Ranganatha Ashtakam
Ranganatha Ashtakam
Ranganatha Ashtakam
raṅganātha aṣṭakaṃ
ānandarūpe nijabodharūpe
brahmasvarūpe śrutimūrtirūpe |
śaśāṅkarūpe ramaṇīyarūpe
śrīraṅgarūpe ramatāṃ mano me || 1 ||
kāveritīre karuṇāvilole
mandāramūle dhṛtacārukele |
daityāntakāle'khilalokalīle
śrīraṅgalīle ramatāṃ mano me || 2 ||
lakṣmīnivāse jagatāṃ nivāse
hṛtpadmavāse ravibimbavāse |
kṛpānivāse guṇabṛndavāse
śrīraṅgavāse ramatāṃ mano me || 3 ||
brahmādivandye jagadekavandye
mukundavandye suranāthavandye |
vyāsādivandye sanakādivandye
śrīraṅgavandye ramatāṃ mano me || 4 ||
brahmādhirāje garuḍādhirāje
vaikuṇṭharāje surarājarāje |
trailokyarāje'khilalokarāje
śrīraṅgarāje ramatāṃ mano me || 5 ||
amoghamudre paripūrṇanidre
śrīyoganidre sasamudranidre |
śritaikabhadre jagadekanidre
śrīraṅgabhadre ramatāṃ mano me || 6 ||
sacitraśāyī bhujagendraśāyī
nandāṅkaśāyī kamalāṅkaśāyī |
kṣīrābdhiśāyī vaṭapatraśāyī
śrīraṅgaśāyī ramatāṃ mano me || 7 ||
idaṃ hi raṅgaṃ tyajatāmihāṅgaṃ
punarna cāṅgaṃ yadi cāṅgameti |
pāṇau rathāṅgaṃ caraṇe'mbu gāṅgaṃ
yāne vihaṅgaṃ śayane bhujaṅgam || 8 ||
raṅganāthāṣṭakaṃ puṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet |
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti raṅgisāyujyamāpnuyāt || 9 ||
iti śrī raṅganāthāṣṭakam |
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)