Śrī-Rāmā-Ṣṭottara-Nāmāvalī The 108 Names of Śrī Rāma
1 oṁ śrī-rāmāya namaḥ Śrī-Rāma - The Giver of Happiness
2 oṁ rāma-bhadrāya namaḥ Rāmabhadra - The Most Auspicious One 3 oṁ rāma-candrāya namaḥ Rāmacandra - As Gentle and Pleasing As The Moon 4 oṁ śāśvatāya namaḥ Śāśvata - The Most Auspicious One 5 oṁ rājīva-locanāya namaḥ Rājīvalocana - The Lotus-Eyed 6 oṁ śrīmate namaḥ Śrīmate (Śrīman) - The Abode of Lakshmi (Śrī) 7 oṁ rājendrāya namaḥ Rājendra - King of Kings, Lord of The Lords 8 oṁ raghu-puṅgavāya namaḥ Raghupuṅgava - The Scion Of The Raghu Dynasty, the most Exalted 9 oṁ jānakī-vallabhāya namaḥ Jānakī-vallabha - The Beloved Consort Of Janaki 10 oṁ jaitrāya namaḥ Jaitra - One Who Symbolises Victory, the Triumphant 11 oṁ jitā-mitrāya namaḥ Jitāmitra - Conqueror and Vanquisher Of Enemies 12 oṁ janārdanāya namaḥ Janārdana - the Refuge of the people 13 oṁ viśvāmitra-priyāya namaḥ Viśvāmitra-priya - The Beloved Of Sage Vishvamitra 14 oṁ dāntāya namaḥ Dānta - The well-controlled One 15 oṁ śaraṇa-trāṇa-tat-parāya namaḥ Śaraṇatrāṇa-tatpara - the One who is keen to protect those who take refuge in Him 16 oṁ vāli-pramathanāya namaḥ Vāli-pramathana - The Vanquisher (Slayer) of Vali 17 oṁ vāgmine namaḥ Vāgmine - The Eloquent One 18 oṁ satya-vāce namaḥ Satyavāce (Satyavāk)- The One of Truthful Speech 19 oṁ satya-vikramāya namaḥ Satyavikrama - The One who is valiant in defending Truth 20 oṁ satya-vratāya namaḥ Satyavrata - The One of truthful vows 21 oṁ vrata-dharāya namaḥ Vratadhara - The One who faithfully keeps His vows 22 oṁ sadā-hanumadāśritāya namaḥ Sadā-hanumad-āśrita - The One Who Is Always Served By Hanuman 23 oṁ kausaleyāya namaḥ Kausaleya - The Son Of Kausalya 24 oṁ khara-dhvaṁsine namaḥ Kharadhvaṁsī - The Slayer Of The Demon Khara 25 oṁ virādha-vadha-paṇḍitāya namaḥ Virādha-vadha-paṇḍita - The Expert in destroying the demon Virādha 26 oṁ vibhīṣaṇa-paritrātre namaḥ Vibhīṣaṇa-paritrātā - The Protector of Vibhishana 27 oṁ hara-kodaṇḍa-khaṇḍanāya namaḥ Hara-kodaṇḍa-khaṇḍana - The One who broke the mighty bow of Shiva 28 oṁ sapta-tāla-prabhetre namaḥ Sapta-tāla-prabhettā - The one who pierced seven Taal Trees with one arrow 29 oṁ daśa-grīva-śiro-harāya namaḥ Daśa-grīva-śirohara - Slayer Of The Ten-Headed Ravana 30 oṁ jāmadagnya-mahā-darpa- Jāmadagnya-mahādarpadalana - The Destroyer Of Jamadagni’s Son’s dalanāya namaḥ (Parasurama) Arrogance 31 oṁ tāṭakāntakāya namaḥ Tāṭakāntaka - Slayer Of Yakshini (demoness) Tāṭaka 32 oṁ vedānta-sārāya namaḥ Vedānta-sāra - The Essence of Vedanta 33 oṁ vedātmane namaḥ Vedātmā - The very Self of the Vedas 34 oṁ bhava-rogasya bheṣajāya namaḥ Bhavarogasya bheṣajam - The Reliever Of All Earthly Ailments 35 oṁ dūṣaṇa-triśiro-hantre namaḥ Duṣaṇatri-śirohantā - The Slayer of the Demons Dūṣaṇa & Triśira 36 oṁ tri-mūrtaye namaḥ Trimūrti - The Lord Who Manifests in Three Forms 37 oṁ tri-guṇātmakāya namaḥ Triguṇātmaka - The Source Of The Three Gunas 38 oṁ trivikramāya namaḥ Trivikrama - The Lord as Vamana Deva, Conqueor Of The Three Worlds 39 oṁ trilokātmane namaḥ Trilokātmā - Lord Of The Three Planetary systems 40 oṁ puṇya-cāritra-kīrtanāya namaḥ Puṇyacāritra-kīrtana- Subject For Hymns Sung In His Adulations 41 oṁ triloka-rakṣakāya namaḥ Trilokarakṣaka - Protector Of The Three Worlds 42 oṁ dhanvine namaḥ Dhanvī - The Wielder Of The Bow 43 oṁ daṇḍakāraṇya-kartanāya namaḥ Daṇḍakāraṇya-kartana - The Dweller In The Dandaka Forest 44 oṁ ahalyā-śāpa-śamanāya namaḥ Ahalyā-śāpaśamana - The Remover Of Ahalya’s Curse 45 oṁ pitṛ-bhaktāya namaḥ Pitṛbhakta - The Worshipper Of His Father Dasaratha 46 oṁ vara-pradāya namaḥ Varaprada - The Giver Of Boons 47 oṁ jitendriyāya namaḥ Jitendriya - Controller/ Conqueror Of The Senses 48 oṁ jita-krodhāya namaḥ Jitakrodha- The Conqueror Of Anger 49 oṁ jita-mitrāya namaḥ Jitamitra - The One Who Wins Over Friends 50 oṁ jagad-gurave namaḥ Jagadguru - Spiritual Teacher Of The Universe, guru of the whole world 51 oṁ ṛkṣa-vānara-saṅghātine namaḥ Ṛkṣa-vānara-saṅghātī - The Saviour Of Boars And Monkeys 52 oṁ citra-kūṭa-samāśrayāya namaḥ Citrakūṭa-samāśraya - The Lord Who Took Refuge At Chitrakuta Hill 53 oṁ jayanta-trāṇa-varadāya namaḥ Jayanta-trāṇa-varada - The Lord Who Blessed Jayanta 54 oṁ sumitrā-putra-sevitāya namaḥ Sumitrā-putra-sevita - The Lord Who Is Served By Sumitra’s son (Lakshmana) 55 oṁ sarva-devādi-devāya namaḥ Sarva-devādi-deva - The Lord Of All The Gods 56 oṁ mṛta-vānara-jīvanāya namaḥ Mṛtavānara-jīvana - The Reviver Of Dead monkeys 57 oṁ māyāmārīca-hantre namaḥ Māyā-mārīca-hantā - Destroyer of the demon Marica who practiced illusion 58 oṁ mahā-devāya namaḥ Mahādeva - The Great Lord 59 oṁ mahā-bhujāya namaḥ Mahābhuja - The Lord Of Mighty Arms 60 oṁ sarva-deva-stutāya namaḥ Sarvadeva-stuta - The Lord Who Is Praised By All The Gods 61 oṁ saumyāya namaḥ Saumya - Benevolent And Calm Faced 62 oṁ brahmaṇyāya namaḥ Brahmaṇya - The Absolute Reality 63 oṁ muni-saṁstutāya namaḥ Muni-saṁstuta - The Lord Who Is Praised By Sages 64 oṁ mahā-yogine namaḥ Mahāyogī - The Greatest of all Yogīs 65 oṁ mahodarāya namaḥ Mahodara - The Noble One 66 oṁ sugrīvepsita-rājyadāya namaḥ Sugrīvepsita-rājyada - The Lord Who Returned The Kingdom (Kiskindha) To Sugreeva 67 oṁ sarva-puṇyādhika-phalāya namaḥ Sarva-puṇyādhikaphala - One Who Answers Prayers And Rewards Good Deeds 68 oṁ smṛta-sarvāgha-nāśanāya namaḥ Smṛtasarvāghanāśana - The Remover Of All Afflictions 69 oṁ ādi-puruṣāya namaḥ Ādipuruṣa - The Primal Being 70 oṁ parama-puruṣāya namaḥ Paramapuruṣa - The Supreme Being 71 oṁ mahā-puruṣāya namaḥ Mahāpuruṣa - The Great Being 72 oṁ puṇyodayāya namaḥ Puṇyodaya - The Source Of All Blessings and good fortune 73 oṁ dayā-sārāya namaḥ Dayāsāra - The Embodiment Of Kindness and Compassion 74 oṁ purāṇa-puruṣottamāya namaḥ Purāṇa-puruṣottama - The Supreme Being Praised In The Puranas 75 oṁ smita-vaktrāya namaḥ Smita-vaktra - One Who Speakes Smilingly 76 oṁ mita-bhāṣiṇe namaḥ Mitabhāṣī - One Of Moderate Speech 77 oṁ pūrva-bhāṣiṇe namaḥ Pūrvabhāṣī - One Who Knows Future And Speaks Of Events To Come 78 oṁ rāghavāya namaḥ Rāghava - The Scion of the Raghu Dynasty 79 oṁ ananta-guṇa-gambhīrāya namaḥ Ananta-guṇa-gambhīra - The Lord of infinite Majestic Qualities/ Virtues 80 oṁ dhīrodātta-guṇottamāya namaḥ Dhīrodātta-guṇottama - Kind-Hearted Valiant 81 oṁ māyā-mānuṣa-cāritrāya namaḥ Māyā-mānuṣa-cāritra - The Lord Who Incarnated As A Man Through His Maya 82 oṁ mahā-devādi-pūjitāya namaḥ Mahādevādi-pūjita - The Lord Who Is Worshipped By Lord Shiva And Other Divine Lords 83 oṁ setu-kṛte namaḥ Setukṛte - Builder Of The Bridge (at Setubandha to Sri Lanka) 84 oṁ jita-vārāśaye namaḥ Jita-vārāśaya - the Conqueror of desires 85 oṁ sarva-tīrtha-mayāya namaḥ Sarva-tīrthamaya - The Lord Who Is The Sum Of All Holy Places 86 oṁ haraye namaḥ Hari - The Supreme Lord Hari, Destroyer of Sins 87 oṁ śyāmāṅgāya namaḥ Śyāmāṅga - The Dark-Complexioned One 88 oṁ sundarāya namaḥ Sundara - The Most Beautiful One 89 oṁ śūrāya namaḥ Śūra - The Valiant, Valorous One 90 oṁ pīta-vāsase namaḥ Pītavāsa- The Lord dressed in beautiful yellow garments 91 oṁ dhanur-dharāya namaḥ Dhanurdhara - One With A Bow In Hand 92 oṁ sarva-yajñādhipāya namaḥ Sarva-yajñādhipa - Lord Of All Sacrificial Offerings 93 oṁ yajvine namaḥ Yajvine - One Who Performs Yagnas, the Sacrificer 94 oṁ jarā-maraṇa-varjitāya namaḥ Jarāmaraṇa-varjita - The Conqueror Of Birth And Death 95 oṁ vibhīṣaṇa-pratiṣṭhātre namaḥ Vibhīṣaṇa pratiṣṭhātre - the Lord who established Vibhīṣaṇa on the throne of Laṅkā, 96 oṁ sarvāpa-guṇa-varjitāya namaḥ Sarvāpaguṇa-varjita - Destroyer Of Evil Qualities 97 oṁ paramātmane namaḥ Paramātma- The Supreme Soul, Supersoul in the Heart 98 oṁ para-brahmaṇe namaḥ Parabrahma - The Supreme Godhead 99 oṁ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahāya namaḥ Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha - The One Whose Form Is Made Of Eternal Knowledge And Bliss 100 oṁ parasmai-jyotiṣe namaḥ Paraṁjyoti - THE Supreme Light, Spiritual Effulgence 101 oṁ parasmai-dhāmne namaḥ Paraṁdhāma - Lord Of Vaikuntha (the Supreme Abode) 102 oṁ parākāśāya namaḥ Parākāśa - The Supreme Space 103 oṁ parāt-parāya namaḥ Parātpara - Greatest Of The Greats 104 oṁ pareśāya namaḥ Pareśa - Lord Of The Lords 105 oṁ pāragāya namaḥ Pāraga - The Uplifter Of The Poor, who takes His devotees across the ocean of samsara- birth and death 106 oṁ pārāya namaḥ Pāra - The Ultimate Supreme Being 107 oṁ sarva-devātmakāya namaḥ Sarva-devātmaka - The Lord who is the Source of all demigods 108 oṁ parasmai namaḥ Parasmai (Parasme) The Supreme Lord
॥ इित ीरामाोरशत नामाविलः ॥
|| iti śrīrāmāṣṭottaraśata nāmāvaliḥ || THUS ENDS THE HYMN OF THE 108 NAMES OF ŚRĪ RĀMA
Ramanujacharya Offered Sankha, Chakra and Instructed That The First Aradhana Should Be Done To The Sankha and Chakra Only Before Offering Aradhana To Lord Venkateswara - Chinnajeeyar