Rama Raksha Stotram

oṃ asya śrī rāmarakṣā stotramantrasya budhakauśika ṛṣiḥ śrī sītārāma candrodevatā anuṣṭup chandaḥ sītā śaktiḥ śrīmad hanumān kīlakam śrīrāmacandra prītyarthe rāmarakṣā stotrajape viniyogaḥ ॥ dhyānam dhyāyedājānubāhuṃ dhṛtaśara dhanuṣaṃ baddha padmāsanasthaṃ pītaṃ vāsovasānaṃ navakamala dalasparthi netraṃ prasannam । vāmāṅkārūḍha sītāmukha kamalamilallocanaṃ nīradābhaṃ nānālaṅkāra dīptaṃ dadhatamuru jaṭāmaṇḍalaṃ rāmacandram ॥ stotram caritaṃ raghunāthasya śatakoṭi pravistaram । ekaikamakṣaraṃ puṃsāṃ mahāpātaka nāśanam ॥ 1 ॥ dhyātvā nīlotpala śyāmaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam । jānakī lakṣmaṇopetaṃ jaṭāmukuṭa maṇḍitam ॥ 2 ॥ sāsitūṇa dhanurbāṇa pāṇiṃ naktaṃ carāntakam । svalīlayā jagattrātu māvirbhūtamajaṃ vibhum ॥ 3 ॥ rāmarakṣāṃ paṭhetprājñaḥ pāpaghnīṃ sarvakāmadām । śiro me rāghavaḥ pātu phālaṃ (bhālaṃ) daśarathātmajaḥ ॥ 4 ॥ kausalyeyo dṛśaupātu viśvāmitrapriyaḥ śṛtī । ghrāṇaṃ pātu makhatrātā mukhaṃ saumitrivatsalaḥ ॥ 5 ॥ jihvāṃ vidyānidhiḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ bharatavanditaḥ । skandhau divyāyudhaḥ pātu bhujau bhagneśakārmukaḥ ॥ 6 ॥ karau sītāpatiḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ jāmadagnyajit । madhyaṃ pātu kharadhvaṃsī nābhiṃ jāmbavadāśrayaḥ ॥ 7 ॥ sugrīveśaḥ kaṭiṃ pātu sakthinī hanumat-prabhuḥ । ūrū raghūttamaḥ pātu rakṣaḥkula vināśakṛt ॥ 8 ॥ jānunī setukṛt-pātu jaṅghe daśamukhāntakaḥ । pādau vibhīṣaṇaśrīdaḥ pātu rāmo'khilaṃ vapuḥ ॥ 9 ॥ etāṃ rāmabalopetāṃ rakṣāṃ yaḥ sukṛtī paṭhet । sa cirāyuḥ sukhī putrī vijayī vinayī bhavet ॥ 10 ॥ pātāla-bhūtala-vyoma-cāriṇa-ścadma-cāriṇaḥ । na draṣṭumapi śaktāste rakṣitaṃ rāmanāmabhiḥ ॥ 11 ॥ rāmeti rāmabhadreti rāmacandreti vā smaran । naro na lipyate pāpairbhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati ॥ 12 ॥ jagajjaitraika mantreṇa rāmanāmnābhi rakṣitam । yaḥ kaṇṭhe dhārayettasya karasthāḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ ॥ 13 ॥ vajrapañjara nāmedaṃ yo rāmakavacaṃ smaret । avyāhatājñaḥ sarvatra labhate jayamaṅgalam ॥ 14 ॥ ādiṣṭavān-yathā svapne rāmarakṣāmimāṃ haraḥ । tathā likhitavān-prātaḥ prabuddhau budhakauśikaḥ ॥ 15 ॥ ārāmaḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ virāmaḥ sakalāpadām । abhirāma-strilokānāṃ rāmaḥ śrīmān sa naḥ prabhuḥ ॥ 16 ॥ taruṇau rūpasampannau sukumārau mahābalau । puṇḍarīka viśālākṣau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau ॥ 17 ॥ phalamūlāśinau dāntau tāpasau brahmacāriṇau । putrau daśarathasyaitau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ॥ 18 ॥ śaraṇyau sarvasattvānāṃ śreṣṭhau sarvadhanuṣmatām । rakṣaḥkula nihantārau trāyetāṃ no raghūttamau ॥ 19 ॥ ātta sajya dhanuṣā viṣuspṛśā vakṣayāśuga niṣaṅga saṅginau । rakṣaṇāya mama rāmalakṣaṇāvagrataḥ pathi sadaiva gacchatām ॥ 20 ॥ sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī cāpabāṇadharo yuvā । gacchan manorathānnaśca (manoratho'smākaṃ) rāmaḥ pātu sa lakṣmaṇaḥ ॥ 21 ॥ rāmo dāśarathi śśūro lakṣmaṇānucaro balī । kākutsaḥ puruṣaḥ pūrṇaḥ kausalyeyo raghūttamaḥ ॥ 22 ॥ vedāntavedyo yajñeśaḥ purāṇa puruṣottamaḥ । jānakīvallabhaḥ śrīmānaprameya parākramaḥ ॥ 23 ॥ ityetāni japennityaṃ madbhaktaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ । aśvamedhādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ samprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ ॥ 24 ॥ rāmaṃ dūrvādala śyāmaṃ padmākṣaṃ pītavāsasam । stuvanti nāmabhi-rdivyairna te saṃsāriṇo narāḥ ॥ 25 ॥ rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇa pūrvajaṃ raghuvaraṃ sītāpatiṃ sundaram kākutsthaṃ karuṇārṇavaṃ guṇanidhiṃ viprapriyaṃ dhārmikam । rājendraṃ satyasandhaṃ daśarathatanayaṃ śyāmalaṃ śāntamūrtim vande lokābhirāmaṃ raghukula tilakaṃ rāghavaṃ rāvaṇārim ॥ 26 ॥ rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase । raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ ॥ 27 ॥ śrīrāma rāma raghunandana rāma rāma śrīrāma rāma bharatāgraja rāma rāma । śrīrāma rāma raṇakarkaśa rāma rāma śrīrāma rāma śaraṇaṃ bhava rāma rāma ॥ 28 ॥ śrīrāma candra caraṇau manasā smarāmi śrīrāma candra caraṇau vacasā gṛhṇāmi । śrīrāma candra caraṇau śirasā namāmi śrīrāma candra caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 29 ॥ mātā rāmo mat-pitā rāmacandraḥ svāmī rāmo mat-sakhā rāmacandraḥ । sarvasvaṃ me rāmacandro dayāluḥ nānyaṃ jāne naiva jāne na jāne ॥ 30 ॥ dakṣiṇe lakṣmaṇo yasya vāme ca (tu) janakātmajā । purato mārutiryasya taṃ vande raghunandanam ॥ 31 ॥ lokābhirāmaṃ raṇaraṅgadhīraṃ rājīvanetraṃ raghuvaṃśanātham । kāruṇyarūpaṃ karuṇākaraṃ taṃ śrīrāmacandraṃ śaraṇyaṃ prapadye ॥ 32 ॥ manojavaṃ māruta tulya vegaṃ jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭam । vātātmajaṃ vānarayūtha mukhyaṃ śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ॥ 33 ॥ kūjantaṃ rāmarāmeti madhuraṃ madhurākṣaram । āruhyakavitā śākhāṃ vande vālmīki kokilam ॥ 34 ॥ āpadāmapahartāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām । lokābhirāmaṃ śrīrāmaṃ bhūyobhūyo namāmyaham ॥ 35 ॥ bharjanaṃ bhavabījānāmarjanaṃ sukhasampadām । tarjanaṃ yamadūtānāṃ rāma rāmeti garjanam ॥ 36 ॥ rāmo rājamaṇiḥ sadā vijayate rāmaṃ rameśaṃ bhaje rāmeṇābhihatā niśācaracamū rāmāya tasmai namaḥ । rāmānnāsti parāyaṇaṃ parataraṃ rāmasya dāsosmyahaṃ rāme cittalayaḥ sadā bhavatu me bho rāma māmuddhara ॥ 37 ॥ śrīrāma rāma rāmeti rame rāme manorame । sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāma nāma varānane ॥ 38 ॥ iti śrīrāma rakṣāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ।

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