श्री रघुबीर भक्त हितकारी।
सुनि लीजै प्रभु अरज हमारी॥
Meaning Sri Raghubir is the benefactor of devotees. O Lord, please listen to our humble prayer.
निशि दिन ध्यान धरै जो कोई।
ता सम भक्त और नहीं होई॥
Meaning Whoever meditates upon You day and night, there is no devotee equal to them.
ध्यान धरें शिवजी मन मांही।
ब्रह्मा, इन्द्र पार नहीं पाहीं॥
Meaning Even Lord Shiva meditates upon You in his mind. Brahma and Indra cannot fathom Your limits.
दूत तुम्हार वीर हनुमाना।
जासु प्रभाव तिहुं पुर जाना॥
Meaning Your messenger is the mighty Hanuman, whose influence is known across all three worlds.
जय, जय, जय रघुनाथ कृपाला।
सदा करो संतन प्रतिपाला॥
Meaning Hail, hail, hail merciful Raghunath! Always protect and nurture the saints.
तुव भुजदण्ड प्रचण्ड कृपाला।
रावण मारि सुरन प्रतिपाला॥
Meaning O merciful one, Your mighty arms are fierce. By slaying Ravana, You protected the gods.
तुम अनाथ के नाथ गोसाईं।
दीनन के हो सदा सहाई॥
Meaning O Lord, You are the protector of the helpless. You are forever the helper of the downtrodden.
ब्रह्मादिक तव पार न पावैं।
सदा ईश तुम्हरो यश गावैं॥
Meaning Even Brahma and other gods cannot fathom Your extent. Lord Shiva forever sings Your glory.
चारिउ भेद भरत हैं साखी।
तुम भक्तन की लज्जा राखी॥
Meaning Bharat is witness to the secrets of all four Vedas. You have preserved the honor of Your devotees.
गुण गावत शारद मन माहीं।
सुरपति ताको पार न पाहिं॥
Meaning Goddess Saraswati sings Your virtues in her mind. Even Indra, king of gods, cannot fathom them.
नाम तुम्हार लेत जो कोई।
ता सम धन्य और नहीं होई॥
Meaning Whoever chants Your name, there is none as blessed as them.
राम नाम है अपरम्पारा।
चारिहु वेदन जाहि पुकारा॥
Meaning The name of Rama is infinite and boundless, proclaimed by all four Vedas.
गणपति नाम तुम्हारो लीन्हो।
तिनको प्रथम पूज्य तुम कीन्हो॥
Meaning Ganapati took Your name, and You made him the first to be worshipped.
शेष रटत नित नाम तुम्हारा।
महि को भार शीश पर धारा॥
Meaning Sheshanaga constantly chants Your name. He bears the weight of the earth upon his head.
फूल समान रहत सो भारा।
पावत कोऊ न तुम्हरो पारा॥
Meaning That burden remains light as a flower by the power of Your name. No one can fathom Your limits.
भरत नाम तुम्हरो उर धारो।
तासों कबहूं न रण में हारो॥
Meaning Bharat enshrined Your name in his heart. Therefore he never lost in battle.
नाम शत्रुहन हृदय प्रकाशा।
सुमिरत होत शत्रु कर नाशा॥
Meaning Your name shines in Shatrughna's heart. By remembering it, enemies are destroyed.
लखन तुम्हारे आज्ञाकारी।
सदा करत सन्तन रखवारी॥
Meaning Lakshmana is obedient to You. He always guards the saints.
ताते रण जीते नहिं कोई।
युद्ध जुरे यमहूं किन होई॥
Meaning Therefore no one could defeat him in battle. Even Yama would be powerless against him in war.
महालक्ष्मी धर अवतारा।
सब विधि करत पाप को छारा॥
Meaning Mahalakshmi incarnated on earth. She destroys sins in every way.
सीता राम पुनीता गायो।
भुवनेश्वरी प्रभाव दिखायो॥
Meaning The sacred glory of Sita and Rama is sung. Bhuvneshwari showed her divine power.
घट सों प्रकट भई सो आई।
जाको देखत चन्द्र लजाई॥
Meaning She manifested from the earth. Seeing her, even the moon feels ashamed.
जो तुम्हरे नित पांव पलोटत।
नवो निद्धि चरणन में लोटत॥
Meaning She who daily presses Your feet — the nine treasures roll at her feet.
सिद्धि अठारह मंगलकारी।
सो तुम पर जावै बलिहारी॥
Meaning The eighteen auspicious siddhis offer themselves to You in devotion.
औरहु जो अनेक प्रभुताई।
सो सीतापति तुमहिं बनाई॥
Meaning And many other powers and glories — the Lord of Sita bestowed them all upon you.
इच्छा ते कोटिन संसारा।
रचत न लागत पल की बारा॥
Meaning By mere will, millions of universes are created without even a moment's delay.
जो तुम्हरे चरणन चित लावै।
ताकी मुक्ति अवसि हो जावै॥
Meaning Whoever fixes their mind on Your feet, their liberation is certain.
सुनहु राम तुम तात हमारे।
तुमहिं भरत कुल पूज्य प्रचारे॥
Meaning Listen O Rama, You are like our father. The clan of Bharat has proclaimed You as their revered deity.
तुमहिं देव कुल देव हमारे।
तुम गुरु देव प्राण के प्यारे॥
Meaning You alone are our family deity. You are our guru, dearer than life itself.
जो कुछ हो सो तुमहिं राजा।
जय जय जय प्रभु राखो लाजा॥
Meaning Whatever may be, You alone are our king. Hail, hail, hail O Lord, preserve our honor.
राम आत्मा पोषण हारे।
जय जय जय दशरथ के प्यारे॥
Meaning O Rama, You are the nourisher of the soul. Hail, hail, hail to the beloved son of Dasharatha.
जय जय जय प्रभु ज्योति स्वरुपा।
नर्गुण ब्रहृ अखण्ड अनूपा॥
Meaning Hail, hail, hail O Lord of luminous form. You are the formless Brahman, indivisible and incomparable.
सत्य सत्य जय सत्यव्रत स्वामी।
सत्य सनातन अन्तर्यामी॥
Meaning True, true — hail O master of the vow of truth. You are the eternal truth and the inner knower of all.
सत्य भजन तुम्हरो जो गावै।
सो निश्चय चारों फल पावै॥
Meaning Whoever sings Your true devotional praise surely attains all four fruits of life.
सत्य शपथ गौरीपति कीन्हीं।
तुमने भक्तिहिं सब सिधि दीन्हीं॥
Meaning The Lord of Gauri (Shiva) has sworn this truth — through devotion alone You have granted all accomplishments.
ज्ञान हृदय दो ज्ञान स्वरुपा।
नमो नमो जय जगपति भूपा॥
Meaning O embodiment of knowledge, grant wisdom to our hearts. Salutations, salutations, hail O lord and king of the world.
धन्य धन्य तुम धन्य प्रतापा।
नाम तुम्हार हरत संतापा॥
Meaning Blessed, blessed are You, blessed is Your glory. Your name removes all suffering.
सत्य शुद्ध देवन मुख गाया।
बजी दुन्दुभी शंख बजाया॥
Meaning True and pure, the gods sang from their mouths. War drums sounded and conch shells were blown.
सत्य सत्य तुम सत्य सनातन।
तुम ही हो हमरे तन-मन धन॥
Meaning True, true — You are the eternal truth. You alone are our body, mind, and wealth.
याको पाठ करे जो कोई।
ज्ञान प्रकट ताके उर होई॥
Meaning Whoever recites this, knowledge dawns in their heart.
आवागमन मिटै तिहि केरा।
सत्य वचन माने शिव मेरा॥
Meaning Their cycle of birth and death is ended. Accept this as the true word of my Lord Shiva.
और आस मन में जो होई।
मनवांछित फल पावे सोई॥
Meaning Whatever wish arises in the mind, one attains that desired fruit.
तीनहुं काल ध्यान जो ल्यावै।
तुलसी दल अरु फूल चढ़ावै॥
Meaning Whoever meditates at all three times of day, and offers tulsi leaves and flowers.
साग पत्र सो भोग लगावै।
सो नर सकल सिद्धता पावै॥
Meaning And offers greens and leaves as sacred food — that person attains complete accomplishment.
अन्त समय रघुबर पुर जाई।
जहां जन्म हरि भक्त कहाई॥
Meaning At the final hour, one goes to the abode of Raghubir. Where one is born and called a devotee of Hari.
श्री हरिदास कहै अरु गावै।
सो बैकुण्ठ धाम को पावै॥
Meaning Sri Haridas declares and sings — such a person attains the abode of Vaikuntha.
सात दिवस जो नेम कर, पाठ करे चित लाय।
हरिदास हरि कृपा से, अवसि भक्ति को पाय॥
Meaning Whoever recites this with a focused mind for seven days as a daily vow — Haridas says that by the grace of Hari, one surely attains devotion.
राम चालीसा जो पढ़े, राम चरण चित लाय।
जो इच्छा मन में करै, सकल सिद्ध हो जाय॥
Meaning Whoever reads the Rama Chalisa with mind fixed on Rama's feet — whatever wish they hold in their heart, all shall be fulfilled.