Composed and sung by Lakshmana devi dasi, with Kimberly Cotton on guitar and Prasenjit Manu Bhattacharjee on mrdunga. Recorded at ISKCON of DC.

Lyrics by Tulsidas Goswami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsidas). This song is in the Sanskrit language. English translation:

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Shri Ramacandra kripalu bhaju, mana, harana bhava bhaya darunam

navakanja-lochana kanja-mukha, kara-kanja pada-kanjarunam

O mind! Revere the benign Shree Ramachandra, who removes 'Bhav' the Sorrow or Pain,'Bhaya' the fear, and 'Darun' the scarcity or poverty.

Who has fresh lotus eyes, lotus face and lotus hands, feet like lotus and like the rising sun.

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Kandarpa aganita amita chavi, navalnila niraj sundaram

patapita manahu tarita ruchi suchi, naumi Janaka-sutavaram

His image exceeds myriad Cupids, like a fresh, blue-hued cloud — magnificent.

His amber-robes appear like lightning, pure, captivating. Revere this groom of Janaka’s daughter.

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Bhaju Dinabhandu Dinesha danava-daitya-vansha nikandanam

Raghunanda anandakanda, Kaushalachanda Dasharatha-nandanam

Sing hymns of the brother of destitute, Lord of the daylight, the destroyer of the clan of Danu-Diti demons.

The progeny of Raghu, limitless 'joy', the moon to Kosala, sing hymns of Dasharatha’s son.

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Iti vadati Tulasidasa Shankara, Shesha munimana ranjanam

mama hridaya-kanja nivasa kuru, kamadi khaladala ganjanam

Thus says Tulsidas, O joy of Shankara, and other Sages

Reside in the lotus of my heart, O slayer of the vices-troops of Kaama and the like.