Ram Raksha Stotra Lyrics in English, With Meaning

Ram Raksha Stotra lyrics and meaning

Below are the 41 passages of Ram Raksha Stotra as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters, under the original script where Diya's record has it, and their meaning in English. The meaning of 1 passage is still being reviewed and is marked.

Words (original script and transliteration)	Meaning in English
श्री गणेशाय नमः shree ganeshaaya namah	I bow to revered Ganesha.
asya shree raamarakshaa stotra mantrasya budhakaushika rishih shreeseetaaraamachandro devataa anushtup chhandah seetaa shaktih shreemad hanumaan keelakam shreeraamachandrapreetyarthe jape viniyogah	This hymn invokes Sita and Ramachandra, with Budha Kaushika as its seer. It is recited to please Rama.
atha dhyaanam dhyaayed aajaanubaahum dhritasharadhanusham baddhapadmaasanastham peetam vaaso vasaanam navakamaladalaspardhinetram prasannam vaamaangkaaroodha seetaamukhakamalamilallochanam neeradaabham naanaalangkaaradeeptam dadhatam urujataamandanam raamachandram iti dhyaanam	Meditate on serene, raincloud-dark Rama, armed with bow and arrows, seated in the lotus posture with Sita upon his left lap.
charitam raghunaathasya shatakotipravistaram ekaikam aksharam pumsaam mahaapaatakanaashanam	The story of Rama, Lord of Raghu’s line, extends to a hundred crore—a billion—verses. Every syllable destroys people’s gravest sins.
dhyaatvaa neelotpalashyaamam raamam raajeevalochanam jaanakeelakshmanopetam jataamukutamanditam saasitoonadhanurbaanapaanim naktancharaantakam svaleelayaa jagat traatum aavirbhootam ajam vibhum raamarakshaam pathet praajnyah paapaghneem sarvakaamadaam	Meditate on Rama beside Sita and Lakshmana, armed to protect the world. Then recite Rama Raksha, praised as removing sins and fulfilling desires.
शिरो मे राघवः पातु भालं दशरथात्मजः shiro me raaghavah paatu bhaalam dasharathaatmajah	May Raghava, Rama of Raghu’s line, protect my head; may Dasharatha’s son protect my forehead.
कौसल्येयो दृशौ पातु विश्वामित्रप्रियः श्रुती घ्राणं पातु मखत्राता मुखं सौमित्रिवत्सलः kausalyeyo drishau paatu vishvaamitrapriyah shrutee ghraanam paatu makhatraataa mukham saumitrivatsalah	May Kausalya’s son protect my eyes, and Vishvamitra’s beloved my ears. May the guardian of the sacrifice protect my nose, and the one who loves Lakshmana protect my mouth.
जिह्वां विद्यानिधिः पातु कण्ठं भरतवन्दितः स्कन्धौ दिव्यायुधः पातु भुजौ भग्नेशकार्मुकः jihvaam vidyaanidhih paatu kantham bharatavanditah skandhau divyaayudhah paatu bhujau bhagneshakaarmukah	May Rama, treasury of knowledge, protect my tongue, and the one honored by Bharata my throat. May the bearer of divine weapons protect my shoulders, and the breaker of Shiva’s bow my arms.
करौ सीतापतिः पातु हृदयं जामदग्न्यजित् मध्यं पातु खरध्वंसी नाभिं जाम्बवदाश्रयः karau seetaapatih paatu hridayam jaamadagnyajit madhyam paatu kharadhvamsee naabhim jaambavadaashrayah	May Sita’s husband protect my hands, and the conqueror of Parashurama my heart. May the destroyer of Khara protect my middle, and Jambavan’s refuge my navel.
सुग्रीवेशः कटी पातु सक्थिनी हनुमत्प्रभुः ऊरू रघूत्तमः पातु रक्षःकुलविनाशकृत् sugreeveshah katee paatu sakthinee hanumatprabhuh ooroo raghoottamah paatu rakshahkulavinaashakrit	May Sugriva’s Lord protect my waist, and Hanuman’s Lord my upper legs. May Rama, best of Raghu’s line and destroyer of the rakshasa clan, protect my thighs.
jaanunee setukrit paatu janghe dashamukhaantakah paadau vibheeshanashreedah paatu raamo'khilam vapuh	May the bridge-builder protect my knees, and the slayer of ten-headed Ravana my shins. May the giver of royal fortune to Vibhishana protect my feet; may Rama protect my whole body.
एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां यः सुकृती पठेत् स चिरायुः सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत् etaam raamabalopetaam rakshaam yah sukritee pathet sa chiraayuh sukhee putree vijayee vinayee bhavet	The virtuous person who recites this protection, filled with Rama’s strength, will live long, be happy, have sons, be victorious, and be humble.
paataalabhootalavyomachaarinash chhadmachaarinah na drashtum api shaktaas te rakshitam raamanaamabhih	Deceptive beings roaming the underworld, earth, or sky cannot even look upon a person protected by Rama’s names.
raameti raamabhadreti raamachandreti vaa smaran naro na lipyate paapair bhuktim muktim cha vindati	Remembering him as Rama, Ramabhadra, or Ramachandra, a person is not stained by sins and gains both worldly enjoyment and liberation.
jagajjaitraikamantrena raamanaamnaabhirakshitam yah kanthe dhaarayet tasya karasthaah sarvasiddhayah	Whoever bears at the neck this protection, guarded by Rama’s name—the single mantra that conquers the world—has every attainment in hand.
vajrapanjara naamedam yo raamakavacham smaret avyaahataajnyah sarvatra labhate jayamangalam	Whoever remembers this armor of Rama, called Vajrapanjara, the diamond enclosure, has their command unopposed and gains victory and good fortune everywhere.
aadishtavaan yathaa svapne raamarakshaam imaam harah tathaa likhitavaan praatah prabuddho budhakaushikah	As Shiva taught this Rama Raksha in a dream, so Budha Kaushika wrote it down on waking in the morning.
aaraamah kalpavrikshaanaam viraamah sakalaapadaam abhiraamas trilokaanaam raamah shreemaan sa nah prabhuh	Rama, full of splendor, is a grove of wish-fulfilling trees, the end of every trouble, and the delight of the three worlds. He is our Lord.
tarunau roopasampannau sukumaarau mahaabalau pundareekavishaalaakshau cheerakrishnaajinaambarau phalamoolaashinau daantau taapasau brahmachaarinau putrau dasharathasyaitau bhraatarau raamalakshmanau	These brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, are Dasharatha’s sons: young, handsome, tender, and immensely strong, with eyes wide as lotuses, wearing bark-cloth and black-antelope skins. They live on fruit and roots, self-controlled ascetics observing celibacy.
शरण्यौ सर्वसत्त्वानां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वधनुष्मताम् रक्षःकुलनिहन्तारौ त्रायेतां नो रघूत्तमौ sharanyau sarvasattvaanaam shreshthau sarvadhanushmataam rakshahkulanihantaarau traayetaam no raghoottamau	May these two finest sons of Raghu’s line protect us: refuge of all beings, foremost among archers, destroyers of the rakshasa clan.
aatta sajja dhanushaav ishusprishaav akshayaashuga nishanga sanginau rakshanaaya mama raama lakshmanaav agratah pathi sadaiva gachchhataam	May Rama and Lakshmana always walk ahead of me along the path to protect me, holding ready bows, hands touching their arrows, carrying quivers of swift arrows that never run out.
sannaddhah kavachee khadgee chaapabaanadharo yuvaa gachchhan manoratho'smaakam raamah paatu salakshmanah	May Rama, the one our hearts long for, protect us as he walks with Lakshmana: youthful, ready for battle, armored, carrying sword, bow, and arrows.
raamo daasharathish shooro lakshmanaanucharo balee kaakutsthah purushah poornah kausalyeyo raghoottamah	Rama is Dasharatha’s heroic, mighty son, followed by Lakshmana; descendant of Kakutstha, the complete Person, Kausalya’s son, finest of Raghu’s line.
वेदान्तवेद्यो यज्ञेशः पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः जानकीवल्लभः श्रीमान् अप्रमेयपराक्रमः vedaantavedyo yajnyeshah puraanapurushottamah jaanakeevallabhah shreemaan aprameyaparaakramah	Rama is known through Vedanta, Lord of sacrifice, the primordial Supreme Person, beloved of Janaki—Sita—full of splendor and immeasurable valor.
ityetaani japen nityam madbhaktash shraddhayaa anvitah ashvamedhaadhikam punyam sampraapnoti na samshayah	My devotee, filled with faith, should repeat these names every day. Such a devotee gains merit greater than the Ashvamedha horse sacrifice—of this there is no doubt.
raamam doorvaadalashyaamam padmaaksham peetavaasasam stuvanti naamabhir divyair na te samsaarino naraah	Those who praise Rama with his divine names—dark as durva-grass leaves, lotus-eyed, and dressed in yellow—are no longer bound to the cycle of birth and death.
रामं लक्ष्मणपूर्वजं रघुवरं सीतापतिं सुन्दरम् काकुत्स्थं करुणार्णवं गुणनिधिं विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम् राजेन्द्रं सत्यसन्धं दशरथतनयं श्यामलं शान्तमूर्तिम् वन्दे लोकाभिरामं रघुकुलतिलकं राघवं रावणारिम् raamam lakshmanapoorvajam raghuvaram seetaapatim sundaram kaakutstham karunaarnavam gunanidhim viprapriyam dhaarmikam raajendram satyasandham dasharathatanayam shyaamalam shaantamoortim vande lokaabhiraamam raghukulatilakam raaghavam raavanaarim	I bow to Rama, Sita’s husband and Lakshmana’s elder brother: compassionate, righteous, faithful to his promises, and the crowning glory of Raghu’s line.
रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः raamaaya raamabhadraaya raamachandraaya vedhase raghunaathaaya naathaaya seetaayaah pataye namah	I bow to Rama, gracious Ramabhadra, moonlike Ramachandra, the creator; to the Lord of Raghu's line, the Lord who is Sita's husband.
श्रीराम राम रघुनन्दन राम राम श्रीराम राम भरताग्रज राम राम श्रीराम राम रणकर्कश राम राम श्रीराम राम शरणं भव राम राम shreeraama raama raghunandana raama raama shreeraama raama bharataagraja raama raama shreeraama raama ranakarkasha raama raama shreeraama raama sharanam bhava raama raama	Lord Rama, joy of Raghu's family; Rama, Bharata's elder brother; Rama, fierce in battle—Rama, be my refuge.
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ मनसा स्मरामि श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ वचसा गृणामि श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शिरसा नमामि श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये shreeraamachandracharanau manasaa smaraami shreeraamachandracharanau vachasaa grinaami shreeraamachandracharanau shirasaa namaami shreeraamachandracharanau sharanam prapadye	In my mind I remember Lord Ramachandra's feet; with my words I praise them. I bow my head to his feet and surrender to them as my refuge.
माता रामो मत्पिता रामचन्द्रः स्वामी रामो मत्सखा रामचन्द्रः सर्वस्वं मे रामचन्द्रो दयालुः नान्यं जाने नैव जाने न जाने maataa raamo matpitaa raamachandrah svaamee raamo matsakhaa raamachandrah sarvasvam me raamachandro dayaaluh naanyam jaane naiva jaane na jaane	Rama is my mother; Ramachandra is my father. Rama is my Lord; Ramachandra is my friend. Compassionate Ramachandra is everything to me. I know no other—truly, no other, no other.
dakshine lakshmano yasya vaame tu janakaatmajaa purato maarutir yasya tam vande raghunandanam	I bow to Rama, joy of Raghu's family, with Lakshmana on his right, Sita, Janaka's daughter, on his left, and Hanuman, son of the wind, before him.
लोकाभिरामं रणरङ्गधीरं राजीवनेत्रं रघुवंशनाथम् कारुण्यरूपं करुणाकरं तम् श्रीरामचन्द्रं शरणं प्रपद्ये lokaabhiraamam ranarangadheeram raajeevanetram raghuvamshanaatham kaarunyaroopam karunaakaram tam shreeraamachandram sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in Lord Ramachandra, delight of the world, steadfast on the battlefield, with lotus-like eyes, Lord of Raghu's line—the very form of compassion and its source.
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये manojavam maarutatulyavegam jitendriyam buddhimataam varishtham vaataatmajam vaanarayoothamukhyam shreeraamadootam sharanam prapadye	I take refuge in Hanuman, swift as thought and as fast as the wind, master of his senses and foremost among the wise: son of the Wind god, leader of the vanaras, the monkey warriors, and the revered messenger of Rama.
koojantam raama raameti madhuram madhuraaksharam aaruhya kavitaashaakhaam vande vaalmeekikokilam	I bow to Valmiki, the cuckoo perched on the branch of poetry, sweetly singing the sweet syllables “Rama, Rama.”
aapadaam apahartaaram daataaram sarvasampadaam lokaabhiraamam shreeraamam bhooyo bhooyo namaamyaham	Again and again I bow to Lord Rama, delight of the world, praised here as the remover of troubles and the giver of every kind of prosperity.
bharjanam bhavabeejaanaam arjanam sukhasampadaam tarjanam yamadootaanaam raama raameti garjanam	Meaning still under review.
raamo raajamanih sadaa vijayate raamam ramesham bhaje raamenaabhihataa nishaacharachamoo raamaaya tasmai namah raamaan naasti paraayanam parataram raamasya daaso'smyaham raame chittalayah sadaa bhavatu me bho raama maam uddhara	I worship victorious Rama, take him as my highest refuge, and ask that my mind remain absorbed in him. O Rama, lift me up.
राम रामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने raama raameti raameti rame raame manorame sahasranaama tattulyam raamanaama varaanane	Repeating 'Rama, Rama, Rama,' I delight in Rama, who delights the heart. O lovely-faced Parvati, Rama's name is equal to Vishnu's thousand names.
इति श्रीबुधकौशिकविरचितं श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् iti shreebudhakaushikavirachitam shreeraamarakshaastotram sampoornam	Thus ends the complete Rama Raksha Stotra, composed by the revered Budha Kaushika.
shreeseetaaraamachandraarpanam astu	May this be an offering to revered Sita and Ramachandra.

Diya's English explains each passage in plain language; it is not a word-for-word translation.

About Ram Raksha Stotra

Ram Raksha Stotra addresses Rama in prayer. Tradition attributes the hymn to the sage Budha Kaushika.

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