Meaning of Apadamapahartaaram - on Lord Sri Rama

Today is Sri Rama Navami, which is the birthday of Lord Sri Rama, the 7th avatara (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. Lord Sri Rama is the ideal son, ideal brother and ideal husband.  He was born on the 9th day of Chaitra masa (month) with the birth star Punarvasu. All rishis (saints), devatas (gods) and all the people of the country especially Ayodhya anxiously waited for the birth of Sri Rama who is the only person that can stop all the asuras or rakshasas (demons).  Here is a shloka offering prayer to Srirama for the welfare of everybody.

Apadaam-apahartaaram 

Daataaram Sarva Sampadaam

Lokaabhiramam Sri Raamam 

Bhuyo Bhuyo Namaamyaham

 Pronunciation:  

 āpadām-apahartāram 

dātāram sarva saṁpadām
lōkābhirāmam śrīrāmam 

bhūyō bhūyō namāmyaham

 

आपदामपहर्तारम् दातारम् सर्व संपदाम्
लोकाभिरामम् श्रीरामम् भूयो भूयो नमाम्यहम्

Word to word meaning:  Apada = trouble /sorrow; Apahartaaram = to get rid off / to ward off; Daataaram = the giver of;  Sarva = all; Sampadaam = wealth; Loka = world, universe; Abhiraamam = beautiful; Shree Raamam = Lord Sri Rama; Bhuyo = again; Bhuyobhuyo = again and again (repeatedly); Namami = Salutations; Aham = me/my.

Meaning:  I bow repeatedly to Lord Shree Rama, the one who is most beuatiful in the world, the one who wards off sorrow and gives wealth to devotees. 

Happy Sri Rama Navami