Sri Rama Dhun
Raghupati Raghava Raja Rama lyrics
Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Laksmanacarya
- Source
- Nama Ramayana
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Verse 1
(refrain) raghupati rāghava rājā rāma patita pāvana sītā rāma
(refrain) raghupati raghava raja rama patita pavana sita rama
(रेfरैन्) रघुपति राघव राजा राम पतित पावन सीता राम
The beautiful deity forms are dark as a thunder cloud! Glories to the Ganga, Tulasi Devi, and Salagrama Sila!
- Verse 1
sundara vigraha meghaśyāma gaṅgā tulasī śālagrāma
sundara vigraha meghasyama ganga tulasi salagrama
सुन्दर विग्रह मेघश्याम गङ्गा तुलसी शालग्राम
The beautiful deity forms are dark as a thunder cloud! Glories to the Ganga, Tulasi Devi, and Salagrama Sila!
- Verse 2
bhadra giriśvara sītā rāma bhagata janapriya sītā rāma
bhadra girisvara sita rama bhagata janapriya sita rama
भद्र गिरिश्वर सीता राम भगत जनप्रिय सीता राम
The auspicious Lord of the Mountain, Sita Rama! The Ones dear to the devotees, Sita Rama!
- Verse 3
jānakī ramanā sītā rāma jaya jaya rāghava sītā rāma
janaki ramana sita rama jaya jaya raghava sita rama
जानकी रमना सीता राम जय जय राघव सीता राम
The beloved of the daughter of Janaka! All Glories to Sita Rama! All glories, all glories to the descendent of the Raghu dynasty! Sita Rama!
About this song
This song is popularly sung in Raga Misra Gara in Kaherva Tala. Mohandas Gandhi created the lyrics “bhaja pyare tu sita rama; isvara allaha tero nama, sabako sanmati de bhagavan.” These are not the original lyrics to the chant.