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\engtitle{.. rAmAShTakaM   ..}##
\itxtitle{.. rAmAShTakaM ..}##\endtitles ##
                     .. atha rAmAShTakam.h ..
sugrIvamitraM  paramaM pavitraM   sItAkalatraM  navameghagAtram.h .
kAruNya pAtraM  shatapatranetraM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 1..
sa.nsArasAraM  nigamaM prachAraM   dharmAvatAraM  hata bhUmi bhAram.h .
sadA nirvikAraM  sukha sindhusAraM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 2..
lakShmI vilAsaM  jagatAM  nivAsaM   bhUdeva vAsaM  sukha sindhu hAsam.h .
la~NkA vinAshaM  bhavanaM prakAshaM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 3..
ma.ndAramAlaM  vachane rasAlaM   guNayaM vishalaM  hata saptatAlam.h .
kravyAdakAlaM  suralokapAlaM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 4..
vedA.nta j~nAnaM  sakala satAnaM   ha.ntAramAnaM  tridashaM pradhAnam.h .
gajendrapAlaM  vigatA vishAlaM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 5..
khelA.atibhItaM  svajane punItaM   syAmo pragItaM  vachane ahItam.h .
rAgenagItaM  vachane ahItaM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 6..
lIlAsharIraM  raNara~Nga dhIraM   vishvai kavIraM  raghuva.nshadhAram.h .
gambhIranAdaM  jitasarvavAdaM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 7..
shyAmAbhirAmaM  nayanAbhirAmaM   guNAbhirAmaM  vachanAbhirAmaM .
vishvapraNAmaM  katabhaktikAmaM   shrIrAmachandraM  satataM namAmi .. 8..
                    .. iti rAmAShTakaM sampUrNam.h ..
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Note:-
The break down of this aShTakaM, for each shloka, is as follows:
5 - 6 -- 5 - 6 ---
5 - 6 -- 5 - 6 ----
The digits indicate the number of syllables and the
dashes the relative pause . The beauty of this aShTakaM
is revealed in its more subtle forms when
chanted slowly . It maybe upendravajra or upajAti etc.
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                        eka shlokI rAmAyaNam.h
Adau rAma tapovanAdi gamanaM   hatvA mR^igaM kA~nchanam.h .
vaidehI haraNaM jaTAyu maraNaM   sugrIva sambhAShaNam.h ..
vAlI nirdalanaM samudra taraNaM  la~NkApurI dAhanam.h .
pashchAd.h rAvaNa kuMbhakarNa hananaM   chetaddhi rAmAyaNam.h ..
##
This one is in shArdUlavikrIDitam.h  metre :-
12 - 7 --
12 - 7 ----


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