බ්රහ්මකෘත රාම ස්තුති
Brahma Krita Rama Stuti in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Origin & Story
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117 · Maharshi Valmiki (the words spoken by Lord Brahma) · Ancient (Itihasa / Ramayana period)
When the great war of Lanka was over and Ravana lay slain, Sri Rama stood in sorrow, and in his human humility regarded himself simply as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, a man among men. Then Lord Brahma, foremost among the knowers of the Absolute, came forward together with the assembled gods, and addressed him with this hymn of revelation. Brahma declared that Rama was none other than the eternal Narayana, Vishnu, the imperishable Brahman who pervades the beginning, middle and end of all things — the Purushottama who had taken human birth for the protection of dharma and the welfare of the worlds. This divine acknowledgement preceded the appearance of the celestial chariot, the return of Sita, and the blessing of King Dasaratha, sealing the triumph of righteousness.
✦ As told in scripture
Tradition holds that as Brahma spoke these words, the gods rained down celestial flowers upon Sri Rama, and the heavens resounded with praise; and it was upon this revelation that Dasaratha descended from the heavens to bless his son and the divine fire-god Agni restored Sita pure and unharmed. Devotees believe that reciting Brahma's words awakens within the heart the same vision of Rama as the Supreme Lord.
Complete Text with Meaning
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භවාන්නාරායණෝ දේවඃ ශ්රීමාංශ්චක්රායුධඃ ප්රභුඃ. ඒකශෘඞ්ගෝ වරාහස්ත්වං භූතභව්යසපත්නජිත්..
bhavān-nārāyaṇo devaḥ śrīmāṃś-cakrāyudhaḥ prabhuḥ | eka-śṛṅgo varāhas-tvaṃ bhūta-bhavya-sapatna-jit ||
Meaning:Your Lordship is the divine Narayana himself, the glorious wielder of the discus; You are the single-tusked Boar, the conqueror of every foe past and to come.
අක්ෂරං බ්රහ්ම සත්යං ච මධ්යේ චාන්තේ ච රාඝව. ලෝකානාං ත්වං පරෝ ධර්මෝ විෂ්වක්සේනශ්චතුර්භුජඃ..
akṣaraṃ brahma satyaṃ ca madhye cānte ca rāghava | lokānāṃ tvaṃ paro dharmo viṣvaksenaś-catur-bhujaḥ ||
Meaning:You are the imperishable Brahman and the Truth, abiding in the middle and at the end of all, O Raghava; You are the supreme Dharma of the worlds, Vishvaksena, the four-armed one.
ශාර්ඞ්ගධන්වා හෘෂීකේශඃ පුරුෂඃ පුරුෂෝත්තමඃ. අජිතඃ ඛඩ්ගධෘග්විෂ්ණුඃ කෘෂ්ණශ්චෛව බෘහද්බලඃ..
śārṅga-dhanvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ puruṣaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | ajitaḥ khaḍga-dhṛg-viṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇaś-caiva bṛhad-balaḥ ||
Meaning:You are the bearer of the Sharnga bow, the lord of the senses, the Purusha and the highest of persons, the unconquered Vishnu who bears the sword, and Krishna of immense might.
සේනානීර්ග්රාමණීශ්ච ත්වං ත්වං බුද්ධිස්ත්වං ක්ෂමා දමඃ. ප්රභවශ්චාප්යයශ්ච ත්වමුපේන්ද්රෝ මධුසූදනඃ..
senānīr-grāmaṇīś-ca tvaṃ tvaṃ buddhis-tvaṃ kṣamā damaḥ | prabhavaś-cāpyayaś-ca tvam-upendro madhusūdanaḥ ||
Meaning:You are the commander of armies and the leader of all people; You are wisdom, forbearance and self-control; You are the origin and the dissolution of all, Upendra, the slayer of Madhu.
ඉන්ද්රකර්මා මහේන්ද්රස්ත්වං පද්මනාභෝ රණාන්තකෘත්. ශරණ්යං ශරණං ච ත්වාමාහුර්දිව්යා මහර්ෂයඃ..
indra-karmā mahendras-tvaṃ padmanābho raṇānta-kṛt | śaraṇyaṃ śaraṇaṃ ca tvām-āhur-divyā maharṣayaḥ ||
Meaning:Your deeds are those of Indra; You are the great sovereign, the lotus-naveled one who ends all battles; the divine sages call You the refuge and the sole shelter of all.
සහස්රශෘඞ්ගෝ වේදාත්මා ශතශීර්ෂෝ මහර්ෂභඃ. ත්වං ත්රයාණාං හි ලෝකානාමාදිකර්තා ස්වයංප්රභුඃ..
sahasra-śṛṅgo vedātmā śata-śīrṣo maharṣabhaḥ | tvaṃ trayāṇāṃ hi lokānām-ādi-kartā svayaṃ-prabhuḥ ||
Meaning:You are the thousand-horned one whose soul is the Vedas, the hundred-headed, the mighty Bull; You alone are the original creator of the three worlds, self-existent and self-sovereign.
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Benefits of Chanting Brahma Krita Rama Stuti
Establishes the supreme truth that Sri Rama is Narayana, Vishnu, the Purushottama
Spoken by Brahma himself — among the most authoritative revelations of Rama's divinity
Recited to deepen unwavering devotion (bhakti) and refuge (sharanagati) in Lord Rama
Invokes the protection of the Lord who is called 'the refuge and sole shelter of all'
Glorifies the many divine names of Vishnu, making it a potent meditation on the Lord's forms
Cultivates faith that the Divine takes human form for the welfare and protection of the worlds
How to Chant Brahma Krita Rama Stuti
Sit before an image of Sri Rama and recite these verses with reverence, meditating on each divine name as Brahma reveals Rama to be Narayana and Vishnu. The hymn is especially suited to recitation during a Yuddha Kanda parayana or as a daily prayer of surrender. Dwell on the closing thought that the Lord is the refuge and sole shelter of all beings, and offer yourself at his feet.
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