Rama Shadakshara Mantra (Ram Ramaya Namah)
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mantra
रां रामाय नमः
Rāṁ Rāmāya Namaḥ
Ram. To Rama, salutations.
Original text: public domainAuthor: Brahma (ritual attribution per the viniyoga)Period: No source dates it. The Harita Smriti, Narada Purana and Mantra Maharnava citations locate it textually but none of the three pages dates those texts or the mantra.Translation & transliteration © YatraBeyond
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