🌸 Shri Ramcharitmanas – Balakand Shri Ganeshaya Namah Shri Janaki Vallabha Vijayate Shri Ramcharitmanas Balakand This is the sacred beginning of Tulsidas Ji’s Ramayan. You will read dohas and chaupais from time to time. Mangalacharan Shlok Varnanām arthasanghānām rasānām chhandasām api Mangalānām cha kartārau vande vāṇī vināyakau Meaning: I bow to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati, who create letters, meanings, emotions, poetry, and all auspicious beginnings. 🌸 Ram Naam Glory Doha 1 Bandau Ram Naam Raghubar ko | hetu krisanu bhānu himkar ko || Bidhī Hari Haramay Ved prān so | gun anupam gun nidhan so || Meaning: I bow to the name “Ram” of Lord Raghunath. This holy name is the source of fire, sun, and moon. It is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva together. It is the life of the Vedas and full of divine qualities. Doha 2 Sādar Sivahi nāi ab māthā | barnau Ram gun gāthā || Sambat sorah sai ek tiisā | karau kathā Hari pad dhari sīsā || Meaning: Now I bow respectful...