A permanent, verse-by-verse edition. Every chaupāī, dohā, and śloka — with faithful transliteration, original English and Hindi renderings, and a short editorial note on context. No advertisements. No distractions. The original text remains central.
Every verse is set by hand — Devanāgarī, transliteration, an original English rendering, an original Hindi rendering, and a short editorial note. New verses arrive quietly, in order, most weeks.
Approximate totals · Gita Press Reference Edition
The Manas is organised into seven books, from Bāla Kāṇḍa to Uttara Kāṇḍa. This edition is being published in that order.
The promise recalled. The exile begun. Bharata’s journey to Chitrakūṭa and his return with the sandals.
Years among the sages. Pañcavaṭī. Śūrpaṇakhā. The abduction of Sītā and Jaṭāyu’s final flight.
The meeting with Hanumān. The alliance with Sugrīva. The great search southward.
Hanumān’s crossing of the ocean and his message to Sītā in the Aśoka grove.
The bridge, the war, the fall of Rāvaṇa and the reunion.
The return to Ayodhyā, the coronation, and the closing dialogue on bhakti between Kāgabhuśuṇḍi and Garuḍa.
The Devanāgarī text is the Rāmcaritamānas of Tulsīdās (16th century), which is unambiguously in the public domain. All English and Hindi renderings on this site are our own — written to convey the meaning faithfully without reproducing the wording of any earlier published translation. Interpretation is kept optional and always separated from the text.