Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani — Benefits & How to Chant
सियाराममय सब जग जानी
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani
Instils the supreme devotional vision of seeing Sita-Rama in all beings
Cultivates humility, reverence and goodwill toward every creature
A perfect verse of universal salutation to begin worship, study or any undertaking
Dissolves pride and enmity by training the heart to honour the divine in everyone
Easy to remember and recite, ideal for daily practice and as a guiding life-attitude
Deepens love for Sita-Rama as the all-pervading reality
How to Chant Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani
Instructions
Recite this couplet with folded hands and a sincere heart, consciously beholding the world around you as pervaded by Sita-Rama, and offer your salutation to all. It is beautifully used as an opening vandana before Ramcharitmanas recitation or any worship, and may be repeated through the day to keep the vision of the divine in all beings alive. Let the bowing of the hands accompany the words.
Spiritual Significance
It is said that one who truly lives this verse — seeing Sita-Rama in every being — is freed from enmity and fear, for one who bows to the Lord in all can hate none and is in turn protected by the Lord present everywhere.
Origin & History
Source: Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas (Bala Kanda)
Author: Goswami Tulsidas
In the opening Bala Kanda of the Ramcharitmanas, before narrating the story of Sri Rama, Tulsidas offers a series of salutations. In this line he declares that, recognising the whole world as pervaded by Sita and Rama, he bows to all with folded hands. The verse distils the Vaishnava and Advaitic vision of the all-pervading Lord into a single, tender expression of universal reverence, and has been cherished ever since as a guiding ideal for devotees.