Namami Bhakta Vatsalam (Rama Stuti) — Word-by-Word Meaning

I bow to You, O Rama, lover of Your devotees, compassionate and tender of nature; I worship Your lotus feet, You who bestow Your own divine abode upon the desireless. You are surpassingly dark and beautiful, the Mandara mountain that churns the ocean of worldly existence, lotus-eyed, the remover of faults such as pride. You of long arms and great valour, O Lord of immeasurable majesty, bearing quiver, bow and arrows, the leader of the three worlds. Ornament of the Solar race, breaker of Shiva's bow, delight of the sages and saints, destroyer of the demon hordes. Adored by Shiva (the foe of Kama) and served by Brahma and the gods, You are pure Consciousness embodied, the remover of every blemish. I bow to the Lord of Lakshmi, the abode of joy and refuge of the good; I worship You with Your power (Sita) and Your younger brother (Lakshmana), dear brother-in-law of Indra. Those who, free of envy, worship the soles of Your feet do not fall into the turbulent ocean of existence with its waves of doubt. Dwelling in solitude, ever joyfully worshipping You for liberation, withdrawing the senses, they attain Your supreme state. I worship that one wondrous Lord, desireless, the all-pervading God, the eternal teacher of the universe, the transcendent Absolute alone. I worship the beloved of pure devotion, hard for false yogis to reach, the wish-tree of His devotees, equal to all and ever worthy of service. I bow to the king of matchless beauty, the Lord of Sita (daughter of the earth); be gracious to me, I bow to You — grant me devotion to Your lotus feet. Those who recite this hymn with reverence attain Your state, of this there is no doubt, becoming endowed with devotion to You.