Who is the focus of the Rama Stava described in the provided text?

The Rama Stava focuses on praising Lord Rama, described with various divine attributes and actions, such as being compassionate, the destroyer of sins, and the protector of the people.

What are some of the qualities attributed to Rama in the Stava?

Rama is described as compassionate (karuṇākaraṁ), the destroyer of sins (duritāpahaṁ), the protector (pālakaṁ), and the one who removes obstacles (bhavanāśanaṁ), among many other divine attributes.

What actions and roles are associated with Rama according to the text?

Rama is depicted as the slayer of demons (ripumārakaṁ, danujārdanaṁ), the protector of devotees (bhaktapaṁ), the bestower of boons (varadōnmukhaṁ), and the source of liberation (janamuktidaṁ).

What is the benefit of reciting the hundred names of Rama with devotion?

The text states that whoever recites these hundred names of Rama with devotion will attain Rama's feet along with their family and will be devoted to serving Him eternally.

Who is the author of the Shri Rama Stava described in the provided verses?

The Shri Rama Stava, as indicated in the text, is composed by Shri Shambhu (iti śrīśaṁbhu kr̥ta śrīrāma stavaḥ).

śrī rāma stavaḥ (śambhu kr̥tam)

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rāghavaṁ karuṇākaraṁ bhavanāśanaṁ duritāpahaṁ
mādhavaṁ khagagāminaṁ jalarūpiṇaṁ paramēśvaram |
pālakaṁ janatārakaṁ bhavahārakaṁ ripumārakaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 1 ||

bhūdhavaṁ vanamālinaṁ ghanarūpiṇaṁ dharaṇīdharaṁ
śrīhariṁ triguṇātmakaṁ tulasīdhavaṁ madhurasvaram |
śrīkaraṁ śaraṇapradaṁ madhumārakaṁ vrajapālakaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 2 ||

viṭhṭhalaṁ mathurāsthitaṁ rajakāntakaṁ gajamārakaṁ
sannutaṁ bakamārakaṁ vr̥kaghātakaṁ turagārdanam |
nandajaṁ vasudēvajaṁ baliyajñagaṁ surapālakaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 3 ||

kēśavaṁ kapivēṣṭitaṁ kapimārakaṁ mr̥gamardinaṁ
sundaraṁ dvijapālakaṁ ditijārdanaṁ danujārdanam |
bālakaṁ kharamardinaṁ r̥ṣipūjitaṁ municintitaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 4 ||

śaṅkaraṁ jalaśāyinaṁ kuśabālakaṁ rathavāhanaṁ
sarayūnataṁ priyapuṣpakaṁ priyabhūsuraṁ lavabālakam |
śrīdharaṁ madhusūdanaṁ bharatāgrajaṁ garuḍadhvajaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 5 ||

gōpriyaṁ guruputradaṁ vadatāṁ varaṁ karuṇānidhiṁ
bhaktapaṁ janatōṣadaṁ surapūjitaṁ śrutibhiḥ stutam |
bhuktidaṁ janamuktidaṁ janarañjanaṁ nr̥panandanaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 6 ||

cidghanaṁ cirajīvinaṁ maṇimālinaṁ varadōnmukhaṁ
śrīdharaṁ dhr̥tidāyakaṁ balavardhanaṁ gatidāyakam |
śāntidaṁ janatārakaṁ śaradhāriṇaṁ gajagāminaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 7 ||

śārṅgiṇaṁ kamalānanaṁ kamalādr̥śaṁ padapaṅkajaṁ
śyāmalaṁ ravibhāsuraṁ śaśisaukhyadaṁ karuṇārṇavam |
satpatiṁ nr̥pabālakaṁ nr̥pavanditaṁ nr̥patipriyaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 8 ||

nirguṇaṁ saguṇātmakaṁ nr̥pamaṇḍanaṁ mativardhanaṁ
acyutaṁ puruṣōttamaṁ paramēṣṭhinaṁ smitabhāṣiṇam |
īśvaraṁ hanumannutaṁ kamalādhipaṁ janasākṣiṇaṁ
tvāṁ bhajē jagadīśvaraṁ nararūpiṇaṁ raghunandanam || 9 ||

īśvarōktamētaduttamādarācchatanāmakaṁ
yaḥ paṭhēdbhuvi mānavastava bhaktimāṁstapanōdayē |
tvatpadaṁ nijabandhudārasutairyutaściramētya nō
sō:’stu tē padasēvanē bahutatparō mama vākyataḥ || 10 ||

iti śrīśaṁbhu kr̥ta śrīrāma stavaḥ |

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