पठनान्मोक्षमाप्नोति यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । विन्यासेन युतं देवि विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्
By recitation, one attains liberation until the dissolution of all creation; O Devi, the thousand names of Viṣṇu are arranged thus.
ये पठंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते यांति पदमव्ययम् । एककालं द्विकालं वा त्रिकालं वाथ यः पठेत्
Those best among men who recite attain the imperishable state; whether once, twice, or thrice daily, whoever recites.
धनायुर्वर्धते तस्य यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । पुत्रान्पौत्रांस्तथालक्ष्मी संपदं विपुलां लभेत्
His wealth and lifespan increase as long as the fourteen Indras reign; he obtains sons, grandsons, and abundant prosperity.
किमन्यद्बहुनोक्तेन भूयो भूयो वरानने । विष्णोर्नामसहस्रं तु परं निर्वाणदायकम्
What more need be said, O beautiful-faced one, by repeating much? The thousand names of Viṣṇu indeed grant the highest liberation.
पूजनं प्रथमं तस्य कृतं येन नरेण तु । संपूर्णं पूजिते विष्णौ तस्य पूजा च वार्षिकी
The one by whom the worship of Him is first performed, for that man, when Viṣṇu is fully worshipped, his annual worship is accomplished.
व्यग्रत्वं च न कर्त्तव्यं पठने तु विशेषतः । यदि चेत्क्रियते पाठे ह्यायुर्वित्तं च नश्यति
One should not be inattentive, especially while reciting; if recitation is done carelessly, lifespan and wealth are lost.
यावंति भुवि तीर्थानि जंबुद्वीपेषु सर्वदा । तानि तीर्थानि तत्रैव विष्णोर्नामसहस्रकम्
As many holy places as there are on earth, throughout all the regions of Jambudvīpa, all those sacred places are present in the Thousand Names of Viṣṇu.
तत्रैव गंगा यमुना च वेणी गोदावरी तत्र सरस्वती च । सर्वाणि तीर्थानि वसंति तत्र यत्र स्थितं नामसहस्रकं तत्
There, indeed, are the Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Veṇī, Godāvarī, and Sarasvatī; all the sacred places reside there where the Thousand Names are established.
इदं पवित्रं परमं भक्तानां वल्लभं सदा । ध्येयं हि दासभावेन भक्तिभावेन चेतसा
This is pure, supreme, and always dear to devotees; it should be meditated upon with the mind in the spirit of service and devotion.
परं सहस्रनामाख्यं ये पठंति मनीषिणः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति हरिसंनिधौ
Those wise ones who recite the supreme Thousand Names become free from all sins and attain the presence of Hari.
अरुणोदयकाले तु ये पठंति जपंति च । आयुर्बलं च तेषां श्रीर्वर्द्धते च दिनेदिने
Those who recite and repeat it at the time of sunrise, their lifespan, strength, and prosperity increase day by day.
रात्रौ जागरणे प्राप्ते कलौ भागवतो नरः । पठनान्मुक्तिमाप्नोति यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
At night, when wakefulness arises, if a devotee recites it in the age of Kali, he attains liberation for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
एकैकेन तु नाम्ना वै हरौ तुलसिकारणात् । पूजा सा चैव विज्ञेया कोटियज्ञफलाधिका
Each and every name of Hari, when worshipped with Tulasī, should be known to yield a result greater than ten million sacrifices.
मार्गे च गच्छमानास्तु ये पठंति द्विजातयः । न दोषा मार्गजास्तेषां भवंति किल पार्वति
If twice-born men recite it while traveling on the road, O Pārvatī, the faults arising from the road do not affect them.
शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि माहात्म्यं केशवस्य तु । ये शृण्वंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते पुण्याः पुण्यरूपिणः
Listen, O goddess, I will declare the greatness of Keśava; those best of men who hear it are virtuous and embodiments of merit.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे सहस्रनाममहिमानाम द्विसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa, in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, this is the seventy-second chapter named 'The Greatness of the Thousand Names.'
महादेव उवाच- ॐरामरक्षास्तोत्रस्य श्रीमहर्षिर्विश्वामित्रऋषिः । श्रीरामो देवता अनुष्टुप्छंदः । विष्णुप्रीत्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः
Mahādeva said: Om. For the Rāmarakṣā hymn, the venerable sage Viśvāmitra is the seer; Śrī Rāma is the deity; the meter is Anuṣṭubh; the recitation is for the pleasure of Viṣṇu.
अतसीपुष्पसंकाशं पीतवाससमच्युतम् । ध्यात्वा वै पुंडरीकाक्षं श्रीरामं विष्णुमव्ययम्
Meditating on Śrī Rāma Viṣṇu, lotus-eyed, imperishable, resembling the color of the flax flower, wearing yellow garments—
पातु वो हृदयं रामः श्रीकंठः कंठमेव च । नाभिं पातु मखत्राता कटिं मे विश्वरक्षकः
May Rāma protect your heart, Śrīkaṇṭha your throat; may the protector of sacrifices guard your navel, and the protector of the universe your waist.
करौ पातु दाशरथिः पादौ मे विश्वरूपधृक् । चक्षुषी पातु वै देव सीतापतिरनुत्तमः
May the son of Daśaratha protect my hands, the bearer of the universal form my feet; may the supreme Lord, husband of Sītā, protect my eyes.
शिखां मे पातु विश्वात्मा कर्णौ मे पातु कामदः । पार्श्वयोस्तु सुरत्राता कालकोटिदुरासदः
May the soul of the universe protect my crown, the fulfiller of desires my ears; may the protector of the gods, difficult to approach even for Death, guard my sides.
अनंतः सर्वदा पातु शरीरं विश्वनायकः । जिह्वां मे पातु पापघ्नो लोकशिक्षाप्रवर्त्तकः
May the endless Lord, leader of the universe, always protect my body; may the destroyer of sin, the initiator of the world's instruction, protect my tongue.
राघवः पातु मे दंतान्केशान्रक्षतु केशवः । सक्थिनी पातु मे दत्त विजयो नाम विश्वसृक्
May Rāghava protect my teeth, may Keśava guard my hair; may Datta protect my thighs, and may the one named Vijaya, the creator of the universe, protect me.
एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां यो वै पुमान्पठेत् । स चिरायुः सुखी विद्वान्लभते दिव्यसंपदम्
Whoever recites this protection, endowed with the strength of Rāma, that man attains long life, happiness, wisdom, and divine prosperity.
रक्षां करोति भूतेभ्यः सदा रक्षा तु वैष्णवी । रामेति रामभद्रेति रामचंद्रेति यः स्मरेत्
This protection always wards off beings; it is truly Vaiṣṇava protection. Whoever remembers 'Rāma', 'Rāmabhadra', or 'Rāmacandra',
विमुक्तः स नरः पापान्मुक्तिं प्राप्नोति शाश्वतीम् । वसिष्ठेन इदं प्रोक्तं गुरवे विष्णुरूपिणे
that man is freed from sins and attains eternal liberation. This was spoken by Vasiṣṭha to the guru who is the form of Viṣṇu.
ततो मे ब्रह्मणः प्राप्तं मयोक्तं नारदं प्रति । नारदेन तु भूर्लोके प्रापितं सुजनेष्विह
Then I received it from Brahmā and have spoken it to Nārada; and Nārada has conveyed it to the good people on earth.
सुप्त्वावाथ गृहे वापि मार्गे गच्छंत एव वा । ये पठंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते नराः पुण्यभागिनः
Whether sleeping, at home, or traveling on the road, those best of men who recite this are truly fortunate and blessed.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे रामक्षास्तोत्रंनाम त्रिसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa, in the dialogue of Umāpati and Nārada, this is the seventy-third chapter named 'The Hymn of Rāma's Protection.'
महादेव उवाच- शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्ममाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा न पुनर्जन्म जायते भुवि कर्हिचित्
Mahādeva said: Listen, O goddess, I will declare the supreme greatness of dharma; by hearing this, one is never born again on earth.