Nama Ramayanam
Nama Ramayanam
Nama Ramayanam
nAma rAmAyaNam
|| bAlakANDaH ||
shuddhabrahmaparAtpara rAma |
kAlAtmakaparameshvara rAma |
sheShatalpasukhanidrita rAma |
brahmAdyamaraprArthita rAma |
chaNDakiraNakulamaNDana rAma |
shrImaddasharathanandana rAma |
kausalyAsukhavardhana rAma |
vishvAmitrapriyadhana rAma |
ghoratATakAghAtaka rAma |
mArIchAdinipAtaka rAma | 10 |
kaushikamakhasaMrakShaka rAma |
shrImadahalyoddhAraka rAma |
gautamamunisampUjita rAma |
suramunivaragaNasaMstuta rAma |
nAvikadhAvikamRRidupada rAma |
mithilApurajanamohaka rAma |
videhamAnasara~njaka rAma |
tryambakakArmukhabha~njaka rAma |
sItArpitavaramAlika rAma |
kRRitavaivAhikakautuka rAma | 20 |
bhArgavadarpavinAshaka rAma |
shrImadayodhyApAlaka rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| ayodhyAkANDaH ||
agaNitaguNagaNabhUShita rAma |
avanItanayAkAmita rAma |
rAkAchandrasamAnana rAma |
pitRRivAkyAshritakAnana rAma |
priyaguhaviniveditapada rAma |
tatkShAlitanijamRRidupada rAma |
bharadvAjamukhAnandaka rAma |
chitrakUTAdriniketana rAma | 30 |
dasharathasantatachintita rAma |
kaikeyItanayArpita rAma | (tanayArthita)
virachitanijapitRRikarmaka rAma |
bharatArpitanijapAduka rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| araNyakANDaH ||
daNDakAvanajanapAvana rAma |
duShTavirAdhavinAshana rAma |
sharabha~NgasutIkShNArchita rAma |
agastyAnugrahavardita rAma |
gRRidhrAdhipasaMsevita rAma |
pa~nchavaTItaTasusthita rAma | 40 |
shUrpaNakhArttividhAyaka rAma |
kharadUShaNamukhasUdaka rAma |
sItApriyahariNAnuga rAma |
mArIchArtikRRitAshuga rAma |
vinaShTasItAnveShaka rAma |
gRRidhrAdhipagatidAyaka rAma |
shabarIdattaphalAshana rAma |
kabandhabAhuchChedana rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| kiShkindhAkANDaH ||
hanumatsevitanijapada rAma |
natasugrIvAbhIShTada rAma | 50 |
garvitavAlisaMhAraka rAma |
vAnaradUtapreShaka rAma |
hitakaralakShmaNasaMyuta rAma |
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma |
|| sundarakANDaH ||
kapivarasantatasaMsmRRita rAma |
tadgativighnadhvaMsaka rAma |
sItAprANAdhAraka rAma |
duShTadashAnanadUShita rAma |
shiShTahanUmadbhUShita rAma |
sItAveditakAkAvana rAma |
kRRitachUDAmaNidarshana rAma | 60 |
kapivaravachanAshvAsita rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| yuddhakANDaH ||
rAvaNanidhanaprasthita rAma |
vAnarasainyasamAvRRita rAma |
shoShitasharadIshArttita rAma |
vibhIShNAbhayadAyaka rAma |
parvatasetunibandhaka rAma |
kumbhakarNashirashChedaka rAma |
rAkShasasa~Nghavimardhaka rAma |
ahimahirAvaNachAraNa rAma |
saMhRRitadashamukharAvaNa rAma | 70 |
vidhibhavamukhasurasaMstuta rAma |
khaHsthitadasharathavIkShita rAma |
sItAdarshanamodita rAma |
abhiShiktavibhIShaNanuta rAma | (nata)
puShpakayAnArohaNa rAma |
bharadvAjAdiniShevaNa rAma |
bharataprANapriyakara rAma |
sAketapurIbhUShaNa rAma |
sakalasvIyasamAnata rAma |
ratnalasatpIThAsthita rAma | 80 |
paTTAbhiShekAla~NkRRita rAma |
pArthivakulasammAnita rAma |
vibhIShaNArpitara~Ngaka rAma |
kIshakulAnugrahakara rAma |
sakalajIvasaMrakShaka rAma |
samastalokoddhAraka rAma || (lokAdhAraka)
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma |
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma ||
|| uttarakANDaH ||
Agata munigaNa saMstuta rAma |
vishrutadashakaNThodbhava rAma |
sItAli~NgananirvRRita rAma |
nItisurakShitajanapada rAma | 90 |
vipinatyAjitajanakaja rAma |
kAritalavaNAsuravadha rAma |
svargatashambuka saMstuta rAma |
svatanayakushalavanandita rAma |
ashvamedhakratudIkShita rAma |
kAlAveditasurapada rAma |
Ayodhyakajanamuktita rAma |
vidhimukhavibhudAnandaka rAma |
tejomayanijarUpaka rAma |
saMsRRitibandhavimochaka rAma | 100 |
dharmasthApanatatpara rAma |
bhaktiparAyaNamuktida rAma |
sarvacharAcharapAlaka rAma |
sarvabhavAmayavAraka rAma |
vaikuNThAlayasaMsthita rAma |
nityAnandapadasthita rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya rAjA rAma ||
rAma rAma jaya sItA rAma || 108 ||
iti shrIlakShmaNAchAryavirachitaM 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