ramatulsidasramcharitmanasbalkand

Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari

Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Early morning, or at the beginning of any puja, ceremony, journey or new undertaking·📜 Ramcharitmanas, Bala Kanda (Goswami Tulsidas)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This single couplet from the Bala Kanda of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas is one of the most beloved benedictory verses in the Hindu world. It invokes Lord Rama as the very home of auspiciousness and the destroyer of all evil, recalling Him as the divine child playing in King Dasharatha's courtyard. Recited at the start of pujas, weddings, housewarmings and new ventures, it is regarded as a complete blessing in itself.

Origin & Story

Ramcharitmanas, Bala Kanda (Goswami Tulsidas) · Goswami Tulsidas · 16th century CE (c. 1574)

Goswami Tulsidas composed the Ramcharitmanas, the Awadhi retelling of the Ramayana, beginning his work at Ayodhya in the year 1574. In the opening Bala Kanda he offers a series of invocations (mangalacharan) seeking the grace of his chosen deity, Lord Rama. This couplet is part of that benediction, praying that the Lord who is the very home of auspiciousness — and who once delighted the world as a child playing in Dasharatha's palace courtyard — may melt with compassion and bless the poet and all listeners.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees across the Hindi-speaking world recite this single line to sanctify the beginning of weddings, housewarmings and journeys; it is widely held that uttering 'Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari' with faith at the threshold of any task removes inauspicious influences and turns the undertaking toward success.

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The Mantra

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maṅgala bhavana amaṅgala hārī dravau so dasaratha ajira bihārī

Meaning:May that Lord — the abode of all auspiciousness and the remover of all that is inauspicious, who sports as a child in the courtyard of King Dasharatha — be moved with compassion and shower His grace upon us.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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maṅgala🔊auspiciousness, good, blessings

bhavana🔊abode, dwelling, the source/home (of all auspiciousness)

amaṅgala🔊inauspiciousness, evil, misfortune

hārī🔊remover, one who takes away, destroyer

dravau🔊may He melt (with compassion), may He be moved to grace

so🔊that very (Lord)

dasaratha🔊King Dasharatha, father of Rama

ajira🔊courtyard (of Dasharatha's palace)

bihārī🔊one who sports/plays — the child Rama playing in the courtyard

maṅgala bhavana🔊the abode of all that is auspicious

amaṅgala hārī🔊the destroyer of all that is inauspicious

dasaratha ajira bihārī🔊He who plays in the courtyard of Dasharatha — the divine child Rama

Benefits of Chanting Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari

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Invokes auspiciousness and removes obstacles at the start of any new work or ceremony

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Traditionally recited before pujas, weddings, housewarmings and journeys for blessings

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Fills the mind and home with positive, auspicious vibrations of Rama's name

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Dispels fear, misfortune and inauspicious influences (amangal)

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A simple, easily memorised benediction suitable for daily morning recitation

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Cultivates devotion to the child-form (bala-rupa) of Lord Rama

How to Chant Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari

Repetitions11times

Best TimeEarly morning, or at the beginning of any puja, ceremony, journey or new undertaking

Recite this chaupai with folded hands and a calm, devotional mind, visualising the child Rama playing joyfully in Dasharatha's courtyard. It is commonly chanted once, thrice or eleven times at the start of worship or auspicious events. Many devotees recite it together with the full Bala Kanda Mangalacharan or before reading any portion of the Ramcharitmanas.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari written in the English 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 chaupai (couplet) from the Bala Kanda (first book) of Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, composed in the Awadhi language in the 16th century. It appears within Tulsidas's benedictory invocation at the opening of the epic.

It prays that Lord Rama — described as the abode of all auspiciousness, the remover of all inauspiciousness, and the divine child who plays in King Dasharatha's courtyard — may be moved with compassion and bestow His grace upon the devotee.

Because it is a self-contained benediction (mangalacharan) invoking auspiciousness and the removal of evil, it is traditionally chanted at the start of pujas, weddings, housewarmings, exams and new ventures to ensure an auspicious beginning.

Yes. It requires no formal initiation. Anyone may recite it with devotion at any time, especially in the morning or before beginning important work, to invite Lord Rama's blessings.