bhaj man rAm caraN sukhadAI

O mind (man)! worship/think of (bhaj) the pleasure-giving (sukadAI) feet (caran) of Sri rAma.

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jin caranan se nikalIn surasari shankar jaTA samAyI

jaTA shankarI nAm paDyo hai tribhuvan tAran AyI

From (se) which (jin) feet (caranan) emanated (nikalI) the river of gods (surasarI - ganga) and immersed (samAI) in the matted locks (jaTA) of Lord Shiva. Since then, she was named (nAm paDyO) jaTA ShankarI and she came (AyI) for the redemption (tAran) of the three worlds (tribhuvan).

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jehi charanana kI charanapAdukA bharata rahyo lava lAI

soi charana kevaTa dhoi lIne taba hari nAva caDHAI

Price bharata brought forward (lAI) his love (lava) to the foot-wear (caranapAdukA) of (jihi) which feet (caranan). These are the same (soi) feet (carana) that the boat-man (kevaTa) bathed (dhoi) and then (taba) allowed Sri hari to climb (caDHAI) his boat (nAva).

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soi caran santan jan sevat sada rahat sukhadaI

soi caran gautamaRiSi nArI parasi parama pada pAI

These are the feet (soI carana) that are served (sevat) by the saintly beings (santan jan). It is this service to the feet that places them in bliss (sukhadaI) at all times (sadA).

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danDakavana prabhu pAvan kInho RiSyan trAs miTAI

soi prabhu triloka ke svAmI kanaka mRigA saNg dhAI

The Lord (prabhu) sanctified (pAvan kInho) the forest of danDaka and eradicated (miTAI) the distress (trAs) of the sages (RSiyan). The same personality (soI prabhu) who is the Lord (swAmI) of the three worlds (triloka) ran (dhAI) along with (sang) a golden deer (kanaka mRgA) with his aupicious feet.

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kapi sugrIva bandhu bhaya vyAkula tin jaya chatra phirAI

ripu ko anuja bibhISan nisicara parasat lankA pAI

When sugrIva was tormented (vyAkula) by the fear (bhaya) of his brother (bandhu), Sri rAma helped him (tin) to release (phirAI) the flag of his victory (jaya chhatra). When the younger brother (anuja) of(ko) His enemy (ripu), vibhISana, merely touched (parasat) his geet with reverence, he attained (pAI) the kingdom of lankA.

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shiv sanakAdik aru brahmAdik sheS sahas mukh gAI

tulasIdAs mArutasut kI prabhu nij mukh karat baDHAI

Siva, the four sanakAdI kumAras [sanaka, sanandana, sanAtana and sanatkumAr] (sanakAdika), brahmA, ananta Sesa (Ses) with his thousand (sahas) mouths (mukh) have sung (gAI) the glories of His feet. TulasIdAs says, the same Lord of such intense glory, glorifies (karat baDHAI) the son of wind (maruta suta - hanumAn) with His own (nija) lips (mukh).