Nama Ramayanam
Nama Ramayanam
nAma rAmAyaNam
|| bAlakANDaH ||
zuddhabrahmaparAtpara rAma |
kAlAtmakaparamezvara rAma |
zeSatalpasukhanidrita rAma |
brahmAdyamaraprArthita rAma |
caNDakiraNakulamaNDana rAma |
zrImaddazarathanandana rAma |
kausalyAsukhavardhana rAma |
vizvAmitrapriyadhana rAma |
ghoratATakAghAtaka rAma |
mArIcAdinipAtaka rAma | 10 |
kauzikamakhasaMrakSaka rAma |
zrImadahalyoddhAraka rAma |
gautamamunisampUjita rAma |
suramunivaragaNasaMstuta rAma |
nAvikadhAvikamRdupada rAma |
mithilApurajanamohaka rAma |
videhamAnasaraJjaka rAma |
tryambakakArmukhabhaJjaka rAma |
sItArpitavaramAlika rAma |
kRtavaivAhikakautuka rAma | 20 |
bhArgavadarpavinAzaka rAma |
zrImadayodhyApAlaka rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| ayodhyAkANDaH ||
agaNitaguNagaNabhUSita rAma |
avanItanayAkAmita rAma |
rAkAcandrasamAnana rAma |
pitRvAkyAzritakAnana rAma |
priyaguhaviniveditapada rAma |
tatkSAlitanijamRdupada rAma |
bharadvAjamukhAnandaka rAma |
citrakUTAdriniketana rAma | 30 |
dazarathasantatacintita rAma |
kaikeyItanayArpita rAma | (tanayArthita)
viracitanijapitRkarmaka rAma |
bharatArpitanijapAduka rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| araNyakANDaH ||
daNDakAvanajanapAvana rAma |
duSTavirAdhavinAzana rAma |
zarabhaGgasutIkSNArcita rAma |
agastyAnugrahavardita rAma |
gRdhrAdhipasaMsevita rAma |
paJcavaTItaTasusthita rAma | 40 |
zUrpaNakhArttividhAyaka rAma |
kharadUSaNamukhasUdaka rAma |
sItApriyahariNAnuga rAma |
mArIcArtikRtAzuga rAma |
vinaSTasItAnveSaka rAma |
gRdhrAdhipagatidAyaka rAma |
zabarIdattaphalAzana rAma |
kabandhabAhucchedana rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| kiSkindhAkANDaH ||
hanumatsevitanijapada rAma |
natasugrIvAbhISTada rAma | 50 |
garvitavAlisaMhAraka rAma |
vAnaradUtapreSaka rAma |
hitakaralakSmaNasaMyuta rAma |
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma |
|| sundarakANDaH ||
kapivarasantatasaMsmRta rAma |
tadgativighnadhvaMsaka rAma |
sItAprANAdhAraka rAma |
duSTadazAnanadUSita rAma |
ziSTahanUmadbhUSita rAma |
sItAveditakAkAvana rAma |
kRtacUDAmaNidarzana rAma | 60 |
kapivaravacanAzvAsita rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| yuddhakANDaH ||
rAvaNanidhanaprasthita rAma |
vAnarasainyasamAvRta rAma |
zoSitazaradIzArttita rAma |
vibhISNAbhayadAyaka rAma |
parvatasetunibandhaka rAma |
kumbhakarNazirazchedaka rAma |
rAkSasasaGghavimardhaka rAma |
ahimahirAvaNacAraNa rAma |
saMhRtadazamukharAvaNa rAma | 70 |
vidhibhavamukhasurasaMstuta rAma |
khaHsthitadazarathavIkSita rAma |
sItAdarzanamodita rAma |
abhiSiktavibhISaNanuta rAma | (nata)
puSpakayAnArohaNa rAma |
bharadvAjAdiniSevaNa rAma |
bharataprANapriyakara rAma |
sAketapurIbhUSaNa rAma |
sakalasvIyasamAnata rAma |
ratnalasatpIThAsthita rAma | 80 |
paTTAbhiSekAlaGkRta rAma |
pArthivakulasammAnita rAma |
vibhISaNArpitaraGgaka rAma |
kIzakulAnugrahakara rAma |
sakalajIvasaMrakSaka rAma |
samastalokoddhAraka rAma || (lokAdhAraka)
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| uttarakANDaH ||
Agata munigaNa saMstuta rAma |
vizrutadazakaNThodbhava rAma |
sItAliGgananirvRta rAma |
nItisurakSitajanapada rAma | 90 |
vipinatyAjitajanakaja rAma |
kAritalavaNAsuravadha rAma |
svargatazambuka saMstuta rAma |
svatanayakuzalavanandita rAma |
azvamedhakratudIkSita rAma |
kAlAveditasurapada rAma |
Ayodhyakajanamuktita rAma |
vidhimukhavibhudAnandaka rAma |
tejomayanijarUpaka rAma |
saMsRtibandhavimocaka rAma | 100 |
dharmasthApanatatpara rAma |
bhaktiparAyaNamuktida rAma |
sarvacarAcarapAlaka rAma |
sarvabhavAmayavAraka rAma |
vaikuNThAlayasaMsthita rAma |
nityAnandapadasthita rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma || 108 ||
iti zrIlakSmaNAcAryaviracitaM nAmarAmAyaNaM sampUrNam |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Nama Ramayanam is a Sanskrit devotional text that condenses the narrative of the Ramayana into a series of lines, each beginning with the name "Rama" and describing an event, attribute, or relationship from the epic. It belongs to the Vaishnava devotional tradition and emphasizes Nama Japa — the practice of repeating the divine name as a path to liberation. The text functions as a condensed meditation on the Ramayana for devotees who use it in daily recitation.
What are the benefits of chanting Nama Ramayanam?
- Attainment of spiritual merit through repeated invocation of Rama's name
- Purification of mind and removal of obstacles
- Meditation on the key episodes and virtues of Lord Rama
- Accessible engagement with the Ramayana narrative for daily practice
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are standard. Rama Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are the most appropriate festival occasions. It can be recited at any time as a form of Nama Japa.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Nama Ramayanam is a devotional compilation of uncertain authorship, not found in the original Valmiki Ramayana or in the primary Vedic and Puranic scriptures. Its composition is consistent with the Bhakti movement literature that proliferated from the 7th century CE onward, particularly in the period between the 15th and 17th centuries when devotional hymns centered on divine names became widely popular across North and South India. The emphasis on Nama Mahatmya (the greatness of the divine name) is a hallmark of this period's devotional literature. The text belongs to the Vaishnava tradition focused on Rama as the Supreme deity.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Ram Raksha Stotram — a Sanskrit protective hymn to Rama that similarly condenses key attributes of the deity in a recitable format
- Aditya Hridayam — a Vedic hymn to the sun deity from the Valmiki Ramayana, recited by Agastya to Rama before battle