Lord Rama

śrī rāmāṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Shri Ramashtottara Sata Nama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

This sacred hymn, found in the Brahmanda Purana, consists of one hundred and eight auspicious names of Lord Rama, the ideal king and avatar of Vishnu. Each name reflects his divine attributes, such as his compassion, valor, and adherence to dharma. Devotees chant this stotram to seek mental peace, spiritual upliftment, and the removal of obstacles. Regular recitation is believed to foster inner strength, purify the mind, and attract the grace of Lord Rama, helping the seeker walk the righteous path while experiencing profound devotion and a deeper connection to the divine presence of the Prince of Ayodhya.

|| śrī rāma aṣṭottara śatanāmastotram ||
śrīrāmo rāmabhadraśca rāmacandraśca śāśvataḥ |
rājīvalocanaḥ śrīmān rājendro raghupuṅgavaḥ || 1 ||
jānakīvallabho jaitro jitāmitro janārdanaḥ |
viśvāmitrapriyo dāntaḥ śaraṇatrāṇatatparaḥ || 2 ||
vālipramathano vāgmī satyavāk satyavikramaḥ |
satyavrato vratadharaḥ sadā hanumadāśrita: || 3 ||
ka'usalyeyaḥ kharadhvaṃsī virādhavadhapaṇḍitaḥ |
vibhīṣaṇaparitrātā harakodaṇḍakhaṇḍanaḥ || 4 ||
saptatālaprabhettā ca daśagrīvaśiroharaḥ |
jāmadagvyamahādarpadalanastāṭakāntakaḥ || 5 ||
vedāntasāro vedātmā bhavarogasya bheṣajam |
dūṣaṇatriśirohantā trimūrtistriguṇātmakaḥ || 6 ||
trivikramastrilokātmā puṇyacāritrakīrtanaḥ |
trilokarakṣako dhanvī daṇḍakāraṇyakarṣaṇaḥ || 7 ||
ahalyāśāpaśamanaḥ pitṛbhakto varapradaḥ |
jitendriyo jitakrodho jitāvadyo jagadguruḥ || 8 ||
ṛkṣavānarasaṅghātī citrakūṭasamāśrayaḥ |
jayantatrāṇavaradaḥ sumitrāputrasevitaḥ || 9 ||
sarvadevādhidevaścamṛtavānarajīvanaḥ |
māyāmārīcahantā ca mahādevo mahābhujaḥ || 10 ||
sarvadevastutaḥ sa'umyo brahmaṇyo munisaṃstutaḥ |
mahāyogī mahodāraḥ sugrīvepsitarājyadaḥ || 11 ||
sarvapuṇyādhikaphalaḥ smṛtasarvāghanāśanaḥ |
ādipuruṣaḥ paramapuruṣo mahāpuruṣa eva ca || 12 ||
puṇyodayo dayāsāraḥ purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ |
smitavaktro mitābhāṣī pūrvabhāṣī ca rāghavaḥ || 13 ||
anantaguṇagambhīro dhīrodāttaguṇottamaḥ |
māyāmānuṣacāritro mahādevādipūjitaḥ || 14 ||
setukṛjjitavārāśiḥ sarvatīrthamayo hariḥ |
śyāmāṅgaḥ sundaraḥ śūraḥ pītavāsā dhanurdharaḥ || 15 ||
sarvayajñādhipo yajvā jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ |
vibhīṣaṇapratiṣṭhātā sarvāpaguṇavarjitaḥ || 16 ||
paramātmā paraṃ brahma saccidānandavigrahaḥ |
parañjyotiḥ parandhāma parākāśaḥ parātparaḥ |
pareśaḥ pāragaḥ pāraḥ sarvadevātmakaḥ paraḥ || 17 ||
śrīrāmāṣṭottaraśataṃ bhavatāpanivārakam |
sampatkaraṃ trisandhyāsu paṭhatāṃ bhaktipūrvakam || 18 ||
rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase |
raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥpataye namaḥ || 19 ||
|| iti śrīskandapuṟāṇe śrīrāma aṣṭottara śatanāmastotram ||

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