Avabodhak

Nāma Rāmāyaṇam

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Lakṣmaṇācārya · devaranama · 120 verses

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नाम रामायणं

नाम रामायणं
nāma rāmāyaṇam
One hundred and eight names of Rāma that sing the whole Rāmāyaṇa — birth to coronation, episode by episode — traditionally ascribed to Lakṣmaṇācārya.

बालकांडः

बालकांडः
bālakāṃḍaḥ
Childhood — Rāma's birth, Viśvāmitra's sacrifice, and the wedding at Mithilā.

Verse 1 — शुद्धब्रह्मपरात्पर राम ।

शुद्धब्रह्मपरात्पर राम ।
śuddhabrahmaparātpara rāma |
O Rāma, the pure Absolute beyond the beyond.

Verse 2 — कालात्मकपरमेश्वर राम ।

कालात्मकपरमेश्वर राम ।
kālātmakaparameśvara rāma |
O Rāma, the Supreme Lord whose very self is Time.

Verse 3 — शेषतल्पसुखनिद्रित राम ।

शेषतल्पसुखनिद्रित राम ।
śeṣatalpasukhanidrita rāma |
O Rāma, resting in blissful sleep on Śeṣa's couch.

Verse 4 — ब्रह्माद्यमरप्रार्थित राम ।

ब्रह्माद्यमरप्रार्थित राम ।
brahmādyamaraprārthita rāma |
O Rāma, entreated by Brahmā and the gods for aid.

Verse 5 — चंडकिरणकुलमंडन राम ।

चंडकिरणकुलमंडन राम ।
caṃḍakiraṇakulamaṃḍana rāma |
O Rāma, the jewel of the fierce-rayed solar race.

Verse 6 — श्रीमद्दशरथनंदन राम ।

श्रीमद्दशरथनंदन राम ।
śrīmaddaśarathanaṃdana rāma |
O Rāma, beloved son of glorious Daśaratha.

Verse 7 — कौसल्यासुखवर्धन राम ।

कौसल्यासुखवर्धन राम ।
kausalyāsukhavardhana rāma |
O Rāma, who swelled Kausalyā's heart with joy.

Verse 8 — विश्वामित्रप्रियधन राम ।

विश्वामित्रप्रियधन राम ।
viśvāmitrapriyadhana rāma |
O Rāma, Viśvāmitra's most treasured wealth.

Verse 9 — घोरताटकाघातक राम ।

घोरताटकाघातक राम ।
ghoratāṭakāghātaka rāma |
O Rāma, slayer of the dreaded Tāṭakā.

Verse 10 — मारीचादिनिपातक राम ।

मारीचादिनिपातक राम ।
mārīcādinipātaka rāma |
O Rāma, who struck down Mārīca and his kin.

Verse 11 — कौशिकमखसंरक्षक राम ।

कौशिकमखसंरक्षक राम ।
kauśikamakhasaṃrakṣaka rāma |
O Rāma, guardian of Kauśika's sacrifice.

Verse 12 — श्रीमदहल्योद्धारक राम ।

श्रीमदहल्योद्धारक राम ।
śrīmadahalyoddhāraka rāma |
O Rāma, redeemer of the noble Ahalyā.

Verse 13 — गौतममुनिसंपूजित राम ।

गौतममुनिसंपूजित राम ।
gautamamunisaṃpūjita rāma |
O Rāma, worshipped with honour by sage Gautama.

Verse 14 — सुरमुनिवरगणसंस्तुत राम ।

सुरमुनिवरगणसंस्तुत राम ।
suramunivaragaṇasaṃstuta rāma |
O Rāma, hymned by hosts of gods and noble sages.

Verse 15 — नाविकधावितमृदुपद राम ।

नाविकधावितमृदुपद राम ।
nāvikadhāvitamṛdupada rāma |
O Rāma, whose tender feet the boatman Guha bathed with love.

Verse 16 — मिथिलापुरजनमोहक राम ।

मिथिलापुरजनमोहक राम ।
mithilāpurajanamohaka rāma |
O Rāma, who enchanted the people of Mithilā.

Verse 17 — विदेहमानसरंजक राम ।

विदेहमानसरंजक राम ।
videhamānasaraṃjaka rāma |
O Rāma, who delighted King Janaka's heart.

Verse 18 — त्र्यंबककार्मुखभंजक राम ।

त्र्यंबककार्मुखभंजक राम ।
tryaṃbakakārmukhabhaṃjaka rāma |
O Rāma, breaker of Śiva's great bow.

Verse 19 — सीतार्पितवरमालिक राम ।

सीतार्पितवरमालिक राम ।
sītārpitavaramālika rāma |
O Rāma, garlanded by Sītā with the bridal wreath.

Verse 20 — कृतवैवाहिककौतुक राम ।

कृतवैवाहिककौतुक राम ।
kṛtavaivāhikakautuka rāma |
O Rāma, radiant with the joy of his wedding.

Verse 21 — भार्गवदर्पविनाशक राम ।

भार्गवदर्पविनाशक राम ।
bhārgavadarpavināśaka rāma |
O Rāma, who shattered Paraśurāma's pride.

Verse 22 — श्रीमदयोध्यापालक राम ॥

श्रीमदयोध्यापालक राम ॥
śrīmadayodhyāpālaka rāma ||
O Rāma, protector of glorious Ayodhyā.

Verse 23 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 24 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

अयोध्याकांडः

अयोध्याकांडः
ayodhyākāṃḍaḥ
Exile — the forest beckons, and Bharata carries the sandals.

Verse 25 — अगणितगुणगणभूषित राम ।

अगणितगुणगणभूषित राम ।
agaṇitaguṇagaṇabhūṣita rāma |
O Rāma, adorned with countless hosts of virtues.

Verse 26 — अवनीतनयाकामित राम ।

अवनीतनयाकामित राम ।
avanītanayākāmita rāma |
O Rāma, beloved of Earth's daughter Sītā.

Verse 27 — राकाचंद्रसमानन राम ।

राकाचंद्रसमानन राम ।
rākācaṃdrasamānana rāma |
O Rāma, whose face is fair as the full moon.

Verse 28 — पितृवाक्याश्रितकानन राम ।

पितृवाक्याश्रितकानन राम ।
pitṛvākyāśritakānana rāma |
O Rāma, who took to the forest on his father's word.

Verse 29 — प्रियगुहविनिवेदितपद राम ।

प्रियगुहविनिवेदितपद राम ।
priyaguhaviniveditapada rāma |
O Rāma, to whose feet dear Guha offered himself in love.

Verse 30 — तत्क्षालितनिजमृदुपद राम ।

तत्क्षालितनिजमृदुपद राम ।
tatkṣālitanijamṛdupada rāma |
O Rāma, whose tender feet were bathed that very moment.

Verse 31 — भरद्वाजमुखानंदक राम ।

भरद्वाजमुखानंदक राम ।
bharadvājamukhānaṃdaka rāma |
O Rāma, who gladdened Bharadvāja and the sages.

Verse 32 — चित्रकूटाद्रिनिकेतन राम ।

चित्रकूटाद्रिनिकेतन राम ।
citrakūṭādriniketana rāma |
O Rāma, dweller on the Chitrakūṭa hill.

Verse 33 — दशरथसंततचिंतित राम ।

दशरथसंततचिंतित राम ।
daśarathasaṃtataciṃtita rāma |
O Rāma, who ever held Daśaratha in his thoughts.

Verse 34 — कैकेयीतनयार्थित राम ।

कैकेयीतनयार्थित राम ।
kaikeyītanayārthita rāma |
O Rāma, earnestly entreated by Kaikeyī's son to return.

Verse 35 — विरचितनिजपितृकर्मक राम ।

विरचितनिजपितृकर्मक राम ।
viracitanijapitṛkarmaka rāma |
O Rāma, who performed his father's last rites.

Verse 36 — भरतार्पितनिजपादुक राम ॥

भरतार्पितनिजपादुक राम ॥
bharatārpitanijapāduka rāma ||
O Rāma, who placed his sandals in Bharata's care.

Verse 37 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 38 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

अरण्यकांडः

अरण्यकांडः
araṇyakāṃḍaḥ
Forest — demons fall, Sītā is taken, and the search begins.

Verse 39 — दंडकावनजनपावन राम ।

दंडकावनजनपावन राम ।
daṃḍakāvanajanapāvana rāma |
O Rāma, purifier of the folk of Daṇḍaka forest.

Verse 40 — दुष्टविराधविनाशन राम ।

दुष्टविराधविनाशन राम ।
duṣṭavirādhavināśana rāma |
O Rāma, destroyer of the vile Virādha.

Verse 41 — शरभंगसुतीक्ष्णार्चित राम ।

शरभंगसुतीक्ष्णार्चित राम ।
śarabhaṃgasutīkṣṇārcita rāma |
O Rāma, worshipped by Śarabhaṅga and Sutīkṣṇa.

Verse 42 — अगस्त्यानुग्रहवर्दित राम ।

अगस्त्यानुग्रहवर्दित राम ।
agastyānugrahavardita rāma |
O Rāma, strengthened by Agastya's grace and gifts.

Verse 43 — गृध्राधिपसंसेवित राम ।

गृध्राधिपसंसेवित राम ।
gṛdhrādhipasaṃsevita rāma |
O Rāma, served by Jaṭāyu, king of vultures.

Verse 44 — पंचवटीतटसुस्थित राम ।

पंचवटीतटसुस्थित राम ।
paṃcavaṭītaṭasusthita rāma |
O Rāma, settled in bliss on Pañcavaṭī's banks.

Verse 45 — शूर्पणखार्त्तिविधायक राम ।

शूर्पणखार्त्तिविधायक राम ।
śūrpaṇakhārttividhāyaka rāma |
O Rāma, who punished Śūrpaṇakhā's menace.

Verse 46 — खरदूषणमुखसूदक राम ।

खरदूषणमुखसूदक राम ।
kharadūṣaṇamukhasūdaka rāma |
O Rāma, slayer of Khara, Dūṣaṇa and their horde.

Verse 47 — सीताप्रियहरिणानुग राम ।

सीताप्रियहरिणानुग राम ।
sītāpriyahariṇānuga rāma |
O Rāma, who chased Sītā's beloved golden deer.

Verse 48 — मारीचार्तिकृताशुग राम ।

मारीचार्तिकृताशुग राम ।
mārīcārtikṛtāśuga rāma |
O Rāma, whose arrow laid Mārīca low.

Verse 49 — विनष्टसीतान्वेषक राम ।

विनष्टसीतान्वेषक राम ।
vinaṣṭasītānveṣaka rāma |
O Rāma, seeker of lost Sītā.

Verse 50 — गृध्राधिपगतिदायक राम ।

गृध्राधिपगतिदायक राम ।
gṛdhrādhipagatidāyaka rāma |
O Rāma, granter of liberation to the vulture-king.

Verse 51 — शबरीदत्तफलाशन राम ।

शबरीदत्तफलाशन राम ।
śabarīdattaphalāśana rāma |
O Rāma, who tasted the fruits Śabarī offered with love.

Verse 52 — कबंधबाहुच्छेदन राम ॥

कबंधबाहुच्छेदन राम ॥
kabaṃdhabāhucchedana rāma ||
O Rāma, severer of Kabandha's arms.

Verse 53 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 54 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

किष्किंधाकांडः

किष्किंधाकांडः
kiṣkiṃdhākāṃḍaḥ
Alliance — Hanumān and Sugrīva; proud Vāli falls.

Verse 55 — हनुमत्सेवितनिजपद राम ।

हनुमत्सेवितनिजपद राम ।
hanumatsevitanijapada rāma |
O Rāma, whose feet Hanumān serves.

Verse 56 — नतसुग्रीवाभीष्टद राम ।

नतसुग्रीवाभीष्टद राम ।
natasugrīvābhīṣṭada rāma |
O Rāma, fulfiller of bowing Sugrīva's wishes.

Verse 57 — गर्वितवालिसंहारक राम ।

गर्वितवालिसंहारक राम ।
garvitavālisaṃhāraka rāma |
O Rāma, slayer of arrogant Vāli.

Verse 58 — वानरदूतप्रेषक राम ।

वानरदूतप्रेषक राम ।
vānaradūtapreṣaka rāma |
O Rāma, who sent the monkey envoy across the sea.

Verse 59 — हितकरलक्ष्मणसंयुत राम ॥

हितकरलक्ष्मणसंयुत राम ॥
hitakaralakṣmaṇasaṃyuta rāma ||
O Rāma, joined with welfare-bringing Lakṣmaṇa.

Verse 60 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 61 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

सुंदरकांडः

सुंदरकांडः
suṃdarakāṃḍaḥ
Leap — Hanumān finds Sītā in Laṅkā and returns with hope.

Verse 62 — कपिवरसंततसंस्मृत राम ।

कपिवरसंततसंस्मृत राम ।
kapivarasaṃtatasaṃsmṛta rāma |
O Rāma, ever remembered by the noble Hanumān.

Verse 63 — तद्गतिविघ्नध्वंसक राम ।

तद्गतिविघ्नध्वंसक राम ।
tadgativighnadhvaṃsaka rāma |
O Rāma, who smashed the barriers on his path.

Verse 64 — सीताप्राणाधारक राम ।

सीताप्राणाधारक राम ।
sītāprāṇādhāraka rāma |
O Rāma, the very support of Sītā's life.

Verse 65 — दुष्टदशाननदूषित राम ।

दुष्टदशाननदूषित राम ।
duṣṭadaśānanadūṣita rāma |
O Rāma, who scorned the wicked ten-faced Rāvaṇa.

Verse 66 — शिष्टहनूमद्भूषित राम ।

शिष्टहनूमद्भूषित राम ।
śiṣṭahanūmadbhūṣita rāma |
O Rāma, who crowned wise Hanumān with praise.

Verse 67 — सीतावेदितकाकावन राम ।

सीतावेदितकाकावन राम ।
sītāveditakākāvana rāma |
O Rāma, who spared the crow, as Sītā herself had told.

Verse 68 — कृतचूडामणिदर्शन राम ।

कृतचूडामणिदर्शन राम ।
kṛtacūḍāmaṇidarśana rāma |
O Rāma, who beheld Sītā's crest-jewel in Hanumān's hand.

Verse 69 — कपिवरवचनाश्वासित राम ॥

कपिवरवचनाश्वासित राम ॥
kapivaravacanāśvāsita rāma ||
O Rāma, comforted by the noble monkey's tidings.

Verse 70 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 71 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

युद्धकांडः

युद्धकांडः
yuddhakāṃḍaḥ
War — the bridge is bound, Rāvaṇa falls, the crown returns.

Verse 72 — रावणनिधनप्रस्थित राम ।

रावणनिधनप्रस्थित राम ।
rāvaṇanidhanaprasthita rāma |
O Rāma, marched forth for Rāvaṇa's fall.

Verse 73 — वानरसैन्यसमावृत राम ।

वानरसैन्यसमावृत राम ।
vānarasainyasamāvṛta rāma |
O Rāma, ringed by the monkey army.

Verse 74 — शोषितसरिदीशार्थित राम ।

शोषितसरिदीशार्थित राम ।
śoṣitasaridīśārthita rāma |
O Rāma, who entreated the ocean and threatened to dry him.

Verse 75 — विभीषणाभयदायक राम ।

विभीषणाभयदायक राम ।
vibhīṣaṇābhayadāyaka rāma |
O Rāma, giver of fearlessness to Vibhīṣaṇa.

Verse 76 — पर्वतसेतुनिबंधक राम ।

पर्वतसेतुनिबंधक राम ।
parvatasetunibaṃdhaka rāma |
O Rāma, binder of the mountain-bridge across the sea.

Verse 77 — कुंभकर्णशिरश्छेदक राम ।

कुंभकर्णशिरश्छेदक राम ।
kuṃbhakarṇaśiraśchedaka rāma |
O Rāma, beheader of Kumbhakarṇa.

Verse 78 — राक्षससंघविमर्धक राम ।

राक्षससंघविमर्धक राम ।
rākṣasasaṃghavimardhaka rāma |
O Rāma, crusher of the demon hosts.

Verse 79 — अहिमहिरावणचारण राम ।

अहिमहिरावणचारण राम ।
ahimahirāvaṇacāraṇa rāma |
O Rāma, who hunted down Mahirāvaṇa of the nether world.

Verse 80 — संहृतदशमुखरावण राम ।

संहृतदशमुखरावण राम ।
saṃhṛtadaśamukharāvaṇa rāma |
O Rāma, destroyer of ten-faced Rāvaṇa.

Verse 81 — विधिभवमुखसुरसंस्तुत राम ।

विधिभवमुखसुरसंस्तुत राम ।
vidhibhavamukhasurasaṃstuta rāma |
O Rāma, hymned by Brahmā, Śiva and the gods.

Verse 82 — खःस्थितदशरथवीक्षित राम ।

खःस्थितदशरथवीक्षित राम ।
khaḥsthitadaśarathavīkṣita rāma |
O Rāma, watched from the heavens by Daśaratha.

Verse 83 — सीतादर्शनमोदित राम ।

सीतादर्शनमोदित राम ।
sītādarśanamodita rāma |
O Rāma, overjoyed at the sight of Sītā.

Verse 84 — अभिषिक्तविभीषणनत राम ।

अभिषिक्तविभीषणनत राम ।
abhiṣiktavibhīṣaṇanata rāma |
O Rāma, praised by the anointed Vibhīṣaṇa.

Verse 85 — पुष्पकयानारोहण राम ।

पुष्पकयानारोहण राम ।
puṣpakayānārohaṇa rāma |
O Rāma, rider of the Puṣpaka chariot.

Verse 86 — भरद्वाजादिनिषेवण राम ।

भरद्वाजादिनिषेवण राम ।
bharadvājādiniṣevaṇa rāma |
O Rāma, honoured by Bharadvāja and the sages.

Verse 87 — भरतप्राणप्रियकर राम ।

भरतप्राणप्रियकर राम ।
bharataprāṇapriyakara rāma |
O Rāma, who gladdened Bharata's very life.

Verse 88 — साकेतपुरीभूषण राम ।

साकेतपुरीभूषण राम ।
sāketapurībhūṣaṇa rāma |
O Rāma, ornament of Sāketa city.

Verse 89 — सकलस्वीयसमानत राम ।

सकलस्वीयसमानत राम ।
sakalasvīyasamānata rāma |
O Rāma, who holds all his devotees as his equals.

Verse 90 — रत्नलसत्पीठास्थित रામ ।

रत्नलसत्पीठास्थित रામ ।
ratnalasatpīṭhāsthita raામ |
O Rāma, throned on the gem-glittering seat.

Verse 91 — पट्टाभिषेकालंकृत राम ।

पट्टाभिषेकालंकृत राम ।
paṭṭābhiṣekālaṃkṛta rāma |
O Rāma, resplendent in his coronation.

Verse 92 — पार्थिवकुलसम्मानित राम ।

पार्थिवकुलसम्मानित राम ।
pārthivakulasammānita rāma |
O Rāma, honoured by the royal houses.

Verse 93 — विभीषणार्पितरंगक राम ।

विभीषणार्पितरंगक राम ।
vibhīṣaṇārpitaraṃgaka rāma |
O Rāma, whom Vibhīṣaṇa welcomed with the royal court.

Verse 94 — कीशकुलानुग्रहकर राम ।

कीशकुलानुग्रहकर राम ।
kīśakulānugrahakara rāma |
O Rāma, showerer of grace on the monkey clan.

Verse 95 — सकलजीवसंरक्षक राम ।

सकलजीवसंरक्षक राम ।
sakalajīvasaṃrakṣaka rāma |
O Rāma, protector of every living being.

Verse 96 — समस्तलोकाधारक राम ॥

समस्तलोकाधारक राम ॥
samastalokādhāraka rāma ||
O Rāma, upholder of all the worlds.

Verse 97 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 98 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

उत्तरकांडः

उत्तरकांडः
uttarakāṃḍaḥ
Aftermath — the righteous reign and the return to Vaikuṇṭha.

Verse 99 — आगतमुनिगणसंस्तुत राम ।

आगतमुनिगणसंस्तुत राम ।
āgatamunigaṇasaṃstuta rāma |
O Rāma, hymned by the gathered hosts of sages.

Verse 100 — विश्रुतदशकंठोद्भव राम ।

विश्रुतदशकंठोद्भव राम ।
viśrutadaśakaṃṭhodbhava rāma |
O Rāma, who heard the famed tale of ten-necked Rāvaṇa's birth.

Verse 101 — सीतालिंगननिर्वृत राम ।

सीतालिंगननिर्वृत राम ।
sītāliṃgananirvṛta rāma |
O Rāma, blissful in Sītā's embrace.

Verse 102 — नीतिसुरक्षितजनपद राम ।

नीतिसुरक्षितजनपद राम ।
nītisurakṣitajanapada rāma |
O Rāma, whose people dwell safe under justice.

Verse 103 — विपिनत्याजितजनकज राम ।

विपिनत्याजितजनकज राम ।
vipinatyājitajanakaja rāma |
O Rāma, who left Janaka's daughter in the forest.

Verse 104 — कारितलवणासुरवध राम ।

कारितलवणासुरवध राम ।
kāritalavaṇāsuravadha rāma |
O Rāma, who had Lavāṇāsura slain.

Verse 105 — स्वर्गतशंबुकसंस्तुत राम ।

स्वर्गतशंबुकसंस्तुत राम ।
svargataśaṃbukasaṃstuta rāma |
O Rāma, praised by Śambūka, risen to heaven.

Verse 106 — स्वतनयकुशलवनंदित राम ।

स्वतनयकुशलवनंदित राम ।
svatanayakuśalavanaṃdita rāma |
O Rāma, gladdened by his sons Kuśa and Lava.

Verse 107 — अश्वमेधक्रतुदीक्षित राम ।

अश्वमेधक्रतुदीक्षित राम ।
aśvamedhakratudīkṣita rāma |
O Rāma, consecrated for the horse-sacrifice.

Verse 108 — कालावेदितसुरपद राम ।

कालावेदितसुरपद राम ।
kālāveditasurapada rāma |
O Rāma, whom Time reminded of the home above.

Verse 109 — आयोध्यकजनमुक्तिद राम ।

आयोध्यकजनमुक्तिद राम ।
āyodhyakajanamuktida rāma |
O Rāma, giver of liberation to Ayodhyā's folk.

Verse 110 — विधिमुखविभुदानंदक राम ।

विधिमुखविभुदानंदक राम ।
vidhimukhavibhudānaṃdaka rāma |
O Rāma, joy of Brahmā and the gods.

Verse 111 — तेजोमयनिजरूपक राम ।

तेजोमयनिजरूपक राम ।
tejomayanijarūpaka rāma |
O Rāma, whose true form is pure radiance.

Verse 112 — संसृतिबंधविमोचक राम ।

संसृतिबंधविमोचक राम ।
saṃsṛtibaṃdhavimocaka rāma |
O Rāma, freer from birth-and-death's bonds.

Verse 113 — धर्मस्थापनतत्पर राम ।

धर्मस्थापनतत्पर राम ।
dharmasthāpanatatpara rāma |
O Rāma, devoted to establishing dharma.

Verse 114 — भक्तिपरायणमुक्तिद राम ।

भक्तिपरायणमुक्तिद राम ।
bhaktiparāyaṇamuktida rāma |
O Rāma, giver of freedom to the devoted.

Verse 115 — सर्वचराचरपालक राम ।

सर्वचराचरपालक राम ।
sarvacarācarapālaka rāma |
O Rāma, keeper of all that moves and moves not.

Verse 116 — सर्वभवामयवारक राम ।

सर्वभवामयवारक राम ।
sarvabhavāmayavāraka rāma |
O Rāma, healer of worldly suffering.

Verse 117 — वैकुंठालयसंस्थित राम ।

वैकुंठालयसंस्थित राम ।
vaikuṃṭhālayasaṃsthita rāma |
O Rāma, dwelling in Vaikuṇṭha's abode.

Verse 118 — नित्यानंदपदस्थित राम ॥

नित्यानंदपदस्थित राम ॥
nityānaṃdapadasthita rāma ||
O Rāma, established in eternal bliss.

Verse 119 — राम राम जय राजा राम ।

राम राम जय राजा राम ।
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
Rāma, Rāma — glory to King Rāma.

Verse 120 — राम राम जय सीता राम ॥

राम राम जय सीता राम ॥
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
Rāma, Rāma — glory to Sītā's Rāma.

About Nāma Rāmāyaṇam

Nāma Rāmāyaṇam is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Lakṣmaṇācārya, addressed to Rama — a Nama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Sanskrit Wikisource.

Also known as: Shuddha Brahma Paratpara Rama, Nama Ramayanam.

The Śrīvaiṣṇava devotee to whom the colophon of some editions ascribes the Nāma Rāmāyaṇam — 108 names of Rāma that sing the whole Rāmāyaṇa, kanda by kanda (Wikisource lists the author as unknown). The verse text is a stable traditional composition, identical across independent editions, and wholly in the public domain.

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