ayōdhyā pura nētāraṁ
mithilā pura nāyikām
rāghavāṇām alaṅkāraṁ
vaidēhānām alaṅkriyām
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raghūṇāṁ kula dīpaṁ ca
nimīnāṁ kula dīpikām
sūrya vaṁśa samud bhūtaṁ
sōma vaṁśa samud bhavām
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putraṁ daśarathasya ādyam
putrīṁ janaka bhūpatēḥ
vasiṣṭha anumata ācāraṁ
śatānanda matānugām
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kausalyā garbha sambhūtaṁ
vēdi garbhōditāṁ svayam
puṇḍarīka viśālākṣaṁ
sphurad indīvara īkṣaṇām
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candra kānta ānana ambhōjaṁ
candra bimbōpama ānanām
matta mātaṅga gamanaṁ
matta haṁsa vadhū gatām
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candana ārdra bhujā madhyaṁ
kuṅkuma ārdra kuca sthalīm
cāpa alaṅkr̥ta hastābjaṁ
padma alaṅkr̥ta pāṇikām
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śaraṇāgata gōptāraṁ
praṇipāda prasādikām
kāla mēgha nibhaṁ rāmaṁ
kārta svara sama prabhām
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divya siṁhāsana āsīnaṁ
divya srag vastra bhūṣaṇām
anukṣaṇaṁ kaṭākṣābhyām
anyo nya īkṣaṇa kāṅkṣiṇau
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anyo nya sadr̥śa ākārau
trailōkya gr̥ha dampatī
imau yuvāṁ praṇamya aham
bhajāmi adya kr̥tārthatām
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anēna stauti yaḥ stutyaṁ
rāmaṁ sītāṁ ca bhaktitaḥ
tasya tau tanutāṁ puṇyāḥ
sampadaḥ sakala arthadāḥ
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ēvaṁ śrī rāma candrasya
jānakyāś ca viśēṣataḥ
kr̥taṁ hanumatā puṇyaṁ
stōtram sadyō vimukti dam |
yaḥ paṭhēt prātar utthāya
sarvān kāmān avāpnuyāt
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iti hanumat kr̥taṁ sītā rāma stōtram
This is that stotram where bhakti flows in apāra kṛpā-rasa—a grace beyond measure.
Your tears will not rise only for Vandevī Mātā Sītā;
merely hearing the name of Śrī Rāma,
you will fall prostrate.
Especially at this one line—
imau yuvāṃ praṇamyāhaṃ bhajāmyadya kṛtārthatām—
it feels as if the entire prāṇa is being offered at Their lotus feet.
This stotram is by our Guru, Śrī Añjaneya, and it is a must for ārādhana towards Maa Vanadurgā.
I have made little changes to structure for easy recitation. If you find it difficult, you can search where you feel it is easier for you. The objective is to awaken bhakti within you
— not only towards Vandevī, but also towards Śrī Puruṣottama.
