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1. 1

   आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् । लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥१॥

   āpadām apahartāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām | lokābhirāmaṃ śrīrāmaṃ bhūyo bhūyo namāmyaham ||1||

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   I bow again and again to Shri Rama, who removes all calamities, who grants every kind of prosperity, and who delights all the worlds.

2. 2

   आर्तानामार्तिहन्तारं भीतानां भीतिनाशनम् । द्विषतां कालदण्डं तं रामचन्द्रं नमाम्यहम् ॥२॥

   ārtānām ārtihantāraṃ bhītānāṃ bhītināśanam | dviṣatāṃ kāladaṇḍaṃ taṃ rāmacandraṃ namāmyaham ||2||

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   I bow to Ramachandra, who removes the suffering of the distressed, who destroys the fear of the fearful, and who is like the very rod of death to his enemies.

3. 3

   रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे । रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः ॥३॥

   rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase | raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ ||3||

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   Salutations to Rama, to Ramabhadra, to Ramachandra, to the Creator and Ordainer of all, to the lord of the Raghu dynasty, to the lord of all, and to the husband of Sita.

4. 4

   नीलाम्बुजश्यामलकोमलाङ्गं सीतासमारोपितवामभागम् । पाणौ महासायकचारुचापं नमामि रामं रघुवंशनाथम् ॥४॥

   nīlāmbujaśyāmalakomalāṅgaṃ sītāsamāropitavāmabhāgam | pāṇau mahāsāyakacārucāpaṃ namāmi rāmaṃ raghuvaṃśanātham ||4||

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   I bow to Rama, the lord of the Raghu dynasty, whose form is dark and soft like a blue lotus, on whose left side Sita is seated, and who holds a beautiful bow with a great arrow in his hand.