kṛtārtadevavandanaḿ dineśavaḿśanandanam|
suśobhibhālacandanaḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||1
munīndrayajñakārakaḿ śilāvipattihārakam|
mahādhanurvidārakaḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||2
svatātavākyakāriṇaḿ tapovane vihāriṇam|
kare sucāpadhāriṇaḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||3
kurańgamuktasāyakaḿ jaṭāyumokṣadāyakam|
pravṛddhakīśanāyakaḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||4
plavańgasańgasammatiḿ nibaddhanimnagāpatim|
daśāsyavaḿśasańkṣatiḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||5
vidīnadevaharṣaṇaḿ kapīpsitārthavarṣaṇam|
svabandhuśokakarṣaṇaḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||6
gatārirājyarakṣaṇaḿ prajājanārtibhakṣaṇam |
kṛtāstamohalakṣaṇaḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||7
hṛtākhilācalabharaḿ svadhāmanītanāgaram|
jagattamodivākaraḿ namāmi rāmamīśvaram||8
idaḿ samāhitātmanā naro raghūttamāṣṭakam|
paṭhannirantaraḿ bhayaḿ bhavodbhavaḿ na vindate||9
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who is the praise of agitated demi-gods, Who is the dear one in the lineage of the Sun, and Who has a sandalwood mark on the forehead.||1||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who availed the sacrifice of sages (by slaying demons), Who absolved the trouble of stone-turned Ahilyā, and Who destroyed the great bow (of Śiva).||2||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who made true the vow of His father, Who roamed in the forest of penance, and Who has a beautiful bow in the hand.||3||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who fired an arrow on the deer, Who absolved Jaṭāyu, and Who is the leader of the strong monkeys.||4||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who reached a pact with the monkeys, Who tied a bridge over the ocean, and Who destroyed the lineage of the ten-headed Rāvaṇa.||5||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who made the demi-gods happy, Who showered desired wealth to monkeys, and Who removed the grief of His relatives.||6||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who protected the state without enemies (Ayodhyā), Who swallowed the troubles of the people, and Who removes passion (for the mundane-world).||7||
I bow to Lord Rāma, Who absolved the weight of the earth, Who took the citizens of Ayodhyā to His abode, and Who is like the Sun for the darkness-like world.||8||
That man who regularly sings these eight cantos on the best of Raghu, does not gets affected by the fears born out of the mundane world.||9||
Notes:
¹This stotra outlines the story of Rāmāyaṇa in eight verses.
Poet: Paramahaḿsasvāmī Brahmananda
Source: Stotraratnāvalī — Gitapress
Translator: Animesh Kumar
© Stutimandal 2006, 14 Sep
