Ram Raksha Stotram
Stotram
Ram
Devotion
Sanskrit Text
|| Shri Ram Raksha Stotram ||
|| Viniyogah ||
Om asya Shri Rama-raksha-stotra-mantrasya Budhakaushika Rishih.
Shri Sita-Ramachandro Devataa. Anushtup Chhandah.
Sitaa Shaktih. Shreemaan Hanumaan Keelakam.
Shri Ramachandra-preetyarthe Rama-raksha-stotra-jape viniyogah.
|| Dhyanam ||
Dhyayed-ajaanu-baahum dhrita-shara-dhanusham baddha-padmaasanastham
Peetam vaaso vasaanam nava-kamala-dala-spardhineytram prasannam.
Vaamaankaaroodha-Sitaa-mukha-kamala-milallochanam neeradaabham
Naanaalankaara-deeptam dadhatam-urujataa-mandanam Ramachandram.
|| Stotram ||
Charitam Raghunaathasya shatakooti-pravistaram.
Ekaikam-aksharam pumsaam mahaapaataka-naashanam. ||1||
Dhyaatvaa neelotpala-shyaamam Raamam Rajeeva-lochanam.
Jaanakee-Lakshmanopetam jataa-mukuta-manditam. ||2||
Saasitoonaa-dhanur-baana-paanim naktam-charaantakam.
Svaleelayaa jagat-traatum-aavirbhootam-ajam vibhum. ||3||
Raamo Raajamanuh sadaa vijayate Raamam Ramesham bhaje
Raamenaabhihataa nishaacharachamoo Raamaaya tasmai namah.
Raamaannaasti parayanam parataram Raamasya daaso-smyaham
Raame chittalayah sadaa bhavatu me bho Raama maam-uddhara. ||4||
Raamo Daasharathih shooro Lakshmanaa-nucharo balee.
Kaakutsthah Purushah Poornah Kausalyeyo Raghuttamah. ||5||
Vedaantavedyo Yajneshah Puraanapurushottamah.
Jaanakee-vallabhah Shreemaan-aprameyaparaakramah. ||6||
Aapannaartiprashamanam Trailokyasyaabhayankaram.
Indeevara-dala-shyaamam Raamam vande Jagadgurum.
|| Iti Shri Budhakaushika-virachitam Shri Rama-raksha-stotram sampoornam ||
Translation
The Ram Raksha Stotram, composed by sage Budha Kaushika, is a powerful protective hymn dedicated to Lord Rama. It describes Rama's divine form — dark as a blue lotus, with lotus eyes, adorned with matted hair crown, wielding bow and arrow with Sita at his side. Each syllable of Raghunath's story destroys great sins.
Sanskrit Text
॥ श्री रामरक्षास्तोत्रम् ॥
॥ विनियोगः ॥
ॐ अस्य श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य बुधकौशिक ऋषिः।
श्रीसीतारामचन्द्रो देवता। अनुष्टुप् छन्दः।
सीता शक्तिः। श्रीमान् हनुमान् कीलकम्।
श्रीरामचन्द्रप्रीत्यर्थे रामरक्षास्तोत्रजपे विनियोगः॥
॥ ध्यानम् ॥
ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्धपद्मासनस्थं
पीतं वासो वसानं नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम्।
वामाङ्कारूढसीतामुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं नीरदाभं
नानालङ्कारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामण्डनं रामचन्द्रम्॥
॥ स्तोत्रम् ॥
चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम्।
एकैकमक्षरं पुंसां महापातकनाशनम्॥१॥
ध्यात्वा नीलोत्पलश्यामं रामं राजीवलोचनम्।
जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतं जटामुकुटमण्डितम्॥२॥
सासितूणधनुर्बाणपाणिं नक्तंचरान्तकम्।
स्वलीलया जगत्त्रातुमाविर्भूतमजं विभुम्॥३॥
रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे
रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमूः रामाय तस्मै नमः।
रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोऽस्म्यहं
रामे चित्तलयः सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर॥४॥
रामो दाशरथिः शूरो लक्ष्मणानुचरो बली।
काकुत्स्थः पुरुषः पूर्णः कौसल्येयो रघूत्तमः॥५॥
वेदान्तवेद्यो यज्ञेशः पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः।
जानकीवल्लभः श्रीमानप्रमेयपराक्रमः॥६॥
आपन्नार्तिप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याभयंकरम्।
इन्दीवरदलश्यामं रामं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्॥
॥ इति श्रीबुधकौशिकविरचितं श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Translation
The Ram Raksha Stotram, composed by sage Budha Kaushika, is a powerful protective hymn dedicated to Lord Rama. It describes Rama's divine form — dark as a blue lotus, with lotus eyes, adorned with matted hair crown, wielding bow and arrow with Sita at his side. Each syllable of Raghunath's story destroys great sins. The stotra invokes Rama's protection as the supreme refuge and guardian of the three worlds.
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