Sri Rama Stotram
(Prayer to Rama)
By
Devendra (king of Gods)
Occurring in Adhyatma Ramayana
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Bhajeham sada rama mindee varabham,
Bhavaranya dhavanalabhabhidanam,
Bhavani hruda bhavithananda roopam,
Bhava bhaava hethum
bhavathi prapannam. 1
I pray always that Rama who has eyes of a blue
lotus,
Who is the forest
fire that destroys life’s sorrows,
Who is meditated in
the form of pure happiness by Parvathi,
Who is the way out of
sorrows of the world and saluted by all
devas.
Suraneeka dukhougha nasaika hethum,
Narakara deham nirakara meedyam,
Paresam parananda roopam varenyam,
Harim ramameesam bhaje bhara nasam. 2
I pray that God Rama
who is Hari ,
Who lightens the
burden of the world,
Who is the cause of
destruction of sorrows of devas,
Who has assumed the
human form,
Who is actually
without any attachment,
Who is the God of
gods,
Who is the form of
ultimate happiness,
And who is the
greatest among the greats.
Prapanna akhila ananda
doham prapannam,
Prapannarthi nissesha
nasabhidhanam,
Thapoyoga yogeesa
bhvaabhi bhavyam,
Kapeesadhi mithram, Bhaje Rama mithram. 3
I pray that friend
Rama,
Who is the friend of
the king of monkeys,
Who grants eternal
bliss to those who seek his protection,
Who blesses them by
complete destruction of their sorrows,
And who can be
approached by sages through yoga and
meditation.
Sada bhoga bhajam sudhoore vibhantham,
Sada yogabhajam adhure vibhantham,
Chidananda kandam sada
raghavesam,
Videhaathma jananda roopam prapadhye. 4
I salute him, who has
the form,
That makes the
daughter of Janaka happy,
Who is far away for
those who enjoy pleasures,
Who is very near to
those who are yogis,
Who is the birth
place of eternal happiness,
And who is the
greatest in the clan of Raghu.
Maha yoga maya viseshanu yuktho,
Vibhasaasa leela
narakara vruthi,
Thwadananda leelaa kadha poorna karma,
Sadananda roopa bhavantheeha loke. 5
By the grace of the
great enchantress Maya,
You have taken the
form of man playfully,
And behave in a
manner suited to that form,
And those who hear
about you, become eternally happy.
Aham manapanabhi matha pramatho,
Na Vedakhile shobha manabhi mana,
Idhaneem bhavath pada padma prasadhath,
Trilokathipadhya bhi mano vinashata. 6
I by the exuberance
of my bloated ego,
Thought that I was
the Lord of the three worlds,
But by the grace of
your lotus like feet,
I have lost my pride
as the king of the three worlds.
Sphurath rathna keyura harabhiramam,
Dharaabhaara bhoothasuraneekha dhavam,
Saraschandra vakthram lasad padma nethram,
Duravarapaaram , bhaje Raghavesam. 7
I salute that God
Rama,
Who wears amulets and
chains made of precious gems,
Who has a face
similar to the full moon of autumn,
Who has eyes similar
to the lotus,
Who is the forest
fire to the asura army,
Who was the burden of
the world,
And who is so deep ,
that his depth can never be seen.
Suradheesa neelabhra neelanga kanthim,
Viradhadhi rakshovadath loka santhim,
Kiretathi shobham,purarathi labham,
Bhaje ramachandram raghoonam adheesam. 8
I salute that
Ramachandra,
Who is the greatest
in the clan of Raghu,
Who is as blue as the
sapphire and the blue cloud,
Who killed asuras
like Viradha for the peace of the world,
Who shines wearing
ornaments like the crown,
And who is the God
worshipped by Lord Shiva.
Lasad Chandra koti prakasadfhi peete,
Samaseenamange samadhata seetham,
Shurath hema varnam thadith punja bhasam,
Bhaje ramachandram, nivrutharthi thanthram. 9
I salute that
Ramachandra,
Who is devoid of all
misery and sorrow,
Who sits on the
throne with
The brilliance, of billions of moons,
Along with Sita who shines
Like lightning with
the colour of gold