ରାମ ରକ୍ଷା ସ୍ତୋତ୍ର

ଅର୍ଥ:Om, salutations to Sri Ganesha. Of this Ram Raksha Stotra mantra, the seer is Sage Budha Kaushika; the deity is Sri Sita-Ramachandra; the metre is Anushtup; Sita is the power (Shakti); Sri Hanuman is the pin (Kilaka). It is recited for the pleasure of Sri Ramachandra — herein lies its application.

ଅର୍ଥ:Meditation: Let one meditate on Ramachandra — His arms reaching to His knees, holding bow and arrows, seated firm in the lotus posture, robed in yellow, His eyes rivalling fresh lotus-petals, serene; His gaze meeting the lotus-face of Sita seated on His left lap, dark as a rain-cloud, resplendent with many ornaments, crowned with a great mass of matted locks.

ଅର୍ଥ:The story of Raghunatha (Rama) extends over a hundred crore verses; each single syllable of it destroys even the gravest of sins.

ଅର୍ଥ:Having meditated on Rama — dark as the blue lotus, lotus-eyed, accompanied by Janaki (Sita) and Lakshmana, adorned with a crown of matted hair —

ଅର୍ଥ:— bearing sword, quiver, bow and arrow in hand, the ender of the night-roaming demons, who took birth of His own free will, unborn yet all-pervading, to protect the world —

ଅର୍ଥ:— let the wise recite the Ram Raksha, destroyer of sin and giver of every desire. May Raghava protect my head; may the son of Dasharatha protect my forehead.

ଅର୍ଥ:May the son of Kausalya protect my eyes; may the beloved of Vishvamitra protect my ears; may the protector of the sacrifice guard my nose; may the loving brother of Lakshmana (Saumitri) guard my mouth.

ଅର୍ଥ:May the treasure of wisdom guard my tongue; may He whom Bharata adores guard my throat; may the bearer of divine weapons guard my shoulders; may He who broke Shiva's bow guard my arms.

ଅର୍ଥ:May the Lord of Sita guard my hands; may the conqueror of Parashurama (Jamadagnya) guard my heart; may the slayer of Khara guard my middle; may He in whom Jambavan took refuge guard my navel.

ଅର୍ଥ:May the Lord of Sugriva guard my waist; may the master of Hanuman guard my hips; may the best of the Raghus, destroyer of the demon race, guard my thighs.

ଅର୍ଥ:May the builder of the bridge guard my knees; may the slayer of the ten-faced Ravana guard my shins; may He who gave fortune to Vibhishana guard my feet — may Rama guard my entire body!

ଅର୍ଥ:Whoever, blessed with merit, recites this protection endowed with the strength of Rama becomes long-lived, happy, blessed with children, victorious and humble.

ଅର୍ଥ:Those who move beneath the earth, on the earth, or through the sky, and those who roam in disguise — none of them can even look upon one who is guarded by the names of Rama.

ଅର୍ଥ:Whoever remembers 'Rama, Rama-bhadra, Ramachandra' is never tainted by sin; he gains both worldly enjoyment and final liberation.

ଅର୍ଥ:He who wears upon his throat (in memory) the world-conquering single mantra — the name of Rama, the protector — holds all powers (siddhis) in the palm of his hand.

ଅର୍ଥ:Whoever recalls this Rama-armour, named the 'Diamond Cage' (Vajra-Panjara), goes everywhere with his commands unobstructed and attains victory and auspiciousness.

ଅର୍ଥ:Just as Lord Shiva (Hara) commanded it in a dream, so, on waking at dawn, did Budha Kaushika write down this Ram Raksha.

ଅର୍ଥ:Rama is the grove of wish-fulfilling (Kalpa) trees, the cessation of all calamities, the delight of the three worlds; that glorious Rama is our Lord.

ଅର୍ଥ:Youthful, of perfect beauty, tender yet of great strength, with eyes wide as lotuses, clad in bark and black antelope-skin,

ଅର୍ଥ:— living on fruit and roots, self-controlled, ascetic, observing celibacy, these two sons of Dasharatha, the brothers Rama and Lakshmana,

ଅର୍ଥ:— the refuge of all creatures, the foremost of all archers, destroyers of the demon race: may these two best of the Raghus protect us.

ଅର୍ଥ:With bows strung and ready, hands touching the arrows, bearing inexhaustible quivers — may Rama and Lakshmana ever walk before me on the path to protect me.

ଅର୍ଥ:Armoured, sword in hand, bearing bow and arrows, the youthful Rama with Lakshmana, fulfilling our every wish as He walks — may He protect us.

ଅର୍ଥ:Rama, son of Dasharatha, the valiant, followed by the mighty Lakshmana, of the Kakutstha line, the Perfect Being, son of Kausalya, the best of the Raghus;

ଅର୍ଥ:— knowable through Vedanta, Lord of sacrifice, the Supreme Being of the Puranas, beloved of Janaki, glorious, of immeasurable valour:

ଅର୍ଥ:He who daily chants these names, my devotee filled with faith, surely attains merit greater than that of the Ashwamedha sacrifice.

ଅର୍ଥ:Those who praise Rama — dark as a blade of durva grass, lotus-eyed, clad in yellow — with these divine names, are no longer bound to the cycle of birth.

ଅର୍ଥ:I bow to Rama — elder brother of Lakshmana, best of the Raghus, lord of Sita, the beautiful one; of the Kakutstha line, an ocean of compassion, the treasure of virtues, dear to the Brahmins, the righteous; the king of kings, true to his word, son of Dasharatha, dark-hued, of serene form; I bow to Raghava, the delight of the worlds, the crest-jewel of the Raghu line, the foe of Ravana.

ଅର୍ଥ:Salutations to Rama, to Rama-bhadra, to Ramachandra the creator; to the Lord of the Raghus, the Master, the husband of Sita — salutations.

ଅର୍ଥ:Sri Rama, Rama, delight of the Raghus, Rama Rama; Sri Rama, Rama, elder of Bharata, Rama Rama; Sri Rama, Rama, fierce in battle, Rama Rama; Sri Rama, Rama, be my refuge, Rama Rama.

ଅର୍ଥ:The feet of Sri Ramachandra I remember with my mind; the feet of Sri Ramachandra I praise with my speech; the feet of Sri Ramachandra I bow to with my head; to the feet of Sri Ramachandra I surrender.

ଅର୍ଥ:Rama is my mother, Ramachandra my father; Rama is my master, Ramachandra my friend; the compassionate Ramachandra is my all — I know no other, none other at all, none other.

ଅର୍ଥ:Him who has Lakshmana on His right and the daughter of Janaka (Sita) on His left, and Hanuman (Maruti) before Him — that delight of the Raghus I adore.

ଅର୍ଥ:The delight of the worlds, steadfast in the arena of battle, lotus-eyed, lord of the Raghu dynasty, the very form of compassion, the abode of mercy — to that Sri Ramachandra I surrender.

ଅର୍ଥ:Swift as thought, equal to the wind in speed, master of the senses, foremost among the wise, son of the wind, chief of the monkey host — to that messenger of Rama (Hanuman) I surrender.

ଅର୍ଥ:Cooing sweetly 'Rama, Rama' in honeyed, melodious syllables, perched upon the branch of poetry — I worship Valmiki, the cuckoo (whose song is the Ramayana).

ଅର୍ଥ:The remover of calamities, the giver of all prosperity, the delight of all the worlds — to that Sri Rama I bow again and again.

ଅର୍ଥ:The burning-up of the seeds of rebirth, the gathering of all happiness and wealth, the terror of the messengers of Death — such is the roar of 'Rama, Rama!'

ଅର୍ଥ:Rama, the jewel among kings, is ever victorious; I worship Rama, the Lord of Lakshmi. By Rama the army of night-demons was destroyed; to that Rama I bow. There is no higher refuge than Rama; I am Rama's servant; may my mind ever dissolve in Rama. O Rama, uplift me!

ଅର୍ଥ:'Rama, Rama' — thus I delight in the delightful Rama. O fair-faced one, the name of Rama is equal to (chanting) the thousand names of Vishnu.

ଅର୍ଥ:Thus concludes the Sri Ram Raksha Stotra composed by Sage Budha Kaushika. May it be an offering unto Sri Sita-Ramachandra.