Nama Ramayanam
Nama Ramayanam
Nama Ramayanam
nāma rāmāyaṇam
|| bālakāṇḍaḥ ||
śuddhabrahmaparātpara rāma |
kālātmakaparameśvara rāma |
śeṣatalpasukhanidrita rāma |
brahmādyamaraprārthita rāma |
caṇḍakiraṇakulamaṇḍana rāma |
śrīmaddaśarathanandana rāma |
kausalyāsukhavardhana rāma |
viśvāmitrapriyadhana rāma |
ghoratāṭakāghātaka rāma |
mārīcādinipātaka rāma | 10 |
kauśikamakhasaṃrakṣaka rāma |
śrīmadahalyoddhāraka rāma |
gautamamunisampūjita rāma |
suramunivaragaṇasaṃstuta rāma |
nāvikadhāvikamṛdupada rāma |
mithilāpurajanamohaka rāma |
videhamānasarañjaka rāma |
tryambakakārmukhabhañjaka rāma |
sītārpitavaramālika rāma |
kṛtavaivāhikakautuka rāma | 20 |
bhārgavadarpavināśaka rāma |
śrīmadayodhyāpālaka rāma ||
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
|| ayodhyākāṇḍaḥ ||
agaṇitaguṇagaṇabhūṣita rāma |
avanītanayākāmita rāma |
rākācandrasamānana rāma |
pitṛvākyāśritakānana rāma |
priyaguhaviniveditapada rāma |
tatkṣālitanijamṛdupada rāma |
bharadvājamukhānandaka rāma |
citrakūṭādriniketana rāma | 30 |
daśarathasantatacintita rāma |
kaikeyītanayārpita rāma | (tanayārthita)
viracitanijapitṛkarmaka rāma |
bharatārpitanijapāduka rāma ||
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
|| araṇyakāṇḍaḥ ||
daṇḍakāvanajanapāvana rāma |
duṣṭavirādhavināśana rāma |
śarabhaṅgasutīkṣṇārcita rāma |
agastyānugrahavardita rāma |
gṛdhrādhipasaṃsevita rāma |
pañcavaṭītaṭasusthita rāma | 40 |
śūrpaṇakhārttividhāyaka rāma |
kharadūṣaṇamukhasūdaka rāma |
sītāpriyahariṇānuga rāma |
mārīcārtikṛtāśuga rāma |
vinaṣṭasītānveṣaka rāma |
gṛdhrādhipagatidāyaka rāma |
śabarīdattaphalāśana rāma |
kabandhabāhucchedana rāma ||
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
|| kiṣkindhākāṇḍaḥ ||
hanumatsevitanijapada rāma |
natasugrīvābhīṣṭada rāma | 50 |
garvitavālisaṃhāraka rāma |
vānaradūtapreṣaka rāma |
hitakaralakṣmaṇasaṃyuta rāma |
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma |
|| sundarakāṇḍaḥ ||
kapivarasantatasaṃsmṛta rāma |
tadgativighnadhvaṃsaka rāma |
sītāprāṇādhāraka rāma |
duṣṭadaśānanadūṣita rāma |
śiṣṭahanūmadbhūṣita rāma |
sītāveditakākāvana rāma |
kṛtacūḍāmaṇidarśana rāma | 60 |
kapivaravacanāśvāsita rāma ||
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
|| yuddhakāṇḍaḥ ||
rāvaṇanidhanaprasthita rāma |
vānarasainyasamāvṛta rāma |
śoṣitaśaradīśārttita rāma |
vibhīṣṇābhayadāyaka rāma |
parvatasetunibandhaka rāma |
kumbhakarṇaśiraśchedaka rāma |
rākṣasasaṅghavimardhaka rāma |
ahimahirāvaṇacāraṇa rāma |
saṃhṛtadaśamukharāvaṇa rāma | 70 |
vidhibhavamukhasurasaṃstuta rāma |
khaḥsthitadaśarathavīkṣita rāma |
sītādarśanamodita rāma |
abhiṣiktavibhīṣaṇanuta rāma | (nata)
puṣpakayānārohaṇa rāma |
bharadvājādiniṣevaṇa rāma |
bharataprāṇapriyakara rāma |
sāketapurībhūṣaṇa rāma |
sakalasvīyasamānata rāma |
ratnalasatpīṭhāsthita rāma | 80 |
paṭṭābhiṣekālaṅkṛta rāma |
pārthivakulasammānita rāma |
vibhīṣaṇārpitaraṅgaka rāma |
kīśakulānugrahakara rāma |
sakalajīvasaṃrakṣaka rāma |
samastalokoddhāraka rāma || (lokādhāraka)
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma |
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma ||
|| uttarakāṇḍaḥ ||
āgata munigaṇa saṃstuta rāma |
viśrutadaśakaṇṭhodbhava rāma |
sītāliṅgananirvṛta rāma |
nītisurakṣitajanapada rāma | 90 |
vipinatyājitajanakaja rāma |
kāritalavaṇāsuravadha rāma |
svargataśambuka saṃstuta rāma |
svatanayakuśalavanandita rāma |
aśvamedhakratudīkṣita rāma |
kālāveditasurapada rāma |
āyodhyakajanamuktita rāma |
vidhimukhavibhudānandaka rāma |
tejomayanijarūpaka rāma |
saṃsṛtibandhavimocaka rāma | 100 |
dharmasthāpanatatpara rāma |
bhaktiparāyaṇamuktida rāma |
sarvacarācarapālaka rāma |
sarvabhavāmayavāraka rāma |
vaikuṇṭhālayasaṃsthita rāma |
nityānandapadasthita rāma ||
rāma rāma jaya rājā rāma ||
rāma rāma jaya sītā rāma || 108 ||
iti śrīlakṣmaṇācāryaviracitaṃ nāmarāmāyaṇaṃ sampūrṇam |
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
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
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