Rama Stotram

राम स्तोत्रम् • Rama Stotram

Stotram Lord Rama

About

Rama Stotram is a sacred hymn of praise dedicated to Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu and the hero of the epic Ramayana. Lord Rama represents the ideal man (Maryada Purushottam) - embodying righteousness, virtue, honor, and devotion to duty. This stotra extols His divine qualities, His victory over evil, and His compassionate nature. Recitation brings peace, protection, and helps devotees cultivate the virtues exemplified by Lord Rama.

Quick Reference

Author
Various Sages / Traditional
Language
Sanskrit
Period
Ancient (from Various Sources)
Verse Count
10
Source
Ramayana, Various Puranas
Type
Devotional Hymn
Chandas
Anushtup, Various

Benefits

  • Grants peace and mental tranquility
  • Provides protection from enemies and evil
  • Bestows righteousness and dharmic life
  • Removes fear and anxiety
  • Brings harmony in family relationships
  • Grants courage and strength
  • Destroys sins and negative karma
  • Leads to spiritual liberation (Moksha)

When to Recite

Days Tuesday, Sunday, Navami Tithi, Daily
Times Morning, Evening, During Rama Puja
Occasions Rama Navami, Dussehra (Vijayadashami), Diwali, Thursday (Guru Day)
Recommended Count Once daily or 11 times for specific purposes

Verses

Dhyanam 1 Opening

ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्धपद्मासनस्थं पीतं वासो वसानं नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम्। वामाङ्कारूढसीतामुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं नीरदाभं नानालङ्कारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामण्डलं रामचन्द्रम्॥

Dhyayed-ajanu-bahum dhrita-shara-dhanusham baddha-padmasana-stham Pitam vaso vasanam nava-kamala-dala-spardhi-netram prasannam | Vamanka-arudha-Sita-mukha-kamala-milal-lochanam nirada-bham Nana-alankara-diptam dadhatam-uru-jata-mandalam Rama-chandram ||

Main Verse 2

श्रीरामं रघुवंशचूडामणिं जानकीवल्लभं दाशरथिं धर्मज्ञं दशास्यारातिवीरं वरम्। सीतापतिं सत्यधर्मपरायणं लोकनाथं भजे राघवं भक्तवत्सलं दिव्यमूर्तिं नमामि॥१॥

Shri-Ramam Raghu-vamsha-chuda-manim Janaki-vallabham Dasharathim dharmajnam dashasyarati-viram varam | Sita-patim satya-dharma-parayanam loka-natham bhaje Raghavam bhakta-vatsalam divya-murtim namami ||1||

Main Verse 3

आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम्। लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम्॥२॥

Apadanam-apahartaram dataram sarva-sampadam | Lokabhiramam Shri-Ramam bhuyo bhuyo namamyaham ||2||

Main Verse 4

रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे। रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः॥३॥

Ramaya Rama-bhadraya Rama-chandraya vedhase | Raghunathaya nathaya Sitayah pataye namah ||3||

Main Verse 5

श्रीराम राम रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे। सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने॥४॥

Shri-Rama Rama Rameti rame Rame manorame | Sahasra-nama tat-tulyam Rama-nama varanane ||4||

Main Verse 6

रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नमः। रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोऽस्म्यहं रामे चित्तलयः सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर॥५॥

Ramo rajamaih sada vijayate Ramam Ramesham bhaje Ramena-abhihata nishacharachamu Ramaya tasmai namah | Raman-nasti parayanam parataram Ramasya daso'smyaham Rame chittalayah sada bhavatu me bho Rama mam-uddhara ||5||

Main Verse 7

कोदण्डधारी खरदूषणारिः मारीचमथनो महाबलः। कौसल्यानन्दनो वीरः श्रीरामः शरणं मम॥६॥

Kodanda-dhari Khara-Dushanaari Maricha-mathano maha-balah | Kausalya-nandano virah Shri-Ramah sharanam mama ||6||

Main Verse 8

रामं दशरथात्मजं रघुवरं सीतापतिं सुन्दरं काकुत्स्थं करुणार्णवं गुणनिधिं विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम्। राजेन्द्रं सत्यसन्धं दशरथश्रद्धाकरं सम्प्रभुं वन्दे लोकाभिरामं रघुकुलतिलकं राघवं रावणारिम्॥७॥

Ramam Dasharatha-atmajam Raghu-varam Sita-patim sundaram Kakutstham karunarnavam guna-nidhim vipra-priyam dharmikam | Rajendram satya-sandham Dasharatha-shraddhakaram samprabhum Vande lokabhiramam Raghukula-tilakam Raghavam Ravanarim ||7||

Main Verse 9

मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्। वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥८॥

Manojavam Maruta-tulya-vegam jitendriyam buddhimatam varishtham | Vatatmajam vanara-yutha-mukhyam Shri-Rama-dutam sharanam prapadye ||8||

Phala Shruti 10 Closing

इति रामस्तोत्रं पुण्यं यः पठेत्प्रयतः शुचिः। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः श्रीरामसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्॥

Iti Rama-stotram punyam yah pathet prayatah shuchih | Sarva-papa-vinirmuktah Shri-Rama-sayujyam-apnuyat ||