ramavishnumandodariramayana

මන්දෝදරී ස්තුති

मन्दोदरी स्तुति in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Early morning during Rama worship; on Ram Navami and during Ramayana parayana (recitation)·📜 Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111 · Maharshi Valmiki (the words spoken by Mandodari) · Ancient (Itihasa / Ramayana period)

After Rama slew Ravana on the field of Lanka, the demon king's chief queen Mandodari — daughter of the Asura Maya and renowned for her virtue and wisdom — came to the battlefield and broke into a long lament over her husband's body. Amid her sorrow, her insight pierced through: she recognised that one who had conquered Indra and the three worlds could not be slain by a mere mortal. In these verses she declares that Rama is the eternal Paramatma, Vishnu himself, bearing the conch, discus and mace, who had taken human form surrounded by the gods in the guise of monkeys, in order to relieve the burden of the worlds. She further reproaches Ravana that the very senses he had once mastered to win the three worlds had, in the end, brought about his ruin.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that Mandodari, though born among the Rakshasas, attained spiritual merit by this very recognition of Rama's divinity at the hour of her deepest grief — turning a lament of loss into a hymn of truth. Devotees say that to behold the Lord even in moments of darkness and defeat, as Mandodari did, is itself the beginning of liberation.

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Verse 1

ව්යක්තමේෂ මහායෝගී පරමාත්මා සනාතනඃ. අනාදිමධ්යනිධනෝ මහතඃ පරමෝ මහාන්..

vyaktam-eṣa mahā-yogī paramātmā sanātanaḥ | anādi-madhya-nidhano mahataḥ paramo mahān ||

Meaning:अब मुझे स्पष्ट हो गया है — यह राम महायोगी हैं, सनातन परमात्मा हैं, जिनका न आदि है, न मध्य, न अन्त; जो महान् से भी परे परम महान् हैं।

Verse 2

තමසඃ පරමෝ ධාතා ශඞ්ඛචක්රගදාධරඃ. ශ්රීවත්සවක්ෂා නිත්යශ්රීරජය්යඃ ශාශ්වතෝ ධ්රුවඃ..

tamasaḥ paramo dhātā śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ | śrīvatsa-vakṣā nitya-śrīr-ajayyaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥ ||

Meaning:वे अन्धकार (अज्ञान) से परे परम धाता हैं, शङ्ख-चक्र-गदा धारण करने वाले हैं, जिनके वक्षःस्थल पर श्रीवत्स है, जो नित्य श्री से युक्त, अजेय, शाश्वत और ध्रुव हैं।

Verse 3

මානුෂං රූපමාස්ථාය විෂ්ණුඃ සත්යපරාක්රමඃ. සර්වෛඃ පරිවෘතෝ දේවෛර්වානරත්වමුපාගතෛඃ..

mānuṣaṃ rūpam-āsthāya viṣṇuḥ satya-parākramaḥ | sarvaiḥ parivṛto devair-vānaratvam-upāgataiḥ ||

Meaning:मनुष्य रूप धारण करके वे सत्यपराक्रमी विष्णु ही हैं, जिन्हें सहायता हेतु वानर रूप धारण किए समस्त देवताओं ने घेर रखा था।

Verse 4

සර්වලෝකේශ්වරඃ ශ්රීමාන් ලෝකානාං හිතකාම්යයා. සරාක්ෂසපරීවාරං හතවාංස්ත්වාං මහාද්යුතිඃ..

sarva-lokeśvaraḥ śrīmān lokānāṃ hita-kāmyayā | sa-rākṣasa-parīvāraṃ hatavāṃs-tvāṃ mahā-dyutiḥ ||

Meaning:वे श्रीमान् सर्वलोकेश्वर महातेजस्वी, लोकों के कल्याण की कामना से, तुम्हें तुम्हारे समस्त राक्षस-परिवार सहित मार चुके हैं।

Verse 5

ඉන්ද්රියාණි පුරා ජිත්වා ජිතං ත්රිභුවනං ත්වයා. ස්මරද්භිරිව තද්වෛරමින්ද්රියෛරේව නිර්ජිතඃ..

indriyāṇi purā jitvā jitaṃ tri-bhuvanaṃ tvayā | smaradbhir-iva tad-vairam-indriyair-eva nirjitaḥ ||

Meaning:पहले इन्द्रियों को जीतकर तुमने तीनों लोकों को जीत लिया था; अब मानो उसी पुराने वैर का स्मरण करती हुई उन्हीं इन्द्रियों के द्वारा तुम परास्त कर दिए गए।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ව්යක්තම්🔊vyaktamclearly, evidently (it is now plain to me)

ඒෂ මහායෝගී🔊eṣa mahā-yogīthis (Rama) is the great Yogi, the supreme master of yoga

පරමාත්මා සනාතනඃ🔊paramātmā sanātanaḥthe eternal Supreme Self

අනාදිමධ්යනිධනඃ🔊anādi-madhya-nidhanaḥwithout beginning, middle or end

මහතඃ පරමඃ මහාන්🔊mahataḥ paramo mahāngreater than the greatest, the supreme great one

තමසඃ පරමඃ ධාතා🔊tamasaḥ paramo dhātāthe sustainer who is beyond all darkness (ignorance)

ශඞ්ඛචක්රගදාධරඃ🔊śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥthe bearer of the conch, discus and mace (Vishnu)

ශ්රීවත්සවක්ෂාඃ🔊śrīvatsa-vakṣāḥbearing the Shrivatsa mark upon his chest

නිත්යශ්රීඃ🔊nitya-śrīḥever accompanied by Shri (Lakshmi), eternally glorious

අජය්යඃ ශාශ්වතඃ ධ්රුවඃ🔊ajayyaḥ śāśvato dhruvaḥthe unconquerable, the eternal, the changeless

මානුෂං රූපම් ආස්ථාය🔊mānuṣaṃ rūpam āsthāyahaving assumed a human form

විෂ්ණුඃ සත්යපරාක්රමඃ🔊viṣṇuḥ satya-parākramaḥVishnu, whose valour is ever true

සර්වෛඃ පරිවෘතඃ දේවෛඃ🔊sarvaiḥ parivṛto devaiḥsurrounded by all the gods

වානරත්වම් උපාගතෛඃ🔊vānaratvam upāgataiḥwho had taken the form of monkeys (to assist him)

සර්වලෝකේශ්වරඃ ශ්රීමාන්🔊sarva-lokeśvaraḥ śrīmānthe glorious Lord of all the worlds

ලෝකානාං හිතකාම්යයා🔊lokānāṃ hita-kāmyayāout of the desire for the welfare of all the worlds

සරාක්ෂසපරීවාරම්🔊sa-rākṣasa-parīvāramtogether with your retinue of demons (Rakshasas)

හතවාන් ත්වාම් මහාද්යුතිඃ🔊hatavāṃs-tvāṃ mahā-dyutiḥthat one of great splendour has slain you

ඉන්ද්රියාණි පුරා ජිත්වා🔊indriyāṇi purā jitvāhaving of old conquered your senses

ජිතං ත්රිභුවනං ත්වයා🔊jitaṃ tri-bhuvanaṃ tvayāyou had conquered the three worlds

ඉන්ද්රියෛඃ ඒව නිර්ජිතඃ🔊indriyair-eva nirjitaḥyou have now been undone by those very senses (which avenged their former defeat)

Benefits of Chanting मन्दोदरी स्तुति

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Reveals the supreme truth that Lord Rama is none other than Vishnu, the eternal Paramatma

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Inspires the recognition of the divine even amid grief and apparent defeat

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Deepens devotion to Sri Rama as the Lord of all the worlds (Sarva-lokeshvara)

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Teaches the spiritual lesson that mastery of the senses is the true conquest of the three worlds

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Recited to cultivate dispassion (vairagya) and clarity of discernment (viveka)

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Cherished by devotees of the Ramayana as a hymn of awakening and surrender

How to Chant मन्दोदरी स्तुति

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Best TimeEarly morning during Rama worship; on Ram Navami and during Ramayana parayana (recitation)

Recite these verses calmly after meditating on the form of Sri Rama bearing the conch, discus and mace as Vishnu. Reflect on Mandodari's awakening — that beneath the human form of Rama stands the eternal Supreme Self. The verses are best chanted as part of a Yuddha Kanda parayana or during Rama bhajan, with the heart turned toward recognition of the Lord's divinity and the futility of pride.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मन्दोदरी स्तुति 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.

It is the lament and recognition spoken by Mandodari, the principal queen of Ravana, over her husband's dead body in the Yuddha Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana (Sarga 111). In it she realises and proclaims that Rama, who slew Ravana, is in truth Lord Vishnu, the eternal Supreme Being, descended in human form.

Mandodari was wise and far-seeing. Seeing that her husband — who had conquered the gods and the three worlds — could be killed only by Rama, she understood that Rama must be the Supreme Lord himself. She describes him with the unmistakable marks of Vishnu: the conch, discus and mace, the Shrivatsa on his chest, and the constant presence of Shri (Lakshmi).

It teaches that true victory lies in conquering the senses, not the world. Mandodari observes that Ravana had won the three worlds by first mastering his senses, but was finally undone when those same senses (his desire for Sita) overcame him. The verses point to discernment, dispassion and recognition of the Divine.

It appears in the Yuddha Kanda (the Book of War) of Valmiki's Ramayana, in Sarga 111, immediately after the death of Ravana, as Mandodari mourns and beholds the divine nature of the one who vanquished him.