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1. 1

   ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्धपद्मासनस्थं । पीतं वासोवसानं नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम् ॥

   dhyāyedājānubāhuṃ dhṛtaśaradhanuṣaṃ baddhapadmāsanasthaṃ | pītaṃ vāsovasānaṃ navakamaladalaspardhinetraṃ prasannam ||

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   Meditate upon Rama whose arms reach down to His knees, who holds arrow and bow, seated in the lotus posture (padmasana), wearing yellow garments, with eyes that rival the petals of a fresh lotus, and a serene, gracious countenance.

2. 2

   वामाङ्‌कारूढसीता मुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं नीरदाभं । नानालङ्‌कारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामण्डनं रामचन्द्रम् ॥

   vāmāṅkārūḍhasītā mukhakamalamilallocanaṃ nīradābhaṃ | nānālaṅkāradīptaṃ dadhatamurujaṭāmaṇḍanaṃ rāmacandram ||

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   With Sita seated upon His left lap, His eyes fixed upon her lotus face, His complexion the hue of a rain cloud, resplendent with many ornaments and bearing a crown of matted locks (jata) - thus meditate upon Ramachandra.

3. 3

   चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटिप्रविस्तरम् । एकैकमक्षरं पुंसां महापातकनाशनम् ॥१॥

   caritaṃ raghunāthasya śatakoṭipravistaram | ekaikamakṣaraṃ puṃsāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam ||1||

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   The life-story of Raghunatha (Rama) extends to a hundred crore verses; even a single syllable of it destroys the greatest sins of men.

4. 4

   ध्यात्वा नीलोत्पलश्यामं रामं राजीवलोचनम् । जानकीलक्ष्मणोपेतं जटामुकुटमण्डितम् ॥२॥

   dhyātvā nīlotpalaśyāmaṃ rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam | jānakīlakṣmaṇopetaṃ jaṭāmukuṭamaṇḍitam ||2||

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   Having meditated upon Rama, dark as a blue lotus, lotus-eyed, accompanied by Janaki (Sita) and Lakshmana, adorned with a crown of matted hair...

5. 5

   सासितूणधनुर्बाणपाणिं नक्तं चरान्तकम् । स्वलीलया जगत्त्रातुमाविर्भूतमजं विभुम् ॥३॥

   sāsitūṇadhanurbāṇapāṇiṃ naktaṃ carāntakam | svalīlayā jagattrātumāvirbhūtamajaṃ vibhum ||3||

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   ...who holds sword, quiver, bow and arrows in hand, the destroyer of the night-wandering demons, the unborn, all-pervading Lord who appeared through His own divine play (lila) to protect the world.

6. 6

   रामरक्षां पठेत्प्राज्ञः पापघ्नीं सर्वकामदाम् । शिरो मे राघवः पातु भालं दशरथात्मजः ॥४॥

   rāmarakṣāṃ paṭhetprājñaḥ pāpaghnīṃ sarvakāmadām | śiro me rāghavaḥ pātu bhālaṃ daśarathātmajaḥ ||4||

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   Let the wise recite this Rama Raksha, which destroys sin and grants every desire. May Raghava (Rama) protect my head; may the son of Dasharatha protect my forehead.

7. 7

   कौसल्येयो दृशौ पातु विश्वामित्रप्रियः श्रुती । घ्राणं पातु मखत्राता मुखं सौमित्रिवत्सलः ॥५॥

   kausalyeyo dṛśau pātu viśvāmitrapriyaḥ śrutī | ghrāṇaṃ pātu makhatrātā mukhaṃ saumitrivatsalaḥ ||5||

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   May Kausalya's son protect my eyes; may He who is dear to Vishvamitra protect my ears. May the protector of the sacrifice (yajna) protect my nose; may He who is affectionate to Lakshmana (Saumitri) protect my mouth.

8. 8

   जिह्वां विद्यानिधिः पातु कण्ठं भरतवन्दितः । स्कन्धौ दिव्यायुधः पातु भुजौ भग्नेशकार्मुकः ॥६॥

   jihvāṃ vidyānidhiḥ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ bharatavanditaḥ | skandhau divyāyudhaḥ pātu bhujau bhagneśakārmukaḥ ||6||

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   May the treasury of knowledge protect my tongue; may He who is bowed to by Bharata protect my throat. May the bearer of divine weapons protect my shoulders; may He who broke Shiva's bow protect my arms.

9. 9

   करौ सीतापतिः पातु हृदयं जामदग्न्यजित् । मध्यं पातु खरध्वंसी नाभिं जाम्बवदाश्रयः ॥७॥

   karau sītāpatiḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ jāmadagnyajit | madhyaṃ pātu kharadhvaṃsī nābhiṃ jāmbavadāśrayaḥ ||7||

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   May the husband of Sita protect my hands; may the conqueror of Parashurama (Jamadagnya) protect my heart. May the destroyer of the demon Khara protect my waist; may He who is the refuge of Jambavan protect my navel.

10. 10

    सुग्रीवेशः कटी पातु सक्थिनी हनुमत्प्रभुः । ऊरू रघुत्तमः पातु रक्षःकुलविनाशकृत् ॥८॥

    sugrīveśaḥ kaṭī pātu sakthinī hanumatprabhuḥ | ūrū raghuttamaḥ pātu rakṣaḥkulavināśakṛt ||8||

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    May the lord of Sugriva protect my hips; may the master of Hanuman protect my thighs. May the noblest of the Raghu line, the destroyer of the demon race, protect my legs.

11. 11

    जानुनी सेतुकृत्पातु जङ्‌घे दशमुखान्तकः । पादौ बिभीषणश्रीदः पातु रामोऽखिलं वपुः ॥९॥

    jānunī setukṛtpātu jaṅghe daśamukhāntakaḥ | pādau bibhīṣaṇaśrīdaḥ pātu rāmo'khilaṃ vapuḥ ||9||

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    May the builder of the bridge (to Lanka) protect my knees; may the destroyer of the ten-headed one (Ravana) protect my shins. May He who granted prosperity to Bibhishana protect my feet; may Rama protect my entire body.

12. 12

    एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां यः सुकृती पठेत् । स चिरायुः सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत् ॥१०॥

    etāṃ rāmabalopetāṃ rakṣāṃ yaḥ sukṛtī paṭhet | sa cirāyuḥ sukhī putrī vijayī vinayī bhavet ||10||

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    Whoever with good deeds recites this protective hymn imbued with Rama's power becomes long-lived, happy, blessed with children, victorious, and humble.

13. 13

    पातालभूतलव्योमचारिणश्छद्‌मचारिणः । न द्रष्टुमपि शक्तास्ते रक्षितं रामनामभिः ॥११॥

    pātālabhūtalavyomacāriṇaśchadmacāriṇaḥ | na draṣṭumapi śaktāste rakṣitaṃ rāmanāmabhiḥ ||11||

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    Deceitful beings who roam the netherworld, the earth, or the sky cannot even catch sight of one who is protected by the names of Rama.

14. 14

    रामेति रामभद्रेति रामचन्द्रेति वा स्मरन् । नरो न लिप्यते पापैर्भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विन्दति ॥१२॥

    rāmeti rāmabhadreti rāmacandreti vā smaran | naro na lipyate pāpairbhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca vindati ||12||

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    A person who remembers the names "Rama", "Ramabhadra", or "Ramachandra" is untouched by sin and attains both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

15. 15

    जगज्जेत्रैकमन्त्रेण रामनाम्नाभिरक्षितम् । यः कण्ठे धारयेत्तस्य करस्थाः सर्वसिद्धयः ॥१३॥

    jagajjetraikamantreṇa rāmanāmnābhirakṣitam | yaḥ kaṇṭhe dhārayettasya karasthāḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ ||13||

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    One who wears around the neck this hymn - protected by the singular world-conquering mantra of Rama's name - holds all accomplishments (siddhis) in the palm of his hand.

16. 16

    वज्रपञ्जरनामेदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत् । अव्याहताज्ञः सर्वत्र लभते जयमङ्गलम् ॥१४॥

    vajrapañjaranāmedaṃ yo rāmakavacaṃ smaret | avyāhatājñaḥ sarvatra labhate jayamaṅgalam ||14||

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    Whoever remembers this Rama-Kavacha (armour of Rama) known as the "Vajra Panjara" (diamond cage) has his commands unopposed everywhere and attains victory and auspiciousness.

17. 17

    आदिष्टवान् यथा स्वप्ने रामरक्षामिमां हरः । तथा लिखितवान् प्रातः प्रबुद्धो बुधकौशिकः ॥१५॥

    ādiṣṭavān yathā svapne rāmarakṣāmimāṃ haraḥ | tathā likhitavān prātaḥ prabuddho budhakauśikaḥ ||15||

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    Just as Lord Shiva instructed this Rama Raksha in a dream, so did Sage Budha Kaushika, upon waking at dawn, write it down.

18. 18

    आरामः कल्पवृक्षाणां विरामः सकलापदाम् । अभिरामस्त्रिलोकानां रामः श्रीमान् स नः प्रभुः ॥१६॥

    ārāmaḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ virāmaḥ sakalāpadām | abhirāmastrilokānāṃ rāmaḥ śrīmān sa naḥ prabhuḥ ||16||

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    He is a garden of wish-fulfilling trees, the ending of all calamities, the delight of the three worlds - that glorious Rama is our Lord.

19. 19

    तरुणौ रूपसम्पन्नौ सुकुमारौ महाबलौ । पुण्डरीकविशालाक्षौ चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरौ ॥१७॥

    taruṇau rūpasampannau sukumārau mahābalau | puṇḍarīkaviśālākṣau cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarau ||17||

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    The two (Rama and Lakshmana) are youthful, endowed with beauty, tender yet immensely strong, with large lotus-like eyes, clad in bark garments and black antelope skins.

20. 20

    फलमूलाशिनौ दान्तौ तापसौ ब्रह्मचारिणौ । पुत्रौ दशरथस्यैतौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥१८॥

    phalamūlāśinau dāntau tāpasau brahmacāriṇau | putrau daśarathasyaitau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ||18||

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    Living on fruits and roots, self-controlled, ascetic, and celibate - these two are the sons of Dasharatha, the brothers Rama and Lakshmana.

21. 21

    शरण्यौ सर्वसत्त्वानां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वधनुष्मताम् । रक्षःकुलनिहन्तारौ त्रायेतां नो रघुत्तमौ ॥१९॥

    śaraṇyau sarvasattvānāṃ śreṣṭhau sarvadhanuṣmatām | rakṣaḥkulanihantārau trāyetāṃ no raghuttamau ||19||

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    They are the refuge of all beings, the foremost among all archers, the destroyers of the demon race - may these two noblest of the Raghu line protect us.

22. 22

    आत्तसज्जधनुषा विषुस्पृशा वक्षया शुगनिषङ्गसङ्गिनौ । रक्षणाय मम रामलक्ष्मणावग्रतः पथि सदैव गच्छताम् ॥२०॥

    āttasajjadhanuṣā viṣuspṛśā vakṣayā śuganiṣaṅgasaṅginau | rakṣaṇāya mama rāmalakṣmaṇāvagrataḥ pathi sadaiva gacchatām ||20||

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    With bows strung and ready, hands touching arrows, quivers filled with inexhaustible shafts fastened at their sides - may Rama and Lakshmana always walk ahead of me on my path for my protection.

23. 23

    सन्नद्धः कवची खड्‌गी चापबाणधरो युवा । गच्छन्‌मनोरथोऽस्माकं रामः पातु सलक्ष्मणः ॥२१॥

    sannaddhaḥ kavacī khaḍgī cāpabāṇadharo yuvā | gacchanmanoratho'smākaṃ rāmaḥ pātu salakṣmaṇaḥ ||21||

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    Fully armed, wearing armour, bearing sword, bow and arrows, ever youthful and moving as our heart's desire - may Rama, together with Lakshmana, protect us.

24. 24

    रामो दाशरथिः शूरो लक्ष्मणानुचरो बली । काकुत्स्थः पुरुषः पूर्णः कौसल्येयो रघुत्तमः ॥२२॥

    rāmo dāśarathiḥ śūro lakṣmaṇānucaro balī | kākutsthaḥ puruṣaḥ pūrṇaḥ kausalyeyo raghuttamaḥ ||22||

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    Rama, son of Dasharatha, is a hero, strong, accompanied by Lakshmana; born in the line of Kakutstha, the complete Purusha (Supreme Being), son of Kausalya, noblest of the Raghus.

25. 25

    वेदान्तवेद्यो यज्ञेशः पुराणपुरुषोत्तमः । जानकीवल्लभः श्रीमानप्रमेयपराक्रमः ॥२३॥

    vedāntavedyo yajñeśaḥ purāṇapuruṣottamaḥ | jānakīvallabhaḥ śrīmānaprameyaparākramaḥ ||23||

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    He is known through Vedanta, the lord of sacrifices, the primeval Supreme Person, the beloved of Janaki (Sita), glorious, of immeasurable valour.

26. 26

    इत्येतानि जपेन्नित्यं मद्‌भक्तः श्रद्धयान्वितः । अश्वमेधाधिकं पुण्यं सम्प्राप्नोति न संशयः ॥२४॥

    ityetāni japennityaṃ madbhaktaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ | aśvamedhādhikaṃ puṇyaṃ samprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ ||24||

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    My devotee who recites these names daily with faith undoubtedly obtains merit greater than that of performing the Ashvamedha sacrifice.

27. 27

    रामं दूर्वादलश्यामं पद्‌माक्षं पीतवाससम् । स्तुवन्ति नामभिर्दिव्यैर्न ते संसारिणो नरः ॥२५॥

    rāmaṃ dūrvādalaśyāmaṃ padmākṣaṃ pītavāsasam | stuvanti nāmabhirdivyairna te saṃsāriṇo naraḥ ||25||

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    Those who praise Rama - dark as durva grass, lotus-eyed, clad in yellow garments - with His divine names, are no longer bound by worldly existence.

28. 28

    रामं लक्ष्मणपूर्वजं रघुवरं सीतापतिं सुन्दरम् । काकुत्स्थं करुणार्णवं गुणनिधिं विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम् । राजेन्द्रं सत्यसन्धं दशरथतनयं श्यामलं शान्तमूर्तिम् । वन्दे लोकाभिरामं रघुकुलतिलकं राघवं रावणारिम् ॥२६॥

    rāmaṃ lakṣmaṇapūrvajaṃ raghuvaraṃ sītāpatiṃ sundaram | kākutsthaṃ karuṇārṇavaṃ guṇanidhiṃ viprapriyaṃ dhārmikam | rājendraṃ satyasandhaṃ daśarathatanayaṃ śyāmalaṃ śāntamūrtim | vande lokābhirāmaṃ raghukulatilakaṃ rāghavaṃ rāvaṇārim ||26||

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    I bow to Rama - Lakshmana's elder brother, the best of the Raghus, the beautiful husband of Sita; born in Kakutstha's line, an ocean of compassion, treasury of virtues, beloved of Brahmins, righteous; a king among kings, true to his word, son of Dasharatha, dark-hued, of a tranquil form; the delight of the world, the ornament of the Raghu dynasty, and the enemy of Ravana.

29. 29

    रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे । रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः ॥२७॥

    rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase | raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ ||27||

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    Salutations to Rama, to Ramabhadra, to Ramachandra the creator, to the lord of the Raghus, the protector, the husband of Sita.

30. 30

    श्रीराम राम रघुनन्दन राम राम । श्रीराम राम भरताग्रज राम राम । श्रीराम राम रणकर्कश राम राम । श्रीराम राम शरणं भव राम राम ॥२८॥

    śrīrāma rāma raghunandana rāma rāma | śrīrāma rāma bharatāgraja rāma rāma | śrīrāma rāma raṇakarkaśa rāma rāma | śrīrāma rāma śaraṇaṃ bhava rāma rāma ||28||

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    O Shri Rama, Rama, delight of the Raghu line, Rama, Rama; O Shri Rama, Rama, elder brother of Bharata, Rama, Rama; O Shri Rama, Rama, fierce in battle, Rama, Rama; O Shri Rama, Rama, be my refuge, Rama, Rama.

31. 31

    श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ मनसा स्मरामि । श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ वचसा गृणामि । श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शिरसा नमामि । श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥२९॥

    śrīrāmacandracaraṇau manasā smarāmi | śrīrāmacandracaraṇau vacasā gṛṇāmi | śrīrāmacandracaraṇau śirasā namāmi | śrīrāmacandracaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||29||

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    I remember the feet of Shri Ramachandra in my mind; I praise the feet of Shri Ramachandra with my speech; I bow my head to the feet of Shri Ramachandra; I take refuge at the feet of Shri Ramachandra.

32. 32

    माता रामो मत्पिता रामचन्द्रः । स्वामी रामो मत्सखा रामचन्द्रः । सर्वस्वं मे रामचन्द्रो दयालुः । नान्यं जाने नैव जाने न जाने ॥३०॥

    mātā rāmo matpitā rāmacandraḥ | svāmī rāmo matsakhā rāmacandraḥ | sarvasvaṃ me rāmacandro dayāluḥ | nānyaṃ jāne naiva jāne na jāne ||30||

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    Rama is my mother, Ramachandra is my father; Rama is my master, Ramachandra is my friend; the compassionate Ramachandra is my everything - I know none other, I know none other, I know none other.

33. 33

    दक्षिणे लक्ष्मणो यस्य वामे तु जनकात्मजा । पुरतो मारुतिर्यस्य तं वन्दे रघुनन्दनम् ॥३१॥

    dakṣiṇe lakṣmaṇo yasya vāme tu janakātmajā | purato mārutiryasya taṃ vande raghunandanam ||31||

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    I bow to that delight of the Raghu line, on whose right stands Lakshmana, on whose left is Janaka's daughter (Sita), and before whom stands Maruti (Hanuman).

34. 34

    लोकाभिरामं रणरङ्गधीरम् । राजीवनेत्रं रघुवंशनाथम् । कारुण्यरूपं करुणाकरं तम् । श्रीरामचन्द्रं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥३२॥

    lokābhirāmaṃ raṇaraṅgadhīram | rājīvanetraṃ raghuvaṃśanātham | kāruṇyarūpaṃ karuṇākaraṃ tam | śrīrāmacandraṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||32||

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    I take refuge in Shri Ramachandra - the delight of the world, steadfast on the battlefield, lotus-eyed, lord of the Raghu dynasty, the very embodiment of compassion, the fount of mercy.

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    मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगम् । जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम् । वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यम् । श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥३३॥

    manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegam | jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham | vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyam | śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||33||

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    I take refuge in the messenger of Shri Rama (Hanuman) - swift as the mind, as fast as the wind, master of his senses, foremost among the wise, son of the wind-god, chief of the monkey army.

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    कूजन्तं राम रामेति मधुरं मधुराक्षरम् । आरुह्य कविताशाखां वन्दे वाल्मीकिकोकिलम् ॥३४॥

    kūjantaṃ rāma rāmeti madhuraṃ madhurākṣaram | āruhya kavitāśākhāṃ vande vālmīkikokilam ||34||

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    I salute the cuckoo bird Valmiki, who, perched upon the branch of poetry, sweetly sings the honeyed syllables "Rama, Rama".

37. 37

    आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् । लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥३५॥

    āpadāmapahartāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām | lokābhirāmaṃ śrīrāmaṃ bhūyo bhūyo namāmyaham ||35||

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    I bow again and again to Shri Rama, the remover of calamities, the giver of all prosperity, the delight of the world.

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    भर्जनं भवबीजानामर्जनं सुखसम्पदाम् । तर्जनं यमदूतानां राम रामेति गर्जनम् ॥३६॥

    bharjanaṃ bhavabījānāmarjanaṃ sukhasampadām | tarjanaṃ yamadūtānāṃ rāma rāmeti garjanam ||36||

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    The roar of "Rama, Rama" scorches the very seeds of worldly bondage, earns happiness and prosperity, and terrifies the messengers of Yama (death).

39. 39

    रामो राजमणिः सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे । रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नमः । रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोऽस्म्यहम् । रामे चित्तलयः सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर ॥३७॥

    rāmo rājamaṇiḥ sadā vijayate rāmaṃ rameśaṃ bhaje | rāmeṇābhihatā niśācaracamū rāmāya tasmai namaḥ | rāmānnāsti parāyaṇaṃ parataraṃ rāmasya dāso'smyaham | rāme cittalayaḥ sadā bhavatu me bho rāma māmuddhara ||37||

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    Rama, the jewel among kings, is ever victorious; I worship Rama, the lord of Lakshmi (Rameśa). By Rama the army of night-wandering demons was destroyed; salutations to that Rama. There is no refuge higher than Rama; I am the servant of Rama. May my mind always be absorbed in Rama - O Rama, deliver me!

40. 40

    रामं रामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे । सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने ॥३८॥

    rāmaṃ rāmeti rāmeti rame rāme manorame | sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāmanāma varānane ||38||

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    "Rama, Rama, Rama" - in this name I delight, for it is the most enchanting. O fair-faced one, the name "Rama" is equal in merit to reciting the thousand names (of Vishnu).