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𑌆𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌆𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕)

Apadamapahartaram (Apadam Apahartaram Shloka) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Morning and evening; especially during daily prayer, before travel, or in times of difficulty·📜 Traditional Vaishnava prayer verse, widely recited in daily worship and Apaduddharaka (rescue-from-distress) stotras

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Origin & Story

Traditional Vaishnava prayer verse, widely recited in daily worship and Apaduddharaka (rescue-from-distress) stotras · Unknown (traditional) · Ancient / traditional

This verse distills the devotee's two deepest prayers — freedom from danger and the gift of well-being — into a single salutation to Sri Rama, the ideal Lord whose very life was the triumph of dharma over adversity. Because Rama Himself endured exile, loss and battle yet remained the 'delight of all the worlds', devotees turn to Him as the surest refuge in their own calamities, repeating this shloka 'again and again' as both prayer and remembrance.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees through the ages have recited this verse at the onset of danger — illness, lawsuits, travel, or sudden crisis — trusting Rama as 'Apadam apahartaram', the one who removes calamity, and have found their troubles eased and fortune restored. It is counted among the protective verses said to guard those who chant it with faith.

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The Mantra

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𑌆𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍॥

Apadam-apahartaram Dataram Sarva-sampadam Lokabhiramam Sri-Ramam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamy-aham

Meaning:To the remover of all calamities and the bestower of all prosperity, the delight of all the worlds, Sri Rama — to Him I bow again and again.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌆𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊ApadamOf calamities, dangers, misfortunes and adversities

𑌅𑌪𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊ApahartaramThe remover, the one who takes away (and destroys)

𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊DataramThe giver, the bestower

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊Sarva-sampadamOf all prosperity, wealth and auspiciousness

𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊LokabhiramamThe delight of all the worlds; He who is pleasing and beloved to all people

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊Sri-RamamSri Rama, the Lord (the auspicious Rama)

𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃🔊Bhuyo BhuyahAgain and again, repeatedly

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍🔊Namamy-ahamI bow, I offer my salutations

Benefits of Chanting Apadamapahartaram (Apadam Apahartaram Shloka)

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Invokes Sri Rama's protection to remove calamities, dangers and sudden misfortune

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Prays for the bestowal of all prosperity, wealth and auspiciousness

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Short and easy to memorise, ideal for daily recitation and times of distress

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Brings courage and reassurance when facing fear, crisis or uncertainty

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Cultivates devotion to Rama as 'Lokabhirama', the delight of all the worlds

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Traditionally chanted at the start of a journey or any new undertaking for safety

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Repeated remembrance ('bhuyo bhuyah') steadies and calms the mind

How to Chant Apadamapahartaram (Apadam Apahartaram Shloka)

Repetitions108times

Best TimeMorning and evening; especially during daily prayer, before travel, or in times of difficulty

Sit calmly facing east, recall Sri Rama in the heart, and recite this shloka with devotion. It may be chanted once at the beginning and end of worship, or repeated 11, 21 or 108 times as a prayer for protection and prosperity. Because it is brief, it can be remembered anywhere — before setting out on a journey, before an important task, or whenever danger or anxiety arises — chanting it 'again and again' as the verse itself enjoins.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Apadamapahartaram (Apadam Apahartaram Shloka) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a famous one-verse prayer to Sri Rama, praising Him as the remover of all calamities (apad) and the giver of all prosperity (sampad), the delight of all the worlds, and bowing to Him again and again. It is widely recited in daily worship and in times of trouble.

'Apadam apahartaram' means 'the remover of calamities/adversities', and 'dataram sarva-sampadam' means 'the bestower of all prosperity'. So the verse hails the Lord as the one who both takes away all dangers and grants all good fortune.

The most well-known and traditional form addresses Sri Rama ('Lokabhiramam Sri-Ramam'). A similar verse is sometimes recited to Sri Krishna by substituting His name. Both forms carry the same prayer — to remove calamities and grant prosperity.

It is excellent for daily morning and evening prayer, before beginning a journey or important work, and during any time of fear, crisis or hardship. Its brevity makes it easy to recall and repeat whenever protection and reassurance are needed.