Rama
Apadam Apahartaram
आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् । लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम् ॥
Āpadām apahartāraṁ dātāraṁ sarva-sampadām, lokābhirāmaṁ śrīrāmaṁ bhūyo bhūyo namāmy aham
Simple reading: Aa-pa-daam a-pa-har-taa-ram daa-taa-ram sar-va sam-pa-daam, lo-kaa-bhi-raa-mam shree-raa-mam bhoo-yo bhoo-yo na-maam-ya-ham
About this mantra
A verse from the closing part of the Rama Raksha Stotra that is also recited on its own — a bow repeated until it becomes a shield, kept on the lips through hard days and long journeys.
Meaning
To the remover of misfortunes, the giver of all prosperity, the delight of the worlds — to Shri Rama I bow again and again. Lokabhirama is the verse's quiet centre: before remover and giver, he is the one the worlds simply delight to look upon. And the repeated bow — bhuyo bhuyo — is what delight does when it runs out of words.
When to recite it
The verse for troubles — recited when misfortune is present or feared, at day's end in gratitude, and within Hanuman worship, where Rama's name is always welcome.
Word by word
- आपदामपहर्तारंāpadām apahartāraṁ
- remover of calamities
- दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम्dātāraṁ sarva-sampadām
- giver of all prosperity
- लोकाभिरामंlokābhirāmaṁ
- delight of the worlds
- श्रीरामंśrīrāmaṁ
- to Shri Rama
- भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम्bhūyo bhūyo namāmy aham
- again and again I bow
Source: Rāma Rakṣā Stotra (Budha Kauśika) — among its closing verses