॥ Sri Ramanuja Ashtakam English Lyrics ॥
॥ śrī ramanujastakam ॥
ramanujaya munayē nama ukti matraṁ
kamaturō:’pi kumatiḥ kalayannabhīksam ।
yamamananti yaminaṁ bhagavajjananaṁ
tamēva vindati gatiṁ tamasaḥ parastat ॥ 1 ॥
sōmavacūdasuraśēkharaduskarēna
kamatigō:’pi tapasa ksapayannaghani ।
ramanujaya munayē nama ityanuktva
kōva mahīsahacarē kurutē:’nuragam ॥ 2 ॥
ramanujaya nama ityasakr̥dgr̥nītē
yō mana matsara madasmara dūsitō:’pi ।
prēmaturaḥ priyatamamapahaya padmaṁ
bhūma bhujaṅgaśayanastamanuprayati ॥ 3 ॥
vamalakanayanavagurikagr̥hītaṁ
ksēmaya kiñcidapi kartumanīhamanam ।
ramanujō yatipatiryadi nēksatē maṁ
ma mamakō:’yamiti muñcati madhavō:’pi ॥ 4 ॥
ramanujēti yaditaṁ viditaṁ jagatyaṁ
namīpi na śrutisamīpamupaiti yēsam ।
ma ma madīya iti sadbhirupēksitastē
kamanuviddhamanasō nipatantyadhō:’dhaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
namanukīrtya narakartiharaṁ yadīyaṁ
vyōmadhirōhati padaṁ sakalō:’pi lōkaḥ ।
ramanujō yatipatiryadi navirasīt
kō madr̥śaḥ prabhavita bhavamuttarītum ॥ 6 ॥
sīmamahīdhraparidhiṁ pr̥thivīmavaptuṁ
vaimanikēśvarapurīmadhivasituṁ va ।
vyōmadhirōdhumapi na spr̥hayanti nityaṁ
ramanujaṅghriyugalaṁ śaranaṁ prapannaḥ ॥ 7 ॥
ma ma dhunōti manasō:’pi na gōcaraṁ yat
bhūmasakhēna purusēna sahanubhūya ।
prēmanuviddhahr̥dayapriyabhaktalabhyē
ramanujaṅghrikamalē ramataṁ manō mē ॥ 8 ॥
ślōkastakamidaṁ punyaṁ yō bhaktya pratyahaṁ pathēt ।
akaratrayasampannaḥ śōkabdhiṁ tarati drutam ॥