Neelaambuja Shyaamala Komalaangam

Shloka 3 · Ayodhya Kand

Shloka Text

नीलाम्बुजश्यामलकोमलाङ्गं सीतासमारोपितवामभागम्‌। पाणौ महासायकचारुचापं नमामि रामं रघुवंशनाथम्‌॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nīlāmbujaśyāmalakomalāṅgaṃ sītāsamāropitavāmabhāgam। pāṇau mahāsāyakacārucāpaṃ namāmi rāmaṃ raghuvaṃśanātham॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

I bow to Rama, lord of the Raghu dynasty, whose body is dark and tender like a blue lotus, whose left side is adorned by Sita, and whose hands hold a splendid bow and a mighty arrow.

Context

This is Shloka 3 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Invocation”. The episode describes the auspicious opening invocation of Lord Shiva, the Guru, and holy ones in Ayodhyakand.