Lord Rama

śrī rāma rakṣā stotram

(Shri Rama Raksha Stotram in English (IAST))

Budha Kaushika

Composed by the sage Budha Kaushika, the Shri Rama Raksha Stotram is a powerful Vedic prayer dedicated to Lord Rama. It serves as a spiritual armor, invoking divine protection against physical, mental, and spiritual adversaries. The stotra highlights the virtues of Rama, describing his divine form and his role as the protector of his devotees. Chanting this hymn with devotion is believed to grant courage, mental peace, and prosperity, effectively warding off negativity. It is widely recited during various rituals and daily practices to seek the grace and shield of the Maryada Purushottam.

oṃ asya śrī rāmarakṣā stotramantrasya
budhakauśika ṛṣiḥ
śrī sītārāma candrodevatā
anuṣṭup chandaḥ
sītā śaktiḥ
śrīmad hanumān kīlakam
śrīrāmacandra prītyarthe rāmarakṣā stotrajape viniyogaḥ ||
dhyānam
dhyāyedājānubāhuṃ dhṛtaśara dhanuṣaṃ baddha padmāsanasthaṃ
pītaṃ vāsovasānaṃ navakamala dalaspardhi netraṃ prasannam |
vāmāṅkārūḍha sītāmukha kamalamilallocanaṃ nīradābhaṃ
nānālaṅkāra dīptaṃ dadhatamuru jaṭāmaṇḍalaṃ rāmacandram ||
stotram
caritaṃ raghunāthasya śatakoṭi pravistaram |
ekaikamakṣaraṃ puṃsāṃ mahāpātaka nāśanam || 1 ||
dhyātvā nīlotpala śyāmaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam |
jānakī lakṣmaṇopetaṃ jaṭāmukuṭa maṇḍitam || 2 ||
sāsitūṇa dhanurbāṇa pāṇiṃ naktaṃ carāntakam |
svalīlayā jagattrātu-māvirbhūta-majaṃ vibhum || 3 ||
rāmarakṣāṃ paṭhetprājñaḥ pāpaghnīṃ sarvakāmadām |
śiro me rāghavaḥ pātu phālaṃ (bhālaṃ) daśarathātmajaḥ || 4 ||
kausalyeyo dṛśaupātu viśvāmitrapriyaḥ śrutī |
ghrāṇaṃ pātu makhatrātā mukhaṃ saumitrivatsalaḥ || 5 ||
jihvāṃ vidyānidhiḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ bharatavanditaḥ |
skandhau divyāyudhaḥ pātu bhujau bhagneśakārmukaḥ || 6 ||
karau sītāpatiḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ jāmadagnyajit |
madhyaṃ pātu kharadhvaṃsī nābhiṃ jāmbavadāśrayaḥ || 7 ||
sugrīveśaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu sakthinī hanumat-prabhuḥ |
ūrū raghūttamaḥ pātu rakṣaḥkula vināśakṛt || 8 ||
jānunī setukṛt-pātu jaṅghe daśamukhāntakaḥ |
pādau vibhīṣaṇaśrīdaḥ pātu rāmo'khilaṃ vapuḥ || 9 ||
etāṃ rāmabalopetāṃ rakṣāṃ yaḥ sukṛtī paṭhet |
sa cirāyuḥ sukhī putrī vijayī vinayī bhavet || 10 ||
pātāla-bhūtala-vyoma-cāriṇa-śchadma-cāriṇaḥ |
na draṣṭumapi śaktāste rakṣitaṃ rāmanāmabhiḥ || 11 ||
rāmeti rāmabhadreti rāmacandreti vā smaran |
naro na lipyate pāpairbhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati || 12 ||
jagajjaitraika mantreṇa rāmanām-nābhirakṣitam |
yaḥ kaṇṭhe dhārayettasya karasthāḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ || 13 ||
vajrapañjara nāmedaṃ yo rāmakavacaṃ smaret |
avyāhatājñaḥ sarvatra labhate jayamaṅgalam || 14 ||
ādiṣṭavān-yathā svapne rāmarakṣāmimāṃ haraḥ |
tathā likhitavān-prātaḥ prabuddho budhakauśikaḥ || 15 ||
ārāmaḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ virāmaḥ sakalāpadām |
abhirāma-strilokānāṃ rāmaḥ śrīmān sa naḥ prabhuḥ || 16 ||
taruṇau rūpasampannau sukumārau mahābalau |
puṇḍarīka viśālākṣau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau || 17 ||
phalamūlāśinau dāntau tāpasau brahmacāriṇau |
putrau daśarathasyaitau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau || 18 ||
śaraṇyau sarvasattvānāṃ śreṣṭhau sarvadhanuṣmatām |
rakṣaḥkula nihantārau trāyetāṃ no raghūttamau || 19 ||
ātta sajya dhanuṣā-viṣuspṛṣā-vakṣayāśuga niṣaṅga saṅginau |
rakṣaṇāya mama rāmalakṣmaṇāvagrataḥ pathi sadaiva gacchatām || 20 ||
sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī cāpabāṇadharo yuvā |
gacchan manorathānnaśca (manoratho'smākaṃ) rāmaḥ pātu sa lakṣmaṇaḥ || 21 ||
rāmo dāśarathi śśūro lakṣmaṇānucaro balī |
kākutsthaḥ puruṣaḥ pūrṇaḥ kausalyeyo raghūttamaḥ || 22 ||
vedāntavedyo yajñeśaḥ purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ |
jānakīvallabhaḥ śrīmā-naprameyaparākramaḥ || 23 ||
ityetāni japennityaṃ madbhaktaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ |
aśvamedhādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ samprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ || 24 ||
rāmaṃ dūrvādala śyāmaṃ padmākṣaṃ pītavāsasam |
stuvanti nāmabhi-rdivyairna te saṃsāriṇo narāḥ || 25 ||
rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇa pūrvajaṃ raghuvaraṃ sītāpatiṃ sundaram
kākutsthaṃ karuṇārṇavaṃ guṇanidhiṃ viprapriyaṃ dhārmikam |
rājendraṃ satyasandhaṃ daśarathatanayaṃ śyāmalaṃ śāntamūrtim
vande lokābhirāmaṃ raghukula tilakaṃ rāghavaṃ rāvaṇārim || 26 ||
rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase |
raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ || 27 ||
śrīrāma rāma raghunandana rāma rāma
śrīrāma rāma bharatāgraja rāma rāma |
śrīrāma rāma raṇakarkaśa rāma rāma
śrīrāma rāma śaraṇaṃ bhava rāma rāma || 28 ||
śrīrāma candra caraṇau manasā smarāmi
śrīrāma candra caraṇau vacasā gṛhṇāmi | [gṛṇāmi]
śrīrāma candra caraṇau śirasā namāmi
śrīrāma candra caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 29 ||
mātā rāmo mat-pitā rāmacandraḥ
svāmī rāmo mat-sakhā rāmacandraḥ |
sarvasvaṃ me rāmacandro dayāluḥ
nānyaṃ jāne naiva jāne na jāne || 30 ||
dakṣiṇe lakṣmaṇo yasya vāme ca (tu) janakātmajā |
purato mārutiryasya taṃ vande raghunandanam || 31 ||
lokābhirāmaṃ raṇaraṅgadhīraṃ
rājīvanetraṃ raghuvaṃśanātham |
kāruṇyarūpaṃ karuṇākaraṃ taṃ
śrīrāmacandraṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 32 ||
manojavaṃ māruta tulya vegaṃ
jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham |
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūtha mukhyaṃ
śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 33 ||
kūjantaṃ rāmarāmeti madhuraṃ madhurākṣaram |
āruhya kavitāśākhāṃ vande vālmīki kokilam || 34 ||
āpadāmapahartāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām |
lokābhirāmaṃ śrīrāmaṃ bhūyobhūyo namāmyaham || 35 ||
bharjanaṃ bhavabījānāmarjanaṃ sukhasampadām |
tarjanaṃ yamadūtānāṃ rāma rāmeti garjanam || 36 ||
rāmo rājamaṇiḥ sadā vijayate rāmaṃ rameśaṃ bhaje
rāmeṇābhihatā niśācaracamū rāmāya tasmai namaḥ |
rāmānnāsti parāyaṇaṃ parataraṃ rāmasya dāso'smyahaṃ
rāme cittalayaḥ sadā bhavatu me bho rāma māmuddhara || 37 ||
śrīrāma rāma rāmeti rame rāme manorame |
sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāma nāma varānane || 38 ||
iti śrībudhakauśikamuni viracitaṃ śrīrāma rakṣāstotraṃ sampūrṇam | śrīrāma jayarāma jayajayarāma |

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