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Raghava Ashtakam

Raghava Ashtakam

Text in Roman script

Devotional text

rāghavāṭaka
{|| rāghavāṭaka ||}
rāghavaṃ kaṇākaraṃ muina-seivataṃ sura-vidataṃ
jānakīvadanārivada-idavākaraṃ guṇabhājana |
vāilasūnu-ihataiiṣaṇaṃ hanumayaṃ kamaleṇaṃ
yātudhāna-bhayaṃkaraṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 1||
maiithalīkuca-bhūṣaṇāmala-nīlamautakamīvaraṃ
rāvaṇānujapālanaṃ raghupugavaṃ mama daivata |
nāgarī-vinatānanāṃbuja-bodhanīya-kalevaraṃ
sūyavaṃśivavadhanaṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 2||
hemakuḍala-maḍatāmala-kaṭhadeśamiradamaṃ
śātakuṃbha-mayūrane-ivabhūṣaṇena-ivabhūiṣata |
cānūpura-hāra-kautubha-kaṇabhūṣaṇa-bhūiṣataṃ
bhānuvaṃśa-ivavadhanaṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 3||
daḍakāyavane ratāmara-isayoiga-gaṇāyaṃ
iśaṭapālana-taparaṃ dhṛitaśāilapātha-kṛtatuita |
kuṃbhakaṇa-bhujābhujaṃgivakatane suivaśāradaṃ
lamaṇānujavasalaṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 4||
ketakī-karavīra-jāita-sugidhamāya-suśoibhataṃ
īdharaṃ imithalāmajākuca-kuṃkumāṇa-vasa |
devadevamaśeṣabhūta-manoharaṃ jagatāṃ pata
dāsabhūtabhayāpahaṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 5||
yāgadāna-samāidha-homa-japāidakamakaraijaiḥ
vedapāragatairahanaśamādareṇa supūijata |
tāṭakāvadhahetumaṃgadatāta-vāila-inaṣūdanaṃ
paitṛkoidatapālakaṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 6||
līlayā kharadūṣaṇāida-inaśācarāśu-ivanāśanaṃ
rāvaṇātakamayutaṃ hirayūthakoiṭa-gaṇāya |
nīrajānanamaṃbujāṃiyugaṃ hara bhuvanāyaṃ
devakāya-ivacaṇaṃ ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 7||
kauiśakena suiśitā-kalāpamāyata-locanaṃ
cāhāsamanātha-badhumaśeṣaloka-inavāisana |
vāsavāida-surāira-rāvaṇaśāsanaṃ ca parāṃgata
nīlamegha-inabhākṛta ṇamāima rāghavakujara || 8||
rāghavāṭakimaṭisidamayutāya-sādhakaṃ
muta-bhutaphaladaṃ dhana-dhāya-isi-ivavadhana |
rāmaca-kṛpākaṭādamādareṇa sadā jape
rāmaca-padāṃbujaya-satatāpata-mānasaḥ || 9||
rāma rāma namo'tu te jaya rāmabha namo'tu te
rāmaca namo'tu te jaya rāghavāya namo'tu te |
devadeva namo'tu te jaya devarāja namo'tu te
vāsudeva namo'tu te jaya vīrarāja namo'tu te || 10||
|| iita īrāghavāṭakaṃ saṃpūṇa ||

About this ashtakam — Rama

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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