samarth-ramdasmanache-shlokramamarathi

මනාචේ ශ්ලෝක (චයනිත ශ්ලෝක)

मनाचे श्लोक (चयनित श्लोक) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (at dawn, as the verses themselves advise) and in the evening·📜 Manache Shlok (Manobodh) of Samarth Ramdas — Marathi devotional literature

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Manache Shlok (Manobodh) of Samarth Ramdas — Marathi devotional literature · Samarth Ramdas Swami (1608–1681) · 17th century

Samarth Ramdas, the saint of Sajjangad and spiritual guide of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, composed the Manache Shlok as a stream of counsel to the human mind. Drawing on his deep devotion to Lord Rama and his vision of an awakened, disciplined society, he framed each verse as an intimate appeal — 'O mind...' — urging it away from anger, lust, greed and falsehood and toward the path of devotion, truth and right conduct. The verses entered the very fabric of Maharashtrian life, recited in homes and learned by heart by children, and remain among the most beloved moral-spiritual poems in Marathi.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said of Samarth Ramdas that his words carried the force of his own tapas — and generations of devotees affirm that daily recitation of the Manache Shlok steadily transforms character, calming anger and craving and turning the restless mind toward Rama, just as the verses promise that 'the one who holds to right conduct becomes truly blessed'.

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Verse 1

ගණාධීශ ජෝ ඊශ සර්වාං ගුණාංචා. මුළාරංභ ආරංභ තෝ නිර්ගුණාචා.. නමූං ශාරදා මූළ චත්වාර වාචා. ගමූං පංථ ආනංත යා රාඝවාචා..

Ganaadhish jo Ish sarvaan gunaanchaa. Mulaarambh aarambh to nirgunaachaa. Namoon Shaaradaa mool chatvaar vaachaa. Gamoon panth aananta yaa Raaghavaachaa.

Meaning:मैं समस्त गुणों के स्वामी गणेश को नमस्कार करता हूँ, जो निर्गुण से उत्पन्न मूल आरम्भ हैं; मैं चारों वाणियों के मूल शारदा (सरस्वती) को नमन करता हूँ; और इस राघव (राम) के अनन्त पथ पर मैं चलूँ।

Verse 2

මනා සජ්ජනා භක්තිපංථේචි ජාවේ. තරී ශ්රීහරී පාවිජේතෝ ස්වභාවේ.. ජනීං නිංද්ය තේ සර්ව සෝඩූනි ද්යාවේ. ජනීං වංද්ය තේ සර්ව භාවේ කරාවේ..

Manaa sajjanaa bhakti-panthechi jaave. Tari Shri-Hari paavije-to svabhaave. Janin nindya te sarva sodooni dyaave. Janin vandya te sarva bhaave karaave.

Meaning:हे सज्जन मन, केवल भक्ति के मार्ग पर चल, तब श्रीहरि स्वभावतः ही प्राप्त हो जाते हैं। लोक में जो निन्द्य है उसे पूर्णतः त्याग दे, और लोक में जो वन्दनीय (सत्कर्म) है उसे भावपूर्वक कर।

Verse 3

ප්රභාතේ මනීං රාම චිංතීත ජාවා. පුඪේ වෛඛරී රාම ආධී වදාවා.. සදාචාර හා ථෝර සාංඩූං නයේ තෝ. ජනීං තෝචි තෝ මානවී ධන්ය හෝතෝ..

Prabhaate manin Raam chinteet jaavaa. Pudhe vaikharee Raam aadhee vadaavaa. Sadaachaar haa thor saandoon naye to. Janin tochi to maanavee dhanya hoto.

Meaning:प्रातःकाल मन में राम का चिन्तन करता रह, और वाणी से पहले 'राम' ही बोल। इस श्रेष्ठ सदाचार को कभी मत छोड़; जो इसे धारण करता है, वही मनुष्य धन्य होता है।

Verse 4

මනා වාසනා දුෂ්ට කාමා න යේ රේ. මනා සර්වථා පාපබුද්ධී නකෝ රේ.. මනා ධර්මතා නීති සෝඩූං නකෝ හෝ. මනා අංතරීං සාර වීචාර රාහෝ..

Manaa vaasanaa dushta kaamaa na ye re. Manaa sarvathaa paapa-buddhee nako re. Manaa dharmataa neeti sodoon nako ho. Manaa antarin saar veechaar raaho.

Meaning:हे मन, दुष्ट वासनाएँ किसी काम की नहीं — कभी भी पापबुद्धि मत रख। हे मन, धर्म और नीति मत छोड़; अन्तःकरण में सारभूत (सत्य) विचार बना रहे।

Verse 5

මනා පාපසංකල්ප සෝඩූනි ද්යාවා. මනා සත්යසංකල්ප ජීවීං ධරාවා.. මනා කල්පනා තේ නකෝ වීෂයාංචී. විකාරේ ඝඩේ හෝ ජනීං සර්ව චී චී..

Manaa paapa-sankalpa sodooni dyaavaa. Manaa satya-sankalpa jeevin dharaavaa. Manaa kalpanaa te nako vishayaanchee. Vikaare ghade ho janin sarva chee chee.

Meaning:हे मन, समस्त पापसंकल्प त्याग दे, और जीवन में सत्य के संकल्प को धारण कर। हे मन, विषयों की कल्पना मत कर, क्योंकि ऐसे विकारों से लोक में सब प्रकार की निन्दा (छी-छी) होती है।

Verse 6

නකෝ රේ මනා ක්රෝධ හා ඛේදකාරී. නකෝ රේ මනා කාම නානා විකාරී.. නකෝ රේ මනා ලෝභ හා අංගිකාරූ. නකෝ රේ මනා මත්සරූ දංභ භාරූ..

Nako re manaa krodh haa khed-kaaree. Nako re manaa kaam naanaa vikaaree. Nako re manaa lobh haa angikaaroo. Nako re manaa matsaroo dambh bhaaroo.

Meaning:हे मन, क्रोध मत कर, जो केवल खेद देता है; काम मत कर, जो नाना विकारों का मूल है। हे मन, लोभ को मत अपना, और मत्सर तथा दम्भ का भार मत ढो।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ගණාධීශ ජෝ ඊශ සර්වාං ගුණාංචා🔊Ganaadhish jo Ish sarvaan gunaanchaaGanesha, who is the lord of all virtues/attributes

මුළාරංභ ආරංභ තෝ නිර්ගුණාචා🔊Mulaarambh aarambh to nirgunaachaaThe very root and beginning, springing from the attributeless (Nirguna)

නමූං ශාරදා🔊Namoon ShaaradaaI bow to Sharada (Saraswati, goddess of speech)

ගමූං පංථ ආනංත යා රාඝවාචා🔊Gamoon panth aananta yaa RaaghavaachaaLet me tread the infinite path of this Raghava (Lord Rama)

මනා සජ්ජනා භක්තිපංථේචි ජාවේ🔊Manaa sajjanaa bhakti-panthechi jaaveO good mind, walk only on the path of devotion

තරී ශ්රීහරී පාවිජේතෝ ස්වභාවේ🔊Tari Shri-Hari paavije-to svabhaaveThen Lord Hari is attained naturally

ජනීං නිංද්ය තේ සර්ව සෝඩූනි ද්යාවේ🔊Janin nindya te sarva sodooni dyaaveGive up entirely all that is condemned among people

ජනීං වංද්ය තේ සර්ව භාවේ කරාවේ🔊Janin vandya te sarva bhaave karaaveDo with feeling all that is honoured (righteous) among people

ප්රභාතේ මනීං රාම චිංතීත ජාවා🔊Prabhaate manin Raam chinteet jaavaaAt dawn, keep contemplating Rama in the mind

පුඪේ වෛඛරී රාම ආධී වදාවා🔊Pudhe vaikharee Raam aadhee vadaavaaThen let the first word the voice utters be 'Rama'

සදාචාර හා ථෝර සාංඩූං නයේ තෝ🔊Sadaachaar haa thor saandoon naye toThis great virtue of right conduct should never be abandoned

ජනීං තෝචි තෝ මානවී ධන්ය හෝතෝ🔊Janin tochi to maanavee dhanya hotoThat very person becomes blessed among human beings

මනා වාසනා දුෂ්ට කාමා න යේ රේ🔊Manaa vaasanaa dushta kaamaa na ye reO mind, evil cravings are of no use (avoid them)

මනා සර්වථා පාපබුද්ධී නකෝ රේ🔊Manaa sarvathaa paapa-buddhee nako reO mind, never harbour a sinful intent at all

මනා ධර්මතා නීති සෝඩූං නකෝ හෝ🔊Manaa dharmataa neeti sodoon nako hoO mind, do not forsake righteousness and good conduct

මනා අංතරීං සාර වීචාර රාහෝ🔊Manaa antarin saar veechaar raahoO mind, let the essential (true) thought abide within you

මනා සත්යසංකල්ප ජීවීං ධරාවා🔊Manaa satya-sankalpa jeevin dharaavaaO mind, hold fast in life to the resolve of truth

නකෝ රේ මනා ක්රෝධ හා ඛේදකාරී🔊Nako re manaa krodh haa khed-kaareeO mind, do not give in to anger, which brings only grief

නකෝ රේ මනා කාම නානා විකාරී🔊Nako re manaa kaam naanaa vikaareeO mind, do not give in to lust, the source of many distortions

නකෝ රේ මනා ලෝභ හා අංගිකාරූ🔊Nako re manaa lobh haa angikaarooO mind, do not embrace greed

නකෝ රේ මනා මත්සරූ දංභ භාරූ🔊Nako re manaa matsaroo dambh bhaarooO mind, do not bear the burden of envy and hypocrisy

Benefits of Chanting मनाचे श्लोक (चयनित श्लोक)

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Trains and purifies the mind through direct, loving self-instruction (manobodh)

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Instils steady devotion to Lord Rama and the habit of remembering his name at dawn

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Encourages abandoning anger, lust, greed, envy and hypocrisy

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Builds a foundation of sadachara (right conduct), truthfulness and discipline

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Brings peace of mind by turning the mind from sense-cravings to the essential truth

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An ideal teaching for children and seekers alike to memorise and live by

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Recited daily by many Maharashtrian families for moral and spiritual upliftment

How to Chant मनाचे श्लोक (चयनित श्लोक)

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Best TimeEarly morning (at dawn, as the verses themselves advise) and in the evening

Recite the Manache Shlok aloud in a steady rhythm, ideally at dawn, dwelling on the meaning as you address your own mind. Traditionally several or all 205 verses are recited daily; even these opening verses, recited every morning, set a tone of devotion and right conduct for the day. They are especially valuable to learn by heart, so that their counsel arises naturally in the mind when needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मनाचे श्लोक (चयनित श्लोक) written in the Sinhala 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.

The Manache Shlok ('Verses to the Mind') are 205 Marathi verses by Saint Samarth Ramdas, also known as the Manobodh. Each verse addresses one's own mind, advising it toward devotion to Lord Rama and a virtuous, disciplined life. They are a cornerstone of Marathi devotional and moral literature.

They were composed by Samarth Ramdas Swami (1608–1681), the renowned saint of Maharashtra and spiritual guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He also wrote the celebrated text Dasbodh and was a great devotee of Lord Rama and Hanuman.

Samarth Ramdas teaches that the mind is the root of bondage and liberation alike, so he counsels it directly and affectionately ('O mind...'), persuading it to give up vice and turn to devotion. This makes the Shlok a practical method of self-purification and self-discipline.

They are best recited at dawn, as the verses themselves advise contemplating Rama first thing in the morning. Many families recite them daily, and children traditionally memorise them as a foundation of good character.