| Sanskrit / Hindi |
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आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम्।
लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥१॥ |
Apadam apahartaram dataram sarva sampadam
lokabhiramam Sri Ramam bhuyo bhuyo namamyaham |
I bow again and again to Rama, the remover of miseries, the giver of all wealth, who is pleasing to the world, the embodiment of auspiciousness. |
आर्तानामार्तिहन्तारं भीतानां भीतिनाशनम्।
द्विषतां कालदण्डं तं रामचन्द्रं नमाम्यहम् ॥२॥ |
Artanam artihantaram bheetanam bheetinashanam
dvishtanam kaladandam tam Ramachandram namamyaham |
I bow to Rama Chandra, the reliever of the distress of the distressed, the destroyer of fear for the fearful, the wielder of the rod of time. |
नमः कोदण्डहस्ताय सन्धीकृतशराय च।
खण्डिताखिलदैत्याय रामायाऽऽपन्निवारिणे ॥३॥ |
Namah kodanda hastaya sandhikrita sharaya cha
khanditakhila daityaya Ramaya’pannivarine |
I offer my salutations to Rama, who holds the bow and arrow, whose arrow at the time of twilight shattered all the demons, and who protected Sita. |
रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे ।
रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः॥४॥ |
Ramaya Rama-bhadraya Ramachandraya vedhase
Raghunathaya nathaya Sitayah pataye namah |
I bow to Rama, the source of joy to all, the auspicious one, the consort of Sita, the leader of the Raghu dynasty. |
अग्रतः पृष्ठतश्चैव पार्श्वतश्च महाबलौ।
आकर्णपूर्णधन्वानौ रक्षेतां रामलक्ष्मणौ॥५॥ |
Agratah prishthatash chaiva parshvatash cha mahabala
Aakarnapurna dhanvanau rakshetaam Rama-Lakshmanau |
May Rama and Lakshmana, armed with bows, arrows, and quivers full of arrows, protect us from the front, the back, and the sides. |
सन्नद्धः कवची खड्गी चापबाणधरो युवा।
गच्छन् ममाग्रतो नित्यं रामः पातु सलक्ष्मणः॥६॥ |
Sannaddhah kavachi khadgi chapabana-dharo yuva
Gachchan mamaagrato nityam Ramah patu Salakshmanah |
Rama, with a quiver strapped to his waist, a sword at his side, and a bow and arrows in his hands, may always protect me. |
अच्युतानन्तगोविन्द नामोच्चारणभेषजात्।
नश्यन्ति सकला रोगास्सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम् ॥७॥ |
Achyutananta Govinda namochcharana bhesajat
Nashyanti sakala rogah satyam satyam vadamyaham |
By chanting the names Achyuta, Ananta, and Govinda, all diseases are destroyed. I speak the truth, the ultimate truth. |
सत्यं सत्यं पुनस्सत्यमुद्धृत्य भुजमुच्यते।
वेदाच्छास्त्रं परं नास्ति न दैवं केशवात् परम् ॥८॥ |
Satyam satyam punas satyam uddhrittya bhujamuchyate
Vedashastram param nasti na daivam Keshavat param |
The truth, the truth again, and the truth alone—lifting the arm, this oath is taken. There is nothing higher than the Vedas and the scriptures; nothing greater than Lord Kesava. |
शरीरे जर्जरीभूते व्याधिग्रस्ते कलेवरे।
औषधं जाह्नवीतोयं वैद्यो नारायणो हरिः॥९॥ |
Shareere jarjaribhute vyadhigraste kalevare
Oushadham Jahnavitoyam vaidyo Narayano Hari |
In a frail and worn-out body, afflicted by disease in this age of Kali, the physician is Lord Narayana Himself, the medicine is the water of the Ganges |
आलोड्य सर्वशास्त्राणि विचार्य च पुनः पुनः।
इदमेकं सुनिष्पन्नं ध्येयो नारायणो हरिः॥१०॥ |
Aalodya sarvashastrani vicharya cha punah punah
Idamekam sunishpannam dhyeyo Narayano Hari |
After analyzing all the scriptures repeatedly, this one truth remains: Narayana is to be contemplated upon. |
कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात्।
करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि ॥११॥ |
Kayena vacha manasendriyairva budhyatmana va prakruteh svabhavat
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai Narayanayeti samarpayami |
I offer all that I do, with my body, speech, mind, senses, intellect, and soul, to Narayana. |
यदक्षरपदभ्रष्टं मात्राहीनं च यद्भवेत्।
तत्सर्वं क्षम्यतां देव नारायण नमोऽस्तु ते ॥१२॥ |
Yadaksharapadabhrashtam matraheenam cha yadbhavet
Tatsarvam kshamyatam Deva Narayana namostute |
O Lord, forgive errors in pronunciation and defects in meter. May all be forgiven. Salutations to Narayana. |
विसर्गबिन्दुमात्राणि पदपादाक्षराणि च।
न्यूनानि चातिरिक्तानि क्षमस्व पुरुषोत्तम॥१३॥ |
Visargabindumatrani padapadaksharani cha
Nyoonani chatiriktani kshamasva purushottama |
Forgive the absence of nasal pronunciation (visarga), vowel duration marks (mātrā), and the omission of letters. O Supreme Person, please forgive. |
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Bahut hi pavitra aur shantidayi post hai — Shri Rama Stotram aur uske labhon ke baare mein padh kar mann bahut shant hua. Aapka saral bhasha mein likhna aur stotram ka arth samjhana sach-mein prashansaniya hai. Kripya aise aur spiritual content post karte rahiye. 🙏
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