About this stotra
Ranganatha Ashtakam was written by Adi Sankara Bhagavatpada when he stood before Sri Ranganatha swamy in Srirangam, during his travels. This Ashtakam reveals that Adi Sankara was overwhelmed by Lord Ranganatha swami that his mind is instantly captivated and he revels in that feeling.
Ranganatha Ashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
आनन्दरूपे निजबोधरूपे ब्रह्मस्वरूपे श्रुतिमूर्तिरूपे ।
शशाङ्करूपे रमणीयरूपे श्रीरङ्गरूपे रमतां मनो मे ॥१॥
ānandarūpe nijabodharūpe brahmasvarūpe śrutimūrtirūpe .
śaśāṅkarūpe ramaṇīyarūpe śrīraṅgarūpe ramatāṃ mano me ..1..
(My mind delights in the divine form of Sri Ranganatha) that form (resting on the Adisesha) absorbed in bliss (Ananda Rupe), and immersed in his own self (Nija Bodha Rupe); that form embodying the essence of brahman (Brahma Svarupe) and the essence of all the shrutis (Vedas) (Shruti Murti Rupe), that form cool like the moon (Shashanka Rupe) and having exquisite beauty (Ramaniya Rupe); My mind delights in the divine form of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (that form fills my being with bliss).
Word by word
- आनन्दरूपे (ānandarūpe)
- in the form of bliss (ānanda:bliss | rūpe:in the form)
- निजबोधरूपे (nijabodharūpe)
- in the form of self-knowledge (nija:own/self | bodha:knowledge | rūpe:in the form)
- ब्रह्मस्वरूपे (brahmasvarūpe)
- in the form of brahman (brahma:brahman | svarūpe:in the form)
- श्रुतिमूर्तिरूपे (śrutimūrtirūpe)
- in the form of Vedic embodiment (śruti:Vedas | mūrti:embodiment | rūpe:in the form)
- शशाङ्करूपे (śaśāṅkarūpe)
- in the form of the moon (śaśāṅka:moon | rūpe:in the form)
- रमणीयरूपे (ramaṇīyarūpe)
- in the form of beauty (ramaṇīya:beautiful | rūpe:in the form)
- श्रीरङ्गरूपे (śrīraṅgarūpe)
- in the form of Sri Ranga (śrī:Sri | raṅga:Ranga | rūpe:in the form)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- may delight
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 2
कावेरितीरे करुणाविलोले मन्दारमूले धृतचारुकेले ।
दैत्यान्तकालेऽखिललोकलीले श्रीरङ्गलीले रमतां मनो मे ॥२॥
kāveritīre karuṇāvilole mandāramūle dhṛtacārukele .
daityāntakāle'khilalokalīle śrīraṅgalīle ramatāṃ mano me ..2..
(My mind delights in the divine plays of Sri Ranganatha) those plays of him, showering compassion at the bank of river Kaveri (just like its gentle waves); those plays of him assuming beautiful sportive forms at the root of the Mandara tree,
those plays of his incarnations slaying the demons in all the lokas (Worlds); My mind delights in the divine plays of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (those plays fill my being with bliss).
Word by word
- कावेरितीरे (kāveritīre)
- at the bank of Kaveri (kāveri:Kaveri | tīre:at the bank)
- करुणाविलोले (karuṇāvilole)
- showering compassion (karuṇā:compassion | vilole:showering)
- मन्दारमूले (mandāramūle)
- at the root of Mandara (mandāra:Mandara | mūle:at the root)
- धृतचारुकेले (dhṛtacārukele)
- assuming beautiful sportive forms (dhṛta:assuming | cāru:beautiful | kele:sportive forms)
- दैत्यान्तकाले (daityāntakāle)
- slaying the demons (daitya:demon | anta:end | kāle:time)
- अखिललोकलीले (akhilalokalīle)
- in all the worlds (akhila:all | loka:worlds | līle:plays)
- श्रीरङ्गलीले (śrīraṅgalīle)
- divine plays of Sri Ranga (śrī:Sri | raṅga:Ranga | līle:plays)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- delights
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 3
लक्ष्मीनिवासे जगतां निवासे हृत्पद्मवासे रविबिम्बवासे ।
कृपानिवासे गुणबृन्दवासे श्रीरङ्गवासे रमतां मनो मे ॥३॥
lakṣmīnivāse jagatāṃ nivāse hṛtpadmavāse ravibimbavāse .
kṛpānivāse guṇabṛndavāse śrīraṅgavāse ramatāṃ mano me ..3..
(My mind delights in the various abodes of Sri Ranganatha) that abode of him dwelling with devi Lakshmi (in Vaikuntha), those abodes of him dwelling amidst all the beings in this world (in temples), that abode of him within the lotus of the hearts of the devotees (as divine consciousness), and that abode of him within the orb of the sun (the sun representing the image of the divine), that abode of him in the acts of compassion, and that abode of him within the excellent virtues; My mind delights in the various abodes of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (those abodes fill my being with bliss).
Word by word
- लक्ष्मीनिवासे (lakṣmīnivāse)
- abode of Lakshmi (lakṣmī:Lakshmi | nivāse:abode)
- जगतां (jagatām)
- of the worlds
- निवासे (nivāse)
- abode
- हृत्पद्मवासे (hṛtpadmavāse)
- abode in heart's lotus (hṛt:heart | padma:lotus | vāse:abode)
- रविबिम्बवासे (ravibimbavāse)
- abode in sun's orb (ravi:sun | bimba:orb | vāse:abode)
- कृपानिवासे (kṛpānivāse)
- abode of compassion (kṛpā:compassion | nivāse:abode)
- गुणबृन्दवासे (guṇabṛndavāse)
- abode of virtues (guṇa:virtues | bṛnda:group | vāse:abode)
- श्रीरङ्गवासे (śrīraṅgavāse)
- abode of Sri Ranga (śrī:Sri | raṅga:Ranga | vāse:abode)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- delight
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 4
ब्रह्मादिवन्द्ये जगदेकवन्द्ये मुकुन्दवन्द्ये सुरनाथवन्द्ये ।
व्यासादिवन्द्ये सनकादिवन्द्ये श्रीरङ्गवन्द्ये रमतां मनो मे ॥४॥
brahmādivandye jagadekavandye mukundavandye suranāthavandye .
vyāsādivandye sanakādivandye śrīraṅgavandye ramatāṃ mano me ..4..
(My mind delights in the worship of Sri Ranganatha) The worship performed by lord Brahma and other (gods); The worship performed by the devotees (considering him) as the one lord of the universe; The worship performed by Sri Mukunda, and the worship performed by the chief of the Suras (i.e. Indra deva), The worship performed by Sage Vyasa and other (Sages); The worship performed by Sage Sanaka and other (Kumaras); My mind delights in the worship of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (His worship fills my being with bliss).
Word by word
- ब्रह्मादिवन्द्ये (brahmādivandye)
- worshipped by Brahma and others (brahma:Brahma | ādi:and others | vandye:worshipped)
- जगदेकवन्द्ये (jagadekavandye)
- worshipped by the universe (jagat:universe | eka:one | vandye:worshipped)
- मुकुन्दवन्द्ये (mukundavandye)
- worshipped by Mukunda (mukunda:Mukunda | vandye:worshipped)
- सुरनाथवन्द्ये (suranāthavandye)
- worshipped by Indra (sura:deva | nātha:lord | vandye:worshipped)
- व्यासादिवन्द्ये (vyāsādivandye)
- worshipped by Vyasa and others (vyāsa:Vyasa | ādi:and others | vandye:worshipped)
- सनकादिवन्द्ये (sanakādivandye)
- worshipped by Sanaka and others (sanaka:Sanaka | ādi:and others | vandye:worshipped)
- श्रीरङ्गवन्द्ये (śrīraṅgavandye)
- worshipped by Sri Ranga (śrī:Sri | raṅga:Ranga | vandye:worshipped)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- delights
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 5
ब्रह्माधिराजे गरुडाधिराजे वैकुण्ठराजे सुरराजराजे ।
त्रैलोक्यराजेऽखिललोकराजे श्रीरङ्गराजे रमतां मनो मे ॥५॥
brahmādhirāje garuḍādhirāje vaikuṇṭharāje surarājarāje .
trailokyarāje'khilalokarāje śrīraṅgarāje ramatāṃ mano me ..5..
(My mind delights in the lordship of Sri Ranganatha) Who is the lord of Brahma, who is the lord of Garuda, who is the lord of Vaikuntha and who is the lord of the king of Suras (i.e. Indra Deva), who is the lord of the three worlds, who is the lord of all the worlds; My mind delights in the lordship of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (His lordship fills my being with bliss).
Word by word
- ब्रह्माधिराजे (brahmādhirāje)
- lord of Brahma (brahma:Brahma | adhirāje:lord of)
- गरुडाधिराजे (garuḍādhirāje)
- lord of Garuda (garuḍa:Garuda | adhirāje:lord of)
- वैकुण्ठराजे (vaikuṇṭharāje)
- lord of Vaikuntha (vaikuṇṭha:Vaikuntha | rāje:lord of)
- सुरराजराजे (surarājarāje)
- lord of the king of Suras (sura:Suras | rājarāje:lord of the king)
- त्रैलोक्यराजे (trailokyarāje)
- lord of the three worlds (trailokya:three worlds | rāje:lord of)
- अखिललोकराजे (akhilalokarāje)
- lord of all the worlds (akhila:all | loka:worlds | rāje:lord of)
- श्रीरङ्गराजे (śrīraṅgarāje)
- lord of Sri Ranga (śrī:Sri | raṅga:Ranga | rāje:lord of)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- delights
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 6
अमोघमुद्रे परिपूर्णनिद्रे श्रीयोगनिद्रे ससमुद्रनिद्रे ।
श्रितैकभद्रे जगदेकनिद्रे श्रीरङ्गभद्रे रमतां मनो मे ॥६॥
amoghamudre paripūrṇanidre śrīyoganidre sasamudranidre .
śritaikabhadre jagadekanidre śrīraṅgabhadre ramatāṃ mano me ..6..
(My mind delights in the auspicious divine sleep of Sri Ranganatha) that posture of unfailing rest (which nothing can disturb), that complete sleep (which is full with fullness), that auspicious Yoga Nidra (which is absorbed in itself in fullness), (and) that posture of sleeping over the milky ocean (and controlling everything), that posture of rest is the one source of auspiciousness (in the universe) and one great sleep which (gives rest amidst all the activities and) finally absorbs the universe, my mind delights in the auspicious divine sleep of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (that auspicious divine sleep fills my being with bliss).
Word by word
- अमोघमुद्रे (amoghamudre)
- of unfailing rest (amogha:unfailing | mudre:of rest)
- परिपूर्णनिद्रे (paripūrṇanidre)
- complete sleep (paripūrṇa:complete | nidre:sleep)
- श्रीयोगनिद्रे (śrīyoganidre)
- auspicious Yoga Nidra (śrī:auspicious | yoganidre:Yoga Nidra)
- ससमुद्रनिद्रे (sasamudranidre)
- sleep over the ocean (sa:with | samudra:ocean | nidre:sleep)
- श्रितैकभद्रे (śritaikabhadre)
- one source of auspiciousness (śrita:source | eka:one | bhadre:auspiciousness)
- जगदेकनिद्रे (jagadekanidre)
- absorbing the universe (jagat:universe | eka:one | nidre:sleep)
- श्रीरङ्गभद्रे (śrīraṅgabhadre)
- auspicious divine sleep (śrī:auspicious | raṅga:divine | bhadre:sleep)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- delights
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 7
सचित्रशायी भुजगेन्द्रशायी नन्दाङ्कशायी कमलाङ्कशायी ।
क्षीराब्धिशायी वटपत्रशायी श्रीरङ्गशायी रमतां मनो मे ॥७॥
sacitraśāyī bhujagendraśāyī nandāṅkaśāyī kamalāṅkaśāyī .
kṣīrābdhiśāyī vaṭapatraśāyī śrīraṅgaśāyī ramatāṃ mano me ..7..
(My mind delights in the auspicious resting poses of Sri Ranganatha) that resting pose adorned with variegated (garments and ornaments); that resting pose over the king of serpents (i.e. Adisesha); that resting pose on the lap of Nanda Gopa (and Yashoda); that resting pose on the lap of devi Lakshmi, that resting pose over the Milky Ocean; (and) that resting pose over the banyan leaf; My mind delights in the auspicious resting poses of Sri Ranga (Sri Ranganatha) (those auspicious resting poses fill my being with bliss).
Word by word
- सचित्रशायी (sacitraśāyī)
- adorned resting pose (sacitra:adorned | śāyī:resting pose)
- भुजगेन्द्रशायी (bhujagendraśāyī)
- resting on serpent king (bhujagendra:serpent king | śāyī:resting pose)
- नन्दाङ्कशायी (nandāṅkaśāyī)
- resting on Nanda's lap (nanda:Nanda | aṅka:lap | śāyī:resting pose)
- कमलाङ्कशायी (kamalāṅkaśāyī)
- resting on Lakshmi's lap (kamala:Lakshmi | aṅka:lap | śāyī:resting pose)
- क्षीराब्धिशायी (kṣīrābdhiśāyī)
- resting on Milky Ocean (kṣīra:milk | abdhi:ocean | śāyī:resting pose)
- वटपत्रशायी (vaṭapatraśāyī)
- resting on banyan leaf (vaṭa:banyan | patra:leaf | śāyī:resting pose)
- श्रीरङ्गशायी (śrīraṅgaśāyī)
- resting in Sri Ranga (śrī:Sri | raṅga:Ranga | śāyī:resting pose)
- रमतां (ramatāṃ)
- delights
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- मे (me)
- my
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Verse 8
इदं हि रङ्गं त्यजतामिहाङ्गं पुनर्न चाङ्गं यदि चाङ्गमेति ।
पाणौ रथाङ्गं चरणेऽम्बु गाङ्गं याने विहङ्गं शयने भुजङ्गम् ॥८॥
idaṃ hi raṅgaṃ tyajatāmihāṅgaṃ punarna cāṅgaṃ yadi cāṅgameti .
pāṇau rathāṅgaṃ caraṇe'mbu gāṅgaṃ yāne vihaṅgaṃ śayane bhujaṅgam ..8..
This indeed is Ranga (Srirangam), where if anyone sheds his body, will not come back again with body (i.e. will not be born again), if that body had approached the lord (i.e. taken refuge in the lord),
(Glory to Sri Ranganatha) whose hand holds the discus, from whose lotus feet river Ganga originates, who rides on his bird vehicle (Garuda); (and) who sleeps on the bed of serpent (glory to Sri Ranganatha).
Word by word
- इदं (idaṃ)
- this
- हि (hi)
- indeed
- रङ्गं (raṅgaṃ)
- Ranga (Srirangam)
- त्यजताम् (tyajatām)
- of those who shed
- इह (iha)
- here
- अङ्गं (aṅgaṃ)
- body
- पुनः (punaḥ)
- again
- न (na)
- not
- च (ca)
- and
- अङ्गं (aṅgaṃ)
- body
- यदि (yadi)
- if
- च (ca)
- and
- अङ्गम् (aṅgam)
- body
- एति (eti)
- approaches
- पाणौ (pāṇau)
- in the hand
- रथाङ्गं (rathāṅgaṃ)
- discus (ratha:chariot | aṅga:part)
- चरणे (caraṇe)
- at the feet
- अम्बु (ambu)
- water
- गाङ्गं (gāṅgaṃ)
- of the Ganga
- याने (yāne)
- on the vehicle
- विहङ्गं (vihaṅgaṃ)
- bird (Garuda)
- शयने (śayane)
- on the bed
- भुजङ्गम् (bhujaṅgam)
- serpent
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Verse 9
रङ्गनाथाष्टकम्पुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।
सर्वान् कामानवाप्नोति रङ्गिसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ॥९॥
raṅganāthāṣṭakampuṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet .
sarvān kāmānavāpnoti raṅgisāyujyamāpnuyāt ..9..
This Ranganathashtakam, which is auspicious, he who recites after getting up early in the morning, all his desires are fulfilled; (and finally) he attains the sayujya of Sri Ranganatha (absorption in the essence of Sri Ranganatha) (and gets liberated).
Word by word
- रङ्गनाथाष्टकम् (raṅganāthāṣṭakam)
- Ranganatha's octet (raṅganātha:Ranganatha | aṣṭakam:octet)
- पुण्यं (puṇyam)
- auspicious
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- in the morning
- उत्थाय (utthāya)
- having risen
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- पठेत् (paṭhet)
- recites
- सर्वान् (sarvān)
- all
- कामान् (kāmān)
- desires
- अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti)
- obtains
- रङ्गि (raṅgi)
- Rangi
- सायुज्यम् (sāyujyam)
- union
- आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt)
- attains
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