Ram Raksha Stotram

Rāma Rakṣā Stotram

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Asya Śrī Rāmarakṣāstotramantrasya Budhakauśika Ṛṣiḥ |
Śrī Sītārāmacandro Devatā | Anuṣṭup Chandaḥ |

Dhyānam
Dhyāyedājānubāhuṃ Dhṛtaśaradhanuṣaṃ Baddhapadmāsanasthaṃ |
Pītaṃ Vāso Vasānaṃ Navakamalapalaspardhinetraṃ Prasannam |
Vāmāṅkārūḍhasītāmukhamakamililocanam Nīradābhaṃ |
Nānālaṅkāradīptaṃ Dadhatamurujatāmaṇḍalaṃ Rāmacandram ॥

Stotram
Caritaṃ Raghunāthasya Śatakotiṃ Pravistaram |
Ekaikamakṣaraṃ Puṃsāṃ Mahāpātakanāśanam ॥1॥

Rāmeti Rāmabhadreti Rāmacandraiti Vā Smaran |
Naro Na Lipyate Pāpair Bhuktiṃ Muktiṃ Ca Vindati ॥12॥

Rāmāya Rāmabhadrāya Rāmacandrāya Vedhase |
Raghunāthāya Nāthāya Sītāyāḥ Pataye Namaḥ ॥

Śrī Rāma Rāma Raghunananda Rāma Rāma |
Śrī Rāma Rāma Bharatāgraja Rāma Rāma |
Śrī Rāma Rāma Raṇakarkaśa Rāma Rāma |
Śrī Rāma Rāma Śaraṇaṃ Bhava Rāma Rāma ॥

About this stotram — Rama

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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