Ranganatha Ashtakam
Ranganatha Ashtakam
रङ्गनाथ अष्टकं
आनन्दरूपे निजबोधरूपे
ब्रह्मस्वरूपे श्रुतिमूर्तिरूपे ।
शशाङ्करूपे रमणीयरूपे
श्रीरङ्गरूपे रमतां मनो मे ॥ 1 ॥
कावेरितीरे करुणाविलोले
मन्दारमूले धृतचारुकेले ।
दैत्यान्तकालेऽखिललोकलीले
श्रीरङ्गलीले रमतां मनो मे ॥ 2 ॥
लक्ष्मीनिवासे जगतां निवासे
हृत्पद्मवासे रविबिम्बवासे ।
कृपानिवासे गुणबृन्दवासे
श्रीरङ्गवासे रमतां मनो मे ॥ 3 ॥
ब्रह्मादिवन्द्ये जगदेकवन्द्ये
मुकुन्दवन्द्ये सुरनाथवन्द्ये ।
व्यासादिवन्द्ये सनकादिवन्द्ये
श्रीरङ्गवन्द्ये रमतां मनो मे ॥ 4 ॥
ब्रह्माधिराजे गरुडाधिराजे
वैकुण्ठराजे सुरराजराजे ।
त्रैलोक्यराजेऽखिललोकराजे
श्रीरङ्गराजे रमतां मनो मे ॥ 5 ॥
अमोघमुद्रे परिपूर्णनिद्रे
श्रीयोगनिद्रे ससमुद्रनिद्रे ।
श्रितैकभद्रे जगदेकनिद्रे
श्रीरङ्गभद्रे रमतां मनो मे ॥ 6 ॥
सचित्रशायी भुजगेन्द्रशायी
नन्दाङ्कशायी कमलाङ्कशायी ।
क्षीराब्धिशायी वटपत्रशायी
श्रीरङ्गशायी रमतां मनो मे ॥ 7 ॥
इदं हि रङ्गं त्यजतामिहाङ्गं
पुनर्न चाङ्गं यदि चाङ्गमेति ।
पाणौ रथाङ्गं चरणेऽम्बु गाङ्गं
याने विहङ्गं शयने भुजङ्गम् ॥ 8 ॥
रङ्गनाथाष्टकं पुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ।
सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति रङ्गिसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ॥ 9 ॥
इति श्री रङ्गनाथाष्टकम् ।
About This Stotram
Overview
The Ranganatha Ashtakam is a Sanskrit ashtakam of nine verses dedicated to Lord Ranganatha, a form of Lord Vishnu worshipped reclining on the cosmic serpent Adi Shesha. The verses describe his divine attributes and auspicious form. The text belongs to the Vaishnava tradition, particularly associated with the Srirangam temple in Tamil Nadu, one of the foremost Divya Desams (sacred Vishnu temples) in South India.
What are the benefits of chanting Ranganatha Ashtakam?
- Cultivates devotion to Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu)
- Promotes mental clarity and spiritual discipline
- Supports liberation (moksha) through focused Vishnu upasana
- Brings peace and fulfillment of righteous wishes
When is the best time to recite this?
The ashtakam is recited during morning and evening worship. It is especially appropriate on Vaikunta Ekadashi, Brahmotsavam at Srirangam, and other festivals associated with Lord Ranganatha and Vishnu.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Ashtakam literature — hymns of eight or nine verses — is a well-established genre in Sanskrit devotional poetry, with the Bhakti movement producing many such texts from the 7th century onwards. The Srirangam temple, the principal shrine of Ranganatha, has been a center of Sri Vaishnava devotion since the Alvars composed hymns in its honor in the early medieval period. This ashtakam belongs to that tradition of Sanskrit praise poetry for Ranganatha. The specific author and date are not recorded; it is attributed to the broader Sanskrit devotional tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Vishnu Sahasranama — the 1000-name stotram for Lord Vishnu from the Mahabharata, central to all Vaishnava traditions
- Narayana Ashtakam — a parallel eight-verse Sanskrit hymn addressed to Lord Narayana (Vishnu)