Bala Kanda) · Goswami Tulsidas · 16th century CE

In the Bala Kanda of the Ramcharitmanas, Tulsidas, before and during his narration, reflects on the boundless nature of the Lord and His stories. In the dialogue tradition of the text, the truth that 'Hari is infinite and Hari's stories are infinite' is voiced to convey that no scripture or singer can ever exhaust the glory of Sri Rama. The couplet has become one of the most cherished and oft-quoted lines about the inexhaustibility of hari-katha.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees and kathavachaks (storytellers) take this verse as assurance that the well of Rama's glory never runs dry — that however many times the Ramayana is told, each telling reveals new sweetness, so that hari-katha remains forever fresh and ever fruitful for the listener.

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The Mantra

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𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑌥𑌾 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾 । 𑌕𑌹𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌬𑌿𑌧𑌿 𑌸𑌬 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾 ॥ 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤 𑌸𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌏 । 𑌕𑌲𑌪 𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿 𑌲𑌗𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌨 𑌗𑌾𑌏 ॥

Hari Ananta Hari Katha Ananta | Kahahin Sunahin Bahu-Bidhi Sab Santa || Ramachandra Ke Charita Suhae | Kalapa Koti Lagi Jahin Na Gae ||

Meaning:The Lord Hari is infinite, and infinite too are the stories of Hari; in many and varied ways do all the saints narrate and hear them. The charming deeds of Sri Ramachandra are such that, even were one to sing them for ten million aeons, they could never be exhausted.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌹𑌰𑌿🔊HariLord Hari (Vishnu / Rama, the remover of sins and sorrows)

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤🔊AnantaInfinite, endless, boundless

𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑌥𑌾🔊Hari KathaThe stories / glories of Hari

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾🔊Ananta(Are also) endless, infinite

𑌕𑌹𑌹𑌿𑌂🔊Kahahin(They) narrate, tell

𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌹𑌿𑌂🔊Sunahin(They) listen, hear

𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌬𑌿𑌧𑌿🔊Bahu-BidhiIn many ways / in countless manners

𑌸𑌬 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾🔊Sab SantaAll the saints (the holy ones)

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤🔊Ramachandra Ke CharitaThe deeds / acts (charitra) of Sri Ramachandra

𑌸𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌏🔊SuhaeCharming, beautiful, delightful

𑌕𑌲𑌪 𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿 𑌲𑌗𑌿🔊Kalapa Koti LagiEven for ten million (countless) kalpas / aeons

𑌜𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌨 𑌗𑌾𑌏🔊Jahin Na GaeCannot be sung (to the end); cannot be fully described

Benefits of Chanting Hari Anant Hari Katha Ananta

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Instils reverence for the infinite, inexhaustible glory of the Lord

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Inspires love for hari-katha — listening to and reciting the stories of Rama and Hari

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Cultivates humility, reminding the devotee that God's greatness is beyond full telling

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A fitting invocation before any Rama katha, Ramcharitmanas recitation, or kirtan

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Keeps devotion ever fresh, as there is always more of the Lord's glory to discover

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Easy to remember and dear to all reciters of the Ramcharitmanas

How to Chant Hari Anant Hari Katha Ananta

Repetitions11times

Best TimeBefore beginning a Rama katha or Ramcharitmanas recitation; during satsang and kirtan

Recite this couplet with devotion as a reflection on the boundless glory of the Lord, ideally before beginning to read or hear the Ramcharitmanas or any Rama katha. Let it remind you that no telling can exhaust Hari's glories, and listen and recite with humble, eager love. It may also be repeated during satsang as an affirmation of the inexhaustible joy of hari-katha.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Hari Anant Hari Katha Ananta written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a famous couplet (chaupai) from the Bala Kanda of Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. It is widely quoted to express the endlessness of the Lord and of His sacred stories.

It means that Lord Hari is infinite and so are His stories, told and heard by saints in many ways; and that the charming deeds of Sri Ramachandra could never be fully sung even in countless aeons.

Because it sets the right humble and joyful mood — acknowledging that the Lord's glory is limitless and that any katha is but a drop of an endless ocean. It invites the listener to receive the stories with reverence and love.

It teaches humility before God's infinitude and encourages an ever-fresh delight in hearing and singing the Lord's glories, since there is always more to know and praise of Sri Rama and Hari.