Lord Rama is the one of the commonly worshiped gods in the Vedic tradition. Shri Ram is recognized as the seventh incarnation (Avatar) of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the Universe. Lord Ram is known for his virtues. Ram is the great lord of Hanuman, the ultimate disciple. Shri Ram is also known as Maryada Purushottam Ram because he is the epitome of righteousness. Lord Rama is considered as the perfect man, due to the fact that he makes a perfect son, a perfect husband, a perfect king and a perfect brother. Lord Rama is known by many different names. This list contains 108 names of Lord Rama with their meanings.
॥ श्रीरामाष्टोत्तरनामावली ॥
Śrī Rāmāṣṭottara Nāmāvalī
| ॐ श्रीरामाय नमः। oṁ śrī rāmāya namaḥ |
1 | Śrī-Rāma – The Giver of Happiness |
| ॐ रामभद्राय नमः। oṁ rāma bhadrāya namaḥ |
2 | Rāmabhadra – The Most Auspicious One |
| ॐ रामचन्द्राय नमः। oṁ rāma candrāya namaḥ |
3 | Rāmacandra – As Gentle and Pleasing As The Moon |
| ॐ शाश्वताय नमः। oṁ śāśvatāya namaḥ |
4 | Śāśvata – The Most Auspicious One |
| ॐ राजीवलोचनाय नमः। oṁ rājīva locanāya namaḥ |
5 | Rājīvalocana – The Lotus-Eyed |
| ॐ श्रीमते नमः। oṁ śrīmate namaḥ |
6 | Śrīmate (Śrīman) – The Abode of Lakshmi (Śrī) |
| ॐ राजेन्द्राय नमः। oṁ rājendrāya namaḥ |
7 | Rājendra – King of Kings, Lord of The Lords |
| ॐ रघुपुङ्गवाय नमः। oṁ raghu puṅgavāya namaḥ |
8 | Raghupuṅgava – The Scion Of The Raghu Dynasty, the most Exalted |
| ॐ जानकीवल्लभाय नमः। oṁ jānakī vallabhāya namaḥ |
9 | Jānakī-vallabha – The Beloved Consort Of Janaki |
| ॐ जैत्राय नमः। oṁ jaitrāya namaḥ |
10 | Jaitra – One Who Symbolises Victory, the Triumphant |
| ॐ जितामित्राय नमः। oṁ jitā mitrāya namaḥ |
11 | Jitāmitra – Conqueror and Vanquisher Of Enemies |
| ॐ जनार्दनाय नमः। oṁ janārdanāya namaḥ |
12 | Janārdana – the Refuge of the people |
| ॐ विश्वामित्रप्रियाय नमः। oṁ viśvāmitra priyāya namaḥ |
13 | Viśvāmitra-priya – The Beloved Of Sage Vishvamitra |
| ॐ दान्ताय नमः। oṁ dāntāya namaḥ |
14 | Dānta – The well-controlled One |
| ॐ शरणत्राणतत्पराय नमः। oṁ śaraṇa trāṇa tat parāya namaḥ |
15 | Śaraṇatrāṇa-tatpara – The Protector Of His Devotees |
| ॐ वालिप्रमथनाय नमः। oṁ vāli pramathanāya namaḥ |
16 | Vāli-pramathana – The Vanquisher (Slayer) of Vali |
| ॐ वाग्मिने नमः। oṁ vāgmine namaḥ |
17 | Vāgmine – The Eloquent One |
| ॐ सत्यवाचे नमः। oṁ satya vāce namaḥ |
18 | Satyavāce (Satyavāk)– The One of Truthful Speech |
| ॐ सत्यविक्रमाय नमः। oṁ satya vikramāya namaḥ |
19 | Satyavikrama – The One who is valiant in defending Truth |
| ॐ सत्यव्रताय नमः। oṁ satya vratāya namaḥ |
20 | Satyavrata – The One of truthful vows |
| ॐ व्रतधराय नमः। oṁ vrata dharāya namaḥ |
21 | Vratadhara – The One who faithfully keeps His vows |
| ॐ सदाहनुमदाश्रिताय नमः। oṁ sadā hanumadāśritāya namaḥ |
22 | Sadā-hanumad-āśrita – The One Who Is Always Served By Hanuman |
| ॐ कौसलेयाय नमः। oṁ kausaleyāya namaḥ |
23 | Kausaleya – The Son Of Kausalya |
| ॐ खरध्वंसिने नमः। oṁ khara dhvaṁsine namaḥ |
24 | Kharadhvaṁsī – The Slayer Of The Demon Khara |
| ॐ विराधवधपण्डिताय नमः। oṁ virādha vadha paṇḍitāya namaḥ |
25 | Virādha-vadha-paṇḍita – The Expert in destroying the demon Virādha |
| ॐ विभीषणपरित्रात्रे नमः। oṁ vibhīṣaṇa paritrātre namaḥ |
26 | Vibhīṣaṇa-paritrātā – The Protector of Vibhishana |
| ॐ हरकोदण्डखण्डनाय नमः। oṁ hara kodaṇḍa khaṇḍanāya namaḥ |
27 | Hara-kodaṇḍa-khaṇḍana – The One who broke the mighty bow of Shiva |
| ॐ सप्ततालप्रभेत्रे नमः। oṁ sapta tāla prabhetre namaḥ |
28 | Sapta-tāla-prabhettā – The one who pierced the seven Taal Trees with one arrow |
| ॐ दशग्रीवशिरोहराय नमः। oṁ daśa grīva śiro harāya namaḥ |
29 | Daśa-grīva-śirohara – Slayer Of The Ten-Headed Ravana |
| ॐ जामदग्न्यमहादर्पदलनाय नमः। oṁ jāmadagnya mahā darpa dalanāya namaḥ |
30 | Jāmadagnya-mahādarpadalana – The Destroyer Of Jamadagni’s Son’s (Parasurama) Arrogance |
| ॐ ताटकान्तकाय नमः। oṁ tāṭakāntakāya namaḥ |
31 | Tāṭakāntaka – Slayer Of Yakshini (demoness) Tāṭaka |
| ॐ वेदान्तसाराय नमः। oṁ vedānta sārāya namaḥ |
32 | Vedānta-sāra – The Essence of Vedanta |
| ॐ वेदात्मने नमः। oṁ vedātmane namaḥ |
33 | Vedātmā – The very Self of the Vedas |
| ॐ भवरोगस्य भेषजाय नमः। oṁ bhava rogasya bheṣajāya namaḥ |
34 | Bhavarogasya bheṣajam – The Reliever Of All Earthly Ailments |
| ॐ दूषणत्रिशिरोहन्त्रे नमः। oṁ dūṣaṇa triśiro hantre namaḥ |
35 | Duṣaṇatri-śirohantā – The Slayer of the Demons Dūṣaṇa & Triśira |
| ॐ त्रिमूर्तये नमः। oṁ tri mūrtaye namaḥ |
36 | Trimūrti – The Lord Who Manifests in Three Forms |
| ॐ त्रिगुणात्मकाय नमः। oṁ tri guṇātmakāya namaḥ |
37 | Triguṇātmaka – The Source Of The Three Gunas |
| ॐ त्रिविक्रमाय नमः। oṁ trivikramāya namaḥ |
38 | Trivikrama – The Lord as Vamana Deva, Conqueor Of The Three Worlds |
| ॐ त्रिलोकात्मने नमः। oṁ trilokātmane namaḥ |
39 | Trilokātmā – Lord Of The Three Planetary systems |
| ॐ पुण्यचारित्रकीर्तनाय नमः। oṁ puṇya cāritra kīrtanāya namaḥ |
40 | Puṇyacāritra-kīrtana– Subject For Hymns Sung In His Adulations |
| ॐ त्रिलोकरक्षकाय नमः। oṁ triloka rakṣakāya namaḥ |
41 | Trilokarakṣaka – Protector Of The Three Worlds |
| ॐ धन्विने नमः। oṁ dhanvine namaḥ |
42 | Dhanvī – The Wielder Of The Bow |
| ॐ दण्डकारण्यकर्तनाय नमः। oṁ daṇḍakāraṇya kartanāya namaḥ |
43 | Daṇḍakāraṇya-kartana – The Dweller In The Dandaka Forest |
| ॐ अहल्याशापशमन नमः। oṁ ahalyā śāpa śamanāya namaḥ |
44 | Ahalyā-śāpaśamana – The Remover Of Ahalya’s Curse |
| ॐ पितृभक्ताय नमः। oṁ pitṛ bhaktāya namaḥ |
45 | Pitṛbhakta – The Worshipper Of His Father Dasaratha |
| ॐ वरप्रदाय नमः। oṁ vara pradāya namaḥ |
46 | Varaprada – The Giver Of Boons |
| ॐ जितेन्द्रियाय नमः। oṁ jitendriyāya namaḥ |
47 | Jitendriya – Controller/ Conqueror Of The Senses |
| ॐ जितक्रोधाय नमः। oṁ jita krodhāya namaḥ |
48 | Jitakrodha– The Conqueror Of Anger |
| ॐ जितमित्राय नमः। oṁ jita mitrāya namaḥ |
49 | Jitamitra – The One Who Wins Over Friends |
| ॐ जगद्गुरवे नमः। oṁ jagad gurave namaḥ |
50 | Jagadguru – Spiritual Teacher Of The Universe, guru of the whole world |
| ॐ ऋक्षवानरसङ्घातिने नमः। oṁ ṛkṣa vānara saṅghātine namaḥ |
51 | Ṛkṣa-vānara-saṅghātī – The Saviour Of Boars And Monkeys |
| ॐ चित्रकूटसमाश्रयाय नमः। oṁ citra kūṭa samāśrayāya namaḥ |
52 | Citrakūṭa-samāśraya – The Lord Who Took Refuge At Chitrakuta Hill |
| ॐ जयन्तत्राणवरदाय नमः। oṁ jayanta trāṇa varadāya namaḥ |
53 | Jayanta-trāṇa-varada – The Lord Who Blessed Jayanta |
| ॐ सुमित्रापुत्रसेविताय नमः। oṁ sumitrā putra sevitāya namaḥ |
54 | Sumitrā-putra-sevita – The Lord Who Is Served By Sumitra’s son (Lakshmana) |
| ॐ सर्वदेवादिदेवाय नमः। oṁ sarva devādi devāya namaḥ |
55 | Sarva-devādi-deva – The Lord Of All The Gods |
| ॐ मृतवानरजीवनाय नमः। oṁ mṛta vānara jīvanāya namaḥ |
56 | Mṛtavānara-jīvana – The Reviver Of Dead monkeys |
| ॐ मायामारीचहन्त्रे नमः। oṁ māyāmārīca hantre namaḥ |
57 | Māyā-mārīca-hantā – Destroyer of the demon Marica who practiced illusion |
| ॐ महादेवाय नमः। oṁ mahā devāya namaḥ |
58 | Mahādeva – The Great Lord |
| ॐ महाभुजाय नमः। oṁ mahā bhujāya namaḥ |
59 | Mahābhuja – The Lord Of Mighty Arms |
| ॐ सर्वदेवस्तुताय नमः। oṁ sarva deva stutāya namaḥ |
60 | Sarvadeva-stuta – The Lord Who Is Praised By All The Gods |
| ॐ सौम्याय नमः। oṁ saumyāya namaḥ |
61 | Saumya – Benevolent And Calm Faced |
| ॐ ब्रह्मण्याय नमः। oṁ brahmaṇyāya namaḥ |
62 | Brahmaṇya – The Absolute Reality |
| ॐ मुनिसंस्तुताय नमः। oṁ muni saṁstutāya namaḥ |
63 | Muni-saṁstuta – The Lord Who Is Praised By Sages |
| ॐ महायोगिने नमः। oṁ mahā yogine namaḥ |
64 | Mahāyogī – The Greatest of all Yogīs |
| ॐ महोदराय नमः। oṁ mahodarāya namaḥ |
65 | Mahodara – The Noble One |
| ॐ सुग्रीवेप्सितराज्यदाय नमः। oṁ sugrīvepsita rājyadāya namaḥ |
66 | Sugrīvepsita-rājyada – The Lord Who Returned The Kingdom (Kiskindha) To Sugreeva |
| ॐ सर्वपुण्याधिकफलाय नमः। oṁ sarva puṇyādhika phalāya namaḥ |
67 | Sarva-puṇyādhikaphala – One Who Answers Prayers And Rewards Good Deeds |
| ॐ स्मृतसर्वाघनाशनाय नमः। oṁ smṛta sarvāgha nāśanāya namaḥ |
68 | Smṛtasarvāghanāśana – The Remover Of All Afflictions |
| ॐ आदिपुरुषाय नमः। oṁ ādi puruṣāya namaḥ |
69 | Ādipuruṣa – The Primal Being |
| ॐ परमपुरुषाय नमः। oṁ parama puruṣāya namaḥ |
70 | Paramapuruṣa – The Supreme Being |
| ॐ महापुरुषाय नमः। oṁ mahā puruṣāya namaḥ |
71 | Mahāpuruṣa – The Great Being |
| ॐ पुण्योदयाय नमः। oṁ puṇyodayāya namaḥ |
72 | Puṇyodaya – The Source Of All Blessings and good fortune |
| ॐ दयासाराय नमः। oṁ dayā sārāya namaḥ |
73 | Dayāsāra – The Embodiment Of Kindness and Compassion |
| ॐ पुराणपुरुषोत्तमाय नमः। oṁ purāṇa puruṣottamāya namaḥ |
74 | Purāṇa-puruṣottama – The Supreme Being Praised In The Puranas |
| ॐ स्मितवक्त्राय नमः। oṁ smita vaktrāya namaḥ |
75 | Smita-vaktra – One Who Speakes Smilingly |
| ॐ मितभाषिणे नमः। oṁ mita bhāṣiṇe namaḥ |
76 | Mitabhāṣī – One Of Moderate Speech |
| ॐ पूर्वभाषिणे नमः। oṁ pūrva bhāṣiṇe namaḥ |
77 | Pūrvabhāṣī – One Who Knows Future And Speaks Of Events To Come |
| ॐ राघवाय नमः। oṁ rāghavāya namaḥ |
78 | Rāghava – The Scion of the Raghu Dynasty |
| ॐ अनन्तगुणगम्भीराय नमः। oṁ ananta guṇa gambhīrāya namaḥ |
79 | Ananta-guṇa-gambhīra – The Lord of infinite Majestic Qualities/ Virtues |
| ॐ धीरोदात्तगुणोत्तमाय नमः। oṁ dhīrodātta guṇottamāya namaḥ |
80 | Dhīrodātta-guṇottama – Kind-Hearted Valiant |
| ॐ मायामानुषचारित्राय नमः। oṁ māyā mānuṣa cāritrāya namaḥ |
81 | Māyā-mānuṣa-cāritra – The Lord Who Incarnated As A Man Through His Maya |
| ॐ महादेवादिपूजिताय नमः। oṁ mahā devādi pūjitāya namaḥ |
82 | Mahādevādi-pūjita – The Lord Who Is Worshipped By Lord Shiva And Other Divine Lords |
| ॐ सेतुकृते नमः। oṁ setu kṛte namaḥ |
83 | Setukṛte – Builder Of The Bridge (at Setubandha to Sri Lanka) |
| ॐ जितवाराशये नमः। oṁ jita vārāśaye namaḥ |
84 | Jita-vārāśaya – The Conqueror Of Desires |
| ॐ सर्वतीर्थमयाय नमः। oṁ sarva tīrtha mayāya namaḥ |
85 | Sarva-tīrthamaya – The Lord Who Is The Sum Of All Holy Places |
| ॐ हरये नमः। oṁ haraye namaḥ |
86 | Hari – The Supreme Lord Hari, Destroyer of Sins |
| ॐ श्यामाङ्गाय नमः। oṁ śyāmāṅgāya namaḥ |
87 | Śyāmāṅga – The Dark-Complexioned One |
| ॐ सुन्दराय नमः। oṁ sundarāya namaḥ |
88 | Sundara – The Most Beautiful One |
| ॐ शूराय नमः। oṁ śūrāya namaḥ |
89 | Śūra – The Valiant, Valorous One |
| ॐ पीतवाससे नमः। oṁ pīta vāsase namaḥ |
90 | Pītavāsa– The Lord dressed in beautiful yellow garments |
| ॐ धनुर्धराय नमः। oṁ dhanur dharāya namaḥ |
91 | Dhanurdhara – One With A Bow In Hand |
| ॐ सर्वयज्ञाधिपाय नमः। oṁ sarva yajñādhipāya namaḥ |
92 | Sarva-yajñādhipa – Lord Of All Sacrificial Offerings |
| ॐ यज्विने नमः। oṁ yajvine namaḥ |
93 | Yajvine – One Who Performs Yagnas, the Sacrificer |
| ॐ जरामरणवर्जिताय नमः। oṁ jarā maraṇa varjitāya namaḥ |
94 | Jarāmaraṇa-varjita – The Conqueror Of Birth And Death |
| ॐ शिवलिङ्गप्रतिष्ठात्रे नमः। oṁ vibhīṣaṇa pratiṣṭhātre namaḥ |
95 | Vibhīṣaṇa pratiṣṭhātre – the Lord who established Vibhīṣaṇa on the throne of Laṅkā, |
| ॐ सर्वापगुणवर्जिताय नमः। oṁ sarvāpa guṇa varjitāya namaḥ |
96 | Sarvāpaguṇa-varjita – Destroyer Of Evil Qualities |
| ॐ परमात्मने नमः। oṁ paramātmane namaḥ |
97 | Paramātma– The Supreme Soul, Supersoul in the Heart |
| ॐ परब्रह्मणे नमः। oṁ para brahmaṇe namaḥ |
98 | Parabrahma – The Supreme Godhead |
| ॐ सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहाय नमः। oṁ sac cid ānanda vigrahāya namaḥ |
99 | Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha – The One Whose Form Is Made Of Eternal Knowledge And Bliss |
| ॐ परंज्योतिषे नमः। oṁ parasmai jyotiṣe namaḥ |
100 | Paraṁjyoti – THE Supreme Light, Spiritual Effulgence |
| ॐ परंधाम्ने नमः। oṁ parasmai dhāmne namaḥ |
101 | Paraṁdhāma – Lord Of Vaikuntha (the Supreme Abode) |
| ॐ पराकाशाय नमः। oṁ parākāśāya namaḥ |
102 | Parākāśa – The Supreme Space |
| ॐ परात्पराय नमः। oṁ parāt parāya namaḥ |
103 | Parātpara – Greatest Of The Greats |
| ॐ परेशाय नमः। oṁ pareśāya namaḥ |
104 | Pareśa – Lord Of The Lords |
| ॐ पारगाय नमः। oṁ pāragāya namaḥ |
105 | Pāraga – The Uplifter Of The Poor, who takes His devotees across the ocean of samsara- birth and death |
| ॐ पाराय नमः। oṁ pārāya namaḥ |
106 | Pāra – The Ultimate Supreme Being |
| ॐ सर्वदेवात्मकाय नमः। oṁ sarva devātmakāya namaḥ |
107 | Sarva-devātmaka – The Lord who is the Source of all demigods |
| ॐ परस्मै नमः। oṁ parasmai namaḥ |
108 | Parasmai (Parasme)The Supreme Lord |
॥ इति रामाष्टोत्तरशत नामावलिः ॥
|| iti rāmāṣṭottaraśata nāmāvaliḥ ||
Thus ends the hymn of the 108 names of Śrī-Rāma