Rama
Rama nama-mantra
ॐ श्री रामाय नमः
Simple reading
Om shree raa-maa-ya na-mah
Oṁ Śrī Rāmāya Namaḥ
About this mantra
The simplest Rama nama-mantra: his name with Om and Shri, the daily bow of Rama bhakti. The Ramcharitmanas says Shiva himself repeats the Rama-name as the great mantra and teaches it in Kashi as the means of liberation.
Meaning
Om, salutations to Shri Rama. Rama is glossed 'he in whom all delight', and with Shri before it the name arrives with Sita's grace attached. The tradition calls Rama-nama the taraka, the ferrying mantra, so each recitation is one stroke of the oar: a life crossed a syllable at a time.
Learn it by heart
Say the first line until it comes without reading, then add the next line and say both, until the whole mantra comes on its own.
Whole mantra
This mantra is a single line. Learn it whole, then add it to your review deck so it comes back for a check.
ॐ श्री रामाय नमः
Oṁ Śrī Rāmāya Namaḥ
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Aim for eleven. Stop reading as soon as the whole mantra comes on its own.
Progress stays on this device.
When to recite it
The simple daily Rama remembrance: mornings, before duty that feels heavy, and through Ram Navami; parents give it to children as a first anchor.
Word by word
- ॐoṁ
- the primordial sound
- श्री रामायśrī rāmāya
- to revered Rama
- नमःnamaḥ
- I bow, salutations
Source: Traditional nāma-mantra