About this stotra
Ram Raksha' literally means 'Lord Sri Rama's protection.' Sri Ram Raksha Stotra is also called Rama-Kavacham, a shield of Protection by Lord Sri Ram. It is Sri Ram's armour called Vajrapanjarnamedam (वज्रपंजरनामेदं). Shri Rama Raksha Stotram is a hymn of praise dedicated to Lord Rama and used as a prayer for protection. The composer of the Rama Raksha Stotra was Budha Kaushika, which is said to be another name of Rishi Vishvamitra. Lord Shiva ordered Sage Budha Kausika to write this powerful protecting shield or kavach/kavacham for devotees. Sage Budha Kausika thus under the advice of Lord Shiva wrote Sri Ram Raksha Stotra. There is a reference to this divine hymn in Rig-Veda. This Rama Raksha stotram along with Sri Hanuman Chalisa are considered as the two most powerful protective shields in the form of mantra. It is said that nothing affects a devotee who is protected by the kavacham (armour) of Sri Rama.
The first few Shlokas are the introductory and Dhyana (meditation) shlokas. From the 2nd line of the 4th Shloka (śirome rāghavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ daśarathātmajaḥ) to the 9th Shloka is the actual Stotram. 10th - 15th Shlokas are the Phala Shruthi (benefit of reciting Rama Raksha Stotram). Sholkas 16 - 38 have been appended from other epics like Ramayana, Mantra Shastra and so on.
Sri Rama Raksha Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
ॐ श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥
अस्य श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य । बुधकौशिक ऋषिः ।
श्रीसीतारामचन्द्रो देवता । अनुष्टुप् छन्दः ।
सीता शक्तिः । श्रीमद् हनुमान कीलकम् ।
श्रीरामचन्द्रप्रीत्यर्थे रामरक्षास्तोत्रजपे विनियोगः ॥
oṃ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ..
asya śrīrāmarakṣāstotramantrasya . budhakauśika ṛṣiḥ .
śrīsītārāmachandro devatā . anuṣṭup chandaḥ .
sītā śaktiḥ . śrīmad hanumāna kīlakam .
śrīrāmachandraprītyarthe rāmarakṣāstotrajape viniyogaḥ ..
We start with the salutations to the Lord Ganesha.
The author of this hymn (stotra), seeking Lord Rama’s protection, is sage Budhakaushika. The deity is Shri Sita-Ramachandra. The poetic meter is eight syllables in a quarter stanza. The power (energy of mother nature) is Sita. The center is Shri Hanuman. The purpose of reciting this mantra of Ramaraksha stotram is for the devotion to Lord Shri Ramachandra.
Word by word
- ॐ (oṃ)
- sacred sound
- श्रीगणेशाय (śrīgaṇeśāya)
- to Lord Ganesha (śrī:revered | gaṇeśāya:to Ganesha)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- अस्य (asya)
- of this
- श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य (śrīrāmarakṣāstotramantrasya)
- of the Ramaraksha hymn (śrī:revered | rāma:Rama | rakṣā:protection | stotra:hymn | mantrasya:of the mantra)
- बुधकौशिक (budhakauśika)
- Budhakaushika
- ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ)
- sage
- श्रीसीतारामचन्द्रो (śrīsītārāmachandro)
- Shri Sita-Ramachandra (śrī:revered | sītā:Sita | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon)
- देवता (devatā)
- deity
- अनुष्टुप् (anuṣṭup)
- Anushtubh meter
- छन्दः (chandaḥ)
- meter
- सीता (sītā)
- Sita
- शक्तिः (śaktiḥ)
- power
- श्रीमद् (śrīmad)
- revered
- हनुमान (hanumān)
- Hanuman
- कीलकम् (kīlakam)
- center
- श्रीरामचन्द्रप्रीत्यर्थे (śrīrāmachandraprītyarthe)
- for devotion to Shri Ramachandra (śrī:revered | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon | prīti:devotion | arthe:for the purpose of)
- रामरक्षास्तोत्रजपे (rāmarakṣāstotrajape)
- chanting of Ramaraksha hymn (rāma:Rama | rakṣā:protection | stotra:hymn | jape:chanting)
- विनियोगः (viniyogaḥ)
- application
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Verse 2
अथ ध्यानम्
ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्धपद्मासनस्थं
पीतं वासो वसानं नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम् ।
वामाङ्कारूढ सीतामुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं नीरदाभं
नानालङ्कारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामण्डनं रामचन्द्रम् ॥
इति ध्यानम् ॥
atha dhyānam .
dhyāyedājānubāhuṃ dhṛtaśaradhanuṣaṃ baddhapadmāsanasthaṃ
pītaṃ vāso vasānaṃ navakamaladalaspardhinetraṃ prasannam .
vāmāṅkārūḍha sītāmukhakamalamilallochanaṃ nīradābhaṃ
nānālaṅkāradīptaṃ dadhatamurujaṭāmaṇḍanaṃ rāmachandram ..
iti dhyānam ..
Thus begins the meditation of this mantra.
One should meditate upon Lord Ramachandra who has arms reaching his knees, who is holding a bow and arrows, who is seated in a lotus pose, who is wearing yellow clothes, whose eyes compete with the petals of a newly bloomed lotus, who looks contented, whose sight is fixed on the lotus-like face of Sita, sitting on his left lap, whose color is like that of the rain cloud, who is shining in various ornaments and has hair which are reaching till his thighs.
Thus ends the meditation.
Word by word
- अथ (atha)
- thus
- ध्यानम् (dhyānam)
- meditation
- ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet)
- one should meditate
- आजानुबाहुं (ājānubāhum)
- arms reaching knees (ājānu:reaching knees | bāhum:arms)
- धृतशरधनुषं (dhṛtaśaradhanuṣam)
- holding bow and arrows (dhṛta:holding | śara:arrows | dhanuṣam:bow)
- बद्धपद्मासनस्थं (baddhapadmāsanastham)
- seated in lotus pose (baddha:bound | padmāsana:lotus pose | stham:seated)
- पीतं (pītam)
- yellow
- वासः (vāsaḥ)
- clothes
- वसानं (vasānam)
- wearing
- नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं (navakamaladalaspardhinetram)
- eyes like lotus petals (nava:new | kamala:lotus | dala:petal | spardhi:competing | netram:eyes)
- प्रसन्नम् (prasannam)
- contented
- वामाङ्कारूढ (vāmāṅkārūḍha)
- seated on left lap (vāma:left | aṅka:lap | ārūḍha:seated)
- सीतामुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं (sītāmukhakamalamilallocanam)
- eyes on Sita's lotus face (sītā:Sita | mukha:face | kamala:lotus | milat:meeting | locanam:eyes)
- नीरदाभं (nīradābham)
- cloud-like color (nīrada:cloud | ābham:like)
- नानालङ्कारदीप्तं (nānālaṅkāradīptam)
- shining with ornaments (nānā:various | alaṅkāra:ornaments | dīptam:shining)
- दधतमुरुजटामण्डनं (dadhatamurujaṭāmaṇḍanam)
- adorned with long hair (dadhatam:bearing | uru:long | jaṭā:hair | maṇḍanam:adornment)
- रामचन्द्रम् (rāmachandram)
- Lord Ramachandra
- इति (iti)
- thus
- ध्यानम् (dhyānam)
- meditation
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Verse 3
चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटि प्रविस्तरम् ।
एकैकमक्षरं पुंसां महापातकनाशनम् ॥ १॥
charitaṃ raghunāthasya śatakoṭi pravistaram .
ekaikamakṣaraṃ puṃsāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam .. 1..
The life story of the Lord of the Raghu’s lineage — Lord Shri Rama, has a vast expanse. Each and every letter is capable of destroying even the greatest sins of the human beings (1)
Word by word
- चरितं (caritaṃ)
- story
- रघुनाथस्य (raghunāthasya)
- of Raghunatha (raghu:Raghu | nāthasya:of the lord)
- शतकोटि (śatakoṭi)
- hundred crores (śata:hundred | koṭi:crores)
- प्रविस्तरम् (pravistaram)
- vast expanse
- एकैकम् (ekaikam)
- each and every
- अक्षरं (akṣaraṃ)
- letter
- पुंसां (puṃsāṃ)
- of human beings
- महापातकनाशनम् (mahāpātakanāśanam)
- destroyer of great sins (mahā:great | pātaka:sins | nāśanam:destroyer)
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Verse 4
ध्यात्वा नीलोत्पलश्यामं रामं राजीवलोचनम् ।
जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतं जटामुकुटमण्डितम् ॥ २॥
dhyātvā nīlotpalaśyāmaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalochanam .
jānakīlakṣmaṇopetaṃ jaṭāmukuṭamaṇḍitam .. 2..
Let us meditate on the blue-complexioned, blue lotus-eyed Rama, who is accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana, and is well-adorned with crown of hair (2)
Word by word
- ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā)
- having meditated
- नीलोत्पलश्यामं (nīlotpalaśyāmam)
- blue-complexioned (nīla:blue | utpala:lotus | śyāmam:complexioned)
- रामं (rāmam)
- Rama
- राजीवलोचनम् (rājīvalocanam)
- lotus-eyed (rājīva:lotus | locanam:eye)
- जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतं (jānakīlakṣmaṇopetam)
- accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana (jānakī:Sita | lakṣmaṇa:Lakshmana | upetam:accompanied by)
- जटामुकुटमण्डितम् (jaṭāmukuṭamaṇḍitam)
- adorned with crown of hair (jaṭā:matted hair | mukuṭa:crown | maṇḍitam:adorned)
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Verse 5
सासितूणधनुर्बाणपाणिं नक्तञ्चरान्तकम् ।
स्वलीलया जगत्रातुं आविर्भूतं अजं विभुम् ॥ ३॥
sāsitūṇadhanurbāṇapāṇiṃ naktañcharāntakam .
svalīlayā jagatrātuṃ āvirbhūtaṃ ajaṃ vibhum .. 3..
(Let us meditate on him) Who has a sword in the receptacle, bow and arrow in his hand, who destroyed the demons, who is not born but is incarnated by his own will to protect this world. (3)
Word by word
- स (sa)
- with
- असितूण (asitūṇa)
- sword in receptacle (asi:sword | tūṇa:receptacle)
- धनुः (dhanuḥ)
- bow
- बाण (bāṇa)
- arrow
- पाणिम् (pāṇim)
- in hand
- नक्तञ्चर (naktañcara)
- night wanderers (nakta:night | cara:wanderer)
- अन्तकम् (antakam)
- destroyer
- स्वलीलया (svalīlayā)
- by own will (sva:own | līlayā:by will)
- जगत् (jagat)
- world
- त्रातुम् (trātum)
- to protect
- आविर्भूतम् (āvirbhūtam)
- manifested
- अजम् (ajam)
- unborn
- विभुम् (vibhum)
- all-pervading
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Verse 6
रामरक्षां पठेत्प्राज्ञः पापघ्नीं सर्वकामदाम् ।
शिरोमे राघवः पातु भालं दशरथात्मजः ॥ ४॥
rāmarakṣāṃ paṭhetprājñaḥ pāpaghnīṃ sarvakāmadām .
śirome rāghavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ daśarathātmajaḥ .. 4..
May the learned read the Ramaraksha `stotram’, which destroys all sins and grants all desires. (Begin listing details of the body to be protected) May Rama who is raghu’s descendant protect my head. May Rama who is Dasharatha’s son protect my forehead. (4)
Word by word
- रामरक्षाम् (rāmarakṣām)
- Rama's protection (rāma:Rama | rakṣām:protection)
- पठेत् (paṭhet)
- may read
- प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ)
- the learned
- पापघ्नीम् (pāpaghnīm)
- destroying sins (pāpa:sins | ghnīm:destroying)
- सर्वकामदाम् (sarvakāmadām)
- granting all desires (sarva:all | kāmadām:granting desires)
- शिरो (śiro)
- head
- मे (me)
- my
- राघवः (rāghavaḥ)
- Raghu's descendant
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- भालम् (bhālam)
- forehead
- दशरथात्मजः (daśarathātmajaḥ)
- Dasharatha's son (daśaratha:Dasharatha | ātmajaḥ:son)
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Verse 7
कौसल्येयो दृशौ पातु विश्वामित्रप्रियश्रुती ।
घ्राणं पातु मखत्राता मुखं सौमित्रिवत्सलः ॥ ५॥
kausalyeyo dṛśau pātu viśvāmitrapriyaśrutī .
ghrāṇaṃ pātu makhatrātā mukhaṃ saumitrivatsalaḥ .. 5..
May the lord Rama who is Kausalya’s son, protect my eyes. Rama who is favorite of Vishvamitra protect my ears. Rama who is savior of Yajna protect my nose. Rama who is affectionate to Lakshmana protect my mouth. (5)
Word by word
- कौसल्येयः (kausalyeyaḥ)
- Kausalya's son (kausalya:Kausalya | eyaḥ:son)
- दृशौ (dṛśau)
- eyes
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- विश्वामित्रप्रियश्रुती (viśvāmitrapriyaśrutī)
- favorite of Vishvamitra, ears (viśvāmitra:Vishvamitra | priya:favorite | śrutī:ears)
- घ्राणं (ghrāṇam)
- nose
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- मखत्राता (makhatrātā)
- savior of Yajna (makha:Yajna | trātā:savior)
- मुखं (mukhaṃ)
- mouth
- सौमित्रिवत्सलः (saumitrivatsalaḥ)
- affectionate to Lakshmana (saumitri:Lakshmana | vatsalaḥ:affectionate)
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Verse 8
जिह्वां विद्यानिधिः पातु कण्ठं भरतवन्दितः ।
स्कन्धौ दिव्यायुधः पातु भुजौ भग्नेशकार्मुकः ॥ ६॥
jihvāṃ vidyānidhiḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ bharatavanditaḥ .
skandhau divyāyudhaḥ pātu bhujau bhagneśakārmukaḥ .. 6..
May the Rama who is a sea of knowledge protect my tongue.
May Rama who is saluted by Bharata protect my neck.
May Rama who holds divine weapons protct my two shoulders.
May Rama who broke Shiva’s bow protect my two upper arms. (6)
Word by word
- जिह्वां (jihvāṃ)
- tongue
- विद्यानिधिः (vidyānidhiḥ)
- sea of knowledge (vidyā:knowledge | nidhiḥ:sea)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- कण्ठं (kaṇṭhaṃ)
- neck
- भरतवन्दितः (bharatavanditaḥ)
- saluted by Bharata (bharata:Bharata | vanditaḥ:saluted by)
- स्कन्धौ (skandhau)
- two shoulders
- दिव्यायुधः (divyāyudhaḥ)
- holds divine weapons (divya:divine | āyudhaḥ:weapons)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- भुजौ (bhujau)
- two upper arms
- भग्नेशकार्मुकः (bhagneśakārmukaḥ)
- broke Shiva’s bow (bhagna:broken | īśa:Shiva | kārmukaḥ:bow)
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Verse 9
करौ सीतापतिः पातु हृदयं जामदग्न्यजित् ।
मध्यं पातु खरध्वंसी नाभिं जाम्बवदाश्रयः ॥ ७॥
karau sītāpatiḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ jāmadagnyajit .
madhyaṃ pātu kharadhvaṃsī nābhiṃ jāmbavadāśrayaḥ .. 7..
May the Rama who is the husband of Sita protect my two hands.
May Rama who conquered Parashurama protect my heart.
May Rama who killed the Rakshasa named Khara protect my abdomen.
May Rama who gave refuge to Jambavad protect my navel . (7)
Word by word
- करौ (karau)
- two hands
- सीतापतिः (sītāpatiḥ)
- husband of Sita (sītā:Sita | patiḥ:husband)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ)
- heart
- जामदग्न्यजित् (jāmadagnyajit)
- conqueror of Parashurama (jāmadagnya:Parashurama | jit:conqueror)
- मध्यं (madhyaṃ)
- abdomen
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- खरध्वंसी (kharadhvaṃsī)
- destroyer of Khara (khara:Khara | dhvaṃsī:destroyer)
- नाभिं (nābhiṃ)
- navel
- जाम्बवदाश्रयः (jāmbavadāśrayaḥ)
- refuge of Jambavad (jāmbavad:Jambavad | āśrayaḥ:refuge)
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Verse 10
सुग्रीवेशः कटी पातु सक्थिनी हनुमत्प्रभुः ।
ऊरू रघूत्तमः पातु रक्षःकुलविनाशकृत् ॥ ८॥
sugrīveśaḥ kaṭī pātu sakthinī hanumatprabhuḥ .
ūrū raghūttamaḥ pātu rakṣaḥkulavināśakṛt .. 8..
May master of Sugreeva protect my waist, may master of Hanuman protect my hips.
May the best of Raghus and destroyer of the lineage of demons protect my thighs (8)
Word by word
- सुग्रीवेशः (sugrīveśaḥ)
- master of Sugreeva (sugrīva:Sugreeva | īśaḥ:master)
- कटी (kaṭī)
- waist
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- सक्थिनी (sakthinī)
- hips
- हनुमत्प्रभुः (hanumatprabhuḥ)
- master of Hanuman (hanumat:Hanuman | prabhuḥ:master)
- ऊरू (ūrū)
- thighs
- रघूत्तमः (raghūttamaḥ)
- best of Raghus (raghu:Raghu | uttamaḥ:best)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- रक्षःकुलविनाशकृत् (rakṣaḥkulavināśakṛt)
- destroyer of demon lineage (rakṣaḥ:demon | kula:lineage | vināśakṛt:destroyer)
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Verse 11
जानुनी सेतुकृत्पातु जङ्घे दशमुखान्तकः ।
पादौ बिभीषणश्रीदः पातु रामोऽखिलं वपुः ॥ ९॥
jānunī setukṛtpātu jaṅghe daśamukhāntakaḥ .
pādau bibhīṣaṇaśrīdaḥ pātu rāmo'khilaṃ vapuḥ .. 9..
May establisher of the bridge (Ramasetu) protect my knees, may the slayer of ten-faced (Ravana) protect my shins.
May consecrator of wealth to Bibhishana protect my feet, may Sri Rama protect my my entire body (9)
Word by word
- जानुनी (jānunī)
- knees
- सेतुकृत् (setukṛt)
- establisher of the bridge (setu:bridge | kṛt:establisher)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- जङ्घे (jaṅghe)
- shins
- दशमुखान्तकः (daśamukhāntakaḥ)
- slayer of ten-faced (daśa:ten | mukha:faced | antakaḥ:slayer)
- पादौ (pādau)
- feet
- बिभीषणश्रीदः (bibhīṣaṇaśrīdaḥ)
- consecrator of wealth to Bibhishana (bibhīṣaṇa:Bibhishana | śrīdaḥ:consecrator of wealth)
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- अखिलं (akhilaṃ)
- entire
- वपुः (vapuḥ)
- body
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Verse 12
एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां यः सुकृती पठेत् ।
स चिरायुः सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत् ॥ १०॥
etāṃ rāmabalopetāṃ rakṣāṃ yaḥ sukṛtī paṭhet .
sa cirāyuḥ sukhī putrī vijayī vinayī bhavet .. 10..
May the good man read this stotra (hymn) equable to all the power of Rama be blessed with long life, be blessed with children, be victorious and possess humility (10)
Word by word
- एताम् (etām)
- this
- रामबलोपेताम् (rāmabalopetām)
- endowed with Rama's strength (rāma:Rama | bala:strength | upetām:endowed with)
- रक्षाम् (rakṣām)
- protection
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- सुकृती (sukṛtī)
- virtuous person
- पठेत् (paṭhet)
- reads
- स (sa)
- he
- चिरायुः (cirāyuḥ)
- long-lived
- सुखी (sukhī)
- happy
- पुत्री (putrī)
- having children
- विजयी (vijayī)
- victorious
- विनयी (vinayī)
- humble
- भवेत् (bhavet)
- becomes
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Verse 13
पातालभूतलव्योमचारिणश्छद्मचारिणः ।
न द्रष्टुमपि शक्तास्ते रक्षितं रामनामभिः ॥ ११॥
pātālabhūtalavyoma chāriṇaśchadmacāriṇaḥ .
na draṣṭumapi śaktāste rakṣitaṃ rāmanāmabhiḥ .. 11..
They who travel in the hell, earth and heaven and who travel secretly (changing forms), would not be able to see (the one who reads) the protective chant of Rama by the power of this chant (11)
Word by word
- पातालभूतलव्योमचारिणः (pātālabhūtalavyomacāriṇaḥ)
- those who travel in netherworld, earth, and sky (pātāla:netherworld | bhūtala:earth | vyoma:sky | cāriṇaḥ:those who travel)
- छद्मचारिणः (chadmacāriṇaḥ)
- those who travel secretly (chadma:secretly | cāriṇaḥ:those who travel)
- न (na)
- not
- द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum)
- to see
- अपि (api)
- even
- शक्ताः (śaktāḥ)
- able
- ते (te)
- they
- रक्षितं (rakṣitam)
- protected
- रामनामभिः (rāmanāmabhiḥ)
- by the names of Rama (rāma:Rama | nāmabhiḥ:by the names)
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Verse 14
रामेति रामभद्रेति रामचन्द्रेति वा स्मरन् ।
नरो न लिप्यते पापैः भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विन्दति ॥ १२॥
rāmeti rāmabhadreti rāmachandreti vā smaran .
naro na lipyate pāpaiḥ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati .. 12..
(The one who) remembers Rama, Rambhadra and Ramachandra (The poet has used these names for the same Lord Rama)। Sins never get attached to him, he will propser and attain salvation ॥12॥
Word by word
- रामेति (rāmeti)
- Rama
- रामभद्रेति (rāmabhadreti)
- Rambhadra (rāma:Rama | bhadra:auspicious)
- रामचन्द्रेति (rāmachandreti)
- Ramachandra (rāma:Rama | chandra:moon)
- वा (vā)
- or
- स्मरन् (smaran)
- remembering
- नरो (naro)
- man
- न (na)
- not
- लिप्यते (lipyate)
- is attached
- पापैः (pāpaiḥ)
- by sins
- भुक्तिं (bhuktiṃ)
- enjoyment
- मुक्तिं (muktiṃ)
- liberation
- च (ca)
- and
- विन्दति (vindati)
- attains
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Verse 15
जगजैत्रैकमन्त्रेण रामनाम्नाभिरक्षितम् ।
यः कण्ठे धारयेत्तस्य करस्थाः सर्वसिद्धयः ॥ १३॥
jagajaitraikamantreṇa rāmanāmnābhirakṣitam .
yaḥ kaṇṭhe dhārayettasya karasthāḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ .. 13..
In all three worlds, one who wears the hymn of the name of Rama as a protection round his neck, will have all powers unto him. (13)
Word by word
- जगजैत्रैकमन्त्रेण (jagajaitraikamantreṇa)
- by the world-conquering mantra (jagat:world | jaitra:conquering | eka:one | mantra:mantra | eṇa:by)
- रामनाम्ना (rāmanāmnā)
- by the name of Rama (rāma:Rama | nāmnā:by the name)
- अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam)
- protected
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe)
- on the neck
- धारयेत् (dhārayet)
- wears
- तस्य (tasya)
- his
- करस्थाः (karasthāḥ)
- in hand (kara:hand | sthāḥ:placed)
- सर्वसिद्धयः (sarvasiddhayaḥ)
- all powers (sarva:all | siddhayaḥ:powers)
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Verse 16
वज्रपञ्जरनामेदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत् ।
अव्याहताज्ञः सर्वत्र लभते जयमङ्गलम् ॥ १४॥
vajrapañjaranāmedaṃ yo rāmakavacaṃ smaret .
avyāhatājñaḥ sarvatra labhate jayamaṅgalam .. 14..
He who recites this hymn of the name of Rama called vajrapanjara will be unaffected, unscathed and will enjoy victory in all his endeavours. (14)
Word by word
- वज्रपञ्जरनाम (vajrapañjaranāma)
- named Vajrapanjara (vajra:thunderbolt | pañjara:cage | nāma:name)
- इदं (idaṃ)
- this
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- रामकवचं (rāmakavacaṃ)
- Rama's armor (rāma:Rama | kavacaṃ:armor)
- स्मरेत् (smaret)
- remembers
- अव्याहताज्ञः (avyāhatājñaḥ)
- unobstructed knowledge (avyāhata:unobstructed | ajñaḥ:knowledge)
- सर्वत्र (sarvatra)
- everywhere
- लभते (labhate)
- obtains
- जयमङ्गलम् (jayamaṅgalam)
- victory and auspiciousness (jaya:victory | maṅgalam:auspiciousness)
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Verse 17
आदिष्टवान् यथा स्वप्ने रामरक्षांमिमां हरः ।
तथा लिखितवान् प्रातः प्रबुद्धो बुधकौशिकः ॥ १५॥
ādiṣṭavān yathā svapne rāmarakṣāṃmimāṃ haraḥ .
tathā likhitavān prātaḥ prabuddho budhakauśikaḥ .. 15..
Budhakaushika (composer of this Stotram) was commanded in his dream by Lord Shiva to compose this hymn and he did so, as soon as he awoke in the morning. (15)
Word by word
- आदिष्टवान् (ādiṣṭavān)
- commanded
- यथा (yathā)
- as
- स्वप्ने (svapne)
- in a dream
- रामरक्षाम् (rāmarakṣām)
- Rama's protection (rāma:Rama | rakṣām:protection)
- इमाम् (imām)
- this
- हरः (haraḥ)
- Shiva
- तथा (tathā)
- thus
- लिखितवान् (likhitavān)
- wrote
- प्रातः (prātaḥ)
- in the morning
- प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ)
- awakened
- बुधकौशिकः (budhakauśikaḥ)
- Budhakaushika (budha:wise | kauśikaḥ:Kausika)
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Verse 18
आरामः कल्पवृक्षाणां विरामः सकलापदाम् ।
अभिरामस्त्रिलोकानां रामः श्रीमान् स नः प्रभुः ॥ १६॥
ārāmaḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ virāmaḥ sakalāpadām .
abhirāmastrilokānāṃ rāmaḥ śrīmān sa naḥ prabhuḥ .. 16..
Rama, who grants all desires (like a wish fulfilling tree), removes all obstacles and is the praise of all three worlds, is our `Lord’ indeed. (16)
Word by word
- आरामः (ārāmaḥ)
- delight
- कल्पवृक्षाणां (kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ)
- of wish-fulfilling trees (kalpa:wish-fulfilling | vṛkṣāṇāṃ:of trees)
- विरामः (virāmaḥ)
- removal
- सकलापदाम् (sakalāpadām)
- of all obstacles (sakala:all | āpadām:of obstacles)
- अभिरामः (abhirāmaḥ)
- charming
- त्रिलोकानां (trilokānāṃ)
- of the three worlds (tri:three | lokānāṃ:of worlds)
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- श्रीमान् (śrīmān)
- glorious
- स (sa)
- he
- नः (naḥ)
- our
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ)
- Lord
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Verse 19
तरुणौ रूपसम्पन्नौ सुकुमारौ महाबलौ ।
पुण्डरीकविशालाक्षौ चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरौ ॥ १७॥
taruṇau rūpasampannau sukumārau mahābalau .
puṇḍarīkaviśālākṣau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau .. 17..
May the two brothers ever protect us, who are young, handsome, lotus-eyed and bark and deer-skin dressed. (17)
Word by word
- तरुणौ (taruṇau)
- young
- रूपसम्पन्नौ (rūpasampannau)
- handsome (rūpa:form | sampannau:endowed with)
- सुकुमारौ (sukumārau)
- delicate
- महाबलौ (mahābalau)
- very strong (mahā:great | balau:strength)
- पुण्डरीकविशालाक्षौ (puṇḍarīkaviśālākṣau)
- lotus-eyed (puṇḍarīka:lotus | viśāla:large | akṣau:eyes)
- चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरौ (cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau)
- bark and deer-skin dressed (cīra:bark | kṛṣṇa:black | ajina:deer-skin | āmbarau:clothed)
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Verse 20
फलमूलाशिनौ दान्तौ तापसौ ब्रह्मचारिणौ ।
पुत्रौ दशरथस्यैतौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥ १८॥
phalamūlāśinau dāntau tāpasau brahmacāriṇau .
putrau daśarathasyaitau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau .. 18..
These two sons of Dasharatha, the brothers Rama and Lakshmana, the ones who are subsisting on roots and fruits and practicing penance and celibacy, (18)
Word by word
- फलमूलाशिनौ (phalamūlāśinau)
- subsisting on roots and fruits (phala:fruits | mūla:roots | āśinau:subsisting on)
- दान्तौ (dāntau)
- practicing penance
- तापसौ (tāpasau)
- ascetics
- ब्रह्मचारिणौ (brahmacāriṇau)
- practicing celibacy
- पुत्रौ (putrau)
- sons
- दशरथस्य (daśarathasya)
- of Dasharatha
- एतौ (etau)
- these two
- भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau)
- brothers
- रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau)
- Rama and Lakshmana (rāma:Rama | lakṣmaṇa:Lakshmana)
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Verse 21
शरण्यौ सर्वसत्त्वानां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वधनुष्मताम् ।
रक्षः कुलनिहन्तारौ त्रायेतां नो रघूत्तमौ ॥ १९॥
śaraṇyau sarvasattvānāṃ śreṣṭhau sarvadhanuṣmatām .
rakṣaḥ kulanihantārau trāyetāṃ no raghūttamau .. 19..
May these two scions of Raghu protect us, the foremost among the archers, the destroyers of the demons and the refuge of all beings, (may they) protect us. (19)
Word by word
- शरण्यौ (śaraṇyau)
- protectors
- सर्वसत्त्वानां (sarvasattvānāṃ)
- of all beings (sarva:all | sattvānāṃ:of beings)
- श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau)
- foremost
- सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarvadhanuṣmatām)
- among all archers (sarva:all | dhanuṣmatām:of archers)
- रक्षः (rakṣaḥ)
- demons
- कुलनिहन्तारौ (kulanihantārau)
- destroyers of demon clans (kula:clan | nihantārau:destroyers)
- त्रायेतां (trāyetāṃ)
- may protect
- नः (naḥ)
- us
- रघूत्तमौ (raghūttamau)
- two scions of Raghu (raghu:Raghu | uttamau:best, foremost)
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Verse 22
आत्तसज्जधनुषाविषुस्पृशावक्षयाशुग निषङ्गसङ्गिनौ ।
रक्षणाय मम रामलक्ष्मणावग्रतः पथि सदैव गच्छताम् ॥ २०॥
ātta sajja dhanuṣāviṣuspṛśāvakṣayāśuga niṣaṅgasaṅginau .
rakṣaṇāya mama rāmalakṣmaṇāvagrataḥ pathi sadaiva gacchatām .. 20..
Rama and Lakshmana (both), their bows pulled and ready, their hands on the arrows (packed) in ever full quivers (carried on their backs), may they always escort me in my path, for my protection . (20)
Word by word
- आत्त (ātta)
- pulled
- सज्ज (sajja)
- ready
- धनुषा (dhanuṣā)
- with bows
- विषुस्पृशा (viṣuspṛśā)
- hands on arrows (viṣu:arrows | spṛśā:touching)
- अक्षय (akṣaya)
- inexhaustible
- अशुग (aśuga)
- swift
- निषङ्गसङ्गिनौ (niṣaṅgasaṅginau)
- with quivers attached (niṣaṅga:quiver | saṅginau:attached)
- रक्षणाय (rakṣaṇāya)
- for protection
- मम (mama)
- my
- रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau)
- Rama and Lakshmana (rāma:Rama | lakṣmaṇa:Lakshmana)
- अग्रतः (agrataḥ)
- in front
- पथि (pathi)
- on the path
- सदैव (sadaiva)
- always
- गच्छताम् (gacchatām)
- may they go
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Verse 23
सन्नद्धः कवची खड्गी चापबाणधरो युवा ।
गच्छन्मनोरथोऽस्माकं रामः पातु सलक्ष्मणः ॥ २१॥
sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī cāpabāṇadharo yuvā .
gacchanmanoratho'smākaṃ rāmaḥ pātu salakṣmaṇaḥ .. 21..
Ever prepared and armed with sword, shield and bows and arrows and followed by Lakshmana, Rama is like our cherished thoughts come to life, may he (along with Lakshmana) protect us . (21)
Word by word
- सन्नद्धः (sannaddhaḥ)
- well-prepared
- कवची (kavacī)
- armored
- खड्गी (khaḍgī)
- armed with sword
- चापबाणधरः (cāpabāṇadharaḥ)
- bearing bow and arrows (cāpa:bow | bāṇa:arrows | dharaḥ:bearing)
- युवा (yuvā)
- young
- गच्छन् (gacchan)
- going
- मनोरथः (manorathaḥ)
- cherished thoughts
- अस्माकं (asmākaṃ)
- our
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- पातु (pātu)
- may protect
- सलक्ष्मणः (salakṣmaṇaḥ)
- with Lakshmana (sa:with | lakṣmaṇaḥ:Lakshmana)
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Verse 24
रामो दाशरथिः शूरो लक्ष्मणानुचरो बली ।
काकुत्स्थः पुरुषः पूर्णः कौसल्येयो रघुत्तमः ॥ २२॥
rāmo dāśarathiḥ śūro lakṣmaṇānucaro balī .
kākutsthaḥ puruṣaḥ pūrṇaḥ kausalyeyo raghuttamaḥ .. 22..
Rama, the descendant of Raghu and the son of Dasaratha and Kausalya, and ever, accompanied by Lakshmana, is all powerful and is the perfect man (Lord). (22)
Word by word
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ)
- son of Dasaratha (daśaratha:Dasaratha | iḥ:son of)
- शूरः (śūraḥ)
- heroic
- लक्ष्मणानुचरः (lakṣmaṇānucaraḥ)
- accompanied by Lakshmana (lakṣmaṇa:Lakshmana | anucaraḥ:follower)
- बली (balī)
- powerful
- काकुत्स्थः (kākutsthaḥ)
- descendant of Kakutstha (kakutstha:Kakutstha | ḥ:descendant of)
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ)
- man
- पूर्णः (pūrṇaḥ)
- perfect
- कौसल्येयः (kausalyeyaḥ)
- son of Kausalya (kausalya:Kausalya | eyaḥ:son of)
- रघुत्तमः (raghuttamaḥ)
- best of Raghu (raghu:Raghu | uttamaḥ:best)
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Verse 25
वेदान्तवेद्यो यज्ञेशः पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः ।
जानकीवल्लभः श्रीमान् अप्रमेय पराक्रमः ॥ २३॥
vedāntavedyo yajñeśaḥ purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ .
jānakīvallabhaḥ śrīmān aprameya parākramaḥ .. 23..
The rama, who is perceived thru Vedanta, who is lord of all sacrifices, is ancient and the best among me, who is the beloved of Sita and whose bravery is unmeasurable. (23)
Word by word
- वेदान्तवेद्यः (vedāntavedyaḥ)
- perceived through Vedanta (vedānta:Vedanta | vedyaḥ:perceived)
- यज्ञेशः (yajñeśaḥ)
- lord of sacrifices (yajña:sacrifice | īśaḥ:lord)
- पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः (purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ)
- ancient and best among men (purāṇa:ancient | puruṣottamaḥ:best among men)
- जानकीवल्लभः (jānakīvallabhaḥ)
- beloved of Sita (jānakī:Sita | vallabhaḥ:beloved)
- श्रीमान् (śrīmān)
- prosperous
- अप्रमेय (aprameya)
- immeasurable
- पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ)
- bravery
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Verse 26
इत्येतानि जपन्नित्यं मद्भक्तः श्रद्धयान्वितः ।
अश्वमेधाधिकं पुण्यं सम्प्राप्नोति न संशयः ॥ २४॥
ityetāni japannityaṃ madbhaktaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ .
aśvamedhādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ samprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ .. 24..
(Thus lord Shiva said) My devotee who recites these names of Rama with faith, He, without any doubt, is blessed more than the performance of Aswamedha (Sacrifice of white horse) etc. (24)
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- एतानि (etāni)
- these
- जपन् (japan)
- reciting
- नित्यम् (nityam)
- always
- मद्भक्तः (madbhaktaḥ)
- my devotee (mad:my | bhaktaḥ:devotee)
- श्रद्धया (śraddhayā)
- with faith
- अन्वितः (anvitaḥ)
- endowed
- अश्वमेधाधिकं (aśvamedhādhikam)
- more than Aswamedha (aśvamedha:Aswamedha | adhikam:more than)
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam)
- merit
- सम्प्राप्नोति (samprāpnoti)
- attains
- न (na)
- not
- संशयः (saṃśayaḥ)
- doubt
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Verse 27
रामं दुर्वादलश्यामं पद्माक्षं पीतवाससम् ।
स्तुवन्ति नामभिर्दिव्यैः न ते संसारिणो नरः ॥ २५॥
rāmaṃ durvādalaśyāmaṃ padmākṣaṃ pītavāsasam .
stuvanti nāmabhirdivyaiḥ na te saṃsāriṇo naraḥ .. 25..
Those who sing the praise of Rama who is, dark-complexioned like the leaf of green grass, who is lotus-eyed and dressed in yellow robes, those who sing the praise of Him through this Hymn, are no longer ordinary men trapped in the world (they are liberated) (25)
Word by word
- रामं (rāmaṃ)
- Rama
- दुर्वादलश्यामं (durvādalaśyāmaṃ)
- dark-complexioned like grass (durvā:grass | dala:leaf | śyāmaṃ:dark-complexioned)
- पद्माक्षं (padmākṣaṃ)
- lotus-eyed (padma:lotus | akṣaṃ:eye)
- पीतवाससम् (pītavāsasam)
- dressed in yellow robes (pīta:yellow | vāsasam:robes)
- स्तुवन्ति (stuvanti)
- praise
- नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ)
- with names
- दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ)
- divine
- न (na)
- not
- ते (te)
- they
- संसारिणः (saṃsāriṇaḥ)
- worldly men
- नरः (naraḥ)
- men
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Verse 28
रामं लक्ष्मणपूर्वजं रघुवरं सीतापतिं सुन्दरम् ।
काकुत्स्थं करुणार्णवं गुणनिधिं विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम् ।
राजेन्द्रं सत्यसन्धं दशरथतनयं श्यामलं शान्तमूर्तिम् ।
वन्दे लोकाभिरामं रघुकुलतिलकं राघवं रावणारिम् ॥ २६॥
rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇapūrvajaṃ raghuvaraṃ sītāpatiṃ sundaram .
kākutsthaṃ karuṇārṇavaṃ guṇanidhiṃ viprapriyaṃ dhārmikam .
rājendraṃ satyasandhaṃ daśarathatanayaṃ śyāmalaṃ śāntamūrtim .
vande lokābhirāmaṃ raghukulatilakaṃ rāghavaṃ rāvaṇārim .. 26..
I salute that Rama who is handsome, the elder brother of Lakshmana, the husband of Sita and the best of the descendants of the Raghu race, Him who is the ocean of compassion, the stockpile of virtues, the beloved of the Brahmans and the protector of Dharma, Him who is the practitioner of the Truth, the lord emperor of kings, the son of Dasaratha, dark-complexioned and the personification of Peace and tranquillity, Him who is the enemy of Ravana, the crown jewel of the the Raghu dynasty and the cynosure (center of admiration) of all eyes. (26)
Word by word
- रामं (rāmaṃ)
- Rama
- लक्ष्मणपूर्वजं (lakṣmaṇapūrvajaṃ)
- elder brother of Lakshmana (lakṣmaṇa:Lakshmana | pūrvajaṃ:elder brother)
- रघुवरं (raghuvaraṃ)
- best of Raghu dynasty (raghu:Raghu | varaṃ:best)
- सीतापतिं (sītāpatiṃ)
- husband of Sita (sītā:Sita | patiṃ:husband)
- सुन्दरम् (sundaram)
- handsome
- काकुत्स्थं (kākutsthaṃ)
- descendant of Kakutstha
- करुणार्णवं (karuṇārṇavaṃ)
- ocean of compassion (karuṇā:compassion | arṇavaṃ:ocean)
- गुणनिधिं (guṇanidhiṃ)
- stockpile of virtues (guṇa:virtues | nidhiṃ:stockpile)
- विप्रप्रियं (viprapriyaṃ)
- beloved of Brahmans (vipra:Brahmans | priyaṃ:beloved)
- धार्मिकम् (dhārmikam)
- protector of Dharma
- राजेन्द्रं (rājendraṃ)
- lord emperor of kings (rāja:king | indraṃ:lord emperor)
- सत्यसन्धं (satyasandhaṃ)
- practitioner of the Truth (satya:Truth | sandhaṃ:practitioner)
- दशरथतनयं (daśarathatanayaṃ)
- son of Dasaratha (daśaratha:Dasaratha | tanayaṃ:son)
- श्यामलं (śyāmalaṃ)
- dark-complexioned
- शान्तमूर्तिम् (śāntamūrtim)
- personification of Peace (śānta:Peace | mūrtim:personification)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I salute
- लोकाभिरामं (lokābhirāmaṃ)
- cynosure of all eyes (loka:world | abhirāmaṃ:cynosure)
- रघुकुलतिलकं (raghukulatilakaṃ)
- crown jewel of Raghu dynasty (raghu:Raghu | kula:dynasty | tilakaṃ:crown jewel)
- राघवं (rāghavaṃ)
- descendant of Raghu
- रावणारिम् (rāvaṇārim)
- enemy of Ravana (rāvaṇa:Ravana | arim:enemy)
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Verse 29
रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे ।
रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः ॥ २७॥
rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase .
raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ .. 27..
Salutations to Rama who is also known as Ramabhadra and Ramachandra, who is mentioned in Vedas as the greatest lord of Raghuvansha and the whole world, and who is the consort of Sita.
(or)
I salute that Rama who is benevolent (good and protecting) and peaceful as the moon, and who is the lord of Sita and the master guardian of all. (27)
Word by word
- रामाय (rāmāya)
- to Rama
- रामभद्राय (rāmabhadrāya)
- to Ramabhadra (rāma:Rama | bhadra:auspicious)
- रामचन्द्राय (rāmacandrāya)
- to Ramachandra (rāma:Rama | candra:moon)
- वेधसे (vedhase)
- to the creator
- रघुनाथाय (raghunāthāya)
- to the lord of Raghu (raghu:Raghu | nātha:lord)
- नाथाय (nāthāya)
- to the lord
- सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ)
- of Sita
- पतये (pataye)
- to the husband
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
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Verse 30
श्रीराम राम रघुनन्दन राम राम
श्रीराम राम भरताग्रज राम राम ।
श्रीराम राम रणकर्कश राम राम
श्रीराम राम शरणं भव राम राम ॥ २८॥
śrīrāma rāma raghunandana rāma rāma
śrīrāma rāma bharatāgraja rāma rāma .
śrīrāma rāma raṇakarkaśa rāma rāma
śrīrāma rāma śaraṇaṃ bhava rāma rāma .. 28..
I surender to that Rama who is the delight of the Raghus, the elder brother of Bharata and the tormentor of his enemies in the war. (28)
Word by word
- श्रीराम (śrīrāma)
- glorious Rama (śrī:glorious | rāma:Rama)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- रघुनन्दन (raghunandana)
- delight of the Raghus (raghu:Raghu | nandana:delight)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- श्रीराम (śrīrāma)
- glorious Rama (śrī:glorious | rāma:Rama)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- भरताग्रज (bharatāgraja)
- elder brother of Bharata (bharata:Bharata | agraja:elder brother)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- श्रीराम (śrīrāma)
- glorious Rama (śrī:glorious | rāma:Rama)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- रणकर्कश (raṇakarkaśa)
- tormentor in war (raṇa:war | karkaśa:tormentor)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- श्रीराम (śrīrāma)
- glorious Rama (śrī:glorious | rāma:Rama)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- शरणं (śaraṇaṃ)
- refuge
- भव (bhava)
- become
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
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Verse 31
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ मनसा स्मरामि
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ वचसा गृणामि ।
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शिरसा नमामि
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ २९॥
śrīrāmachandracharaṇau manasā smarāmi
śrīrāmachandracharaṇau vacasā gṛṇāmi .
śrīrāmachandracharaṇau śirasā namāmi
śrīrāmachandracharaṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye .. 29..
I remember the feet of Sri Ramachandra in my mind.
I praise the feet of Sri Ramachandra by my speech
I salute the feet of Sri Ramachandra by bowing down my head
I take refuge on the feet of Sri Ramachandra by bowing myself down. (29)
Word by word
- श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ (śrīrāmachandracharaṇau)
- feet of Sri Ramachandra (śrī:Sri | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon | charaṇau:feet)
- मनसा (manasā)
- by mind
- स्मरामि (smarāmi)
- I remember
- श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ (śrīrāmachandracharaṇau)
- feet of Sri Ramachandra (śrī:Sri | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon | charaṇau:feet)
- वचसा (vacasā)
- by speech
- गृणामि (gṛṇāmi)
- I praise
- श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ (śrīrāmachandracharaṇau)
- feet of Sri Ramachandra (śrī:Sri | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon | charaṇau:feet)
- शिरसा (śirasā)
- by head
- नमामि (namāmi)
- I salute
- श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ (śrīrāmachandracharaṇau)
- feet of Sri Ramachandra (śrī:Sri | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon | charaṇau:feet)
- शरणं (śaraṇaṃ)
- refuge
- प्रपद्ये (prapadye)
- I take refuge
॥ ३२ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 32
माता रामो मत्पिता रामचन्द्रः
स्वामी रामो मत्सखा रामचन्द्रः ।
सर्वस्वं मे रामचन्द्रो दयालु-
र्नान्यं जाने नैव जाने न जाने ॥ ३०॥
mātā rāmo matpitā rāmachandraḥ
svāmī rāmo matsakhā rāmachandraḥ .
sarvasvaṃ me rāmachandro dayālu-
rnānyaṃ jāne naiva jāne na jāne .. 30..
Rama is (like) my mother, father, master and friend, indeed the kind-hearted Rama is all I have . I know of no other (like him), (I really) don’t! (30)
Word by word
- माता (mātā)
- mother
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- मत्पिता (matpitā)
- my father (mat:my | pitā:father)
- रामचन्द्रः (rāmachandraḥ)
- Rama Chandra
- स्वामी (svāmī)
- master
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- मत्सखा (matsakhā)
- my friend (mat:my | sakhā:friend)
- रामचन्द्रः (rāmachandraḥ)
- Rama Chandra
- सर्वस्वं (sarvasvaṃ)
- everything
- मे (me)
- my
- रामचन्द्रः (rāmachandraḥ)
- Rama Chandra
- दयालुः (dayāluḥ)
- kind-hearted
- न (na)
- not
- अन्यं (anyaṃ)
- other
- जाने (jāne)
- know
- नैव (naiva)
- not at all
- जाने (jāne)
- know
- न (na)
- not
- जाने (jāne)
- know
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Verse 33
दक्षिणे लक्ष्मणो यस्य वामे तु जनकात्मजा ।
पुरतो मारुतिर्यस्य तं वन्दे रघुनन्दनम् ॥ ३१॥
dakṣiṇe lakṣmaṇo yasya vāme tu janakātmajā .
purato mārutiryasya taṃ vande raghunandanam .. 31..
I salute that Rama (delight of the Raghu dynasty) who has Lakshmana on his right and Sita on the left and who has Hanuman in his front. (31)
Word by word
- दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe)
- on the right
- लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ)
- Lakshmana
- यस्य (yasya)
- whose
- वामे (vāme)
- on the left
- तु (tu)
- but
- जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā)
- daughter of Janaka (janaka:Janaka | ātmajā:daughter)
- पुरतः (purataḥ)
- in front
- मारुतिः (mārutiḥ)
- Hanuman
- यस्य (yasya)
- whose
- तम् (tam)
- that
- वन्दे (vande)
- I salute
- रघुनन्दनम् (raghunandanam)
- delight of the Raghu dynasty (raghu:Raghu | nandanam:delight)
॥ ३४ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 34
लोकाभिरामं रणरङ्गधीरं
राजीवनेत्रं रघुवंशनाथम् ।
कारुण्यरूपं करुणाकरं तं
श्रीरामचन्द्रम् शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ ३२॥
lokābhirāmaṃ raṇaraṅgadhīraṃ
rājīvanetraṃ raghuvaṃśanātham .
kāruṇyarūpaṃ karuṇākaraṃ taṃ
śrīrāmachandram śaraṇaṃ prapadye .. 32..
I take refuge in that Rama who is so pleasing to the sight, the master of the stage of war, lotus-eyed, lord of the Raghu race, who is the personification of compassion. (32)
Word by word
- लोकाभिरामं (lokābhirāmam)
- pleasing to the world (loka:world | abhirāmam:pleasing)
- रणरङ्गधीरं (raṇaraṅgadhīram)
- master of the stage of war (raṇa:war | raṅga:stage | dhīram:master)
- राजीवनेत्रं (rājīvanetram)
- lotus-eyed (rājīva:lotus | netram:eye)
- रघुवंशनाथम् (raghuvaṃśanātham)
- lord of the Raghu race (raghu:Raghu | vaṃśa:race | nātham:lord)
- कारुण्यरूपं (kāruṇyarūpam)
- personification of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | rūpam:form)
- करुणाकरं (karuṇākaraṃ)
- source of compassion (karuṇa:compassion | ākaram:source)
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- श्रीरामचन्द्रम् (śrīrāmachandram)
- Sri Ramachandra (śrī:Sri | rāma:Rama | chandram:Chandra)
- शरणं (śaraṇaṃ)
- refuge
- प्रपद्ये (prapadye)
- I take refuge
॥ ३५ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 35
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं
जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् ।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं
श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ ३३॥
manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegaṃ
jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham .
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ
śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye .. 33..
I take refuge in the lord Hanuman who is as fast as the mind, equals his father, the wind-God, in speed, is the master of the senses, the foremost amongst the learned, the leader of the Monkey forces and the great messenger of Shri Rama. (33)
Word by word
- मनोजवं (manojavaṃ)
- speed like the mind (manas:mind | java:speed)
- मारुततुल्यवेगं (mārutatulyavegaṃ)
- speed equal to wind (māruta:wind | tulya:equal | vega:speed)
- जितेन्द्रियं (jitendriyaṃ)
- conqueror of senses (jita:conquered | indriya:senses)
- बुद्धिमतां (buddhimatāṃ)
- among the wise
- वरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham)
- foremost
- वातात्मजं (vātātmajaṃ)
- son of the wind (vāta:wind | ātmaja:son)
- वानरयूथमुख्यं (vānarayūthamukhyaṃ)
- chief of monkey army (vānara:monkey | yūtha:army | mukhya:chief)
- श्रीरामदूतं (śrīrāmadūtaṃ)
- messenger of Shri Rama (śrī:Shri | rāma:Rama | dūta:messenger)
- शरणं (śaraṇaṃ)
- refuge
- प्रपद्ये (prapadye)
- I take refuge
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Verse 36
कूजन्तं राम रामेति मधुरं मधुराक्षरम् ।
आरुह्य कविताशाखां वन्दे वाल्मीकिकोकिलम् ॥ ३४॥
kūjantaṃ rāma rāmeti madhuraṃ madhurākṣaram .
āruhya kavitāśākhāṃ vande vālmīkikokilam .. 34..
I salute the great sage Valmiki who sings the glorious name of Rama as sweetly as a cuckoo sings, sitting atop a tree. (34)
Word by word
- कूजन्तं (kūjantaṃ)
- singing
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- रामेति (rāmeti)
- Rama, Rama
- मधुरं (madhuraṃ)
- sweetly
- मधुराक्षरम् (madhurākṣaram)
- sweet syllables (madhura:sweet | akṣaram:syllables)
- आरुह्य (āruhya)
- having ascended
- कविताशाखां (kavitāśākhām)
- poetry branch (kavitā:poetry | śākhām:branch)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I salute
- वाल्मीकिकोकिलम् (vālmīkikokilam)
- Valmiki cuckoo (vālmīki:Valmiki | kokilam:cuckoo)
॥ ३७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 37
आपदां अपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् ।
लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥ ३५॥
āpadāṃ apahartāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām .
lokābhirāmaṃ śrīrāmaṃ bhūyo bhūyo namāmyaham .. 35..
I bow again and again to Rama who removes all obstacles and grants all prosperity and pleases all. (35)
Word by word
- आपदां (āpadām)
- of obstacles
- अपहर्तारं (apahartāram)
- remover
- दातारं (dātāram)
- giver
- सर्वसम्पदाम् (sarvasampadām)
- of all prosperity (sarva:all | sampadām:of prosperity)
- लोकाभिरामं (lokābhirāmam)
- pleasing to the world (loka:world | abhirāmam:pleasing)
- श्रीरामं (śrīrāmam)
- Lord Rama (śrī:honorific | rāmam:Rama)
- भूयो (bhūyo)
- again
- भूयो (bhūyo)
- again
- नमामि (namāmi)
- I bow
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 38
भर्जनं भवबीजानां अर्जनं सुखसम्पदाम् ।
तर्जनं यमदूतानां राम रामेति गर्जनम् ॥ ३६॥
bharjanaṃ bhavabījānāṃ arjanaṃ sukhasampadām .
tarjanaṃ yamadūtānāṃ rāma rāmeti garjanam .. 36..
The roar of the Rama nama is the destruction of the cause of rebirth (hence cause of liberation), the earning of all wealth and a scare to Yama’s (Lord of Death's) messengers. (36)
Word by word
- भर्जनं (bharjanam)
- destruction
- भवबीजानां (bhavabījānāṃ)
- of the cause of rebirth (bhava:rebirth | bījānāṃ:of the seeds)
- अर्जनं (arjanam)
- earning
- सुखसम्पदाम् (sukhasampadām)
- of all wealth (sukha:happiness | sampadām:of wealth)
- तर्जनं (tarjanam)
- scare
- यमदूतानां (yamadūtānāṃ)
- of Yama's messengers (yama:Yama | dūtānāṃ:of the messengers)
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- रामेति (rāmeti)
- Rama, thus
- गर्जनम् (garjanam)
- roar
॥ ३९ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 39
रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे
रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नमः ।
रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोस्म्यहं
रामे चित्तलयः सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर ॥ ३७॥
rāmo rājamaṇiḥ sadā vijayate rāmaṃ rameśaṃ bhaje
rāmeṇābhihatā niśācaracamū rāmāya tasmai namaḥ .
rāmānnāsti parāyaṇaṃ parataraṃ rāmasya dāsosmyahaṃ
rāme cittalayaḥ sadā bhavatu me bho rāma māmuddhara .. 37..
Rama, the jewel among the kings, Him I worship, by Him so many demons have been destroyed, to him is said my prayer, beyond Him there is nothing to be worshipped, His servant I am, my mind is totally absorbed in Him, O Rama, please lift me up (from the lower to the higher Self).
Note: This verse gives all the seven declensions (the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified) of the singular word Rama and gives us one way of remembering them! (37)
Word by word
- रामः (rāmaḥ)
- Rama
- राजमणिः (rājamaṇiḥ)
- jewel among kings (rāja:king | maṇiḥ:jewel)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- विजयते (vijayate)
- triumphs
- रामम् (rāmam)
- Rama
- रमेशम् (rameśam)
- lord of Lakshmi (rama:Lakshmi | īśa:lord)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- रामेण (rāmeṇa)
- by Rama
- अभिहता (abhihatā)
- destroyed
- निशाचरचमूः (niśācaracamūḥ)
- army of demons (niśācara:demon | camūḥ:army)
- रामाय (rāmāya)
- to Rama
- तस्मै (tasmai)
- to him
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutation
- रामात् (rāmāt)
- from Rama
- नास्ति (nāsti)
- there is not
- परायणम् (parāyaṇam)
- refuge
- परतरम् (parataram)
- higher
- रामस्य (ramasya)
- of Rama
- दासः (dāsaḥ)
- servant
- अस्मि (asmi)
- I am
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- रामे (rāme)
- in Rama
- चित्तलयः (cittalayaḥ)
- mind absorbed (citta:mind | layaḥ:absorbed)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- भवतु (bhavatu)
- may be
- मे (me)
- my
- भोः (bhoḥ)
- O
- राम (rāma)
- Rama
- माम् (mām)
- me
- उद्धर (uddhara)
- lift up
॥ ४० ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 40
श्रीराम रामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे ।
सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने ॥ ३८॥
इति श्रीबुधकौशिकविरचितं श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
॥ श्रीसीतारामचन्द्रार्पणमस्तु ॥
śrīrāma rāmeti rāmeti rame rāme manorame .
sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāmanāma varānane .. 38..
iti śrībudhakauśikaviracitaṃ śrīrāmarakṣāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ..
.. śrīsītārāmachandrārpaṇamastu ..
In chanting his name again and again, 'Sri Rama, Rama,’ I discover joy in Lord Rāma who pleases my heart and whose face is a blessing. Chanting His name is equal to the chanting of one thousand names of Lord Vishnu. (38)
Sri Budha Koushika's composition of Sri Rama Raksha Stotram is complete here.
This composition is devoted to the holy feet of Sri Rama and Sita.
Word by word
- श्रीराम (śrīrāma)
- Lord Rama (śrī:holy | rāma:Rama)
- रामेति (rāmeti)
- Rama, Rama
- रामेति (rāmeti)
- Rama, Rama
- रमे (rame)
- I rejoice
- रामे (rāme)
- in Rama
- मनोरमे (manorame)
- pleasing to the mind
- सहस्रनाम (sahasranāma)
- thousand names (sahasra:thousand | nāma:names)
- तत्तुल्यं (tattulyaṃ)
- equal to that (tat:that | tulyaṃ:equal)
- रामनाम (rāmanāma)
- name of Rama (rāma:Rama | nāma:name)
- वरानने (varānane)
- O beautiful-faced one (vara:beautiful | ānane:faced one)
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीबुधकौशिकविरचितं (śrībudhakauśikaviracitaṃ)
- composed by Sri Budha Koushika (śrī:holy | budha:Budha | kauśika:Koushika | viracitaṃ:composed)
- श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रं (śrīrāmarakṣāstotraṃ)
- Sri Rama Raksha Stotram (śrī:holy | rāma:Rama | rakṣā:protection | stotraṃ:hymn)
- सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
- complete
- श्रीसीतारामचन्द्रार्पणमस्तु (śrīsītārāmachandrārpaṇamastu)
- dedicated to Sita and Rama (śrī:holy | sītā:Sita | rāma:Rama | chandra:moon | arpaṇam:dedication | astu:let it be)
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