Stotras to Rāma and Sītā

Stotras, kavacas and name-hymns addressed to Bhagavān Rāma and to Sītā, and the kavacas of his brothers, mostly from the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa. The pages below describe them one by one.

Amogha Stuti

The Amogha Stuti is Brahmā's short hymn of praise to Bhagavān Rāma after the death of Rāvaṇa, found in Chapter 52 of the Narasimha Purāṇa.

Brahmā's Stotra to Sītā

Brahmā's nine-śloka hymn to Devī Sītā as Mahālakshmī, sung in Laṅkā after the fall of Mūlakāsura, in the Rājya Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Lakshmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna Kavacas

Three protective kavacas, one each for Lakshmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna, taught by Agastya Maharshi in the Manohara Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Nārada Laghu Rāmāyaṇa Stotra

Nārada's hundred-verse short Rāmāyaṇa, told to Vālmīki at the start of the Manohara Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Nārī Gīta

The Nārī Gīta is a twelve-śloka hymn to Bhagavān Rāma sung by sixteen thousand freed maidens, in Chapter 12 of the Rājya Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Pālayamāṃ Dīnam Rāghava

Pālayamāṃ Dīnam Rāghava is a kīrtana of Nārada Muni to Bhagavān Rāma, found in the Rājya Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Rāmanāma Sahasra Stava

The Rāmanāma Sahasra Stava is a hymn of a thousand names of Bhagavān Rāma, sung by Nārada Muni in Rāma's court, in the Vivāha Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Rāma Rakshā Stava

The Rāma Rakshā Stava, also called the Rāma Rakshā Kavaca, is a protective hymn to Bhagavān Rāma in the Janma Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Hanumān's Stotra to Rāma

Hanumān's stotra to Bhagavān Rāma in Kiṃpurusha-varsha, with the praise of Bhārata-varsha that follows it, in the Bhāgavata Mahā Purāṇa, fifth skandha, chapter 19.

Sāra Rāmāyaṇa

The Sāra Rāmāyaṇa is Bhagavān Rāma's own summary of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa in 109 verses, in the seventeenth sarga of the Manohara Khaṇḍa.

Rāghuvīra Stava Rāja

The Rāghuvīra Stava Rāja is the stotra to Bhagavān Rāma that Bhagavān Śiva himself sang in the divine assembly at Ayodhyā.

Sītā Ashṭottara-Śata-Nāma

The 108 names of Devī Sītā, taught by Agastya Maharshi in the fourteenth sarga of the Manohara Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Sītā Kavaca

The Sītā Kavaca is a protective hymn to Devī Sītā that Agastya Maharshi taught to his disciple Sutīkshṇa, in the Manohara Khaṇḍa of the Ānanda Rāmāyaṇa.

Sutīkshṇa Rāma Stotra

A stotra of fifteen namaskāras to Bhagavān Rāma, offered each day by Sutīkshṇa at the Rāmatīrtha in the Setu-kshetra, in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.