adhyathmaramayana- Balakanda- Ahalyakrtharamasthothram

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ahalyakrtha

rama sthothram

 

1.aho krthaarThaasmi

jagannivaasa the paadhabjasalagna rajah kaNaadhaaham

sprSaami yath pankajasankaraadhibhiH

vimrgyathe ranDhithamaansaiH sadhaa

 

I am indeed blessed, oh Lord who

pervades the whole world, by the particles of dust on your lotus-like feet and

it is wonderful that I touch that which is always sought by the devas like Brahma

and Rudra with steadfast mind.

 

2.aho vichithram thava raama

cheshtitham manushyabhaavena vimohitham jagath

chalasyajasram charaNaadhivarjithaH

sampoornamaanandhamayoathimaayikaH

 

Rama, your actions by which you

delude the world in your human form, are astounding. You who is the complete self and embodiment

of bliss move around the world ( in human form) assuming your maya, though in fact you have no limbs.

 

3. yathpaadhapankajaparaagao

pavithrgaathraa

bhaageerathee bhavavirinchimukhaan punaathi

saakshaath sa eva mama dhrgvishayo

yadhaasthe

kim varnyathe mamapuraakrthabhaagaDheyam

 

He, purified by the dust of whose

feet the river Ganges in turn purifies even

the devas like Brahma and Rudra, has now come within my eyesight. How can I

describe my good fortune!

 

4.marthyaavathaare

manujaakrthim harim

raamaabhiDheyam ramaNeeya dhehinam

DhanurDharam padhmaviSaalalochanam

bhajaami

nithyam na paraan bhajishye

 

I meditate always on Rama, the

Lord Hari, who has incarnated as a mortal, taking a beautiful human form with a bow in his hand

and has eyes wide like a lotus, and not on any other God.

 

5.yathpaadhapankajarajaH Sruthibhirvimrgyam

yannaabhipankajabhavaH kamalaasanScha

yannaamsaararasiko nhagavaan puraariH

tham

raamachandhram aNiSam hrdhi bhaavayaami

 

I hold Rama in my heart , the

dust of whose lotus feet is sought by the Vedas,in the lotus from the

navel of whom resides Lord Brahma and who name is relished by Lord Siva.

 

 

6.yasyaavathaaracharithaani virinchiloke

gaayanthi

naaradhamukhaabhavapankajaadhyaaH

aanadhajaaSruparishikthakuchaagraseemaa

vaageeSvaree cha tham aham saranam prapadhye

 

I resort to Him, the stories of whose incarnations are being sung

by Narada , Brahma, Siva and others and

also goddess Sarasvati who is drenched in tears of joy.

 

 

7.so ayam paraathmaa purushaH puraaNaH

evam svayamjyothiranantha aadhyaH

maayaathanum

loka vimohaneeyaam

Dhatthe paraanugraha eva raamaH

 

Rama , who is the Supreme Being

and the Ancient Purusha, self luminous,

eternal and the First ever, has assumed

a form deluding the world for the sake of supreme protection.

 

8.ayam hi viSvodhbhavasamyamaanaam

ekaH svamaayaaguNabimbitho yaH

virinchivishnveeSvara naambhedhaandhatthe svathanthraH paripoorNa aathmaa

 

He is the creator and annihilator

, the one who is reflected through the guNas by His own maya, is known by

various names such as Brahma Siva, Vishnu etc. while being independent and complete by Himself.

 

9.namosthu the raama thavaanghripankajam

Sriyaa Dhrtham

vakshasi laalitham priyaath

aakraantham ekena jagatthrayam puraa

Dhyeyam

muneendhraiH abhimaan varjithaiH

 

Salutations to your lotus feet ,

Rama, which are held by Lakshmi in her chest with love, one of which strode

over the whole world and which are

meditated by the sages who have no ego.

 

10.jagathaam

aadhibhoothasthvam jagatthve jagadhaaSrayaH

sarvabhootheshvasambadDhah eko bhaathi bhavaan

puraH

 

You are the cause of the world,

you manifest as the world and you are

the refuge of the world. You are One only but manifest in all beings

without attachment.

 

11.omkaaravaachyasthvam raama vaachaam avishayaH

pumaan

Vaachyavaachaka bhedhena bhavaan eva jaganmayaH

Ranma , you are the import of the

Pranava. You are beyond cognition by words. You yourself is the world

differentiated into words and their meaning.

 

12. kaaryakaaranakarthrthva

phalasaaDhanabhedhathaH

Eko vibhaasi raamasthvam maayayaa

bahuroopayaa

 

Rama, You are one only but

through your maya you shine as many, differentiated into cause ,effect, the

agent of action and the result etc.

 

13.thvanmaayamohithaDhiyah thvam na jaananthi

thatthvathaH

maanusham thvaam abhimanyanthe maayinam

parameSvaram

 

People who are deluded by your

maya , not knowing you in reality, consider you as a human being, you who is

the Supreme Lord.

 

14.aakaasavath thvam

sarvathrabahiranthrgatho amalaH

asangohyachalo nithyaH SudDho budDhaH sadhavayayaH

 

Like the space you are in and out

of everything everywhere and without blemish, not attached, changeless and

eternal. You are pure, of the nature of knowledge. You are Brahman the

immutable.

 

15.yoshinmooDaaham ajnaathe thatthvam

jaane kaTham vibho

thasmaath the SathaSo raama namaskuryaam

ananyaDheeH

 

Rama, I am a woman foolish and

ignorant. How could I know your real nature? Therefore I bow down to you

hundred times without any other thought in my mind.

 

16.dheva me yathra kuthraapi sThithaaya api

sarvadhaa

thvadhpaadhakamale

sakthaa bhakthireva sadhasthu me

 

Oh Lord, wherever I may be at all

times, May I have the devotion towards your lotus feet.

 

17.namasthe purushaaDhayksha namasthe

bhakthavathsala

namasthesthu hrsheekesa naaraayaNa

namosthu the

 

salutations to thee , the

controller of all men, salutations to thee who loves your devotees, salutations

to thee . the controller of the senses, salutations to thee Oh NarayaNa.

18. bhavabhayaharam ekam bhaanukotiprakaasam

karaDhrthaSarachaapam kaalameghaavabhaasam

kanakaruchiravasthram rathnavath kundalaaDyam

kamalaviSadha nethram saanujam raamam eede

 

 

I worship Rama, who is resplendent

like a million suns , who wields bow and

arrow in his hands, who shines like a dark cloud, who wears a garment of golden

hue, who is adorned with gem studded ear rings, who has eyes like lotuses and who

is with his brother Lakshmana.

 

19.sthuthvaivam purusham

saakshaath raaghavam purathassThitham

parikramya

pranamyaaSu saanujnaathaa pathim yayou

 

Thus praising Rama, who was the

Lord Himself standing in front, she went round him and bowing down to him went

to her husband acquiring his permission.

 

20.ahalyayaakrtham sthothram yahpateth

bhakthisamyuthaH

Sa

muchyathe akhilaiH paapaiH parambrahmam aDhigacChathi

 

Whoever reads this sthothra said

by Ahalya with devotion, he is freed

from all sins and attains the Supreme Brahman.

 

21.puthraadhyarThe paTeth bhakthyaa raamam hrdhi

nidhaaya cha

SamvathsareNa labhathe vanDhyaa api suputhrakam

 

Even a barren woman will get a

good son in a year by reading this for the sake of progeny keeping Rama in

mind.

 

22.sarvaan kaamaan avaapnothi

raamachandhraprasaadhathaH

 

All desires will be fulfilled by

the grace of Lord Rama.

 

23.brahmajno guruthalpago api purushaH stheyee

suraapopivaa

maathrbhraathr vihimsakopi sathatham bhogaikabadDhaadharaH

nithyam

sthothramidham japan raghupathim bhakthyaahrdhisTham smaran

Dhyaayan mukthim upaithi kim punarasou aachaarayuktho naraH

 

One who chants this sthothra

everyday thinking of Rama as being in

his heart with devotion, may he be a murderer of a brahmin, had illicit

relationship with the wife of his guru, a thief, a drunkard, tormentor of his

parents or brothers, or one who is indulged in sensuous enjoyment all the time,

he will attain salvation. Need anything be said about one who follows good

principles!