The epic narrates the life of Rāma, a legendary rāja-kumāra (prince) of Kośala, his banishment from his kingdom by his father king Daśaratha, his travels across forests in India with his wife Sītā and brother Lakṣmaṇa, the kidnap of his wife by his enemies, resulting in a war with Rāvaṇa (the king of the island of Laṅkā) and eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king. The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. It is comprised nearly 24,000 verses (mostly set in the śloka meter), divided into seven Kāṇḍas (books) and about 500 sargas (chapters). In Hindu tradition, it is considered to be the ādi-kāvya (first kāvya poem). It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. The Ramayana was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Hindu life and culture. Like the Mahabharata, the Ramayana is not just a story: it presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages in narrative allegory, interspersing philosophical and ethical elements. The characters Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, Hanumān and Rāvaṇa are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and south-east Asian countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. There are many other versions of the Ramayana in Indian languages, besides Buddhist and Jain adaptations; and also Cambodian, Indonesian, Filipino, Thai, Lao, Burmese, and Malaysian versions of the tale. Adhyathmaramayanam Kilippattu is the Malayalam version of the Sanskrit Ramayana. Here English transliteration is also provided.

1. With English Transliteration

2. Anneram Vasishtane Vandhichu Dasarathan
“Durnimithangalude Karanam cholga” yennan.
“Mannava kuronjoru bheethi yundakum ippol
Pinneedu abhayavum undaam yennarinjaalum

3. Yethume pedikkenda nallathe vannu koodu
Khedavum undakenda keerthiyum vardhichidum.”
Itharam vidhi suthan aruli cheyyu neram
Padathi madhye Kaanai vannu Bhargava neyum.

4. Neela neeradha nirmala varnathodum
Neela lohitha sishyan bhandavanala saman
Krudhanai parasu banasanangalum poondu
Padhathi madhye vannu ninnapol Dasarathan

5. Badha sadhwasam veenu namaskaravum cheythan
Budhiyum kettu niinu mathulla janangalum.
Aarthanai pangthi radhan Bhargava Raman thanne
Perthu vandhichu bhakthyaa keerthichaan pala tharam

6. “Karthaveeyare parithrahi mam thapo nidhe
Marthanda kulam parithrahi Karunyambudhe
Kshatryanthaka Parithrahi maam Jamadagni
Puthra Maam parithrahi Renukathmaja vibho

7. Parasu pane paripalaya kulam mama
Parameswara Priya paripalaya nithyam
Parthiva samudhaya Raktha theerthathil kulichu
Aasthayaa pithru gana tharpanam cheytha Nadha

8. Kathu kolluga thapo varidhe brugu pathe
Kaal thalirina thava saranam mama vibho
Itharam Dasarathan chjonnathu aadariyathe
Badha roshena Vahni Jwala pongeedum vannam

9. Vakthravum Madhyana arka mandalam pole deepthyaa
Sathwaram Sri Ramanodu aruli chetheedinaan
“jnan ozhinju undo Raman Tribhuvanthingal
Manavanaaya bhavan kshatriyan yennagilo

10. Nillu nillu rakshanam yennodu yudham cheyvaan
Villingal ninaketham vallabhamudallo kel
Neeyallo balal saiva chapam gandichathu yende
Kayil undoru chapam Vaishnavam maha saaram

11. Kshatriya kula jathanaakil nee yithu kondu
Sathwaram prayogikkal ninnodu yudham cheyvan
Allaikil koottathode samharicheedunnathu
Undilla sandeham yenikku yennathu darichalum

12. Kshatriya kulanthakan jnan yennu arinjeele
Sathruthwam nammil pandu pande yundennu oorkka
nee.
REnukathmajan yevam paranjor anantharam
Kshoniyum paramonnu virachu girikalum

13. Andhakaram kondokke maranju dikkugalum
Sindu variyam onnu kalangi marinjithu
Yenthonnu varunnu ithennu orthu devadhikalum
Chintha poondazhannithu thapasa varanmaarum

14. Pankthisyaandanan bheethi kondu Vepadhu poondu
Santhapamundai vannu Virincha thanayannum.
Mugdha bhavavum poondu Ramanaam kumaranum
Krudhanam Parasuraman thannodu arul cheythu

15. “Chollezhum Mahanu bhavanmaram proudathmaakal
Vallatha balanmarodu yingane thudangiyaal
Asrayam avarkku yenthonnullathu thaponidhe
Swasrama kula darmam yengine palikkunnu

16. Ninthiruvadi thiruvullathil yerunathin
Antharamundo pinne varunnu niroopichal
Andhanayiripporu balakanundo guna-
Bandhanam bhavikkunnu santhatham chinthicchalum

17. Kshatriya kula thingal udbavikkayum cheythen
Sastha asthra prayoga samarthyam illallo thanum
Sathru mithrodaseena bedavum yenikkila
Sathru samharam cheyvaan sakthiyum illayallo

18. Anthakanthakan polum langicheedunnathalla
Ninthiruvadiyude chinthitham athu moolam
Villingu thannalum jnana aakilo kulacheedaam
Allengil thiruvulla kedum undakenda.”

19. Sundaran sukumaran indirapathi Raman
Kandarpa kalebharan kanchalochanan paran
Chandra chooda aravinda mandira mahendraadhi
Vrundhara Kendra muni vrunda vandithan devan

20. Mandahasavum poondu vandichu mandetharam
Nandhichu Dasarathanandanan villum vaangi
Ninnarulunna neram yeerezhu lokangalum
Onnichu niranjoru thejassu kanai vannu.

21. Kulachu Bana mekam yeduthu thoduthu
Valichu nirachudan ninnithu jithasramam
Chodichu brugupathi thannodu Raghupathi
“Modathede aruli cheythidenam Dhaya nidhe

22. Marganam nishphalamai varigayilla mama
Bhargava Rama Lakshyam kaatti thannidavenam.
Sri Rama vachanam ketta neram bhargavan
Aaroodanandam athinnu uthram arul cheythu:

23. “Sri Rama Rama Maha Baho Janaki pathe
Sri Ramanathma Rama Lokabhirama Rama
Sri Rama Sithabhiramanandathmaka Vishno
Sri Rama Rama Remaramana Raghupathe

24. Sri Rama Rama Purushothama Dhayanidhe
Sri Rama Srushti sthithi pralaya hethu moorthe
Sri Rama Dasaratha nandana Hrishikesa
Sri Rama Rama Rama Kousalyathmaja Hare”

25. Yengilo pura vrutham kettu kondalum mama
Pankaja vilochana Karunya varidhe
Chakra theerththingal chennethrayum balya kale
Chakrapaniye thanne thapassu chethen chiram

26. Ugramaam thapassu kondu indriyangal yellam
Nigrahichu dhinam sevichen bhagavane.
Vishnu kaivalya murthi Bhagawan Narayanan
Jishnu sevithan bhajaneeyan easwaran Nadhan

27. ’Madhavan prasadhichu mal puro bhage vannu
SAdaram prathyakshnai aruli cheytheedinaan.
“uthishtothishta Brahman thushtoham thapasaa they
Sidhichu seva phalam ninnaku yennarinjalum

28. Mathejoyukthan bhavan yennathm arijaalum
Karthavyam palathundu bhavathaa brugupathe
KOllanam pithru hanthavakiya hehayane
Chollezhum Karthaveetyarjunanaam nrupendrane

29. Vallajathiyum avan mal kalamsa janallo
Vallabham dhanurvedathil avanerumallo
Kshatriya vamsam irupathi onnu pari vruthi
Yudhe nigrahichu Kasyapannu Dhaanam cheyka

30. Pruthwimandalam ooke pinne santhiye prapichu
Uthamamaaya thapo nishtaya vasichaalum.”
Pinne jnan thretha yuge bhoomiyil Dasarathan
THannude thanayanai vannavatharicheedum

31. Annu kandidaam thammil yennal yennude thejassu
Nyoonam Dasaradhi thannil aakeeduka nee
Pinneyum thapassu chethu Abrhama pralayantham
Yenne sevichu Vasichooduka Maha mune.

32. Yennarul cheythu maranjeedinaan Narayanan
Than niyogangalellam cheythithu jnanum Nadha
Thanthiruvadi thanne vanna avatharichoru
Pankthisyandhana suthanallo nee Jagalpathe

33. Engal ulloru Maha Vaishnava thejassellam
Ningal aakkeduvanai thannithu sarasanam.
Brahmadi devakalaal prarthikka pettulloru
Darmangal maya balam kondu sadhipikka nee

34. Sakhal Sri Narayanan thanallo Bhavan jagat-
Sakshiyayidum Vishnu Bhagawan jaganmayan
Innippol saphalamai vannithu mama janmam
Munnam cheythoru thapa saaphalyamellam vannu.

35. Brahma mukhayanmaralum kandu kittidathoru
Nirmalamaya roopam kanai vannathu moolam
Dhanyanai krutharthanai swasthanai vannenallo
Ninnude roopam ullil santhatham vasikkenam

36. Ajnaothbhavangalaam janmadhi shad bhavangal
Suk jnana swaroopanaam ningal illallo pothi.
Nirvikarathma parippornai iripporu
Nirvana pradhanallo ninthiruvadi paarthaal

37. Vahniyil dhomam pole variyil nura pole
Ninnude maha maya vaibhavam chithram chithram
Yaval paryantham maya samvrutham lokamorthaal
Thaval paryantham ariyavilla bhava thathwam.

38. Sathsangam kondu labhicheedunna bhakthiyodum
Thwal seva rathanmaaram manushyar melle melle
Thwan maya rachithamaam samsara paara vaaram
Than maru kara yeridunnathu kalam konde

39. Thwal Jnana paranmaaraam Manushya janangakku
Ulla ajnaam neekuvoru sal guru labhicheedum’
SAth guru varangal ninnu anbodu vakyajnanam’
Ulkombil udichidum thwal prasada thal appol.

40. Karma bandathingal ninnasu verpettu bhava-
Chinmaya padathingal hantha layichidum
Thwal bhathi viheenanmaarayulla janangalkku
Kalp kodikal kondum sidhikkukayillallo

41. Vijnana Jnana sukham mokshamamennarinjaalum
Ajnanam neeki thwal bodham mama sidhikkenam
Aakayal thwalpadapadmangalil sada kaala-
makulam koodathoru bhakthi sambhavikkenam.

42. Namasthe jagalpathe Namasthe Rema pathe
Namasthe Dasarathe namasthe sathampathe
Namasthe Veda pathe Namasthe deva pathe
Namasthe Makhapathe Namasthe Dharapathe

43. Namasthe Dharmapathe Namasthe Sitapathe
Na masthe Karunyambudhe Namasthe Charumoorthe
Namasthe Rama Rama Namasthe Ramachandra
Namasthe Ramarama Namasthe Ramabhadra

44. SAnthatham namosthuthe bhagwan Namosthuthe
Chinthaye bhava charanambujam Namosthuthe
Swar gathikayittennal sanchithamaya punyam
Okke nin Banathinnu Lakshyamai bhavikkenam.

45. Yennathu kettu thelinja neram Jagannadhan
Mandahasvum cheythu Bhargavanodu chonnan
“Santhosham prapichen jnaan nin thruvadiyullil
Yenthonnu chinithichathennal avayellam thannen”

46. Preethi kai kondu Jamadagni puthram appol
SAdharam Dasaratha puthranodu arul cheythu
“Yethanum anugraham undennu kurichagil
Pada bhakthanmaarilum Pada padmangalilum

47. Chethasi sada kalam Bhakthi sambhavikkenam
Madhava Raghupathe Rama Karunyambudhe .”
Yi stotram krutham japicheedunna pumaan
Bhakthanai thathwajnaniyayidenam viseshichum

48. Mrutyu vannu adukkumbol thwal padambuja gathi
Chithe sambavippainnay anugrahikkenam.”
Angane thanne yenu Raghavan niyogathaal
Thingina bhakthi poondu Renuka thanayanum.

49. Sadaram pradakshinam cheythu kumbhittu koopi
Preethanai chennu Mahendrachalam pukkedinaan.
Bhoopathi Dasarathan than athi santhushtanai
Thapavum akannu than puthranaam Raman thanne

50. Gadamai aslesham cheythu anandasrukkalodum
Prodathmavaya vidhi nandananodum koodi
Puthranmarodum padayodum chennayodhyayil
Swashta manasanai vannedinaan keerthiyode.

51. Sri Ramadhikal nija bharyamaarodu koodi
Swairamai ramichu vaaneedi naar yellarum
Vaikunta puri thannil Sri Bhagawathiyodm
Vaikundan vazhunna pole Raghavan Sitayodum

52. Aananda moorthi Maya Manusha vesham kaikondu
Anandam poondu vasichhedinaan anu dinam.
Kekaya naradhipanaakiya Yudhajithum
Kaikeyi thanayane kooti kondu angu chelvaan

53. Dhoothane ayachathu kandoru Dasarathan
Sodharanai mevidum Shatrugnnodum koodi
Sadaram BHarathane povaanai niyogichan
Adarvode nadaneedinaar avargalum

54. Mathulan thanne kandu Bharatha Shatrugnanmaar
Modamul kondu vasichhedinnaar athu kalam.
Maithiliyodum nija nandananodum chernnu
Kousalya devi thanum paramanandam poondaal

55. Ramalakshmanmaaraam puthranmaarodum nija-
Bhaminimarodum anandhichu Dasarathan
SAkethapuri thannil sukhichu vaneedinaan
Paka sasanan amaralaye Vaazhum pole

56. Nirvikarathmaavaaya parma Ananda murthy
Sarva loka nandartham manushyakruthi poondu
Thannude Maya deviyakiya Sitayodum
Onnichu vaanaan Ayodhya puri thannilanne.