Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram
Vaishnavism / Ram Bhakti रघुपति राघव राजा राम, पतित पावन सीता राम Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, Patita Pavana Sita Ram "A beloved praise of Lord Rama, "purifier of the fallen"" Chords — Key of C · Steady walking tempo (~88 bpm) — this is literally a marching bhajan CRaghupati Raghava G7Raja CRam CPatita Pavana G7Sita CRam Response CSita Ram, G7Sita CRam CBhaja Pyare Tu G7Sita CRam Full Translation One of the most widely sung Ram bhajans, praising Rama as the chief of the Raghu dynasty and "uplifter of the fallen," alongside his consort Sita. Mahatma Gandhi adopted and adapted it, adding the line "Ishwar Allah tero naam" — "God, you are called both Ishwar and Allah" — turning it into a prayer for interfaith harmony and the unity of all paths to the divine. Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/raghupati-raghava-raja-ram

Vaishnavism / Ram Bhakti

रघुपति राघव राजा राम, पतित पावन सीता राम

Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram

Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, Patita Pavana Sita Ram

"A beloved praise of Lord Rama, "purifier of the fallen""

Chords — Key of C · Steady walking tempo (~88 bpm) — this is literally a marching bhajan

CRaghupati Raghava G7Raja CRam

CPatita Pavana G7Sita CRam

Response

CSita Ram, G7Sita CRam

CBhaja Pyare Tu G7Sita CRam

Full Translation

One of the most widely sung Ram bhajans, praising Rama as the chief of the Raghu dynasty and "uplifter of the fallen," alongside his consort Sita. Mahatma Gandhi adopted and adapted it, adding the line "Ishwar Allah tero naam" — "God, you are called both Ishwar and Allah" — turning it into a prayer for interfaith harmony and the unity of all paths to the divine.

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

kirtans.com/mantras/raghupati-raghava-raja-ram