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sahasrAnAmamvande'ham raghunandanam surapatim kodaNda dIkshAgurumrAmam sarva

jagat susevita padam sItA manovallabham

1. sahasrasIrshNe vai tubhyam sahasrAkshAya te namah | namah sahasrahastAya

sahasra caraNAya ca || [ 1. sahasrasIrshNe namah 2. sahasrAkshAya

namah 3. sahasrahastAya namah 4. sahasra caraNAya namah ] 2. namo

jImUtavarNAya namaste visvatomukha | acyutAya namastubhyam namaste

seshasAyine || [ 5. jImUtavarNAya namah 6. visvatomukhAya namah 7.

acyutAya namah 8. seshasAyine namah ] 3. namo hiraNyagarbhAya

pancabhUtAtmane namah | namo mUlaprakrtaye devAnAm hitakAriNe || [

9. hiraNyagarbhAya namah 10. pancabhUtAtmane namah 11. mUlaprakrtaye namah

12. devAnAm

hitakAriNe namah ] 4. namaste sarvalokesa sarva duhkha nishUdana | sankha

cakra gadA padma jatAmukuta dhAriNe || [ 13. sarvalokesAya namah 14.

sarva duhkha nishUdanAya namah 15. sankha cakra gadA padma jatAmukuta

dhAriNe namah ] 5. namo garbhAya tatvAya jyotishAm jyotishe namah | om namo

vAsudevAya namo dasarathAtmaja || [ 16. garbhAya namah 17.

tatvAya namah 18. jyotishAm jyotishe namah 19. vAsudevAya namah 20.

dasarathAtmajAya namah ] 6. namo namaste rAjendra sarva sampat pradAya ca |

namah kAruNya rUpAya kaikeyIpriyakAriNe || [ 21. rAjendrAya

namah 22. sarva sampat pradAya namah 23. kAruNya rUpAya namah 24.

kaikeyIpriyakAriNe namah ] 7. namo dAntAya sAntAya visvAmitra priyAya te |

yajnesAya namastubhyam namaste kratupAlaka || [ 25. dAntAya namah 26.

sAntAya namah 27. visvAmitra priyAya namah 28. yajnesAya namah 29.

kratupAlakAya namah ] 8. namo namah kesavAya namo nAthAya sArngiNe |

namaste rAmacandrAya namo nArAyaNAya ca || [ 30. kesavAya namah 31.

nAthAya namah 32. sArngiNe namah 33. rAmacandrAya namah 34. nArAyaNAya

namah ] 9. namaste rAmacandrAya mAdhavAya namo namah | govindAya

namastubhyam namaste paramAtmane

|| [ 35. rAmacandrAya namah 36. mAdhavAya namah 37. govindAya namah

38. paramAtmane namah ] 10. namaste vishNurUpAya raghunAthAya te namah |

namaste anAthanAthAya namaste madhusUdana || [ 39. vishNurUpAya namah

40. raghunAthAya namah 41. anAthanAthAya namah 42. madhusUdanAya namah

] 11. trivikrama namastestu sItAyAh pataye namah | vAmanAya namastubhyam

namaste rAghavAya ca || [ 43. trivikramAya namah 44. sItAyAh pataye

namah 45. vAmanAya namah 46. rAghavAya namah ] 12. namo namah

srIdharAya janakIvallabhAya ca | namastestu hrshIkesa

kandarpAya namo namah || [ 47. srIdharAya namah 48. janakIvallabhAya namah

49. hrshIkesAya namah 50. kandarpAya namah ] 13. namaste padmanAbhAya

kausalyAharshakAriNe | namo rajIvanayana namaste lakshmaNAgraja || [

51. padmanAbhAya namah 52. kausalyAharshakAriNe namah 53. rajIvanayanAya

namah 54. lakshmaNAgrajaya namah ] 14. namo namaste kAkutstha namo dAmodarAya

ca | vibhIshaNa paritrAtarnamah sankarshaNAya ca || [ 55. kAkutsthaya

namah 56. dAmodarAya namah 57. vibhIshaNa paritrAtre namah 58.

sankarshaNAya namah ] 15. vAsudeva namastestu namaste sankarapriya |

pradyumnAya namastubhyam aniruddhAya

te namah || [ 59. vAsudevaya namah 60. sankarapriyAya namah 61.

pradyumnAya namah 62. aniruddhAya namah] 16. sadasat bhaktirUpAya namaste

purushottama | adhokshaja namastestu saptatAla harAya ca || [ 63.

sadasat bhaktirUpAya namah 64. purushottamAya namah 65. adhokshajAya namah

66. saptatAla harAya namah ] 17. kharadUshaNa samhartre srI nrsimhAya te

namah | acyutAya namastubhyam namaste setubandhaka || [ 67.

kharadUshaNa samhartre namah 68. srInrsimhAya namah 69. acyutAya namah

70. setubandhakAya namah ] 18. janArdana

namastestu namo hanumadAsraya | upendra candravandyAya mArIca-mathanAya ca

|| [ 71. janArdanAya namah 72. hanumadAsrayAya namah 73.

upendra candravandyAya namah 74. mArIca-mathanAya namah ] 19. namo

vAli-praharaNa namah sugrIva-rAjyada | jAmadagnya mahAdarpa HarAya haraye

namah || [ 75. vAli-praharaNAya namah 76. sugrIva-rAjyadAya

namah 77. jAmadagnya mahAdarpa harAya namah 78. haraye namah ] 20. namo

namaste krshNAya namaste bharatAgraja | namaste pitr-bhaktAya namah

satrughna pUrvaja || [ 79. krshNAya namah 80. bharatAgrajAya namah

81.

pitr-bhaktAya namah 82. satrughna pUrvajAya namah ] 21. ayodhyAdhipate tubhyam

namah satrughna sevita | namo nityAya satyAya buddhyAdi-jnAnarUpiNe ||

[ 83. ayodhyAdhipataye namah 84. satrughna sevitAya namah 85.

nityAya namah 86. satyAya namah 87. buddhyAdi-jnAnarUpiNe namah ] 22. advaita

brahma-rUpAya jnAna-gamyAya te namah | namah pUrNAya ramyAya mAdhavAya

cidAtmane || [ 88. advaita brahma-rUpAya namah 89. jnAna-gamyAya namah

90. pUrNAya namah 91. ramyAya namah 92. mAdhavAya namah

93. cidAtmane namah

] 23. ayodhyesAya sreshThaya cin-mAtrAya parAtmane | namo'halyoddhAraNAya

namaste cApa bhanjine || [ 94. ayodhyesAya namah 95. sreshThaya namah

96. cin-mAtrAya namah 97. parAtmane namah 98. ahalyoddhAraNAya

namah 99. cApa bhanjine namah ] 24. sItArAmAya sevyAya stutyAya parameshThine

| namaste bANa-hastAya namah kodaNda-dhAriNe || [100. sItArAmAya namah

101. sevyAya namah 102. stutyAya namah 103. parameshThine namah

104. bANa-hastAya namah 105. kodaNda-dhAriNe namah ] 25. namah kabhanda-hantre

ca vAli-hantre namos'tu te | namastestu dasagrIva prANa samhAra

kAriNe || [ 106. kabhanda-hantre namah 107. vAli-hantre namah

108. dasagrIva prANa samhAra kAriNe namah ] Sri Chaitanya and Murari Gupta Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu delightfully ordered Sri Murari Gupta (none otherthan

Hanuman) to recite some poems composed by Sri Gupta himself. Sri MurariGupta

began to recite Ramastaka and the Lord, who was greatly pleased, atonce

regarded himself as Ramacandra. With a sweet smile Prabhu wrote thename

"Ramadasa" on the forehead of Murari Gupta. By the order of Mahaprabhu,

Murarigupta recited his own composition "SriRamastaka". (1) "I adore the

Supreme Lord Ramacandra who is worshipped by theresidents of the three worlds;

Whose face is as beautiful as a spotlessmoon, Whose ears are adorned with

beautiful kundalas, shining morebrilliantly than the stars named Brhaspati

and Sukra; and whose crown isbedecked with the gleaming Kiritamani jewel which

glows like the shiningrays of the sun." (2) "I worship Sri Ramacandra, the only

guru of the three worlds, Whoseeyes are as beautiful as blossoming lotus', Whose

lips are like beautifullyred bimba fruit. His nose is charming and His smile

defeats the soft rays ofthe moon." (3) "I worship the only guru of the three

worlds, Sri Ramacandra, whoseneck is as charming as a conch, and Whose

complexion is like that of a bluelotus. His effulgent necklaces of pearl and

gold are likened to the sky,where lightening flashes next to white swan-colored

clouds." (4) "I praise Sri Ramacandra, by whose side is seated the bright

goldencomplexioned Sita who holds a lotus flower in Her raised hand. That

lotusclasped by Her five beautiful fingers is possessed of morethan five

hundredleaves." (5) "I sing the glories of Sri Ramacandra,

the only guru throughout thethree worlds, in front of whom stands the great

archer Sri Laksmana,formerly known as Shesha (or Great Spirit), whose beautiful

goldencomplexion is enhanced by numerous ornaments and who is known as a

devoutservant of his elder brother." (6) "I glorify Sri Raghava, the killer of

the demons Ravana, Khara,Trisira and Kavandha. He is the destroyer of the

corruptor's of SriDandakaranya: the killer of Vali: and the friend of Sugriva."

(7) "I worship the only guru of the three worlds, Sri Rama, who hastaken the

hand of Sita after breaking the Haradhanu. While one his way fromMithila to

Ayodhya, Sri Ramacandra, for the pleasure of his father,destroyed the pride of

Parasaurama. " Being pleased to hear the glories of Sri Raghunandana Rajasimha,

theSupreme Lord Gaurasundara, placed his feet on the head of Sri Murari Guptaand

wrote on his forehead, "It is My desire that henceforward

you shall beknown as Ramadasa." Murari Gupta was overwhelmed with joy and

gratitude. In the morningPrabhu and all the devotees returned to their own

houses. Who can understandthe hidden meaning and true intentions behind the

Lord's transcendentalactivities.

 

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