Varnanaam Artha Sanghanaam Rasanaam

Shloka 1 · Bal Kand

Shloka Text

वर्णानामर्थसंघानां रसानां छन्दसामपि। मङ्गलानां च कर्त्तारौ वन्दे वाणीविनायकौ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

varṇānāmarthasaṃghānāṃ rasānāṃ chandasāmapi। maṅgalānāṃ ca karttārau vande vāṇīvināyakau॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

I bow to Vani and Vinayaka, the creators of letters, groups of meanings, poetic flavors, meters, and auspiciousness.

Context

This is Shloka 1 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Invocation and Auspicious Beginning”. The episode describes Tulsidas invoking Sarasvati, Ganesha, Bhavani-Shankara, Guru, and Rama seeking divine grace.

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