Raghupti Raghav Rajaram — original text — full lyrics and English meaning
'Raghupti Raghav Rajaram, Patit Pavan Sitaram' is a traditional Ram dhun. Its original lines are believed to be linked to the 'Shri Nama Ramayan' (Shri Lakshmanacharya), though there is disagreement about the author. Mahatma Gandhi sang it at prayer meetings and added the line 'Ishwar Allah Tero Naam'.
A traditional Ram dhun; there are differing views about the author. All sant bhajans.
Text variants: a few words differ between books and singers; the popular/standard text is given here.
Raghupti raghav rajaram, patit pavan sitaram ।
O Lord of the Raghu clan, King Ram; O Sitaram, purifier of the fallen.
Sundar vigrah meghashyam, ganga tulsi shaligram ॥
Your form is beautiful, your colour dark as a cloud; you are pure like the Ganga, tulsi and Shaligram.
Bhadragirishvar sitaram, bhagat-janapriy sitaram ।
Sitaram, Lord of Bhadrachal; Sitaram, beloved of devotees.
Janakirmana sitaram, jai jai raghav sitaram ॥
Sitaram, beloved of Janaki; O Raghav Sitaram, victory to you.
The paath of Raghupti Raghav Rajaram — original text is complete.
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