Sri Rama Apaduddharana Stotram
श्रीराम आपदुद्धारण स्तोत्रम्
Also known as: rama apaduddharana stotram · apadam apahartaram · apadamapahartaram dataram sarva sampadam · sri rama apaduddharaka stotram · raghunatha apad nivarana stotram
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✦ Meaning
The Sri Rama Apaduddharana Stotram is a famous four-verse prayer to Lord Rama as 'Apaduddharana' — the deliverer from calamities. Its opening verse, 'Apadam apahartaram dataram sarva-sampadam', is recited daily by countless devotees to be freed from danger and distress and to be blessed with prosperity. The four verses salute Rama as the remover of affliction and fear, the punisher of the wicked, the bow-wielding destroyer of demons, and the beloved Lord of Sita. It is often recited after the Vishnu Sahasranama.
Origin & Story
Traditional Sri Rama stotra (recited for deliverance from danger; commonly appended to the Vishnu Sahasranama recitation) · Traditional · Traditional
Rama, who in the Ramayana repeatedly rescued the helpless — the sages of the Dandaka forest, Sugriva, Vibhishana and Sita herself — from the gravest dangers, is invoked here as Apaduddharana, the deliverer from calamity. The opening verse, declaring him 'the remover of all calamities and the giver of all prosperity', became one of the most beloved daily prayers in Hindu households, recited for protection in difficulty and customarily added at the close of the Vishnu Sahasranama parayana.
✦ As told in scripture
Devotees across generations have turned to the verse 'Apadam apahartaram' in moments of sudden danger — illness, accidents, lawsuits, journeys through peril — and recount how steadfast repetition of these words, surrendering the crisis to Rama, has again and again opened an unexpected way out of trouble.
Complete Text with Meaning
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आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् । लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥ १॥
Apadam-Apahartaram Dataram Sarva-Sampadam | Lokabhiramam Shri-Ramam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namamy-Aham || 1||
Meaning:I bow again and again to Sri Rama, the remover of all calamities, the bestower of all prosperity, the delight of all the worlds.
आर्तानामार्तिहन्तारं भीतानां भीतिनाशनम् । द्विषतां कालदण्डं तं रामचन्द्रं नमाम्यहम् ॥ २॥
Artanam-Arti-Hantaram Bhitanam Bhiti-Nashanam | Dvishatam Kala-Dandam Tam Ramachandram Namamy-Aham || 2||
Meaning:I bow to that Ramachandra who destroys the affliction of the suffering, dispels the fear of the frightened, and is the very rod of Death to his enemies.
नमः कोदण्डहस्ताय सन्धीकृतशराय च । खण्डिताखिलदैत्याय रामायापन्निवारिणे ॥ ३॥
Namah Kodanda-Hastaya Sandhi-Krita-Sharaya Cha | Khandita-Akhila-Daityaya Ramaya-Apan-Nivarine || 3||
Meaning:Salutations to Rama, who holds the Kodanda bow with the arrow fixed to it, who has shattered all the demons, and who wards off every distress.
रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे । रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः ॥ ४॥
Ramaya Ramabhadraya Ramachandraya Vedhase | Raghunathaya Nathaya Sitayah Pataye Namah || 4||
Meaning:Salutations to Rama, to Ramabhadra, to Ramachandra the ordainer, to Raghunatha the Lord and protector, to the husband of Sita.
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Benefits of Chanting Sri Rama Apaduddharana Stotram
Recited to be delivered from calamities, dangers and sudden misfortune (apad-uddharana)
The first verse, repeated alone, is a celebrated daily prayer for protection and prosperity
Dispels fear and grief, invoking Rama as the destroyer of affliction (arti-hantaram)
Bestows all-round prosperity (dataram sarva-sampadam) along with protection
Traditionally chanted after the Vishnu Sahasranama to seal worship with Rama's protective grace
Strengthens faith in Sri Rama as the ever-present refuge in times of trouble
How to Chant Sri Rama Apaduddharana Stotram
Sit facing an image of Sri Rama and recite all four verses with devotion. In times of acute danger or worry, the first verse 'Apadam apahartaram' may be repeated 11, 21 or 108 times as a protective japa, holding the difficulty in mind and surrendering it to Rama. Many devotees chant this stotra immediately after the Vishnu Sahasranama as the concluding prayer.