I bow to the name Rāma — the name of the noblest of the Raghus — which is the source of fire, sun, and moon; which is threefold as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva; which is the Vedas’ own breath; which is beyond attribute and yet the treasure of every attribute.

मैं रघुकुल-श्रेष्ठ राम के नाम की वन्दना करता हूँ, जो अग्नि, सूर्य और चन्द्रमा का हेतु है; जो ब्रह्मा, विष्णु और शिव के त्रयी स्वरूप वाला है; जो वेदों का प्राण है; जो निर्गुण भी है और अनुपम गुणों का भंडार भी है।

From the celebrated praise of the divine Name in Bāla Kāṇḍa. Tulsīdās will spend many verses insisting that the name of Rāma is greater even than Rāma himself — because the name can travel where the person cannot, and can be held in a devotee’s mouth long after any physical form has passed.