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Sukh Bhavan Sansay Saman (Sundarkand Phalashruti) Meaning — Line by Line

सुख भवन संसय समन

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Meaning — Line by Line

Every verse of Sukh Bhavan Sansay Saman (Sundarkand Phalashruti) with its English meaning. Tap any word to hear it, or ▶ to recite the verse.

Verse 1#

nija bhavana gavaneu siṃdhu śrīraghupatihi yaha mata bhāyaū

निज भवन गवनेउ सिंधु श्रीरघुपतिहि यह मत भायऊ। यह चरित कलि मलहर जथामति दास तुलसी गायऊ॥ सुख भवन संसय समन दवन बिषाद रघुपति गुन गना। तजि सकल आस भरोस गावहिं सुनहिं संतत सठ मना॥

nija bhavana gavaneu siṃdhu śrīraghupatihi yaha mata bhāyaū yaha carita kali malahara jathāmati dāsa tulasī gāyaū sukha bhavana saṃsaya samana davana biṣāda raghupati guna ganā taji sakala āsa bharosa gāvahiṃ sunahiṃ saṃtata saṭha manā

MeaningThe Ocean returned to his own abode, and this counsel pleased Sri Raghupati. This sacred story, which washes away the impurities of the Kali age, servant Tulsidas has sung to the best of his understanding. The host of Raghupati's virtues is the very home of happiness, the dispeller of doubt and the destroyer of grief — so, O foolish mind, give up every other hope and support, and sing and hear them forever.

Verse 2#

sakala sumaṃgala dāyaka raghunāyaka guna gāna

सकल सुमंगल दायक रघुनायक गुन गान। सादर सुनहिं ते तरहिं भव सिंधु बिना जलजान॥

sakala sumaṃgala dāyaka raghunāyaka guna gāna sādara sunahiṃ te tarahiṃ bhava siṃdhu binā jalajāna

MeaningThe singing of the virtues of Raghunayaka (Rama) is the giver of all good fortune; those who hear it with reverence cross the ocean of worldly existence without any boat.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

निज भवन गवनेउ सिंधु
nija bhavana gavaneu siṃdhu
the Ocean (god) returned to his own abode
श्रीरघुपतिहि यह मत भायऊ
śrīraghupatihi yaha mata bhāyaū
this counsel pleased Sri Raghupati (Rama)
यह चरित कलि मलहर
yaha carita kali malahara
this story (charit), the remover of the impurities of the Kali age
जथामति दास तुलसी गायऊ
jathāmati dāsa tulasī gāyaū
servant Tulsidas has sung according to his own understanding
सुख भवन
sukha bhavana
the abode/home of happiness
संसय समन
saṃsaya samana
the dispeller of doubt
दवन बिषाद
davana biṣāda
the destroyer of grief and despondency
रघुपति गुन गना
raghupati guna ganā
the multitude of virtues of Raghupati (Rama)
तजि सकल आस भरोस
taji sakala āsa bharosa
giving up all (other) hopes and reliances
गावहिं सुनहिं संतत
gāvahiṃ sunahiṃ saṃtata
sing and hear (them) constantly
सठ मना
saṭha manā
O foolish mind!
सकल सुमंगल दायक
sakala sumaṃgala dāyaka
the giver of all good fortune and auspiciousness
रघुनायक गुन गान
raghunāyaka guna gāna
the singing of the virtues of Raghunayaka (Rama)
सादर सुनहिं ते
sādara sunahiṃ te
those who hear it with reverence
तरहिं भव सिंधु
tarahiṃ bhava siṃdhu
cross the ocean of worldly existence
बिना जलजान
binā jalajāna
without any boat or ship

Origin & History

Source: Ramcharitmanas, Sundarkand — concluding chhanda and doha 60 (Goswami Tulsidas)

Author: Goswami Tulsidas

Period: 16th century CE (c. 1574)

The Sundarkand of the Ramcharitmanas closes after the Ocean-god humbly counsels Rama on how to bridge the sea to Lanka and returns to his abode. Pleased, Rama accepts the plan, and Tulsidas seals the book with this benedictory chhanda and doha. He praises the recounting of Rama's virtues as the home of happiness and the cure for doubt and sorrow, exhorting the mind to rely on Rama alone, and promises that all who hear this glory with reverence will cross the ocean of worldly existence without any vessel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do these verses come from?▼
They form the concluding benediction of the Sundarkand (the fifth book) of Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas — the well-known chhanda beginning 'Sukh Bhavan Sansay Saman' and the final doha (60) 'Sakal Sumangal Dayak Raghunayak Gun Gaan'.
What is a phalashruti?▼
A phalashruti is a closing passage that declares the fruits or benefits of reciting a text. Here Tulsidas states that singing and hearing Rama's virtues bestows happiness, removes doubt and grief, and ferries the devotee across the ocean of worldly existence.
Why is the Sundarkand recited so often?▼
The Sundarkand recounts Hanuman's heroic, successful mission to Lanka and is regarded as the most auspicious and 'beautiful' (sundar) book of the Ramcharitmanas — associated with success, courage and the removal of obstacles. These closing verses seal that recitation with a promise of grace.
What does 'crossing the ocean without a boat' mean?▼
It is a metaphor: just as Hanuman crossed the literal ocean to reach Sita, those who reverently hear Rama's glory cross the metaphorical ocean of birth and death (bhava-sagar) effortlessly, carried by devotion alone, needing no other means.

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