sitajanakiramadevi

ශ්රී ජානකී ස්තෝත්රම්

श्री जानकी स्तोत्रम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 8× repetitions·🕐 Friday or Tuesday mornings, during Navaratri, on Sita Navami, and during Rama worship·📜 Traditional Sanskrit hymn to Goddess Sita (Janaki Stuti)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Sanskrit hymn to Goddess Sita (Janaki Stuti) · Traditional (anonymous) · Classical / medieval devotional period

The Janaki Stotram belongs to the rich tradition of Sita-stuti, hymns that exalt Sita as the Goddess (Shakti) inseparable from Rama. While the Ramayana tells the story of Sita as the devoted wife of Rama and daughter of Janaka, this hymn unfolds her divine identity: she is Lakshmi who arose from the milk-ocean, Sarasvati the mother of the Vedas, Uma the consort of Shiva, and Prakriti the primordial Nature. Each verse begins or ends with 'namaami' / 'namasyaami' (I bow), making the stotra a continuous garland of salutations to the universal Mother.

✦ As told in scripture

In the tradition of Mithila and among Rama devotees, it is held that those burdened by poverty and fear who worship Sita through this stotra are lifted by the Mother's grace, for she is explicitly hailed as 'daaridrya-rana-samhartri' — she who makes war upon poverty itself — and 'abhaya-pradaa', the bestower of fearlessness.

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Verse 1

ජානකි ත්වාං නමස්යාමි සර්වපාපප්රණාශිනීම්. දාරිද්ර්යරණසංහර්ත්රීං භක්තානාමභයප්රදාම්..1..

Jaanaki tvaam namasyaami sarvapaapapranaashineem, Daaridryarana-samhartreem bhaktaanaam abhayapradaam. (1)

Meaning:हे जानकी! मैं आपको प्रणाम करता हूँ — आप समस्त पापों का नाश करने वाली, दरिद्रता का संहार करने वाली, और भक्तों को अभय प्रदान करने वाली हैं।

Verse 2

විදේහරාජතනයාං රාඝවානන්දකාරිණීම්. භූමේර්දුහිතරං විද්යාං නමාමි ප්රකෘතිං ශිවාම්..2..

Videhaaraajatanayaam raaghavaanandakaarineem, Bhoomerduhitaram vidyaam namaami prakritim shivaam. (2)

Meaning:विदेहराज (जनक) की पुत्री, राघव (राम) को आनन्द देने वाली; पृथ्वी की पुत्री, विद्यास्वरूपा एवं कल्याणमयी प्रकृति को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 3

පෞලස්ත්යෛශ්වර්යසංහත්රීං භක්තාභීෂ්ටාං සරස්වතීම්. පතිව්රතාධුරීණාං ත්වාං නමාමි ජනකාත්මජාම්..3..

Paulastyaishwaryasamhatreem bhaktaabheeshtaam sarasvateem, Pativrataadhureenaam tvaam namaami janakaatmajaam. (3)

Meaning:रावण के ऐश्वर्य का संहार करने वाली, भक्तों की अभीष्ट पूर्ण करने वाली, सरस्वतीस्वरूपा; पतिव्रताओं में अग्रगण्य जनकनन्दिनी आपको मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 4

අනුග්රහපරාමෘද්ධිමනඝාං හරිවල්ලභාම්. ආත්මවිද්යාං ත්රයීරූපාමුමාරූපාං නමාම්යහම්..4..

Anugrahaparaamriddhim anaghaam harivallabhaam, Aatmavidyaam trayeeroopaam umaaroopaam namaamyaham. (4)

Meaning:परम अनुग्रहशीला, सदा समृद्धिमयी, निष्पाप, हरि की प्रिया; आत्मविद्यास्वरूपा, त्रयी (तीनों वेद) रूपा एवं उमास्वरूपा को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 5

ප්රසාදාභිමුඛීං ලක්ෂ්මීං ක්ෂීරාබ්ධිතනයාං ශුභාම්. නමාමි චන්ද්රභගිනීං සීතාං සර්වාඞ්ගසුන්දරීම්..5..

Prasaadaabhimukheem lakshmeem ksheeraabdhi-tanayaam shubhaam, Namaami chandrabhagineem seetaam sarvaanga-sundareem. (5)

Meaning:प्रसन्नतापूर्वक कृपादृष्टि करने वाली, लक्ष्मीस्वरूपा, क्षीरसागर की शुभ पुत्री; चन्द्र की भगिनी, सर्वांगसुन्दरी सीता को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 6

නමාමි ධර්මනිලයාං කරුණාං වේදමාතරම්. පද්මාලයාං පද්මහස්තාං විෂ්ණුවක්ෂඃස්ථලාලයාම්..6..

Namaami dharmanilayaam karunaam vedamaataram, Padmaalayaam padmahastaam vishnuvakshahsthalaalayaam. (6)

Meaning:धर्म की निलया, करुणास्वरूपा, वेदमाता; कमल में निवास करने वाली, हाथ में कमल धारण करने वाली, विष्णु के वक्षःस्थल पर निवास करने वाली को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ।

Verse 7

නමාමි චන්ද්රනිලයාං සීතාං චන්ද්රනිභානනාම්. ආහ්ලාදරූපිණීං සිද්ධිං ශිවාං ශිවකරීං සතීම්..7..

Namaami chandranilayaam seetaam chandranibhaananaam, Aahlaadaroopineem siddhim shivaam shivakareem sateem. (7)

Meaning:चन्द्र-समान शीतल निवास वाली, चन्द्रमुखी सीता को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ; जो आह्लादस्वरूपा, सिद्धिस्वरूपा, शिवा, कल्याणकारिणी एवं सती हैं।

Verse 8

නමාමි විශ්වජනනීං රාමචන්ද්රේෂ්ටවල්ලභාම්. සීතාං සර්වානවද්යාඞ්ගීං භජාමි සතතං හෘදා..8..

Namaami vishvajananeem raamachandreshtavallabhaam, Seetaam sarvaanavadyaangeem bhajaami satatam hridaa. (8)

Meaning:विश्वजननी, रामचन्द्र की प्रिय वल्लभा को मैं प्रणाम करता हूँ; उन सर्वथा निर्दोष-अंगों वाली सीता का मैं सदा हृदय से भजन करता हूँ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ජානකි🔊JaanakiO Janaki (Sita, daughter of King Janaka)

ත්වාං නමස්යාමි🔊tvaam namasyaamiI bow to you / I offer my salutations to you

සර්වපාපප්රණාශිනීම්🔊sarva-paapa-pranaashineemThe destroyer of all sins

දාරිද්ර්යරණසංහර්ත්රීම්🔊daaridrya-rana-samhartreemShe who wages war upon and annihilates poverty

භක්තානාමභයප්රදාම්🔊bhaktaanaam abhaya-pradaamThe giver of fearlessness to devotees

විදේහරාජතනයාම්🔊videha-raaja-tanayaamDaughter of the king of Videha (Janaka)

රාඝවානන්දකාරිණීම්🔊raaghava-aananda-kaarineemShe who brings joy to Raghava (Lord Rama)

භූමේර්දුහිතරම්🔊bhoomer-duhitaramDaughter of the Earth (Bhumi)

ප්රකෘතිං ශිවාම්🔊prakritim shivaamThe auspicious Prakriti (primordial Nature)

පෞලස්ත්යෛශ්වර්යසංහත්රීම්🔊paulastya-aishwarya-samhatreemDestroyer of the power and sovereignty of Ravana (descendant of Pulastya)

භක්තාභීෂ්ටාම්🔊bhakta-abheeshtaamShe who fulfills the desires of devotees

සරස්වතීම්🔊sarasvateemSarasvati (the embodiment of sacred speech and knowledge)

පතිව්රතාධුරීණාම්🔊pativrataa-dhureenaamThe foremost among devoted, virtuous wives (pativratas)

ජනකාත්මජාම්🔊janaka-aatmajaamThe daughter (born of the self) of Janaka

හරිවල්ලභාම්🔊hari-vallabhaamThe beloved of Hari (Vishnu/Rama)

ආත්මවිද්යාම්🔊aatma-vidyaamThe knowledge of the Self (spiritual wisdom)

ත්රයීරූපාම්🔊trayee-roopaamShe who is the form of the three Vedas

උමාරූපාම්🔊umaa-roopaamOf the very form of Uma (Parvati)

ක්ෂීරාබ්ධිතනයාම්🔊ksheeraabdhi-tanayaamDaughter of the ocean of milk (i.e. one with Lakshmi)

චන්ද්රභගිනීම්🔊chandra-bhagineemSister of the moon (who also arose from the milk-ocean)

සර්වාඞ්ගසුන්දරීම්🔊sarvaanga-sundareemBeautiful in every limb

වේදමාතරම්🔊veda-maataramThe Mother of the Vedas

පද්මහස්තාම්🔊padma-hastaamShe who holds a lotus in her hand

විෂ්ණුවක්ෂඃස්ථලාලයාම්🔊vishnu-vakshah-sthala-aalayaamShe who dwells upon the chest of Vishnu (as Lakshmi)

විශ්වජනනීම්🔊vishva-jananeemThe Mother of the universe

සර්වානවද්යාඞ්ගීම්🔊sarva-anavadya-angeemShe whose every limb is flawless and blameless

Benefits of Chanting श्री जानकी स्तोत्रम्

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Invokes the grace of Goddess Sita as the Divine Mother, who destroys all sins (sarva-paapa-pranaashini)

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Specifically praised as the destroyer of poverty (daaridrya-rana-samhartri) — recited for prosperity and abundance

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Bestows fearlessness, as Sita is the 'giver of abhaya' (fearlessness) to her devotees

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Honoured for marital harmony and the blessings of an ideal devoted partnership, Sita being foremost of pativratas

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Identifies Sita with Lakshmi, Sarasvati, Uma and Prakriti, drawing the combined grace of the Goddess

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Cultivates the qualities of dharma, compassion and chastity by meditating on Sita as their very abode

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Brings peace and auspiciousness (Shiva, Sati) into the home and heart of the devotee

How to Chant श्री जानकी स्तोत्रम्

Repetitions8times

Best TimeFriday or Tuesday mornings, during Navaratri, on Sita Navami, and during Rama worship

After bathing, sit before an image of Sita-Rama and light a lamp. Offer red or yellow flowers to Mother Sita. Recite all eight verses with devotion, holding the feeling that you are bowing again and again ('namaami') to the universal Mother. It is especially auspicious to recite the Janaki Stotram on Sita Navami (Sita's appearance day) and during the nine nights of Navaratri. Married couples often recite it together for harmony, and those seeking prosperity recite it on Fridays before Goddess Lakshmi-Sita.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री जानकी स्तोत्रम् written in the Sinhala 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.

The Janaki Stotram (or Janaki Stuti) is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn in praise of Goddess Sita, who is also called Janaki because she is the daughter of King Janaka. Beginning 'Janaki tvaam namasyaami', it salutes Sita as the destroyer of sin and poverty, the giver of fearlessness, and the universal Divine Mother.

Sita is called Janaki ('daughter of Janaka') because she was found and raised by King Janaka of Videha (Mithila). The Ramayana describes how Janaka discovered her in the furrow of a field while ploughing for a sacrifice, which is also why she is praised as 'Bhumer-duhitaram', the daughter of the Earth.

The verses themselves name its blessings: destruction of all sins, removal of poverty (daaridrya), and the gift of fearlessness (abhaya). Because the hymn identifies Sita with Lakshmi, Sarasvati and Uma, devotees also chant it for prosperity, wisdom, marital harmony and the overall grace of the Divine Mother.

It is especially recited on Sita Navami, during Navaratri, and on Fridays and Tuesdays, as well as during regular worship of Sita-Rama. Any time recited with sincere devotion, it draws the Mother's blessings.