Rama Raksha Stotram
Rama Raksha Stotram
Rama Raksha Stotram
shrI rAma rakShA stotram
OM asya shrI rAmarakShA stotramantrasya
budhakaushika RRiShiH
shrI sItArAma chandrodevatA
anuShTup ChandaH
sItA shaktiH
shrImad hanumAn kIlakam
shrIrAmachandra prItyarthe rAmarakShA stotrajape viniyogaH ||
dhyAnam
dhyAyedAjAnubAhuM dhRRitashara dhanuShaM baddha padmAsanasthaM
pItaM vAsovasAnaM navakamala dalasparthi netraM prasannam |
vAmA~NkArUDha sItAmukha kamalamilallochanaM nIradAbhaM
nAnAla~NkAra dIptaM dadhatamuru jaTAmaNDalaM rAmachandram ||
stotram
charitaM raghunAthasya shatakoTi pravistaram |
ekaikamakSharaM puMsAM mahApAtaka nAshanam || 1 ||
dhyAtvA nIlotpala shyAmaM rAmaM rAjIvalochanam |
jAnakI lakShmaNopetaM jaTAmukuTa maNDitam || 2 ||
sAsitUNa dhanurbANa pANiM naktaM charAntakam |
svalIlayA jagattrAtu mAvirbhUtamajaM vibhum || 3 ||
rAmarakShAM paThetprAj~naH pApaghnIM sarvakAmadAm |
shiro me rAghavaH pAtu phAlaM (bhAlaM) dasharathAtmajaH || 4 ||
kausalyeyo dRRishaupAtu vishvAmitrapriyaH shRRitI |
ghrANaM pAtu makhatrAtA mukhaM saumitrivatsalaH || 5 ||
jihvAM vidyAnidhiH pAtu kaNThaM bharatavanditaH |
skandhau divyAyudhaH pAtu bhujau bhagneshakArmukaH || 6 ||
karau sItApatiH pAtu hRRidayaM jAmadagnyajit |
madhyaM pAtu kharadhvaMsI nAbhiM jAmbavadAshrayaH || 7 ||
sugrIveshaH kaTiM pAtu sakthinI hanumat-prabhuH |
UrU raghUttamaH pAtu rakShaHkula vinAshakRRit || 8 ||
jAnunI setukRRit-pAtu ja~Nghe dashamukhAntakaH |
pAdau vibhIShaNashrIdaH pAtu rAmo.akhilaM vapuH || 9 ||
etAM rAmabalopetAM rakShAM yaH sukRRitI paThet |
sa chirAyuH sukhI putrI vijayI vinayI bhavet || 10 ||
pAtAla-bhUtala-vyoma-chAriNa-shchadma-chAriNaH |
na draShTumapi shaktAste rakShitaM rAmanAmabhiH || 11 ||
rAmeti rAmabhadreti rAmachandreti vA smaran |
naro na lipyate pApairbhuktiM muktiM cha vindati || 12 ||
jagajjaitraika mantreNa rAmanAmnAbhi rakShitam |
yaH kaNThe dhArayettasya karasthAH sarvasiddhayaH || 13 ||
vajrapa~njara nAmedaM yo rAmakavachaM smaret |
avyAhatAjnaH sarvatra labhate jayamaNgalam || 14 ||
AdiShTavAn-yathA svapne rAmarakShAmimAM haraH |
tathA likhitavAn-prAtaH prabuddhau budhakaushikaH || 15 ||
ArAmaH kalpavRRikShANAM virAmaH sakalApadAm |
abhirAma-strilokAnAM rAmaH shrImAn sa naH prabhuH || 16 ||
taruNau rUpasampannau sukumArau mahAbalau |
puNDarIka vishAlAkShau chIrakRRiShNAjinAmbarau || 17 ||
phalamUlAshinau dAntau tApasau brahmachAriNau |
putrau dasharathasyaitau bhrAtarau rAmalakShmaNau || 18 ||
sharaNyau sarvasattvAnAM shreShThau sarvadhanuShmatAm |
rakShaHkula nihantArau trAyetAM no raghUttamau || 19 ||
Atta sajya dhanuShA viShuspRRishA vakShayAshuga niShaNga saNginau |
rakShaNAya mama rAmalakShaNAvagrataH pathi sadaiva gachChatAm || 20 ||
sannaddhaH kavachI khaDgI chApabANadharo yuvA |
gachChan manorathAnnashcha (manoratho.asmAkaM) rAmaH pAtu sa lakShmaNaH || 21 ||
rAmo dAsharathi shshUro lakShmaNAnucharo balI |
kAkutsaH puruShaH pUrNaH kausalyeyo raghUttamaH || 22 ||
vedAntavedyo yaj~neshaH purANa puruShottamaH |
jAnakIvallabhaH shrImAnaprameya parAkramaH || 23 ||
ityetAni japennityaM madbhaktaH shraddhayAnvitaH |
ashvamedhAdhikaM puNyaM samprApnoti na saMshayaH || 24 ||
rAmaM dUrvAdala shyAmaM padmAkShaM pItavAsasam |
stuvanti nAmabhi-rdivyairna te saMsAriNo narAH || 25 ||
rAmaM lakShmaNa pUrvajaM raghuvaraM sItApatiM sundaram
kAkutsthaM karuNArNavaM guNanidhiM viprapriyaM dhArmikam |
rAjendraM satyasandhaM dasharathatanayaM shyAmalaM shAntamUrtim
vande lokAbhirAmaM raghukula tilakaM rAghavaM rAvaNArim || 26 ||
rAmAya rAmabhadrAya rAmachandrAya vedhase |
raghunAthAya nAthAya sItAyAH pataye namaH || 27 ||
shrIrAma rAma raghunandana rAma rAma
shrIrAma rAma bharatAgraja rAma rAma |
shrIrAma rAma raNakarkasha rAma rAma
shrIrAma rAma sharaNaM bhava rAma rAma || 28 ||
shrIrAma chandra charaNau manasA smarAmi
shrIrAma chandra charaNau vachasA gRRihNAmi |
shrIrAma chandra charaNau shirasA namAmi
shrIrAma chandra charaNau sharaNaM prapadye || 29 ||
mAtA rAmo mat-pitA rAmachandraH
svAmI rAmo mat-sakhA rAmachandraH |
sarvasvaM me rAmachandro dayAluH
nAnyaM jAne naiva jAne na jAne || 30 ||
dakShiNe lakShmaNo yasya vAme cha (tu) janakAtmajA |
purato mArutiryasya taM vande raghunandanam || 31 ||
lokAbhirAmaM raNara~NgadhIraM
rAjIvanetraM raghuvaMshanAtham |
kAruNyarUpaM karuNAkaraM taM
shrIrAmachandraM sharaNyaM prapadye || 32 ||
manojavaM mAruta tulya vegaM
jitendriyaM buddhimatAM variShTam |
vAtAtmajaM vAnarayUtha mukhyaM
shrIrAmadUtaM sharaNaM prapadye || 33 ||
kUjantaM rAmarAmeti madhuraM madhurAkSharam |
AruhyakavitA shAkhAM vande vAlmIki kokilam || 34 ||
ApadAmapahartAraM dAtAraM sarvasampadAm |
lokAbhirAmaM shrIrAmaM bhUyobhUyo namAmyaham || 35 ||
bharjanaM bhavabIjAnAmarjanaM sukhasampadAm |
tarjanaM yamadUtAnAM rAma rAmeti garjanam || 36 ||
rAmo rAjamaNiH sadA vijayate rAmaM rameshaM bhaje
rAmeNAbhihatA nishAcharachamU rAmAya tasmai namaH |
rAmAnnAsti parAyaNaM parataraM rAmasya dAsosmyahaM
rAme chittalayaH sadA bhavatu me bho rAma mAmuddhara || 37 ||
shrIrAma rAma rAmeti rame rAme manorame |
sahasranAma tattulyaM rAma nAma varAnane || 38 ||
iti shrIbudhakaushikamuni virachitaM shrIrAma rakShAstotraM sampUrNam |
shrIrAma jayarAma jayajayarAma |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Rama Raksha Stotram is a Sanskrit protective hymn of 38 verses dedicated to Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu. It systematically invokes Rama's protection for the devotee's body, mind, and surroundings — verse by verse naming different parts of the body and aspects of life to be guarded. The text is attributed to the sage Budha Kaushika and belongs to the kavacham-style genre within Vaishnava devotional literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Rama Raksha Stotram?
- Invokes Rama's protection from enemies, fears, and negative energies
- Builds courage and confidence
- Removes obstacles and supports success in undertakings
- Promotes mental peace and spiritual discipline
When is the best time to recite this?
The stotram is traditionally recited in the morning after bathing. It is also recited before important undertakings, during challenging periods, and on Rama Navami.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Rama Raksha Stotram is attributed to the sage Budha Kaushika, who is identified in the text's own colophon (vinayoga) as its rishi (seer), with Sri Sita Ramachandra as the presiding deity and Anushtubh as the primary meter. It is not part of any single Veda or Purana but has acquired canonical standing within Vaishnava devotional practice through centuries of use. The date of composition is estimated to fall broadly within the medieval period (roughly 8th–15th centuries CE). It is one of the most widely recited Sanskrit stotrams in the Rama devotional tradition across India.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Hanuman Chalisa — the 40-verse Hindi hymn to Hanuman, Rama's principal devotee, frequently recited alongside this stotram
- Aditya Hridaya Stotram — a Ramayana-origin hymn to the sun god recited by Agastya to Rama before battle