rAma Eva daivatam

rAma Eva daivataM raghu kula tilakO mE
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Only Lord Sri Rama – the most distinguished of Raghu dynasty - is God for me.
vigata kAma mOha madO
vimala hRdaya zubha phaladO (rAma)
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Only Lord Sri Rama – who is free from desires, delusion and arrogance, the Bestower of auspicious results to the pure hearted is God for me.
jita gautama kRta zApO
nata varada sItApO (rAma)
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2 Only Lord Sri Rama - redeemer of Ahalya from the curse pronounced by sage Gautama – her husband, the Consort of Sita who bestows boons to those who salute Him, is God for me.
bhakta citta tApa¹ harO
bhAvuka dAna caturO (rAma)
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Only Lord Sri Rama – the Reliever of distress of the minds of devotees, the Competent One who grants fortune is God for me.
sura tAraka gaNa candrO
mura² narakEbha³ mRgEndrO (rAma)
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Only Lord Sri Rama - the Moon in the midst of multitude of stars of celestials, \tthe Lion – Lord of animals – to the elephants called demons mura and Naraka is God for me.
hari padmaja zarvEzO⁴
haridazva⁵ su-saGkAzO (rAma)
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Only Lord Sri Rama - the OverLord of the Trinity – Hari, Brahma – born of Lotus and ziva, the Lord who has splendour of Sun – one with pale red horses is God for me.
tyAgarAja hRt-sadanO
nAga rAja vara zayanO (rAma)
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Only Lord Sri Rama - the Lord resident in the heart of this tyAgarAja, the Lord reclining on the couch of the blessed Sesha – the king of serpents is God for me.
  • 1 tApa – pApa : tApa - is appropriate.
  • 2 mura - demon slayed by Sri Krishna. This is part of the story pertaining to slaying of Bhaumasura (Narakasura) by Sri Krishna related in Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 10, Chapter 59. Please visit web site for a brief of the story- [[http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/dwarka/mura.htm Mura]]
  • 3 naraka – also known as Bhaumasura – killed by Sri Krishna related in Srimad Bhagavatam, Book 10, Chapter 59. Please visit website for complete story –[[http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/dwarka/narakasura.htm Narakasura]]
  • 4 zarva – For the details of names of Lord Siva, see ‘zata rudrIya ’ by sage Vyasa – Source - [[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07198.htm Sata Rudriya]]
  • 5 haridazva – One of the name of Sun in Aditya Hrdaya Stotram.