ramasita-ramatulsidasramcharitmanas

Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani

Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 At the start of the day, before worship, study, or any work; anytime as a guiding remembrance·📜 Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas (Bala Kanda)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This immortal couplet from Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas (Bala Kanda) is among the most quoted lines of Hindu devotion. Beholding the entire world as pervaded by the divine couple Sita and Rama, the poet bows to all creation with folded hands. In a single line it expresses the supreme vision of seeing God in every being and the humility of universal reverence.

Origin & Story

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

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.

✦ As told in scripture

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.

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The Mantra

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Siyarama-Maya Sab Jag Jani | Karaun Pranama Jori Juga Pani ||

Meaning:Knowing the whole world to be pervaded by (filled with) Sita and Rama, I offer my salutation with both hands folded together. (Seeing the Divine Sita-Rama in all beings, I bow with reverence to everyone and everything.)

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Siyarama-Maya🔊Filled with / pervaded by Sita and Rama; consisting of Sita-Rama

Sab Jag🔊The whole world, the entire universe

Jani🔊Knowing, having recognised / realised

Siyarama🔊Sita and Rama, the divine couple

Jag🔊World, universe, all of creation

Karaun🔊I do / I offer (I make)

Pranama🔊Salutation, obeisance, bowing in reverence

Jori🔊Joining (folding together)

Juga Pani🔊Both hands (the pair of palms)

Benefits of Chanting Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani

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Instils the supreme devotional vision of seeing Sita-Rama in all beings

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Cultivates humility, reverence and goodwill toward every creature

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A perfect verse of universal salutation to begin worship, study or any undertaking

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Dissolves pride and enmity by training the heart to honour the divine in everyone

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Easy to remember and recite, ideal for daily practice and as a guiding life-attitude

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Deepens love for Sita-Rama as the all-pervading reality

How to Chant Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani

Repetitions11times

Best TimeAt the start of the day, before worship, study, or any work; anytime as a guiding remembrance

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Siyaram Maya Sab Jag Jani 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 famous couplet (chaupai) from the Bala Kanda of Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. It appears as part of the poet's salutations and has become one of the most beloved single lines of Rama devotion.

It teaches the highest devotional vision — to see the whole world as filled with the divine couple Sita and Rama, and therefore to bow with reverence and folded hands to all beings. It unites the worship of God with respect for every creature.

Many devotees recite it at the start of the day or before any task, and recall it when meeting others, as a reminder to behold the divine in everyone. It cultivates humility, patience and love in everyday dealings.

Because, seeing Sita-Rama present in all, he honours not merely people but the divine within them. Folding both hands ('jori juga pani') to the whole world expresses complete, humble reverence to God in every form.