Shri Raghav Ashtakam

Shri Raghav Ashtakam is a sacre d hymn that praises the divine qualities, compassion, valor, righteousness, and graceful form of Lord Shri Ram. Reciting this powerful stotra fills the mind with devotion, peace, and inner strength. It describes Lord Ram as the protector of the universe, the foundation of dharma, the destroyer of fear and sins, the fulfiller of all desires of devotees, and the one who removes sorrow and suffering. Regular chanting of Shri Raghav Ashtakam removes mental distress, fear, obstacles, and negativity, while increasing courage, discipline, clarity of mind, and virtues. It brings peace, harmony, and auspiciousness to the home. When recited at dawn, evening, or any time with devotion and focus, it bestows the grace, protection, and divine guidance of Lord Shri Ram in one’s life.

 

 

 

 

 

rāghavaṁ karuṇākaraṁ munisēvitaṁ suravanditaṁ
jānakīvadanāravindadivākaraṁ guṇabhājanam |
vālisūnuhitaiṣiṇaṁ hanumatpriyaṁ kamalēkṣaṇaṁ
yātudhānabhayaṅkaraṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 1 ||

maithilīkucabhūṣaṇāmala nīlamauktikamīśvaraṁ
rāvaṇānujapālanaṁ raghupuṅgavaṁ mama daivatam |
nāgarīvanitānanāmbujabōdhanīyakalēvaraṁ
sūryavaṁśavivardhanaṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 2 ||

hēmakuṇḍalamaṇḍitāmalakaṇṭhadēśamarindamaṁ
śātakumbha mayūranētravibhūṣaṇēna vibhūṣitam |
cārunūpurahārakaustubhakarṇabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaṁ
bhānuvaṁśavivardhanaṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 3 ||

daṇḍakākhyavanē ratāmarasiddhayōgigaṇāśrayaṁ
śiṣṭapālanatatparaṁ dhr̥tiśālipārthakr̥tastutim |
kumbhakarṇabhujābhujaṅgavikartanē suviśāradaṁ
lakṣmaṇānujavatsalaṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 4 ||

kētakīkaravīrajātisugandhimālyasuśōbhitaṁ
śrīdharaṁ mithilātmajākucakuṅkumāruṇavakṣasam |
dēvadēvamaśēṣabhūtamanōharaṁ jagatāṁ patiṁ
dāsabhūtabhayāpahaṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 5 ||

yāgadānasamādhihōmajapādikarmakarairdvijaiḥ
vēdapāragatairaharniśamādarēṇa supūjitam |
tāṭakāvadhahētumaṅgadatātavāliniṣūdanaṁ
paitr̥kōditapālakaṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 6 ||

līlayā kharadūṣaṇādiniśācarāśuvināśanaṁ
rāvaṇāntakamacyutaṁ hariyūthakōṭigaṇāśrayam |
nīrajānanamambujāṅghriyugaṁ hariṁ bhuvanāśrayaṁ
dēvakāryavicakṣaṇaṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 7 ||

kauśikēna suśikṣitāstrakalāpamāyatalōcanaṁ
cāruhāsamanāthabandhumaśēṣalōkanivāsinam |
vāsavādisurārirāvaṇaśāsanaṁ ca parāṅgatiṁ
nīlamēghanibhākr̥tiṁ praṇamāmi rāghavakuñjaram || 8 ||

rāghavāṣṭakamiṣṭasiddhidamacyutāśrayasādhakaṁ
muktibhuktiphalapradaṁ dhanadhānyasiddhivivardhanam |
rāmacandrakr̥pākaṭākṣadamādarēṇa sadā japēt
rāmacandrapadāmbujadvaya santatārpitamānasaḥ || 9 ||

rāma rāma namō:’stu tē jaya rāmabhadra namō:’stu tē
rāmacandra namō:’stu tē jaya rāghavāya namō:’stu tē |
dēvadēva namō:’stu tē jaya dēvarāja namō:’stu tē
vāsudēva namō:’stu tē jaya vīrarāja namō:’stu tē || 10 ||

iti śrī rāghavāṣṭakam |