Ashtakams · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
rāmānujāya munayē nama ukti mātraṃ kāmāturō'pi kumatiḥ kalayannabhīkṣam । yāmāmananti yamināṃ bhagavajjanānāṃ tāmēva vindati gatiṃ tamasaḥ parastāt ॥ 1 ॥
sōmāvachūḍasuraśēkharaduṣkarēṇa kāmātigō'pi tapasā kṣapayannaghāni । rāmānujāya munayē nama ityanuktvā kōvā mahīsahacharē kurutē'nurāgam ॥ 2 ॥
rāmānujāya nama ityasakṛdgṛṇītē yō māna mātsara madasmara dūṣitō'pi । prēmāturaḥ priyatamāmapahāya padmāṃ bhūmā bhujaṅgaśayanastamanuprayāti ॥ 3 ॥
vāmālakānayanavāgurikāgṛhītaṃ kṣēmāya kiñchidapi kartumanīhamānam । rāmānujō yatipatiryadi nēkṣatē māṃ mā māmakō'yamiti muñchati mādhavō'pi ॥ 4 ॥
rāmānujēti yaditaṃ viditaṃ jagatyāṃ nāmīpi na śrutisamīpamupaiti yēṣām । mā mā madīya iti sadbhirupēkṣitāstē kāmānuviddhamanasō nipatantyadhō'dhaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
nāmānukīrtya narakārtiharaṃ yadīyaṃ vyōmādhirōhati padaṃ sakalō'pi lōkaḥ । rāmānujō yatipatiryadi nāvirāsīt kō mādṛśaḥ prabhavitā bhavamuttarītum ॥ 6 ॥
sīmāmahīdhraparidhiṃ pṛthivīmavāptuṃ vaimānikēśvarapurīmadhivāsituṃ vā । vyōmādhirōḍhumapi na spṛhayanti nityaṃ rāmānujāṅghriyugaḻaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapannāḥ ॥ 7 ॥
mā mā dhunōti manasō'pi na gōcharaṃ yat bhūmāsakhēna puruṣēṇa sahānubhūya । prēmānuviddhahṛdayapriyabhaktalabhyē rāmānujāṅghrikamalē ramatāṃ manō mē ॥ 8 ॥
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ślōkāṣṭakamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yō bhaktyā pratyahaṃ paṭhēt । ākāratrayasampannaḥ śōkābdhiṃ tarati drutam ॥
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