Rama

This is the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra, a sacred chant from the Hindu Vaishnava tradition. It is a simple, repetitive invocation of the divine names meant to focus the mind and awaken love for God.

A 40-verse Awadhi hymn by Goswami Tulsidas praising Lord Hanuman’s strength, wisdom and devotion to Lord Rama, recited for courage, protection and relief from hardship.

A short evening aarti to Hanuman recalling his leap to Lanka, the Sanjivani herb for Lakshmana, and the rescue of Rama and Lakshmana from Ahiravana.

Eight verses and a closing benefit verse that honor Vishnu as Krishna and Rama by listing his divine names, chanted for blessings and protection.

A bhajan stringing together Ramcharitmanas verses of faith and patience, with the refrain 'Ram Sia Ram Sia Ram Jai Jai Ram'.

A devotional aarti sung in praise of Lord Rama, celebrating his power, his protection of devotees, and his divine glory during worship.

A popular Sanskrit bhajan stringing together sacred names of Vishnu, Rama and Krishna, sung from verse 1 of the Achyutashtakam.

An aarti to the Ramayana scripture itself, praising it as the essence of all texts, sung by gods and sages, and a cure for the ills of Kali Yuga.

A Hanuman stotra in the bhujangaprayata meter, praising Anjaneya as the eternal protector who delights in singing Rama's name.

This is a devotional hymn by the 16th-century poet Tulsidas, praising Lord Rama and calling the mind to worship him. It describes Rama's divine beauty, his role as a protector, and asks for his grace.

A short call-and-response kirtan chanting Krishna's names Govind, Gopal and Radha Raman for group singing and remembrance.

Eight verses praising Hanuman as Sankat Mochan, recalling his rescues in the Ramayana, each ending in the same refrain.

The Rama Raksha Stotram: 38 verses of protection from Rama, traditionally credited to the sage Budha Kaushika, chanted for safety and courage.

A simple Ram bhajan whose refrain says God's name alone is true in this world, calling him both Ram and Shyam.

This is a devotional song that celebrates the two beloved names of God in Hinduism — Rama and Krishna (also called Shyam) — praising their equal power, love, and grace.

A protective hymn of eight verses that asks Hanuman to guard the body from head to foot, said to give long life, strength, wisdom and happiness.

Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatam with its Stotram, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam: the dawn hymn that wakes Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala.

A Ram bhajan of surrender: chant 'Sita Ram' and stay content however Ram keeps you ('Jahi vidhi rakhe Ram').

Aditya Hridayam: the 31 verses in which sage Agastya teaches Rama a hymn to the Sun on the battlefield, from Valmiki's Yuddha Kanda.

A Hindi song from the film Gopi (1970), lyrics by Rajendra Krishan, on life's impermanence and Ram's name as the one true companion.

Kabir's bhajan on the body as a fine cloth, dyed in Ram's name and returned unstained, with a reminder that life is brief.

A joyful bhajan inviting the Lord to come as Ram, Shyam, Shiva, Vishnu or Ganesha, each with consort and emblem.

A hymn of 108 names of Rama that retells the Ramayana kanda by kanda, with prayers to Rama, Sita and Hanuman.

A Ram bhajan of surrender, comparing divine refuge to shade from the sun, a boat finding shore and rain on parched land.

A 31-verse solar hymn from the Valmiki Ramayana's Yuddha Kanda, in which Sage Agastya teaches Rama to praise Surya before the battle with Ravana.

A devotional hymn invoking Hanuman's swift protection, composed by Tulsidas and recited for courage, obstacle removal, and relief from hardship.

Twelve verses and a Hanuman Gayatri praising Hanuman's strength, music, wisdom and devotion to Rama, offered to a guru by a woman devotee named Pushpa.

Sant Narhari Sonar's most celebrated abhanga: through the imagery of his own goldsmith's craft, he describes the body as the workshop, discernment as the hammer, and the Name of Rama as the pure gold refined within.

A Hindi chalisa praising Lord Rama: his virtues and deeds, the grace of his name, and the blessings promised to those who recite it with devotion.

The 108 names of Lord Rama, each offered with Om and namah, recalling his deeds in the Ramayana and his nature as the Supreme.

A 38-verse protective hymn by Budha Kaushika that places the whole body in Rama's care and ends by equating Rama's name with a thousand names.

Tukaram Gatha abhanga no. 2481 — Sant Tukaram celebrates the oneness of all creation, with trees, creepers, and birds as kin leading the soul to meditation on Vitthal.

The Valmiki Ramayana verse (1.23.2) with which Venkateswara Suprabhatam begins: Vishvamitra rouses young Rama at dawn.