Rama's Exile and Triumphant Return
The Skanda and Padma Purana katha of how Lord Rama kept Vijaya Ekadashi before building the Setu bridge to defeat Ravana.
Prince Rāma and the Virtue of Equanimity
A popular Sanskrit bhajan stringing together sacred names of Vishnu, Rama and Krishna, sung from verse 1 of the Achyutashtakam.
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 joyful bhajan inviting the Lord to come as Ram, Shyam, Shiva, Vishnu or Ganesha, each with consort and emblem.
A bhajan stringing together Ramcharitmanas verses of faith and patience, with the refrain 'Ram Sia Ram Sia Ram Jai Jai Ram'.
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 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: chant 'Sita Ram' and stay content however Ram keeps you ('Jahi vidhi rakhe Ram').
A Ram bhajan of surrender, comparing divine refuge to shade from the sun, a boat finding shore and rain on parched land.
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 devotional aarti sung in praise of Lord Rama, celebrating his power, his protection of devotees, and his divine glory during worship.
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 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 Atimanusha Stava, a 64-entry hymn (61 verses on the Lord's superhuman deeds as Rama and Krishna), ending in humble surrender.
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.
The Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali: 108 names of Goddess Lakshmi, chanted on Fridays, at Varalakshmi Vratam and on Diwali for prosperity and grace.
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 39-verse protective hymn (an opening vow followed by 38 numbered verses) by Budha Kaushika that places the whole body in Rama's care and ends by equating Rama's name with a thousand names.
A Hanuman stotra in the bhujangaprayata meter, praising Anjaneya as the eternal protector who delights in singing Rama's name.
Eight verses and a closing benefit verse that honor Vishnu as Krishna and Rama by listing his divine names, chanted for blessings and protection.