Rama Raksha Stotra Dhyana Shloka
Sacred Sanskrit
ध्यायेदाजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्धपद्मासनस्थं पीतं वासो वसानं नवकमलदलस्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम्। वामाङ्कारूढ़सीता मुखकमलमिलल्लोचनं नीरदाभं नानालङ्कारदीप्तं दधतमुरुजटामण्डनं रामचन्द्रम्॥
Transliteration
dhyāyed ājānubāhuṃ dhṛta-śara-dhanuṣaṃ baddha-padmāsana-sthaṃ pītaṃ vāso vasānaṃ nava-kamala-dala-spardhi-netraṃ prasannam vāmāṅkā-rūḍha-sītā mukha-kamala-milal-locanaṃ nīradābhaṃ nānā-alaṅkāra-dīptaṃ dadhata-muru-jaṭā-maṇḍanaṃ rāmacandram
Meaning & Significance
I meditate upon Lord Ramachandra, whose arms reach down to his knees, who holds a bow and arrow, who sits in the lotus posture, who wears yellow garments, whose eyes compete with fresh lotus petals in beauty, whose face is ever serene and cheerful, on whose left lap sits Sita Devi gazing at his lotus-like face, whose complexion is like a dark cloud, who shines with various ornaments, and whose matted locks are beautifully adorned.