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Ranganatha Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning or evening; especially Thursdays and Ekadashi·📜 Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · Classical

The Ranganatha Ashtakam is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya. Eight verses to Ranganatha — Lord Vishnu reclining on the serpent Adishesha at Srirangam — by Adi Shankaracharya, adoring the Lord of the great island temple of the Kaveri.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that to recite the Ranganatha Ashtakam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.

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The Mantra

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𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 । 𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍇𑌲𑍇 । 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌽𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌲𑍀𑌲𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍀𑌲𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 । 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍇𑌕𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 । 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇 𑌗𑌰𑍁𑌡𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇 𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇 । 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇𑌽𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌅𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍇𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌸 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌗𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 । 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌵𑌟𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌰𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍇 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌚𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 । 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍗 𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁 𑌗𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌶𑌯𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍॥

ānandarūpe nijabodharūpe brahmasvarūpe śrutimūrtirūpe | śaśāṅkarūpe ramaṇīyarūpe śrīraṅgarūpe ramatāṃ mano me || 1|| kāveritīre karuṇāvilole mandāramūle dhṛtacārucele | daityāntakāle'khilalokalīle śrīraṅgalīle ramatāṃ mano me || 2|| lakṣmīnivāse jagatāṃ nivāse hṛtpadmavāse ravibimbavāse | kṛpānivāse guṇavṛndavāse śrīraṅgavāse ramatāṃ mano me || 3|| brahmādivandye jagadekavandye mukundavandye suranāthavandye | vyāsādivandye sanakādivandye śrīraṅgavandye ramatāṃ mano me || 4|| brahmādhirāje garuḍādhirāje vaikuṇṭharāje surarājarāje | trailokyarāje'khilalokarāje śrīraṅgarāje ramatāṃ mano me || 5|| amoghamudre paripūrṇanidre śrīyoganidre sasamudranidre | śritaikabhadre jagadekanidre śrīraṅgabhadre ramatāṃ mano me || 6|| sa citraśāyī bhujagendraśāyī nandāṅkaśāyī kamalāṅkaśāyī | kṣīrābdhiśāyī vaṭapatraśāyī śrīraṅgaśāyī ramatāṃ mano me || 7|| idaṃ hi raṅgaṃ tyajatāmihāṅgam punarnacāṅkaṃ yadi cāṅgameti | pāṇau rathāṅgaṃ caraṇembu gāṅgam yāne vihaṅgaṃ śayane bhujaṅgam || 8|| raṅganāthāṣṭakaṃ puṇyam prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet | sarvān kāmānavāpnoti raṅgisāyujyamāpnuyāt || || iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ śrīraṅganāthāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam||

Meaning:Eight verses to Ranganatha — Lord Vishnu reclining on the serpent Adishesha at Srirangam — by Adi Shankaracharya, adoring the Lord of the great island temple of the Kaveri.

Benefits of Chanting Ranganatha Ashtakam

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Recitation of the Ranganatha Ashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Thursdays and Ekadashi, and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Ranganatha Ashtakam

Repetitions1times

Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Thursdays and Ekadashi

FaceEast or North

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Ranganatha Ashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Ranganatha Ashtakam 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.

Eight verses to Ranganatha — Lord Vishnu reclining on the serpent Adishesha at Srirangam — by Adi Shankaracharya, adoring the Lord of the great island temple of the Kaveri.

It is attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Thursdays and Ekadashi and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Ranganatha Ashtakam

How to Chant Ranganatha Ashtakam

Frequently Asked Questions

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