Punyam Papaharam Sada Shivakaram
Shloka 2, Under Doha 130 · Uttar Kand
Shloka Text
पुण्यं पापहरं सदा शिवकरं विज्ञानभक्तिप्रदं। मायामोहमलापहं सुविमलं प्रेमाम्बुपूर शुभम्॥ श्रीमद्रामचरित्रमानसमिदं भक््त्यावगाहन्ति ये। ते संसारपतड्रघोरकिरणैर्दहान्ति नो मानवाः॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
puṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ sadā śivakaraṃ vijñānabhaktipradaṃ। māyāmohamalāpahaṃ suvimalaṃ premāmbupūra śubham॥ śrīmadrāmacaritramānasamidaṃ bhaktyāvagāhanti ye। te saṃsārapataḍraghorakiraṇair dahānti no mānavāḥ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
This Ramcharitmanas is meritorious, removes sin, always brings auspiciousness, and grants knowledge and devotion. It destroys the stains of illusion and delusion, is supremely pure, and is filled with the sacred water of love. Those who plunge into this Manasa with devotion are not burned by the terrible rays of the world-sun.
Context
This is Shloka 2, Under Doha 130 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Ramayana's Glory and Its Fruits”. The episode describes the glory of the Ramayana, Tulsidas's humble prayer, and the blessings of recitation.