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🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Before beginning any reading, parayan or path of the Ramcharitmanas; mornings·📜 Ramcharitmanas, Bala Kanda — opening Mangalacharan (Goswami Tulsidas)

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Origin & Story

Ramcharitmanas, Bala Kanda — opening Mangalacharan (Goswami Tulsidas) · Goswami Tulsidas · 16th century CE (c. 1574)

Goswami Tulsidas opened his Ramcharitmanas at Ayodhya in 1574 with a sequence of Sanskrit benedictory shlokas before turning to Awadhi. Following the tradition of mangalacharan, he first invokes Saraswati and Ganesha (sound and meaning, and remover of obstacles), then Shiva and Parvati as faith and conviction, the Guru as embodied knowledge, Valmiki and Hanuman as the lords of poetry and devotion, mother Sita as the power behind creation, and finally Lord Rama as the supreme Brahman beyond all causes — thereby consecrating the entire work and the act of its reading.

✦ As told in scripture

Reciters of the Ramcharitmanas hold that beginning a parayan without the mangalacharan leaves it incomplete, whereas opening with these verses removes obstacles so that the reading proceeds smoothly to its fruitful end; the very first shloka invoking Saraswati and Ganesha is also chanted by students to bless learning and eloquence.

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Verse 1

𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿। 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍗 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍗॥1॥

varṇānām arthasaṃghānāṃ rasānāṃ chandasām api maṅgalānāṃ ca karttārau vande vāṇīvināyakau (1)

Meaning:मैं वाणी (सरस्वती) और विनायक (गणेश) की वंदना करता हूँ, जो अक्षरों, अर्थ-समूहों, रसों और छंदों के तथा समस्त मंगलों के कर्ता हैं। (1)

Verse 2

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍗 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍗। 𑌯𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌨 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍॥2॥

bhavānīśaṅkarau vande śraddhāviśvāsarūpiṇau yābhyāṃ vinā na paśyanti siddhāḥ svāntaḥsthamīśvaram (2)

Meaning:श्रद्धा और विश्वास के स्वरूप श्रीभवानी-शंकर की मैं वंदना करता हूँ, जिनके बिना सिद्धजन भी अपने अंतःकरण में स्थित ईश्वर को नहीं देख पाते। (2)

Verse 3

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇॥3॥

vande bodhamayaṃ nityaṃ guruṃ śaṅkararūpiṇam yamāśrito hi vakro'pi candraḥ sarvatra vandyate (3)

Meaning:ज्ञानमय, नित्य, शंकररूपी गुरु की मैं वंदना करता हूँ, जिनके आश्रित होने से टेढ़ा चंद्रमा भी सर्वत्र वंदनीय हो जाता है। (3)

Verse 4

𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍗। 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍗 𑌕𑌵𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌕𑌪𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍗॥4॥

sītārāmaguṇagrāmapuṇyāraṇyavihāriṇau vande viśuddhavijñānau kavīśvarakapīśvarau (4)

Meaning:श्रीसीताराम के गुण-समूह रूपी पवित्र वन में विचरण करने वाले, विशुद्ध विज्ञानवान् कवीश्वर (वाल्मीकि) और कपीश्वर (हनुमान) की मैं वंदना करता हूँ। (4)

Verse 5

𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌮𑍍॥5॥

udbhavasthitisaṃhārakāriṇīṃ kleśahāriṇīm sarvaśreyaskarīṃ sītāṃ nato'haṃ rāmavallabhām (5)

Meaning:सृष्टि की उत्पत्ति, स्थिति और संहार करने वाली, क्लेशों को हरने वाली, सर्व कल्याणकारी, श्रीराम की प्रिया श्रीसीता जी को मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ। (5)

Verse 6

𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌶𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍃𑌷𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌂 𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍗 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌹𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃। 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍॥6॥

yanmāyāvaśavarti viśvam akhilaṃ brahmādidevāsurā yatsattvād amṛṣaiva bhāti sakalaṃ rajjau yathāher bhramaḥ yatpādaplavam ekam eva hi bhavāmbhodhes titīrṣāvatāṃ vande'haṃ tam aśeṣakāraṇaparaṃ rāmākhyam īśaṃ harim (6)

Meaning:जिनकी माया के वश में ब्रह्मादि देव और असुरों सहित सम्पूर्ण विश्व है, जिनकी सत्ता से यह सब सत्य-सा भासता है — जैसे रस्सी में सर्प का भ्रम — और जिनके चरण-कमल ही भवसागर को तरने के इच्छुक जनों के लिए एकमात्र नौका हैं, उन समस्त कारणों से परे राम नामक प्रभु श्रीहरि की मैं वंदना करता हूँ। (6)

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊varṇānāmof letters/sounds (of the alphabet)

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌂𑌘𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊arthasaṃghānāmof groups of meanings

𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊rasānāmof poetic sentiments (rasas)

𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌪𑌿🔊chandasām apiand of metres also

𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍗🔊maṅgalānāṃ ca karttārauand the two authors/makers of all auspiciousness

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑍗🔊vande vāṇīvināyakauI bow to Vani (Saraswati) and Vinayaka (Ganesha)

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍗🔊bhavānīśaṅkarauto Bhavani (Parvati) and Shankara (Shiva)

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍗🔊śraddhāviśvāsarūpiṇauwho are the embodiments of faith (shraddha) and conviction (vishvasa)

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊svāntaḥstham īśvaramthe Lord seated within one's own heart

𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊bodhamayaṃ nityaṃ gurumthe Guru who is eternal and the embodiment of pure knowledge

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊śaṅkararūpiṇamwho is in the form of Shankara (Shiva)

𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃🔊vakraḥ api candraḥeven the crooked (crescent) moon

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇🔊sarvatra vandyateis honoured/worshipped everywhere (because it rests on Shiva's head)

𑌕𑌵𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌕𑌪𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍗🔊kavīśvarakapīśvarauthe lord of poets (Valmiki) and the lord of monkeys (Hanuman)

𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊kleśahāriṇīmremover of afflictions and sorrows

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊rāmavallabhāmthe beloved consort of Rama (Sita)

𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌶𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊yanmāyā vaśavarti viśvamby whose Maya the whole universe is governed

𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍗 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌅𑌹𑍇𑌃 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃🔊rajjau yathā aheḥ bhramaḥas the illusion of a snake (appears) on a rope

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍇𑌃 𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊bhavāmbhodhes titīrṣāvatāmfor those who wish to cross the ocean of worldly existence

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌈𑌶𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊rāmākhyam īśaṃ harimto the Lord Hari known by the name Rama, I bow

Benefits of Chanting श्रीरामचरितमानस बालकाण्ड मंगलाचरण

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Invokes Saraswati, Ganesha, Shiva-Parvati and the Guru for wisdom and an auspicious start

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Traditionally recited before reading any portion of the Ramcharitmanas

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Removes obstacles (vighna) and bestows success on study, recitation and new works

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Establishes shraddha (faith) and vishvasa (conviction) needed for spiritual realization

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Salutes Sita and Rama as the Supreme — fixing the mind on Brahman before the epic

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Grants clarity of intellect and purity of speech to the reciter

How to Chant श्रीरामचरितमानस बालकाण्ड मंगलाचरण

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Best TimeBefore beginning any reading, parayan or path of the Ramcharitmanas; mornings

Recite these six Sanskrit shlokas slowly and clearly at the very start of any Ramcharitmanas reading or recitation, with folded hands and a focused mind. They form the prescribed mangalacharan (auspicious invocation) of the Bala Kanda. Pronounce the Sanskrit carefully, pausing at each shloka, before continuing into the Awadhi text. Many devotees recite the full set once at the opening of a daily or ceremonial parayan.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीरामचरितमानस बालकाण्ड मंगलाचरण 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 the set of opening Sanskrit invocatory verses (mangalacharan) at the very beginning of the Bala Kanda of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, before the Awadhi chaupais start. In them the poet salutes the deities, the Guru, the sages and finally Lord Rama to invoke an auspicious beginning.

Although Tulsidas wrote the bulk of the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi for the common people, he composed the benedictory invocations and several key shlokas in classical Sanskrit, following tradition, to formally invoke the deities and the Guru at the outset.

'Varnanam Arthasanghanam...' salutes Saraswati (Vani) and Ganesha (Vinayaka) as the source of letters, meanings, poetic sentiments and metres, and as the authors of all auspiciousness — a fitting invocation before composing or reciting poetry.

They are recited at the start of any Ramcharitmanas parayan (continuous reading) or daily path, and are an excellent invocation before beginning study, learning, or any auspicious undertaking.