9.32

rama rameti rameti

rame rame manorame

sahasra-namabhis tulyam

rama-nama varanane

SYNONYMS

rama—Rama; rama—Rama; iti—thus; rama—Rama; iti—thus; rame—I enjoy; rame—in the holy name of Rama; manah-rame—most beautiful; sahasra-namabhih—with the one thousand names; tulyam—equal; rama-nama—the holy name of Rama; vara-anane—O lovely-faced woman “ ’Lord Siva addressed his wife Durga as Varanana and explained, ”I chant the holy name of Rama, Rama, Rama and thus enjoy this beautiful sound.

This holy name of Ramacandra is equal to one thousand holy names of Lord Visnu."’

PURPORT

This is a verse from the Brhad-visnu-sahasranama-stotra in the Uttara-khanda of the Padma Purana (72.335).