Mantra · Hindu practice
Sri Ram Jai Ram
Śrī Rāma, victory to Rāma, victory victory to Rāma
श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम
Śrīrāma jaya rāma jaya jaya rāma
A short Rāma chant, sung as much as said, and known in its vernacular recitation as the thirteen-syllable name. It is the form of rām nām carried by North Indian devotional singing and by the Rāmcaritmānas tradition.
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श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम
Śrīrāma jaya rāma jaya jaya rāma
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What the words say
Jaya is victory or hail. The line is acclamation rather than petition — nothing is asked for. Note that the Sanskrit transliteration shown in this app follows the written Devanagari and is not a guide to how the line is actually sung, which is closer to 'Shri Ram jai Ram jai jai Ram'.
Where it comes from
Rām nām — the practice of the name of Rāma — runs through North Indian bhakti from Kabīr and Tulsīdās onward, and cuts across caste and sectarian lines in a way that was part of its point. Gandhi's use of it in the twentieth century made this particular chant widely known.
How it is practised
Sung in kīrtan and written as likhit japa, the practice of copying the name by hand in ruled notebooks. Counted on a tulasī mala.
References
- Tulsīdās, Rāmcaritmānas, on the name of Rāma
- No single canonical source for this thirteen-syllable form
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