Bala Kand · Verse 3
Bala Kand Verse 3
बालकाण्ड · मंगलाचरण
Verse · मूल पाठ (Devanagari)
वन्दे बोधमयं नित्यं गुरुं शङ्कररूपिणम्। यमाश्रितो हि वक्रोऽपि चन्द्रः सर्वत्र वन्द्यते ॥ ३ ॥
Roman (IAST)
vande bodhamayaṃ nityaṃ guruṃ śaṅkararūpiṇam| yamāśrito hi vakro'pi candraḥ sarvatra vandyate || 3 ||
Simple transliteration
vande bodhamayam nityam gurum shankararupinam yamashrito hi vakro'pi candrah sarvatra vandyate 3
Meaning (English)
I bow to the eternal Guru manifest as Shiva, who is the embodiment of pure knowledge — by whose grace even the bent (waning) moon becomes worthy of universal adoration.
Meaning (Hindi) · भावार्थ
शंकर के रूप में प्रकट, ज्ञानमय, नित्य गुरु को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ। जिनका आश्रय लेने से टेढ़ा चन्द्रमा भी सर्वत्र वन्दनीय हो जाता है।
About this verse
This is verse 3 of 211 in Bala Kand (बालकाण्ड), from the section “Mangalacharan” of Goswami Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas.
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