श्रीरामचन्द्राष्टकम् Ramachandrashtakam (Chidakaro Dhata)
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"Ramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte": eight śikhariṇī verses by Amaradāsa asking that Rāma, lord of Lakṣmī, delight for ever in the devotee's heart.
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ॐ चिदाकारो धाता परमसुखदः पावनतनु-र्मुनीन्द्रैर्योगीन्द्रैर्यतिपतिसुरेन्द्रैर्हनुमता ।सदा सेव्यः पूर्णो जनकतनयाङ्गः सुरगुरूरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥१॥
oṃ cidākāro dhātā paramasukhadaḥ pāvanatanu-rmunīndrairyogīndrairyatipatisurendrairhanumatā |sadā sevyaḥ pūrṇo janakatanayāṅgaḥ suragurūramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||1||
Consciousness in form, the sustainer, giver of the highest joy, of purifying body, always served by great sages, yogis, ascetics, the lords of the gods and Hanumān, complete, at the side of Janaka’s daughter, teacher of the gods: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
मुकुन्दो गोविन्दो जनकतनयालालितपदःपदं प्राप्ता यस्याधमकुलभवा चापि शबरी ।गिरातीतोऽगम्यो विमलधिषणैर्वेदवचसारमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥२॥
mukundo govindo janakatanayālālitapadaḥpadaṃ prāptā yasyādhamakulabhavā cāpi śabarī |girātīto'gamyo vimaladhiṣaṇairvedavacasāramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||2||
Mukunda, Govinda, whose feet are caressed by Sītā, whose abode even Śabarī, born in a lowly clan, attained; beyond speech, unreachable even by pure minds through the words of the Veda: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
धराधीशोऽधीशः सुरनरवराणां रघुपतिःकिरीटी केयूरी कनककपिशः शोभितवपुः ।समासीनः पीठे रविशतनिभे शान्तमनसोरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥३॥
dharādhīśo'dhīśaḥ suranaravarāṇāṃ raghupatiḥkirīṭī keyūrī kanakakapiśaḥ śobhitavapuḥ |samāsīnaḥ pīṭhe raviśatanibhe śāntamanasoramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||3||
Lord of the earth, master of the best of gods and men, lord of the Raghus, crowned and wearing armlets, golden-hued, of radiant form, seated on a throne bright as a hundred suns, of peaceful mind: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
वरेण्यः शारण्यः कपिपतिसखश्चान्तविधुरोललाटे काश्मीरो रुचिरगतिभङ्गः शशिमुखः ।नराकारो रामो यतिपतिनुतः संसृतिहरोरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥४॥
vareṇyaḥ śāraṇyaḥ kapipatisakhaścāntavidhurolalāṭe kāśmīro ruciragatibhaṅgaḥ śaśimukhaḥ |narākāro rāmo yatipatinutaḥ saṃsṛtiharoramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||4||
Most worthy, the refuge, friend of the monkey king, who ends all distress, with saffron on his brow, graceful in gait, moon-faced, in human form, praised by the lords of ascetics, who takes away worldly existence: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
विरूपाक्षः काश्यामुपदिशति यन्नाम शिवदंसहस्रं यन्नाम्नां पठति गिरिजा प्रत्युषसि वै ।स्वलोके गायन्तीश्वरविधिमुखा यस्य चरितंरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥५॥
virūpākṣaḥ kāśyāmupadiśati yannāma śivadaṃsahasraṃ yannāmnāṃ paṭhati girijā pratyuṣasi vai |svaloke gāyantīśvaravidhimukhā yasya caritaṃramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||5||
Whose auspicious name Śiva teaches in Kāśī, whose thousand names Girijā (Pārvatī) recites every dawn, whose deeds Īśvara, Brahmā and the others sing in their own worlds: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
परो धीरोऽधीरोऽसुरकुलभवश्चासुरहरःपरात्मा सर्वज्ञो नरसुरगणैर्गीतसुयशाः ।अहल्याशापघ्नः शरकरऋजुःकौशिकसखोरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥६॥
paro dhīro'dhīro'surakulabhavaścāsuraharaḥparātmā sarvajño narasuragaṇairgītasuyaśāḥ |ahalyāśāpaghnaḥ śarakaraṛjuḥkauśikasakhoramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||6||
The Supreme, steadfast, yet stirred to destroy the demon clans; the supreme Self, all-knowing, whose fair fame is sung by men and gods; who ended Ahalyā’s curse, arrow in hand, upright, the friend of Kauśika (Viśvāmitra): may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
हृषीकेशः शौरिर्धरणिधरशायी मधुरिपु-रुपेन्द्रो वैकुण्ठो गजरिपुहरस्तुष्टमनसा ।बलिध्वंसी वीरो दशरथसुतो नीतिनिपुणोरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥७॥
hṛṣīkeśaḥ śaurirdharaṇidharaśāyī madhuripu-rupendro vaikuṇṭho gajaripuharastuṣṭamanasā |balidhvaṃsī vīro daśarathasuto nītinipuṇoramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||7||
Hṛṣīkeśa, Śauri, who lies on the bearer of the earth (Śeṣa), foe of Madhu, Upendra, Vaikuṇṭha, who with a glad heart slew the foe of the elephant, who humbled Bali, the hero, son of Daśaratha, skilled in right conduct: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
कविः सौमित्रीड्यः कपटमृगघाती वनचरोरणश्लाघी दान्तो धरणिभरहर्ता सुरनुतः ।अमानी मानज्ञो निखिलजनपूज्यो हृदिशयोरमानाथो रामो रमतु मम चित्ते तु सततम् ॥८॥
kaviḥ saumitrīḍyaḥ kapaṭamṛgaghātī vanacaroraṇaślāghī dānto dharaṇibharahartā suranutaḥ |amānī mānajño nikhilajanapūjyo hṛdiśayoramānātho rāmo ramatu mama citte tu satatam ||8||
The seer, praised by Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), slayer of the deceiving deer, forest-dweller, glorious in battle, self-controlled, who lifts the burden of the earth, praised by the gods, free of pride yet knowing honour, worshipped by all, dwelling in the heart: may Rāma, lord of Ramā, delight in my heart for ever.
इदं रामस्तोत्रं वरममरदासेन रचितम्उषःकाले भक्त्या यदि पठति यो भावसहितम् ।मनुष्यः स क्षिप्रं जनिमृतिभयं तापजनकंपरित्यज्य श्रेष्ठं रघुपतिपदं याति शिवदम् ॥९॥
idaṃ rāmastotraṃ varamamaradāsena racitamuṣaḥkāle bhaktyā yadi paṭhati yo bhāvasahitam |manuṣyaḥ sa kṣipraṃ janimṛtibhayaṃ tāpajanakaṃparityajya śreṣṭhaṃ raghupatipadaṃ yāti śivadam ||9||
Whoever reads at dawn, with devotion and feeling, this fine hymn to Rāma composed by Amaradāsa, quickly leaves behind the painful fear of birth and death and reaches the excellent, auspicious abode of the lord of the Raghus.
॥ इति श्रीरामचन्द्राष्टकम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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