Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari
Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan (1987), music by Ravindra Jain
Shri Ram is the giver of auspiciousness and the remover of sorrow. Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari, from Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan (1987), brings together seven Ramcharitmanas chaupais by Goswami Tulsidas and a traditional naam kirtan refrain, with music by Ravindra Jain. The verses turn our attention to His grace, sincere love, patience in hardship and the duty of keeping our word.
Full lyrics
बंदउँ बालरूप सोइ रामू। सब सिधि सुलभ जपत जिसु नामू॥ मंगल भवन अमंगल हारी। द्रवउ सो दसरथ अजिर बिहारी॥ २ ॥
Bandau baalroop soi Ramu. Sab sidhi sulabh japat jisu naamu.Mangal bhavan amangal haari. Dravau so Dasrath ajir bihaari.
राम सिया राम सिया राम जय जय राम
Ram Siya Ram Siya Ram Jai Jai Ram
होइहि सोइ जो राम रचि राखा। को करि तर्क बढ़ावै साखा॥ अस कहि लगे जपन हरिनामा। गईं सती जहँ प्रभु सुखधामा॥४॥
Hoihi soi jo Ram rachi raakha. Ko kari tark badhaavai saakha.As kahi lage japan Harinaama. Gain Sati jahan Prabhu sukhdhaama.
धीरज धर्म मित्र अरु नारी। आपद काल परिखिअहिं चारी॥ बृद्ध रोगबस जड़ धनहीना। अंध बधिर क्रोधी अति दीना॥४॥
Dheeraj dharam mitra aru naari. Aapad kaal parikhiahin chaari.Briddh rogabas jad dhanheena. Andh badhir krodhi ati deena.
तौ भगवानु सकल उर बासी। करिहि मोहि रघुबर कै दासी॥ जेहि कें जेहि पर सत्य सनेहू। सो तेहि मिलइ न कछु संदेहू॥३॥
Tau Bhagavaanu sakal ur baasi. Karihi mohi Raghubar kai daasi.Jehi ken jehi par satya sanehu. So tehi milai na kachhu sandehu.
राज समाज बिराजत रूरे। उडगन महुँ जनु जुग बिधु पूरे॥ जिन्ह कें रही भावना जैसी। प्रभु मूरति तिन्ह देखी तैसी॥२॥
Raaj samaaj biraajat roore. Udagan mahun janu jug bidhu poore.Jinh ken rahi bhaavana jaisi. Prabhu moorati tinh dekhi taisi.
झूठेहुँ हमहि दोषु जनि देहू। दुइ कै चारि मागि मकु लेहू॥ रघुकुल रीति सदा चलि आई। प्रान जाहुँ बरु बचनु न जाई॥२॥
Jhoothehun hamahi doshu jani dehu. Dui kai chaari maagi maku lehu.Raghukul reeti sada chali aayi. Praan jaaye par vachan na jaaye.
Commonly sung as: Praan jaaye par vachan na jaaye
हरि अनंत हरिकथा अनंता। कहहिं सुनहिं बहुबिधि सब संता॥ रामचंद्र के चरित सुहाए। कलप कोटि लगि जाहिं न गाए॥३॥
Hari anant Harikatha ananta. Kahahin sunahin bahubidhi sab Santa.Ramchandra ke charit suhaaye. Kalap koti lagi jaahin na gaaye.
Meaning, line by line
बंदउँ बालरूप सोइ रामू। सब सिधि सुलभ जपत जिसु नामू॥ मंगल भवन अमंगल हारी। द्रवउ सो दसरथ अजिर बिहारी॥ २ ॥
“Śrī Rāma do I reverence in the form of a child, the repetition of whose Name brings all kinds of success within our easy reach. May that Home of bliss and the Bane of woe take compassion on me—He, the child-Rāma, who sports in the courtyard of king Daśaratha.”
मैं उन्हीं श्रीरामचन्द्रजीके बालरूपकी वन्दना करता हूँ, जिनका नाम जपनेसे सब सिद्धियाँ सहज ही प्राप्त हो जाती हैं। मङ्गलके धाम, अमङ्गलके हरनेवाले और श्रीदशरथजीके आँगनमें खेलनेवाले वे ( बालरूप ) श्रीरामचन्द्रजी मुझपर कृपा करें॥
राम सिया राम सिया राम जय जय राम
Ram, Siya, Ram. Glory, glory to Shri Ram.
राम, सिया, राम। श्रीराम की जय हो, जय हो।
Traditional naam kirtan
होइहि सोइ जो राम रचि राखा। को करि तर्क बढ़ावै साखा॥ अस कहि लगे जपन हरिनामा। गईं सती जहँ प्रभु सुखधामा॥४॥
‘After all, whatever Śrī Rāma has willed must come to pass; why should one add to the complication by indulging in further speculation?’ So saying, Lord Śiva began to repeat the name of Śrī Hari; while Satī proceeded to the spot where the all-blissful Lord Śrī Rāma was.
जो कुछ रामने रच रखा है, वही होगा। तर्क करके कौन शाखा ( विस्तार ) बढ़ावे। [ मनमें ] ऐसा कहकर शिवजी भगवान् श्रीहरिका नाम जपने लगे और सतीजी वहाँ गयीं जहाँ सुखके धाम प्रभु श्रीरामचन्द्रजी थे॥
धीरज धर्म मित्र अरु नारी। आपद काल परिखिअहिं चारी॥ बृद्ध रोगबस जड़ धनहीना। अंध बधिर क्रोधी अति दीना॥४॥
“Fortitude, piety, a friend and a wife—these four are put to the test only in times of adversity. Old, sick, dull-headed, indigent, blind, deaf, wrathful or most wretched,
धैर्य, धर्म, मित्र और स्त्री—इन चारोंकी विपत्तिके समय ही परीक्षा होती है। वृद्ध, रोगी, मूर्ख, निर्धन, अन्धा, बहरा, क्रोधी और अत्यन्त ही दीन— ॥
तौ भगवानु सकल उर बासी। करिहि मोहि रघुबर कै दासी॥ जेहि कें जेहि पर सत्य सनेहू। सो तेहि मिलइ न कछु संदेहू॥३॥
‘I am sure God, who dwells in the hearts of all, will make me Śrī Rāma’s bondslave; for one gets united without doubt with him for whom one cherishes true love.’
तो सबके हृदयमें निवास करनेवाले भगवान् मुझे रघुश्रेष्ठ श्रीरामचन्द्रजीकी दासी अवश्य बनायेंगे। जिसका जिसपर सच्चा स्नेह होता है, वह उसे मिलता ही है, इसमें कुछ भी सन्देह नहीं है॥
राज समाज बिराजत रूरे। उडगन महुँ जनु जुग बिधु पूरे॥ जिन्ह कें रही भावना जैसी। प्रभु मूरति तिन्ह देखी तैसी॥२॥
Shining bright in the galaxy of princes, they looked like two full moons in the midst of stars. Everyone looked on the Lord’s form according to the conception each had about Him.
वे राजाओंके समाजमें ऐसे सुशोभित हो रहे हैं, मानो तारागणोंके बीच दो पूर्ण चन्द्रमा हों। जिनकी जैसी भावना थी, प्रभुकी मूर्ति उन्होंने वैसी ही देखी॥
झूठेहुँ हमहि दोषु जनि देहू। दुइ कै चारि मागि मकु लेहू॥ रघुकुल रीति सदा चलि आई। प्रान जाहुँ बरु बचनु न जाई॥२॥
“Pray, do not level a false charge against me; you might as well ask four boons instead of two. It has always been the rule with the race of Raghus that one’s plighted word must be redeemed even at the cost of one’s life.
मुझे झूठ-मूठ दोष मत दो। चाहे दोके बदले चार माँग लो। रघुकुलमें सदासे यही रीति चली आयी है कि प्राण भले ही चले जायँ, पर वचन नहीं जाता॥
हरि अनंत हरिकथा अनंता। कहहिं सुनहिं बहुबिधि सब संता॥ रामचंद्र के चरित सुहाए। कलप कोटि लगि जाहिं न गाए॥३॥
Infinite is Śrī Hari and infinite are His episodes; saints sing and listen to them in various ways. The lovely sports of Śrī Rāmacandra cannot be sung even in millions of Kalpas.
श्रीहरि अनन्त हैं ( उनका कोई पार नहीं पा सकता ) और उनकी कथा भी अनन्त है; सब संतलोग उसे बहुत प्रकारसे कहते-सुनते हैं। श्रीरामचन्द्रजीके सुन्दर चरित्र करोड़ कल्पोंमें भी गाये नहीं जा सकते॥
About the song
The prayer to Shri Ram in His childhood form gives this song its name. It belongs to Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan (1987), with music by Ravindra Jain. Its verses come from Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, while the naam kirtan refrain is traditional. The song brings passages from separate episodes into one act of remembrance. Some passages are sung only in part, and familiar sung forms soften the Awadhi wording. Each passage retains its own setting in the Ramcharitmanas.
Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan (1987). Music by Ravindra Jain. The verses are by Goswami Tulsidas from the Ramcharitmanas, with the traditional naam kirtan refrain.
The scene in the Ramayana
Lord Shiva invokes the child Shri Ram before narrating His story to Mata Parvati. In another Bal Kand episode, Lord Shiva accepts Shri Ram's will and repeats His name as Sati goes to test His divinity. In Aranya Kand, Anasuya receives Mata Sita and teaches that hardship tests patience, dharma, friendship and a wife's fidelity. At the bow ceremony in Bal Kand, Mata Sita places her trust in sincere love for Shri Ram. The assembly sees Shri Ram according to each person's feeling, with warriors, hostile kings and citizens responding differently. In Ayodhya Kand, King Dasharath assures Kaikeyi that the Raghu lineage keeps its word even at the cost of life. The final passage returns to Lord Shiva's teaching that Shri Ram's deeds and the Saints' telling of them have no end.
What it teaches
Remembrance of Shri Ram belongs in the midst of our responsibilities. These passages teach three things: seek His grace, remain faithful in hardship and keep the heart sincere.
*Seek grace with trust. The word dravau* is a plea for compassion. The prayer addresses Shri Ram playing in King Dasharath's courtyard, bringing the Lord's greatness before us in His childhood form. We approach Him with affection.
*Let hardship test our conduct.* Anasuya places patience and dharma beside friendship and marital fidelity. Their strength becomes clear when circumstances are difficult. Lord Shiva's acceptance of Shri Ram's will belongs beside this teaching. Trust does not remove the call to faithful conduct.
*Keep love and speech truthful.* Mata Sita trusts the sincerity of her devotion. King Dasharath declares the cost of keeping a promise. Together, these passages direct us to examine what we cherish and what we say. Before singing today, remember Shri Ram's childhood form, then choose one promise to honour with care.
Questions people ask
Who composed Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari and wrote its verses?
Ravindra Jain composed the music for the song in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan (1987). The seven Ramcharitmanas chaupais are by Goswami Tulsidas. The naam kirtan refrain is traditional.
What does Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari mean?
It addresses Shri Ram as the abode of auspiciousness and the remover of misfortune. The prayer asks Him to show compassion in His childhood form, playing in King Dasharath's courtyard.
Where do the lines of Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari come from?
The seven chaupais come from Bal Kand, Ayodhya Kand and Aranya Kand of Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas. They belong to different episodes. The traditional naam kirtan refrain is separate from these chaupais.
Why do some sung words differ from the Ramcharitmanas?
The song sometimes uses only part of a chaupai and softens its Awadhi wording in singing. The familiar line about keeping one's word is an example. Read the complete chaupai with its episode to understand who is speaking and why.
What does Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari teach?
The verses teach remembrance of Shri Ram, trust in His will, patience and dharma during hardship, sincere love and faithfulness to one's word. Their different scenes show how devotion finds expression in prayer, feeling and conduct.
Also written as: Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari · Mangal Bhawan Amangal Haari · Mangal Bhavan Amangal Haari · Mangal Bhawan Amangal Hari · मंगल भवन अमंगल हारी · मंगल भवन अमंगल हरि · Ram Siya Ram · Raghukul Reet Sada Chali Aayi
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