Lord Rama

śrī rāmāṣṭottara śatanāma stotram

(Shri Ramashtottara Shatanamastotram in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

This sacred hymn, sourced from the Brahmanda Purana, serves as a comprehensive collection of one hundred and eight auspicious names of Lord Rama, the ideal king and avatar of Lord Vishnu. By chanting these names with devotion, a seeker invokes the righteous qualities of Rama, including truthfulness, compassion, and valor. It is believed that regular recitation of this stotra purifies the mind, removes obstacles, grants victory over enemies, and brings immense peace and prosperity to the devotee. It stands as a powerful tool for spiritual alignment, centering one's consciousness on the divine personality of the Maryada Purushottama.

śrīrāmo rāmabhadraśca rāmacandraśca śāśvataḥ |
rājīvalocanaḥ śrīmānrājendro raghupuṅgavaḥ || 1 ||
jānakīvallabho jaitro jitāmitro janārdanaḥ |
viśvāmitrapriyo dāntaḥ śaraṇatrāṇatatparaḥ || 2 ||
vālipramathano vāgmī satyavāksatyavikramaḥ |
satyavrato vratadharaḥ sadāhanumadāśritaḥ || 3 ||
kausaleyaḥ kharadhvaṃsī virādhavadhapaṇḍitaḥ |
vibhīṣaṇaparitrātā harakodaṇḍakhaṇḍanaḥ || 4 ||
saptatālaprabhettā ca daśagrīvaśiroharaḥ |
jāmadagnyamahādarpadalanastāṭakāntakaḥ || 5 ||
vedāntasāro vedātmā bhavarogasya bheṣajam |
dūṣaṇatriśirohantā trimūrtistriguṇātmakaḥ || 6 ||
trivikramastrilokātmā puṇyacāritrakīrtanaḥ |
trilokarakṣako dhanvī daṇḍakāraṇyakartanaḥ || 7 ||
ahalyāśāpaśamanaḥ pitṛbhakto varapradaḥ |
jitendriyo jitakrodho jitāmitro jagadguruḥ || 8 ||
ṛkṣavānarasaṅghātī citrakūṭasamāśrayaḥ |
jayantatrāṇavaradaḥ sumitrāputrasevitaḥ || 9 ||
sarvadevādidevaśca mṛtavānarajīvanaḥ |
māyāmārīcahantā ca mahādevo mahābhujaḥ || 10 ||
sarvadevastutaḥ saumyo brahmaṇyo munisaṃstutaḥ |
mahāyogī mahodāraḥ sugrīvepsitarājyadaḥ || 11 ||
sarvapuṇyādhikaphalaḥ smṛtasarvāghanāśanaḥ |
ādipuruṣaḥ paramapuruṣo mahāpūruṣa 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 |
śivaliṅgapratiṣṭhātā sarvāvaguṇavarjitaḥ || 16 ||
paramātmā paraṃ brahma saccidānandavigrahaḥ |
parañjyotiḥ parandhāma parākāśaḥ parātparaḥ || 17 ||
pareśaḥ pāragaḥ pāraḥ sarvadevātmakaḥ paraḥ ||
evaṃ śrīrāmacandrasya nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam
iti śrī rāmāṣṭottara śatanāmastotraṃ sampūrṇam

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