ramatulsidasbal-lilabhajan

𑌠𑍁𑌮𑌕 𑌚𑌲𑌤 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰

Thumak Chalat Ramachandra in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Evening bhajan time, Rama Navami, or while rocking a child to sleep·📜 Devotional pad of Goswami Tulsidas (Rama bal-lila)

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Origin & Story

Devotional pad of Goswami Tulsidas (Rama bal-lila) · Goswami Tulsidas · 16th century CE

Among his many songs of devotion, Tulsidas composed several depicting the childhood pastimes (bal-lila) of Lord Rama in Ayodhya. In this pad he imagines himself a witness in Dasharatha's palace, watching the divine infant take His first unsteady steps with tiny anklets ringing, tumbling and laughing while the queens dote on Him. Overcome by the sweetness of the scene, the poet declares that no comparison in all the world can capture Rama's beauty — it is like Rama's beauty alone.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees say that singing this bhajan as a lullaby instantly soothes a crying child and the singer's own heart, for in dwelling on the Lord's infant form the mind forgets its sorrows; in many homes it is the traditional song used to rock the cradle during Rama Navami palna celebrations.

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Verse 1

𑌠𑍁𑌮𑌕 𑌚𑌲𑌤 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌬𑌾𑌜𑌤 𑌪𑍈𑌂𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂। 𑌠𑍁𑌮𑌕 𑌚𑌲𑌤 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰॥

ṭhumaka calata rāmacaṃdra bājata paiṃjaniyā~ ṭhumaka calata rāmacaṃdra

Meaning:Ramachandra toddles along with a swaying baby-step, His little anklets jingling.

Verse 2

𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌿 𑌉𑌠𑌤 𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌤 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑌟𑌪𑌟𑌾𑌯। 𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌤 𑌗𑍋𑌦 𑌲𑍇𑌤 𑌦𑌶𑌰𑌥 𑌕𑍀 𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂॥

kilaki kilaki uṭhata dhāya girata bhūmi laṭapaṭāya dhāya māta goda leta daśaratha kī raniyā~

Meaning:Shrieking with delight He rises and runs, then stumbles and tumbles to the ground; Dasharatha's queens rush to gather Him into their laps.

Verse 3

𑌅𑌂𑌚𑌲 𑌰𑌜 𑌅𑌂𑌗 𑌝𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧 𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌿। 𑌤𑌨 𑌮𑌨 𑌧𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑌹𑌤 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁 𑌬𑌚𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂॥

aṃcala raja aṃga jhāri vividha bhā~ti so dulāri tana mana dhana vāri vāri kahata mṛdu bacaniyā~

Meaning:Wiping the dust from His limbs with the edge of her sari, fondling Him in countless ways, the mother offers up her body, mind and wealth for Him again and again, speaking soft, loving words.

Verse 4

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮 𑌸𑍇 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌣 𑌅𑌧𑌰 𑌬𑍋𑌲𑌤 𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰। 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁 𑌲𑌟𑌕𑌤 𑌲𑌟𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂॥

vidruma se aruṇa adhara bolata mukha madhura madhura subhaga nāsikā meṃ cāru laṭakata laṭakaniyā~

Meaning:His lips are red like coral and His mouth speaks oh-so-sweetly; from His graceful, lovely nose a charming little ornament dangles.

Verse 5

𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌾𑌸 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌦𑍇𑌖 𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦। 𑌰𑌘𑍁𑌵𑌰 𑌛𑌬𑌿 𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌰𑌘𑍁𑌵𑌰 𑌛𑌬𑌿 𑌬𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂॥

tulasīdāsa ati ānaṃda dekha ke mukhāraviṃda raghuvara chabi ke samāna raghuvara chabi baniyā~

Meaning:Tulsidas is overwhelmed with bliss gazing upon that lotus face — the beauty of Rama, he says, can be likened to nothing but Rama's own beauty.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌠𑍁𑌮𑌕 𑌚𑌲𑌤🔊ṭhumaka calatawalking with a toddling, swaying baby-gait

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰🔊rāmacaṃdrathe child Ramachandra (Lord Rama)

𑌬𑌾𑌜𑌤 𑌪𑍈𑌂𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊bājata paiṃjaniyā~the little anklets jingle (as He walks)

𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌿🔊kilaki kilakishrieking with baby-joy, gurgling with delight

𑌉𑌠𑌤 𑌧𑌾𑌯🔊uṭhata dhāyarises and runs (forward)

𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌤 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿 𑌲𑌟𑌪𑌟𑌾𑌯🔊girata bhūmi laṭapaṭāyastumbles and tumbles onto the ground

𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌤 𑌗𑍋𑌦 𑌲𑍇𑌤🔊dhāya māta goda letathe mother runs and gathers Him into her lap

𑌦𑌶𑌰𑌥 𑌕𑍀 𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊daśaratha kī raniyā~the queens of Dasharatha

𑌅𑌂𑌚𑌲 𑌰𑌜 𑌅𑌂𑌗 𑌝𑌾𑌰𑌿🔊aṃcala raja aṃga jhāriwiping the dust from His limbs with the end of her sari

𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧 𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌿🔊vividha bhā~ti so dulāricaressing and fondling Him in many ways

𑌤𑌨 𑌮𑌨 𑌧𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿🔊tana mana dhana vāri vārioffering up body, mind and wealth (in love) again and again

𑌕𑌹𑌤 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁 𑌬𑌚𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊kahata mṛdu bacaniyā~speaking soft, tender words

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮 𑌸𑍇 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌣 𑌅𑌧𑌰🔊vidruma se aruṇa adharalips red like coral (vidruma)

𑌬𑍋𑌲𑌤 𑌮𑍁𑌖 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰🔊bolata mukha madhura madhurathe mouth speaks ever so sweetly

𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾🔊subhaga nāsikāthe lovely, graceful nose

𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁 𑌲𑌟𑌕𑌤 𑌲𑌟𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊cāru laṭakata laṭakaniyā~a charming nose-ornament dangling beautifully

𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦🔊mukhāraviṃdathe lotus-like face

𑌰𑌘𑍁𑌵𑌰 𑌛𑌬𑌿🔊raghuvara chabithe beauty/image of Rama, the best of the Raghus

𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨 ... 𑌬𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊ke samāna ... baniyā~is comparable only to itself — Rama's beauty is like Rama's beauty alone

Benefits of Chanting Thumak Chalat Ramachandra

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Awakens vatsalya-bhava — tender, parental love for the child form of Lord Rama

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Fills the heart with sweetness, peace and innocent joy

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A favourite lullaby-bhajan sung to children and during cradle (palna) ceremonies

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Sung during Rama Navami and Rama Janmotsav to celebrate Rama's childhood lila

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Calms the restless mind by dwelling on the Lord's enchanting baby form

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Deepens loving devotion (prema-bhakti) toward Sri Rama

How to Chant Thumak Chalat Ramachandra

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Best TimeEvening bhajan time, Rama Navami, or while rocking a child to sleep

Sing this bhajan slowly and tenderly, picturing the infant Rama toddling in the courtyards of Ayodhya with His anklets ringing. It is especially sweet when sung as a lullaby or during palna (cradle) celebrations on Rama Navami. There is no fixed count; sing it as a loving offering, letting the heart melt in the mood of a doting parent gazing on the divine child.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Thumak Chalat Ramachandra 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 devotional pad (bhajan) composed by Goswami Tulsidas, the 16th-century saint-poet who also wrote the Ramcharitmanas. It is counted among his most cherished songs on the childhood lila of Lord Rama.

It lovingly describes the infant Rama taking His first toddling steps in Ayodhya, His anklets jingling, giggling and tumbling, being scooped up and adored by Dasharatha's queens — a tender vision of the Lord as a beautiful, playful child.

Tulsidas says that the beauty of Raghuvara (Rama) can only be compared to Rama's own beauty — meaning nothing else in creation is lovely enough to serve as a comparison for the Lord's enchanting form.

It is popularly sung during evening bhajans, on Rama Navami and Rama Janmotsav, at cradle (palna) ceremonies, and as a gentle lullaby for children, owing to its soothing, affectionate mood.