Ramashtakam Mantra

Verse 1:

bhaje visheshasundaram

samastapapakhandanam

svabhaktachittaranjanam

sadaiva ramamadvayam Meaning:

The uniquely beautiful One,

The Destroyer of all sins,

The delight of His followers,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 2:

jatakalapashobhitam

samastapapanashakam

svabhaktabhitibhanjanam

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

Whose matted locks shine,

Who ends all sin,

Who removes fear from the hearts of his followers,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 3:

nijasvarupabodhakam

kripakaram bhavapaham

samam shivam niranjanam

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

The Revealer of our true Self,

Who is grace and mercy himself,

The One who is unmoved, pure, and free of bondage,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 4:

sahaprapanchakalpitam

hyanamarupavastavam

nirakritim niramayam

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

Who shows the universe within him,

Invisible yet real,

Nameless, formless, and untouched by impurity,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 5:

nishprapancha~nirvikalpanirmalam niramayam

chidekarupasantatam

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

The One beyond duality and illusions,

Spotless, ever-pure,

The Ever-constant pure consciousness,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 6:

bhavabdhipotarupakam

hyasheshadehakalpitam

gunakaram kripakaram

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

The boat that crosses worldly life,

The One with many lives,

The One full of virtues and compassion,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 7:

mahavakya~bodhakairviraja~manavakpadaih

parabrahma vyapakam

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

The One whose glory is elaborated in great Vedic statements,

The Supreme Being, the Eternal truth,

I worship that unparalleled Lord Rama.

Verse 8:

shivapradam sukhapradam

bhavachchhidam bhramapaham

virajamanadaishikam

bhajeha ramamadvayam Meaning:

The guru who radiates joy and auspiciousness,

Ends bondage and ignorance,

Who evades illusion and ill