Raamaayan Chaupaayan

I had been wanting to type up the lyrics of this Ramayan Choupaayan ever since I listened to the track jai gauri maa of Vivah. Finally, was able to do it! (with a lot of typos and mistakes in the words, I am sure). In any case, simply fabulous! that's how I'd like to describe it.

Every time, I listen to this 1-hour long track that has the entire story of Raamaayan, it makes me feel happy and emotional; it also stumps me to realize what an ideal human-being should be like and inspires me to be more like Him.

Jai Shri Raam!


It is to be sung to the tunes of this film song "mangal bhawan" from Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye (1977).

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ho mangal bhavan amangal haari
drabahu sudasarath achar bihaari
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam (2)

ho hari anant hari kathaa anantaa
kahahi sunahi bahuvidhi sab santaa
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam (2)

ho bheed padi jab bhakta pukaare
door karo prabhu dukh hamaare
dasharath ke ghar janme raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho vishwaamitra munishwar aaye
dasharath bhoop se bachan sunaaye
sang mein bheje laxman raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho ban mein jaaye taadakaa maari
charan chhu aaye ahilya taari
rishiyon ke dukh harate raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho janakpuri raghunandan aaye
nagar nivaasi darshan paaye
sitaa ke man bhaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raghunandan ne dhanush chadhaaya
sab raajo ka maan ghataaya
sitaa ne var paaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho parashuraam krodhit ho aaye
dushta bhoop man me harshaaye
janakrai ne kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bole lakhan suno muni gyaani
sant nahin hote abhimaani
meethi baani bole raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho laxman bachan dhyaan mat deejo
jo kuchh dand daas ko deejo
dhanush todaiyaa main hoon raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho le kar ke yeh dhanush chadhaao
apni shakti mujhe dikhaao
chhuwat chaap chadhaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho hui urmilaa lakhan ki naari
shruti kirti ripusudhan pyaari
hui maandavi bharat ki bhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho avadhpuri raghunandan aaye
ghar ghar naari mangal gaaye
baaraah barash bitaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho guru vashisth se aagyaa leeni
raaj tilak taiyaari keenhi
kal ko honge raaja raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

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ho kutil manthara ne behkaayi
keikai ne yah baat sunaayi
de do mere do varadaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho meri binati tum sun leejo
bharat putra ko gaddi deejo
haut praatah ban bhejo raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho dharani gire bhoop tatkalaa
laaga dil mein shool bishaala
tab sumant bulvaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raam pitaa ko shisha nawaaye
mukh se bachan kahaa nahin jaaye
keikai bachan suniyo raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raaja ke tum pran-piyaare
inke dukh haroge saare
ab tum ban mein jaao raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho ban mein chaudaaha barash bitaao
raghukool reeti neeti apanaao
aage ichhaa teri raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sunat bachan raaghav harshaaye
maataji ke mandir aaye
charan kamal mein kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho maataji main to ban jaau
chaudaah barash baad phir aaun
charan kamal dekhu sukh dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho suni shool sam jab yah baani
bhu par giri kaushalya raani
dhiraj bandhaa rahe shri raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sitaji jab yah sun paayi
rang mahal se neeche aayi
kaushalyaa ko kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho meri chook khshamaa kar deejo
ban jaane ki aagyaa deejo
sitaa ko samjhaate raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho meri sheekh siyaa sun leejo
saas swasur ki sevaa keejo
mujh ko bhi hogaa bishraam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho meraa dosh bataa prabhu deejo
sang mujhe sevaa mein leejo
aardhaangini tumhaari raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho samaachaar suni laxman aaye
dhanush baan sang param suhaaye
bole sang chaloongaa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam (7)

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ho raam lakhan mithilesh kumaari
ban jaane ki kari taiyaari
rath mein baith gaye sukh dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho avadhpuri ke sab nar-naari
samaachaar sun byaakul bhaari
machaa avadh mein ati kohraam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sringaverpur raghuvar aaye
rath ko avadhpuri lautaaye
gangaa tat par aaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho kevat kahe charan dhulvaao
peechhe naukaa mein chadh jaao
patthar kar di naari raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho laaya ek kathautaa paani
charan kamal dhoye sukh maani
naav chadhaaye laxman raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho utaraayi mein mudri deeni
kevat ne yah binati keeni
utaraayi nahin loongaa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho tum aaye hum ghaat utaare
hum aayenge ghaat tumhaare
tab tum paar lagaayo raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhaaradwaaj aashram par aaye
raam lakhan ne sheesh nawaaye
ek raat kinhaa bishraam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhaai bharat ayodhyaa aaye
keikai ko katu bachan sunaaye
kyon tumne ban bheje raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho chitrakoot raghunandan aaye
ban ko dekh siyaa sukh paaye
mile bharat se bhaai raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho avadhpuri ko chaliye bhaai
yeh sab keikai ki kutilaayi
tanik dosh nahin meraa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho charan padukaa tum le jaao
poojaa kar darshan phal paao
bharat ko kanth lagaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho aage chale raam raghuraaya
nishaacharon kaa vansh mitaaya
rishiyon ke hue puran kaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho ansuiyaa ki kutiyaa aaye
divya-vastra siya maa ne paaye
thaa muni atri kaa veh dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho munisthaan aaye raghuraayi
shurpankhaa ki naak kataayi
khar-dooshan ko maare raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho panchabati raghunandan aaye
kanak-mrig maarich sang dhaaye
laxman tumhe bulaate raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raavan saadhu besh mein aaya
bhookh ne mujh ko bahut sataaya
bhikshaa do yah dharma kaa kaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhikhshaa le kar sitaa aayi
haath pakad rath mein baithaayi
sooni kutiyaa dekhi raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho dharani gire raam raghuraayi
sitaa ke bin byaakultaayi
hey priya sitey chikhe raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho laxman sitaa chhod nahin aate
janak-dulaari nahin ganvaante
bane banaaye bigade kaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho komal badan suhaasini sitey
tum bin byarth rahenge jeete
lage chandni jaise ghaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sun ri mainaa sun re totaa
main bhi pankho waala hotaa
ban ban letaa dhoondhe tamaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho shyaamaa hirani tu hi bataa de
janak-nandini mujhe milaa de
tere jaisi aankhen shyaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho van van dhoondh rahe raghuraayi
janak-dulaari kahin naa paayi
gidh-raaj ne kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho chakh chakh kar phal shabari laayi
prem sahit paaye raghuraayi
aise meethe nahin hai aam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho vipra-roop dhari hanumat aaye
charan kamal mein sheesh nawaaye
kandhe par baithaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sugreev se kari milaayi
apni saari kathaa sunaayi
baali pahoonchaaya nij dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho singhaasan sugreev bithaaya
man mein beh ati harshaaya
barshaa ritu aayi hey raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam (7)

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ho hey bhaai laxman tum jaao
baanarpati ko yoon samajhaao
sitaa bin byaakul hai raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho desh desh baanar bhijwaaye
saagar ke sab tat par sab aaye
sehte bhookh pyaas aur ghaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sampaati ne pataa bataaya
sitaa ko raavan le aaya
saagar kood gaye hanumaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho kone kone pataa lagaaya
bhagat vibhishan kaa ghar paaya
hanumaan ne kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho ashok vaatikaa hanumant aaye
briksha tale sitaa ko paaye
aansoo barase aantho yaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raavan sang nishichar laa ke
sitaa ko bolaa samjhaa ke
meri aor tum dekho bhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho mandodari banaa doon daasi
sab sevaa mein lankaa waasi
karo bhavan chal kar bishraam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho chaahe mastak kate hamaara
main nahin dekhoon badan tumhaara
mere tan man dhan hai raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho upar se mudrikaa giraayi
sitaaji ne kanth lagaayi
hanumaan ne kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho mujh ko bhejaa hai raghuraaya
saagar kood yahaan main aaya
main hoon raam daas hanumaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhookh lagi phal khaana chaahoon
jo maataa ki aagyaa paau
sab ke swaami hai shri raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho saavdhaan ho kar phal khaana
rakhwaalon ko bhool na jaana
nishaacharon ka hai yah dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho shri hanumant ne vriksha ukhaade
dekh dekh maali lalkaare
maar maar pahoonchaaye dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho akshay kumaar ko swarg pahoochaaya
indrajit phaasi le aayaa
brahm-paash se bandhe hanumaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sitaa ko tum lautaa deejo
unse kshamaa yaachanaa keejo
teen lok ke swaami raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhagat vibhishan ne samjhaaya
raavan ne usko dhamkaaya
sanmukh dekh rahe hanumaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho rui tel dhrit vasan mangaayi
poonchh baandh kar aag lagaayi
poonchh ghumaayi hai hanumaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sab lankaa mein aag lagaayi
saagar mein jaa poonchh bujhaayi
hriday kamal mein raakhe raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho saagar kood laut kar aaye
samaachaar raghuvar ne paaye
do maata ko diyaa inaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho vaanar reenchh sang mein laaye
laxman sahit sindhu tat aaye
lage sukhaane saagar raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho setu kapi nal-neel banaave
raam raam likh sheelaa tiraaven
lankaa pahoonche raaja raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho angad chal lankaa mein aaye
sabhaa beech mein paanv jamaaya
baali putra mahaa bal-dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raavan paanv hataane aaya
angad ne phir paanv uthaaya
kshamaa kare tujhko shri raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho nishaacharon ki senaa aayi
garaj garaj kar hui ladaayi
vaanar bole jai siyaa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho indrajeet ne shakti chalaayi
dharni gire lakhan moorchhaayi
chintaa karke roye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho jab main avadhpuri se aaya
haaye pitaa ne praan ganvaaya
ban mein gayi churaayi bhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhaai tum ne bhi chhintkaaya
jeevan mein kuchh sukh nahin paaya
senaa mein bhaari kohraam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho jo sanjeevani booti laaye
to bhaai jeevit ho jaaye
booti laayegaa hanumaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam (7)

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ho jab booti kaa pataa na paaya
parvat hi le kar ke aaya
kaalnem pahoonchaaya dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhakt bharat ne baan chalaaya
chot laagi hanumant langadaaya
mukh se bole jai siyaa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bole bharat bahut pachhataa kar
parvat sahit baan baithaa kar
tumhe milaa doon raaja raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho booti le kar hanumant aaya
lakhanlaal uth sheesh nawaaya
hanumant kanth lagaaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho kumbhkaran uth kar tab aaya
ek baan se use giraaya
indrajeet pahoonchaaya dhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho durgaa poojan raavan keenho
nau din tak aahaar na leenho
aasan baith kiyaa hai dhyaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raavan ka vrat khandeet keenha
param dhaam pahoochaa hi dinha
vaanar bole jai siyaa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sitaa ne Hari darshan keenha
chintaa shok sabhi taj deenha
hans kar bole raaja raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho pehle agni-parikshaa paao
peechhe nikat hamaare aao
tum ho pati-vrataa hey bhaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho kari parikshaa kanth lagaayi
sab vaanar senaa harshaayi
raajya vibhishan deenha raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho phir pushpak vimaan mangaaya
sitaa sahit baithe raghuraaya
dandak van mein utare raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho rishivar darshan ko aaye
stuti kar woh man mein harshaaye
tab gangaa tat aaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho nandigraam pavansoot aaye
bhagat bharat ko bachan sunaaye
lankaa se aaye hai raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho kaho vipra tum kahaan se aaye
aise meethe vachan sunaaye
mujhe milaa do bhaiyaa raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho avadhpuri raghunandan aaye
mandir mandir mangal chhaaye
maataao ko kiyaa pranaam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho bhaai bharat ko gale lagaaya
singhaasan baithe raghuraaya
jag ne kahaa hai raaja raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sab bhoomi vipro ko deenhi
vipro ne vaapas de deenhi
hum to bhajan karenge raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho dhobi ne dhoban dhamkaayi
raamchandra ne yah sun paayi
ban mein sitaa bheji raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho vaalmiki aashram mein aayi
luv aur kush huve do bhaai
dheer veer gyaani balwaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho ashwamedh yagna keenha raam
sitaa bin sab soone kaam
luv-kush wahaan diyo pehchaan
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sitaa raam binaa akulaayi
bhoomi se yah binay sunaayi
mujh ko ab deejo vishraam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sitaa bhoomi maahi samaayi
dekh ke chintaa kee raghuraayi
baar baar pachhataaye raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho raam rajya mein sab sukh paave
prem magan ho Hari gun gaave
dukh kalesh ka rahaa na naam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho gyaraah hazaar varsh paryantaa
raaj keenh shri lakshmi kantaa
phir vaikunth padhaare raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho avadhpuri vaikunth sidhaayi
nar-naari sab ne gati paayi
sharnaagat pratipaalak raam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam

ho sab bhakto ne leelaa gaayi
meri bhi been suno raghuraayi
bhooloon nahin tumhaara naam
raam siyaa raam siyaa raam jai jai raam (7)

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