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The Right Heart (Anāhata) Chakra The Right Heart (Anāhata) Chakra VictoryJai jai to Raghuvīrathe all-powerful Samartha Shri Rama! The 16 holy names of Shrī Rāma The 108 holy names of Shrī Rāma Aum twameva sākshāt Shrī Rāma sākshāt Aum twameva sākshāt Shrī Sītā Rāma sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah O Divine Mother, You are verily Shri Rama. Salutations to You! O Divine Mother, You are verily Shri Sita-Rama. Salutations to You! Rāma .......................................You are... The one who gives joy Rāma .......................................You are… The one who gives joy The son of Dashratha (The seventh incarnation of Shri Vishnu) Dāsharathi ............................... Auspicious joy Shūra .......................................Courageous Rāma-bhadra .......................... The one who is joyful like the full moon Lakshman’ānuchara ................The one whose companion is Shri Lakshmana Rāma-chandra ........................ Eternal Balī ..........................................The one who is mighty and strong Shāshwata ............................... The descendant of Shri Kakutstha The one with blue lotus-like eyes 5 Kākutstha ................................ Rājīva-lochana ........................ Glorious Purusha ...................................The all-pervading primordial Being Shrīmān ................................... Like Indra, the king of kings Pūrna .......................................The one who is Purnabrahma Rāj’endra ................................. (the entire universe) Raghu-puṅgava ......................The star among the Raghu dynasty Kausalyeya ..............................The son of Queen Kausalya Jānakī-vallabha .......................The consort of Shri Sita (Janaki) Raghūttama ............................The highest of the Raghu dynasty Jaitra .......................................Victorious 10 Vedānta-vedya ........................The one who is known through the Jitamitra ..................................The one who wins over friends knowledge of Vedanta Janārdana ................................The lord of the people The lord of havans Yadñy’esha .............................. Vishwāmitra-priya ...................Loved by Vishwamitra The ancient ideal human being Purāna-purush’ottama ............ Dānta ......................................Calm and Patient Loved by Shri Sita Jānakī-vallabha ....................... Sharanya-trāna-tat-para .........Quick in giving refuge to those who Shrīmān ...................................The one who possesses everything suffer, yet are surrendered 15 Aprameya parākrama ..............The warrior without equal Vālī pra-mathana ....................The destroyer of Vali, the usurper of Sugriva’s throne Vāgmī ......................................The powerful speaker The speaker of truth Sākshāt Shrī Ādi Shakti Mātājī Satya-vāk ................................ Valiant in the name of truth Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah Satya-vikrama ......................... Satya-vrata .............................Devoted to truth 20 The one who observes vows From the Kavach of Shri Rama (see p.169–77) Vrata-dhara............................. Sadā Hanumad’āshrita .............The eternal support of Shri Hanumana K a u s a l y e y a ..............................The son of the Queen Kausalya *Khara-dhwaoṅsī ......................The destroyer of the demon Khara (a brother of Ravana) *Virādha-vadha-pandita ...........Expert in destroying the demon Viradha 25 Bibhīshana pari-trātā...............The protector of Bibhishana (Ravana’s brother who worshipped Shri Rama) A A The one who broke the bow of Shri Shiva Hara-Kodanda-khandana ....... Sapta-tāla-prabhetā ...............The one who permeates the seven planes of existence 164 165 *Dasha-grīva-shir’ohara ...........The one who severed the ten heads Muni saoṅstuta ........................Praised by all the saints 60 of Ravana Mahā-yogī ...............................The great yogi The slayer of Tataka 30 *Tātak’āntaka ........................... Mah’ādara ...............................The noble one The essence of the Vedas Vedānta-sāra........................... Sugrīv’epsita-rājyada...............The one who restored Sugriva’s kingdom The Spirit of the Vedas Ved’ātmā ................................. Sarva-puny’ādhika phala .........The one who gives credit for all Bhava-rogasya bheshaja .........The healer of diseases good deeds *Dūshana-Trishiro-hata ............The slayer of the demons Dushana Smṛuta-sarv’āgha-nāshaka .....The one who removes the impurities of and Trishira those who remember You 65 Trimūrti ...................................The master of the three gunas Ādi Purusha .............................The primordial one (the masculine (Sattwa, Raja, Tama) 35 principle associated with Prakriti, which is the creative energy of Shri Adi Shakti) Tri-gun’ātmaka .......................The spiritual essence of the three gunas The supreme collective Being Tri-vikrama .............................The one who strode over the three worlds Parama Purusha ...................... The great primordial man Tri-lok’ātmā ............................The Spirit of the three worlds Mahā Purusha .......................... The source of all blessings Punya-charitra-kīrtana............The one whose story is a source of merit Puny’odaya .............................. to those who sing it Dayā sāra ................................The epitome of compassion 70 Tri-loka-rakshaka ...................The protector of the three worlds 40 Purāna Purush’ottama .............The greatest of the legendary heroes Dhanvī .....................................Armed with a bow Smita-vaktra ...........................The one who has a smiling face Danda-kāranya vāsa-kṛuta .....The one who took shelter in the forest Mita-bhāshī .............................Of moderate speech (Dandakaranya) Pūrva-bhāshī ...........................The one whose incarnation was foretold Ahalyā-shāpa-shamana ..........The one who released Ahalya in the ‘Ramayana’ from a curse Rāghava ..................................The scion of the Raghu dynasty 75 Devoted to Your father Pitṛu-bhakta ............................ Ananta-guna-gambhīra ..........The lord whose qualities are infinite Vara-prada ..............................The bestower of boons 45 and profound Jit’endriya ................................The conqueror of the sense organs Dhīr’odātta-gun’ottama ..........The highest qualities of heroism and nobility Jita-krodha ..............................The conqueror of anger The preceptor of the world Māyā-mānusha-charitra ..........The lord whose exploits and character are Jagad-gurū .............................. bound by the illusion of seeming human Raksha-vānara-saṅghataka ....The lord who gathered under His protection an army of monkeys Mahā-dev’ādhi-pūjita .............The one who worships and is worshipped by Shri Shiva Chitrakūta sam’āshraya ...........The lord who took refuge at Chitrakuta hill 50 Setukṛuta.................................The one who built a bridge over the sea to Lanka 80 Sumitrā-putra-sevita ...............The one who is served by the son of Sumitra (Lakshmana) Jita-vāsanā ..............................The conqueror of desires The lord who is the sum of all holy places Sarva-devādhideva..................Outstanding among all the Devas Sarva-tīrthamaya .................... The one who removes all ignorance Mṛuta-vānara jīvana ................The lord who revived the dead monkeys Hari ......................................... (during the war against Ravana) and illusion (Shri Vishnu) The dark-complexioned one *Māyā-mārīcha hata..................The destroyer of the demon Maricha Shyām’āṅga ............................. (who took an illusory form as a deer Sundara ...................................Beautiful 85 to lure Shri Rama away from Shri Sita) Shūra .......................................The brave lord The Great God 55 Mahā-deva .............................. Pīta-vasana .............................Dressed in yellow The one with great arms Mahā-bhuja............................. Dhanur-dhara .........................He who wears a bow Praised by all the Devas Sarva-deva-stuta .................... Sarva-yadñy’ādhipa.................The lord of all havans Gentle and calm Saumya ................................... Yadñyī .....................................The sacrificer (devoted worshipper) 90 Brahmanya ..............................One with the Supreme Spirit 166 167 Jarā-marana-varjita .................The conqueror of illness and death Kavach of Shrī Rāma Bibhīshana pratishthātā ...........The one who established Bibhishana as the King of Lanka (Shrī Rāma Jayam or Shrī Rāma-rakshā stotram) Sarv’ābharana-varjita ..............The lord who relinquished all kingly ornaments (during the exile in the forest) In the beginning one should meditate upon Shri Sita Param’ātmā .............................The Supreme Spirit and Shri Rama, residing in the right Heart. Para-brahma ...........................The absolute, all-pervading being 95 Sat-chid’ānanda vigraha ..........The embodiment of absolute truth, awareness and bliss Amen.Aum ShrīSalutations Ganeshāya to Shri Ganesha.namah Parama jyoti ............................Supreme light Parama dhāma ........................The supreme abode The radiant Lord Asya Shrī-Rāma-rakshā-stotra-mantrasya Prakāsha ................................. Budha-kaushika-ṛishihi Parāt-para ..............................Supreme beyond the Highest 100
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