Towards Indic Economy - Part 1

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Author : Shri Rama Yeleswarapu

The stupendous reelection of Modi government, on the basis of its corruption-free and efficient governance, created a new wave of optimism about India’s raise as a world power. Fitting to the mandate came solutions to various civilizational issues, such as J&K, Ayodhya Rama Janma Bhoomi, Women equality (3T) and CAA, that were pestering the Indian civilization for decades and even centuries.

With the civilizational deck being cleared of its aberrations, the Modi-2 administration is preparing to lay the judicial, administrative, security, civic-infra, ecological and economic foundations on which a New India to be built to stand as a world power that reflects its civilizational potential.

At the outset, it is important to keep few facts in mind. Firstly there is the definition of GDP and its nominal (Real) and purchasing power parity (PPP) flavors. Second aspect is the way GDP is measured and what human activities of the civilization are accepted as economic activities and included in GDP calculation and which human activities are not included. Finally the huge difference between what is a nation’s current GDP and what is the potential GDP of a given nation.

This article if first in the series to study, understand, analyze and explore the viswaroopa of Indian Economy and identify the opportunities to reflect the underlying Hindu Civilization so the economy resonates with its civilizational aspirations. When we talk about the potential economic might of India’s civilization, we are talking about its 32% share of World GDP (ref: Angus Maddison) when India was free from foreign invaders. As of 2019, India’s real GDP is about $2.9T (3.8% of world GDP) and PPP GDP is $10.5T (7.4% of world GDP).

In this article, we shall outline the basic requirement or expense sheet of key aspects of Indian economy; assuming the nation has to achieve first world level of Sustainable Human Development score of 0.8 and above (SDG score >=0.8). This analysis is done to understand where India stands today and where it needs to be in 10 years by 2030 and what investments it need to make. This structure also helps us to identify the opportunities that India can explore to make its economy reflect its underlying civilizational ethos; which we shall explore in upcoming article(s).

 1 Food Security

The economy must ensure food security for at least 150 crore Indians and Hindus worldwide. This 150 crore number covers both the projected population growth as well as the Hindu diaspora around the world who might need to seek refuge in Bharat in case of man-made calamities.

The current share of agriculture in India’s GDP is 15% or about $450B. Adding the $50B food subsidies govt provides and another $50B farm loan waivers; our food security cost at present is $550B. Adding inflation and diaspora, we can safely assume that our food security cost is $1000B

There are other dimensions to India’s food security opportunity, which were explored in detail HERE.

Cost of food security in GDP: $1,000B per year

 2 Energy Security

India imports 40% of its energy bill and it costs about $120B. This translates to an annual energy bill of $300B.

This energy foot print will double in order for India to achieve first world (Human Development Index >0,8). So Bharat’s  energy security requires $600B energy consumption.

Modi Govt has put two goals for itself:

One is to achieve all new energy supply using renewable energy sources. This translates to an energy bill consumption of $300B per year OR at present interest rates about $2T investment opportunity. India should strive for 100% ownership on entire supply chain of these new energy sources; including R&D, construction, operationalization, maintenance, supply, storage etc. This $2T investment over next 10 years must include Thorium based nuclear energy, Solar energy, Energy storage grids etc.

Second goal of Modi government is to reduce the share of  foreign energy imports to 10% of energy bill. So even in the future scenario, the energy imports component will be limited to $60B (10% of $600B) per year. These energy imports are expected to be compensated using various bio-diesel alternatives. This also gives about $400B investment opportunity in bio-diesel technologies, supply chains etc over next decade.

Cost of Energy Security: $600B per year

 3 Digital Security

At present India has a healthy coverage in digital technologies and adoption. The gaps are mainly in R&D, owning technology and bringing all other civic and business processes on to 100% inter-connected and mutually supporting digital platforms.

Assuming an annual per-capita cost of digital infra to be $300 (Rs 1500 per month per person for data/process/device costs) nations digital infrastructure cost would be about $450B per year (1.5b people x $300).

The actual investment that need to happen is bringing all other aspects of socio-economic life such as agri, police, security, social media, business, finance, entertainment etc on to digital platforms.The overall investment required in this sector will be more than $1T over next decade.

Cost of digital security: $500B per year

 4 Territorial, military and internal Security

Given India’s territorial ambitions and claims, geopolitical environment and responsibility towards global peace, Indian Military needs to be equipped with best of world infrastructure and hardware.

Similarly, India’s internal security apparatus need to be upgraded, manned and equipped to serve 1.5 billion people having a safe and speedy security cover.

This area needs $500B infrastructure investment over next decade and the military and internal security budget need to be upped to $250B per year

Cost of territorial and internal security: $250B per year

 5 Labor Security

At present India’s labor force participation rate is 50% (that means only 50% of working age population are either employed or seeking employment). This is so because majority of the female population does not seek employment outside their homes. They are home makers; which is also economic activity.

India currently has about 860 million working age population (Age 15-64) and is expected to cross 1.1 billion people by 2035.

Assuming the labor force participation increases to developed economy level of 60%; India would have to create active employment for about 700m people.

A $12000 (Rs 8L/year, the baseline for EWS reservations) per-labor income means $8.4T economic activity. A 30%saving (economic reinvestment) results in $2.5T investment into the GDP.

A 10% increase in participation rate combined with increase in working age population from now to 2035 translates to an additional 230 million labor force. India has to create necessary economic activity to absorb all this 23 crore new labor force while increasing the existing labor force per-capita income to Rs 8L+ per year.

All this labor activity requires necessary post-retirement social security systems.

Cost of Labor force security a.k.a social security: $100B per year

 6 Civilizational Security

Ensuring that Indians can celebrate their life (birth, other important events like upanayanam, marriages, death etc) as well as festivals and continue their civilizational heritage and uniqueness.

For example, the marriage industry in India is estimated to be $50B/year second only to USA ($70B/yr). Similarly a Hindu family normally spends $50-$150 during Diwali. This means 300 million Hindu families spend up to $150B per year just to celebrate one festival, Diwali.

Cost of civilizational security: $1,000B per year

 7 Trade Security

To ensure India can have enough resources to sustain its international trade, balance of payments and trade related activities.

Currently India maintains $500B forex reserves to sustain a $3T economy.

To sustain inflation and economic growth rate, India need to add an average of $50B per year to ensure balance of payments and another $50B to ensure the security and insurance of its trade routes.

Trade security: $100B per year

 8 Water Security

To provide enough water for India’s domestic, industrial and agricultural security, India needs to continue building reservoirs, dams, water harvesting techniques, water saving technologies and de-salination plants.

For example Telangana state alone spent at least $5B per year to build water reservoir/dams over past year.

Modi’s Nal-Se-Jal project is expected to spend upto $100B over next 5 years.

Water Security: $100B per year

 9 Ecological Security

To sustain ecological balance on india’s land, water, air, forests and oceans.

For example Ganga rejuvenation project alone is expected to cost anywhere between $10-20B over its life time.

Ecological Security:$100B per year

 10 Technological Security

Cost of education, higher education and R&D in 100 major areas with associated research labs.

Technological Security:$1,000B per year

 11 Civic Infra

Housing, roads, railways, airports etc that need major renovation and reconstruction every 50 years

For example, in housing alone, 150 crore Indians translates to 46 crore families needing about 10 million (1 cr) new houses built every year in perpetuity assuming a 50 year lifespan for a house.

Civic Infra security: $2,000B per year

 12 Health Security

Currently India spends 1.4% of GDP ($45B or $63 per head) on health care to provide a HDI 0.65 score health services. Other OECD nations spend anywhere between 20-100 times this money.

Assuming India develops a first world health care sector at the lowest cost provider, India will require to spend at least 20 times more on health care.

Health Security:$800B per year

Conclusion

If we sum all the above items, we are looking at an India spending $7.5T/Year just to maintain basic securities at a SDG/HDI score of 0.8. On top of this, India need to save at least 30% of its GDP to sustain the upcoming retiree bulge and future civilizational goals and challenges between 2035-2070. This translates to an India of $10T economy saving $3T and spending $7T to ensure basic securities. As we can see this is close to the amount of money required to employ all its (willing and employment seeking) labor force as described in point 5 – Labor security.

This is the goal we are looking at over next 10 years. Turning India into a $10T (real not PPP) economy by 2030.

Purpose of History : An attempt to have a Hindu perspective

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I have been wondering the purpose History and if it is important to study history at all. This thought has been long brooding in my mind. It started with one of my many interactions with Shri. Parag Tope ji (Operation Red Lotus : 1857 - A must read book by every Hindu) decade ago. Topic started with his take on Baizabai Shinde and her role in 1857 war of independence. Goes to role of house of Amber (Kachwaha) and their role in Hindu history. So on and so forth. The recent foolishness of one comment in the court by one of the judges about descendants of Shri Raama etc made it fresh in my mind. It has to do with Rajiv Malhotra's term "History centrism". Indian religions aren't history centric while Abrahmic religions are dominantly so.

Problem is in India where memories run deep, some past mis-action by some group is always used to build a case against them. 

Example 1 : Holkar screwed up on Panipat (Whole Najib affair, relative inactivity on right flank perhaps with an understanding with Najib) is a fact. Now Holkar is also Dhangar and a Hindu hero. So one who criticizes Holkar, earns wrath of not just Dhangar community, but Hindutvavaadi people too - for Malharrao Holkar was one of the chief architects in almost all of the Bajirao's later and famous campaigns and also of the famous Attock campaign. This is just an example. Pure history was always kept among “classes”. We called them brahmins-kshatriyas - but mostly brahmins. And not all brahmins. Those who were associated with some royal court/archive or some gurukul. 

Now does this mean that public should be kept ignorant? No. 

Should they be taught of history so that they don’t repeat mistakes? Yes 

Do we need to teach them history as it is? Are events important or are the lessons important? Lessons in my opinion.

So - a romanticized history that comes through folklore for memory (which is polished and good where rough edges are rounded). A construct like panchatantra where fox lion and hyena had a battle and a fox made deal with hyena calling him a “manasputra” thereby leading to defeat of the lions is easy to build. When we replace actual historical names with animals, we dehumanize them (in a positive way) and then this history doesn't have the baggage of name-surname-caste-clan-region (that we wish not to push away).

Example 2 : Ahilyabai was a great hero. She did monumental job at temple revival etc. But most of that work was done by evading taxes (many letters by Madhavrao available which threatens her to pay up or else...). We know her temple rebuilding is monumental work for Hindu civilization. But those us who have read history also know how finances were a problem for Marathas till the very end. If finances were good and they had enough resources (which is doable in a very rich country like India if people do not evade taxes), Marathas wouldn’t have folded so easily.

Example 3 : My own ancestors evaded taxes by building Ram temples here and there because Raghuji Bhosale of Nagpur was a Rambhakt and would let the money spent on Ram temples go. So that was the loophole extracted by his subordinates (like my ancestors) to keep larger chunk of wealth.

So is temple-building more important or paying up taxes regularly to a Hindu state so that they can do warfare and liberate India (more of it and more efficiently) more important? Karma is mysterious. It always comes to bite you. All of us contributed towards the downfall of Hindavi svarajya by our petty actions. Just as all of us contributed in some capacity to build it and liberate India.

Question is : is it necessary to teach all this to public?

I am appreciating varNa-vyavasthaa more and more. I see the point. It is difficult (nay almost impossible) to implement it in these changed times. So not advocating it. But I begun seeing its point for past few years

There is a fascinating story of "past-birth" of Shivaji and Aurangzeb in "Chitnis Bakhar" written by Malharrao Chitnis (Grandson of Balaji Aavji - the secretary of Shivaji Maharaj and son of famous "Khando Ballal" - the bodyguard of Sambhaji Maharaj). It is a fascinating story which underlines how a "Hindu" views at its past and smooths the rough edges. 

In that story - in earlier birth, both Shivaji and Aurangzeb were devotees of Mahadeva and were doing tapasyaa in some cave in Himalaya. Mahadev got pleased and told them to ask for any boon. If my memory serves me correctly, A'zeb asked for power and Shivaji asked for dharma. So since the yuga that was to come was of Mlechha ascendancy, A'zeb was born in Mlechha kula while Shivaji was born in dharmik clan. Aurangzeb got power and Shivaji got to establish dharma on this earth - thus boon given to both by Shankara fructified.

I find this backstory very fascinating and very Hindu in character. If left alone, it would have smoothed and rounded all the rough edges of memory that Hindus have for Muslim atrocities. This is written when Muslims were defeated conclusively and Hindus emerged victorious after 27 year war. So actual physical defeat was ensured. There would be little threat from Muslims regaining the ascendancy in India after Marathas emerged victorious and Bajirao stormed North India. So from the perspective of Malharrao Chitnis, Hindu victory was done and dusted. And he is writing this chronicle from the perspective of a victor - Like Frodo writing memoirs of war of the ring after final victory from his perspective). 

But unlike accounts of Khafi Khan and other contemporary Muslim sources (& Xian sources), Hindu chronicles "did not rub it in". He is quite magnanimous in my opinion, to think of even Aurangzeb (who had brutally murdered a Hindu Chhatrapati, killed and persecuted millions of Hindus, desecrated their temples - just couple of decades ago, as a Shiva-bhakta who is simply living off his karma-phala (boon from Shiva). I find this very profound.

I feel there is sense of a profound wisdom in Hindu Historiography - and it is used by Indologists to criticize Hindus : That Hindus do not maintain historical records. The first real "Hindu historical record" that passes the test of modern Indologists is Kalhana's RaajatarangiNi. Before that Deepavamsha and Mahaavamsha are Buddhist historical records during Ashoka's time which pass Indological test. No "aastika" record before Kalhana passes this western test of being an "authentic history". I am proud of this wisdom by Aastikas.

Records like these (which pass modern Indological or Historiographical tests as "authentic history") sets the narrative in stone. It cannot be altered by anyone without perpetual misgivings. It works in west where society is already broken and state has assumed the role of God (no family, clan, caste etc is strong enough to be an alternate support system for individual)

In India, caste-clan-family is very much alive and thriving. It is anathema to Indian setting. It is not that Hindus (or aastikas) did not know how to keep historical records. 

But they were wise enough not to make it publicly available (in all its grey shades) and make the narrative set in stone. Instead they created stories like Panchatantra, Hitopadesha, Vikram-vetala etc to pass on important historical lessons that MUST be passed on to generations and masses. A quick criticism of this. Same argument is also given by Romila Thapar types to whitewash Islamic atrocities in history for ensuring communal harmony. They too smoothen the rough edges of Islamic history. However this is fundamentally different from Hindu approach. I guess there are phases of history where all the linens are washed out in open for everyone to see. We are in that phase.

In the end it all boils down to choosing a side, doesn't it?

Finer details - are irrelevant for real purpose.

The real purpose is - sustenance of "dharma".

Shri Raam....

Seven Walls of Congress Eco-System : Prologue

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Every nation has a support structure that protects its identity and help its people progress. That structure consists of various forms of national systems, policies and support groups. A high-level classification of this structure can be organized into seven layers of inter-woven groups. From the center of the nation, these seven groups are : 

Seven Walls of Ecosystem : Maa Bhaarati imprisoned within.

1. Constitution: The national agreement that enshrines the (unique) identity of a given nation, its core interests and operating principles, criteria for its citizenship and rights of its citizens.

2. Paramilitary: Constitutionally sanctioned force of coercion to safeguard its citizens’ rights, enforce law of land on its citizens and protect its citizens from external competitors and enemies.

3. Judiciary: Constitutionally sanctioned system to interpret the constitution itself for the citizens and offer justice in the matters of inter-citizen and citizen-system disputes.

4. Bureaucracy: Constitutionally sanctioned apparatus to administer the governance services in an efficient and timely manner to its citizens.

5. Intellectuals and Academia: The citizens group that are expected to help its citizens in understanding the interdependencies of national interests, identify and advocate progressive changes that are in sync with the identity of the nation and train future generations to carry forward the national identity.

6. Elections: Constitutionally sanctioned way for transfer of power from one individual or group to another to represent the nation and are empowered to formulate time-specific laws and enforce them.

7. Media: The citizen groups and systems that are expected to be the factual, logical and impartial medium of communication on national news and debates on various dimensions of national identity.

India under British rule had a colonial form of structure to represent above layers of power groups; defined by how British viewed India and Britain’s objective to rule a foreign population that it occupied over two centuries back.

India started working on building its own set of structures to represent above aspects of nation after its independence from British in 1947. A new constitution was formulated to represent the Hindu portion of undivided Bharat, which gave necessary protection to non-Hindu minorities decided to stay back in India even though a separate nation was created just for their well-being.

In their wisdom, the Indian leadership of independence era felt that the nation can continue using the Paramilitary, Judiciary, Bureaucracy, academic and election structures, instrumental in colonizing Indians for two centuries, as they are, just by adopting a new constitution. Perhaps the expectation was that the national structures start behaving differently because the constitution is different.

Over the past seven decades the Constitution of India has been amended more than hundred times. Most of these amendments are political in nature. Constitutional amendments were made to impose emergency and curtail fundamental rights of Indian citizens. Few amendments, such as the 42nd amendment, changed the very basic structure of the constitution to impose foreign ideologies like secularism and socialism on Indian identity. Any logical mind can easily speculate the effects of such compromised constitution on a nation when all other national structures were set up to be colonial and continued as they are post-independence.

In this analysis, we call such a power group as Csystem (C-system). This is a system built on colonial ideologies, colonial idea of India, colonial power structures and groups. Over past seven decades, this Csystem spread its tentacles across every national structure using a system of rewards and punishments, family connections and specific ideological allegiance. Every national structure that is meant to serve and protect citizens of Bharat and their national identity has been transformed into a fortification meant to protect the Csystem from its opponents. The Csystem mutated into a colonial power over its own people.

National consciousness is a very dynamic system. It is capable of springing opposition against colonizers until the native population is completely genocided or absolutely subjugated, as happened with native Americans and such likes. The national consciousness of Bharat started to formulate itself into an opposition group to fight this secular colonizer of Bharat, as it did during Islamic colonization and British colonization. Given the fact that elections are the only constitutionally sanctioned way to transfer power from one group to another, this opposition too established itself as a political party and started contesting elections.

The Csystem naturally sensed this political opposition earlier than normal citizenry. In an ideal world, political parties would present their value proposition to the citizens in a coherent and logical manner in order to win their mandate. But the Csystem already turned into a secular colonial empire. So, it chose to destroy its potential opponent using its offensive troops. An advanced troop of sepoys from media, intellectual, paramilitary and judicial walls were dispatched to destroy the change agents in opposition group. These sepoys in media, intellectual, judiciary and paramilitary harassed the change agents for more than a decade.

The resilience of Bharatiya consciousness is infinite. It also learned many lessons from the past waves of colonial attempts and becoming better era by era. If Bharat took 800 years to defeat Islamic colonization and 200 years to defeat British colonization, current secular colonization started to collapse within just 70 years. 

More than 54 crores (540 million) of 81.5 crore (815 million) eligible Indians participated in this democratic war for transfer of power in 2014. Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Sri Narendra Modi won more than 17 crores (170 million) in this democratic war and breached the election wall of Csystem and claimed power. It is important to note that in this election Sri Narendra Modi secured more votes than any other democratic leader ever in the history of mankind.

In an ideal scenario, such a clear election mandate (the constitutionally sanctioned process of transfer of power) would have given Sri Narendra Modi complete control over all the other aspects of national structures and power. But as described above the basic nature of all aspects of Rashtra were hijacked by Csystem to turn them fortified walls in a colonial fort, and these walls continued to oppose and obstruct Modi government in fulfilling its duties as the democratic representative of the nation.

In the upcoming parts, we shall explore how each wall of this Csystem is opposing and obstructing the Modi government in its fundamental task of representing, protecting and serving Bharat. We will start from the outermost wall, Media, travelling towards the core.

Shubham Astu !! 

Hanumana stotra

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This final part of my Nitya sandhya karma is in Marathi. It is a stotra composed by Samartha Ramdas Swami in honour of Hanumaana.

Those who are not Marathi, proceed to chant some sort of prayer to Hanumaana in their mother tongue (or Hanuman Chalisa in Hindi).

भीमरूपी महारुद्रा वज्र हनुमान मारुती ।
वनारि अंजनीसूता रामदूता प्रभंजना ॥ १॥

महाबळी प्राणदाता सकळां उठवी बळें ।
सौख्यकारी  दुःखहारी धूर्त वैष्णव गायका ॥ २॥

दीनानाथा हरीरूपा सुंदरा जगदांतरा ।
पातालदेवताहंता भव्यसिंदूरलेपना ॥ ३॥

लोकनाथा जगन्नाथा प्राणनाथा पुरातना ।
पुण्यवंता पुण्यशीला पावना परितोषका ॥ ४॥

ध्वजांगें उचली बाहो आवेशें लोटला पुढें ।
काळाग्नि काळरुद्राग्नि देखतां कांपती भयें ॥ ५॥

ब्रह्मांडें माइलीं नेणों आंवळे दंतपंगती ।
नेत्राग्नि चालिल्या ज्वाळा भ्रकुटी तठिल्या बळें ॥ ६॥

पुच्छ तें मुरडिलें माथां किरीटी कुंडलें बरीं ।
सुवर्णकटिकांसोटी घंटा किंकिणि नागरा ॥ ७॥

ठकारे पर्वताइसा नेटका सडपातळू ।
चपळांग पाहतां मोठें महाविद्युल्लतेपरी ॥ ८॥

कोटिच्या कोटि उड्डणें झेपावे उत्तरेकडे ।
मंदाद्रीसारिखा द्रोणू क्रोधें उत्पाटिला बळें ॥ ९॥

आणिला मागुती नेला आला गेला मनोगती ।
मनासी टाकिलें मागें गतीसी तूळणा नसे ॥ १०॥

अणूपासोनि ब्रह्मांडायेवढा होत जातसे ।
तयासी तुळणा कोठें मेरुमांदार धाकुटें ॥ ११॥

ब्रह्मांडाभोंवते वेढे वज्रपुच्छें करूं शके ।
तयासी तुळणा कैंची ब्रह्मांडीं पाहतां नसे ॥ १२॥

आरक्त देखिलें डोळां ग्रासिलें सूर्यमंडळा ।
वाढतां वाढतां वाढे भेदिलें शून्यमंडळा ॥ १३॥

धनधान्य पशुवृद्धि पुत्रपौत्र समग्रही ।
पावती रूपविद्यादि स्तोत्रपाठें करूनियां ॥ १४॥

भूतप्रेतसमंधादि रोगव्याधि समस्तही ।
नासती तूटती चिंता आनंदे भीमदर्शनें ॥ १५॥

हे धरा पंधराश्लोकी लाभली शोभली भली ।
दृढदेहो निःसंदेहो संख्या चंद्रकलागुणें ॥ १६॥

रामदासीं अग्रगण्यू कपिकुळासि मंडणू ।
रामरूपी अन्तरात्मा दर्शने दोष नासती ॥ १७॥

॥ इति श्री रामदासकृतं संकटनिरसनं नाम
                     श्री मारुतिस्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥


Shri Raam !!!! 

राम रक्षा स्तोत्र Ram Raksha Stotra

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To be Chanted every evening during the time of evening deepa-prajvalana after evening Sandhya.

It is not possible for many (me included). I chant it while returning home, while driving car, whenever convenient.

It is extremely important to chant this stotra slowly. It has multiple tongue-twisters.  I have highlighted few of them with yellow colour. It is essential to negotiate these points slowly and surely. It helps those who have some problems pertaining to speech. Speech problems occur primarily due to differential speeds of operation of mind and tongue. When tongue cannot cope with speed of thoughts, speech becomes blurred. It is therefore essential to stabilize the mind.

Raam-raksha steadies the mind when chanted in proper manner and diction and poise. The poise of mind is the greatest fruit of chanting this stotra..

Jay Shri Raam.

॥ श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रम्‌ ॥

श्री गणेशाय नम: ।
अस्य श्रीराम रक्षा स्तोत्र मन्त्रस्य ।
बुधकौशिक ऋषि: ।
श्री सीता रामचंद्रो देवता ।
अनुष्टुप्‌ छन्द: ।
सीता शक्ति: ।
श्रीमत् हनुमान्‌ कीलकम्‌ ।
श्री सीता रामचंद्र प्रीति अर्थे जपे विनियोग: ॥

॥ अथ ध्यानम्‌ ॥

ध्यायेत् आजानुबाहुं धृतशरधनुषं बद्ध पद्मासन स्थं ।

पीतं वासोवसानं नवकमलदल स्पर्धिनेत्रं प्रसन्नम्‌ ॥

वामाङ्ग आरूढसीता मुखकमलम् इलं लोचनं नीरदाभं ।

नाना अलङ्‌कार दीप्तं दधतमुरुजटा मण्डनं रामचंद्रम्‌ ॥

॥ इति ध्यानम्‌ ॥

चरितं रघुनाथस्य शतकोटि प्रविस्तरम्‌ ।
एक एकम्  अक्षरं पुंसां महापातकनाशनम्‌ ॥१॥

ध्यात्वा नीलोत्पल श्यामं रामं राजीवलोचनम्‌ ।
जानकी लक्ष्मणॊ पेतं जटामुकुट मण्डितम्‌ ॥२॥

सासि तूणधनुर्बाण पाणिं नक्तं चरान्तकम्‌ ।
स्वलीलया जगत् त्रातुम्  आविर्भूतम् अजं विभुम्‌ ॥३॥

रामरक्षां पठॆत्प्राज्ञ: पापघ्नीं सर्वकामदाम्‌ ।
शिरो मे राघव: पातु भालं दशरथ आत्मज: ॥४॥

कौसल्येयो दृशौ पातु विश्वामित्रप्रिय: श्रुती ।
घ्राणं पातु मखत्राता मुखं सौमित्रि वत्सल: ॥५॥

जिव्हां विद्दानिधि: पातु कण्ठं भरतवंदित: ।
स्कन्धौ दिव्यायुध: पातु भुजौ भग्नेश कार्मुक: ॥६॥

करौ सीतपति: पातु हृदयं जामदग्न्यजित्‌ ।
मध्यं पातु खरध्वंसी नाभिं जाम्बवदाश्रय: ॥७॥

सुग्रीवेश: कटी पातु सक्थिनी हनुमत्प्रभु: ।
ऊरू रघुत्तम: पातु रक्ष:कुलविनाशकृत्‌ ॥८॥

जानुनी सेतुकृत्पातु जङ्‌घे दशमुखान्तक: ।
पादौ बिभीषणश्रीद: पातु रामोSखिलं वपु: ॥९॥

एतां रामबलोपेतां रक्षां य: सुकृती पठॆत्‌ ।
स चिरायु: सुखी पुत्री विजयी विनयी भवेत्‌ ॥१०॥

पातालभूतलव्योम चारिणः  छद्म चारिण: ।
न द्र्ष्टुम् अपि शक्तास्ते रक्षितं रामनामभि: ॥११॥

रामेति रामभद्रेति रामचंद्रेति वा स्मरन्‌ ।
नरो न लिप्यते पापै भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विन्दति ॥१२॥

जगत् जैत्रेक मन्त्रेण रामनाम न अभिरक्षितम्‌ ।
य: कण्ठे धारयेत् तस्य करस्था: सर्व सिद्धयः : ॥१३॥

वज्रपंजरनाम्  इदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत्‌ ।
अव्याहताज्ञ: सर्वत्र लभते जयमंगलम्‌ ॥१४॥

आदिष्टवान्‌ यथा स्वप्ने रामरक्षामिमां हर: ।
तथा लिखितवान्‌ प्रात: प्रबुद्धो बुधकौशिक: ॥१५॥

आराम: कल्पवृक्षाणां विराम: सकलापदाम्‌ ।
अभिरामः त्रिलोकानां राम: श्रीमान्‌ स न: प्रभु: ॥१६॥

तरुणौ रूपसंपन्नौ सुकुमारौ महाबलौ ।
पुण्डरीक विशालाक्षौ चीर कृष्णाजिन अम्बरौ ॥१७॥

फलमूलशिनौ दान्तौ तापसौ ब्रह्मचारिणौ ।
पुत्रौ दशरथस्यैतौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥१८॥

शरण्यौ सर्वसत्वानां श्रेष्ठौ सर्वधनुष्मताम्‌ ।
रक्ष:कुलनिहन्तारौ त्रायेतां नो रघुत्तमौ ॥१९॥

आत्त सज्ज धनुषा विषुस्पृशा वक्षया शुगनिषङ्‌ग सङि‌गनौ ।
रक्षणाय मम रामलक्ष्मणा: अग्रत: पथि सदैव गच्छताम्‌ ॥२०॥

संनद्ध: कवची खड्‌गी चापबाण धरो युवा ।
गच्छन्‌ मनोरथोS अस्माकं राम: पातु सलक्ष्मण: ॥२१॥

रामो दाशरथि: शूरो लक्ष्मणानुचरो बली ।
काकुत्स्थ: पुरुष: पूर्ण: कौसल्येयो रघुत्तम: ॥२२॥

वेदान्त वेद्यो यज्ञेश: पुराण पुरुषोत्तम: ।
जानकी वल्लभ: श्रीमान् अप्रमेय पराक्रम: ॥२३॥

इत्येतानि जपेन्नित्यं मद्‌भक्त: श्रद्धयान्वित: ।
अश्वमेध अधिकं  पुण्यं संप्राप्नोति न संशय: ॥२४॥

रामं दूर्वादल श्यामं पद्म अक्षं पीत वाससम्‌ ।
स्तुवन्ति नामभि: दिव्यै न ते संसारिणो नर: ॥२५॥

रामं लक्ष्मणम्  पूर्वजं रघुवरं सीतापतिं सुंदरम्‌ ।
काकुत्स्थं करुणा अर्णवं गुणनिधिं विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम्‌
राजेन्द्रं सत्यसंधं दशरथ तनयं श्यामलं शान्तमूर्तिम्‌ ।
वन्दे लोक अभिरामं रघुकुलतिलकं राघवं रावणारिम्‌ ॥२६॥

रामाय रामभद्राय रामचंद्राय वेधसे ।
रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीताया: पतये नम: ॥२७॥

श्रीराम राम रघुनन्दन राम राम ।
श्रीराम राम भरताग्रज राम राम ।
श्रीराम राम रणकर्कश राम राम ।
श्रीराम राम शरणं भव राम राम ॥२८॥

श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ मनसा स्मरामि ।
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ वचसा गृणामि ।
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शिरसा नमामि ।
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥२९॥

माता रामो मत्पिता रामचंन्द्र: ।
स्वामी रामो मत्सखा रामचंद्र: ।
सर्वस्वं मे रामचन्द्रो दयालु ।
नान्यं जाने नैव जाने न जाने ॥३०॥

दक्षिणे लक्ष्मणो यस्य वामे तु जनकात्मजा ।
पुरतो मारुतिर्यस्य तं वन्दे रघुनंदनम्‌ ॥३१॥

लोकाभिरामं रण रङ्‌ग धीरं राजीवनेत्रं रघुवंशनाथम्‌ ।
कारुण्यरूपं करुणाकरं तं श्रीरामचंद्रं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥३२॥

मनोजवं मारुततुल्य वेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्‌ ।
वातात्मजं वानरयूथ मुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥३३॥

कूजन्तं रामरामेति मधुरं मधुराक्षरम्‌ ।
आरुह्य कविताशाखां वन्दे वाल्मीकिकोकिलम्‌ ॥३४॥

आपदामपहर्तारं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम्‌ ।
लोकाभिरामं श्रीरामं भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम्‌ ॥३५॥

भर्जनं भवबीजानामर्जनं सुखसंपदाम्‌ ।
तर्जनं यमदूतानां रामरामेति गर्जनम्‌ ॥३६॥

रामो राजमणि: सदा विजयते रामं रमेशं भजे ।
रामेणाभिहता निशाचरचमू रामाय तस्मै नम: ।
रामान्नास्ति परायणं परतरं रामस्य दासोSस्म्यहम्‌ ।
रामे चित्तलय: सदा भवतु मे भो राम मामुद्धर ॥३७॥

राम रामेति रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे ।
सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने ॥३८॥

इति श्रीबुधकौशिकविरचितं श्रीरामरक्षास्तोत्रं संपूर्णम्‌ ॥

॥ श्री सीतारामचंद्रार्पणमस्तु ॥

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