Yanmaaya Vashavartti Vishvamakhilam
Shloka 6 · Bal Kand
Shloka Text
यन्मायावशवर्त्ति विश्वमखिलं ब्रह्मादिदेवासुरा यत्सत्त्वादमृषैव भाति सकलं रज्जौ यथाहेर्भ्रमः। यत्पादप्लवमेकमेव हि भवाम्भोधेस्तितीर्षावतां वन्देऽहं तमशेषकारणपरं रामाख्यमीशं हरिम्॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yanmāyāvaśavartti viśvamakhilaṃ brahmādidevāsurā yatsattvādamṛṣaiva bhāti sakalaṃ rajjau yathāherbhramaḥ। yatpādaplavamekameva hi bhavāmbhodhestitīrṣāvatāṃ vande’haṃ tamaśeṣakāraṇaparaṃ rāmākhyamīśaṃ harim॥ 6 ॥
Meaning
I bow to Hari, called Rama, the supreme Lord beyond all causes—whose maya governs the entire universe, including Brahma, the gods, and the demons; by whose existence the whole world appears real, just as a rope is mistaken for a snake; and whose feet alone are the boat for those who wish to cross the ocean of worldly life.
Context
This is Shloka 6 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.