Sri Tarakarama Nama Stuti
IAST English
Bhagavan Sri Ram - The Incarnate of the Supreme
Introduction to Sri Taraka Rama Nama Stuti
Sri Taraka Rama Nama Stuti is a short and melodious hymn composed by Kavyakantha Vasishtha Sri Ganapati Muni in praise of Sri Rama and the liberating power of the divine name “Rama.”
In this stuti, Sri Rama is adored both as Dasharatha’s son and as the Supreme Reality beyond name, form, qualities, and action. The hymn repeatedly invokes him as “Dasharatha-nandana” and “Dasharathe,” creating a deeply devotional and mantra-like rhythm.
The stuti also reflects a strong spiritual message: worldly relationships and experiences are shaped by māyā, while the pure name Rama is praised by the sages as Tāraka — the name that carries the soul across saṃsāra. Through simple yet profound verses, the devotee prays for protection, freedom from the suffering of birth and death, equanimity, universal goodwill, and holy company.
This hymn beautifully unites bhakti, Vedantic wisdom, and nāma-smaraṇa, presenting the name of Rama as a direct path to inner purity, peace, and liberation."
॥ kāvyakaṇṭha vāsiṣṭha śrīgaṇapatimuniviracitam śrītārakarāmanāmastutiḥ ॥
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 1 ॥
nirguṇa niṣkala nityanirañjana nirgatamatsara gamyavibho ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 2 ॥
saṃsāre'smin nirgatasāre pāhi vipāre daśavadanāre ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 3 ॥
sarvasamatvaṃ sarvahitatvaṃ satsaṅgatvaṃ dehi vibho me ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 4 ॥
jananakleśam maraṇakleśam nāśaya gamanāgamanakleśam ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 5 ॥
ko me putraḥ kā me jāyā māyā seyaṃ pāhi vibho mām ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 6 ॥
sanakasanandanasaṃstutacaritaṃ jānīte tvāṃ goguṇarahitam ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 7 ॥
nāsti vapuste nāsti tavākhyā nāsti ca karma svastida viṣṇo ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanaṃndana dāśarathe ॥ 8
māyā kalpitamidamakhilaṃ te rūpaṃ karma ca nāma ca vividham ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 9 ॥
nāma tu rāmetyamalamidaṃ te tārakaṃ ṛṣayaḥ paribhāṣante ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 10
caturāsyastvaṃ cakradharastvaṃ parameśastvaṃ paramātmā tvam ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 11
tattvasamūhādupari lasantaṃ puruṣaṃ sāṅkhyāḥ pravadanti tvām ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 12
daśaśatapatre daśamukhaśatro yogavidastvāmālokante ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 13
jaiminimukhyāḥ karmaphalaṃ tvāṃ deva vadanto nandanti sma ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 14
vedānte ye niṣṭhitamatayaḥ te prāhustvāmekamabhedam ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 15
gaṇapatikavinā racitaṃ stotraṃ lalitaṃ prītyai bhavato bhūyāt ।
daśarathanandana daśarathanandana daśarathanandana dāśarathe ॥ 16
॥ iti śrībhagavanmaharṣiramaṇāntevāsino vāsiṣṭhasya
narasiṃhasūnorgaṇapateḥ kṛtā ‘śrītārakarāmanāmastutiḥ’ sampūrṇam ॥