ramatulsidasramcharitmanasstuti

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌂 (𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿)

Namami Bhakta Vatsalam (Rama Stuti) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning or evening during Rama worship; Sri Rama Navami and during Ramayana / Ramcharitmanas parayana·📜 Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas (Lanka Kanda) — the 'Rama Stuti'

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Origin & Story

Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas (Lanka Kanda) — the 'Rama Stuti' · Goswami Tulsidas · 16th century CE

In the Lanka Kanda of the Ramcharitmanas, after great events in the war, the gods and sages offer this hymn of praise to Sri Rama. Composed by Tulsidas in mellifluous Sanskrit (a departure from the surrounding Awadhi verse), it captures the dual vision of Rama as the loving, accessible Lord of His devotees and as the formless, eternal Absolute. It has since become one of the most popular independent Rama stutis.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that this stuti, born from the gods' own adoration of Rama, carries the power to awaken bhakti even in a hardened heart, and its final verse is taken as Rama's own assurance that sincere recitation never fails to bear the fruit of devotion.

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌂 । 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍁 𑌶𑍀𑌲 𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑌂 । 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌂 । 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥

Namami Bhakta-Vatsalam | Kripalu Shila Komalam | Bhajami Te Padambujam | Akaminam Sva-Dhamadam ||

Meaning:I bow to You, O Rama, lover of Your devotees, compassionate and tender of nature; I worship Your lotus feet, You who bestow Your own divine abode upon the desireless. You are surpassingly dark and beautiful, the Mandara mountain that churns the ocean of worldly existence, lotus-eyed, the remover of faults such as pride. You of long arms and great valour, O Lord of immeasurable majesty, bearing quiver, bow and arrows, the leader of the three worlds. Ornament of the Solar race, breaker of Shiva's bow, delight of the sages and saints, destroyer of the demon hordes. Adored by Shiva (the foe of Kama) and served by Brahma and the gods, You are pure Consciousness embodied, the remover of every blemish. I bow to the Lord of Lakshmi, the abode of joy and refuge of the good; I worship You with Your power (Sita) and Your younger brother (Lakshmana), dear brother-in-law of Indra. Those who, free of envy, worship the soles of Your feet do not fall into the turbulent ocean of existence with its waves of doubt. Dwelling in solitude, ever joyfully worshipping You for liberation, withdrawing the senses, they attain Your supreme state. I worship that one wondrous Lord, desireless, the all-pervading God, the eternal teacher of the universe, the transcendent Absolute alone. I worship the beloved of pure devotion, hard for false yogis to reach, the wish-tree of His devotees, equal to all and ever worthy of service. I bow to the king of matchless beauty, the Lord of Sita (daughter of the earth); be gracious to me, I bow to You — grant me devotion to Your lotus feet. Those who recite this hymn with reverence attain Your state, of this there is no doubt, becoming endowed with devotion to You.

Verse 2

𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂 । 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌥 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌫𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲 𑌕𑌂𑌜 𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌂 । 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍋𑌷 𑌮𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥

Nikama-Shyama Sundaram | Bhavambu-Natha Mandaram | Praphulla Kanja Lochanam | Madadi Dosha Mochanam ||

Verse 3

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌂 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌯 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌚𑌾𑌪 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 । 𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥

Pralamba Bahu Vikramam | Prabho-'prameya Vaibhavam | Nishanga Chapa Sayakam | Dharam Triloka Nayakam ||

Verse 4

𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌶 𑌵𑌂𑌶 𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌨𑌂 । 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶 𑌚𑌾𑌪 𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌂 । 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦 𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥

Dinesha Vamsha Mandanam | Mahesha Chapa Khandanam | Munindra Santa Ranjanam | Surari Vrinda Bhanjanam ||

Verse 5

𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 । 𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧 𑌬𑍋𑌧 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌂 । 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌦𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥

Manoja Vairi Vanditam | Ajadi Deva Sevitam | Vishuddha Bodha Vigraham | Samasta Dushanapaham ||

Verse 6

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 । 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌸𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌂 । 𑌶𑌚𑍀 𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌮𑍍 ॥

Namami Indira Patim | Sukhakaram Satam Gatim | Bhaje Sashakti Sanujam | Shachi Pati Priyanujam ||

Verse 7

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑍂𑌲 𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌃 । 𑌭𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑍀𑌨 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌃 । 𑌪𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍇 । 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕 𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇 ॥

Tvad-Anghri Mula Ye Narah | Bhajanti Hina Matsarah | Patanti No Bhavarnave | Vitarka Vichi Sankule ||

Verse 8

𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 । 𑌭𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 । 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌂 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥

Vivikta Vasinah Sada | Bhajanti Muktaye Muda | Nirasya Indriyadikam | Prayanti Te Gatim Svakam ||

Verse 9

𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌂 । 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌹𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌮𑍍 । 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌂 𑌚 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌂 । 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥

Tam-Ekam-Adbhutam Prabhum | Niriham-Ishvaram Vibhum | Jagad-Gurum Cha Shashvatam | Turiyam-Eva Kevalam ||

Verse 10

𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌵 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌂 । 𑌕𑍁𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌂 । 𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥

Bhajami Bhava Vallabham | Ku-Yoginam Su-Durlabham | Sva-Bhakta Kalpa Padapam | Samam Su-Sevyam-Anvaham ||

Verse 11

𑌅𑌨𑍂𑌪 𑌰𑍂𑌪 𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 । 𑌨𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 𑌮𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 । 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍇 ॥

Anupa Rupa Bhupatim | Nato-'ham-Urvija Patim | Prasida Me Namami Te | Padabja Bhakti Dehi Me ||

Verse 12

𑌪𑌠𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂 । 𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌂 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥

Pathanti Ye Stavam Idam | Naradarena Te Padam | Vrajanti Na-Atra Samshayam | Tvadiya Bhakti Samyutah ||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊NamamiI bow to, I salute

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌂🔊Bhakta-VatsalamOne who is affectionate / loving toward His devotees

𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍁 𑌶𑍀𑌲 𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑌂🔊Kripalu Shila KomalamCompassionate and of a tender, gentle nature

𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌂🔊Bhajami Te PadambujamI worship Your lotus feet

𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊Akaminam Sva-DhamadamWho grants His own abode (liberation) to the desireless

𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂🔊Nikama-Shyama SundaramExceedingly dark-hued and beautiful

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌥 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌂🔊Bhavambu-Natha MandaramThe Mandara mountain (churning rod) for the ocean of worldly existence

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌫𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲 𑌕𑌂𑌜 𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌂🔊Praphulla Kanja LochanamWhose eyes are like fully blossomed lotuses

𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍋𑌷 𑌮𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Madadi Dosha MochanamThe liberator from faults such as pride (mada) and the rest

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌂🔊Pralamba Bahu VikramamOf long arms and great valour

𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌚𑌾𑌪 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑌂🔊Nishanga Chapa Sayakam DharamBearing the quiver, bow and arrows

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊Triloka NayakamThe Lord / leader of the three worlds

𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌶 𑌵𑌂𑌶 𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌨𑌂🔊Dinesha Vamsha MandanamThe ornament of the Solar dynasty (Surya-vamsha)

𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶 𑌚𑌾𑌪 𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Mahesha Chapa KhandanamThe breaker of the bow of Lord Shiva (Mahesha)

𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌂🔊Munindra Santa RanjanamThe delight of the great sages and saints

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦 𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊Surari Vrinda BhanjanamThe destroyer of the hordes of the demons (enemies of the gods)

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂🔊Namami Indira PatimI bow to the Lord (husband) of Indira (Lakshmi)

𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊Sukhakaram Satam GatimThe source of happiness and the refuge / goal of the virtuous

𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊Turiyam-Eva KevalamThe Absolute alone, the transcendent Fourth state (turiya)

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌂🔊Sva-Bhakta Kalpa PadapamThe wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpataru) for His own devotees

𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍇🔊Padabja Bhakti Dehi MeGrant me devotion to Your lotus feet

Benefits of Chanting Namami Bhakta Vatsalam (Rama Stuti)

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A complete, scripturally sanctioned stuti for adoring Sri Rama as both personal Lord and Absolute

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Cultivates pure, envy-free devotion (bhakti) to the lotus feet of Rama

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Recited for the removal of inner faults such as pride, lust and delusion ('madadi dosha mochanam')

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The closing verse promises devotion and the supreme state to sincere reciters

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Brings peace, refuge and the assurance of Rama's protective love (bhakta-vatsalata)

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Beloved in the Ramcharitmanas tradition and suitable for daily Rama worship and parayana

How to Chant Namami Bhakta Vatsalam (Rama Stuti)

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Best TimeEarly morning or evening during Rama worship; Sri Rama Navami and during Ramayana / Ramcharitmanas parayana

Recite this Rama Stuti with devotion and a clear, unhurried voice, ideally before an image of Sri Rama, reflecting on each epithet as a meditation on the Lord. It may be chanted once daily as part of Rama upasana, or repeatedly during a Ramcharitmanas parayana. End by praying, as the hymn itself does, for unswerving devotion to Rama's lotus feet.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Namami Bhakta Vatsalam (Rama Stuti) 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.

It is the 'Rama Stuti' from Goswami Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, sung in the Lanka Kanda. It is a Sanskrit hymn of praise offered to Sri Rama and is widely recited as an independent stuti.

'Bhakta-vatsala' means one who loves His devotees with the tender affection a cow has for its calf. The opening word salutes Rama as the Lord whose defining quality is His loving care for those devoted to Him.

Yes. While it lovingly describes Rama's beautiful form, bow and deeds, it also calls Him 'turiyam eva kevalam' — the transcendent Absolute alone — uniting the personal (saguna) and impersonal (nirguna) visions of the Lord.

Its concluding verse declares that those who recite it with reverence become endowed with devotion to Rama and attain His supreme state, without doubt. It is thus cherished as a giver of bhakti and liberation.