🌸 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...

🪔 Goswami Tulsidas Ji – Life and Contributions 🪔 🌼 Birth and Early Life 💥 Goswami Tulsidas Ji is believed to have been born around 1532 in Rajapur village, Banda district, Uttar  Pradesh. His father’s name was Atmaram Dubey and his mother’s name was Hulsi Devi . Devotees  respectfully address him as “Goswami Tulsidas” . At birth, Tulsidas was considered inauspicious because he was born with 32 teeth. Due to this  superstition, his parents kept a distance from raising him. Later, a sage named Narharidas took him in  and named him Rambola . 🌸 Education and Initiation💥 From childhood, Tulsidas had deep devotion to Lord Rama. Narharidas taught him Sanskrit, Vedas,  Puranas, grammar, and religious scriptures . In Kashi, under the guidance of learned scholars, he  strengthened his spiritual and literary education. While living in Kashi, he began narrating the stories of  Lord Rama, and his personality became inspirational for everyone. 🌸 Marriage a...