Om Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama
Vaishnavism / Ram Bhakti ॐ श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम Om Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama Om Sri Ra-ma Ja-ya Ra-ma Ja-ya Ja-ya Ra-ma "Om — glory to Rama; victory, victory to Rama" Word by Word Om the primordial sound that opens the mantra Sri sacred radiance — an honorific of reverence and auspiciousness Rama the seventh avatar of Vishnu, embodiment of dharma Jaya victory, glory — the heart's exclamation of triumph Full Translation This is the celebrated Rama Taraka Mantra — the "liberating" mantra of Rama. Taraka means "that which carries across": tradition holds that this mantra ferries the chanter across the ocean of worldly existence. Opening with Om and the honorific Sri, it proclaims jaya — victory — to Rama again and again: the triumph of dharma, compassion, and truth within the heart of the one who chants. Pronunciation Tips ohm shree RAH-mah JAH-yah RAH-mah JAH-yah JAH-yah RAH-mah Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/om-sri-rama-jaya-rama-jaya-jaya-rama

Vaishnavism / Ram Bhakti

ॐ श्री राम जय राम जय जय राम

Om Sri Rama Jaya Rama Jaya Jaya Rama

Om Sri Ra-ma Ja-ya Ra-ma Ja-ya Ja-ya Ra-ma

"Om — glory to Rama; victory, victory to Rama"

Word by Word

Om: the primordial sound that opens the mantra
Sri: sacred radiance — an honorific of reverence and auspiciousness
Rama: the seventh avatar of Vishnu, embodiment of dharma
Jaya: victory, glory — the heart's exclamation of triumph

Full Translation

This is the celebrated Rama Taraka Mantra — the "liberating" mantra of Rama. Taraka means "that which carries across": tradition holds that this mantra ferries the chanter across the ocean of worldly existence. Opening with Om and the honorific Sri, it proclaims jaya — victory — to Rama again and again: the triumph of dharma, compassion, and truth within the heart of the one who chants.

Pronunciation Tips

ohm shree RAH-mah JAH-yah RAH-mah JAH-yah JAH-yah RAH-mah

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

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