Prayer Hymns
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Index
Aadhi Narayana Sthuthi Dasavatara Stotram [Vedanta Desika]
Abilasha Ashtakam Datta Apardha Kshamapana Stotram
Achyutha Ashtakam Datta Atharva Seersha
Adaikala Pathu Datta Kshamapana Stotram
Adhyatma Ramayanam+ Datta Mala Manthra
Advaya Krishna Sthava Datta Paduka Stotram
Ahobilam Nrisimha Stotram Datta Panjara
Ambadi Paithal Datta Sharana Ashtakam
Amrutha Sanjeevana Stotram Datta Sthavam
Anjana Sridhara Datta Stotram
Apamarjana Kavacham Dattatreya Dwadasa Nama Stotram
Apamarjana Stotram Dattatreya Jaya Dattatreya
Ashta Vimsathi Stotram Dattatreya Kavacham
Ashtakshara Keerthanam Dattatreya Stotram [1]
Athma Nivasi Rama Dattatreya Stotram [2]
Bala Mukundashtakam Devaki Garbha Sthuthi
Balarama Sthava Raja Devaki Sthuthi
Bhagavat Sthuthi Dheena Bandhu Ashtakam
Bhagawan Manasa Pooja Dhruva Sthuthi
Bhagawatha Vandanam Dwadasa Nama Keerthanam
Bheeshma Sthuthi Dwadasa Nama Panjara Stotram
Brahma Krutha Rama Sthuthi Dwadasakshara Mantra Stotram
Brahma Sthuthi Gajendra Moksham
Chathur Vyooha Sthuthi Gayathri Ramayana
Dadhi Vamana Stotram Gopala Akshaya Kavacham
Dainyashtakam Gopala Ashtakam
Dasavatara Bhujanga Sthavam Gopala Kavacham
Dasavatara Stotram [1] Gopala Stotram
Dasavatara Stotram [2] Gopala Vimsathi
Dasavatara Stotram [Jayadeva] Gopi Jana Vallabha Ashtakam
Dasavatara Stotram [Malayalam] Gopika Geetham
Dasavatara Stotram [Poonthanam] Govinda Ashtakam [1]
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Govinda Ashtakam [2] Krishna Karnamrutham+
Govinda Damodara Stotram Krishna Kavacham
Govindam Aadhi Purusham Bhajam Krishna Keerthanam
Guru Marutpuradeesam Krishna Manasa Puja
Guru Pavanesa Dasakam Krishna Mangalam
Guruvayupuresa Bhujanga Stotra Krishna Padambuja Stotram
Guruvayupuresa Mangalam Krishna Sthava Raja
Guruvayupuresa Pancha Rathnam Krishna Sthuthi
Guruvayupuresa Sthavam Krishna Sthuthi [Ashtavakra]
Guruvayupuresa Suprabatam Krishna Stotram
Guruvayurappan Prayer Kunja Viharayashtakam
Guruvayurappan Prayer [Tamil] Kunthi Sthuthi
Guruvayurappan Stotras+ Kurma Stotram
Hari Ashtakam Lakshmi Narayana Hrudayam+
Hari Hari Stotram [Tamil] Lakshmi Narayana Kavacham
Hari Keerthanam [Malayalam] Lakshmi Narayana Stotram
Hari Nama Keerthanam Lakshmi Nrusimha Hrudaya Stotra
Hari Nama Mala Stotram Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalamba Stotra
Hari Nama Ashtakam Loka Rakshanam
Hari Narayana Keerthanam Madhava Sthuti
Hari Sarana Sapthakam Madhurashtakam
Hari Stotram Mangala Geetham
Hayagreeva Kavacham Mangalya Sthavam
Hayagreeva Sampada Stotra Matsya Stotram
Indra Krutha Krishna Stotram Mohini Rachitha Krishna Stotram
Indra Sthuthi Moola Thathwam
Jagannatha Sahasra Nama Stotram Muchukunda Sthuthi
Kaivalya Ashtakam Mukthaka Mangalam
Kamasika Ashtakam Mukunda Mala
Krishna Ashtakam [1] Mukunda Mukthavali
Krishna Ashtakam [2] Nama Ramayana
Krishna Ashtakam [3] Nama Rasam
Krishna Dwadasa Nama Stotram Namam Japikkuga
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Nanda Kumara Ashtakam Pratama Kunja Vihariyashtakam
Narasimha Dwadasa Nama Stotram Pratha Smarana Rama Stotram
Narasimha Kavacham Pratha Smarana Stotra
Narasimha Mangalam Punya Kadhai Ramanin Kadhaye
Narasimha Nakha Sthuthi Puthra Prapathi Ashtakam
Narasimha Panchamrutham Radha Krishna Ashtakam
Narasimha Raja Patha Stotram Radha Krishna Ji Ki Aarthi
Narasimha Sthuthi of Prahlada Raghava Ashtakam
Narayana Jaya [1] Raghothama Ashtakam
Narayana Jaya [2] Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Narayana Kavacham Raghuveera Gadyam
Narayana Stotram Rama Ashtakam
Narayana Suktam Rama Bhujangam
Narayaneeyam+ Rama Dwadasa Naama Stotram
Narayaneeyam Mangala Geetham Rama Hrudhayam
Neeyathre Govinda Rama Jayam
Nrusimha Ashtakam [1] Rama Kavacham
Nrusimha Ashtakam [2] Rama Keerthanam
Nrusimha Kavacham Rama Mangala Sasanam
Nrusimha Stotram Rama Narayana Sthuthi
Nrusimha Stuthi [1] Rama Prema Ashtakam
Nrusimha Stuthi [2] Rama Raksha Mantram
Nyasa Dasaka Rama Sthava Raja
Om Jai Jagdish Hare Rama Sthuthi
Oudhumbhara Paduka Stotram Rama Stotram [Ahalya]
Palayachyutha Stotra Rama Stotram [Devendra]
Panduranga Ashtakam Rama Stotram [Jatayu]
Parameshwara Stuti Sara Stotram Ramachandra Shatakam
Parasurama Stotram Ramachandra Stuti
Pasurappadi Ramayanam Ramachandraya Mangalam
Pathi Stotra Ramayana Agaval
Prahlada Sthuthi Ramodantam+
Prana Pranya Sthavam Ranganatha Ashtakam
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Ranganatha Stotram Venkatesa Ashtakam
Samkshepa Ramayana Venkatesa Charana Stotra
Samkshepa Sundara Kandam Venkatesa Dwadasa Nama Stotram
Sangushta Nasana Stotram Venkatesa Karavalmba
Santana Gopala Stotram Venkatesa Mangala Stotram
Saptha Rishi Ramayanam Venkatesa Stotram [1]
Shat Padi Venkatesa Stotram [2]
Siksha Ashtakam Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Siddha Mangala Stotra Venkateswara Vajra Kavacha Stotram
Sita Rama Ashtakam Vishnava Ashtakam
Sritha Kamala [Ashtapadi] Vishnu Bhujanga Stotram
Sundara Kanda+ Vishnu Chalisa
Sundara Kanda - Hanuman's Odyssey+ Vishnu Kavacham
Sundara Kanda Pasuram Vishnu Nama Ashtakam
Thiruppalli Yezhuchi Vishnu Panjara Stotram
Thiruppavai Vishnu Sahasra Namam+
Trilokya Mangala Vishnu Kavacham Vishnu Satha Nama Stotram
Trilokya Mohana Nrusimha Kavacham Vishnu Shodasa Nama Stotram
Vairagya Panchakam Vishnu Sthava Raja
Vamana Stotram Vishnu Sthuthi [Kandu Krutha]
Varadaraja Panchakam Vishnu Sthuthi [Shiva Purana]
Varaha Kavacham Vishnu Suktam
Vasudeva Krutha Krishna Stotram Vittala Kavacham
Vasudeva Sthuthi Yagna Varaha Murthi Sthuthi
Vasudeva Sthuthi [Tamil] Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha Suprabatham
Vatha Pura Nadha Ashtakam
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Aadhi Narayana Sthuthi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Prayer to the Primeval Narayana]
Rishaya Uvacha:-
Rishis told:-
Salutations to the most auspicious one, who is a Yogi with auspicious soul,
Who is God who takes care of people, who is carrying Sree and one described by Vedas.
Salutations to him who wears a golden crown looking like a filament of a lotus,
Salutation and salutation to the killer of Kesi, who is greatly micro as well as very gross.
Salutations who is great and controls the world from behind the veil,
Who gives us wisdom to cross the sea of domestic life,
Who knows everything, who carries and who maintains and destroys nature.
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7. Yadha Vishnu swabhaktheshu papam aapnothi samsthitham,
Thadha vinasamayathu daithyoyam papa karma kruth.
Then Lord Vishnu would enduringly obtain the sins of his devotees from them,
As he destroys asuras as well as those who do sin.
Uthara Peetika
(Afterward)
Oh great among men, if one worships me with this prayer on eleventh phase of moon,
He would get the benefit of performing a Aswamedha sacrifice and enjoy life in divine places.
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13. Go Lakshanam Brahmanam dathwa yath phalaam prapnuyath nara,
Thad Aadhi deve Govinde drushti bhakthya phalam labeth.
That man gets the same benefit as gifting a perfect cow to Brahmin,
Who sees with devotion the primeval God Govinda.
The prayer of primeval God Narayana which occurs in Skanda Puramma, in the 1011 chapter called
the Chapter of Prahabasa.
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Abilasha Ashtakam
[The Octet of Desires]
By Brahmananda
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
When will I be able to sing praises and describe with meaningful words,
He who sits on the gem studded throne below the wish giving tree,
Which is placed in the ocean of milk and who is embraced by the eyes of Lakshmi,
And who is being praised daily by devas and saluted by great sages.
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Kadha may bhogasa nibida bhavapasathu baratham,
Thapasudham budham guru vachana thodwaira chapalm,
Mano mounam kruthwa hari charanayo scharu suchiram,
Sthitham sthanu prayam bhava bhaya haram yasyadhi varaam. 5
When will my mind become stable and get rid of fears of life,
And remain isolated from the bonds of life filled with passion,
Become clean by meditation, by the holy and knowledgeable words of a teacher,
And also become stably rooted in the holy feet of Lord Vishnu.
When will I ever feel the happiness that makes my hairs stand erect,
Except while I control my senses, control my breaths completely,
Keep on chanting always the great and holy chant of Om,
And keep my mind tied at the lotus like feet of Lord Vishnu.
When will I take up my last journey, which will end all my sorrows,
Along with the messengers of Lord Vishnu in the way of sky,
After forsaking this emancipated body which is curved like a snake,
Towards the abode of Vishnu with four hands and holding the conch and the wheel.
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Achyutha Ashtakam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Version-I
The god of all universe who does good to all the world,
Who is the essence of all truth,
Who is the son of Lord Nanda Gopa,
Who is the man-lion god,
Who is the king among men,
Who grants redemption from all ills,
Who gives immortal bliss,
And who is the lord of Goddess Lakshmi,
Be pleased to destroy all my sorrows
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Devaki thanaya dhukka davagne,
Radhika ramans ramya sumurthe,
Dhukka mochana dayarnava nadha,
Sree pathe samaya dukka masesham.
The God who is the bird that drinks the beauty of all Gopis,
Who is forever permanent,
Who is without any properties,
Who is pure truth,
Who is forever victorious,
Who is the full bodied form,
Who is Sankara born in dynasty of the sun,
And who is the lord of Goddess Lakshmi,
Be pleased to destroy all my sorrows
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Who destroys sorrows of the world,
Who is to be only approached by pure knowledge,
Who is the Brahman, who is ocean of all good qualities,
And who is the lord of Goddess Lakshmi,
Be pleased to destroy all my sorrows
Phala Sruthi
Version-II
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Him who is son of Vasudeva,
Him who removes births and deaths,
Him who carries Goddess Lakshmi,
Him who is born in the clan of Madhu,
Him who is darling of Gopis,
Him who is the Lord of Sita,
And Him who is Ramachandra.
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Rakshasa kshobitha seethaya shobitho,
Danda karanya bhoo punyatha karana,
Lakshmanananvitho vanarai ssevitho,
Agasthya sampoojitho raghava pathu maam.
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Phala Sruthi
Version-III
Phala Sruthi
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Adaikala Pathu
[Ten Verses on Surrender]
By Swami Vedantha Desika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Swami Vedantha Desikan is one of the greatest teachers of Vaishnavism following Saint Ramanuja.
He is well known for his divine works on Sanskrit. They are all drenched in devotion and also are the
guidelines to the principles followed by the followers of Visistadvaitha. Adaikkala Pathu is one of his
great Tamil works and has been taken from www.prapatti.com/slokas/tamil/desika-
prabandham/adaikkalappattu.pdf. Detailed meaning and commentary of this great work is given at:
www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/ebook31.htm. Adaikkalam or absolute surrender to God has been
the most important method of approach leading to God among the followers of Vishishtadvaitha. This
work deals with detailed method of Adaikkalam. The God addressed here is Lord Varadaraja of
Kanchipuram whose temple stands on a hill called Hastha Giri.]
Since I was not able to practice the path of devotion to attain salvation,
Like the crow which ran in all directions got very tired and fell at his feet,
I surrendered to the blessed god Varadaraja presiding over Hasthagiri,
In the town of Kanchipuram, the greatest blessed towns,
Among the seven towns that lead to salvation.
Having seen that the status of Shiva, Brahma and other Gods,
Would dilapidate due to the karmas that they have done,
I reached the twin feet of the great God of Hasthigiri of Kanchi
From whom the goddess Lakshmi never ever separates.
Choosing those which are suitable, leaving out all that are not suitable,
Understanding his relation with great courage, taking him as one who guards,
And understanding that there is no greater penance than surrender to him.
I made a complete surrender to the merciful lord of Kanchi.
Unlike those great people who surrender or those who depend on the,
Great teaching of others to surrender or those who depend on their teacher,
To help them complete the surrender or those who depend,
On other great devotees dear to lord to help them complete their surrender,
I have completed my surrender with the Varadan, who gives boon of salvation,
To all those who surrender by any of the four methods.
To the one who told that he would surrender to his feet one day,
He Kept his hand on him telling him not to be afraid,
As if assuring him that everything would be all right from that time,
And also giving all that he has to him and he was happy by doing that,
And I reached to surrender at the feet of that great Lord.
For not getting my faith diminished, for getting filled up with wisdom,
For not ever forgetting the truth due to the sins committed by me,
For filling up my mind with happiness due to the surrender,
For not forgetting about my disability, for continuing with this state of surrender,
And not to feel the problems of this normal life of the world,
I would not forget the teachings of the very powerful Lord.
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9. Surithi ninivu ivai ariyum, thunivudayor thoo mozhigal,
Parithimathi aasiriyar pasuram chernthu arukkanangal,
Karuthiyoru theli vaalaal kalakkam aruthathathu kiri,
Parithi mathi nayanamudai paraman adi paninthene.
With Goddess Lakshmi, a pretty form, divine grace and knowing everything,
With easy access to devotes and good relation with them, with immeasurable form,
With the duty of creation, upkeep and destruction and standing with stability sans confusion,
Varada with divine grace is a stable aim and I attain and merge with him like an arrow.
For all those devotees who do not have any other method,
These would be useful to bring them peace, once or forever
And after understanding that these are going to be useful,
These ten verses were told at the lotus like feet of the great god.
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Adhyatma Ramayanam
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Advaya Krishna Sthava
An Unique Prayer to Lord Krishna
By Kautha Mohana Shasthri
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
For getting wisdom, I meditate on that divine Krishna, Who is the real meaning of "Om",
Who is the divine cause of the universe, who goes daily everywhere and is peaceful.
I actively sing about Lord Krishna, Who is the cause of all strength of beings,
And who has the form which is only wisdom, so that he would be pleased with this being.
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I salute that universal teacher Krishna, who does not have a form and who has one,
Who is within mind, daily with devotion so that I get wisdom of realty.
I always meditate on the lotus eyed Krishna, who holds conch, mace and wheel,
Who is the divine soul, who is Hari and one who wears yellw silk.
I salute that Krishna, who is the divine soul, who has luster like one crore suns,
Who is stable, who goes everywhere m who is peaceful so that I get wisdom.
This prayer to Lord rishna which is blessed, has been taught by Mohanarama,
And if is always read with devotion would lead to fulfillment of all desires.
Ithi Brahmasri Kautha Mohana Rama Sastri krutha Krishna stotram sampoornam.
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Ahobilam (Nrisimha) Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
This prayer extols the Narasimha deva consecrated in the Ahobila Kshethra. "Ahobila Kshetra is a
group of temples located on the Ahobila Hills (also known as Garudadri or Garudachala and
Vedachala). The presiding deity is Ahobila Nrsimha Swamy or Prahaladavarada. Lord Nrsimha
Swamy in Swamyambhu (self-manifested form) is located generally in a rock cavern (Bila) as he is
personified as half lion (a source of infinite energy as paramatma) and half man (limited energy of a
soul)." [Source: bellurramki18. wordpress.com/2006/10/03/visit-to-ahobila-ii/].
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Ambadi Paithal
[Cowherd Baby]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This mellifluous simple prayer in Malayalam which is recited by the common man all over Kerala is
supposed to be written by the great Poonthanam. If this is true, this prayer would be at least three
hundred years old and is simple, composed in colloquial language and is surcharged with devotion to
the baby Krishna. I feel sad that I do not know all the languages of India, so that I can read all such
gems of prayers.]
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Trikkal chilabugal ocha poonadangine,
Manja poovada njori virichangine,
Kilu kile yenna aranjanangal angine,
Muthelum malakalodu marangine,
Trikkaigal rendum abhinayichangine,
Omal thiru mey ulayumar angine,
Kundalamadum kavil thadamangine,
Thoomadhuvolunna vaythiramangine,
Thooviyrapathoru nasigayangine,
Manikya kannum chuzhattikondangine,
Muthukulagal uthirumarangine,
Peeli thirumudi kettazhznjangine,
Pichaka thoomalar thoogumarangine,
Devakal thoogunna poo mazhayangine,
Devagal thakkum perum para yangine,
Kinkini ochayum thalathil angine,
Changathimarude pattugal angine,
Akasa marge vimanangal angine,
Chandranumuchayayi nilkumarangine,
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All the worlds well lighted like that,
The songs of the lord of the world like that,
The dance of joy becoming victorious like that,
Let the great god be always victorious like that,
Let that form come in to my mind like that,
And I salute both his feet like that.
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Amrutha Sanjeevana Dhanvanthri Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Dhanvanthri rose up from the ocean of milk when it was churned holding in his hand, a pot of
nectar. He is considered as another form of Lord Vishnu and also considered as the doctor of
universe. The Sanskrit original of this Stotam taken from Sudarsana Samhitha is available at:
docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XMkF3SEQ1Z0hZNzg/edit?pli=1]
Oh God you created the world with moving and non-moving beings in the form of Brahma,
And looked after that entire world in the form of Lord Vishnu,
And destroyed all that mighty worlds in the form of Rudra,
And by sprinkling nectar all over and destroyed the great sufferings and made us live long.
He rose from the ocean of milk, which was churned with the name Dhanvanthri,
Holding in his hand a pot full of lives of people and gave it to us,
And with great joy he gave the science of Ayurveda for destroying sickness of people,
And by sprinkling nectar all over he destroyed the great sufferings and made us live long.
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6. Sthree roopam vara bhooshanambara daram trilokya sammohanam,
Kruthwaa paayayathi sma y asura ganaan peeyusham athyuthamam,
Chakre daithya ganaan sudhaa virahithaan sammohya sa thwam mudhaa,
Samsinchyamrutha seekarair hara maharishtam chiram jeevaya.
Feminine form, ornamented, clad in silk, most attractive of the three worlds,
He was Making for the group of devas the very great nectar,
Indra, devas who were starved for nectar were joyfully attracted to him,
And by sprinkling nectar all over he destroyed the great sufferings and made us live long.
From his eyes medicinal herbs ebbed out and in the earth and they became the forest,
He sprinkled them with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long
When the Mandhara at his back tumbled, he saved it in the form of a tortoise,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long
When the Lord who went as a boar in the path taken by Hiranyaksha who stole the earth,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long
For destroying the sorrow of your devotee, the God came as man lion with warmth, Oh Lord.
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long.
The young Vamana removed the anxiety to Mahanbali in the Yaga place and gave him freedom,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long.
The great king Raghava protected by draining out the sea and moving the army,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long.
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14. Bhoobarasura sandoha Kalagne Rukmanipathe,
Sincha sinchamrutha kanai chiram jeevaya jeevaya.
The consort of Rukhmani who like a forest fire destroyed the asuras who filled the world,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long.
As Buddha he steered away the chariot travelling in the path of Veda, from madness,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long.
The God in the form of Kalki who made the Varnasrama of kali age in to clear path of Dharma,
He sprinkled it with the drops of nectar, so that all would live and live long.
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21. Na may aparadham pravalokaya prabho,
Aparadha sindhoscha dhayanidhisthwam,
Thathena dushtopi sutha surakshayathe,
Dhayaluthaa they avathu sarvadhaa asmaan.
Phala Sruthi
Benefits of Recitation
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26. Sarva roga prasamyanthi, sarva badhaa prasamyathi,
Kudrishtijam bhayam nasyeth thadhaa prethadhijam bhayam
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Anjana Sridhara
By Poonthanam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is one of the very popular prayers addressed to Guruvayurappan written by Poonthanam,
the author of Jnanapana. Its utter simplicity and great devotion, makes it very dear to all devotees.]
Hey Krishna who lives all over the world and who is consort of Lakshmi,
Please come and appear before me,
Hey Krishna who is the only lord of fourteen worlds,
Hey God who fills all the ten directions fully,
Oh Krishna, along with the music of your flute with drum beats,
Oh Lad of the cowherds, please come running to me,
Oh pretty and charitable Krishna, who is playful,
There is no comparison at all for your qualities.
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Apamarjana Kavacham
[Armour which Cleanses]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great armour occurs in Vishnu Dharmothara Purana. It is believed by chanting it and meditating
on the manthra given in the end, our body and mind would get clean and we would get rid of all our
diseases. I got this Kavacham from 49 Kavachangal, a book in Malayalam published by
Vidhyarambham Press.]
Let Narayana protect the east, Let the south be protected by lotus eyed one,
Let Pradhyumna protect my west and Vasudeva protect my north.
Let Lord Vishnu guard the north east, Let Janardhana protect south east,
Let south west be protected by the Lord who has lotus flower in his navel,
And let North west be protected by the killer of Madhu.
Thus after tying up all the sides and after meditating on Vishnu,
And then do the rituals as given below.
Govinda at the tip of the thumb, the carrier of earth at the second finger,
Hrishikesa at the third finger and Trivikrama in the third finger.
In the little finger think of Vishnu and back of the hand Vamana,
And after this ritual with fingers, do rituals of organs.
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7. Shikayam Kesavam nyasya, mordhni Narayanam nyaseth,
Madhavam cha lalate thu Govindam broovor nyaseth,
Think of Vishnu in between the brows, And think of killer of Madhu in ears,
Think of Trivikrama in the neck joint and Vamana in the neck.
Vaikunda in between the hands, and the endless one above the nose.
Parsaurama in the right hand, is thought of by the greatest among men.
Think of the great sage on the left hand, and Raghava on the heart,
The carrier of earth on the stomach and Kesava on the sides.
Think Madhava on the bosom and sleeper on the saint in the joints,
Think of yellow silk on the chest and Hari on the navel.
On the left hand think of the God and also imagine Sankarshana,
In the left side imagine the killer of enemies and Janardhana in between the waist.
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On the back one who carries the earth and Achyutha on the shoulders,
The God with lotus eye on the left abdomen and the one who sleeps on water in the right.
The one who was born himself on the private part and the holder of mace on the chest,
The one who holds the wheel in between knees and deathless one on the thigh.
Narasimha (man lion) on the ankle, and the one who brought out nectar on the feet,
Sridhara on the fingers and the lotus eyed one on all joints.
Let Madhava be on the nails, and Achuyutha on the surface of the feet,
He who is hiding within us in the hair follicles and Krishna on flesh and bones.
After touching the chest thinking of the forest garland, worshipping all devas,
After touching the chest thinking of the mace, touch the back thinking of the holy wheel.
Touch the chest thinking of Sri Vathsa and touch the five organs using the Armour,
And then think of the portions from head to foot with Purushothama in the mind.
Thus after doing the rituals of Nyasa, he would become the real Narayana himself,
All his body would be full of Narayana and w and nothing else will appear.
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24. Apamarjanako nyasa Sarva vyadhi vinasana,
Aathmanascha parsyapi vidhiresha Sanathana.
It would make him dear to Vishnu and bless him with all powers,
He will be protected all along by Vishnu and he would take him to Vikunta.
Please protect me always Rama by your arrow and Kesava by your wheel,
After performing all this, use the mantra afterwards.
Thus ends the armour which cleanses occurring in Vishnu Dharmothara Purana.
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Apamarjana Stotram
[Prayer for Mind and Body Cleansing]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Aparjana stotram is a prayer addressed to various forms of Vishnu as well as Sudarshana Chakra to
clean our body and mind of various sickness as well as afflictions by evil spirits as well as planets.
This occurs in the Vishnu Dharmothara Purana. At the beginning of the prayer Saint Dhalabhya
requests sage Agasthya for the benefit of all living beings, the method of getting cured of all the
sicknesses and afflictions. Sage Agasthya then teaches him this great prayer. The Sanskrit text of
this stotram along with an introduction and commentary is available at:
www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/ahobilavalli/apamarjana.pdf. I have consulted this great work before
making my own translation. Apamarjana Kavacham from the Vishnu Dharmothara Purana has been
recently translated by me and can be found at this website. This Kavacha apart from giving the
Armour also gives the apamarjana manthra for doing the meditation.]
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Those not interested in them or keeping their minds with Gods,
Oh Dalabhya, would be affected by poison and other diseases.
They will not have enemies nor would they suffer skin diseases,
Or affected by planets nor other diseases and would not do sins.
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Sri Dhalabhhya uvacha:
Sage Dhalabhya told:-
Pulasthya Uvacha:-
Sage Pulasthya said:-
Adha Nyasa
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Ithi Kara Nyasa
Now Nyasa
(Once you tie yourself, you are supposed to complete the chanting and then only rise from your seat.)
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16. Adha dhyanam pravakshyami sarva papa pranasanam
Varaha roopinam devam samsmaran archayeth japeth.
17. Jalougha dhamna sa charachara dharaa vishaana kotaya akhila viswa roopina,
Samuddhruthaa yena Varaha roopinaa sa may swayambhur bhagwan praseedathu.
18. Chanchat chandhrardha damshtram sphurad uruu radhanam vidhyuth dhyotha jihwam,
Garjat parjanya nadham sphurithara viruchim chakshura kshudhra roudhram,
Thrastha saaha sthithi yoodham jwalad anala sataa kesarodh basa manam,
Raksho rakthabhishiktham praharaathi duritham dhyayathaam narasimham.
19. I meditate on Narasimha who has crescent shaped teeth, shining large lips,
Tongue which reminds of lightning, who has a voice similar to roaring,
Who has open eyes showing great anger, who was shining with hair,
Which looked like burning fire which frightened even the troops,
Who was anointed by the blood and beat away the problems and saved his devotee.
After saluting the blemish less, pure, God who is deep in meditation,
I would teach you, so that what I teach would give you the effect that I tell.
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He who is fond of his devotees, he who is divine, he who is Vishwaksena,*
He who holds the Saranga bow, he who never gets diminished,
He who is fast, he who is a fish and he who killed Madhu.
* A form of Vishnu with head of an elephant.
Salutations to boar, man lion, the dwarf Vamana all of whom are great souls,
Salutations to the God Varaha, God Nrusimha, God Vamana and Trivikrama.
Bad death, imprisonment, fear, utter poverty and other such things,
Which were done as a result of black magic may please be removed
"Om Vasudevaya Nama" as well as salutaions to Krishna who holds the Saranga bow,
Would cure problems due to poison, leprosy completely.
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36. Maha Yagna varaahaaya Sesha bhogo upasayine,
Thaptha Hataka Kesantha jwalath pavaka lochana.
Salutations to the divine Lion whose talons are like the Vajrayudha,
Who was born to Kasyapa and Athithi and was the personification of Rik, Yajur and Sama Vedas.
39. Mardha mardha maha damshtra mardha mardha cha thath phalam,
Narasimha karalsya dantha projjwalaanana.
Kill, kill Oh great toothed one Varaha, kill, kill the evil black magic,
Oh terrifying Narasimha who shines with his teeth.
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Let Anirudha, Pradhyumna, Sankakarshana and Vasudeva,
Who are the primeval ones according to the great books,
Understanding all the types of miseries that I am undergoing,
Give me the pleasure of their love and remove all sorts of sufferings,
And show me the proper path of life that I have to undertake,
Please cure me of the fever that lasts for one day, two days,
Three days, four days, very high fever and fever that lasts forever.
Please cure me from diseases of air (gas), anemia and due to phlegm,
And also cure me of diseases of all the joints.
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51. Vilayam yanthu they sarve Vishnor ucharanena cha,
Kshayam gachanthu chaa seshascha kronabhihathaa hare.
I tell the truth and truth only, that all diseases would be destroyed,
By the repetition of the names of Achyutha, Anantha and Govinda.
Let the tumors, bites of spiders and other poisons which are unbearable,
Be brought under control by singing the names of Lord Janardhana.
Let me be protected from planets, dead souls, the well behaved planets,
Ghouls, devils, Gandharwas, Yakshas and Rakshasas,
Let me protected from the ghosts like sakini and those planets
Under influence of magicians, and the gruesome cruel faces
By their complete destruction by chanting of God's names.
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59. Vruschikhakhaam graham ugraan thadhaa mathru ganaan api,
Balasya Vishnor charitham hanthu bala grahanimaan.
Some houses would be occupied by old planets and some by child planets,
And the ferocious glance of Narasimha would burn them both alike.
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Oh Achutha of the blessed devas, send your Sudarshana Chakra,
With the fierce and fearsome flame surrounding it,
For destroying all the bad people of this world.
The great wheel Sudarshana which is the weapon of the hand of Govinda,
Which is very sharp and also cleansing has the brilliance of billions of Suns.
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Please control all the evil ones by using Truth,
Because thoughts about you would,
Provide us protection from the very sinful ones.
When you are performing this prayer always add "Om Nam",
For the most holy divine prayer and ensure destruction of all diseases,
And by destroying such diseases avoid untimely death.
All these ills do not dare to go near to the one who recites this prayer,
Meditating on Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana and Vishnu,
And this prayer would also ensure the removal of all sorrows.
Thus ends the prayer of cleansing which occurs in Vishnu Dharmothara Purana
In the discussion between Agasthya and Dhalbhya.
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Ashta Vimsathi Vishnu Nama Stotram
[Prayer of Twenty Eight Names of Lord Vishnu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This stotra appears in Maha Bharata as a conversation between Arjuna and Lord Krishna.]
Arjuna Uvaacha:
Arjuna asked:
Fish, turtle, boar, the dwarf and he who troubles bad ones,
Chief of cows, he who has lotus like eyes, lord of knowledge and killer of Madhu
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That man who reads this on full moon, new moon and Ekadasi,*
Would get the effect of giving away billions of cows,
Performing Aswamedha one hundred times.
And giving away a girl thousand times.
* Eleventh day after new/full moon
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Ashtakshara Keerthanam
[Song about Eight Letters]
By Poonthanam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Poonthanam was possibly one of the greatest forerunners of Bhakthi cult in Kerala and his greatest
work was Jnana Pana. Loosely it can be translated as "Pot of Knowledge". But "pana" here is not pot
but a style of folk poem. This is written in a common man's language and in a common man's verse. It
preaches the greatness of repetition (singing) of the Holy God's names. In between Poonthanam
wrote about the world he saw and the world he wanted to see. Some people term it as the Bhagavad
Geetha of Malayalam. Here is a mellifluous extremely poetic prayer addressed to the God who is
worshipped by the eight letter chant, "Om Namo Narayanaya".]
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Oh God holding a lotus flower, with a lotus like navel and served by crowd of lotus flowers,
Oh god who is the universe with roaring lotus like pair of feet,
Oh God who has nectar like happy story of blemish and wantonness,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters, I surrender to you.
Oh good fortune of people who is the God of Vamapura, who is fond of sports,
Oh garland of forest of Thulasi, who has perfume of Mandhara flowers and is the divine one of the
temple,
Oh God similar to god of love with great prettiness, who was slowed down by Madhu and Kaidabha,
Oh God, who offered his children at the feet of his teacher Sandheepini who was sorrowing,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters, I surrender to you.
Oh God with the colour of a large bee, whose ears are decorated by ear globes,
Oh God who lives in Vrindavana, who used to graze the cows there,
Oh Eminent Lord Vishnu whose lotus like feet are worshipped by Thulasi leaves,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters, I surrender to you.
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Athma Nivasi Rama
[Rama who lives in the soul]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is a bhajan (group song) written in Hindi praising Lord Rama. Normally the first one or
two lines are sung by the leader of the Bhajana, and the refrain is sung by all the people who are
there in the group.]
Rama who lives in the soul, Rama who lives in the soul,
Victory and Victory to Rama, son of Dasaratha,
The soul of Sita.
Rama who killed ten faced Ravana, Rama who killed ten faced Ravana,
Victory and Victory to Rama, son of Dasaratha,
The soul of Sita.
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Bhaktavasala Rama, Bhaktavatsala Rama
Dasharathanandana Rama jaya jaya,
Janakijeevana Rama. 6
Rama who likes his devotees, Rama who likes his devotees,
Victory and Victory to Rama, son of Dasaratha,
The soul of Sita.
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Parama gopya parama ishta,
Mantra Rama nam
Santa hridaya sada basata
Eka Rama nam.
Shree Rama Rama Ram, Shree Rama Rama Ram
Shree Rama Rama Ram, Shree Rama Rama Ram. 11
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Bala Mukundashtakam
[The octet on the child who gives immortal bliss]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Among the several forms of devotion in Hinduism, possibly one of the most easy is that of loving him
as if he is your baby. This devotional hymn on Lord Krishna follows that approach. Lord Krishna is
supposed to sleep on a leaf of a banyan tree and float on the surging waters of final deluge. He is
supposed to hold his feet by his hand and put his toe in to his mouth. This hymn in its first stanza
brings this image of Lord Krishna and then goes on to describe the adventures of this God Child as a
baby. The first stanza of this great prayer also occurs in Sri Krishna Karnamrutha, a great book by a
poet called Leela Shuka. It is not known whether he is the author of this prayer also.]
Kararavindena padaravindham,
Mukharavinde vinivesayantham,
Vatasya pathrasya pute sayanam,
Balam mukundam mansa smarami. 1
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Balarama Sthava Raja
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[The stotra is taken from Garga Samhitha and is addressed to Balarama incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Lord Balarama was the Guru of Duryodhana. The stotra in Devanagari is at:
www.docstoc.com/docs/122158057/Sri-Balabhadra-Stavarajam---Garga-Samhita.]
Duryodhana Uvacha:-
Stotram Baladevasya prangvipaka maha mune,
Vadha maam krupayaa Saakshaath sarva sidhi pradaayakam
Duryodhana said:-
Oh great sage Prangvipaka, please tell me the prayer addressed to Balarama,
Which really leads us truly to realization of all powers.
Prangvipaka Uvacha:-
Sthavarajam thu Ramasya Veda Vyasa krutham Shubham,
Sarva sidhi pradham rajagna srunu kaivalyadhaam nrunaam.
Prangavipaka said:-
The king of prayers addressed to Balarama which was composed by Veda Vyasa,
Would get you all occult powers and so king hear that so that you get salvation at the end.
Stotra
I salute you daily, Oh Sankarshana, who lifts the earth, who is complete
Who is self powered, who holds a plough and has thousand heads.
Salutations to the strong one, Balarama, and one having auspicious marks,
Salutations to the white coloured one who wears blue cloths and one born in star Rohini.
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5. Dhenukarir srushtikari kutarir balvalanthaka,
Rugmayari koopakarnari Khumbandaris thvameva hi
You are the enemy of Dhenuka, the creator, one who holds an axe and killer of Balwala,
You are the killer of Rugmi, Koopakarna and Khumbanda.
You are the one who caused flow of river Yamuna and one who vexed Hasthinapura,
You are the killer of Dwividha, king of Yadavas, one who shined in the land of Vruja
You are the killer of brother of Kamsa, and the lord who goes to Pilgrimages,
You are the Guru of Duryodhana and so please protect me.
Phala Sruthi
Ithi Sri Garga samhithaayaam Bala Badra khande Bala Bhadra sthava raja sampoornam.
Benefits of Recitation
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Bhagavat Sthuthi
By Agni
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great but small prayer is addressed to Lord Vishnu and occurs in Skanda Purana. The Sanskrit
original can be seen in https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XNUFHbGlnSEZrQmM/edit.]
Agnir Uvacha: -
Fire God said: -
That union of the body which was revealed by the desire of the devotee,
And that great pleasure due to the union of unions was dedicated to that pleasure,
With that usual power dressed in yellow silk cloth,
And I praise that wonderful power which was rapid.
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Phala Sruthi
This ends the prayer to God Vishnu which was composed by fire God,
Which occurs in the Chapter on "Greatness of Badarikasrama" in the book
Of greatness of Vishnu which is a part of the great Skanda Purana.
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Bhagawan Manasa Pooja
[Mental worship of God]
By Adi Shankara Bhagwat Pada
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a very pretty prayer describing the mental worship of Lord Krishna. In the reference book in
Malayalam it is stated that it is written by Adi Shankara.]
Hey, remover of sins please sips the coldest water from the divine Ganga,
And please accept the bath made with five nectars like ghee and jaggery,
And please use the water of Yamuna filled in golden pots,
And take your bath and also wash your face again and again.
I offer at your feet the scented smoke from ten different herbs,
And I wave the light lit on camphor over your face,
And Oh God who is being saluted by Lord Brahma,
Please receive this water from my hands,
Which have been cleaned with camphor and gargle it.
With great sweet smelling flowers like the Thulasi and Bilwa,
I worship your head, Oh God who can never be defeated,
And Oh Vishnu who has never been born,
I perambulate you four times, to take away all my sins.
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I offer prostrations with eight body parts touching the earth,
Which is capable of destroying all sorts of miseries,
And Oh Consort of Lakshmi, I pray you, sing about you,
And dance before you to please you as I am your slave,
And please correct the faults done by me in your worship.
This worship with mind which originated in the holy waters of Ganges,
If done by a learned man in the dawn, would make Lord Krishna pleased with him.
Thus ends the mental worship to Lord Krishna composed by Adi Shankara.
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Bhagawatha Vandanam
[Salutation to Bhagawatha Purana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Bhagawatha Purana deals about the story of Lord Vishnu, highlighting more on his incarnation as
Lord Krishna. This great story was written by sage Vyasa, who wrote this because he did not get
satisfaction even after writing the 18 Puranas. It was later retold by his son Sage Shukha to King
Parikshith. This prayer is addressed to this great epic.]
Hey treasure of mercy, the poor me is deep inside the sea of domestic life,
For helping me do my correct duties, take me out of this sin of birth and death.
Always you have made all the wishes of my mind come true,
And please help me to do the duty of this slave without any road blocks, Oh Kesava.
The teller of the story, the sage Sukha, is an expert is all shastras,
And please destroy my ignorance by telling the story.
Salutations to the Nanda ladies of Vruja, who by taking the dust of your feet,
Made the story of Lord Vishnu known to the three worlds.
In the darkness when base qualities are born The God Vishnu wins over them,
And the God who is born to Devaki lives in all houses.
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Bheeshma Sthuthi
[Prayer of Bheeshma]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer occurs in the great epic Mahabharatha. The Grand old man of Mahabharatha is
Bheeshma, the son of King Santhanu and the grand father of Pandavas and Kouravas. Since he lived
with Dritharashtra, he decided to join the war on the side of the Kouravas. Lord Krishna who refused
to participate in the war took an oath that he would not take part in the war but be a charioteer to
Arjuna. He also took an oath that he will never raise any weapon during the war. Bheeshma who is a
great devotee of Krishna and also a great warrior took an oath that he will make Lord Krishna take up
his weapon. So he went on sending sharp arrows at Arjuna and Lord Krishna. At a particular time
Lord Krishna felt that Arjuna is loosing the war against Bheeshma. So unable to bear this he took his
holy wheel and jumped at Bheeshma. Bheeshma explains this in this prayer as done due to his love
towards his great devotee.]
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Let my mind and soul rest in that Krishna,
Who is covered by the dust, raised by hooves of horses,
Whose hair uncontrollably moves here and there,
Whose lotus like face is covered by sweat of exertion,
Whose body has been pierced by my sharp arrows,
And whose armour shines with the spread of blood.
Not caring for his oath but trying to make my oath right,
He took a decision to kill me and jumped from the Charriot,
Like a Lion rushing to kill an elephant, along with his Chakra,
Making the earth shake unknowingly and slipped his upper cloth down.
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Vijaya radha kutumba aathathoithre,
Dyatha haya rasminee thachreye kshaneeye,
Bhagawathi rathirasthu may mu moorsho-
Ryahamiva nireekshya hathaa gathaa swaroopam. 8
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Brahma Krutha Rama Sthuthi
[Prayer of Rama composed by Lord Brahma]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a pretty prayer addressed to Lord Rama and composed by Lord Brahma. In the last few
verses, Rama is described as Krishna.]
Salutations to the Rama who shines like Sun in his jeweled crown,
Who is seen by sages who have completely forsaken mental wishes,
Who with a determined mind, contros inhalation and exhalation,
And who kills all doubts and controls their minds.
Salutations to Rama who attracts the world and steals the mind,
Who is beyond illusion, the Lord of Lakshmi and birth place of universe,
Who is beyond measurement, killer of passion and is saluted by sages,
And who by his mastery of yoga is meditated by yogis and is fully complete.
Salutations to Rama who is pretty and of the blue colour of Indivaraksha flowers,
Who is the beginning and end, beyond the world and divine God,
Who can be known by us measured by ordinary family life,
And who can be sung about with devotion, attention and love.
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Brahma Sthuthi
[Prayer of Lord Brahma]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Once when Lord Krishna was taking rest along with his cowherd friends, cows and calves after killing
Aghasura, the cows grazed and went away to a long distance. Lord Krishna went in search of the
cows. At that time Lord Brahma with an aim of testing the powers of Lord Krishna made the calves
and cowherds disappear. When Lord Krishna came back he understood as to what has happened
and assumed the forms of all the calves as well as the missing cowherds. After one year when Lord
Brahma came back, he saw that everything was absolutely normal in Vrindavana. Lord Krishna then
showed him his real form. Lord Brahma praised him by a great prayer, which occurs in tenth Skanda.
14th chapter, slokas 1-40. I have consulted the translation of this prayer by Smt. Sudha Devi
Ramkumar in her Tamil book called Sri Krishna Sthuthi Malai and the translation by Sri C. l. Goswami
in his English translation of Bhagawatham published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.]
8. Thathenukampaam su sameekshamano,
Bhunjana yevathmakruthan vipaakam,
Hrudh vak vapurbhir vidhannamasthe,
Yo mukthapadhe sa dhaayabhaak.
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14. Narayanasthwam na hi sarva dehinaam,
Aathmasya adheesa akhila loka saakshi,
Narayano angam nara bhooja laayanath,
Thacchapi sathyam na thavaiva maaya.
18. Adyaiva thwath druthe asya kim mama na they mayathwa maadarshitham,
Yekosi pradhamam thatho Vruja suhrudh vathsaa samasthaa api,
Thwanthosi chathur bhujasthadakhilai saakam mayo upasithaa,
Sthavandhyeva jagannthya bhoosthadhamitham brahma dwayam sishyathe.
Today you have shown us the illusory nature of everything except you,
And before I stole the cows and cowherds, you only were there,
And after that you became the cows, cowherds and all that they had,
And I saw people including me doing service to your four armed form,
And later you became the entire universe and now you are the non dual Brahman.
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19. Ajaanathaam thwath padavi manathmani,
Aathmanaa bhasi vithathya maayaam,
Srushtaa vivaham jagatho vidhaana yiva,
Yiva thwameshantha yiva trinethra.
In those of the people who are not able to see their self,
In its true character, their ignorance ties them to this world,
And again this self disappears with their spiritual enlightenment,
Like the rope appearing like a snake when we are ignorant,
And appears in its true form with coming of enlightenment.
What, what luck for Nanda Gopa and those gopa boys,
For the divine joy, the complete one,
And the beginning less Brahman is their friend.
Let the people who claim to know you alone, know you,
For what is the point in talking of them?
Because your greatness is not at all within the reach,
Of my mind, sense and words, Oh Lord.
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39. Anujaanihio maam Krishna sarva thwam vethsi sarva sdruk,
Thwameva jagathaam naadho jagadhe thathavarpitham.
Oh Krishna, who is like the Sun to the lotus flower of the clan of Vrushnis,
Who is like a moon which is an ocean which swells to Brahmins, cows, earth and devas,
Who is the light that dispels darkness brought about by false religions,
And Who is the enemy of asuras, who merits praise everywhere till the end of eons,
My salutations to you forever and ever.
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Chathur Vyooha Sthuthi
By Kadathanattu Padmanabha Variar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This rare prayer is addressed to the four Gods who make four formations to protect us according to
the Pancha Rathtra Agama. They are Bala Rama protecting us when we are asleep, Pradhymna (son
of Krishna) protecting us when we are dreaming, Anirudha (grand son of Kishna) protecting us when
we are awake and Lord Krishna himself protecting us when we are in the holy state of Thureeya.
Chathurvyuha is the 138th name in Vishnu Sahasranama. In the Brahma Samhitha Sloka-5, there is
a talk about the Sveta Dwipa (white island) encircling the Gokula which is divided in to four parts
under the control of Vasudeva, Sangarshana, Pradyumna and Anirudha. It further says that these
abodes are the four fold human requirements viz Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha and also by the
four Vedas.]
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Rukhmani Nandanam, kamamsa sambhavam,
Kama deva prabhum, sambarsyanthakam,
Mayavathee patheem salwa darpanthakam,
Krishnathmajam Bhaje Pradhyumna anwaham. 3
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Dadhi Vamana Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Vishnu took the incarnation of Vamana to kill the pride of the great Asura king Mahabali.
Anointing in curd or offering rice mixed with curd are very much liked by him. Possibly because of that
this stotra is called Dadhi Vamana Stotram. I understand that there is a temple dedicated to Dadhi
Vamana, near Raipur, Madhya Pradesh. The stotra in Deva Nagari script is available at:
prramamurthy1931.blogspot.com/2011/08/sri-dadhivamana-stotram.html. An English transliterated
version is available at: www.indiadivine.org/audarya/hare-krishna-forum/505607-ksheera-vrata-
arambham-b-dadhi-vrata-daanam-c-dadhi-vaamana-jayanthi-dadhi-vamana-stotra-d-prasanna-
venkata-dasaru-badami.html. There is a slight difference between both these versions.]
1. Hemadri shikarakaram,
Shudha spatika sannibham,
Poorna chandra nibhanam,
Devam dwibujam, Vamanam smareth
2. Padmasanatham devesham,
Chandra mandala madhyagam,
Jwalath kalanala prakhyam,
Tadith koti samaprabham.
4. Srivathsa kousthuboraskam,
Divya rathna vibhooshitham,
Peethambaradaram devam,
Vana maalaa vibhooshitham.
6. Sanakadhibhir anaischya,
Sthooyamaanam samathatha
Rig yajursaama atharvana vedaayai
Geeyamaanam Janardhanam,
He is praised everywhere,
By saints like Sanaka and many others,
He is the Janardhana, who is praised by,
Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana Vedas.
7. Chathurmukhadayai devesai,
Stotra aaradhana thath parai.
Tryambaka Maha devo,
Nrutyathe yasya sannidhou.
9. Sadhakaanaam prayaschantham,
anna panam anuthamam,
Brahme muhurthe Choddhaya,
Dhyayed deva madokshajam.
Ayur arogyam, aiswaryam,
Labhathe Chaa anna sampada.
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To the devotee and those surrounding him,
This is an incomparable food and drink,
If it is given in the very early morning,
After meditating on God who is beyond our perception,
And long life, health and wealth,
Would be his, along with plenty of food.
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14. Sri bhoomi sahitham divyam,
Mukthaa hara vibhooshitham,
Nammami vamanam thwam,
Bhukthi mukthi vara pradam.
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Dainyashtakam
By Hari Dasa
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[A prayer from one of those saints who was the exponent of Pushti Marg of Sri Vallabhacharya.]
Oh God who was happy in Vraja, who lived in Vraja, who was in the heart of Vraja maidens,
Oh God who played in Vraja country, daily show mercy on me who is pitiable.
Oh God who is learned in the divine meaning and one enjoys it and who is the soul of connoisseur
For the Sake of the sport attached to your name show mercy on me who is pitiable.
Oh God who made mind of Yasoda happy Oh God who was mischievous to the approved extent,
Oh God covered by his curly hair, Oh God with lotus like face, show mercy on me who is pitiable.
Oh God whose nature is being love sick, Oh God who is interested in hearing numerous songs with
sruthi,
Oh God who has great pity on those who are pitiable, show mercy on me who is pitiable.
Oh good who has great desire, Oh God who likes people, Oh God Who likes singing about him,
Oh bundle of divine joy, show mercy on me who is pitiable.
Oh God who has commitment to give a good heart, Oh God who likes songs,
Oh God who has a soul of great separation, Show mercy on me who is pitiable.
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8. Swachaarya hrudaya sthayi leelaa, Sathyudha prabho,
Sarvadhaa Saranam yathe, mayi dheene krupaam kuru.
Oh God who has permanently sport filled mind as a habit, Oh Lord with hundred weapons,
I am always surrendering to you, show mercy on me who is pitiable.
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Dasavathara Bhujanga Sthavam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[There are several prayers addressed to Lord Vishnu in his ten incarnations. Here is a rare one
written in the Bhujanga (snake) meter.]
Dharaa nirjararaathibhradhapara-
Da koopaara neerathuradha pathanthi,
Drutha korma roopena yena swaprushte,
Sa deva mudhe vosthu seshanga sayee. 2
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Let your enemies from all directions be killed by Kalki,
Who puts an end to people with bad habits of this world,
Who rides on a horse and keeps shaking his sword,
And who is Kalki, the tenth incarnation of Krishna.
Bhujangam bhujangesyavatharan,
Dasapi smaran sradhayemam patedhya,
Dharanyavadastham saranyo druganthair,
Varenyassa bhaktham bharanyam bhibharthi. 11
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Dasavatara Stotram [1]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Vishnu took several incarnations in the world. Of them the most important are ten incarnations
(Dasavatara). This prayer addresses the Ten Avatharas. It is written in a way that complains to god
that he does not show the same haste in solving the devotee's problems as he did when he took
these incarnations.]
[The Asura called Hayagreeva stole the four Vedas from Lord Brahma; Lord Vishnu took the
incarnation of fish (Mathsya Avathara) to chase and kill that Asura and brought back the Vedas.]
[To retrieve the lost vigour of devas, it was decided to churn the ocean of milk with the Mandhara
Mountain, with snake Vasuki as the rope. The mountain was not standing in a stable manner; Lord
Vishnu took the form of Tortoise (Koorma Avathara) and lent stability to the mountain under the sea.]
[The Rakshasa called Hiranyaksha took away the earth and hid himself under the sea. Lord Vishnu
took the form of a boar (Varaha Avathara) followed and killed him and brought back the earth.]
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Yaa thwara Chandra maalaya,
Dharane potha rakshane,
Mayyarthe karunamurthe,
Saa thwara kwa gatha hare. 4
[The Rakshasa Hiranya Kasipu who was the brother of Hiranyaksha tormented the universe. He
could not be killed either by a man or animal and hence Lord Vishnu took the form of man-lion
(Narasimha Avathara), killed Hiranya Kasipu and wore his guts as garland and also protected his son
Prahladha.]
[The King Mahabali by his great strength ruled over the entire universe. Lord Vishnu took the form of
a young dwarfish boy (Vamana Avathara) and requested King Mahabali for three feet of land. Once
given, he measured the entire earth by two feet and pushed Mahabali in to the Patala.]
[The Kings and Emperors of the earth became powerful and started to torment the earth. At that time
Lord Vishnu was born as Parasurama (Parasurama Avathara). When the kings killed his parents he
took the vow of exterminating the earth of its kings and killed several generations of all kings.]
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Why did you not show the same haste
Which you showed in killing of Rakshasas
And which you showed in protection of brother,
When it did concern with solving my sorrow, Hey Vishnu.
[Several Asuras lead by the great Ravana, because of their boons defeated several devas and killed
many sages. Lord Vishnu was born as Lord Rama (Rama Avathara) and killed all asuras including
Ravana. He was helped in this job by his brother Lakshmana.]
[Lord Rama took the help of monkeys, crossed the ocean between India and Lanka by constructing a
bridge and killed Ravana.]
[Evil kings with bad qualities again grew up in this earth. Lord Vishnu was born as Lord Krishna
(Krishna Avathara) killed Kamsa. He also befriended Gopis in his childhood.]
[As Lord Krishna, he waged war and made Rukhmani as his wife and in the process killed her brother
Rugmi.]
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Yaa thwara budha sidhantha
Kadhane budha mohane,
Mayyarthe karunamurthe,
Saa thwara kwa gatha hare. 11
[The religion of Sanathana Dharma was corrupted by fanatics. Lord Vishnu took birth as Lord Budha
and reformed the great religion. Many people do not agree that Budha is an incarnation. They believe
that Balarama (the brother of Rama) was an incarnation.]
[It is predicted that Lord Vishnu will be born as Kalki (Kalki Avathata), who will ride on a horse and kill
all foreigners who would be corrupting the Hindu religion.]
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Dasavatara Stotram [2]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is addressed to the Ten Incarnations of Vishnu. The audio and text in Devanagari of this
prayer is available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzBNIEjtkok. In this stotra Lord Buddha is
considered as an Avathara (incarnation) instead of Lord Balarama.]
Do you see any method to cross the ocean of birth other than remembering God's names,
Oh Rama, Oh Hari, Oh Krishna, Oh Hari, Oh Narasimha, I would chant your names always.
He always wanted to save Vedas and killed the asura called Somaka,
My salutations to him who had a body of fish,
And I request him to look after me who am a devotee of Vishnu.
He happened to lift the mountain that was used to churn and looked after asuras and devas,
My salutations to him who had the body of a tortoise,
And I request him to look after me who am a devotee of Vishnu.
He was the blessed one who killed the thief who stole the earth,
He was Hari who took the form of hog to protect all beings,
My salutations to him who had the body of the hog,
And I request him to look after me who am a devotee of Vishnu.
6. Bali makha bandhana vithatha mathe, pada dwaya krutha loka krutha,
Patu vatu vesha manogna namo, Hari bhaktham they paripalaya maam.
He left the town and his virtuous wife for the sake of killing the sorrow of humans,
He won over the cities by his form of search,
My salutations the greatly wise one who has pure wisdom,
And I request him to look after me who am a devotee of Vishnu.
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Dasavatara Stotram [Jayadeva]
[Prayer about Ten Incarnations]
Composed by Jayadeva
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Jayadeva was a poet who lived in the 12th century in Orissa. He is a well known mystic, who
drowned himself in the ocean of devotion to Lord Krishna. His only work Gita Govinda (Song of our
Lord), starts with this prayer to Ten Incarnations of Vishnu. Since it is written in verses of eight lines
each, it is also called Ashta Padi. This is one of the earliest works in Sanskrit to be translated in to
English verse. This great Stotra mentions, Buddha as an incarnation but nothing has been mentioned
about the incarnation as Lord Krishna. This was possibly due to the fact that the poet was writing
about ten incarnations of Krishna and not about ten incarnations of Vishnu.]
Kshatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papam
Snapayasi payasi samita-bhava-tapam
Keshava dhruta-bhrgupati-rupa jaya jagadisa hare. 6
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Mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavalam
Dhumaketum iva kim api karalam
Keshava dhruta-kalki-sarira jaya jagadisa hare. 10
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Dasavatara Stotram [Malayalam]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Dasavathara Stotram - I
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I salute at all times that Lord,
Who was the extremely strong Balarama.
* Please note that Krishnavatara is dealt in stanza from 10-13
Dasavathara Stotram - II
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Oh Govinda, I want to serve,
That Vamana who was deceitfully begging for,
Three feet of land from that Mahabali,
With the great burden of guilt.
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Oh Govinda, I want to see the extremely,
Fearful form of Lord Kalki, who is yet to be born,
Kill all the barbarians with sword in his hand.
Ouvidhamaya pathavatharavum,
Chovvode cholvan aarkku kazhiyunnu,
Daivame thava karunyam kondu may,
Kai varename kaivalyam Govinda. 12
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Dasavatara Stotram [Poonthanam]
By Poonthanam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Oh Govinda, I want to see you zealously,
Along with you being served by Prahladha in the front,
When in the form of a man lion you killed,
The very ferocious Hiranyakasipu.
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Oh Govinda, I want to see your form as Krishna,
When for lessening the burden of this earth,
You killed all the bad kings of this earth,
And also did various things with great love.
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Dasavatara Stotram [Vedanta Desika]
[Prayer about Ten Incarnations]
Composed by Vedanta Desika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Vedanta Desika is possibly one of the greatest poets of Sri Vaishnavism and lived between 1269 and
1370. He was born in Thoopul, near Kanchipuram. He was named as Venkata Natha and was trained
in the philosophy of Saint Ramanuja. This great prayer extols the Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu.]
Let us be protected by the fish form of our God, which appeared for,
Searching for the Vedas, with tense examining looks
And Created a mirage of the lotus forest in the great waters of the sea,
And appeared to climb on the swing created by the dashing of waves with waves.
Let all the three worlds be protected by the Lord who took the form of tortoise,
Who when, the great mountain was churned on his back, felt as if it soothed his itching,
And by whose wave like motion the salt waters of the sea rose up and shook
The cot of the Lord, who was ever wakeful and made him play with Goddess Lakshmi
Let the world be always protected by the lord who took the form of a boar,
Who cleaned the entire universe by the sound of the Kur, Kur made by his nose,
Who resembled the giant waves at the time of the final deluge,
And by holding tightly to his protruding teeth, the great earth goddess,
Could stand stable like a giant tuber and created everything from Brahma to the grass.
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Prathyadishta purathana praharana grama kshanam panijai,
Aavyath threeni jaganthya kunta mahima vaikunta kanteerava,
Yad pradur bhuvana davanthya jatarayadruchikkath vedasam,
Ya kachith sahasa maha sura grahsdhoonapithamayabotth. 5
Let all the three worlds be protected by the great lord of Vaikunta,
Who had great collection of natural weapons like the claw,
Who had strength which never went waste and whose accidental.
Incarnation made one pillar of the home of the big Asura,
Became the paternal grandma to Brahma and other devas.
May we, be protected by the giant feet of the Lord who was Trivikrama,
Which made the great Asura feel shy and ashamed and made his fame,
Flutter like the flag which is hoisted above his palace
And which was offered purifying bath by Brahma,
Which fell on the matted hair of Lord Shiva,
And from there spread from the very beginning in eight directions.
Let that God, who to douse the flame of anger due to slaying of his father Jamadagni,
Uprooted the world of the royal clans, by directly cutting them off, twenty one times
And who gave this earth as Dakshina during a fire sacrifice,
And made the land recovered from sea his own and started living there,
Remove all ills among all beings from a lowly worm to Lord Brahma.
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Let the various playful actions of Lord Balarama, who upturned,
The kingdom of Kauravas, who killed Asuras like Pralamba,
And whose playful actions mixed with the playful actions of Krishna,
Like the sugar getting mixed up with milk and made them more tasty,
Bless us with results that are always good.
Those men who are like the shop that only sells holy acts,
And who with pure mind meditate on the Lord calling him,
He who was born as a fish due to his own wish,
Who was born as a tortoise just to play,
Who assumed the form of a big boar,
Who without thought came as Narasimha,
Who was Vamana who was born to protect,
Who was the very angry Parasurama,
Who was the merciful Rama,
Who was Balarama who played with his plough,
Who was the playful cowherd Krishna,
And who is going to be the Kalki riding on a white horse,
Would surely make this world greatly pure.
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Vidhye dhanvathi venkateswara kavou jatham jagan Mangalam,
Devesasya dasavathara vishayam stotram vivakshetha ya,
Vakthre thasya Saraswathi bahu mukhi bhakthi paraa maanase,
Shudhi kaa aapi thanou dhisaasu dasasu khyathi shubha jrumbhave. 13
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Datta Apardha Kshamapana Stotram
[Prayer addressed to Dattathreya for pardoning mistakes]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Though I could not find the text of this stotra in the web, the recording of this stotra as sung by
Bombay Sisters is available at: manoramic.com/music/...datta-aparadha-kshamapana-stotram/12227]
You are the lord of the orphans, good friend of the oppressed,
The God who is the complete sea of the nectar of pity,
And the devotion to your feet, the service to your devotees,
And also constant meditation on your mantras and their meaning,
As well as learning Vedas from Gurus and a pure and clean heart,
Would bring down illnesses, result in victories,
And also result in fulfillment of all desires, attract all world,
Daily increase of money and lead to plentiful wealth.
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Datta Atharva Seersha
By Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Other Atharva Seersha Manthras from Atharva Veda but this is mentioned as the work of the saint
Vasudeva Saraswathi. I would be greaful, if Satha devotees could clarify about this.]
Hari Om
Om salutations to God Dathathreya, a great ascetic, who wears directions as apparel, who is
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in one form, the primeval principle and the primeval power.
2. Thwam charachara athmaka, Sarva Vyapi, Sarva Sakshi, thwam Dik kaalatheetha thwam
Dwandhatheetha.
You are the soul of mobile and immobile beings, You re spread everywhere. You are witness of
everything, you are behind time and direction, you are beyond the man and woman pair.
You are the soul of universe, you are the basis of the universe, the lord of the universe, the God of
universe and you are the director of the drama of the world, you are the doer you are the non doer
also daily.
You are pervaded with joy one who goes towards meditation, you enjoy the soul, you are the divine
joy, you are blissful consciousness, you are the conciousness, the conscious Dathathreya, Om
salutations to the conscious Dathathreya..
5. Thwam Bhaktha vathsala, bhaktha tharaka, bhaktha rakshaka, dhayad=Ghana, bhajana priya
thwam pathitha pavana, karunakara, bhva bhayahara.
You are the lover of devotees, the star of the devotees, the protector of devotees, the heavy mercy,
lover of prayer, you are the savior of the oppressed, the doer of mercy and destroyer of fear of the
birth cycle.
6. Thwam Bhaktha karana sambhootha, athri sutha, anasooyathmaja, thwam sripada, sri
vallabhathwam gaanagra grama nivasi, Sri Narasimha saraswathi, thwam sri nrusimhabhanaakklakoti
nivasi, sri swami samartha, thwam karaveera nivasi Parama sad guru sri Krishna saraswathi thwam
sri sadgurumadhava saraswathi.
You took birth for the sake of devotees as the son of sage Athri and that of Anasooya, You are the
Srivallabha Nrusimha Saraswathi born in gaanagra village. You are the Narasimha Bana, the swami
samartha of Akkalkot village,
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You are The great Guru Sri Krishna Saraswathi who lived in Karaveera and you are the great Guru
Madhava Saraswathi.
7. Thwam smarthrugami Sri Guru Datha, saranagathosmi thwam. Dheena aarthe mayi dayaam kuru,
thava yeka mathra drushtikshepa, Durithakshayakaraka, Hey Bhagwan Varada Dathathreya, Maam
udharaMaam Udhara ithi prarthayami.
You are my teacher oh Guru Datha, I surrender to you, as I am depressed and in pain, please show
mercy on me. Oh Lord who destroys suffering, just by one look of yours, Oh God who blesses
Dathathreya. Please save me, Please save me, . I am praying like this.
Gayathri Manthra
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Datta Kshamapana Stotram
[Prayer Seeking Forgiveness of Dattathreya]
By Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This was written by a great saint devotee of Swami Dathathreya of Maharashtra called Sri
Vasudevananda Saraswathi or Thembe Swami. A brief life history is given at:
saikesaat.blogspot.com/2008/01/shri-vasudevanandsaraswati-tembe-swami.html. You can chant this
mantra 9 times a day for a life time or at least once or thrice a day. Some Dattatreya devotees chant
this mantra 9 times a day for 40 days as a belief that their wishes get fulfilled.]
Separate our mind and think of the lord of the east rich in godliness
By always accepting the name of Dathathreya,
Forgive my faults, forgive my faults.
Forgive my faults, Lord who has a merciful mind.
Remove all the troubles when we remained in the womb of the mother
By always accepting the name of Dathathreya,
Forgive my faults, forgive my faults.
Forgive my faults, Lord who has a merciful mind.
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Dhayabdhir bhava drudan saagascha mathruka,
Bhavathyapthamantho bhavanme saranya,
Yadaa aalambanam bhoorhi bhoonir sruthangre,
Reethi prarthitham datha sishyena saaram. 10
Ithi Sri Pa Pa Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi Virachitham Sri Dathathreya Kshamapana Stotram.
Thus ends the prayer requesting forgiveness of Datha composed by Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi.
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Datta Mala Manthra
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Parvathi Uvacha
Mala manthra mama bruhi,
Priya samadha hanthava.
Parvathi said
Please tell me the garland of prayers,
Oh dear, to clear my doubts.
Easwara Uvacha
Srunu devi pravakshyami mala mathram uthamamn.
Om asya sri Dathathreya mala manthrasya Sada shiva rishi, Anushtup Chanda, Dathareya devatha,
Om ithi bheejam, Swaha ithi Shakthi dhraam ithi Keelakam.
Mama ajnana nivruthi dwara, Jnana vairagya chathuvidha purushartha sahitha abheeshta kaaman
sidhyarthe jape viniyoga.
Om to the garden of prayers addressed to Dathathreya, the sage is Sada shiva, the meter is
Anushtup, the God addressed is Dattatreya, the seed is "Om", the power is "Swaha", and the nail is
"Dhraam".
For getting wisdom, detachment, the four purusharthas and fulfillment of desires through the removal
of my ignorance, I am chanting the prayer.
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Om Bhava Bhandha vimochanaaya, aam Asadhya sadhanaaya,
Hreem sarva vibhoothidhaaya, Kroom Asadhya aakarshanaya,
Aym Vak pradhaaya, kleem Jagat thraya vasikaranaaya,
Sou Sarva mana kshobhanaaya, Sreem maha sampath pradaaya,
Gloum Bhoo mandala aadhipathya pradhaaya Dhraam Chiranjeevine,
Vashat vaseekuru, vaseekuru, voushat aakarshaya, aakarshaya,
Hoom Vidweshaya, vidweshaya, phat uchataya, uchataya.
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Datta Paduka Stotram
[Prayer to Sandals of Datta]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[God Dattathreya is worshipped in some parts of India like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Maharashtra. His devotees also prefer to worship his sandals.]
I salute my great Guru, who is immersed in divine bliss, who is divinely happy,
Who is unalloyed wisdom, who is beyond anything that is two,
Who is like a sky, whose aim is "I am that", who is one, who is forever,
Who is pure, who is immobile, who is witness for everything,
Who is beyond emotions and who is beyond the three fold qualities.
I salute the one with pure knowledge, who destroys at the end,
Who is the mingling of Krishna river as well as the five Gangas,
Who is Sri Padha, the consort of Lakshmi and lives in mind of devotees,
And who is of the form of the sandals of Dathathreya.
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Datta Panjara
[Armour of Dathathreya]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Om salutations to God Dathathreya, who is greatly serious, who lives in Vaikunta, who carries wheel,
mace and spear, who sings using flute, who kills bad people, who looks after good people, who
carries Narayana arrow, who has a divine form.
2. Brahma Jnana, Brahma maha vakyaya, sakala karma nirmithaya, sachidanandatya, sakala loka
sancharanaaya, sakala devatha vaseekaranaaya, sakala Raja Vaseekaranaya, Sakala Yoga
Vaseekaranaya, Lakshmi aiswarya sampath karaya
Who has knowledge of Brahman, who is according to great words of Brahma, who can do any work,
who is divinely happy, who travels all over the worlds, who can attract all devas, who can attract all
kings, who can attract all Yogas, who can bless with all types of wealth.
3. Mama Mathru, Pithru, sathi Sahodhara, puthra, pouthradhi vrudhikaaraya. Kudodhaka kalasa
poojaya, Ashta dala padma peedaya, Bindhu madhye Lakshmi nivasaya, Ashta dala bandhanaya,
Chathur dwara bandhanaya, Rik Yajus Sama Atharvana Pranava samedhaya.
Who improves me, my mother, father, brothers, sons and grandsons, who is worshipped by keeping
water in a pot, who sits on the seat made of eight petal lotus, Who lives with Lakshmi in the centre
point, who ties the eight petals, who ties the four doors, who is with Rik, Yajus, Sama, Atharvana and
Om.
Who is worshipped by raised and low sounds, who is the goddesses Gayatri, Savithri and
Saraswathi, who acts like a mendicant and who is with Ajabha Gayathri.
5. Sakala sampathkaraya, Para manthra, para yanthra parath thanthra uchdanaya, Athma manthra,
Athma yanthra Athma Thanthra samrakshanaya sadho chith Sakala Madha sthapithaya, sad guru
dathathreyaya, Namo nama.
Who has all types of wealth, who chants divine Manthras, thanthras and Yanthras, who protects,
manthras, thanthras and Yanthras of the soul who always establishes all religions at proper time and
who is the great Guru Dathathreya, salutations and salutations.
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Datta Sharana Ashtakam
[An Octet of Surrender to Lord Dathathreya]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Dathathreya is an avadhootha who is the son of Atri Muni and Anasooya. He is the Holy Trinity
in to one. Here is a write up about his symbolism given at
www.dattapeetham.com/india/datta/DattaLarg.html: Symbolically Lord Dattatreya is depicted with
three heads, six hands, four dogs, standing in front of a cow and tree. In his hands he holds a drum
(damaru), discus like weapon (chakra), conch shell (sankh), rosary (japa mala), water vessel
(kamandala) and a trident (trisula). The Lord's three heads represent Brahma Tatwa, Vishnu Tatwa
and Shiva Tatwa. All powerful creative cause is Brahma, sustaining energy is Vishnu and annihilating
energy is Shiva (Srishti, Sthithi and Laya energies) are three heads. All these attributes of the Lord
have their esoteric meanings. The trident is used for killing the ego and the drum is used to awaken
those souls who are still sleeping in the slumber of ignorance. Lord Datta's conch shell is used to
sound the OMKARA, the primordial sound and the first word of the Hindu scriptures. The divine AUM
is composed of Akara - the Creator/Initiator, Brahma; Ukara - Sustainer/Protector, Vishnu; Makara -
Destroyer/Terminator, Maheswara. When mixed together in the conch of the Lord, they sound as the
eternal Omkara - Datta. OM is an essential sound. With every breath our lungs resonate the Omkara.
So-hum... So-hum... I am the world, I am the universe, I am Lord Shiva, I am Lord Vishnu... We are
always chanting this mantra, even when we are walking, talking, eating or sleeping. The speed with
which we sound this So-hum may change with our bodily activity, but the So-hum remains eternal.
When the body stops resonating with this divine sound, the soul seeks another residence. All living
creatures, even animals resonate this AUM in their body. In Sanskrit, Datta means gift, hence,
Omkara is the eternal gift of God to all souls. Lord Dattatreya is also holding a rotating discus -
chakra. It is a round circle with no beginning and no end. Like the universe, it too is constantly
moving, always in a flux. He uses this chakra to destroy all kinds of karmic bonds of His devotees. His
right hand holds a rosary - japa mala. With this the Lord counts His devotees, liberating them by
merely thinking of their name. In another hand the Lord is carrying the water pot - kamandala. This
holds the nectar of pure wisdom. With this He revives the souls thirsty for knowledge, liberating them
from the endless cycle of life and death. The four dogs of Dattatreya are the embodiments of the four
Vedas. They follow the Lord as hounds of heaven, watchdogs of the ultimate Truth. They help the
Lord in hunting and finding pure souls, wherever they may be born. Behind the Lord Dattatreya is the
cow named Kamadhenu. This divine cow grants the wishes and desires of all those who seek the
Lord. She grants all material and spiritual wishes of the Lord's devotees. The Lord stands in front of
the Audumbara tree. This is the celestial wish-yielding tree. It fulfills the wishes of those who prostrate
before it. Audumbara is the bearer of nectar and wherever it is found, Lord Dattatreya is always found
in its shade.]
Trignathmaka trigunatheetha,
Tribhuvana Palaka Thava Saranam,
Shaasvaha murthe thava Saranam,
Shyama Sundara thava saranam. 1
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You are the soul of three Gunas,
You are beyond the three Gunas,
You rule over the three worlds,
I surrender to you oh God,
I surrender to you oh God with stable form,
I surrender to you oh pretty one who is black.
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Kripa kataksha kripaavalokana,
Kripa nidhe, Prabhu thava saranam,
Kalaanthaka thava Saranam,
Kala nasaka thava saranam. 6
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Brahmananda, Brahma Sanathana,
Brahma mohana thava saranam,
Viswathmaka thava saranam,
Vishwa Rakshaka thava saranam. 11
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Bhakthodhara thava saranam,
Bhaktha Rakshaka thava saranam,
Bhathanugraha guru bhaktha Priya,
Pathithodhara thava saranam. 16
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Datta Sthavam
By Sri Vasudevanand Saraswathi Maharaj
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This was written by a great saint devotee of Swami Dathathreya of Maharashtra called Sri
Vasudevananda Saraswathi or Thembe Swami. A brief life history is given at:
saikesaat.blogspot.com/2008/01/shri-vasudevanandsaraswati-tembe-swami.html. You can chant this
mantra 9 times a day for a life time or at least once or thrice a day. Some Dattatreya devotees chant
this mantra 9 times a day for 40 days as a belief that their wishes get fulfilled.]
Dathathreyam Mahathmanam,
Varadam Bhaktha Vathsalam,
Prapannarthi haram vande,
Smarthrugaami Sanovathu. 1
Deenabandhum, krupasindhum,
Sarva Karana Kaaranaam,
Sarva Raksha karam vande,
Smarthrugaami Sanovathu. 2
Saranagatha Dheenartha,
Parithrana paarayana,
Narayanam Vibhum Vande
Smarthrugaami Sanovathu. 3
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Srvaanardha haram devam,
Sarva mangala Mangalam,
Sarva klesa haram vande,
Smarthrugaami Sanovathu. 4
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Jaya Labha yasa kama,
Dathur dathasya yasthavam,
Bhoga moksha pradaasye maam,
Prapathe Sakruthe bhaveth. 9
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Datta Stotram
By Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is the great prayer written by a savant who is a great devotee of Dathathreya. He is considered
as the incarnation of God Dathathreya by his devotees.]
Oh greatly intelligent Dathathreya, who was made from three in to one by Anasooya,
Oh God of all devas, please stabilize my mind.
Oh refuge to the wretched and distressed. Oh maker of the universe and stars,
Oh God who drives everything, please stabilize my mind.
Oh God who showers all auspiciousness, Oh cure of all worries and diseases,
Oh Lord who cures all sorrows, please stabilize my mind.
Sri Pa. Pa. Sri Vasudevananda sararaswathi virachitham Sri Datha stotram sampoornam.
Thus ends the prayer addressed to Dathathreya composed by the worshipful Vasudevananda
Saraswathi.
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Dattatreya Dwadasa Nama Stotram
[Prayer of Twelve Names of Dathathreya]
By Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[A great prayer written by sage Vasudevananda Saraswathi, who is incarnation of Dathathreya to his
devotees.]
For the prayer of the twelve names of Dathathreya, the sage who composed is Paramahamsa, the
god addressed is the divine soul of Dathathreya, the meter is Anushtup and the chanting is done for
fulfillment of all my desires.
The first is the great Yogi, the second is the Lord who is God,
The third is trinity of Gods, fourth is the Ocean of Wisdom,
Fifth is the wisdom of Science, the sixth is all round auspiciousness,
The seventh is the lotus eyed one, the eighth is the leader of Devas,
Ninth is the happy God of devas, tenth is the giver of happiness,
The eleventh is The Great Rudra and the twelfth is the doer of mercy.
A student will get knowledge, a sick person would get cured of sickness,
One who does not have a son will get one and the poor man will get wealth.
One without wife will get wife, one who craves for pleasant life would get pleasure,
One would get free of all sins and he would always be victorious.
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Dattatreya Jaya Dattatreya
By Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R, Ramachander
Hey God whose soul is three characters, who does not have three characters, victory,
Oh Lord of the three worlds victory, God who makes us cross sea of birth,
Oh Lord who removes fear of death, who is filled with kindness to oppressed,
Victory to Dathathreya, Victory to Dathathreya.
God who wears only loin cloth, who has tufted hair as crown,
Who holds a staff and water pot in his hand, victory,
God who stays below a Banyan tree, who has smiling clear face,
Victory to Dathathreya, Victory to Dathathreya.
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5. Chandana charchitha, Basma vilepitha,
Sidhasanayutha, Jaya Yogeswara,
Jaya Sripada, Jaya Sri Vallabha,
Jaya Dathathreya, Jaya Dathathreya.
Victory, victory to him who rains the essence of the nectar of wisdom,
Victory to Lord Nrusimha, one who uplifted a washer man,
Victory to the evolved man, victory to saint Samartha,
Victory to Dathathreya, Victory to Dathathreya.
Victory to him who is filled with light, victory to the shining mountain,
Victory to the limitless heavy divine joy,
Victory to him whose soul is "Om" and to him who lives in the lotus of my mind,
Victory to Dathathreya, Victory to Dathathreya.
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10. Hey Saswatha Visweswara Bhagawan,
Mukthi Pradatha, Mahadeva jaya,
Sri Dathathreya, Jaya Dathathreya.
Jaya, jaya Dathathreya, Dathathreya.
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Dattatreya Kavacham
[Armour of Dattatreya]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Dattatreya is all the great Trinity in to one form. He is followed by the four Vedas in the form of dogs.
There is a story that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva wanted to test the chastity of Sadhvi Anasooya and
requested her to serve them food in the nude. She made them in to babies and took them together.
That is one story about the origin of Dathathreya. In the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra, there
are large numbers of people who worship Dathathreya. It is belied Sage Samarth of Maharashtra was
his incarnation. The following is Datta's Kavacha. If we recite this Kavacha for 28 times for 49 days,
we will get Lord Dattatreya's darshan and our problems also get solved. The Sanskrit text of this
Kavacha is available at: sanskritdocuments.org/doc_1_index.html]
Let him who holds pitcher, trident, drum, conch and wheel protect my arms,
Let my neck be protected by he who has a conch like neck,
Let the pleasant faced one protect my face.
Jihwam may Veda Vak pathu, nethrom may pathu divya druk,
Nasikam pathu gandathma, pathu punya srava sruthi. 4
Let the one whose soul is in high step of meditation protect my forehead,
Let my head be protected by the one who has matted hair,
Let my body parts to do action be protected by God,
Let my parts participating in intellect, be protected by he who is not born.
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Sarvatharontha karanam prana may pathu Yogi raat,
Uparishta dadathyascha prashtatha parswathogratha. 6
Let the king of sages protect all types of my inside and soul,
And Over and above whatever is left as well what is near and in the front.
Let him who can take any form protect daily what is inside and what is out,
And let the God with the divine vision protect whatever has been left out by this armour.
From powerful exuberant devils, bad paramours, let the saint protect me,
Let the Hari who dresses himself by the sky,
Protect the physical and spiritual aspects as well as death.
Devils, ghosts, bad wandering souls as well as gods with enmity would get defeated,
And they would enjoy divine pleasures and at the end they would reach you.
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Dattatreya Stotram [1]
[From Narada Puranam of Sage Narada]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Hindus worship Dathathreya, a God in the form of a combination of great trinity consisting of Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva. He took this form due to Anasuya, the wife of sage Athri. One story tells that
Narada poisoned the minds of Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Parvathy and told them that Anasuya is
much greater than them. Incensed by this they sent their Lords to Anasuya, who went and requested
her to give them alms without wearing any cloths. She made them in to babies and combined them in
to one. This God was Dathathreya. Another story tells of Trinity being forced to approach Anasuya to
save world from the curse of Nalayani. She did this but asked them to become her babies. These
babies were Dathathreya (Vishnu), Durvasa (Shiva) and Chandra (Brahma). Once in a hurry when all
these babies were crying together, she took them together and they became one. There is a small
sect of Hindus called Datha Panthis in Karnalaka and Maharashtra who worship only Lord
Dathathreya. He is picturised as doing meditation along with four Vedas in the form dogs following
him.]
Dhyanam
Nyasam
The Sage connected with the prayer of Dathathreya is God like Narada,
The Meter is Anushtup, the God addressed is the divine God Dathathreya,
And this chanting is being done for pleasing God Dathathreya.
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Salutations to Dathathreya, who has a body like shining camphor,
Who carries the form of Brahma, who is an expert in Vedas and Sasthras.
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12. Avadhootha sadananda, para brahma swaroopine,
Videha deha roopaya, Dathathreya Namothuthe.
Salutations to Dathathreya, who has the form of truth, follows good behavior,
Who is the strong follower of Dharma of truth, and depends on truth as a matter of fact.
Salutations to Dathathreya, who holds the spear and mace in his hand,
Who smells of forest garland and is the Brhaman who organizes Yajna.
Salutations to Dathathreya, who has a form that is not stable as well one which is stable,
Who is greatly divine among divines and I pray Datha for salvation.
Phala Sruthi
(Effect of Chanting)
Thus ends the prayer addressed to Dathathreya written by Narada from Narada Puranam.
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Dattatreya Stotram [2]
By Sri Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is another great prayer addressed to God Dathathreya by saint Vasudevananda Saraswathi,
who is regarded as incarnation of Dathathreya.]
I salute the personification of divinity, who has a form of a child, a funny form,
Who is the Lord carrying conch and wheel, who is with a cow and holds a trident.
I salute the personification of divinity, who has six hands, who likes prayers,
Who is the soul of three qualities, who makes us cross the sea of birth,
Who causes peace and who is saluted by the devas.
I salute the personification of divinity, who is the driver of the drama of universe,
Who goes towards wisdom, who does not have any properties,
And who is the cause of all the devotees.
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7. Bala yogi dhyana magnam, trividha thapa nivarakam,
Dheena Nadham Sidhidham, chinmayam pranamamyaham.
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Devaki Garbha Sthuthi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[As per the request of Lord Brahma and other devas Lord Vishnu enters the womb of Devaki for yet
another incarnation to remove the burden of this earth. This prayer is addressed to God who is in the
womb of Devaki by Lord Brahma and other devas. This great prayer occurs in the tenth Skanda and
in Second Chapter of Bhagawatha Purana as Slokas 26-40.]
Those wise ones after crossing this ocean of birth and death,
Which is difficult to cross, with their mind,
Filled with greatly gross compassion and care,
Leave the boat of your lotus like feet with your blessings,
There itself, so that it would be of help to others to cross the ocean.
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9. Sathwam vishudham srayathe bhavan stithou.
Sareerinaam sreya upayanam vapu,
Veda kriyaa yoga thapa samadhibhi,
Sthavarhanam yena jana sameehathe.
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Luckily, oh Lord Hari, the earth represented by your feet,
Has got rid of its burden by your descent to this earth,
And we will see the heaven and earth decorated,
By your very pretty footsteps and divine marks,
Due to your great grace as well as merciful interest.
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Devaki Sthuthi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Vishnu was born as the eighth child to Devaki in prison. He was born with four hands holding
conch, wheel, mace and flower. Devaki offered this prayer to him and requested him to assume the
usual human form so that Kamsa will not find out. This prayer occurs in the Tenth Skanda, Third
Chapter, Slokas 24-31. I have refered to the translations of Smt. Sudha Devi Ramkumar and that of
done by Sri C. L. Goswami in doing this translation.]
At the end of two great eons when the world would come to anend,
When the primeval five elements merge with the great element,
And when in the speed of time, all the clear things,
Merge with and in you who is not clear, you only will be left,
And so you would be called "Sesha" meaning "what is left out".
The wise declare that the time is the essence of your power,
Which extends from, a second to a year and is infinite.
And the universe moves in time on its course,
And I move towards the comfort zone of yours.
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Dheena Bandhu Ashtakam
[The octet on the friend of the oppressed]
By Swami Brahmananda
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Agdhudhedhi chathurmukhaadhyam,
Yasminnavasthitha masesha masesha mole,
Yathopayathiu vilayam cha samasthamanthe,
Drughocharobhavathi medhya sa Dheena bhandu. 1
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
From whom this entire world including Lord Brahma took birth,
And who is the primeval cause of everything that happens,
And in whom the entire world would in the end merge.
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
In whose thousand lotus like hands shines the holy wheel.
And whose hands hold the very heavy mace and the holy conch,
And who rides on the king of birds with his lotus like legs on it.
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
Who saved and brought back the world drowned in water,
Who hid the nudeness of the bride of Pandavas with cloths of silk,
And who saved the king of elephants from the clutches of the crocodile.
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
Whose merciful look blesses the Devas with all sorts of wealth,
Whose fearful look of anger completely destroys Asuras,
And makes the sun, God of death and wind to travel with fear.
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Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
Who is being worshipped as Brahma by singing Sama Veda,
Who is being meditated upon in solitude by learned saints,
And who is being seen as their own soul by great Yogis.
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
Who in spite of having no form, shape, relation and properties,
Has taken a body due to his love and mercy on his devotees,
And sleeps on the Sesha snake, in spite of being everywhere.
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
Whose lotus like feet is being worshipped by the kings of sages,
For quenching the sufferings of the day to day life and bringing peace,
And who is the universal soul who pardons all unthinkable mistakes.
Let me able to see that God who is the friend of the oppressed,
By singing whose name even the debased selfish human beings,
Purify the entire world of the problems due to the kali age,
And who burns off, all my sins by a second of his merciful sight.
Phala Sruthi
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Dhruva Sthuthi
[Prayer of Dhruva]
Translated by P. R. Ramachnder
[This great prayer occurs in Ninth Chapter of Fourth Dasakam (Slokas 6-17) of the Maha Bhagawatha
Purana. Dhruva was the son of King Uthanapatha out of his wife Sunithi. He had a half brother,
whose mother was Suruchi, who was the favourite of his father. One day when the young child
Dhruva, who was only five years old, saw his brother was sitting on the lap of his father, also wanted
to sit there. But his step mother Suruchi told him that the luck was not fated for him and asked him to
do penance. The young child took it seriously and when he was walking to the forest, sage Narada
met him and taught him the manthras to do penance. After a great penance, Lord Vishnu appeared
before him. This prayer is what he chanted at that time. Lord Vishnu blessed him with a long life and
at the end to become the pole star. The very learned Prof V. Krishnamurthy in his web site at
www.krishnamurthys.com/profvk/gohitvip/contentsbeach9.html has given a very learned interpretation
of this great work. Apart from consulting it, I also have consulted the translation of Bhagwatha done
by Sri C. L. Goswami, published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. What I have presented is the simple
meaning of the great text as I understood it.]
Though you are the one who by use of the power of the soul,
Through Maya expressed through the three gunas,
Have evolved the great principle of cosmic intelligence,
Thus creating and entering in to the diverse forms,
You appear as many, like the fire appearing,
Diverse when it burns in different pieces of wood.
The bliss that the beings get through meditation of your lotus feet,
And that got by listening to the wise stories about you, by the devotees,
Is not equal to the direct experience of Brahman, Oh my lord,
And so how can it be enjoyed by those who are hurled,
From their aerial cars by the sword of death.
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Oh birth less one, I only know the great form of yours,
Which is the world of animals, mountains, trees birds,
Reptiles, gods, demons and also humans,
And consisting of the gross as well as the subtle,
Which are brought out by several differing causes,
Though I am not able to know that which is beyond words.
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Oh God who is the personification of truth, the worshipping,
Of your lotus like feet is the true blessing,
Oh God who controls the duties and blessings of life,
Oh God, You look after the down trodden,
Like a cow nourishes its calf and bless them.
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Dwadasa Nama Keerthanam
By Poonthanam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Poonthanam was possibly one of the greatest fore runners of Bhakthi cult in Kerala and his greatest
work was Jnana Pana, which could mean as "Pot of Knowledge". But "pana" here is not pot but a
style of folk poem. This is written in a common man's language and in a common man's verse. It
preaches the greatness of repetition (singing) of the Holy God's names. In between Poonthanam
wrote about the world he saw and the world he wanted to see. Some people term it as the Bhagavad
Geetha of Malayalam. Many of you may be surprised to know that he had written several prayers in
Sanskrit too. In this prayer, he has prayed the dwadasa namas of Vishnu, viz Kesava, Narayana,
Madhava, Govinda, Vishnu, Madhusudana, Purushothama, Vamana, Sreedhara, Hrishikesa,
Padmanabha and Damodhara.]
Hail, hail, Madhava, One who gives joy to Gopis, Vasudeva, Krishna,
Prettier than God of love, One who is handsome, Vasudeva.
Hail, hail Govinda, one who gives happiness of Gopis, Vasudeva, Krishna,
Oh Vasudeva whose head is covered by dust raised by cows.
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7. Jaya Purushothama, deva Trivikrama Vasudeva, Krishna,
Varinatha chandra prasanna mukhambuja, Vasudeva.
Hail, hail Vamana who is the lord who blesses, Hail Vasudeva, Krishna,
Oh Vasudeva who participated in getting nectar from the ocean.
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Dwadasa Nama Panjara Stotram
[Prayer of Armour of Twelve Names]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a remarkable Kavacha made up of 12 names of Lord Vishnu along with his 12 weapons.]
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Let Lord Padmanabha, with brilliance of billion suns,
And occupying my heart, With all the weapons,
With all the powers, with knowledge of everything,
With faces in all directions protect me always.
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Dwadasakshara Mantra Stotram
[Prayer of Twelve Letterd Manthra]
By Sage Veda Vyasa
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Om Namo Bhagwathe Vasudevaya is the famous Twelve Letter Manthra of Vishnu. In this prayer,
the first letters of the Twelve Stanzas if read continuously is this great manthra. This manthra in
Devanagari is at: prramamurthy1931.blogspot.com/2011/04/hymns-to-vishnu-sri-
dwadashakshara.html]
Through "Om", which is the cloth of wisdom, after getting rid of all attachments,
I have reached the sleep of Karma, so please protect me, oh killer of madhu.
Being deceived by the net of attachment on son, wife, home and others,
I am sick with the thirst for them, so please protect me, oh killer of Madhu.
Tired of coming and going in to this world and doing jobs at a distance,
I have become scared of domestic life, so please protect me, oh killer of Madhu.
After livening in the mother's pregnancy, I have suffered a lot, oh God of all,
And I have become weak staying in the womb, so please protect me, Oh killer of Madhu.
No good actions were done and always bad actions were done by me,
And so I am suffering a lot, so please protect me, Oh killer of Madhu.
In the thousands of births that I have taken, I have been born to many bad ones,
Right from animal to man, so please protect me, Oh killer of Madhu.
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Gajendra Moksham
[Prayer by the King of Elephants]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer has been taken from Eighth Skanda and Third Chapter of Bhagwatha Purana (Sloka 2-
29). Indradhyumna was a great king who was a great devotee of Vishnu. Once sage Agasthya visited
him. Due to his complete involvement in God, the king did not receive the sage properly. Annoyed by
this the sage cursed him to become an elephant in the next birth. The king was born as Gajendra. His
devotion continued and he used to worship Lord Vishnu incessantly by offering him lotus flowers
plucked from the pond. Once his leg was caught by a crocodile and the fight between the crocodile
and elephant continued for one thousand years. Unable to get out of the clutches of the Crocodile,
Gajendra cried and called Lord Vishnu. Immediately the Lord arrived and freed him by killing the
crocodile. The Lord also gave salvation to Gajendra. This prayer is recited by the Elephant King
before attaining salvation. A translation of this stotra by Dr. Sivarama Murthy is available at:
www.scribd.com/doc/9402580/Gajendra-MokshamSignificance-and-Meaning. Besides referring to
that I have also referred to the translation by Sudha Devi Ramkumar in her Tamil book Sri Krishna
Sthuthi Malai as well as the translation by Sri C. l. Goswami published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur)
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5. Na yasya devaa rishaya padam vidhu,
Janthu puna ko arhathi ganthu meerithum,
Yadhaa natasya aakruthibhir vicheshtatho,
Durathya anukramana sa maavathu.
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16. Madruk prapanna pasu pasa vimokshanaya,
Mukthaaya bhoori karunaya namo aalayaaya,
Swaamsena sarva thanu brun manasi pratheetha,
Prathyag druse bhagwathe bruhathe namasthe.
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I saut that complete God who never dies,
Who is the divine God much beyond Lord Brahma,
Who is not clear and is available for spiritual seekers,
Who is beyond senses like the very micro things,
And who does not have an end and is primeval.
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Gayathri Ramayana
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Unlike what is suggested by the title, this is not the full story of Rama. All the twenty four slokas of
this stotra have been taken from Valmiki Ramayanam. They are not taken in an order but in such a
way that the first letters of the 24 slokas form the Gayathri Mantra. I could not find who did this great
compilation. It signifies that Ramayana is the essence of the entire Vedas and Sri Rama is Narayana.
Listening and chanting of Sri Gayathri Ramayanam bestows peace and bliss.]
1. Tapaswadhyaya niratham,
Thapaswee vag vidhamvaram,
Narada pariprucha,
Valmikir muni pungavam
3. Viswamitharasthu dharmathma,
Sruthwa janaka bhashitham,
Vathsa Rama, dhanu pasya,
Ithi Raghabamabraveeth.
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5. Vanavasam hi sankhyaya,
vasamsyabharanani cha,
Bhartharamanugachanthyai,
Seethayai swasuro dhadhou.
9. Bharathasya aaryaputhrasya,
Swasroonam mama cha prabho,
Mruga roopamidham vyaktham,
Vismayam janayishyathi.
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That lady with an auspicious face,
Deciding to bless the great monkey,
Saluted and prayed to God of fire,
After making herself pure.
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Those Rakshasas were not able to see,
Sri Rama who was burning the army of enemies,
For they had lost their senses by the great arrow,
Called Gandharwa sent by the great Rama,
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Phala Sruthi
Benefits of Recitation
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Gopala Akshaya Kavacham
[Perennial Armour of Gopala]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Gopala means a cowherd or even one who looks after all beings. The Kavacha in Devanagari script
is available at: sanskritdocuments.org/doc_vishhnu/gopaalaakshayakavacha.html]
Brahmo Uvacha:-
Lord Brahma said:-
This armour which was personally taught by Narayana to Indra and other devas,
Led to their victory over three worlds and the sage is Prajapathi,
The meter and God addressed are Narayana himself.
Asya Sri trilokya vijayakshya kavachasya Prajapathi rishi, anushtup Chanda, Sri Narayana
Paramathma devatha, Dharmartha kama moksharthe jape viniyoga.
For the perennial armour leading to victory over the three worlds, the sage is Prajapathi, meter is
anushtup, the God addressed is Lord Narayana and this is being chanted to get Dharma, wealth,
desires and salvation.
Let Govinda protect my feet and let my calf be protected by the Lord of the universe.
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I cannot fully describe the effect of this very friendly narration to you,
And if the practitioner wears it on his right hand,
Without doubt devas, men, gandharwas and Yakshas would be his.
If a lady wears it on her left hand and a man on his right hand,
And chants the Armour, he or she would get all occult powers.
But if the armour in the fish form is worn on the neck,
He would achieve victory in war and also in debates,
And always surely achieve victory birth after birth.
One without son will get a son, diseases and illness would be destroyed.
One would get freedom from all troubles and he would go to the land of Vishnu.
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Gopala Ashtakam
[Octet on Gopala]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Thishtannanthar yoyamayethyathadajasram,
Yam kaschinnoveda janopyathmani santham,
Sarvam yasyedancha vase tishtathi viswam,
Tham Gopalam santhathakalam prathivande. 3
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My salutations for all times to that Gopala,
Who is seen by yogis in their heart,
As the resplendent form, when they,
Drown themselves in happiness, do pranayama,
Get rid of faults of all senses and enter in to Samadhi.
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Gopala Kavacham
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Though Gopala means a cowherd and is one of the names of Krishna, it could also mean the
protector of all beings.]
Now I am going to tell that Armour of Gopala, who is the world teacher,
Remembering which a man would get salvation.
Om Asya Sri Gopala kavachasya Narada rishi, Anushtup Chanda, Sri Balakrishno devatha, Dharma
artha kama mokshartha Jape viniyoga
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Let my heart be protected by Lord of Gopis,
Let my navel be always protected by him who built the Sethu(bridge),
Let my hands be protected by him who lifted Govardhana mountain,
And let my legs be protected by him who wears yellow silk.
Let Govinda protect the south east, let Kesava protect my South west,
Let the enemy of asuras protect my north west and son of Gopa protect my North west.
Take in to account the lord of the night, lord of the day at the end of the day,
Thus he told this divine armour which is wonderful.
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13. Ya padenithyam mevedam kavacham prayatho nara,
Thasyasu vipadho devi nasyanthi ripi samgatha.
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Gopala Stotram
[Prayer to the Cowherd]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Who has curly black hair in which peacock feathers are tied,
Who decorates himself by wearing garland of Kadamba flowers,
Who with his flute kept close to his very pretty lips,
Keeps on stealing the minds of pretty gopis again and again,
Who is the bee who steels the honey out of the faces of gopis,
Who makes their mind tumultuous with passion by his look,
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Prabinnanjana kalindi jala keli kalthsukam,
Yodhayantham kwachid gopan vyaharatham gavam ganam. 8
Who is interested in playing in Kalindi River with its jet black water,
Who playfully fights with gopa lads in some places,
And calls the herd of cows near him in some other places,
Who sits on the Govardhana Mountain which has spring season flowers,
Spreading their perfume on all directions,
Who is interested in rasa leela,
Who makes the sound of hum because of happiness hearing the flute,
Who is being looked at by herds of cow full of calves looking up,
Who shines by the nearness to Gopa boys who sing his songs.
Who follow all his actions and who hold stick and the rope,
And who is the god of gods whose praise is sung sweetly by sages,
Well versed in Vedas and Vedangas like Narada.
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Ya yenam chinthaye devam bhakthya samsthouthi manava,
Trisandhyam thasya thushto asou dadathi varameepsitham. 16
Whichever man thinks about and sings the praise of God thus,
During dawn, noon and dusk with devotion would please Him,
And He would grant them all boons requested by them.
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Gopala Vimsathi
[Twenty Verses on the Cowherd]
By Vedantha Desika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Vedanta Desika (1269 - 1370) is a great poet, devotee, philosopher and master-teacher belonging to
the Sri Vaishnava sect founded by saint Ramanuja. By the end of 14th Century, the followers of Saint
Ramanuja had split in to Vadakalai and Tenkalai. The followers of the former consider Sri Vedanta
Desika as their Acharya (Teacher). This great Stotra sings about the greatness of Gopala (cowherd)
and is extremely popular among his devotees. It is said that it was composed in Thiruvahindrapuram
by the Acharya overwhelmed by the beauty of the Rajagopala idol in the temple. These are usually
sung before Thadhiaradhanams (Group partaking of food offered to God) and on the occasion of
marriages and on Krishna Jayanthi day in Thiruvahindrapuram. The translation presented here is a
simple literal translation, trying to bring out the beauty of this great Stotra Rathna.]
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Aavirbhavathvanibruthabharanam purasthaat,
Aakunchithaika Charanam nibrudhanyapadam,
Dadhnaa nimanthamukurena nibhaddhatalam,
Nathaasya nanda bhavaneh nava neeta natyam 4
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I meditate on that Brahman,
Who is understood by the Gopis,
Just by a slight look on him by them,
Who is the luck of Mathura,
Who is the greatest luck to,
The unmatchable souls every where,
Who drank milk out of the wife of Vasudeva,
And who always looks like a handsome lad.
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May He, whose form maddened with mercy,
Appear and remain in my mind
Who has an ever youthful pretty form,
Which does not allow our eyes to close for a second,
And who has pretty hair decorated by peacock feather,
Akhilanavalokayami kaalan,
Mahila leena bhujantharasya yoona,
Abhilasha padam vrujanganana,
Abhilapakrama dhooramaabhi roopyam. 13
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Mahase mahithaya moulina,
Vinathenanjali manjana twishe,
Kalyami vidagdhavallavee
Valaya bhashitha manju venave. 15
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Who keeps his left hand on the shoulder,
Of the lady* shivering with joy,
Who is of the black colour of the cloud,
And who ties his tresses with a chain of Gunja seeds.
* Sri Sadagopan in his commentary says this Lady is Nappinnai (Neela Devi - sweet heart of
Krishna). I saw another reference that this lady is Yasodha his mother. It could be Radha also but
Radha is rarely mentioned in the work of disciples of Ramanuja.
Phala Sruthi
He who reads this poem written by the poet Venkatesa* with no one,
Else appearing in his mind would go near the God who likes,
The holy flute, who is the God,
Who is the darling of all gopis.
* The name of Vedantha Desika was Venkatesa.
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Note: In a book published from Kerala, the following Stanza is given as Stanza Number 5. But this is
absent from many of the versions that I have seen:
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Gopi Jana Vallabha Ashtakam
[Octet on the Consort of Gopis]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
5. Kalindhajakoola kuthuhalaaya,
Kisora roopaya manoharaya,
Pisanga vasthraya narothamaya,
Namosthu Gopi jana Vallabhaya
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Salutation to the Lord of all Gopis,
Who used to become happy on the banks of Yamuna,
Who was extremely pretty as a lad,
Who wore reddish yellow dress and was a great human being,
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Gopika Geetham
[Song of the Gopis]
From Bhagawatha Purana
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[One of the most important approaches to attain salvation in Hindu faith is through unalloyed devotion
(bhakthi). This is called Bhakthi Yoga. This method does not need great intellectual capability or great
stamina or different yogas or detachment to the achievable results. In Hindu religion this devotion can
be of several types depending on the personality of the devotee. One of the most important is to be
devoted to god imagining him as your sweet heart. This approach is called the Nayaki-Nayaka bhava.
The prime example of this approach is the devotion of Gopikas (women who are cow herds in
Brindavan, where Lord Krishna lived). They loved Lord Krishna with all their heart. This prayer is
taken from the tenth chapter of Bhagwatha. (The story of Lord Vishnu as told to King Janamejaya by
Sage Shuka.) The Gopikas are unable to even spend a few hours without Lord Krishna who has gone
to graze their cows and lament about their fate. The Lord hearing their appeal comes before them. If I
translate it as such, I would not be able to make it in to a song in English. So I have added, "Oh
Krishna" to each line of the translation. But for this it is a faithful translation of the text.]
Gopya Ouchu:
Jayathi thedhikam, janmana vruja,
Srayatha indira, saswadathrahi,
Dhayitha, drusyatham dikshuthavaka,
Thwayi druthasavasthwam vichinwathe. 1
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You who destroy the sins, Oh Krishna,
Of those who bow before you, Oh, Krishna,
Please keep those lotus feet of yours, Oh Krishna,
Which accompanies the cows, Oh Krishna,
Which is storehouse of beauty, Oh Krishna,
And which danced on the head of a snake, Oh Krishna,
On our pretty chest, Oh Krishna,
And satisfy our passion for you, Oh Krishna.
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Chalasi yadi vruja charayan pasoon,
Nalina sundaram, Nadha they padam,
Shila shrunangurai, seedhtheethi, na,
Kalilatham mana kantha gachathi. 11
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Yathe sujatha charanamburuham sthaneshu,
Bheetha sanai priya dadimahi karkaseshu,
Thenatavi matasi thadwaitha thena kimswith.
Koorpathibhir bramathi dheerbhavadhayusham na. 19
Thasamavira bhochowri,
Smayamana mukhambuja,
Peethambaradhara sragwi,
Sakshanmanmadhamanmadha. 21
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Govinda Ashtakam [1]
By Adi Sankara Bhagwat Pada
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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He who dedicates his mind to govinda by chanting the holy names,
Govinda, Achyutha, Madhava, Vishnu, Lord of Gokula and Krishna,
And reads this octet on Govinda, will get drenched by the nectar of meditation,
Get washed away from all his sins, reach the blissful world of govinda,
And attain the nectar like supreme bliss.
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Govinda Ashtakam [2]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
That pure human being who reads this prayer without break,
Of Vishnu, which destroys sorrow and ends sufferings,
He would enjoy great pleasures in this world for a long time,
And get all his sins destroyed and reach Vaikunta, the abode of Vishnu.
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Govinda Damodara Stotram
By Sage Bilwamangala
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This Stotra has been composed by Sage Bilvamangala, who is also known as Lila Sukha. His
greatest work of course is Sri Krishna Karnamritha. Nothing much is known about the period in which
this great sage lived. There is a general agreement that he belongs to South India, visited Dwaraka
and later visited Brindavan and attained Samadhi there. Some people believe that he was from
Andhra Pradesh. Taking in to account the fact that he is a part of large number of folk tales of Kerala
(Bilwamangalathu Swamiyar), his verse from Sri Krishna Karnamrutha is the first verse of the very
popular Bala Mukundashtakam which is recited in Kerala and also the fact that he refers to wearing of
tiger claw (a practice in Kerala) by the young Krishna in several places, I tend to agree with the
school of thought that he originally belonged to Kerala. The Govinda-Damodhara Stotram is the
ecstatic outpouring of pure unalloyed Bhakti of this great savant to Lord Krishna. He pictures all the
devotees of Lord Krishna, sharing his ecstasy and so deeply drunk by these names, that they do not
talk of anything else under all circumstances that they are in. One of the sloka is from Bhagwatham
and few resemble the verses of Mukunda Mala. I am sure that before you complete reading this, you
would also be intoxicated by the name of Lord Krishna.]
Govinda - He who lifted the earth (Go) Or He who is the chief of cows.
Damodhara - He who is known by knowledge got by self restraint Or He who was tied by Yasodha in
the stomach Or He who keeps in his belly the world called Dhama.
Madhava - He who was born in the family of Madhu.
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The lovelorn Gopa maiden having offered
Her mind at the feet of Lord Murari,
While selling Curds in the street,
Due to her passion filled mind,
Cried, Oh Govinda, Oh Damodara and Oh Madhava.
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Examining the brother of Bala Rama,
With ever shifting and playful eyes,
The gopis offer a ball of fresh butter,
To attract the child and call
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava.
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Nijanangane kankana keli lolam,
Gopi grahithwa navanitha golam,
Amardayath pani talena netre,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 13
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Abyarchya geham yuvathi pravriddha,
Prema pravaha dadhi nirmamantha,
Gayanthi gopyo atha sakhi sametha,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 18
[This verse is identical to one with the Sloka in Bhagawatham which describes the reaction of Gopis
to the words of sage Akroora.The poet must have taken it from there.]
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The gopis sometimes, made their parrot,
Put in a gilded cage teach them to recite,
Piece of our happiness, Oh Moon of Vruja, Oh Krishna,
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava.
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When the messenger of Kamsa took away.
From Vrindavana, the sons of Vasudeva,
The gopis wept bitterly inside their houses,
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava.
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Thinking that Hari would be in Brindavan at night,
A quick witted gopi went there,
And when she did not find him, cried with fear,
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava.
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Seeing the departure of Ramachandra,
With Lakshmana along with Sita to the shade of forests,
The mother of Rama cried,
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava.
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Hamsadwaja saw his priest Shankayuta,
Falling in to the vat with his son,
Who was chanting the holy names of Lord Hari,
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava.
[I could not find out any reference to this story. Hamsadwaja was one great king who fought with
Arjuna and almost defeated him. He had a son called Sudhanwa.]
Oh my tongue of my body,
When the time comes for the award,
Of punishments to the sins done by me,
Please tell of your own accord,
Sweetly and with extreme devotion,
Oh Govinda, Oh Damodhara and Oh Madhava
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Bhajaswa mantram bhava bhanda mukthai,
Jihve rasajje sulabham manognam,
Dvaipayanadhair munibhir prajaptham,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 52
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Durvara vakhyam parigruha Krishnaa,
Mrugeeva bheetham kadam kadachit,
Sabham pravishta manasa juhava,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 57
Gopijanahladakara vrajesha,
Gocharan aranya kritha pravesa,
Jihve pibaswa amritham ethad eva,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 61
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Pranesha Viswambhara, kaidabhare,
Vaikunta Narayana chakra pane,
Jihve pibaswa amritham ethad eva,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 62
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Oh tongue, be pleased to drink now,
The nectar like names of Enemy of Poothana,
Bhaka and agasura, He who broke,
The heads of Kesi and Trunavartha,
Govinda, Damodara and Madhava.
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Vakthum samarthopi na vakthi kaschid,
Aho janaanaan vyasnabhi mukhyam,
Jihve pibaswa amritham ethad eva,
Govinda, Damodara Madhavethi. 71
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Govindam Aadhi Purusham Thamaham Bhajam
[I sing about the primeval God Govinda]
By Lord Brahma
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer has been taken from a book called Brahma Samhita (collection of writings by Lord
Brahma). This book was almost lost to the posterity and was recovered by Chaithanya Mahaprabhu
from Kerala. He could get only 62 verses of this great work. The book gives a very esoteric
description of Govinda in his world of Goloka. An excellent commentary was written for this great
work by Sri Bhakthi Sidhananda Saraswathi.
(www.dharmakshetra.com/sages/relaization%20of%20brahma.htm). He has also given a word to
word meaning of all the verses. This work later formed the bedrock of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism. I
have used this word for word meaning as well as Dictionaries and arrived at a simple translation of a
great prayer contained in this great book. I have considered it as a prayer and have not tried to
establish its philosophical importance. In some places, I have arrived at a slightly different meaning
for some of the verses. I hope the great translator would pardon me.]
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I sing about Govinda the primeval God,
Who is the illusion which brings out hundreds of universes,
With the three fold characters* as their subject,
Which are incorporated in the Vedas,
And which support existence of the divine and absolute beings.
* Sathva, Rajas and Thamas.
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18. Deeparchireva hi dasantha ram abhyupetya,
Deepayate vivruta hethu samana dharma,
Yastha drugeva hi cha Vishnu thaya vibhathi,
Govindam adhi purusham thamaham Bhajami.
[After the island of Dwaraka was swallowed by the sea, it is believed that an dol of Sri Krishna from
there was entrusted to Lord Vayu (Wind God) and Guru (Jupiter/Teacher of devas), requesting them
to find a suitable place to install it. They after a thorough search installed it in thepre sent Guruvayur
(City of Vayu and Guru - City of Wind and Teacher) in the state of Kerala, India. For several thousand
years this great temple has been attracting devotees of Lord Krishna from all over the world. Among
the great devotees was Melpathur Bhattathiri who wrote the great book Narayaneeyam, which
essentially is the story of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Guru Maruthpuradseesam also deals
with the ten incarnations and is written in the style of the famous song Harivarasanam which is about
Lord Ayyappa.]
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Varahalayudham, rohini sutham,
Giridharagrajam, rama daivatham,
Gaja gana priyam, dheematham varam,
Guru marut puradheesamasraye. 8
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Guru Pavanesa Dasakam
[Ten Verse Prayer on Lord of Guruvayur]
By Kadathanad K. Padmanabha Varior
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
She fondled her own son with love and he clasped her with great happiness
And I want it in truth that the lord of Guruvayur
Should become visible before my eyes.
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7. Bhatta pada muninaa kruthai puraa slokasoona dasakai supoojitha,
Yastham aarthi samanaya samdadhe vatha nayaka mabheeshta dayakam,
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Guruvayu Puresa Bhujanga Stotra
By Kodungallur Kunji Kuttan Thampuran
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This very rare stotra was written by Kodungallore Kunji Kuttan Thampuran, who is the one who
translated Maha Bharatha epic verse by verse in to Malayalam within a period of 874 days. Due to
this impossible feat, he is normally called as Kerala Vyasan. I have followed the translation of this
great stotra by Sri C. P. Nayar by Srihari Publications in doing this translation.]
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Aho Krishna, ya ya vichithra kadha they,
Jagannatha soyam jagat Thathwa vidhya,
Ee mamsara yamsthathasochithanaam,
Gurusthwam maruth geha vasi vibhasee. 15
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Bhava thasthwa chinthanu sandhana kathri,
Marunnadha, bhakthi sthwayi prasthuthacheth,
Nathasyasthimaya mayaagnana bhadha,
Savaikapathetha thw bodhodhayaya. 25
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Bhavathathwa nishnatha budhir Murare,
Marunnayaka praya soham yadasyaam,
Thadhame vishuddhe manasya vyalika,
Bhavad bhakthi ruthbudha sathwam bhavithri. 30
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Guruvayu Puresa Mangalam
[Song of Auspiciousness to Lord of Guruvayur]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a soul stirring song of auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, which is sung after the
reading of Mepathur Bhattathiri's Narayaneeyam.]
Oh God who holds conch, wheel, mace, lotus, garland and Kousthubha gem,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, who has taken the form of Vishnu.
Salutations to one who moves at the time of deluge and the one who developed Vedas,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, who has taken the form of fish.
Salutations to the peaceful consort of Lakshmi who held the Mandhara mountain,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur who took the form of a turtle.
Salutations to one who lifted the earth and one who killed Hiranya,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, who took the form of a boar.
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8. Prahladha rakshakayasthu, daithya pranapa haarine,
Guruvathapuresaya Narasimhaya Mangalam.
Oh god whose lotus feet were worshipped by Bali and who measured the three worlds,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, who took the universal form.
Salutations to the one who holds the axe who lifted Kerala out of the sea,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, who was born in the clan of Bhrugu.
Salutations to one who holds Kodanda bow and killed Ravana with ten heads,
Aupiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur, who took the form of Rama.
The one who assumed the form of a boy cowherd, who gave salvation to Poothana,
Auspiciousness to the Lord of Guruvayur who took the form of Govinda.
The one who was saluted by the blessed Bhatathiri, who cured his rheumatism,
Auspiciousness to one who gives wisdom and is the Lord of wind.
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Guruvayu Puresa Pancha Rathnam
By Sengalipuram Anantha Rama Deekshithar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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You gave daily food for the Brahmins,
Daily night, Devas came to worship you,
And you were also worshipped by
Your mother, father and Udhava,
Salutations and salutations to you.
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Guru Marutha Puradheesa Sthavam [Malayalam]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Oh Govinda of the temple of Guruvayur,
Should I jump in a well and die,
Or should i sin, eat something and die,
Oh God, thoughts like these come to my mind.
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Oh Govinda of the temple of Guruvayur,
Oh killer of Rakshasas, Oh Ocean of mercy,
Oh Krishna, cloud coloured Damodara, Oh Achyutha,
From now on, I should not take birth in this earth.
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Guruvayu Puresa Suprabatham
[Good Morning to Lord of Guruvayur]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Guruvayurappan, the Lord of Guruvayur is believed to have been brought and installed there by
Guru (the teacher of devas) and Vayu (the God of wind) at the time when the island of Dwaraka was
swallowed by the sea. This Temple and the Lord are not only popular in Kerala but in other states
also. A Keralite Hindu in trouble always calls the Lord of Guruvayur to support him, when he is in
trouble. Here is a mellifluous poem to wake up the Lord of Guruvayur.]
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Salutations to the one, who has many forms,
Who is the form of Vishnu, who by the net of
Delusion appeared to be caught in webs of fate,
Who binds all souls, Who is the universal form,
Who lives in the house created by Vayu and Guru,
Who was the cause of birth of the universe,
Who indulges in playful acts at the deluge of earth,
And who is the soul of the concept of Brahman.
Mayamahajavanikapihithathma drushti,
Viswodhbhava pralaya kelishu jagarookam,
Nithya prabudhamapi bodhayithum pravrutha,
Suryam thamovruthamavaithi thamondha drushti. 5
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Bhaktha janaa sukadali phala sarkaradhi,
Haiyangaveena pradhukanvitha laja bhoopan,
Thubhyam nivedayathumadhya samagathasthe,
Vathalyeswara vibho thava suprabatham. 9
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I wish a very great morning, to the lord of the temple of air,
Who was the universal god, who killed Madhu in his human form,
Whose lotus like feet, with holy fame is worshipped by human beings,
And who is a pretty one who used to enjoy the honey from Radha's lips.
I wish a very great morning, Krishna the lord of the whole world,
Who was sung about by ages by his black colour,
Who made his devotes cross the ocean of life without effort,
And who would definitely not disregard the very much oppressed.
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I wish a very great morning, to the lord of the temple of air,
Who has devotees who never get dissatisfied seeing him,
For in his temple daily people recite the Bhagavatha as a penance,
And his devotees are very much interested in hearing the stories of Krishna.
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Guruvayurappan Prayer
[Addressed to Lord of Guruvayur to Protect Son]
Translated from Malayalam by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a unique prayer in Malayalam addressed to the Lord of Guruvayur in his ten Avataras to take
care of one's son at every stage of his life. I have not come across any other prayer with this theme in
any other religion or language.]
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During the time, when he reaches youth,
With mind full of idiocy, snobbishness,
And exuberance, to protect him from any dangers,
I salute that great God Vamana with devotion.
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He who holds the sword, who destroys,
Bad souls, who is known as Kalki,
Who is cure to ills of kali age,
Who is my teacher, who has lotus like eyes,
And who is temple of all that is good, take care of my son.
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Viswa krupa virat purusha prabho,
Viswapavana, visvaika palaka,
Viswsamhara viswaikanadha hey,
Viswavanditha vishno namosthuthe. 19
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Guruvayurappan Prayer [Tamil]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Guruvayurappan is the lord presiding over the temple in Guruvayur in Kerala. It is believed that the
idol housed in the temple was the one worshipped by Lord Krishna himself and was brought to
Guruvayur by Guru and Vayu and consecrated there. Over years the temple has become very
popular in all parts of India. Here is a original prayer written in Tamil to be sung in the same tune as
the popular prayer Jaya Jaya Hey Mahishasura Mardini.]
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Devar thalaivanai vanangidum poojayai,
Thevai illai yena neeki vaithe,
Govardham yenum malai thannai poojikka,
Kopathinal devendranum,
Yeviya kadu mazhai thaduthida malai thannai,
Kudayena viral thannil pidithavane,
Jeya jeya hey guru vayu pureeswara,
Devaki nandana Krishna hare. 6
Oh holy one who cuts off the tie with the ocean of life,
When the lady Yasodha tied you to the mortar,
You who were tied in the stomach simply observed,
And you crawled and gave redemption from curse,
To Manigrreva and Nala koobara,
Victory, victory, Lord of Guruvayur,
Hari who is the son of Devaki.
Long ago when the leg of Gajendra, the king of elephants was pulled by a crocodile,
And when that elephant beseeched and cried, 'Oh primeval God, please protect me',
You the refuge of the oppressed killed that crocodile and saved the life of that elephant,
Victory, victory, Lord of Guruvayur,
Hari who is the son of Devaki.
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Guruvayurappan Stotras
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Hari Ashtakam
[Octet of Prayers to Lord Vishnu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
He is considered ready,
For attaining salvation,
And having good life,
If he chants the two letters Hari.
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Hari Hari Stotram [Tamil]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Odha kadalil udithir Hari Hari - You were born in the sea Hari Hari.
Ulagathukku oruvanay nindreer Hari Hari - You stood as the only one of this world Hari Hari.
Pachai nira aal ilai mel padutheer Hari Hari - You lay down on a green banyan leaf, Hari Hari.
Ichitha roopam edutheer Hari Hari - You took the form desired by you Hari Hari.
Par kadalil palli kondu iruntheer Hari Hari - You were sleeping on the ocean of milk Hari Hari.
Pankaja Lakshmiyin natha Hari Hari - And you were the Lord of Lakshmi of the lotus Hari Hari.
Bhoo devi bram porukkamale Hari Hari - Being not able to bear the burden of earth, the goddess
earth Hari Hari.
Bramavudane vandu chonnal Hari Hari - Came and told Lord Brahma Hari Hari.
Devargalum rishigalum koodi Hari Hari - Along with the sages and devas Hari Hari.
Ksheerabdhi kkarai thannil vanthal Hari Hari - She came on the shores of ocean of milk Hari Hari.
Jagannatha, unnai thudithal Hari Hari - Oh Lord of universe, she prayed to you Hari Hari.
Sarambhujangalil paninthal Hari Hari - She bowed at your lotus feet Hari Hari.
Devargalukku abhayam alitheer Hari Hari - You gave protection to devas Hari Hari.
Sesharayum annanayi kondeer Hari Hari - You made Adhi sesha your elder brother Hari Hari.
Sri Krishna Balaramanai alitheer Hari Hari - You gave the world Krishna and Balarama Hari Hari.
Krupayudan irakshikka vendi Hari Hari - For saving with mercy Hari Hari.
Devakiyin garbhathil vandheer Hari Hari - You came in the womb of Devaki Hari Hari.
Chandra udayam pol vandheer Hari Hari - You came like a rising moon Hari Hari.
Devadhi devarendru Krishna Hari Hari - You are Lord of lords Hari Hari.
Devakiyum magizhndu thuthithal Hari Hari - Happily prayed Devaki Hari Hari.
Vasudevar kai vilangu ellam maraya Hari Hari - The shackles of Vasudeva disappeared Hari Hari.
Maindarai tholil eduthe Hari Hari - And he took the son on his shoulders Hari Hari.
Vazhi vida Yamunayum vandal Hari Hari - As river Yamuna gave him way Hari Hari.
Gokulam thannil vandheer Hari Hari - You came to Gokula Hari Hari.
Gopi Yasodai grahathil pugundheer Hari Hari - And entered the house of Yasoda the Gopi, Hari Hari.
Mangai Yasodhayidam vittar Hari Hari - And he left you with Lady Yasodha Hari Hari.
Ma pavi Kamsan ithai kettan Hari Hari - And this was heard by the great sinner Kamsa Hari Hari.
Val uruvi kondu odi vanthan Hari Hari - And he came running with an unsheathed sword Hari Hari.
Devakiyum anaithirunda sishuvai Hari Hari - And the baby in the embrace of Devaki Hari Hari.
Thidukkida nadukkave pidungi Hari Hari - Was snatched from her trembling hands violently Hari Hari.
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Kadum kopathudan kamsan Hari Hari - With great Anger, the great Kamsa Hari Hari.
Kar parai thannile arainthan Hari Hari - He dashed the baby on a granite stone Hari Hari.
Parai thannil vizhamal mayai Hari Hari - And the Maya devi without falling on the stone Hari Hari.
Payndu ezhundu andarathil ponal Hari Hari - Woke up suddenly and went up Hari Hari.
Unnai kola vandal mayan Hari Hari - She said, the enchanter born to kill you Hari Hari.
Olindu vilayadukiran yendral Hari Hari - Is playing hide and seek with you Hari Hari.
Yennai kola unakku yelitho endre Hari Hari - Is it easy for you to kill me Hari Hari.
Easwariyal mayai cholli igazhndal Hari Hari - The goddess Maya told like this and chided him Hari
Hari.
Antharathil marainthal Hari Hari - She disappeared above Hari Hari.
Mathi mayani Kamsan mania chandran Hari Hari - With a confused mind Kamsa went back home
Hari Hari.
Gopalar nd Gopiyar koodi Hari Hari - The cow herds and maids together Hari Hari.
Kuzhandayai kandu manam magizhndar Hari Hari - Saw the baby and became very happy Hari Hari.
Keerthiyulla namathai ittal Hari Hari - She named him with the famous name Hari Hari.
GargacHari Vandu ponar Hari Hari - Sage Garga visited them Hari Hari.
Annai yenum Yasodai Magizha Hari Hari - With the mother Yasoda becoming happy Hari Hari.
Anbudane gokulathil valarndheer Hari Hari - You grew up with love in Gokula Hari Hari.
Pollatha Kamsan anuppa Hari Hari - Sent by the wicked Kamsa Hari Hari.
Poothanayum Gokulathil Vandhal Hari Hari - Poothana came to Gokula Hari Hari.
Poothanai Pey mulayai under Hari Hari - You drank the breast milk of Poothana the ogress Hari Hari.
Paludan aval uyirum thindreer Hari Hari - Along with milk you drank her life also Hari Hari.
Chendravalukku Moksham kodutheer Hari Hari - To the dead ogress you granted salvation Hari Hari.
Thirumba padavi alitheere Hari Hari - You gave her a position of no return Hari Hari.
Chandasurani vadaitheer Hari Hari - You killed Chandasura Hari Hari.
Chidari vizhave maditheer Hari Hari - You broke him in to pieces and killed him Hari Hari.
Chuzhal kathu asuranum thondri Hari Hari - The cyclone Asura came Hari Hari.
Sisuvai yeduthu chandran Hari Hari - And took away the baby Hari Hari.
Sisuve ganamagave Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Krishna, when the baby became very heavy Hari Hari.
Thrunavarthan vizhundu madinthan Hari Hari - The Ogre Thrinasura fell and died Hari Hari.
Annayudan irukkayile Hari Hari - When you were with your mother Hari Hari.
Ambuliyai tha yendru azhtheer Hari Hari - You cried asking for the full moon Hari Hari.
Annai mayangi irukka Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, when your mother had swooned Hari Hari.
Ambuliyai kitta azhaitheer Hari Hari - You called the moon near to the place where you were Hari
Hari.
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Manuda kuzhandi pol Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, you were like a human baby Hari Hari.
Man thinnum bhavanayai nindreer Hari Hari - You feigned like eating mud Hari Hari.
Maindarendra bhavanayal Yasodai Hari Hari - Thinking that you were her son Hari Hari.
Malar kaiyai ongi vandhal Hari Hari - She came near you to beat you with her flower like hands Hari
Hari.
Bhayandava pola vayai thirandheer Hari Hari - Feigning fear you opened your mouth Hari Hari.
Par ulaga jalamellam parthal Hari Hari - She saw the earth, universe and your other tricks Hari Hari.
Parvasamay thigaithu Annai parkka - With perplexity when the mother was seeing Hari Hari.
Balan yendra pasathai adainthal Hari Hari - Due to affection she thought that you were only a child
Hari Hari.
Thirudan inda Krishnan yendru cholli Hari Hari - And thought that this Krishna is a mischievous one
Hari Hari.
Sikshikka venum yendru ninaithal Hari Hari - And wanted to punish you Hari Hari.
Uraludane unnai anaithu katta Hari Hari - When she tried to tie you to the mortar Hari Hari.
Iru viral kadai kuraya kandal Hari Hari - She found the rope not sufficient in two finger length Hari
Hari.
Thalladi annayai pol nadanthe Hari Hari - Tottering you walked like your mother Hari Hari.
Anai kayithai konarnthu pinaithal Hari Hari - She brought a big thick rope and tied you Hari Hari.
Damodhara unnai katti Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, Oh Damodhara having tied you Hari
Hari.
Than velaikku ponal Hari Hari - She went back to her work Hari Hari.
Uraludane thavazndu urundu Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna you crawled and rolled with the
mortar Hari Hari.
Uyarntha marauda marathai udaytheer Hari Hari - You kicked the tall Maruda trees Hari Hari.
Nala kubar ezhundu unnai thuthikka Hari Hari - Nala and Kubara got up and started praying to you
Hari Hari.
Nanmayudan nar kadhi alitheer Hari Hari - With goddness you gave them salvation Hari Hari.
Maruda maram murindu vizha Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, when the maruda trees fell down
Hari Hari.
Mathavum thaan bayanthu vandhal Hari Hari - Your mother came there with great fear Hari Hari.
Arjuna vrukshangalai parthaal Hari Hari - She saw those Arjuna trees Hari Hari.
Athan andayil nee vilayada kandal Hari Hari - She saw you playing near it Hari Hari.
Thanthai Nandar vandu parthe Hari Hari - Father Nanda came and saw Hari Hari.
Thazhuvi ummai anaithu chendrar Hari Hari - He took you, hugged you and took you back Hari Hari.
Balanukku drushti chuthi pottar Hari Hari - He did pooja for the evil eye Hari Hari.
Bala leelai thanai kandu bayam thelinthar Hari Hari - Seeing that it is only a child's prank, he got rid of
his fear Hari Hari.
Anbudaya thanthai thaay magizha Hari Hari - Making your dear parents happy Hari Hari.
Angadi pazham vanga vandheer Hari Hari - You came to buy market fruits Hari Hari.
Angayin Jambu pazham kondeer Hari Hari - From a lady you took the Jamoon fruits Hari Hari.
Aval magizha bagyam alitheer Hari Hari - And made her happy by blessing her with luck Hari Hari.
Aram vayadhu mudal Krishna Hari Hari - Lord Krishna, from sixth year onwards Hari Hari.
Azhagaga pasu meykka poneer Hari Hari - You prettily went to graze the cows Hari Hari.
Gopiyar veedellam chendreer Hari Hari - You went to the houses of all gopis Hari Hari.
Vennai, pal, thayir under Hari Hari - And consumed milk, curd and butter there Hari Hari.
Muthaninda gopiyarkal koodi Hari Hari - The pearls bedecked gopis joined together Hari Hari.
Murayittu kurai chonnar Hari Hari - Appealed and told your faults Hari Hari.
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Dushtanivan yendru cholla Hari Hari - And said that you were a bad boy Hari Hari.
Pakshamudan sikshikka pattar Hari Hari - And you were punished with love Hari Hari.
Gopala Balarudan koodi Hari Hari - Along with gopa boys Hari Hari.
Kuzhal oodhi vilayadi kalitheer Hari Hari - You played flute, played and enjoyed Hari Hari.
Yamuna nadhi karayil aadi Hari Hari - Playing in the shores of Yamuna river Hari Hari.
Inbamudan dhadhi annam under Hari Hari - You ate curd rice happily Hari Hari.
Dhenukasuranai vadaitheer Hari Hari - You killed Dhenukasura Hari Hari.
Thozharudan panam pazham pusitheer Hari Hari - Along with friends, you ate palmyra fruits Hari
Hari.
Dushtargalai samhaitheer Hari Hari - You killed bad people Hari Hari.
Ishtargalai katheer Hari Hari - You helped people dear to you Hari Hari.
Kalinganin mudiyil vilayadi Hari Hari - Playing on the head of Kalinga Hari Hari.
Karunayudam avan uyirai katheer Hari Hari - With mercy you saved his life Hari Hari.
Govardhana giriyai thangi Hari Hari - Lifting Govardhana Mountain Hari Hari.
Karunayudan mazhai thaduthu katheer Hari Hari - With mercy you protected people from rain Hari
Hari.
Gopikaigal chelaigal konde Hari Hari - With the saris of Gopis Hari Hari.
Kulirntha punnai marathi olindheer Hari Hari - You hid your self in the cool Punnai trees Hari Hari.
Venu ganam cheydhu Hari Hari - And sung in your flute Hari Hari.
Vilayadi jala kreedai cheytheer Hari Hari - You played water sports Hari Hari.
Kuzhal oodhi gopiyarai mayakki Hari Hari - After making Gopis attracted by your flute Hari Hari.
Gopala rasa kreedai cheytheer Hari Hari - Lord Gopala, you played dance with them Hari Hari.
Govindaa gunangalai padi Hari Hari - Singing about you Govinda Hari Hari.
Gopika geethangalai chonnal Hari Hari - The Gopis sang about your good qualities Hari Hari.
Kudirai muga asuranai kondreer Hari Hari - You killed the horse faced Asura Hari Hari.
Vyomasuranai vadaitheer Hari Hari - You killed Vyomasura Hari Hari.
Malai guhayil balarai meeteer Hari Hari - You saved the boys from the mountain cave Hari Hari.
Magizhchiyudan vilayadi vandheer Hari Hari - You continued playing happily Hari Hari.
Arishtan endra asuranai azhitheer Hari Hari - You killed an Asura called Arishta Hari Hari.
Avanudaya Garvathai ozhitheer Hari Hari - You destroyed his pride Hari Hari.
Akrurar vandu azaikka Krishna Hari Hari - Lord Krishna, when Sage Akroora came to call you Hari
Hari.
Annarudan thereri chendreer Hari Hari - Along with your elder brother, you went in a cHariot Hari
Hari.
Akroorar thuthidave Hari Hari - When Akroora sang your praises Hari Hari.
Ani rathathil annarudan iruntheer Hari Hari - You were in the cHariot with your brother Hari Hari.
Kalindhi nadhi karayil Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, in the shores of Kalindhi Hari Hari.
Kakshiyulla viswaroopam alitheer Hari Hari - You showed him your universal form Hari Hari.
Adhiyum anadhiyum aaneer Hari Hari - You became primeval as well as one without beginning Hari
Hari.
Akila srushti sthithi layavem cheydheer Hari Hari - You performed the creation, upkeep and
dissolution, Hari Hari.
Prakruthi yennum pettagatil irundu Hari Hari - from the box called nature Hari Hari.
Brahmavum unnai thuthithaar Hari Hari - Lord Brahma also prayed you Hari Hari.
Mayayaikkum yettatha Vishnu Hari Hari - You are the Vishnu beyond the scope of illusion Hari Hari.
Mukkunangal pethirukkum moorthi Hari Hari - You are one who has three type of characters Hari
Hari.
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Mathsyavatharam yedutheer Hari Hari - You took the incarnation of fish Hari Hari.
Manuvai pralayathil katheer Hari Hari - You saved Manu from the deluge Hari Hari.
Madhu kaidaba asurarkalai vadaitheer Hari Hari - You killed the Asuras called Madhu and Kaidaba
Hari Hari.
Maayan mayakkam ozhitheer Hari Hari - You removed the stupor of Brahma Hari Hari.
Haya greeva moorthiyay nindreer Hari Hari - You stood there as Hayagreeva Hari Hari.
Anbargalukku upadesam cheytheer Hari Hari - You taught your devotees Hari Hari.
Koormavatharam yedutheer Hari Hari - You took the incarnation of tortoise Hari Hari.
Giri thangi Amrutham kadaintheer Hari Hari - You gave base support to the mountain and helped
churning the nectar Hari Hari.
Varahavatharam yrdutheer Hari Hari - You took the incarnation of the boar Hari Hari.
Vilyattay asuranai vadaitheer Hari Hari - And playfully you killed the asura Hari Hari.
Narasimmaray thoonil udhitheer Hari Hari - You came as Narasimha from the pillar Hari Hari.
Nadunga Iraniyanai pilandheer Hari Hari - Making him tremble you tore Hiranya Hari Hari.
Vamanat vandu udhitheer Hari Hari - You took the incarnation of Vamana Hari Hari.
Mabaliyai vanchithu potteer Hari Hari - You deceived Maha Bali Hari Hari.
Parasuramanay pirandheer Hari Hari - You took the incarnation of Parsurama Hari Hari.
Pagaitha Arasargalai vadaitheer Hari Hari - You killed the kings who opposed you Hari Hari.
Dasaratharkku maindarai vandheer Hari Hari - You came as the son of Dasaratha Hari Hari.
Thambiyatgaludan kooda pirandheer Hari Hari - You were born with younger brothers Hari Hari.
Dharumam thazhaithu oonga Sri Rama Hari Hari - Oh Lord Rama for the sake of great growth of
Dharma Hari Hari.
Sathiyathai niraivethi nindreer Hari Hari - You followed truthfulness completely Hari Hari.
Kodiyavalam thadagayai muditheer Hari Hari - You killed the cruel Thadaga Hari Hari.
Kousigarin yagathai katheer Hari Hari - You protected the yaga of Viswamithra Hari Hari.
Mareechanai kadalil thalli Hari Hari - You pushed Mareecha in to the sea Hari Hari.
Maha munivarin Yagnam muditheer Hari Hari - You helped in completing the yaga of the great sage
Hari Hari.
Agaligayin sapam thudaitheer Hari Hari - You removed the curse of Ahalya Hari Hari.
Aval janama idethi potteer Hari Hari - You gave a meaning to her life Hari Hari.
Janagaridamirunda villai oditheer Hari Hari - You broke the bow that Janaka possessed Hari Hari.
Seethayai malayittu vandheer Hari Hari - You married Sita Hari Hari.
Parasuraman villai muritheer Hari Hari - You also broke the bow of Prasurama Hari Hari.
Balathudane avar thapasai adaintheer Hari Hari - You took from him his strength as well as the
Thapas from him Hari Hari.
Pithru vakyam niraivetha rama Hari Hari - Oh Lord Rama, to fulfill the words of your father Hari Hari.
Pathinalu varudam vanam poneer Hari Hari - You went to the forest for fourteen years Hari Hari.
Dandaka vanam chendra Rama Hari Hari - Oh Rama who went to the Dandaka forest Hari Hari.
Soorpanagayai bangam cheytheer Hari Hari - You cut off some body parts of Soorpanaga Hari Hari.
Sanyasi ravanan vandu Hari Hari - Ravana came in the form of an ascetic Hari Hari.
Janakiyai chirai yeduthu ponan Hari Hari - And took away Janaki as a prisoner Hari Hari.
Jatayuvukku moksham kodutheer Hari Hari - You gave salvation to the bird Jatayu Hari Hari.
Sabarikku mukthi alitheer Hari Hari - You gave salvation to Sabari Hari Hari.
Sugrevan thozhamayai kondeer Hari Hari - You became friends with Sugreeva Hari Hari.
Thudukkana Valiyai muditheer Hari Hari - You finished off the mischievous Vali Hari Hari.
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Anbana Maruthiyum thedi Hari Hari - The friendly Maruthi also searched Hari Hari.
Seethaikku kanayazhi thaan koduthu vandhaar Hari Hari - He gave the signet ring to Sita and
returned Hari Hari.
Choodamani kandu rama Hari Hari - Oh Rama, after seeing her hair brooch Hari Hari.
Sethuvai katti chedreer Hari Hari - You built the dam over the sea and went Hari Hari.
Dasa mukhanai kulathudan kondreer Hari Hari - You killed Ravana along with his clan Hari Hari.
Seethyai chirai meetu kondeer Hari Hari - You freed Sita from imprisonment Hari Hari.
Anbudaya Kousalayum magizha Hari Hari - With the dear Kousalya becoming happy Hari Hari.
Ayodhikku arasanay irundheer Hari Hari - You became the king of Ayodhya Hari Hari.
Bala rama Krishnanai pirantheer Hari Hari - You were born as Balarama and Krishna Hari Hari.
Parthanukku sarathiyay amarntheer Hari Hari - You sat as cHarioteer of Arjuna Hari Hari.
Polladha asurarkalai kuraitheer Hari Hari - You reduced the number of bad asuras Hari Hari.
Bhoodevi baram kuraitheer Hari Hari - You reduced the burden of goddess of earth Hari Hari.
Parthanakku thathuvam unartheer Hari Hari - You taught philosophy to Arjuna Hari Hari.
Bharaha porai muditheer muditheer Hari Hari - You completed the Bharatha war Hari Hari.
Magizhchiyudan Akrurar thudikkave Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, when sage Akrura prayed
thus Hari Hari.
Madura nagaram adaintheer Hari Hari - You reached the town of Mathura Hari Hari.
Vanangatha vannanai vadaitheer Hari Hari - You killed the washer man who did not salute you Hari
Hari.
Vasthrangalai vazhangi nindreer Hari Hari - You distributed all the cloths Hari Hari.
Malar malai alithitta nambikku Hari Hari - To the man who gave you flower garland Hari Hari.
Vaikunda padaviyai kodutheer Hari Hari - You gave place in Vaikunda Hari Hari.
Primala chandanan gal poosi Hari Hari - When a hunch back applied sandal paste and scents Hari
Hari.
Parivudan koonalayum nimirthi Hari Hari - With kindness you straightened the hunch back Hari Hari.
Thiruvakriyai manam magizha cheydheer Hari Hari - And made Thiruvakri very happy Hari Hari.
CheniyananAdai ani thanthan Hari Hari - The merchant gave you new cloths Hari Hari.
Annarudan vangi anintheer Hari Hari - And you wore them along with your elder brother Hari Hari.
Anbudane padavi alitheer Hari Hari - And you gave him good position with love Hari Hari.
Kuvalaya peedathai kandeer Hari Hari - You saw the elephant Kuvalaya peedam Hari Hari.
KOndru mada veeram kulaitheer Hari Hari - And killed it and brought down its power Hari Hari.
Chanuran mushtiyai thalli Hari Hari - After knocking away the fist of Chanoora Hari Hari.
Thamayanudan koodi jeyetheer Hari Hari - You won him along with your elder brother Hari Hari.
Kamsan manjathil kuditheer Hari Hari - You jumped on the seat of Kamsa Hari Hari.
Kireedam chidari vizha kondreer Hari Hari - You killed him, when his crown fell down Hari Hari.
Yettu per thambiyargal kitta Hari Hari - When the eight younger brothers neared Hari Hari.
Ramarin ayudathal maditheer Hari Hari - You killed them using Rama's weapons Hari Hari.
Annarudan koodi Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Krishna along with Bala Rama Hari Hari.
Annai thandai adi vanangi nindreer Hari Hari - You saluted the feet of your mother and father Hari
Hari.
Thanthai thai chirai neeki Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Krishna, after releasing your parents from prison
Hari Hari.
Jayamudan avargaludan irundheer Hari Hari - You lived along with them Hari Hari.
Vasudevarum devagiyum magizhnde Hari Hari - Vasudeva and Devaki became very happy Hari Hari.
Mainthargalai thazhuvi anaithu Hari Hari - And hugged their sons Hari Hari.
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Thayar thazhuviye muthamittu Hari Hari - Mother hugged and kissed you Hari Hari.
Thannudaya sokam thaninthal Hari Hari - And reduced her sorrow Hari Hari.
Yasodhayudan Nandarayum pothi Hari Hari - You praised Yasoda and Nandagopa Hari Hari.
Sondamudan gokulathil cherndhe Hari Hari - And joined along with others in Gokula Hari Hari.
Yasodai vanchayinal Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Krishna, Yasoda due to her affection Hari Hari.
Iruvarukkum maindaray irundheer Hari Hari - You were son to both of them Hari Hari.
Sondhamulla maindharukkaga thandai Hari Hari - The father for the sake of his own sons Hari Hari.
Chirappudane homangal cheytheer Hari Hari - Did fire worship in a great way Hari Hari.
Maharshigal anthanargal magizha Hari Hari - For pleasing the Brahmins and sages Hari Hari.
Varisayudan dhanam vazhangi vandhar Hari Hari - He gave dhana in a systematic way Hari Hari.
Ugrasenan rajavai azhaithe Hari Hari - You called the king Ugrasena Hari Hari.
Urimayudan rachiyathai alitheer Hari Hari - And gave the country lawfully to him Hari Hari.
Sandheepa munivarudanchendreer Hari Hari - You went to sage Sandhipini Hari Hari.
Sakala vidhayum kathu kondeer Hari Hari - And learned all knowledge from him Hari Hari.
Panjananai kondru krishhna Hari Hari - Oh Lord Krishna, after killing Panjana Hari Hari.
Pancha janya sankai adaintheer Hari Hari - You got the Panchajanya conch Hari Hari.
Kalan Yama dharmanidam chendreer Hari Hari - You went to Yama, the God of death Hari Hari.
Guru suthanai meetu kodutheer Hari Hari - And freed and brought back the son of your teacher Hari
Hari.
Udhavarai upacHarithu anuppi Hari Hari - You treated sage Udhava well and sent him to Gokula Hari
Hari.
Kuthamatha gopiyarkku chonneer Hari Hari - And told the innocent gopis Hari Hari.
Gopiyargal udhavarai kandu Hari Hari - Gopis on seeing Udhava Hari Hari.
Krishnanai kondati irundhal Hari Hari - Praised Lord Krishna well Hari Hari.
Sisupalan garvam adakki Hari Hari - After humbling the pride of Sisupala Hari Hari.
Rukmaniyaoi adaintheer Hari Hari - You married Rukmani Hari Hari.
Ashta Lakshmiyudan Krishna Hari Hari - Oh Krishna, along with eight Lakshmis Hari Hari.
Azhagai dwaragayil vasitheer Hari Hari - You lived happily in Dwaraka Hari Hari.
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Hari Keerthanam [Malayalam]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is the entire story of Lord Krishna in the form of prayer written in simple Malayalam, which is
daily sung by many in Kerala.]
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17. Ammavan chollale vannoru asurarkku,
Nanma varuthi kodutha Krishna Hari.
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You created a sense of joy for the people,
Of the world above by the sound of flute, Krishna Hari.
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34. Rookshanaam Sankha choodan thanne nigrahi,
Uthanaam koothane konna Krishna Hari.
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Without delay you showed Vaikunta,
Inside the water to Akroora, Krishna Hari.
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51. Malla rangathe ghoshangal kettittu,
Melle purapettu chenna Krishna Hari.
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After giving away cows you made,
Your relatives very happy, Krishna Hari.
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68. Porkku orumichu jarasandha veeranulla,
Akshouhini balam kanda, Krishna Hari.
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You built the very helpful fort of Dwaraka,
In the middle of the sea, Krishna Hari.
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85. Nan mani sathrajithinnu koduthittu.
Pen mani bhamaye vetta, Krishna Hari.
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You uprooted the wish fulfilling tree,
And presented it to the pretty eyed Bhama, Krishna Hari.
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102. Thamasiyadhe vividhane konnathum,
Rama parakramam ketta, Krishna Hari.
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You got Jarasandha who was drunk with power,
Killed by Bheema, Krishna Hari.
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119. Aasrame salwane konnu, mathu ullavarkku,
Asrayamakki kodutha, Krishna Hari.
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You heard the blessings of your father and mother,
After they became Gods, Krishna Hari.
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Hari Nama Keerthanam
[Song of Hari]
By Thunchathu Ezhuthachan
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Thunchathu Ezhuthachan was one of the greatest writers in Malayalam. His translation of
Adhyathma Ramayanam Kili Pattu and Maha Bharatham are revered treasures in almost all houses
in Kerala even today. He was supposed to have lived in the 14th century. His name, his caste and
even the number of other books he wrote are subject of lot of controversy. But universally it is agreed
upon that he wrote the book called "Hari Nama Keerthanam."(Song of the name of Hari). Either
Narayanaya Nama (Salutations to Lord Narayana) or Hari Narayanaya Nama (Salutations to
Narayana who is Hari) has been added to the 66 verses of this book. These are added to
philosophical thoughts of Ezhuthachan. The stanzas of the book start with the alphabets in the great
initial invocation "Hari Sri Ganapathaye Nama." And then the 51 alphabets of the Malayalam of those
days. It was a time when the alphabet reform was going on in Malayalam. Previous to this work, the
common people used 30 alphabets of Vattezhthu, which was phonetically inadequate, and the people
who wanted to write Sanskrit used Grandhaksharam which was a mixture of Tamil and Sanskrit
alphabets. Thunchathu Ezhuthachan was possibly an active member of the alphabet reform process
and this great book is his single contribution to this movement. From the book, it is clear that
Thunchathu Ezhuthachan was a Vaishnavite who was fondly in love with the Advaitha philosophy. He
mentions that his Guru was one Neelakanta Somayaji in one of the verses. Researchers think that he
learned these aspects of religion from Tamil Nadu. As in my other translations, I have tried my best to
reflect the meaning intended by Ezhuthachan. This was difficult because, in this case he was not
addressing the common man but the student of philosophy and religion. I crave your pardon, if I have
erred.]
[This verse is the invocation by the author not to any God figure but to the Paramathma, whose clear
vision to us is prevented by the veil of "Maya"]
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My salutations to that Narayana,
With a request from humble self,
To make me see him as one reality,
For I was made sad extreme,
To see that the indivisible one,
Has been split in to two. 2
[Ezhuthachan continues to tell us that though the god is one, we are made to believe that we as
persons (antharatma) are different from the all pervading reality (Paramathma).]
[Ezhuthachan warns us that we should not be caught in the web of ego and start thinking that we are
something different from the ultimate truth.]
[Ezhuthachan tells us that self realization not only makes the truth evident but also gives immense
happiness.]
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My salutations to you Narayana,
Please bless me so that,
This writing of the song of Hari's name,
Is with the blessings and grace of my teacher,
Also supported by Gods and the gods among men,
And let me be able to sing this,
Not only from birth to time of death,
But also while dying. 5
[Ezhuthachan prays for the grace of his teacher as well as the approval of God and the learned
Brahmins for this great work. He requests God to make this work immortal.]
My salutations to Narayana,
From the ultimate root of illusion,
Through several evolutions,
Stretches this vision called life.
Though several births are past,
There is no end to this,
Attachment through several actions. 6
[This attachment to mortal life will go only with the realization of truth which can be achieved by
unalloyed devotion.]
Salutations to Narayana,
Like a bubble in water,
This being travels from,
The life in the womb.
To death, again and again.
Only the end of births,
Is the ultimate end to this pain.
And only devotion to thee,
Leads to this end of births. 7
[Impermanence of life is highlighted and it is pointed out that our aim should be to get out of this cycle
of births and deaths.The author feels that devotion to Him is the only way.]
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Salutations to Narayana,
Who is the lord of the lady of lotus,
Who is the primeval man,
Who loves his devotees,
Who does not have either end or start,
Be pleased Oh God,
Construct a play ground in my mind,
And play there. 8
[Ezhuthachan requests God to make the mind pray and think of only Him.]
Salutations to Narayana,
Who is the lord Hari,
Who is of the colour of green, coral and whitish milk,
Who lives in the lotus with thousand petals,
Which is above the six different states,
Who is above the deluge of this universe.
And who is above the good, royal and base characters. 9
[The yogi tries to raise the Sushmna Nadi from the base of Mooladhara, through Swadishatana,
Manipooraka, Anahatha, Vishudhi Chakra and Agna Chakra and reaches out to the Sahasrara
(thousand petal lotus) which is in the base of the brain. Once the Sahsrara opens, it is believed all
knowledge would be self evident. The realization of God then comes automatically.]
Salutations to Narayana,
Realisation of the truth,
That is ingrained in the philosophy,
Is possible only to him,
Who devotes himself to the worship,
Of the feet of his teacher,
Who will give him,
Suitable advice leading to salvation,
Which would lead to the end of births. 10
[The need to get guidance from a teacher for attaining salvation is emphasized here.]
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Salutations to that Narayana,
Who is the Lord Hari,
Oh Lord with lotus eyes,
Please be kind enough to save me,
When the Lord of death judges me,
Based on the list of my sins,
Prepared by Lord Chithra Guptha,
And punishes me with suitable pains. 11
[The list of sins and good deeds committed by an individual is supposed to be maintained by Chitra
Gupta, the accountant of Lord Yama. This list is supposed to help him to determine the quantum of
punishment to be given.]
[Here Ezhuthachan brings out the need to worship and realize the formless god. Though other forms
of worship of Gods like Vishnu, Shiva etc are practiced, they according to him are an inferior mode.]
[Ezhuthachan emphasizes the fact that a realized soul would not take interest in the worldly wealth.
To him they are like things he sees in his dreams. Up to the last stanza, the first letters were those of
the invocation, "Hari sree Narayanaya Nama."]
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Anbenamen manasi Sree neelakanda guru-
Vamboruhakshamithi vazhathunnu gnanum eha,
Anbathoraksharavum moronnuthen mozhiyi,
Lanpote cherka, Hari Narayano nama.
[Here he remembers about his teacher Sri Neelakanda Somayaji. He also mentions that he is using
the 51 reformed Malayalam alphabets instead of the 30 alphabets of Kolezhuthu or the
Grandaksharam. From this stanza he starts using as first letter the vowels and consonants of the new
alphabet system.]
Aadhyakasharthilulayonithokkeyumi,
Thadyakaralithadangunnathum karuthi,
Adyaksharalivayiloronnu eduthu pari,
Keerthippathinnarulga, Narayanaya nama.
[He realizes how difficult this job of making the new alphabets as first letters is going to be and prays
God to help him. Hindus believe that the world was created by the sound "AUM" which echoed and
re-echoed in the entire universe. This holy sound also starts with the first alphabet Aa.]
[Ezhuthachan here emphasizes the unity in diversity in the concept of God as propounded by
Hindus.]
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Eevanna moham agale povathinnu puna,
Reevannamullorupadesangal ulakil,
Jeevannu, Krisha, Hari, Govinda, Rama thiru,
Namangal onnozhige, Narayanaya nama.
[Though the search for method of salvation is through the belief in the formless God, Ezhuthachan
advocates meditation on the holy names as a method to get this belief.]
[Chanting of holy names keeps the mind away from bad qualities like anger, jealosy, etc.]
[Ezhuthachan here advocates pure Bhakthi and chanting of holy names. He says that there is no
need for any other thing to be done.]
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Salutations to Lord Narayana who is Hari,
The singing of the names of Hari is never banned any time,
For the lady who is in her periods, for the one who begs,
For the one who observes an unclean time,
For the debased human being and for the Brahmin doing fire sacrifice. 20
[Here is Ezhuthachan talking like a modern day revolutionary against orthodox beliefs. Some
researchers feel that he was not allowed to read the holy books in Kerala and had to go to other
states to learn religious books.]
[Ezhuthachan wants every one not to bother about the orthodox opinion and pray to God as one
wishes.]
[He dispels another popular belief that chanting certain names of god are superior than others.]
[Though he has been saying about chanting of holy names as a method to approach to salvation,
(stanzas 17-22) here he feels that it is not adequate and he needs to know the truth about the
formless God.]
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Ekanda yogikalil aakamksha kondu para,
Mekanda vazhi pokuuni then manavum,
Kakan parannu punar annangal poya vazhi,
Pokunna pole hari narayanaya nama.
[Ezhuthachan tells that his being a devotee and his desire to the path of the formless God is like a
crow traveling in the path of swans.]
[Five Bhoothas, Five sense organs, Five aspects, Five action organs, Five airs, Five subsidiary souls,
Five actions, Six bases, Eight egoistic aspects, Eight actions inside the body and mind, Three nadis,
Three mandals, Three doshas, Three bad characers, Three good characters, Three aspects of life,
Seven minerals, Five interior organs and the three holy gods are the 96 aspects referred in the above
stanza.]
[Ezhuthachan rues over the several philosophical works whose meaning is not clear to the common
man. He feels that the only option left to him is Bhakthi or devotion to God.]
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Salutations to Lord Narayana
Unlike the insect inside,
A sweet fig fruit,
Which feels that there is no pleasure,
Greater than that,
Make me not think due to illusion,
By hiding your form,
That there is no pleasure
Greater than this body in this world. 27
[Maya or illusion hides the fact that God is only one and makes us feel that this entire universe is real.
Ezhuthachan wants help from God to see the real truth.]
[Ezhuthachan prays to God to keep him away from the hold of illusion.]
[Ajamila who was a Brahmin lead a sinful life. In his death bed, he called out the name of his last son
"Narayana, Narayana". Then the assistants of lord Vishnu appeared before him and prevented the
assistants of Lord Yama from taking him to hell.]
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Salutations to Lord Narayana who is Hari,
I am only able to remember,
That you made a crocodile bite the feet,
Of the elephant who was a prince of Pandyas,
Cursed by sage Agasthya,
To give them both salvation. 30
[Indradhymna a Pandya prince was cursed by Sage Agasthya and became an elephant called
Gajendra. Similarly a Gandharwa called Huhu was cursed by Devala to become a crocodile. You
made the crocodile bite the elephant to give them both salvation. Strange are your ways.]
Salutations to Narayana,
There is no end to the variety
Of your judgment,
For to the prince Dileepa,
You gave salvation, within an hour,
And your actions leads to lot of such contradictions. 31
[Gajendra, the elephant, had to do thapas for 1000 years to get salvation and whereas Dileepa (who
was known as Gadwanga), the King, got the salvation within an hour. Why this contradiction in your
actions?]
Salutations to Narayana,
Though you had the strength to make,
The ocean of water boil,
Using the fire arrow,
You did not have the strength,
To stand and fight,
The proud Jarasandha. 32
[When the god of Ocean did not come before Lord Rama, he sent an arrow and made the entire
ocean boil. But in case of Jarasandha, Lord Krishna was defeated and had to take the help of Bhima
to kill him.]
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Salutations to Narayana,
Though you told your brother,
That the moon light divine,
Was as hot as the summer sun,
When you were away from Sita,
You made those deer eyed maidens,
Feel sorrow by going away,
And leaving their company in Brindavan. 33
[When Sita was abducted by Ravana, once Lord Rama told Lakshmana that because Sita was not
there, he even felt the full moon as hot as the sun. In Vrindavan, he left thousands of Gopis who were
lovelorn and vanished.]
[He cut off the nose of Surpanaka as Rama and made a Hunch backed lady in to a pretty one as
Krishna. Here he refers to the nasal sounding alphabets of Malayalam.]
[He as Lord Rama killed Bali (son of Indra) hiding behind a bush and as Lord Krishna drove chariot
for Arjuna (another son of Indra).]
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Salutations to Narayana who is Haari,
Though your power shines like a fireball,
And fills the world like lightning,
The veil of illusion hides you from us,
And I feel that even the sages great,
Only praise you on whatever they see day to day. 36
[Maya, the illusion hides your shining resplendent forms even from sages.]
[The difference in appearance in different beings is only an illusion and they are like beads of a
necklace.]
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Tangum kurangavum eduthittu pathiyudal,
Sangum radhangavum eduthittu pathiyudal,
Ekaksharam thava hi roopam ninappavannu,
Pokunnu moha vazhi, narayanaya nama.
[Ezhuthachan states here that Saivism and Vaishnavism is caused by illusion. Lord Vishnu is
supposed to hold the Conch and Wheel and Lord Shiva, the deer and an axe.]
[More emphasis is given in the formless aspect of the Hindu notion of God.]
[After emphasizing a lot on the paths of Bhakthi and Gnana, in this verse, emphasis is given on the
yogic approach to salvation.]
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Dakka mrudanga thuti thalangal pole yuda,
Norkkamathi innilayilennedamorthu mama,
Nilkunnathalla mana malana badhakari,
Thhen kandapole, Hari Narayanaya nama.
[It is believed that when one reaches the Lotus with thousand petals, one hears a remarkable musical
sound which is a heavenly experience.]
[Ezhuthachan prays to God and asks him to bless him with the all pervasive knowledge of God, even
if he is not able to complete his yogic search.]
[He is in the middle of words as per stanza 38 but here it is emphasized that the search for him
should be through the Vedic sayings.]
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Salutations to lord Narayana,
To those who think that there is nothing beyond the world that they see,
And argue and shout about this, which is their faith,
And also have faith in their own self only,
And try to suppress the opinion of all others,
You give them pangs of death. 46
[To those with ego, the only result will be sorrow and pain.The only solution is devotion to God.]
[It is the grace of God that leads to the success of Yoga in realizing Him.]
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Palathum paranju pakal kalayunna navu thava,
Thiru nama keerthanamithathinayi varenam iha,
Kaliyaya kalamithilathu kondu moksha gathi,
Yeluthennu kelpu, Hari Naryanaya nama.
[Ezhuthachan believes that the worldly family life is a waste of time and should better be devoted in
search of God.]
[Here Ezhuthachan expresses his opinion that family life is not conducive to spiritual life.]
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Salutations to lord Narayana who is Hari,
Alas, the god of death walks behind me,
With a fully opened mouth,
Which is similar to a cave,
To swallow me,
Like the serpent with an opened mouth behind a frog. 53
[The impermanence of life and the need to get salvation urgently is highlighted.]
[Happy and contended frame of mind is necessary for a clear mind, which would lead to salvation.]
[The need to do every action dedicated to God without any ego is emphasized.]
[Ezhuthachan, if he decides to worship a God with form, makes it clear that he would like to worship
Vishnu.]
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Laksha prakaramodu srushtippathinnu mathu,
Rakshippathinnu mathu sikshippathinnum iha,
Vikshepam avarana mee raandu shakthikalum,
Ningennudichathugal, Narayanaya nama.
[Both illusion and the power to create, look after and punish is ascribed to Lord Vishnu. This possibly
is a justification for preferring to worship Lord Vishnu.]
[Further Ezhuthachan describes his Vision of Vishnu in His mega form, which is the universe itself.]
[Ezhuthachan clearly brings out the fact that the worship of the formless God is not for every one. For
people who cannot understand this concept, he advocates the path of Bhakthi.]
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Shadvairigalkku vilayattathinn agaruthu,
Chittambujam thava hi sadhayana rangamathil,
Thathrapi nithyavum orikkal irunnarulga,
Sathya swaroopa, Hari Narayanaya nama.
[Passion, anger, miserliness, longing, exuberance and competitive spirit are the six enemies. He
requests God to make him remember daily.]
[He says that he would give all his worldly possessions to Him, so that he can attain Him.]
[He tells us that the formless form, as far as he was concerned is only a concept which is the end
result of his concept of Lord Vishnu.]
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Kshariyaya orakshara mathinngennu udhichathithu,
Lipi ezhum aksharam mithennangu urappu janam,
Ariyavathalla thava paramaksharasya porul,
Ariyayumay variga, Narayanaya nama.
[Ezhuthachan talks about the greateness of "Aum", which he says is very difficult to understand even
by great scholars.]
[Ezhuthachan shows his reverence to his teacher and also tells us that this great work, is going to
help people cross the sea of births and deaths.]
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Hari Nama Mala Stotram
[Composed by King Mahabali]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Govindam Gokulanandam,
Gopalam Gopikapathim,
Govardhanodharam Dheeram,
Tham vande Gomathi priyam. 1
Narayanam narakaram,
Nara veeram Narothamam,
Nrusimham, Naganatham,
Tham vande narakanthakam. 2
Peethambaram, Padmanabham,
Padamaksham, Purushothamam,
Pavithram, Paramanandam,
Tham vande Parameshwaram. 3
Vamadevam, Divyasimham,
Dayaum, Deena nayakam,
Daithyarimdeva devam cha,
Tham Vande Devaki Sutham. 6
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Bhoodaram, bhuvananandam,
Bhoothesam, bhootha nayakam,
Bhavanaikam, Bhujangendram,
Tham vande bhava nasanam. 9
Janardhanam Jagannatham,
Jagad jandhya vinasanam,
Jamadagnyam Paramjyothi,
Stham vande jalasayinam. 10
Chathurbhujam Chidanandam,
Chanura malla mardhanam,
Charachara gatham devam,
Tham vande chakra paninam. 11
Sriyakkaram sriyonadham,
Sreedharam, Sreevaraprdham,
Sreevatsa lasitham soumyam,
Tham vande Sri Sureswaram. 12
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Yogeeswaram yagnapathim,
Yasodananda dayakam,
Yamuna jala sachayam,
Tham vande yadunayagam. 13
Trivikramam tapomurthim,
Trividhagouga nasanam,
Tristhalam theertha rajendram,
Tham vande thulasi priyam. 15
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I salute him, who is dear to Lakshmana,
Who decreased the load of the world by simple play,
Who is worshiped by good people of the world,
Who is the Lord of the world,
And who is the consort of Goddess of wealth.
Phala Sruthi:
Harinama krutha mala,
Pavithrapapanasini,
Balirajendrachopthascha,
Kandedharya prayathnatha. 19
Benefits of Recitation:
This garland made out of names of Hari,
Which is holy and destroys sins,
Which was composed by Mahabali,
Should be worn on the neck,
Even if it is difficult.
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Hari Namashtakam
[Octet on Lord Hari]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Sri Narasimha Narakanthaka, kanthamurthe,
Lakshmipathe, garudavahana, sesha sayin,
Kesi pranasana, sukesi kireeta moule,
Jihve japethi sathatham Maduraksharani. 5
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Hari Narayana Keerthanam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is written for chanting during Bhajans (mass singing of prayers). The words should be
very musical and easy to follow for all which is suitable for Bhajan.]
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God armed with a plough, Govinda,
Lotus eyed God Govinda,
Lotus eyed God armed with plough,
Oh cause of everything, Govinda.
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God holding mace and wheel, Govinda,
God served by Indra, Govinda,
God who was Holding mace and was served by Indra,
Oh God who destroyed pride of Crocodile, Govinda.
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Consort of Sita, Govinda,
Consort of Radha, Govinda,
Consort of Sita and Radha,
Consort of Bhama, Govinda.
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Kesava, Madhava who is Govinda,
Madhava, Kesava who is Govinda,
Kesava, Madhava, Madhava, Kesava,
Who subdued Kaliya, Govinda.
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Hari Sarana Sapthakam
[Septet on Sri Hari's Protection]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Bad thoughts drag my mind,
Always and always,
Groups of diseases burn,
My body always and always,
And even my mode of life,
Is in the control of others,
And so you are my only protection,
Oh Lord who holds the Conch.
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Hari Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Ramakantaharam sruthivrathasaram,
Jalantharviharam dharabharaharam,
Chidanandaroopam manogna swaroopam,
Druthaneka roopam Bajeham Bajeham. 3
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I worship and worship him,
Who does not have birth or aging,
Who is full of eternal happiness,
Who is always interested in peace,
Who does not have anything new,
Who is the cause of birth of this world,
Who is the protector of the deva army,
And who is the bridge between the three worlds.
Kruthamnayaganam khagadhisayanam,
Vimukthernidhanam hararadhimanam,
Swabakthanukoolam jagadvrukshamoolam,
Nirastharthasoolam Bajeham Bajeham. 5
Suralibalishtam Trilokivarishtam,
Gurannangarishtam swaroopaikanishtam,
Sadyudhadheeram mahaveeraveeram,
Bhambhoditheeram Bajeham Bajeham. 7
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Ramavamabhagam thalanagna nagam,
Kruthadeethayagam gatharagaragam,
Muneendrai sugeetham surai sapareeham,
Ganougairaathetham Bajeham Bajeham. 8
Phala Sruthi
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Hayagreeva Kavacham
[Armour of Hayagreeva]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Hayagreeva is a horse faced form of Lord Vishnu. There are several stories about the origin of this
God. He is included in the minor incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It is known that he killed as asura called
Hayagreeva who had a horse's head. People who follow Vaishavism believe that he is the God of
knowledge. This Kavacham is from Atharva Veda.]
Asya Sri Hayagreeva kavacha maha manthrasya, Hayagreeva Rishi, Anushtup Chanda, Sri
Hayageevo Paramathma devatha.
For the great manthra called "the armour of Hayagreeva", the sage is Hayagreeva, the meter is
Anushtup and God addressed is the divine God Hayagreeva.
Dhyanam
One who is in the water of sacred water pot, One who has eyes like lotus flowers,
One who lives in the works of treasures of art, who lives in the pericarp of lotus.
He who is merged with the seal of wisdom, Who holds in his hands the conch and the wheel,
Who shines in all directions due to the very many ornaments he wears.
You can see a garland around his neck and he shines along with Goddess Saraswathi and children,
He is the greatest among Devas and so I meditate on him to fulfill all my desires.
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Kavacham
Let Hayagreeva protect my head, and let my forehead be protected by one who is in the middle of the
moon,
Let the one with scientific vision protect my eyes and the soul of sound of Brahma protect my hearing.
The soul of scents protect the nose and let the face be protected by the soul of Yajna,
Let the tongue be protected by God of speech and let Mukunda protect the row of teeth.
Let my upper lips be protected by soul of Brahma, and let Narayana protect my lower lip,
Let my chin be protected by soul of Shiva and cheeks by the Lord of Goddess Lakshmi.
Let the soul of knowledge protect my seat, let my neck be protected by the soul of voice,
Let my arm be protected by the one with four hands, let my hand be protected by one who killed the
king of Daithyas.
Let the soul of wisdom protect my chest, let the soul of universe protect both my breasts,
Let my middle be protected by the soul of everything, let my waist be protected by him who wears
yellow silk.
Let me belly be protected by him who has the universe in his belly,
Let those three rinkles be protected by him who stopped Mahabali,
Let the belly button be protected by Padmanabha,
Let the private parts be protected by him who makes us understand the secret meanings.
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11. Dhathoon Nadigatha pathu, Bharyaam Lakshmipathir mama,
Puthraan Viswakudumbi may pathu, Bandhun Sureswara.
Let the soul of Sun God protect my friends, let the soul of fire protect against the collection of
enemies,
Let the soul of wind protect my soul, let my body be protected by the soul of the sky.
Let the soul of Varuna protect your juices, let the soul of the sky protect the inside of your heart,
Let Hrishikesa protect me day and night and let the teacher of the world protect everything.
Let the soul of all protect the east, let south east be protected by the light of wisdom,
Let south be protected by one who brings us to consciousness,
Let south west be protected by the heavy divine light.
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19. Yevam nyastha sareero asou sakshad Vageeswara bhaved,
Ayur arogyam aiswaryam sarva sasthra pravaktharam.
This body when given up would become the real God of speech,
And would get long life, health, wealth and expertise in all Sasthras.
Without any doubt they would get, the grace of God Hayagreeva
If they sing this divine armour which is worshipped by devas.
Ithya atharvana vede, Manthra khande, poorva samhithayam, Hayagreeva kavacham samaptham.
Thus ends the armour of Hayagreva which occurs in the Poorva Samhitha (Early Collection) on the
book of Manthras which occurs in Atharva Veda.
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Hayagreeva Sampada Stotra
[Prayer to Earn Hayagreeva]
By Vadhi Raja
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Hayagreeva is a horse faced form of Lord Vishnu. There are several stories about the origin of this
God. He is included in the minor incarnations of Lord Vishnu. It is known that he killed as asura called
Hayagreeva who had a horse's head. People who follow Vaishavism believe that he is the God of
knowledge. This stotra is written by a great Savant belonging to the Dvaitha tradition.]
Phala Sruthi
Ithi Sri Madhvadhi raja poojya charanaviranchitham Hayagreeva Sammodha Stotram Sampoornam
This the prayer of Hayagreeva which earns is offered to the feet of Saint Madhwa who is worshipped
by the kings
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Indra Krutha Krishna Stotram
[Indra's Prayer to Lord Krishna]
Composed by Lord Indra
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a rare, remarkable and very musical prayer detailing the pranks of Lord Krishna as a boy in
Brindavan. After reading this, I am wondering why it did not become one of the very popular prayers
addressed to Lord Krishna.]
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Jala kreedam prakurvantham, radhaya saha kuthrachith,
Radhika kabari bharam kurvantham kuthra chidwane. 9
I salute that God who some times plays with Radha in the forest,
Who lies on the chest of Radha in the forest,
Who some times is busy playing love sports in water with Radha,
Who some times makes up the hair of Radha in the forest,
Who some times in the forest paints the feet of Radha,
Who some times chews the half chewed Thamboola given by Radha,
Who some times stares at Radha with side long glances,
Who some times makes a garland of flowers and gives to Radha,
Who some times goes with desire to the group dance with Radha,
And who some times wears the garland made by Radha herself.
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Indra krutham stotram nithyam bhakthya cha ya padeth,
Iha prapya drudaam bhakthimanthe dasyam labheth druvam. 18
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Indra Sthuthi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[To bring down the pride of Indra, Lord Krishna advised the cowherds to discontinue the worship of
Indra and instead worship Govardhana mountain. Enraged by this Lord Indra attacked Gokula by
torrential rain. The Lord lifted the mountain and under it, the entire Gokula was protected. Humbled by
the Lord, Indra prayed to him. This prayer occurs in Tenth Skanda, Twenty Seventh Chapter and
Slokas 4-13. I have consulted the translation of this prayer by Smt. Sudha Devi Ramkumar in her
book in Tamil called Sri Krishna Sthuthi Malai and the translation by Sri C. l. Goswami in his English
Translation of Bhagawatham published by Gita press, Gorakhpur.]
Due to the fact that I was immersed in the pride of wealth and power,
And being ignorant of your greatness I troubled and sinned against you,
And so Oh Lord pardon my not suitable foolish pride and also protect me,
From doing such wrong things, like falling into this type of deceit.
My efforts were put to naught and my pride was crushed, Oh teacher of my soul,
And I have received your blessings and I have surrendered to you.
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Jagannatha Sahasra Nama Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[There was a great King called Indra Dhyumna in Orissa, who was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu.
One great scholar once told him about a very rare but extremely holy form of Lord Vishnu called
Neela Madhava. The King send all his courtiers in search of this great form of Lord Vishnu. Except
one minister called Vidhyapathi all of them failed. Vidhyapathi with extreme difficulty located Neela
Madhava being worshipped by a gentleman called Vishvavasu belonging to a tribe called Sabara. On
his information, the King Indra Dhyumna did reach the place where he found Neela Madhava but was
disappointed as he was not able to see the god there. However, he was instructed by God Nila
Madhava to construct a temple on the top of the Neeladri (Blue Mountain) and get a wooden statue of
him consecrated there by Lord Brahma. The God instructed the King to collect the wooden piece sent
by him to carve out the idol of the god. It is believed God himself came in the form of an artist to carve
the statue. He instructed that he should work alone and should not be disturbed. He said he would
work inside the temple and the doors should be closed. Unable to stifle his anxiety to see the God,
the King one day opened the doors of the temple. The Statues of Krishna, Balabadra and Subadra
were not completely finished and did not have legs and arms. The God ordered the King to worship
him in that form only. This is the Lord Jagannatha of Puri and this Sahasra Namam is written about
him. But I could not see the one thousand names of the Lord in the Sahasra Namam. Possibly some
part of it is missing and I could locate only 577 names. The English text can be viewed at:
sanskritdocuments.org/doc_trial/fortransfer/jagannAthasahasranAmastotra.txt. The Sanskrit and
Tamil text can be viewed at: docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XblZjSmwwYlFJVjg/edit and
knramesh.blogspot.in/2013/04/sri-jagannatha-sahasranamam.html. The odia text can be viewed at:
www.odia.org/sanskrit/jagannatha1k_odi.pdf. The detailed story of the Lord Jagannatha descending
to the Puri can be viewed at: www.indiadivine.org/articles/733-origin-sri-puri-jagannatha.html]
Yudhishtra Uvacha:-
Yudhishtra said:-
Through his illusion and trick all moving and not moving things,
And all men and animals are confused by desire.
I salute him who loves the world and please tell in detail,
The names of that lord of the world, so that I can tell them properly.
Bhishma Uvacha:-
Bhishma said:-
He who has spread by illusion among all moving and not moving things,
And through his grace Lord Brahma is able to create for always.
I will now tell his one thousand names which are invaluable.
Jape Viniyoga
The chanting is being done.
Om Asya mathruka manthrasya, Sri Veda Vyasa rishi, Anushtup chanda, Sri Jagannadho devatha,
BHagawatha Sri Jagannadhasya preethyartham, Sahasranama paatane viniyoga.
To the mother chant, the sage is Veda Vyasa, the meter is Anushtup, the God addressed is
Jagananadha and the thousand names are being read as per the wishes of God Jagananadha.
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Dhyanam
Meditation
On the blue mountain, in the middle of the conch sitting on a gem studded throne in the middle of a
lotus flower with hundred petals,
Completely decorated in a new charming profound way along with his elder brother,
With Subadra on his left side and I meditate on the god carrying Brahma surrounded by his own
people.
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81. Para - He who is different.
82. Hari - He who is green.
83. Padma Hastha - He who has hand as soft as lotus.
84. Devapala - He who looks after devas.
85. Daithyari - He who is the enemy of Asuras.
86. Daithya Nasana - He who is the destroyer of asuras.
87. Chathurmurthi - He who has four forms.
88. Chathurbahu - He who has four hands.
89. Chathuranana Sevitha - He who is served by Lord Brahma.
90. Padma Hastha - He who holds lotus in his hands.
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127. Purushothama - He who is a great Purusha.
128. Krupakara - One who is merciful.
129. Jagadvyapi - One who spreads everywhere in the world.
130. Srikara - One who does auspicious things.
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171. Sarva Jeevasya Jeeva - The soul of all beings.
172. Gopathi - The Lord of earth.
173. Marutham Pathi - The Lord of the Maruths.
174. Mano Budhi - The intelligence of the mind.
175. Ahankara Kama Krodhadhi Nasana - Destroyer of pride, passion and anger.
176. Kamadeva - Lord of love.
177. Kamapala - Protector of love.
178. Kamanga - He in whom love is a part.
179. Kama Vallabha - Lord of love God.
180. Sathru Nasi - Destroyer of enemies.
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217. Aakaradhi Makarantha - He who starts from "Aa" and ends in "ma".
218. Madhyokara - He who has a middle form.
219. Swaroopa Druk - He who shows his form.
220. Sthuthi Sthayi - He who is constantly praised.
241. Jathi Juthi Priya Sadaa - He who always loves an energetic division.
242. Brahatrhpithaa - Big father.
243. Mahaapithaa - Great father.
244. Brahmana - Brahmin.
245. Brahmana Priya - He who likes a Brahmin.
246. Kalpa Raja - King of Eons.
247. Khaga Pathi - Lord of the bird.
248. Devesa - God of devas.
249. Deva Vallabha - Darling of devas.
250. Paramathma - Divine soul.
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261. Kshethrapala - He who is the guardian of Holy things.
262. Manava - Man.
263. Bhuvana - Earth.
264. Bhava Palaka - Protector of domestic life.
265. Sathwam - Pious quality.
266. Rajas - Regal quality.
267. Thamas - Base quality.
268. Ahankara - Pride.
269. Para - Divine.
270. Akasanga - The part of the sky.
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307. Paroksha - He who is mysterious.
308. Sarva Vaasi - He who lives in everything.
309. Charasraya - He who is depended by moving beings..
310. Bhageerathi Mano Budhir - The River Ganges of mind and intellect.
311. Bhava Mrutyu Paristhitha - He who makes the death and birth process stop.
312. Samsara Pranayi - He who loves life.
313. Preetha - He who likes.
314. Samsara Rakshaka Sadaa - Who always protects domestic life.
315. Nana Varna Dharaa - He who takes shape in different castes.
316. Deva - God.
317. Nana Pushpa Vibhooshana - He who decorates himself by various flowers.
318. Nanda Dwaja - He who uses the flag of Nanda.
319. Brahma Roopa - He who has the form of Brahma.
320. Giri Vasi - He who lives on a mountain.
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351. Sabhoktha - He who is a co consumer.
352. Havirbhoktha - He who is the consumer of sacrificial offering.
353. Paro Para - Divine among divines.
354. Manthrada - He who teaches the Manthras.
355. Jnana Datha - He who gives wisdom.
356. Sarva Dhatha - He who gives everything.
357. Paro Hari - Divine Hari.
358. Paradhi - He who is the hunter.
359. Paradharma Cha Sarva Dharma Namaskrutha - He who is saluted by other sects and all sects.
360. Kshamadasa - He who has the habit of patience..
381. Sarana Sarva Lokaanaam - He who gives protection to the entire world.
382. Sarva Sastra Parigraha - He who is an expert in all Sastras.
383. Dharma Kruthi - Good act.
384. Maha Dharma - The Great Dharma.
385. Dharmathma - He who has Dharma as soul.
386. Dharma Bandhava - He who is friend to those who follow Dharma.
387. Mana Karthaa - The Lord of the mind.
388. Mahabudhi - Greatly wise one.
389. Maha Mahima Dhayaka - He who gives great greatness.
390. Bhoorbhuva Suva - He who is the Bhoo, Bhuva and Suva Worlds.
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397. Pathya Moorthi - Wholesome form.
398. Parath Para - The divine among divines.
399. Visvaakaro - He who has the universe as body.
400. Visvagarbha - He who creates the universe.
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441. Mana - Mind.
442. Chintha - Thought.
443. Chintha Haari - Destroyer of worry.
444. Manogna - He who is beyond mind.
445. Paradhika - He who is beyond divinity.
446. Brahmano - Brahmin.
447. Brahma Jaatheenam Indriyanam Gathi - The aim of Brahmins and the senses.
448. Prabhu - Lord.
449. Tripada - He who has three legs.
450. Oordhwa Sambhootha - He who is seen as tall.
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486. Sarva Bhoothaa - He who is all beings.
487. Sarva Dathaa - He who gives everything.
488. Jaganmaya - He who is everywhere in the world.
489. Sarva Bhootha Hithoushi - He who goes favourable works to all beings.
490. Sarva Prani Hithe Ratha - He who is pleased to perform Profitable work for all beings.
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531. Rathna Hastha - He who has a gem like hand.
532. Rathnakara Suthaa Pathi - The lord of the daughter of Rathnakara.
533. Kandharpa - God of love.
534. Rakshaa Kaari - He who protects.
535. Kamadeva - God of love.
536. Pithamaha - Grand father.
537. Koti Bhaskara Samjyothi - He who has the luster of billion suns.
538. Koti Chandra Susheethala - He who is as cool as billions of moon.
539. Koti Kandharpa Lavanya - He who is as pretty as billions of god of love.
540. Kama Murthi - The idol of love.
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575. Jagadheesa - Lord of earth.
576. Mahad Brahma - The Great Brahma.
577. Jagannathaya They Nama - Salutations to you Jagannatha.
Phala Sruthi
Benefits of Recitation
And the man would get billion times the effect of that
And the blessed names of Jagananadha also would yield good results.
The one who desires knowledge would get knowledge, he who wants yoga will make yoga his own,
He who desires for a maid will get a maid and he who desires for victory will get victory.
He who needs fulfillment of desires would get them fulfilled; he who desires sons would get a son,
And a Kshatriya who uses it will always win in a war.
A merchant would get all Dharmas and a Sudra would get pleasant life,
And a sage reading it daily would get divine wisdom because of it.
A man will not get a bad name or suffer sorrows at any time,
And he getting all pleasures would live for a very long time.
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Oh valorous King, please hear Just by thinking,
Of the greatness of the Lord of the earth, all sins would be destroyed.
Thus ends the prayer of one thousand names of Jagannadha which occurs in,
The discussion between Yudhishtra and Bheeshma which occurs in the great Brahma Purana.
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Kaivalya Ashtakam
[Octet in Search of Supreme]
Translated by P.R. Ramachander
[I do not know as to who is the author of this great outpouring of devotion to Lord Vishnu. It strums
the chords of our heart and brings out the soulful music.]
Madhuram Madhurebhyopi,
Mangalebhyopi Mangalam,
Pavanam pavenebhoyobi,
Harair nama Kevalam. 1
Aabrhamasthambha paryantham,
Sarva maaya mayam Jagath,
Sathyam sathyam puna sathyam,
Harair nama Kevalam. 2
Niswase na hi viswasa,
Kadha rudho bhavishyathi,
Keerthaneeyamatho balyayaddhare,
Harair nama Kevalam. 4
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Kamasika Ashtakam
By Srimad Vedantha Desika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer is addressed to Lord Narasimha, who chose to sit in a yogic pose in the
Thiruvelukkai Azhagiya singar temple, which is in the southern bank of the Veghavathi river by
Srimad Vedantha Desika, decidedly the greatest Sanskrit poet among the Vaishnavites of Tamil
Nadu. I have consulted the great commentaries to this prayer available at
desikastotras.blogspot.com/2007/04/kamasikashtakam.html and
groups.yahoo.com/group/RamanujaandDesika/message/766]
The wonderful lion who is found in the later part of the Vedas,
Is living in the southern part of the river Veghavathi as per his wish.
I worship The God who has the primeval body up to the neck,
And who has a roaring lion head above the neck and,
Who has settled in the banks of Vegavathi leaving his Vaikuta abode
Being the friend of all beings, he sits prettily in the paryanka bandha* pose,
With his odd number of eyes and plays in the sands of Veghavathi river.
* Yoga-patta across his waist and right knee.
He who appoints the Maruths and other devas from his own place,
Who has complete control over his senses,
Who is sitting in the paryanka bandha pose teaches real understanding of oneself,
Who seems to teach the real yoga to those who worship him,
And who fulfills the wishes of all the world as the lion of Kamashikha.
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6. Vikaswara nakha swaru kshatha Hiranya vaksha sthalee,
Niragala vinirgalath rudhira Sindhu sandhyayithaa,
Avanthu madha nasika manuja Pancha vakthrasya maam,
Aham prathamikaa mitha prakatithaa havaa bhagava.
With his open nails he tore open the chest of Hiranya Kasipu,
And the blood flowed non stop like a river, which made his nails,
Which were similar to thunder bolt red,
And I worship the Man lion form of Kamashika,
Whose hands compete with each other to protect his devotees,
And declare war on those who try to harm them.
[Some people ascribe this to Adi Shankara; but this is not listed as his work in his list of complete
works.]
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Sadhaiva pada pankajam madheeya manase nijam,
Dadanamuthamalakam, namami Nanda balakam,
Samastha dosha soshanam, samastha loka poshanam,
Samastha gopa manasam, Namami nanda lalasam. 4
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Vidagdha gopikaa mano manogna thalpasayinam,
Namami kunja kanane pravrudha vahni payinam.
Kisorakanthi ranchitham, druganjanam sushobitham,
Gajendra moksa karinam, Namami sri viharinam. 8
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Krishna Ashtakam [2]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Kutilalaka samyuktham,
Poorna chandra nibhananam,
Vilasath kundala dharam,
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum. 3
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Salutations to the teacher of the world, Krishna,
Who has eyes resembling the fully open lotus flowers,
Who has the blue colour of rich clouds,
And who is the chief gem of the clan of Yadavas.
Krishnashtakamidham punyam,
Prathar uthaya ya padeth,
Koti Janma krutham papam,
Smaranath thasya nasyathi.
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Krishna Ashtakam [3]
By Adi Shankara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Who is embraced by Lakshmi, Who is Vishnu, who is the teacher to all,
Who is the subject of the Vedas, who is the witness to wisdom,
Who is pure, Who is Hari, who is killer of Asuras, who has lotus like eyes,
Who carries mace, conch and the wheel, who has stable taste and wears forest garlands.
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Who was the source of birth of Ether, air, fire, earth and water,
Who is the killer of Madhu who looks after the world by his pleasure,
And Who is the one who merges everything in himself at deluge by his power.
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Who is the one seen by the wise sages, who follow the prescribed rituals,
Control their souls completely, turn off their minds from ordinary things,
And completely stabilize all the activities of their mind.
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Who controls the world, being very much a part of it, who carries our pain,
Who is the lord of the world as told in the Vedas, Who is pure and the law giver,
And who is the subject of meditation of devas, sages and men and giver of salvation.
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Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Who is the won by whose strength Indra and other devas win battle against asuras,
Who is the one without whose encouragement no one has independence of action,
And who is the one who cures the pride of the ability to write poems of the poets.
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Without whose meditation people happen to be born as animals like pig,
Who causes people to get fear of birth or death by not knowing him,
And who causes people to be born as insects due to one not remembering him.
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
Who destroys sorrow of humans, who helps those who surrender, who cures confusion,
Who is dark black, who is a pretty child of Vruja with friends there,
who is friend of Arjuna,
Who was created by himself, who creates all beings and gives proper reward and punishment.
Let my eye be able to see that Krishna, who is the protector and Lord of the world,
For whenever the world becomes tumultuous, when dharma suffers in execution,
Then the Lord of Gokula who follows Dharma, who does not have birth,
Who looks after good people and who is independently praised by Vedas,
Appears as the Lord of the world to reform it.
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Krishna Dwadasa Nama Stotram
[Prayer of Twelve Names of Lord Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Nyasam
Asya Sri Krishna dwadasa nama stotra maha manthrasya, Phalguna rishi,
Anushtup chanda, Sri Krishna Paramathma Devatha, Om bheejam,
Swahethi Shakthi Sri Gopala Krishna preethyarthe Jape Viniyoga.
For the great chant of twelve names of Sri Krishna, Arjuna is the Rishi,
Meter is Anushtup, God addressed is Sri Krishna Paramathma,
The strength is Swaha and this is being chanted for pleasing,
Sri Gopala Krishna.
Dhyanam
Manthram
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The fifth is he who has Vedas in his stomach,
Sixth one is he who killed the Asura called Madhu,
The seventh one is the son of Vasudeva,
And the eighth one is Varaha the boar.
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Krishna Karnamrutham
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Krishna Kavacham
From Garga Samhitha
[Armour of Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This rare armour occurs in Garga Samhitha. This is supposed to have been recited by the Gopis
when the baby Krishna killed the ogress called Puthana. It is mentioned that Sage Durvasa taught it
to queen Yasoda, who might have taught it to the Gopis. For the information of people who are not
familiar: Goloka is heaven which is the eternal abode of Lord Krishna.]
Gopya Oochu:
The Gopis said:
Let Krishna protect the head, and let Vaikunta protect the neck,
Let the lord of the white island protect the ears and he who has a form of Yajna protect the nose.
Let the real sages Sanaka and others protect your cheeks,
Let the white boar protect your hair and let sage Narada protect the eye brows.
Let Kapila protect the chins and Dattatreya protect the chest,
Let both shoulders br protected by the bull and let the hands be protected by the fish.
Let Mohini protect the private parts and waist be protected by Vamana,
Let the back be protected by Parasurama and thighs by Badanarayana (Vyasa)
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7. Balo Janu dhwayam pathu, Janghe budha prapathu they,
Padau pthu cha gulphou cha kalkir dharmapathi Prabhu.
Phala Sruthi
Thus ends the armour of Krishna occurring in the thirteenth chapter called,
"Salvation of Poothana" which occurs in the Goloka section of Garga Samhitha.
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Krishna Keerthanam [Malayalam]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
I salute the soft feet of the God with lotus like eyes,
I salute the body of the consort of the daughter of ocean of milk.
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Krishna Manasa Puja
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Authorship of this great stotra is ascribed to Adi Sankara, in the old stotra book published in Kerala in
Malayalam script but this is not included in the list of Complete Works of Adi Sankara, and also the
style of writing is very much different. The reference to curd rice in the tenth stanza, clearly points out
that it is written by a person of South Indian origin. He must have been a Vaishnavite, because of the
use of the word Dasa, while referring to himself in the ninth stanza.]
Oh killer of sins, do achamanam* with the very cold water of holy Ganga,
Ok Krishna, be anointed with the mixture of five nectars,
Take bath in the water filled in golden pots from Ganga and Yamuna,
And again do achamanam with the same water.
* Internal purification.
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Please wear the two cloths which shine like lightning,
Oh Brother of Balarama, wear the soft holy thread,
Which removes fear, as well as fear of death,
And wear on your forehead the mixture of sandal and musk,
And Oh Lord Vishnu, please receive this garland made of lotus and thulasi.
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Namaskaroshtanga sakala duritha dwamsana patu,
Krutham nruthyam sthuthirapi ramakantha tha imam,
Thave preethyai bhooya dehamapicha dasa sthava vibho,
Krutham chidhram poornam kuru kurunamasthesthu Bhagawan. 9
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Krishna Mangalam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of reciting several stotras or the end of singing
several songs or at the end of an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the
Lord. Mangalam may also mean "good wishes", or "wishes for a happy ending". This great Mangala
stotra of Lord Krishna narrates the story of Lord Krishna in detail. Comments have been added by me
at the end of each sloka, explaining the story alluded to.]
[Lord Krishna was born to King Vasudeva and Devaki in the prison.]
[Goddess Lakshmi resides on the mole in the chest of Lord Vishnu called Sri Vathsa. Lord Vishnu
wears a chain in which the dollar is made of the precious stone Kausthubha, which came out of the
ocean of milk.]
[Krishna has been described as Neela Megha Shyamala or one who is the colour of the blue cloud.]
[As soon as Lord Krishna was born to Devaki, he assumed the form of Lord Vishnu and told Devaki
and Vasudeva to carry him to the other shore of the River Yamuna and leave him beside Yasodha.]
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Poothana asupayapana pesalaya suraraye,
Sakatasura vidwamsi. padapadmaya Mangalam. 5
[King Kamsa, the wicked brother of Devaki sent an ogress called Poothana to feed poisonous milk to
all babies so that Lord Krishna would be killed. Lord Krishna killed her by drinking all her blood.
Kamsa then sent an asura called Sakat Asura who took the form of a cart and came near baby
Krishna to kill him. Lord Krishna killed Sakat Asura by one kick.]
[Once Balarama, who was the elder brother of Lord Krishna told Yasodha that Krishna has eaten mud
from the road. Lord Krishna denied this. When Yasodha asked him to open his mouth to check,
whether he has eaten mud, she saw Lord Krishna take the universal form. Yasodha prayed to him to
take the form a child again.]
[Thrunavartha was the son of Tharakasura. He entered the body of Lord Krishna when Yasodha was
giving him milk. The baby's weight went on increasing. Then he was put on the ground. Trunavartha
took the form of cyclone and carried the baby away. The baby Krishna strangled Trunavartha and
killed him. Vathsasura took the form of a cow and joined the cows looked after by Krishna. Krishna
threw that asura on to a banyan tree and killed Him.]
[Baby Krishna was very mischievous and his mother Yasodha tied him with a rope on to a mortar.
Krishna dragged that mortar in between two Arjuna trees and broke them and gave salvation to the
two devas who had become the two trees as a result of a curse.]
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Brhamasthuthaya krishnaya, kalleya phana nruthyathe,
Davagni rakshithasesha gogopalaya mangalam. 9
[By mistake Lord Brahma wanted to test Lord Krishna, by making all the cows disappear. Krishna
created another set of cows. Brahma realized his mistake and begged his pardon. Once a serpent
called Kalinga started poisoning Yamuna River, Krishna danced on his hood and killed him. Another
time when his friends and cows were surrounded by a forest fire, Lord Krishna asked the Gopas to
shut their eyes. Then he completely swallowed the forest fire and saved them.]
[Once to save the people of Brindavana from torrential rain sent by Indra, Krishna lifted the
Govardhana Mountain and made them move below it. In a prank once Lord Krishna stole all the
cloths kept on the shore by Gopis and made them beg for their cloths.]
[Sudarshana, a Gandharwa was cursed by sage Angeeras to become a python. He tried to swallow,
Nanda Gopa. Lord Krishna stepped on him and he got back his original form. Sangachooda was a
servant of Kubhera and tried to abduct the Gopis. Lord Krishna killed him. Lord Krishna also killed
Denukasura who came and attacked him in the form of a bull.]
[Akroora, the son of Kanthini, a saint was sent by Kamsa to invite Lord Krishna for a pooja in his
house, so that he can kill him. Akroora was terribly upset. Lord Krishna gave him solace. Trivakra was
a woman with three bends. Lord Krishna saw her in the town of Kamsa and made her pretty.]
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Gandha malyam paratyaya, gajaraja vimadhine,
Chanura mushti prana harine chasthu mangalam. 13
[On entering the city of Kamsa, Lord Krishna was welcomed by Kuvalyapeetha, a giant elephant.
Without any effort he killed that elephant. Then he was attacked by two wrestlers called Channora
and Mushtika. Lord Krishna and Balarama killed both of them.]
[Lord Krishna killed his uncle Kamsa and afterwards he lived in Mathura. He also got Jarasanda killed
by Bheema.]
[Muchukunda was a king who belonged to the Surya Vamsa. He got a boon for sleeping without
disturbance. Lord Krishna drove Kalayavana in to the cave where Muchukunda was sleeping. The
asura was killed. Lord Krishna showed Muchukunda the way to salvation. Rukhmani who was the
princess of Vidharbha loved Lord Krishna and sent him a letter. Lord Krishna abducted her on the day
of her swayamvara from her kingdom and married her.]
[Lord Krishna created an island of Dwaraka and shifted there. He married Sathyabhama the daughter
of Sathrajit. With her help he killed Narakasura.]
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Banasura karachethre, bhoothanatha sthuthaya cha,
Dharmahoothaya yagartham, sarmadhayasthu mangalam. 17
[Banasura was a Rakshasa with thousand hands. Krishna cut off all his hands in a war and taught
him humility. Dharmaputhra invited Lord Krishna to participate in the Rajasooya Yaga.]
Mangalam to Him Who caused the killing of Jarasandha by the king Bheema,
Mangalam to Him who was praised by the released kings,
And the one who gave the kingdom to Jarasandha's son.
[Lord Krishna got Jarasandha killed by Bheema. He then released all the kings who were kept as
prisoners by Jarasandha. Later he gave the kingdom to Jarasandha's son.]
[Lord Krishna killed Shisupala who was his aunt's son. He helped Pandavas to win the war against
Kouravas. He helped his poor friend Kuchela.]
Mangalam to Him who with his eight queens, his children and grandchildren,
And sixteen thousand wives lived and shined.
Let that Hari, who looks after those, who seek his protection, who is a sea of mercy,
And who relieved the bad times of mother earth by killing bad asuras, kings, people,
Become the god of our clan and grant us exuberant times.
[Lord Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu who was born to relieve the huge weight of bad people
being borne by mother earth.]
Note: The word Mangala is an adjective (without the m at the end) meaning auspicious, lucky,
propitious, fortunate etc. The ending referring to 'Mangalam' would mean auspiciousness,
propitiousness etc.
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Krishna Padambuja Stotram [Malayalam]
[Prayer to Lotus Feet of Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is prayer of extreme devotion and utter simplicity. Though it is supposed to be a prayer in
Malayalam, only the last two stanzas (which are more of a addition to the prayer) are in Sanskrit. This
prayer is normally sung after completing the reading of Narayaneeyam.]
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8. Modha pradhayakam Krishna Padambujam.
Moha vinasanam Krishna padambujam,
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Krishna Sthava Raja
[King of Prayers addressed to Krishna]
By Sage Sanatkumara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer taught by Sage Sanat Kumara, son of Lord Brahma to Sage Narada is one of the
few prayers available which are termed as the King of Prayers. As told in the first stanza, this is rarely
available.]
Mahadeva Uvacha:-
Lord Shiva said:-
Hear Parvathi, I am telling you the prayer which is very rarely available,
Knowing which man never again suffers a life in hell.
Stotram:-
Prayer:-
Oh God not known to any but himself and is the personification of bliss. Bless me,
Oh God who is the soul of the universe and beyond all thought, Bless me, Oh God.
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Bless me God who is greater than greatest, bless me he who brings good only,
Bless me God with regal grandness and bless me he who is greatly glowing.
Bless me God, who is not clearly known, who is broader than the broadest,
Bless me he who is more merciful than the most merciful,
Who is more further than the furthest position.
Oh God who is greater than the greatest, bless me, Oh personification of happiness,
Victory to Madhava, soul of illusion, one who is perennial and one who holds the conch.
Victy to he holds the conch, one blessed with Sri and holder of the sword Nandaka,
Victory to the holder of the wheel and mace and God to whom people pray.
Salutations to him who does creation, upkeep and destruction by assuming three bodies,
Salutations to him who won over Asuras as Vishnu and who is the divine soul.
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Cakrabinnari chakraya chakrine chakra vallabha,
Viswaya viswa vandhyaya viswabhoothanuvarthine. 15
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Krishna Sthuthi
[Prayer addressed to Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Deva ouchu:
Devas told:
I seek your protection because you are the pure Brahma without any qualities,
Who is one who is never implied nor one who is rarely made an aim,
Who can neither be entered in to by great books or bursts of sound,
And who is the divine nature free of birth death cycle which is aimed in to.
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5. Sreyaskari bhagawathas thwad pada sevam,
Hithwaa adha Theertha yajanaadhi thapas charanthi,
Jnanena a ye cha vidhithaa bahu vighna sanghai,
Santhadithaa kimu bhavanthi na they krutharthaa.
Thus ends the prayer to Krishna which occurs in the Goloka Section Third Chapter of Garga
Samhitha.
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Krishna Sthuthi [Ashtavakra]
By Sage Ashtavakra
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer is from Brahma Vaivartha Purana. The Sanskrit original is at:
docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XcGF4S0xMVFFoZ00/edit]
Ashtavakra Uvacha:-
Ashtavakra Said:-
I Salute the store house of virtue, who is above virtue, who is the basis of virtue,
Who is the soul of virtue, who is the god of virtue and who is the seed of good nature.
Salutations to the teacher of Sidhas who is Personification of attainment. One whose part is
attainment One who is root of attainment, one who is above divinity and one who is the store house of
attainment and knowledge.
Hey root of Vedas, expert in Vedas, the follower of Vedas, one who has divided Vedas,
One who is not known by Vedas, one who has primeval form, my Salutations to the God of those
learned in Vedas.
Hey God of Brahma and Anantha, the lord of Adhisesha and Dharma,
Hey God of all, Lord of Shiva, my Salutations to the primeval form.
Hey God who knows your nature, Lord of nature, Divine among divines,
The seed of the tree of domestic life, I Salute you who has the form of a fruit.
Hey lord of the seed of creation, upkeep and destruction, Hey cause of creation, upkeep and
destruction,
Hey seed of the tree of supreme form, I Salute the lord of Radha.
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7. Aho yasya thraya skandhaa Brahma Vishnuy Maheswaraa,
Sakha, prasakha vedhadyas thapamsi kusumani cha.
Who is also the one who makes natural growth in this ineffectual life,
Salutations to one who is the basis, not the basis and the basis of all.
Oh Lord with shining form, one who does not have form and one who is clearly seen as the
germinating power,
My Salutations to one who has all forms, who is clearly visible and one who is greatly filled with
himself.
Phala sruthi
Telling this the great Sage fell at his lotus like feet,
And becoming happy at his detachment, he appeared before him.
He again fell at his lotus like feet and went near it,
And the power that rose from him was like a raging fire.
If one reads the prayer composed by Ashtavakra in the morning as soon as he gets up,
He would get detachment and Salvation without any doubt.
This King of prayers is dearer than their souls to those wanting emancipation.
This was given by Lord Hari himself in Vaikunta to Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Stotram
[Prayer to Lord Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Kunja Viharayashtakam
By Sri Roopa Deva
Translated By P. R. Ramachander
["Rupa Goswami (1489-1564 CE) is a devotional teacher, poet and philosopher from the Gaudiya
Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Alongside Sanatana Goswami he was considered as the leader of
the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan - a highly influential group of devotees made up from a number of
disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu." - Wikipedia.]
When the peacocks are playing Shadja and the Cuckoos are Playing Panchama,
In front of the important people of the village Kunja Vihari,
Who is the prettiest in all the three worlds is playing his flute,
The essence of Gandhara with musk of the deer permeating the environment.
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Aharipu krutha laasye ka chakarabda vadye,
Vruja giri thata range, brunga Sangeetha bhaaji,
Virachitha paricharya schithrathou ryytrikone,
Sthamitha karana vruthir bhathi kunje vihari. 5
When the peacocks dance, when the flute sings soulful music,
And when the bevy of bees sings prettily together, in the valley of the mountains, in Brindavana,
The Kunja Vihari shines along with several of his friends, by completely controlling his senses.
[At the end of the Maha Bharatha War between Kauravas and Pandavas, when the entire Kaurava
army has perished, Aswathama the son of Guru Drona sent the Brahmastra to kill all the Pandavas.
In return Arjuna also sent another Brahmasthra. Lord Krishana made Arjuna to take the shiro rathna
(Gem on the head) of Aswathama and asked Aswathama to aim his asthra at the unborn child of
Abhimanyu. Lord Krishna then entered the womb of the wife of Abhimanyu and saves her child. Thus
the clan of Pandavas is saved. At this juncture, Kunthi the mother of the Pandavas addresses this
prayer to Lord Krishna. This occurs in the 8th chapter of the first Skanda of Bhagwatha Purana. It is
interesting to note that Kunthi is the sister of Vasudeva the father of Krishna and was earlier given in
adoption to king Kunthi Bhoja by Surasena, the father of Vasudeva. Thus she was the maternal aunt
of Lord Krishna. The text in Sanskrit as well as a translation in to English of this stotra is given at:
shivu360.blogspot.com/2010/04/kunti-stuti.html]
I salute the Lord Vishnu, the primeval God and the divine Nature,
Who is invisible to all beings, though he is inside and outside all of them.
How can you be perceived by ladies, as you appear only for great sages,
And philosophers who can recognize the soul and also to experts in the path of devotion.
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You are the Lord of the senses, who freed Devaki from sorrow,
As she was imprisoned by the envious Kamsa,
And Oh Lord you have also repeatedly helped my children,
From various constant and serious groups of threats.
Salutations to the god who is the wealth of those who do not have anything,
Who is beyond the three characters of Saintly, regal and base,
Who delights with himself, who is peace and the path to salvation.
I believe that you are the" time", the great God who does not have any end or beginning,
Who travels equally in all the beings who appear to differ among themselves.
No one ever understands what is in your mind, when you are acting like a human being,
You are not close or far off from any one and it is people who think that you are biased.
Oh soul of the universe, you are completely devoid of birth and soul,
And your birth among small creatures, men, sages and aquatic creatures is your pastime.
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14. Gopyaa dhadhe thwayi kruthadai dhama thavaadhya they dasasru kalilanjanaa
sambhramaksham,
Vakram neeneeya bhaya bhavanaaya sdhithasya saa maam vimohayathi bheerapi yaddbhethi.
When you broke the pot of curd and offended your foster mother,
And when she took the rope to tie you, since you were naughty,
You stood full of fear, bent face, collyrium flowing due to your tears
And with your eyes rolling in confusion and this filled me with wonder,
Because when even fear was afraid of you, how can you be afraid of some one.
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20. Apyadhya nasthwam swakruthehitha prabho jihaasasi swith suhrudho anujeevina,
Yeshaam na chanyathbhavatha padambujath paraayanam rajasu yojithaamhasaam.
When your name and form are not with Yadhus and Pandavas,
They all would become like the body without the soul.
Oh Lord with the mace, this earth will not shine the as it does now,
As it would not be adorned by your feet and would not have great symbols.
This territory with its forests, hills, ripe crops and vegetation,
Will flourish only when they receive your benign glances.
Oh Lord of honey, let my mind not go to any other aspects other than you,
And let it be flowing towards you like the Ganges flows towards the sea.
26. Sri Krishna, Krisha sakha vrushnyrusha bhava nidhrug rajaanvyam sadha hanaa napa varga
veerya,
Govnda godwija surarthi haravathara yogeswarakhila guro Bhagavan namasthe.
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Kurma Stotram
[Prayer to the incarnation of Tortoise]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Koorma (Tortoise) is the second incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He took this incarnation to help devas to
act as the base for the mandhara mountain which was used to churn the ocean. This rare stotra is
taken from an old Malayalam stotra book, its name or publisher is not known to me.]
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Viswasya janma sthithi samyamarthe,
Krutha avatharasya padambhujam they,
Vrujema sarve saranam yadheesa,
Smrutham prayachathya bhayam swapumsam. 5
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Lakshmi Narayana Hrudayam
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Lakshmi Narayana Kavacham
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great armour has been related to the world by Lord Bhairava. Many siddhas have used this for
occult purposes. Due to many secret chants contained in it, it is supposed to be got from a Guru, who
knows the process of chanting this great stotra.]
By wearing it Lord Shiva become the great Vasu and became Lord of time,
And Oh Goddess the Sun became the treasure of light,
And the moon became the Lord of all stars.
The Lord wind became powerful in the world and Varuna became rich with water,
The Lord Kubera became president of wealth,
And Lord Yama as remembered as the king of Dharma.
This armour has been related by Lord Shiva due to our luck,
And its meter is Trishtup and the god addressed is Lakshmi Narayana.
The seed is Goddess Lakshmi, the power is Parasakthi, the nail is Goddess Parvathi,
And this is being chanted for getting pleasures as well as heaven..
Om for the armour of Lakshmi Narayana, the sage is Lord Shiva, the meter is Trishtup, the god
addressed is Sri Lakshmi Narayana, the root is sreem, hreem is the power, Om is the nail, and this is
being chanted for getting pleasures as well as going to heaven.
Atha dhyaanam
Now the meditation
I sing about four armed Lord Lakshmi Narayana with Goddess Lakshmi,
Who has face like a full moon, who wears yellow cloths and sits on a lotus.
Atha kavacham
Now the armour
Hsau Let the Lakshmi Govinda who is the Lord of universe protect my eyes,
Hreem let my nose be always protected by Lord Lakshmi Damodhara.
Let my hands be protected by Narayana and the Goddess Lakshmi holder of the mace,
Namaha, Let my front be protected by Lakshmi son of Nandagopa
Om am, aam, im eem let my chest be protected by Lakshmi god of three worlds,
Um oom, rum room Hree, let my belly be protected by Laksjhmi, the God with Garuda in the flag.
Lrum, lroom. Em eim hsou let my back side be protected by Lord Lakshmi Narasima,
Om, aum, am ahha, hreem, let my stomach be protected by Lakshmi, the god who gives wide
support.
16. Kam kham gam gham gudam paatu shreem lakshmee kaidabhaantakaha,
cham Cham jam jham paatu shisnam lakshmee lakshmeeshvarah prabhuhu.
Kam, kham, gam, gham sreem let Lakshmi killer of kaidaba protect my arse,
Cham Cham jam jhaam Let Lakshmi, the Lord of Lakshmi protect my private parts.
Tam, thaam, dam dhaam let my waist be protected by the leader Narayana,
Tham, tham, dam, dhaam Nama let Lakshmi the lord of universe protect my thighs.
18. pam pham bam bham paatu jaanoo om hreem lakshmee chaturbhujaha,
yam ram lam vam paatu janghey hsou lakshmee gadaadharaha.
Pam, pham, bam, bhaam hreem let Lakshmi four handed god protect my knee,
Yam ram lam vam hsou let my calves be protected by Lakshmi holder of the mace.
19. sham sham sam ham paatu gulphou hreem shreem lakshmee rathaanga bhrut,
Lam kshah paadou sadaa paatu moolam lakshmee sahasrapaat.
Sham sham sam ham hreem sreem let Lakshmi rider of the big chariot protect my ankle,
Lam kshah let Lakshmi he who has thousand legs always protect my feet.
20. ngam njam Nam nam mam mey paatu lakshmeeshah sakalam vapuhu,
Indro maam poorvatah paatu vahnirvahnou sadaavatu.
Ngam njam Nam nam mam let the Lord of Lakshmi protect all my body,
Let Indra protect my east and let fire protect my south east always.
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21. Yamo maam dakshiNey paatu nairutyaam nirrutishcha maam,
varuNah pashchime avyaanmaam vaayavye avatu maam marutaha.
Let Kubhera protect my North, let my north east be protected by Lord Shiva,
Who holds Vajra, Shakthi stick, sword, rope, mace and the flag.
Let him who has the trident always protect me as he is in truth the God of all directions,
Let Anantha protect my speech and let my head be protected by the tendril of Brahma.
Let Lord Lakshmi Narayana always protect me in all the ten directions,
Let Lord Vishnu protect me in the morning and Vasudeva in the afternoons.
Om, Om, Om Let Kesava protect me in king of battles and from tricks of thieves and enemies,
Hreem hreem hreem hahhaahsouh hsahsouh Let Madhava protect me from fire,
Hreem, hreem, hreem Let Lord Anantha protect me from the fear of water, mountain and fire,
Shreem shreem shreem shasha shaalalam Let Lakshmi Madava protect me daily.
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28. Ithedam kavacham divyam vajra panjarakaabhidham |
Lakshmee naaraayaNasyeshTam chatur varga phala pradam.
Which is store house of all luck and which leads to all types of wisdom,
Which is the principle of equalising Lakshmi and is the mixture of divine truth.
This chant is the essence of universe and is secret even for the three gods,
If this read for ten weeks in the night by followers of Vishnu,
Then in the dream they would see Lord Lakshmi Narayana giving them boons.
If this armour is daily read at dawn, noon and dusk in their mind and by the mouth.
He would be filled with joy and that practioner would get salvation,
If a man writes this with sandal paste on the leaves of birch tree and chants it,
And ties it with yellow thread and cover it with Golden plate,
And Wears that goblet on the head and meditates on Lakshmi Narayana,
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36. Saa badhneeyaan kanTha deshey labhet putraamshchira aayushaha,
gurupadeshato dhrutvaa gurum dhyaatvaa manum japan.
Ties it on her neck, she would get sons with long life,
If One gets it from a Guru and wears it praying the teacher,
That devotee would get the benefit of chanting it one lakh times.
And Oh Parvathi Among the very many known armours,
|| Iti shree rudra yaamaley tantrey shree devee rahasye lakshmee naaraayana
kavacham sampoornam ||
Thus ends the armour of Lakshmi Narayana occurring in Devi Rahasya which occurs in the book
Rudra Yamala.
The armour of Lakshmi Narayana which occurs in the chapter of the secret of the Goddess in Rudra
Yamala comes to an end.
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Lakshmi Narayana Stotram
By Lord Krishna
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This rare and great prayer is addressed to the unified image of Goddess Lakshmi and God
Narayana. This was recited by Lord Krishna.]
Dhyanam
Stotram
Lokodhbhavasthe malayeswaraabhyaam,
Sokoru dheena sthithnasakabhyam,
Nithyaam, yuvaabhyaam, nathirasthu Lakshmi,
Narayanabhyam Jagatha Pithrubhyam. 4
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Rakthothpalaabraaba vapurdharaabhyaam,
Padmaari sankhaabhja gadha darabhyaam,
Nithyaam, yuvaabhyaam, nathirasthu Lakshmi,
Narayanabhyam Jagatha Pithrubhyam. 10
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Lakshmi Nrusimha Hrudaya Stotra
[From Bhavishyothara Purana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lakshmi Nrusimha, the royal man lion with his consort Lakshmi is an extremely important God in the
Hindu pantheon. This rare stotra in Devanagari script is given at:
knramesh.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html]
For the great chant of "the heart of Lakshmi Nrusimha", the sage
Is Prahladha, the god addressed is Lakshmi Nrusimha, the meter is anushtup,
And this is being read for fulfilling my desires.
Kara Nyasa
Om Lakshmi Nrusimha angushtabhyaam nama
Om Vajra nakhaya tharjaneebhyaam nama
Om Maha roiopaya madhyamaabhyaam nama
Om sarvatho mukhaya anamikabhyaam nama
Om Bheeshanaaya kanishtakabhyaam nama
Om Veeraya karathala kara prushtabhyaam nama
Hrudaya nyasa
Om Lakshmi nrusimhaya hrudayaya nama
Om Vajra nakhaya sirase swaha
Om Maha roopaya shikhayai vashat
Om Sarvatho mukhaya kavachaya hoom
Om Bheshanaaya nethra thrayaaya Voushat
Om Veeraya asthraya phat
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Adha Dhyanam
Om sathyam jnanedriyam sukham ksheeambhonidhi madhyagam,
Yoga roodam prasannasya nana bhooshana bhooshitham,
Maha chakram, maha vishnum, trinethram cha pinakinam, '
Swethahivasam, swethangam soorya chandardhi parswagam,
Sri Nrusimham, sadaa dhyayeth koti soorya sama prabham.
Then Prayer
Om embodiment of truth, organ of divine wisdom, one who is pleasant, one who is in the middle of
sea of milk,
One who practices yoga, one who has joyful look, one who wears various ornaments,
The great wheel(chakra), the great Vishnu, shiva with three eyes, holder of pinaka bow,
One in whom whiteness resides, one has a white body, one who is near the sun and the mon,
Is Narasimha and I always meditate on him who shines like billions of suns,
Adha Stotram
Now the prayer
The syllable Nru indicates soul and the word Simha indicates sound,
And the combination of these is the one sung buy Vedas,
Who is the one who if he is seen is completely seen.
Without any attachment but with great mercy he looks after all beings,
And those who are blessed by him in the domestic world, all reach Lord Narasimha.
The cause of the universe is Narasimha and all outside depend on him,
And the soul venerated by illusion is for ever living like the Sudarasana Chakra.
The Vasudeva is beyond illusion and has the same luster as Narayana,
He is pure, without egotism and without any stains very clean.
He is the form of all moving and non moving things as also the one who makes law for them,
He is the god of all, doer of all, soul of all and perceptible to all.
Narasimha is also really the top most soul without any doubt,
But some fools say that he in an incarnation and is not god.
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An all embracing soul like Lord Narsimha can only be seen rarely,
There is no god beyond Narsimhand Narasimha is the teacher of the world.
Those souls who daily chant "Om", and teach all others "Om",
By the king of chants "Om", the people of this world always get salvation.
Those people who are devotees of Narasimha, do not have fear nor have any change,
And just by seeing them, you can get relief from all sins.
The letter "aa" is the word of the soul and the letter "e", is the great god,
And this after combining with the letter "vu" became the great word.
By the word "Om" you get salvation and so is the death in Kasi,
But otherwise the thought about "Narsimha", would definitely lead to salvation.
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23. Sri nrusimho namasthubhyam, sri nrusimha praseedha may,
Nrusimha bhagwan matha, sri nrusimha pithaa mama.
Without any doubt it would give the effect of visiting Kasi and Rameswara,
Or doing one thousand aswamedhas or one hundred Vajapeyas.
Whatever results that we want to attain, that would be given by this manthra,
And without doing the ninety six offerings,
Our manes would get satisfied by this manthra,
And this is also for people without sons and do not have a way hearing this is the way.
For those who remember Lord Narasimha by this prayer, it would be a boat, a boat to salvation,
And those who have very great load of karma, reading this always is very good.
This king of chants addressed to Lord Narasimha is seen as the pilot by the wise,
For those who are tied by the rope of Yama, this would definitely be a halt.
The king of manthras addressed to Narasimha is the cage of the mind of devotees,
And Narsimha would become the sun would shine as this chant.
The peacock like mind of the devotees would dance seeing it,
And those who do not have any help from elsewhere, this is the help.
Seeing my wisdom, the fooloish people would find faults with Lord Vishnu,
Not realizing that it is but a tiny dust of the lotus like fedet of Lord Narasimha.
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The swan of my thoughts control my mind completely,
For my father is Lord Narasimha and my mother is Lord Narasimha.
Whatever, whatever desires you think, you would definitely realize them,
In this world of all good desires and in the end great salvation.
Ithi Bhavishyothara purane, prahladha khaditham, sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Hrudaya Stotram
sampoornam.
Thus comes to an end the chant of the headt of Lakshmi Nrusimha which was told by Prahladha and
occurs in Bhavishyothara Purana.
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Lakshmi Nrsimha Karavalamba Stotra
By Adi Shankara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have reached the very dangerous and deep,
Bottom of the well of day to day life,
And also being troubled by hundreds,
Of miseries which are like serpents,
And am really miserable and have,
Reached the state of wretchedness and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
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Samsara dava dahanathura Bheekaroru,
Jwala valee birathi dhighdha nooruhasya,
Thwat pada padma sarasi saranagathasya,
Lakshmi Nrsimha Mama Dehi Karavalambam. 8
Oh king of devas,
Who is the Lord of Lakshmi, who has a lotus on his belly,
Who is Vishnu, the lord of all heavenly beings, who is Vaikunta,
Who is Krishna, who is the slayer of Madhu,
Who is one with lotus eyes, Who is the knower of Brahman,
Who is Kesava, Janardhana, Vasudeva,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
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Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Who dwells in the hearts of great sages like Prahlada,
Narada, Parashara, Pundarika and Vyasa,
Who loves his devotees and is the wish giving tree,
That protects them, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
[There are two more versions of this great stotra. In the one printed by Giri Traders, Madras, Stanzas
14 and 15 do not appear. In the compilation by R.S.Vadhyar and sons Palakkad, the stanza 11 is
followed by stanza 13 and is followed by the following stanza as 13th stanza:-
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Loka Rakshanam
[Protection of the World]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a prayer in Malayalam addressed to Lord Vishnu, seeking a boon to protect the entire world.]
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Oh Lord who is the form of eternal truth,
Who in all his forms, who always shines in everything,
Oh friend of the universe, please make the man's mind,
Your pretty home of cherished understanding.
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Madhava Sthuti
[Prayer to Madhava]
By Kadathanattu K. Padmanabha Variar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[I found this very meaningful and musical prayer in a book named Sri Guruvayurappan Stotra Mala
published by Devi Book Stall, Kodungallore.]
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5. Kama komalam vamalochanam,
Bhoomipalakam, bhouma soshanam,
Ramasodharam, shyamalakruthim,
Yadhu kulothamam, Madhavam Bhaje
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Madhurashtakam
By Vallabhacharya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Mahaprabhu Srimad Vallabhacharya (1479-1531) is one of the greatest sage - philosophers of India,
who belonged to a Telugu family, was one of the foremost followers of Bhakthi Marga and established
his philosophy of Pushti Marga in North India during the 16th century. His Bhakthi was much more
than devotion. It was becoming mad in the thought of God. According to him, the devotee does not
see anything except his Lord everywhere. Madhurashtakam written by him sees sweetness in his lord
inch by inch. This translation in to verse has taken the liberty of adding the name of the Lord, here
and there, so that the meaning is very clear and the translation becomes a verse.]
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Mangala Geetham
By Sri Jayadeva
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a short prayer written by Jayadeva, the author of Gita Govindam. It is very musical and
meaningful.]
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Abhinava jala dhara Sundara, drutha mandhara ye,
Sri mukha chandra chakora, jaya jaya deva hare. 7
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Mangalya Sthavam
[Prayer for Good Happenings]
By Sage Pulasthya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Mangalya Sthavam is a great prayer addressed to several avatharas of Lord Vishnu occurring in the
Forty Third Chapter of the Vishnu Dharmotharam Ithihasam. It is a conversation between Sage
Pulasthya and his disciple sage Dhaulabhya. On being asked about the most suitable prayer to drive
away bad dreams and for being able to complete all jobs in a proper fashion by Dhaulabhya,
Pulasthya tells him that only a prayer to Lord Vishnu would help him achieve that and he also teaches
the prayer to him. This prayer has been very popular with great Vaishnavite Acharyas like Vedanta
Desigar and Parasara Bhattar. This is also recited by devotees before starting any important work.
What follows is a simple translation. People interested in reading the great prayer in Deva Nagari
along with detailed commentary as well as see wonderful pictures of Lord Hari are requested to visit:
www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/ebook65.htm]
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Oh twice born who is great, I will,
Make you hear that which leads,
To good events, ensure al round success,
And destroy all bad events completely.
One who rooted in the mobile and immobile beings of the world,
One who in the three worlds, being the cause of the three worlds,
One who is the destroyer at deluge and protector till then,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who is the unified form of water, air, fire, earth and ether,
One who is larger than largest and smaller than smallest,
And the supreme God who is always big and small,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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One who is the greatest among devas and asuras,
One who is the greatest among Sanyasis and sages,
And one being considered greatest among everything, by all of them,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
The one who brought back earth from the bottom of the sea,
The one who creates and looks after this world,
And the one who destroys it completely,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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One who has his feet as Vedas and all beings in his belly,
One whose hair ends are all the great sages,
One who has his face as the different fire sacrifices,
And one who is always the lord of all gods,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who is the lord with different parts of his body being parts of yagna,
One who has all his parts of the body being god themselves,
And one always took the form of the holy boar,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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The one who rose swiftly out of the waters of deluge,
Firmly holding the very pretty goddess earth,
And being always worshipped by great sages,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who is endowed with fearsome teeth, the remover of fear of devas,
One who is the assumer of the great divine form of man and lion,
And the Lord who is perennial protector of the world,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who is fearful and who had claws capable of cutting like a saw,
The chest of the great Asura in a fearful manner,
And one who is the dispeller of the fears of all beings,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who is the sender of the sparkle of his teeth in all directions,
Along with his fearsome faces on all sides,
And the one who scattered all the rakshasas,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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One who is the destroyer without doubt of great fears,
From the minds of those who sing his names,
And one who is the man lion who is the saviour from dangers of all,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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One who recited the rik Veda and enlivened the world
One who recited the Yajur Veda and made it bloom,
One who recited Sama Veda and removed all ills,
And the Vamana who gave Indra the world for ever,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who went to beg for land from the asura king,
One whose each step made the earth bend,
And the Vamana who forever fills the whole world,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
The one who entered the gate of the asura king creating wonder,
In the hearts of those assembled and in the heart of the great asura,
And the Vamana who could hold all the seven worlds with in him,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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One who with a baby kick pulverized Sakatasura,
One who broke the yamalarjuna trees and killed Kamsa,
And who killed the wrestler Chanura for ever,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
One who holds the fully opened lotus flower in his hand,
One who carries his consort Lakshmi on his chest,
And one Who is adorned with eyes as pretty the lotus leaf,
Is Hari, who will help me in increasing auspiciousness.
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Phala Sruthi
[Benefits of Recitation]
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Oh sage Daulabhya, while starting anything or
When they see bad and evil dreams, the learned,
Recite this Mangalya sthavam, and when they,
With one mind meditate on Vishnu, they see him.
The inauspeciousness vanishes, and horrible ill effects by planets is set right,
And when done before the start of an action, the learned gets divine grace.
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Matsya Stotram
[Prayer to the Fish]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Hey god all your incarnations are for the well being of the world,
And I would like to know, what is the necessity of your real form.
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Mohini Rachitha Krishna Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Mohinyuvacha:-
Mohini told:-
The first among all the sense organs, the part of Lord Vishnu is the mind,
And my salutations to that which is born out of the seed of its work.
The god is himself the soul and he is the greatest god with the form of wisdom,
Salutations to Brahman and to the one from whom Brahma who created was born.
Salutations to him who has won everybody, who has won the universe,
Who is the pretty soul of all beings, who is the root of pleasure,
Who is the god of pleasure* and one who likes pleasure.
* It could be also "RathI", the wife of Manmatha,
I salute the two goddesses and one who is permanently with them,
And Who is dearer than soul to them, as well as,
The vehicle of those goddesses and the weapons of those Goddesses.
I salute the God with five arrows, who helps in penance and worship,
Of all the Gods as well as the five elements and who is the basic of action of the five sense organs.
If this very holy stotra which if read with devotion by the passionate one,
Without doubt his wish would be fulfilled,
And he will definitely would become stainless.
Without taking any action, sometimes the loved one would become his own,
And he would be blessed with health and wealth and shine like the God of love,
And also he would get the pious lady who is the mind stealer in the three worlds as his wife.
[Poonthanam is one of the greatest Bhakthi poets of Kerala. In this poem, which is philosophical, he
tries to trace the cause of Sorrow.]
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9. Jnanam undavathinnu yenthu cheivu - Krishna,
Jnanam undavathu Bhakthi konde
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17. Krishana hare Jaya, Krishna Hare Jaya,
Krishna Hare Jaya, Krishna Hare Jaya.
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Muchukunda Sthuthi
By King Muchukunda
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer by King Muchukunda occurs in the tenth Skanda of Bhagwatha Purana in the Fifty First
Chapter (Slokas 46-58). Muchukunda was a King of the solar dynasty being the son of the Great King
Mandatha. He was extremely valorous and helped the devas in the war against their enemies. Once
he even waged a war against Lord Kubhera and when offered all his Wealth he thankfully refused it.
When Lord Subramanya was made the commander of the deva army, the devas requested
Muchukunda to take rest and made him enter in to sleep in a cave. They also gave him a boon that
whosoever wakes him up would turn in to ashes. Kalayavana (deathly greek) a friend of Jarasandha
attacked Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna pretended to retreat and lead Kala Yavana into the cave where
king Muchukunda was sleeping. Kalayavana woke him up and was turned in to ash. King
Muchukunda recognized the Lord and prayed him and was granted salvation.This is that prayer. The
stotra in devanagari script is available at: www.prapatti.com/slokas/sanskrit/muchukundastuti.pdf]
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4. Kalevaresmin ghata kudya sannibhe,
Niroodamaano nara deva ithyaham,
Vrutho radhebhaa aswapadathyanee kapai,
Gaam paryatasthwa ganayan sudhurmadha.
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9. Bhavapavargo bramatho yadha bhaveth,
Janasya tharhayachyutha sath samagama,
Sath Sangamo yarhi thadaiva sath gathou,
Paravarese thwayi jayathe mathi.
Who will want to do anything except to perform service and worship to your feet,
And want to pray for any other thing, my Lord,
And Oh Hari, which wise man would ask,
Anything else which will tie and imprison his soul?
[This mangalam is normally sung during worship in most of the Vaishnava temples of South India.
The sanskrit original can be found at: prramamurthy1931.blogspot.com/2011/08/mutkaka-
mangalam.html]
To One to who received the mercy of Srisailesa, to One who is the ocean of wisdom, devotion etc,
To One who was respected by the king of saints,
And to the sage who is the attractive father in law, my salutations
[This is a poem praising the sage Manavala Mamuni and is supposed to be written by Lord
Ranganatha himself on his 60th birthday.]
Mangalam to Satakopa who has his original place below a tamarind tree
In the great city of Srinagara which is in northern shore of Thamraparni.
Mangalam for ever to Aandal, who is the pretty one of son of Nanda,
Who is the daughter of Vishnu datha and gave great joy to his mind
Mangalam to the king of saints Ramanuja who was the son of Kanthimathi,
Who was the descendent of Sri Kesava of Sri maha bhootha pura
[This is addressed to Saint Ramanuja who hailed from Sriperumbudur also called Bhoothapuri.]
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Mukunda Mala
By Kulasekhara Azhwar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[These immortal verses were composed by a prince of the Chera Dynasty called Kulashekara Azhwar
(Kula Shekara Perumal in Kerala). He was also called Mudaliyandan Nambi. He was one of the 12
sages of the Bhakthi cult of Vaishnavism called Azhwars. These sages were the minstrels of God
who traveled from place to place and sang the praise of Lord Vishnu. The devotion to God expressed
in these verses is unparallel in any world literature.]
Oh my lord who can only give delivarance, please make me capable of chanting every day,
Thy names such as, Lord of all beings, He who can give all boons,
He who is the store house of mercy, He who loves all his devotees,
He who can kill all problems of this world, He who is Lord of every thing,
He who sleeps on the serpent and He who lives every where in this universe.
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Divi va bhuvi va mamastu vaso
Narake va narakantaka prakamam
Avadhirita-sarada aravindau
Charanau the marane api chintayami
Kara-charana-saroje kantiman-netra-mine
Srama-mushi bhuja-vichi-vyakule agadha-marge
Hari-sarasi vigahyapiya tejo-jalaugham
Bhava-maru-parichinnah klesam adya tyajami
Sarasija-nayane sa-sankha-chakre
Mura-bhidi ma viramasva chitta rantum
Sukha-taram aparam na jathu jane
Hari-charana-smarana amrithena tulyam
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Mabhir manda-mano vichintya bahudha yamis chiram yatana
Naivami prabhavanti papa-ripavah svami nanu sridharah
Alasyam vyapaniya bhakti-sulabham dhyayasva narayanam
Lokasya vyasanapanodana-karo dasasya kim na kshamah
Trishna-toye madana-pavanoddhuta-mohormi-male
Daravarte tanaya-sahaja-graha-sanghakule cha
Samsarakhye mahati jaladhau majjatam nas tri-dhaman
Padambhoje vara-da bhavato bhakti-navam prayaccha.
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Drowning I am in this sea,
Of birth, death and life,
Because Of the wind of passion,
Started by the God of love,
And because of the burden of attachment,
To the son I love,
To the wealth that I earned and keep,
To the wife for whom I yearn,
And so giver of blessings,
Please be kind to give me a place,
In the boat of devotion,
To thine lotus like feet and save.
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He! martyah paramam hitham srinutha vo vakshyami sankshepatah
Samsararnavam apad-urmi-bahulam samyak pravisya sthitah
Nana-jnanam apasya chetasi namo narayanayety amum
Mantram sa-pranavam pranama-sahitam pravartayadhvam muhuh
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The head with white dust is loftiest, where the dust is collected by bowing to our Lord,
Those eyes which have left ignorance after seeing Lord Hari are the prettiest,
That brain which meditates on Lord Madhava,*
Has the white glow of the moon and the conch and that tongue always showers nectar,
Which praises and glorifies lord Narayana.
* He who is born in the family of Madhu.
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Nathe dhathari bhogi-bhoga-sayane narayane madhave
Deve devaki-nandane sura-vare chakrayudhe sarangini
Lilasesha-jagat-prapancha-jathare visvesvare sridhare
Govinde kuru chitta-vrittim achalam anyais tu kim vartanai
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Tattvam bruvanani param paras tan
Madhu ksharantiva mudavahani
Pravartaya pranjalir asmi jihve
Namani narayana-gocharani
Namami Narayana-pada-pankajam
Karomi narayana-pujanam sada
Vadami narayana-nama nirmalam
Smarami narayana-tattvam avyayam
Bhaktapaya-bhujanga-garuda-manis trailokya-raksha-manir
Gopi-lochana-chatakambuda-manih saundarya-mudra-manih
Yah kanta-mani-rukmini-ghana-kucha-dvandvaika-bhusha-manih
Sreyo deva-sikha-manir disathu no gopala-chuda-manih.
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Hey jewel riding on the back of Garuda,*
Hey jewel taking care of all the three worlds,
Hey jewel attracting the eyes of Gopis** like the Chataka bird,***
Hey jewel which is the signal of beauty,
The only jewel on the chest of Rukhmani,****
Who herself is a jewel among your consorts,
Hey crown jewel of all gods,
Hey Gopala***** who is the supreme jewel,
Please show us the way.
* The bird on which Lord Vishnu rides.
** The cow maidens who were friends and devotees of Lord Krishna.
*** A mythical ever thirsty bird.
**** One of the consorts of Lord Krishna
***** He who takes care of cows or souls.
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Krishna tvadiya-pada-pankaja-panjarantam
Adyaiva me visatu manasa-raja-hamsah
Prana-prayana-samaye kapha-vata-pittaih
Kanthavarodhana-vidhau smaranam kutas te
Srunvan janardana-katha-guna-kirtanani
Dehe na yasya pulakodgama-roma-rajih
Nothpadyathe nayanayor vimalambu-mala
Dhik tasya jivitam aho purushadhamasya
Andhasya me hritha-viveka-maha-dhanasya
Chauraih prabho balibhir indriya-namadheyaih
Mohandha-kupa-kuhare vinipatitasya
Devesa dehi kripanasya karavalambam
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This body which will change over time,
Would one day fall after its hundred joints stiffen,
Why are you in search of other medicines, you fool,
Only drink deep, the elixir of Lord Krishna.
Hey, cow heard boy, Hey, ocean of mercy, Hey, darling of the daughter of the sea,
Hey, slayer of Kamsa,* Hey, Lord who showered mercy on the king of elephants,
Hey, Madahava, Hey brother of Balarama,** Hey, master of the three worlds,
Hey, my lord with lotus eyes, Hey, Lord of all gopis,
Know I none greater than you and so protect me.
* Uncle of Krishna who wanted to eliminate him
** Elder brother of Lord Krishna
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Pranamam isasya sirah-phalam vidhus
Tad-archanam prani-phalam divaukasah
Manah-phalam tad-guna-tattva-chintanam
Vacah-phalam tad-guna-kirtanam budhah
Kshira-sagara-tarangarasikara-
Sara-tarakita-charu-murtaye
Bhogi-bhoga-sayaniya-saayine
Madhavaya madhu-vidvishe namah
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To the one sprayed with drops from the waves of the ocean of milk,
Who has the pretty form of stars in the sky,
Who Reclines on the bed of the serpent,
Who is Madhava and the killer of Madhu,
Are my heart felt salutations.
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Mukunda Mukthavali
[Hymn for Salvation on Mukunda]
By Rupa Goswami
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[I found this Stotra in a compilation of stotras named as Stotra Rathnakaram published by Devi Book
Stall (Kodungaloor, Kerala). Strangely the several slokas in this great prayer are not of similar meter.
This is a collection of stotras on Krishna.]
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Smitha lalitha kapola snigdha sangeetha lolam,
Lalitha chikura jalam chourya chathurya leelam,
Sathamaka ripu kalam, satha kumbhabha chelam,
Kuvalaya dala neelam, naumi gopala balam. 4
Let the son of king Nanda protect me, who wins hundred moons by his face,
Who is the ocean of pretty playfulness, who holds in his hand a ball,
Who is the soul mate of his darlings, who is coated with dust all over his body,
Who holds the flute in his armpits and who is capable of making the cows obey him.
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Yagna bhanga rushta sakranunna ghora megha chakra,
Vrushti poora khinna gopa veekshanopajathakopa,
Kshiptha savya hastha padmadharitho cha shaila sathma,
Guptha goshta raksha raksha maam thadhdhya Pankajaksha. 8
Indranivaram vrajapathivaram
Nirdhoothavaram hrutha gana varam,
Rakshitha gothram preenitha gothram
Thwaam drutha gothram naumi sagothram. 15
Malayajaruchira sthanujithamudhira,
Palitha vibhudhasthoshitha vasudha,
Maamathirasika kelibhiradhika,
Smithasubhagaradha krupayathu varadha. 17
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Ullasadvallaveevasasaam thaskara,
Sthejasa nirjithaprasphurath bhaskara,
Peenahos thadhayorullasa chandana,
Pathu vaa sarvatho devaki nandna. 21
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Dushtadwamsa karnikaravathamsa,
Kheladwamsi panchamadwanasamsi,
Yogee chetha keli bhangi niketha,
Pathu swairi hantha va kamsa vairee. 25
Ruchirapata pulinathata,
Paupathir guna vasathi,
Samamasuchirjjaladaru,
Charmanasi paraisphurathu hari. 28
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Let me be protected by that God who killed Kaliya,
Who broke the two arjuna trees playfully,
Who is liked by people due to his interesting stories,
And who kills bad people just by movement of his eyes.
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Pasupa yuvathi goshti chumbitha srimadhoshti,
Smaratharalitha drushtir nirmithananda vrushti,
Nava jaladharadhama pathu va Krishna nama,
Bhuvana madhura vesha malini moothiresha. 34
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Nama Ramayana
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[A devout Hindu believes that if he reads Ramayana (Story of Rama) daily, he would be nearing his
God. He also would like to meditate on the name Rama', so that all his sins are washed off. Nama
Ramayana is the story of Rama written for this purpose. Apart from condensing the story, it helps the
devotees to meditate on the different sterling aspects of Rama. Here is a translation in English to help
the devotees to do just that.]
Bala Kanda
Ayodhya Kanda
Aranya Kanda
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My Rama, Who killed the Bad Virata, My Rama
My Rama, Who was worshipped by Sage Sarabhanga, My Rama
My Rama, Who was blessed by Sage Agastya, My Rama
My Rama, Who was honoured by King of Eagles, My Rama
My Rama, Who lived near five banyans, My Rama?
My Rama, Who insulted the voracious Surpanaka, My Rama
My Rama, Who killed Khara and Dhushana, My Rama
My Rama, Who chased the deer wanted by Sita, My Rama
My Rama, Who killed Mareecha in deer's form, My Rama
My Rama, Who started searching for the lost Sita, My Rama
My Rama, Who Sent The King of Eagles to Heaven, My Rama
My Rama, Who ate the fruits given by Sabari, My Rama
My Rama, Who cut the hands of Kabanda, My Rama.
Kishkinda Kanda
Sundara Kanda
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Yudha Kanda
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My Rama, Who was honoured by the dynasty of monkey kings, My Rama
My Rama, Who ruled over the entire world, My Rama
My Rama, Who granted all boons to his devotees, My Rama
Rama, Rama, Victory to you Rama, Rama, Rama
Rama, Rama, Victory to you, Seetha Rama.
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Nama Rasam
[Taste of Name]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a collection of prayers found in other stotras that have been given the name of Nama Rasam.
I came across this collection in a Tamil Magazine called Kumudam Bhakthi.]
Salutation to one having lotus on belly and one who wears lotus garland,
Salutation yo one who has lotus like eyes and lotus like feet.
Oh lord who is without end, you are the beginning and end of all beings,
The soul of the universe, the father of the universe and the power which makes universe act.
God said
I do not live in Vaikunta, nor in the heart of Yogis
But I live in that place where my devotees sing about me, Narada.
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Namam Japikkuga
[Chant Thy Name]
Translated by P.R. Ramachander
[This stotras by an unknown devotee of Kerala, prays the Lord to help him chant the names of Lord
Narayana even in his death bed. The graphic numbing description of the state of the devotee in his
death bed and the essentiality of his being able to chant the names of Lord Narayana is well brought
out. Sung with devotion, this small sthothra will definitely transport any one to divine ecstasy.]
When I am in my deathbed,
With ills and aches.
All over mine body,
And have become old,
With many of my desires still unfulfilled,
(Hey Narayana . )
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When all the aches and pain,
Rule my body without mercy,
When I suffer those diseases,
Which I can never even talk
(Hey Narayana..)
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When my lips have parted,
When all my teeth protrude,
When both my eyes are sunken,
When my mouth is half open,
And When I am so bad to look at,
And lying straight in my cot
(Hey narayana..)
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Nanda Kumara Ashtakam
[Octet on Son of Nanda]
By Sri Vallabhacharya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Sri Vallabhacharya (1479-1531) was a devotional philosopher who founded the Pushti sect in India
and the philosophy of Shuddha Advaita (Pure Non-dualism). He gave a different interpretation of
devotion. He made a distinction between the continuous flow of devotion and devotion falling in
drops. When a devotee's heart is completely filled with the love of God, he ceaselessly chants the
name of God. This state of mind of the devotee was described thus, Sarvadaa Sarvakaaleshu
Sarvatra Harichinthanam (ceaselessly thinking of God at all times and at all places). Among the
several stotras he wrote the Madurashtakam is very famous. This stotra extols the qualities of Krishna
in a very mellifluous verse. So far, there is no translation of this stotra in English in the web.]
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Sing about that son of Nanda, who is essence of all happiness,
Who is the inner meaning of religion and bridge to Brahman,
Who shines with dust of Yamuna on his face, whose voice is incomparable,
Who blesses people with pleasure, whose face is coated with pollen grains,
Who looks after cows, who plays flute with sweetest notes, who is very pure,
Who has feet as pretty as a lotus, who has shining nail and who removes darkness.
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Narasimha Dwadasa Nama Stotram
[Twelve Names of Narasimha]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Ninthly The one who blessed Prahlada, tenthly the one with endless hands,
Eleventh the great God who is angry and twelfth the one helps at right time.
Repeating hundred times would help you get out of diseases and imprisonment,
And repeating it one thousand times would help you get what you want.
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Narasimha Kavacham
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
I shall recite the armour of Narasimha recited in the olden times by Prahladha,
Which protects everything that is blessed and destroys all problems.
He has three eyes, keeps his mouth open and has the glow of autumn moon,
And he is hugged on left side by Lakshmi and his form depends on his glowing power.
He has four hands, he has pretty limbs and wears a golden ear stud,
His chest shines like a lotus flower and he wears gem studded bracelets.
He shines with two feet and holds the conch and wheel in his hand,
And Lord Garuda with humility offers him prayers with devotion.
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8. Sarvago api sthambha vasa phalam may Rakshathu dwanim,
Nrusimho may drusou pathu soma suryagni lochana.
Let my forehead be protected by the all pervading one who is in the pillar,
Let my sound be protected by Narasimha and
My eyes be protected by the one who has sun, moon and fire as eyes.
Let my memory be protected by Narasimha, who likes prayers from great sages,
Let my nose be protected by he who has a lion's nose,
And let my mouth be protected by he who loves the mouth of Lakshmi.
Let the God who protects and gives all things auspicious,
Protect me from the north west and let me be protected,
From fear of birth and death by the Lord Narasimha,
Who is indeed death to death itself.
This armour steals away the poison caused by serpents and scorpions,
And Brahma Rakshasas and Yakshas would be driven far- far away.
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30. Kimathra bahu nokthena nrusimha sadruso bhaveth,
Manasa chinthitham yathu sa thachapnothya samsayam.
He roars and makes us roar, He with his many arms tears and throws them out,
He searches and troubles the sons of Dhithi in this and other worlds,
Throws them and scatters them and when angry he kills them from all directions,
And when he sees them he tears them apart with his hundreds of divine hands,
And I salute him who has manifested himself as a divine lion.
Thus ends the armour of Narasimha told by Prahlada found in Brahmanda Purana.
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Narasimha Mangalam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This Mangala stotra is addressed to Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. These songs are
recited after reciting prayers to the Lord or after performing worship. Wishing Mangalam means,
wishing all that is good.]
Triyugadhi triprushtaya,
Trigunaya trimurthaye,
Nara kesari roopaya,
Lakshmi lolaya Mangalam. 7
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Narasimha Nakha Sthuthi
[Prayer of Nails of Narasimha]
By Madhvacharya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Among the many great works of Saint Madhvacharya, the proponent of the Dwaitha system of
philosophy, this very small prayer extolling the nails of the man lion form of Lord Vishnu stands out. It
was written as an introduction for the Hari Vayu Sthuthi which was written by his disciple Sri
Trivikramacharya.]
Hey consort of Lakshmi, I do not find any one equal to you in showering graces,
And see you as something even at a distance, as the king of all mixtures- ashtama rasa.
And if those eyes of yours which are angry and burning, opens slightly in a curve,
It sends sparks that look tiny like a glow worm but is more like the glowing Sun God,
An these are capable of burning several ions of Brahma, Shiva and Indra.
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Narasimha Panchamrutham
[Five Nectars on Narasimha]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is supposed to have been composed by Lord Rama when he visited the temple of
Narasimha at Ahobilam. Since each stanza is like nectar, it is called Panchamrutham.]
Introductory Stanza
Main Text
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Brahma shivasthwam purushothamancha,
Narayanoasoumarutham pathischa,
Chandrarka vayvagni maruth ganamcha,
Thwameva tham thwam sathatham nathosmi. 4
Conclusion
Deva Ouchu:
Devas told:
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Narasimha Raja Patha Stotram
[Prayer which is King's Road to Narasimha]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This Stotra supposed to be composed by Lord Shiva himself is from the Ahirbudhanya Samhita, a
Paancharaatra text. It is also called Manthra Raja Pada stotra. It is supposed to be the best remedy
for aches and mental depression. The Sanskrit text of this stotra is available at:
www.prapatti.com/slokas/sanskrit/mantraraajapadastotram.pdf]
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5. Jyotheemshya arke indu nakshatra,
Jwala nadhiny anukramath,
Jwalanithi thejasaa yasya,
Tham jwalantham namayaham.
6. Sarvendriyairapi vinaa,
Sarvam sarvathra sarvadfhaa,
Yo jaanaathi namam yaadhyaam,
Thamaham sarvatho mukham.
7. Naravath simhavachaiva,
Yasya roopam mahathmana,
Maha satam, maha damshtram,
Tham nrusimham namamya.
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10. Sakshath swakale sampraptham,
Mruthyum shatru gunanvitham,
Bhakthaanaam nasayed yasthu,
Mruthyur mrutyhum namamyaham
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Narasimha Sthuthi of Prahladha
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Hiranya Kasipu, the tyrant, tortured his son Prahladha for praying to Lord Vishnu. Even in spite of
several painful tortures, he did not change, Hiranya Kasipu wanted to know where Lord Vishnu lives.
When Prahladha replied that he is everywhere, Hiranya Kasipu broke a pillar before him to see,
whether Lord Vishnu is there inside the pillar. Lord Vishnu emerged in the form of a man lion and
killed Hiranya Kasipu. After this Prahlada offered a prayer to Lord Vishnu in the form of Narasimha.
This prayer occurs in seventh Skanda, ninth chapter in slokas 8-50. I have consulted the translation
of this prayer by Smt. Sudha Devi Ramkumar in her Tamil book called Sri Krishna Sthuthi Malai and
the translation by Sri C. l. Goswami in his English Translation of Bhagawatham published by Gita
Press, Gorakhpur. I have also consulted the great translation and commentary of this great work
available at: www.scribd.com/doc/14845700/Narasimha-Stuti-English.]
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4. Naivathmana prabhurayam nija labha poorno,
Maanam janaadha vidhusha karuno vruneethe,
Yad yajjano bhagwathe vidha dheetha maanam,
Thacchtmane prathi mukhasya yadha mukhasree.
Please hold your anger in control as the asura (Hiranya Kasipu) has been killed,
For even sages are happy, when scorpion and snakes are killed
And now the entire world is relieved and waiting for you to become peaceful,
So that they would continue, to recall this man lion always.
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9. Thrasthomyaham krupana vathsala dussahograa,
Samsara chakra gadjhanaad grasathaam praneeth,
Badha swakarma bhirusatham they angry moolam,
Preetho apa varga saranam hvayase kadhh nu.
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13. Yasmin yatho yarhi yena cha yasya yasmaadh,
Yasmai yadhaa yadhutha yasthvaparas paro vaa,
Bhava karothi vikarothi prudhak swabhava,
Sanchodhithastha d akhilam bhavathas swaroopam.
You are forever victorious over the innate nature using your greatness
And You as time, have exercised control over both effects and causes,
And Oh Lord, who is everywhere, draw me who is suffering as I having been,
Caught and being crushed in the wheel with the sixteen spokes.
Oh Lord, I have seen that the long life, riches, glory of the devas,
Which ordinary people crave for in this world, of my father,
Were easily destroyed by your angry laughter,
And the frown of the eye brow very easily,
And I also have seen, that valorous one being killed by you.
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So my lord I am not interested in those great pleasures,
Like long life, wealth and sensory gratification which even Brahma enjoys
And I also do not desire of getting mystic powers that are crushed by you as time,
But I request you to place me among your servant s.
These desires are sweet to hear but have the form of mirages,
And this body being subject to diseases also cannot enjoy them,
And in spite of knowing all this people do not hate them,
Being engaged in quenching the fire of their pleasures,
By the drops of honey which are difficult to get.
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22. Math prana rakshanam anantha pithur vadhascha manye,
Swa bruthya rishi vakhya amrutham vidhathum,
Khadgan pragruhya yada vocha dasa dwithith sus thwaa,
Meeswaro mada paro aavathu kam haraami.
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26. Thasyaiva they vapuridhamnija kala shakthyaa,
Samjnchodhitha prakruthi dharmana aathma goodam,
Ambasyanaantha sayanaad viramath samaadhe,
Nabherabhooth swa kamikaa vatavan mahaabjam.
Not able to find out the reason, with great sense of wonder,
Brahma returned to the flower and started doing,
Hard Penance and became one with a very pure mind and,
After realizing that the scent of the earth cannot be separated from it.
Saw you who were spread within him and his senses completely.
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Then you, after assuming the form of Hayagreeva,
With the head of a horse, killed Madhu and Kaidabha,
Who were the personification of base qualities of rajas and thamas,
You recovered the Vedas, which were dear to you,
And which were personification of Sathwa quality
And gave them to Lord Brahma.
Like this you are protecting the world taking the forms,
Of Man, beast, sage deva as well as that of fish,
And destroying the enemies of the this world,
And you also establish the dharma relevant to that yuga,
But since in this, age of Kali you remain unseen you are called Triyuga.
Oh Lord of Vaikunta, the mind of mine does not get interested in the great stories of yours,
As it is more interested in suffering, bad people, those who are bad souls due to extreme passion,
And is affected by sorrow, joy, fear and wants for a progeny,
And with this how can this oppressed one like me,
Get interested in your stories and attain your path.
Thus falling in to their own karma they fall in to the Vaitharani* river of domestic life,
Getting severely scared by birth, death and suffering,
Which are inter connected and proceed from one another,
And due to ignorance they see one as enemy and the other as friend,
And so Oh God, from the other bank of Vaitharani protect them.
* River in the border of the land of departed souls.
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35. Konvathra they akhila guro bhagwan prayasa,
Utharane asya bhava sambhava lopa hetho,
Moodeshu vai mahadanugraha aartha bandho.
Kim thena they Priya jananu sevathaam na.
Devas and the sages for the sake of their own salvation,
Go to a lonely place, observe silence and meditate,
Not being ever bothered about the ignorant ones,
But I am not interested in getting to your presence,
Without them, who never seem to be able to surrender to you.
Oh Lord the pleasure in love making and that from a house is insignificant,
For these result in sorrow after sorrow, like the scratching of one hand by the other,
But some wretched ones do not feel sated in spite of lots and lots of sorrow,
But the wise man is able to boldly curb these wrong cravings like scratching of hand.
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But they generally happen to be only a means of livelihood,
For those persons who have failed to conquer their senses.
And is of no use at all to the advertising hypocrite.
Similar to the sprout coming from seed and later the seed coming from the sprout,
The real Brahman and the visible form follow each other says the Vedas,
And this truth is only realized by people who have controlled their mind,
Similar to the fact that fire is inside a piece of wood is known only to the Yogis.
Neither the three gunas and three gods presiding over them,
Nor the principles starting from the great principle of cosmic intelligence,
Nor the five subtle and gross elements, nor the mind, nor living beings,
Including gods and human beings, who have beginning and end,
Are capable of knowing the truth behind your unending principle,
And knowing this, the good people leave out Vedic rituals and only meditate on you.
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Narayana Jaya [1]
[Victory to Narayana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Narayana, you are that four letters,
Which was seen as heaven by Aajamila.
Oh Narayana, Oh Hari,
Oh Narayana, Oh Hari,
Oh Narayana, Oh Hari,
Oh Naryana.
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Narayana Jaya [2]
[Victory to Narayana]
By Thunchathu Ezhuthachan
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Thunchathu Ezhuthachan was one of those first great poets of Malayalam. He was also one of those
first to use the present day alphabet system of Kerala. He also is one of the first poets to write to the
common man in the language of the common man. This great prayer is partly philosophical.]
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Kunnugal pole dhanam undengilum,
Indrannu samam aayi vaneedugilum,
Onnu uriyaduvathinnu ida kitta,
Vannal Yama Bhatar, Narayana Jaya. 5
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Kodiya thapassugal cheydu oro phala,
Michicheedugil mukthi vara kel,
Adi malar thozhagil ou icha heenam,
Mukthanmar avar, Narayana Jaya. 10
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Narayana Kavacham
[Armour of Narayana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Narayana Kavacham occurs in Bhagavada Purana in the Sixth Skanda and occurs in Chapter Eight.
It is an Armour to protect ourselves from our enemies seen and unseen. I personally feel that this is
possibly one of the first Kavachams ever taught to man. Raja Parikshith, the son of Abhimanyu asks
his teacher Sage Shuka for a means to protect himself from his enemies. Sage Shuka then teaches
him Narayana Kavacham, which was taught by Sage Viswaroopa the son of Thwashtra to Devendra.
It is believed that the soul of the man who reads this Kavacha (even if he is a sinner) becomes
extremely holy and that any one who reads this would be protected by Lord Vishnu in his various
incarnations, by his various weapons and his various assistants. Sloka 4-11 of this great stotra give
us in detail about the preparations that we should take before reading this great work. These naturally
should be learned from a teacher well versed in such procedures. I am sure many of you may not be
able to do that. You can either chant only the Kavacham without doing Kara and Anga Nyasa or
follow the method suggested at /www.dalsabzi.com/Mantras/narayan_kavach.htm. It is mentioned
that before commencing the recital, chant 'Om Namo Naraayanaya' or Om Namo Bhagvadey
Vaasudevaaya' (ey' pronounced as Whey) or your favourite mantra 12 times. Visualize yourself
and/or your loved ones, totally protected. My favourite way of doing it is by visualizing a family
portrait. You could see' them dressed in an armor. You could see them immersed in white or violet
light. You could see them in a tube of Light. You could see an impenetrable ring of white Light around
them. Sound' started with the chanting of Om. The entire Sama Veda was transferred through the
notes of the sargam' Music commenced with the recitation of Mantras and Shlokas. There is spiritual
strength in it. The above web site also gives a translation of the Kavacham in to English. Apart from
consulting that, I have also consulted a Malayalam translation in a very old book (author unknown) as
well as a Hindi translation published by Hari Prakasan Mandir, Delhi]
Rajo Uvacha:
Yaya guptha sahasraksha savaahaan ripu sainikan,
Kreedanniva vinirjithya trilokya bhubhuje sriyam. 1
Bhagawam sthan mamakhyahi varma narayanathmakam,
Yadha athathayina shathroon yena guptho jayan mrudhe. 2
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Viswaroopa Uvacha:
Dhouthangri panir achamya sapavithra udang mukha,
Kruthaswa anga kara nyaso manthrabhyam vagyatha suchi. 4
When fear approaches you, after washing your feet and hand,
Do internal purification by achamana, wear the holy ring made of Durba,
Face the north, sit on a seat of Durba grass and do the hand symbols,
And do holy chants and attain cleanliness of speech.
You should then become silent, become engrossed in Narayana,
And do suitable actions to tie yourself with the armour of Narayana,
And using the eight letters starting with OM, touch the feet,
Knees, thighs, belly heart chest, face and head,
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Afterwards meditate on Athma supported by the six strengths,
Of Wealth, charity, fame, goddess of wealth, wisdom and renunciation,
And chant the following which has the form of knowledge, power and meditation.
Narayana Kavacham
[From this sloka onwards till sloka 19 several incarnations of Vishnu are requested to protect us in
different circumstances. What is mentioned here are not the dasavathars (Ten incarnations) but a
bigger list of incarnations. Devi Bhagwatha mentions 26 incarnations of Lord Vishnu viz., Sanaka,
Sananda, Sanathana, Sanath Kumara, Varaha, Narada, Nara-Narayana, Kapila, Dattathreya, Yajna,
Rishabha, Pruthu, Mathsya, Mohini, Koorma, Garuda, Danwanthari, Narasimha, Vamana,
Parasurama, Vyasa, Sri Rama, Bala Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. All these avatharas do not
find a place here. Vishaksena who is the commander in chief of army of Vishnu finds a place here.]
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Let me be protected on my way by Lord Varaha,
Who is Yagna personified and who by his protruding teeth,
Lifted and carried the earth to safety,
Let me be protected on mountain top by Lord Parasurama
Let me be protected when I am abroad By lord Rama,
Who is elder brother of Bharatha and Lakshmana.
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Let Sage Vyasa protect me from lack of awakening,
Let sage Budha protect me from hypocrisy and ignorance,
Let Lord Kalki, who would be born to salvage Dharma,
Protect me from the evil effects and thoughts of Kali age.
Oh holy Wheel, your edges are like the raging fire of deluge,
You are sent by the God and rotate and travel everywhere,
And so like the fire with the help of wind,
Burns in to ashes the dried up wood of a forest,
Speedily and speedily burn and burn all my enemies.
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Gadhe asani sparsana visphulinge,
Nishpindi nishpindyajitha priyasi,
Koosmanda vainayaka yaksha raksho,
Bhootha graham choornaya choornyarin. 24
The fear that we have due to planets, comets, Kethu and kings,
The fear that we had from teethed serpents, ghosts and from sin,
And the fear that prevent our well being may all be destroyed,
Oh God, by the praise of your names and weapons.
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Savapadbhyo harer nama roopayanaayudhani na.
Budheendriya mana praanan paanthu parshadha bhooshana. 30
Those great savants who think, that God does not have any forms,
And his weapons and ornaments are only symbols without power,
And due to this truth, the God Hari is everywhere,
And let him protect me always and everywhere..
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Na kuthaschid bhayam thasya vidhyam dharayatho bhaved,
Raja dasyu grahadhebhyo vyagradhibhyascha karhichith. 37
At that spot his plane stopped and he fell there along with his ladies,
And he was perplexed and was advised by the sages called Balakhilya,
And obeying their advice, took the bones of the Brahmin,
And put it in the river Saraswathi, took bath and went back to his home.
(Even a man died in a desert, attained salvation because of this armour.)
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Narayana Stotram
[Prayer to Narayana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Oh Lord who dresses in the yellow silk, Oh Lord who is the storehouse of good to devas, Narayana.
Oh Lord who enjoys playing the flute, Oh Lord whose feet is praised by Vedas, Narayana.
Oh Lord who wears the peacock feathers, Oh Lord who danced on the head of the snake, Narayana.
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Dasaradha Vadruthi bhara, Dandaka Vana Sanchara, Narayana. 20
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Narayana Suktam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
I meditate on Narayana,
Who owns this world, who is the god of all souls,
Who is forever, who is personification of good,
Who never slips, who needs to be known with great effort,
Who is the soul of everything and who is the great destination.
The lotus like heart hangs attached to the bones on all four sides,
Inside the heart is a very tiny hole and inside that hole everything exists.
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Neela thoyadha madhyastha dwidyullekheva bhaswaraa,
Neevara sooka vathanvee peetha bhaswat yanoopama.
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Narayaneeyam
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Narayaneeyam Mangala Geetham
[Song of Auspiciousness - To Sing after Reading Narayaneeyam]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
The lotus like feet of the Lord of Guruvayur, the divine lotus like feet that gives wealth,
Daily salute it, daily sing about it, daily pray the lotus like feet of Krishna.
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Neeyathre Govinda
By Poonthanam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Poonthanam was possibly one of the greatest fore runners of Bhakthi cult in Kerala and his greatest
work was Jnana Pana. It can be translated as "Pot of Knowledge". But "pana" here is not pot but a
style of folk poem. This is written in a common man's language and in a common man's verse. It
preaches the greatness of repetition (singing) of the Holy God's names. In between Poonthanam
wrote about the world he saw and the world he wanted to see. Some people term it as the Bhagavad
Geetha of Malayalam. Here is a philosophical devotional song trying to see that Lord Krishna is
everything.]
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7. Randu nalu dhinam kondu oruthane,
Thandil yethi nadathunnathum, Bhavan.
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Nrusimha Ashtakam [1]
By Paramahamsa Yati Jiyar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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5. Vaarija vilochana madh antima dasaayam
Klesha vivashikrita samasta karanayam
Yehi ramaya saha sharanya vihaganam
Nadha madhiruhya narasimha Narasimha
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Nrusimha Ashtakam [2]
[Octet addressed to Lord Narasimha]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a remarkable octet addressed to Lord Narasimha. I have taken this from
vedicmantrasgayatris.wordpress.com/about-vedic-prayers-mantras-gayatris/.This stotra along with
meaning given by Stephen Knapp has been reproduced in various web sites. My translation is slightly
different.]
1. Dhyayami narasimhakyam
Brahma vedantagocaram
Bhavabdhi taranopayam
Sankha cakra dharam param
I meditate on Narasimha,
Who is realized by Brahma and Vedas,
Who is the method to cross the sea of life,
And who holds the divine conch and holy wheel.
With your sense of mercy you protected Nila Devi and Rama,
And for saving Prahlada, Oh God, out of your mercy,
You came out of the pillar, with all your great sinless and chaste state,
And Oh Narasimha, please take care of me who is your devotee.
You are the saviour of Prahlada, your mouth is like the Sun at deluge,
Your sound "Hoom" makes the groups of nocturnal animals shiver,
And you enjoy the company of the great sage Narada,
And Oh Narasimha, please look after me who is your devotee.
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5. Ratrin charadri jatarat parisramsya mana raktam
Nipiya parikalpita saantara mala
Vidravita-akhila suro ugra nrsimha rupam
Sri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam
You tear apart the nocturnal animals descending the mountain to drink blood,
You squeeze out the dirt which have settled inside us,
And your terrifying form of Narasimha makes the world tremble.
And Oh Narasimha, please look after me who is your devotee.
You are the king and protector of yoga, You are god of gods,
You remove all the sufferings and are worshipped by Vedas and Brihaspathi,
And you please see me, who does not have a home or good qualities,
And Oh Narasimha, please look after me who is your devotee.
You are the protector lion who removed the sorrow of Prahlada,
You are the valorous one, who when exuberant tear apart everything,
And You are one whose feet is surrounded by Indra and other devas,
And Oh Narasimha, please look after me who is your devotee.
Your lotus like feet is depended upon by some due to their wisdom,
Others due to good acts done as well their great devotion,
And please take them mercifully, oh killer of Mura to salvation,
And Oh Narasimha, please look after me who is your devotee.
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Nrusimha Kavacham
[Armour of the Man Lion]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This armour is supposed to have been composed by Prahaladha and is from Brahmanda Purana.
Another translation of this is available at www.stephen-
knapp.com/prayers_to_lord_narasimhadeva.htm]
I shall recite the armour of Narasimha recited in the olden times by Prahladha,
Which protects everything that is blessed and destroys all problems.
He has three eyes, keeps his mouth open and has the glow of autumn moon,
And he is hugged on left side by Lakshmi and his form depends on his glowing power.
He has four hands, he has pretty limbs and wears a golden ear stud,
His chest shines like a lotus flower and he wears gem studded bracelet.
He shines with two feet and holds the conch and wheel in his hand,
And Lord Garuda with humility offers him prayers with devotion.
Let my forehead be protected by the all pervading one who is in the pillar,
Let my sound be protected by Narasimha and
My eyes be protected by he who has sun, moon and fire as eyes.
Let my memory be protected by Narasimha who likes prayers from great sages,
Let my nose be protected by he who has a lion's nose,
And let my mouth be protected by he who loves the mouth of Lakshmi.
Let the God who protects and gives all things auspicious,
Protect me from the north west and let me protected,
From fear of birth and death by the Lord Narasimha,
Who is indeed death to death itself.
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30. Kimathra bahu nokthena nrusimha sadruso bhaveth,
Manasa chinthitham yathu sa thachapnothya samsayam.
He roars and makes us roar, He with his many arms tears and throws them out,
He searches and troubles the sons of Dhithi in this and other worlds,
Throws them and scatters them and when angry he kills them from all directions,
And when he sees them he tears them apart with his hundreds of divine hands,
And I salute him who has manifested himself as a divine lion.
Thus ends the armour of Narasimha told by Prahlada found in Brahmanda Purana.
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Nrusimha Stotram - Runa Vimochana
[Prayer to Lord Narasimha to get rid of debts]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[The debt could be explained also as the debt of Karma, which we have to get rid off to attain
salvation.]
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Prahlada varadam, srresam, daithyeswara vidharinam,
Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 6
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Nrusimha Stuthi [1]
[Prayer to Lord Narasimha]
By Lord Sanaischara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a rare and great prayer extolling Lord Narasimha and composed by Lord Sanaischara (Slow
moving planet). In the end Lord Narasimha tells Sani that the evil effects that are brought about by
Sani would be cured by reading this prayer on Saturdays. The Vaishnavites who normally do not
recite any prayers addressed to planets may get rid of the bad effects of sani by this prayer. I could
not get the Sanskrit original. There are many transcription mistakes and so I could not understand a
few words. I have tried my best to correct them.]
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Oh Narasimha please see me with your side long merciful glances,
For you are the most famous with your fame exceeding Shiva and Brahma,
As it is being sung about in the assembly where Shiva and others are present,
And your power is steadfast wiping out all sins and impurities.
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Sri Nrusimha Uvacha:-
Lord Narasimha told:-
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Nrusimha Stuthi [2]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is the prayer by several groups of the world addreesed to Lord Narasimha when he killed
Hiranya Kasipu. This forms a part of the 8th Chapter of the Seventh Dasaka of Srimad Bhagwatham.
The next chapter is the Sthuthi by Prahlada himself.]
Brahmo Uvacha:-
Brahma said:-
Rudra Uvacha:-
Rudra told:-
Indra Uvacha:-
Indra said:-
Oh divine God, the offerings to us were got back by you who has protected us
And our lotus like mind which was your home had become by great fear and constant thought,
The home of the asura and has now bloomed again and Oh Lord Narasimha,
To those who serve you, salvation is nothing great and is there need to talk of heaven and other gifts.
Rishi Uvacha:-
Sages said:-
Pithru Uvacha:-
The manes said:-
Sidha Uvacha :-
The Sidhas told:-
Vidhyadhara Uvacha:-
The Vidhyadharas told:-
Naga Uvacha:-
The Nagas said
Manu Uvacha:-
The Manus said:-
Prajapathi Uvacha:-
The Prajapathis said:-
Oh lord this asura prevented us from doing the job of creation, for which we were created,
And we were forced to stop that job,
And he lies dead because you had broken his chest and killed him,
And Oh personification of truth, your this incarnation is for the good of the world.
Gandharwa Uvacha:-
Gandharwas told:-
Charana Uvacha:-
Charanas said:-
Kimpurusha Uvacha:-
Kim Purusahas* said:-
Oh Lord we are lowly people and you are the great one,
And when this bad one was cursed by us, he lost his life.
* An exotic tribe
Vaithalika Uvacha:-
The court singers said:-
By singing your holy fame in gatherings and in places where religious rites were carried out,
We usually were treated well and honoured,
And this bad one prevented us from doing it,
And lucky that he was killed, similar to curing of sickness.
Kinnara Uvacha:-
Kinnaras said:-
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Vishnu Parshadha Uvacha:-
Attendents of Lord Vishnu told:-
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Nyasa Dasaka
[Ten Verse Offering]
By Srimath Vedantha Desika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a great work of Visishtadwaitha philosophy composed by Srimad Vedantha Desika stressing
and explaining the philosophy of surrender to almighty. Being a novice in the tenets of that great
doctrine, I have given here a very simple translation learned from Stotra Rathnavali published by Gita
Press.]
Oh Lord, putting me under your control and by being your bonded slave,
I entrust you with my upkeep and I surrender to you of my own accord,
The wisdom and ego given by you to me.
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare
By Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is one of the very popular prayer in Hindi sung by all Hindus. It is written in a colloquial dialect of
Hindi and touches the heart instantly. This translation is slightly different from what is available in
web. I have tried to translate the words and also tried to have a similar poetic format, so that it can be
sung.]
Tum ho ek agochar
Sab ke pran pati
Swami sab ke pran pati
Kis vidhi miloon Gosai
Kis vidhi miloon Dayalu
Tum ko main kumati
Om jai Jagdish hare. 6
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Deen bandhu dukh harta
Thakur tum mere
Swami Thakur tum mere
Apne hath uthao
Apni sharani lagao
Dwar paoa hoon tere
Om jai Jagdish hare. 7
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Oudhumbhara Paduka Stotram
[Prayer to the Udumbara Wood Sandals]
By Vasudevananda Saraswathi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[The sandals of Datha are worshipped under the Oudhumbara tree - Ficus glomerata Rox.]
Salutations to him, who is beyond words and mind, Who has no characters, who has only good
characters and is the teacher,
The very joyful cloud called Dathathreya, who fulfills desires of his devotees.
Black in colour and on the tips having the treasure of world over knowledge,
Is the Oudhumbara wish giving tree and keeps us always with pleasure.
That God in the earth who has the form of everlasting joy,
Gives the four Purusharthas* to his crowd of devotees.
* Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha.
That secret one awakens you secretly those who meditate on him,
And with happiness gives him company of Brahma and happiness of Brahma loka.
I salute the slippers of Datha which are black, which quenches the thirst,
Which is the pleasure giving Goddess of universe and is the gate of salvation.
The saint Narasimha Saraswathi who has the form of his sandals,
Would shine like the king of kings Dathathreya, the Lord of Sri Pada.
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8. Namami Guru Moorthe tham thapa thraya haram Harim,
Anantha mayamathmaanam nava bhakthya sukha pradam.
Sri Pa. Pa. Sri Vasudevananda sararaswathi virachitham Sri Datha stotram sampoornam.
Thus ends the prayer addressed to Dathathreya composed by the worshipful Vasudevananda
Saraswathi.
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Palayachyutha Stotra
[Prayer of Protection addressed to Achyutha]
By Srimath Vadhi Raja Theertha
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Srimath Vadhi Raja Theertha was a great saint cum poet of the Madhwa hierarchy. He is considered
as one of the greatest saint after Madhwa in the Dwaitha system of philosophy. In this great prayer,
he appeals to God Sri Krishna of Udupi (in Karnataka) to protect him. The Krishna idol in Udupi is
believed to be the one which was worshipped by Rukmani in Dwaraka. After Dwaraka was swallowed
by the sea, this idol is supposed to have been brought to Udupi. In this prayer, Udupi is referred as
Raupya Peeta meaning silver place.]
Phala Sruthi
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This octet, which pertains to the cowherd who,
Who has made the temple of Udupi as his home,
And which is dear to Lord Hari
Which removes all sorrows,
Which is full of good qualities and is pretty,
Which destroys the impurities of the mind
Which is composed by the great Sage,
Vadhiraja submitting his mind at the feet of the lord,
Would provide great happiness in this world
And later make one devoid of ignorance
And provide blemish less well being in the other world.
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Pandurangashtakam
By Adi Sankara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer has been written by Adi Sankara extolling the virtues of the Deity of Pandarpur in
Maharashtra. It seems there was a merchant named Pundarika in this town. His parents became old
and he thought that they were a road block to his prosperity. Because of this he decided to drive them
out. Fortunately for them, they could join a group of poor devotees who were going to Varanasi by
foot. Later Pundarika himself undertook the pilgrimage to Varanasi but in horse drawn chariots. He
crossed on his way, his parents but did not even bother to enquire about them. After some time, while
they were resting on the banks of a river, they met Rohit Das a cobbler in his hermitage. Rohit das,
though extremely poor was taking care of his parents disregarding his own comforts. Pundarika that
night saw three ugly women taking bath in the pond of the hermitage and rising up as divine beings.
On enquiry they told him that they were the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Godavari who had to bear the
load of sins left by people who took bath in them. They got cleansed by coming to the Hermitage of
Rohit Das who was looking after his parents. A sea of change descended on Pundarika. He returned
back, begged for forgiveness from his parents and spent all his time in looking after them. One day
Maha Vishnu took the form of a cowherd and went to the house of Pundarika. He was told by
Pundarika that he was busy in looking after his parents. Lord Vishnu, informed him, who he was but
Pundarika said that he was busy even for the Lord. He gave Lord Vishnu a brick to stand till he
finished looking after his parents. Lord Vishnu blessed him and decided to stay there. That place is
Pandarpur. He is called Vittala (brick) because he stood on the brick.]
Thatidhwsasam Neelameghavabhasam,
Rama mandiramm sundraram chith prakasam,
Varam thwishtakayam samanyasthapadam,
Parabrahma lingam baje pandurangam. 2
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I worship that Panduranga, who is the absolute Brahman,
Who by keeping his two hands on his waist,
Tells us all that this worldly life is only waist deep,
And who created the holy lotus from his navel,
So that the creator himself can live there.
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Ajam Rukmani prana sanjeevanam tham,
Param dhama kaivalyamekam thureeyam,
Prasannam prapannarthiham deva devam,
Parabrahma lingam baje pandurangam. 8
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Parameshwara Stuti Sara Stotram
[Summary of Prayer Praising Lord Parameshwara]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[I stumbled on this under prayer to Lord Vishnu in a old Malayalam book that I have. In spite of
serious search, I could not locate it any where else or in the web. The prayer is in the form of
conversation of the devotee to God. Each of the Stotra is extremely meaningful and takes to direct
intimacy with Lord Vishnu.]
If Lord Brahma were the creator of universe let him create good acts for me,
If Lord Vishnu is the one who saves, let him save me from the sea of birth and death,
If Lord Shiva is the destroyer, let him destroy all my sorrows,
And let all of them together, bless me with salvation.
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Aham brahmanandasthwamapi cha thadhakhya suvidhith-,
Sthathoham bindhaano kadhamap bhavatha sruthi drusa,
Thadhaa chedhaneem thwam thwayi mama vibhedhasya jananim,
Swa mayaam samvarya prabhava mama bhedham nirasithum. 5
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In the beginning less domestic life, full of births and deaths,
When one is sorrowing, he with an aim of attaining salvation,
Approaches a Guru with great wisdom and from him,
After learning about the divine Lord, he enjoys life without sorrows.
But I am praying that divine Lord, who is the ultimate God.
In Vedas it is told that, it is for that all are born and die,
It is for the sake of which we have desire for wealth and a long life,
And it is that which makes us love for the sake of something,
And it is also that which is not aimed at any thing,
And so I surrender to him who is pure and should be understood.
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Nagaa daithyaa keesaa bhava jaladhi paaram hi gamithaa,
Stwayaa chaanye swamin kimapi samayesmimchayithavaan,
Na helaam thwam kuruasthwayee nihithsa sarva mayi vibho,
Na hithwaa aham hithwaakamapi saranam naanyagatham. 14
You have helped trees, asuras, monkeys and others, to cross the sea of life,
And I happen to sleep a little during the time when I had to request for it,
And Oh Lord, please do not continue this play with me,
Who has completely surrendered to you, as I have not asked any body else.
Even people like Aadhi Sesha have not seen the other shore of your sea of characters,
And how then can an ignorant one like me hope to see the end of this sea,
And thinking that those who sing your names would destroy the bondage of life,
And reach salvation attained by Yogis, I prayed to you by using your names.
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Parasurama Stotram
[Prayer to Lord Parasurama]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Parasurama is an avatar of Vishnu. He was armed with an axe (parasu) in his hand. He was the
son of Sage Jamadagni and Renuka. He beheaded his mother at the command of his father. Later,
as per his request, Jamadagni gave back her life. To avenge the killing of his parents by the sons of
Karthaveeryarjuna, he killed 27 generations of Kshatriyas. His role came to an end with Rama
Avatara. To wash of his sins in killing the Kshatriyas, he gave all the land he won in charity. So he
had to leave the then existing land masses. To continue living, he threw his axe and raised the
present day Kerala. He is supposed to live there even today and this land is called Parasurama
Kshethra. It seems that it has been practice in Kerala, in ancient days, to sing this prayer to
Parasurama before starting any religious rites.]
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Pasurappadi Ramayanam
[Ramayanam according to Pasuram]
By Periyavachan Pillai
Translated by P. R. Ramachander*
[The outpourings in the Tamil poetic form of the ultimate devotion of the 12 Azhwars (Vaishnavite
Saints) is known as Pasuram. They all deal with various experiences of Azhwars on the Supreme
Being Sriman Narayana who possesses infinite attributes. Periyavachan Pillai has composed a
Ramayanam, using words from the different Pasurams. Except for a few words joining phrases, all
the words in this treatise are from Pasurams. It is believed that reciting of this Ramayana gives the
devotee, the effect of reading Ramayana in full as well as reading all Pasurams. This work is written
by one of the greatest Tamil scholars that Vaishnavism has ever produced. The author is the only one
who has written the commentary on each and every verse of the 4000 verses of Nalayira Divya
Prabhandam. Besides this he has also written commentary on the Gadya Thrayam of
Ramanujacharya.]
BALA KANDAM
CHILDHOOD SECTION
AYODHYA KANDAM
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Ani konda senai Sumandhiran,
Vasittarudan Bharatha Nambi paniyath,
Thambikku maravadiyai vaan panayam vaithu,
KuvalayathThunga kariyum pariyum, rachiyamum,
Yengum bhratharkku aruli vidai koduthu,
seruvudaya disai karumam thiruttha poi,
Dandakaaranyam pugundu,
AYODHYA SECTION
ARANYA KANDAM
Marai munivarkku,
Anjenmin! yendru arul koduthu,
Vengan viral viraadhanuga virkunithu,
Vandamizh mamuni kodutha vari vil vaangi,
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Pularthezhunda kaamathaal sethaikku neraavan yenra,
Ponniram konda
Sudu sinatha soorpanaki,
Kodi mookkum kaadirandum,
Kooraarndha vaalal eeraa viduthu,
Karanodu thudanan thann uyirai vanga,
Aval kadari thalayil angai vaithu,
Malai ilangayodi puga,
Kodumayil kadu visai arakkan,
Alai mali ver kannaalai agalvippaan,
Oru uruvaaya maanai amaithu,
Chengal podi koorai chitreyitru,
Mutral moongil moonruthandatthanaai vanjithu,
Yilaikkurambil thani yiruppil,
Kanivay thiruvinai pirithu,
Neel kadal choozh ilangayil,
Arakkar kudikku nanjaaga kodu poy,
Vambulan gadigaavil chirayay vaikka,
Ayothiyar kon maaya maan maayachetru,
Alai maliver kannalai agandru thalarveydhi,
Jadayuvai vaikundathetri,
Kangulum pagalam kan thuyil indri,
Kanagam padi ulaavi,
Kanaiy ondrinal kavandanai madithu,
Savari thandha kani yuvandhu,
FOREST SECTION
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And after sending Jatayu to Vaikunta by doing his funeral rites,
Without sleeping either in the day or night,
Wandering all over the forest again and again,
And killing Kabanda by just one arrow,
And eating the fruit given by Sabari,
KISHKINTA KANDAM
KISHKINTA SECTION
After making friendship with the monkey King (Sugreeva) hiding in the forest,
After piercing the seven Mara mara trees,
After sending an arrow deep inside,
The chest of the of the strong Vali,
After giving the kingship to the younger brother,
And after reminding the need for search of Sita,
To the king of monkeys and correcting him,
And sending the very able Hanuman,
As an emissary to search her,
SUNDARA KANDAM
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Athirame athan kannai aruthathuvum,
Ponnotha maan ondru pugundithu vilayada.
Ninnan pin vazhi nindruchilai pidithembiran yega,
Pinneyangu ilakkumanan pirindhathuvum,
Ayothiyar kon uraaithadayalaam,
Yeedhavan kai modhirame, yendru,
Adayalam therindu uraikka,
Malar kuzhalal seethayum,
Villiruthaan modhiram kandu,
Anumaan adayalam okkum, yendru,
Uchimel vaithuthugakka,
Thiral vilangu maruthiyum,
Ilangaikon maakkadikavaai yiruthu,
Kadal makkalum chuthamum kondru,
Kadi ilangai malanga yerithu,
Arakkara kon chinamazhithu meendu, anbinal,
Ayothiyar kon thalir purayum adiyinai paniya,
PRETTY SECTION
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YUDDHA KANDAM
WAR SECTION
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They reached the other shore and pulverized Sri Lanka,
By sending very sharp and powerful arrows,
Killed Kumbha and Nikumbha,
Killed Indrajit and Kumbhakarna,
Killed all rakshasas,
Who danced like mad with sorrow,
And then the ten heads of Ravana,
The twenty shoulders of Ravana fell,
By the rain of arrows from the bent bow,
And in the very victorious battle field,
Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva,
The Ashta dik balakas, Ekadasa rudhras,
Dwadasa Adithyas, and others,
Caused rain of flowers,
Saluted him with bent heads,
And along with the great lady,
With dear Vibheeshana, with king of monkeys,
And with Lakshmana got in to the great chariot,
Along with the very good Guha,
Reached the walled city of Ayodhya,
Took ceremonial bath,
Wore all ornaments in the waist,
Wore the crown, garland and ear globes,
Wore proper dresses,
Wore several flower garlands,
And was guarded day and night by,
Bharatha, Shatrugna and Lakshmana,
And along with the extremely pretty Sita,
Who decorated her hair with flowers,
Sat in the great throne decorated with lion heads,
And ruled all the seven worlds.
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* My heart felt gratitude to Mrs. Subashini, a young house wife in USA, who painstakingly checked
and corrected (almost rewritten) my transliteration and suggested many an error in my translation.
Without her contribution, this indeed would have been a poor effort. May Sriman Narayana bless her.
My grateful thanks are also to Sri K. Sridharan, a great scholar and author of many books, who went
through the draft of the book and suggested many valuable changes. May Lord Rama bless Sri K.
Sridharan.
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Pathi Stotra
[Prayer to Husband]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Salutations to him who has the form of Brahma, who loves Sathi like his soul,
Salutations to him who should be saluted who is worshipful and foundation to the heart.
Oh lord pardon my deficiencies and things done with knowledge and without knowledge,
Oh friend of the wife who is an ocean of mercy, pardon me who is a slave.
This is a very blessed prayer and was made my Goddess Lakshmi at olden time,
And has been used by saraswathi, Ganga and also in the Vrindavan.
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8. Muneenaam cha suraanaam cha pathni bischakrutham puraa,
Pathivruthaam cha sarvaasaam stotumay gachu bhavaham.
The wives and sages of devaas were doing it from olden times,
And virtuous women by using this prayer would be benefitted.
Those who do not have sons will get sons, those who do not have money will get money,
The one who is ill will get cured and one who is imprisoned would get freedom.
The virtuous women praying with this would get effect of bathing in sacred waters,
And would get benefit of all penances and the penance called Lord of Vruja.
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Prahlada Sthuthi
By Thunchathu Ezhuthachan
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer is taken from Bhagawatham - Kili Pattu by Thunchathu Ezhuthachan. Lord
Prahladha praises and prays to Lord Narasimha Murthy after he saves him from Hiranya Kasipu, his
faher. The prayer is very touching. The first part of the prayer is almost in Sanskrit and the later part is
in Malayalam. This is normally sung to get victory over enemies, to get rid of fear of death and for
getting cured of diseases.]
I salute that great power which has the great mega form,
Which is like a drop of the great destroying ocean of deluge.
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The creation, upkeep and destruction of this world,
Proving that the trinity is all but one,
Is all but known to you only.
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Vedantha vedhyayaya vishnave they nama,
Veda swaroopaya nithyam namosthuthe. 11
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Prana Pranya Sthavam
[Song of Love of Soul]
Composed by Rupa Goswami
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Rupa Goswami (1489-1564 CE) is a devotional teacher, poet and philosopher from the Gaudiya
Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. He belonged to Karnataka and has written large number of prayers.
Alongside Sanatana Goswami he was considered the leader of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan - a
highly influential group of devotees made up from a number of disciples of the Vaishnava Saint,
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This stotra is included in his collection called Sthava Mala.]
Sarvananda kadambaya,
Kadamba kusuma sruje,
Nama premavalambaya,
Pralambareeka neeyase. 3
Radhikadhara bandhooka,
Makaranda madhu dwajam,
Daithya sindhura pareendram,
Vande gopendra nandanam. 9
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Barhendraayudha ramyaya,
Jaga jjevana dhayine,
Radha vidhyudwathangaya,
Krishnambodhavya they nama. 10
Dainyarnave nimagnosmi,
Mandu grava bharadhithe,
Drushte karunya paarena,
Mayi Krishna krupaam kuru. 13
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Pratama Kunja Vihariyashtakam
[First Octet on Lord who enjoys in Forest]
By Sri Rupa Goswami
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Rupa Goswami (1489-1564 CE) is a devotional teacher, poet and philosopher from the Gaudiya
Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. Alongside Sanatana Goswami he was considered as the leader of
the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan - a highly influential group of devotees made up from a number of
disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.]
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Saatha kumbha ruchi hari dhukoola,
Keki chandraka virajitha chooda,
Nava youvana lasad vruja naaree,
Ranchano jayathi kunja vihari. 5
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Pratha Smarana Rama Stotram
[Morning Prayer addressed to Lord Rama]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Normally a Hindu prays to God as soon as he gets up. These prayers are necessarily short and
should make his mind dissolve in devotion to God. Here is a morning prayer addressed to Lord
Rama.]
I sing in the morning about the lotus like hand of Raghu nadha,
Which creates, great fear among Rakshasas,
Which grants, blessings to the devotees,
Which broke the bow, of Lord Shiva in the King's hall,
And speedily took in itself the hands of Sita.
In the morning I fully depend on the Vedic form of Raghu nadha's form,
Which is as blue as the blue lotus and the blue sapphire,
Which is ornamented, by moving necklaces of great gems,
And which is the source of salvation to great sages just by their thought.
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Pratha Smarana Stotram
[Prayer to be Recited in Morning]
By Brahmananda
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
I sing about him, who is the other shore of the sea of life,
Who is worshipped by Devas saints and sidhas,
Who kills the pride of egoistic asuras,
Who is the place where, goddess Lakshmi born out of the sea wanders.
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Punya Kadhai Ramanin Kadhaye
[Holy story is the story of Rama]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here Ramas story is told in simple Tamil style in the form of a song. This is a song from the picture
Lava Kusa in Tamil and is sung by play back singer Susheela. You can hear it at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqX5s_21qQw]
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool, please hear it
All the four of them learned various arts with appreciation of people,
And king brought them up so that they became very able.
For the sake of protecting the Yaga of Kausiga,
He sent Rama and Lakshmana who were his darlings,
He sent Rama and Lakshmana who were his darlings,
They fell Thadaga and Subahu on the earth,
And protected Yaga of sages and got their blessings,
And on the way after getting rid of the curse of Ahalya,
They went in search of the prosperous city of Mithila.
When Rama was walking on the road,
He Saw sita in her maidens stage in her home,
And due to love both their eyes mingled,
And due to love both their eyes mingled,
After breaking the bow he made that main his own.
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool, please hear it
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool, please hear it
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And then that king Dasaratha fixed an auspicious day,
To celebrate the crowning his darling son Rama.
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8. Mannavan Dasarathan kanmani Ramanukku,
Mani mudi choota naal kurithane.
Makkal yaavum magizhvudan nagaraye,
Makara thoranathaal alangarithare,
Mandarai bodhanayaal manam mari Kaikeyi,
Mani mudi Bharathan choodi naatai aalavum,
Vanathil Raman pathinangu aandukaal,
Vaazhavum mannanidam varamathu kettal,
Antha chollai ketta mannar,
Marana moorchai adaintha pinnar,
Ramanayum azhaikka cheithaal,
Thanthai unai vanam poga cholli,
Thambi Bharathanukku magudathai thanthaar endral,
Chanchalamillamal Anchala vannanum,
Sammatham thaaye yena vnangi chendraan,
Vinchiya kopathaal vegunde villedutha,
Thambi ilakkuvanai santham aakkinaan,
Ilayavanum Janakiyum nizhal pola thodarave,
Maravuru tharithu Raman chelvathu kandu,
Kaangi nattu makka; kanneer chinthiye.
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When the extremely upset citizens shed tears,
And went and stopped them, saying their heart was going away,
And then that Rama who has colour of rainy cloud consoled them,
And with love took leave from all of them,
And thus to protect the words told by his father and mother,
That great one went away seeking the forest.
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool, please hear it
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama.
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool, please hear it.
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool, please hear it
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama.
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The Black coloured one went and stayed there,
The Black coloured one went and stayed there
The Very cruel Soorpanakha, who is the sister of Rama,
Fell in love with Rama,
The Very cruel Soorpanakha, who is the sister of Rama,
Fell in love with Rama,
The younger one who got very angry with a sharp arrow,
Insulted her honour and drove her away,
Due to the advice of his sister, the ten headed one,
Imprisoned Goddess Janaki,
Due to the advice of his sister, the ten headed one,
Imprisoned Goddess Janaki,
With heart which was like fire and eyes which were like pond,
Along with younger brother he went in search of his wife,
Rama went in search.
After accepting that fire of virtue with tender feelings, he went back to Ayodhaya,
After accepting that fire of virtue with tender feelings, he went back to Ayodhaya,
And then Rama took over the kingship so that the sad citizens became happy,
He took over reins of government,
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14. Jagam pugazhum punya kathai ramanin kathaye, ungal,
Chevi kulira padiduvom kelungal ithaye,
Jagam pugazhum punya kathai ramanin kathaye
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
And let us sing it so that your ears cool,please hear it
The epic story that the world praises is the story of Rama,
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Puthra Prapathi Ashtakam
By Mukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is addressed to Narasimha Murthy of Mattapalli seeking for the birth of a son. This town
is in the Huzurnagar Taluk, Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh and is on the bank of River Krishna.
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami (also known as Sri Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy) resides
in this great temple in his cave dwelling. The other presiding Deities of Mattapalli dhama are Sri
Raajya Lakshmi and Sri Chenchu Lakshmi, who are present alongside Lord Narasimha. This is one
of the temples of Pancha Narasimhas.]
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Radhakrishna Ashtakam
[Octet on Radha Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Radha Krishna Ji Ki Aarthi
[Prayer addressed to Radha Krishna]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Radha is the close friend of Lord Krishna in Brindavan. She is also considered as an incarnation.
Devotees approaching Lord Krishna with Prem Bhav (feeling of love) pray to them together. This is
taken from indif.com/nri/Aarti/radhakrishnaarti.asp.]
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Raghava Ashtakam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This stotra is attributed to Adhi Sankara by some; but this prayer does not find place in the complete
list of works of Adhi Sankara. The addition of a prayer at the beginning and end of this octet is
unusual in the works of Sankara.]
I salute the elephant like Raghava, who is the God who is,
The pure blue pearl which decorates the breasts of Maithili,
Who looks after Vibheeshana the brother of Ravana, Who is the great one of Raghu clan,
Who is my God, Who is sun who wakes up the lotus like face of daughter of earth,
And who is the one who furthers the clan of the Sun God.
I salute the elephant like Raghava, who wears the golden ear globes,
Who has a pure neck and is the killer of his enemies,
Who is ornamented with golden eye similar to pea cock,
Who has pretty anklets, Kausthubha necklace and also ornaments in hands,
And who is the one who furthers the clan of the Sun God.
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5. Dandakakhya vane ratham, Sura sidha yogi ganasrayam,
Sishta palana thathparam, druthi saali Vali krutha sthuthim,
Kumbhakarna bujaa bujanga vikarthena suvisaradham,
Lakshmananuja vathsalam, Pranamami Raghava Kunjaram.
I salute the elephant like Raghava, who is pleased by the Dandaka forest,
Who is the support to devas and hoards of Yogis and Sidhas,
Who is interested in supporting people with discipline
Who was praised by Vali, who was speedy by nature,
Who was an expert in cutting the snake like hands of Kumbhakarna,
And who was greatly affectionate towards his younger brother Lakshmana.
I salute the elephant like Raghava, who shines wearing scented garlands,
Made of Ketaki, Karaveera and Jathi flowers, who caries Goddess Lakshmi,
Whose chest has a red Kumkum mark from the chest of the daughter of Mithila,
Who is God a of Gods, who is the most pretty among beings, Who is lord of the world,
Who is the protector of all beings who serve him.
I salute the elephant like Raghava, who is being worshipped day and night,
By great Brahmin experts in Vedas who do Yaga, Charity, Samadhi, Yoga and other rituals,
Who is the valorous one who killed Thataka, who killed Vali the lord of Angadha,
And who takes care of all that he inherited from his ancestors.
I salute the elephant like Raghava, who like a play completely killed,
The Rakshasas called Khara and Dhooshana, who is Lord Vishnu who killed Ravana,
Who is surrounded by millions of monkeys, who is Lord Vishnu,
Who is Lord Hari who has two lotus like feet, who is the support of the world,
And who is clear sighted in looking after the affairs of devas.
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I salute the elephant like Raghava, who uses the arrows and quiver,
Given and taught by sage Viswamithra with a very keen eye,
Who has a pretty smile, who is friend of orphans,
Who lives among the entire people of earth,
Who punished Ravana who was the enemy of Indra and devas and gave him salvation,
And who has the form of blue water rich cloud.
This octet on Ravana would make it possible to reach the land of Achyutha,
Would result in pleasures and salvation, increase of wealth properties and sons,
If it is always read with devotion under the merciful look of God Ramachandra,
With the mind completely surrendered to the lotus like feet of Rama.
The gem from lake of Vedas, the gem we get for ever attached,
The gem of all virtues, the gem of the form of Janaki,
The gem that encircles the world, the only gem that carries the world,
The gem that is by nature easy and the life like gem of Maithili.
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Raghothama Ashtakam
[Octet on Greatest one in Raghu Clan]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a Bhajan written in Hindi and is normally used for mass singing of prayer. The first stanza is
called Ram Dhun and was very dear to Mahatma Gandhi.]
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Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Pati Tapavan Sita Ram. 5
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Raghuveera Gadyam
[Maha Veera Vaibhavam of Sri Vedantha Desika]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Introduction
"Vedanta Desika's Raghuveera Gadyam, which celebrates Lord Rama's valour, was composed when
he was residing at the temple town of Thiruvendipuram in Tamil Nadu. The temple has icons of
Rama, Lakshmana and Sita, and here Rama is seen as Kodandarama (with a bow in His hand).
Inspired by this, Desika wrote Raghuveera Gadyam, in which he focuses on Rama as a veera
(warrior). But Rama was not an ordinary warrior. He was a mahaveera. He was not only capable of
fighting courageously Himself, but could also lead an army. Thus, He combined in Himself the
qualities of courage and leadership. Hence, Desika referred to Him as a mahaveera, said Vaduvur
Veeraraghavachariar. In fact, Raghuveera Gadyam is known as Mahaveera Vaibhavam." [Source:
www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/religion/article2633529.ece]
The book does not attempt to tell the story of Ramayana and not even summarize Ramayana but
brings before us some of the important and striking scenes of Ramayana. The words used vary from
soft to hard and takes great care to make it most suitable to describe the scene that it depicts. This is
a simple translation. Readers interested to read a very scholarly translation with commentaries are
requested to visit: www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/ebook5.htm.
Who like a sport of a lad protected the fire sacrifice of Sage Viswamithra, Who was saluted with
humility by the crowd of divine arrows waiting for his commands at the battle, who shines with his
fearsome shoulders that lead to the destruction of enemies of those who salute him.
11. Thanuthatra vishikha vithaadana vighatitha visaararu shararu thadaka thadakeya, Jaya, Jaya.
Who using his tiny arrows killed Thadaka and humiliated her sons, who were never troubled by any
one before. Victory. Victory.
12. Jada kirana sakala dara jatila nata pathi makuta thata natanapatu vibhudha saritha athibahula
Madhu ganana lalitha patha nalini raja upa mrudhitha nija vrujina jahadhupala thanuruchira
paramamudhivara yuvathi nutha, Jaya, Jaya.
"You were praised by great lady Ahalya, who was the wife of sage Goutama, by cleansing her sin by
the dust and touch of Your lotus feet, and also getting her true form from that of the state of being a
stone. Your lotus feet is so pure and holy that the sacred Ganga which flowed from the head of the
Lord Siva who is a master in dancing and who wears the moon as an ornament on his head." Victory,
Victory. [Source: www.srivaishnavan.com/upload2.5/raghuveeragadyam.html]
13. Kusika sutha kadhitha vidhitha nava vividha kadha, Jaya, Jaya.
You heard the varied types of stories told by Viswamithra the son of Kusika. Victory, Victory.
Oh Lord who was like a Chakora bird's moon to the pretty eyed ladies of Mithila. Victory, Victory.
(Chakora is a mythical bird eating moon light and waits for the moon.)
15. Khanda parasu Kothanda prakhanda khandana sounda bhuja danda, Jaya, Jaya.
Breaking the bow of Lord Shiva by your arm, Oh strong armed one. Victory, Victory.
16. Chanda kirana mandala bodhitha pundareeka vana ruche luntake lochana, Jaya, Jaya.
Your eyes stole the beauty of the lotus flowers energized by the piercing rays of the sun. Victory,
Victory.
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17. Mochitha Janaka hrudaya sankhathanga, Jaya, Jaya.
You freed the heart of Janaka of the doubt and worry. Victory, Victory.
18. Parihrutha nikhila narapathi varana Janaka duhithru kuch thata viharana samuchitha kara thala,
Jaya, Jaya.
Seizing the wedding garland from all other kings, you had the suitable handle to fondle over the chest
of the daughter of Janaka. Victory, Victory.
19. Sathakoti sathaguna kadina parasudhara munivara kara drutha duravanamathama nija Dhanur
aakarshana prakasitha paaramoshtyaa, Jaya, jay.
The sage with an axe who had a in his hand, Hundred billions times hard and hundred times more
efficient bow which was hard practice, and you showed that you can bend the bow to send an arrow
and showed him your supreme glory. Victory, Victory.
20. Kruthuhara shikhari kanthuka vihruthyunmukha jithahari danthi Dhandhura dasavadana dhamana
kushala dasa satha bhuja mukha nrupathikula rudhira jara bharitha pruthuthara tataka tharpitha
pithruka brughupathi sugadhi vihathi kara natha parudishu paritha, Jaya, Jaya.
You put an end using a broad arrow resembling the lock of the door, to the good period of the Lord of
Bhrugu clan who killed. The king with thousand arms and faces who himself defeated the ten faced
Ravana, who shook the Kailasa mountain, defeated Devendra and exhibited the wounds inflicted on
him by the majestic elephant of Indra. And also killed twenty one generations of kings and did
oblation to his father in the pond filled with their blood. Victory, Victory.
Ayodhya Kandam
21. Anrutha bhaya mushitha hrudaya pithru vachana paalana prathijnaa vajnatha youa rajya, Jaya,
Jaya.
For carrying out the orders of your very fear struck father who was tied by the oath he had given, you
gave up the position of Yuva Raja (crown prince). Victory, Victory.
You proved that you are ocean of good nature by showing great friendship to the hunter king. Victory,
Victory.
23. Bhardawaja saasana parigraheetha vichithra chithra koota giri kataka thata ramya vasadha, Jaya,
Jaya.
As per the wish of sage Bhradwaja you lived in a pretty house on the foothills of the wonderful
Chithrakoota. Victory, Victory.
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25. Pranatha Bharatha makuta thata sughatitha Padukagryabhisheka nivarthitha sarva loka Yoga
kshema, Jaya, Jaya.
You arranged for the crowning of the Slippers by Bharatha, who saluted you and looked after the
welfare of all people. Victory, Victory.
26. Pisitha ruche vihitha duritha valamadhana thanaya Bali bhuganugathi Sarabhasa sayana truna
sakala paripathana bhaya chakitha sakala sura munivara bahumatha mahasthra samarthyaa, Jaya,
Jaya.
You sent a blade of grass from your Durbha bed at the son of Indra in the form of crow, interested in
eating flesh with the power of Brahmastra and he greatly scared approached all gods and sages.
Victory, Victory.
Even all gods could not protect that son of Indra from the aim of your arrow. Victory, Victory.
Aranya Kandam
You were the moving wish giving tree of Dandadka forest. Victory, Victory.
30. Vilulitha bahuphala makha kalama rajanichara mruga magrayaarambha sambrutha cheera
bruthanurodha, Jaya Jaya.
Then you hunted the Rakshasas like one hunts beasts to protect the crops and protected the sages
like a bark protects them. Victory, Victory.
You appeared like the sun who banishes darkness when you cut the three heads of Trisiras. Victory,
Victory.
32. Dhooshana jala nidhi soshana thoshitha rishigana ghoshitha viJaya ghoshana, Jaya, Jaya.
You brought back water in the treasure of water dried by Dhooshana (commander of Khara) and
sages hailed your Victory. Victory, Victory.
33. Khara thara, Khara tharu khandana, chanda pavana, Jaya Jaya.
You were the storm that broke the ferocious Khara in to two pieces. Victory, Victory.
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34. Dwisaptha raksha sahasra nala vana vilolana mahakalabha, Jaya, Jaya.
You were the great elephant that uprooted fourteen thousand trees like Rakshasas. Victory, Victory.
37. Mahitha mahamrudha darsana Maithili drudathara parirambhana vibhava viropitha vikata
veeravruna, Jaya, Jaya.
Seeing the greatly respected battle, the daughter of Mithila embraced you tightly, with your chest
covered with wounds of the battle. Victory, Victory.
38. Mareecha maya mruga charma parikarmitha nirbhara dharbhastharana, Jaya, Jaya.
Your bed of Dharbha grass was spread with the skin of the illusory deer called Mareecha. Victory,
Victory.
39. Vikrama yaso laabha vikreetha jeevitha grudra raja deha dhidakshaa lakshitha
Bhakthajana Dakshinya, Jaya, Jaya.
You who has softer emotions to your devotees, did the funeral rites of the king of eagle who with
great valour fought and lost is life. Victory, Victory.
You were thanked by Khabhanda who regained his wise form. Victory, Victory.
41. Avandhya mahima muni jana bhajana mushitha hrudaya kalusha Sabari moksha sakshi Bhootha,
Jaya Jaya.
You were the witness to the salvation of the lowly Shabhari, who served several saints of
unblemished reputation with enraptured mind. Victory, Victory.
Kishkinda Kandam
Your mind was pleased by the auspicious and polite talk of the son of wind god. Victory, Victory.
You sought refuge from the son of Sun God and by that you ceded your independence to him.
Victory, Victory.
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44. Druda gaditha Kailasa koti vikata Dhundhbhi kankala koota dhoora vikshepa Daksha
dakshinethara padangushta dara chalana viswastha suhruda aasaya, Jaya, Jaya.
You gained the close friendship and belief by the movement of your right thumb by which you threw
the mountain like monstrous skeleton of Dhundhubhi for a very long distance. Victory, Victory.
45. Athi pruthula bahu vitapi giri dharani vivara yuga padhudhaya vivrutha chithra punkha vaichithrya,
Jaya, Jaya.
You with your decorated arrow pierced the very broad trees, mountain, earth and hell. Wonder of
wonders. Victory, Victory.
46. Vipula bhuja saila moola nibhida nipeeditha Ravana rana ranaka janaka chathuradhadhi viharana
chathura kapi kula pathi hrudaya vishala silathala dharana dharuna silee mukha, Jaya, Jaya.
You sent your fierce arrow at the broad and stone like chest of the king of monkeys, who caught the
anxious Ravana who came to fight and keeping him in his arm pit flew to the four oceans to do his
daily oblations. Victory, Victory.
Sundara Kandam
47. Apaaraa Paaraavaara parigha parivrutha dhava davana javana pavana bhava kapivara bhavitha
sarvaswa dhana, Jaya, Jaya.
You embraced the monkey Lord who was the son of wind god, which appeared to him as giving all
that he desired and you blessed him to cross the very great ocean and set fire to the town. Victory,
Victory.
Yudha Kandam
48. Ahitha sahodhara raksha parigraha visamvaadhi vividha sachiva visrambhana samaya
samrambha samujjrumbitha sarveshwara bhava, Jaya, Jaya.
You assumed your universal form to give confidence to the different ministers when they were
considering the protection to be given to the brother of the enemy. Victory, Victory.
You had taken the penance of protecting those who surrender themselves to you. Victory, Victory.
Valorous one. Victory, Victory.
One who has penance of truth. Victory, Victory.
You who made the sands of the ocean by lying down on it decorating it with grass. Victory, Victory.
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53. Pralaya sikhi parusha vishikha shikhaa soshithaakoopaara vari poora, Jaya, Jaya.
You dried up the waters of the ocean by your flaming arrows, which resembled the flame at deluge.
Victory, Victory.
54. Prabhala ripu kalaha kuthuka chatula kapikula thoolitha hrutha giri nikara sadhitha sethu pada
seemaa seemanthitha samudra, Jaya, Jaya.
You built the bridge that divided the ocean employing the monkey clan who were eager for the war
and brought mountains as if they were bales of cotton and threw it in the sea. Victory, Victory.
55. Drutha gathi tharu mruga varoodhini nirudha lankha varodha vepadhu lasya leelopadesa desika
dhanurjyaghosha, Jaya, Jaya.
You the teacher by the sound of your bow instructed the ladies of Lanka in trembling like dance, when
the monkeys speedily marched and put their city under siege. Victory, Victory.
56. Gagana chara kanaka giri garima dhara nigamamaya nija garuda garudhanila lava galitha visha
vadana sara khadana, Jaya, Jaya.
Your friend that Garuda who is the embodiment of Vedas came like a golden mountain in the sky and
by the breeze of its wings chased away the effect that poisonous arrow. Victory, Victory.
57. Akruthachara vana chara rana karana vailakshya kooneethaksha bahuvidha raksho
baladhyaksha vaksha kavata patina patima saatopa kopavalepa, Jaya, Jaya.
You with anger and valour split open the chests, like opening a door of Rakshasas whose eyes were
shut because they were fighting against lowly monkeys. Victory, Victory.
58. Katuratadh atani tankruthi chatula katora kaarmukha vishikha vithadana vighatitha makuta
vihwala viswasthanaya visrama samaya visravana vikhyatha vikarama, Jaya, Jaya.
You with great anger after twanging your bow sent a flameless bow which powdered the crowns
making him scared and you allowed him to take rest showing your very famous valour. Victory,
Victory.
59. Kumbhakarna kula giri vidhalana dhamboli Bhootha ni shanka khgangapathra, Jaya, Jaya.
You using a very powerful arrow which is of unquestioned power broke their family mountain
Kumbakarna. Victory, Victory.
60. Abhicharana huthawaha paricharana vighatana sarabhasa paripatha aparimitha kapi bhala jaladhi
lahari kalakalarava kupitha Madha vajidh abhihanana kruth anuja saksheeka Rakshasa dwadwa
yudha, Jaya, Jaya.
Your brother who after killing Indrajith with angry enthusiasm after disturbing his black magic homa
with the limitless monkey army by making screeching sounds and throwing waves of water, witnessed
your great battle with the Rakshasas with great pride. Victory, Victory.
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61. Aprathi dwanda pourusha, Jaya, Jaya.
63. Saradhi hrutha Radha sathrapa shastrava sathyapitha prathapa, Jaya, Jaya.
Your fame was proved as true when the charioteer of that Rakshasa king, lead him away from the
battle. Victory, Victory.
64. Sitha sara krutha lavana dasamukha mukha dasaka nipathana punar udaya dara galitha janitha
dara tharala harihaya nayana nalinavana ruche khachitha nipathitha sura tharu kusuma vithathio
surabhitha Radha padha, Jaya, Jaya.
Your path of chariot was made scented by the showering of flowers of Kalpaga tree which was further
added by the thousand happy eyes of Indra, (which looked like a forest of fully opened lotus flowers)
seeing you cut off the heads of Ravana by Brahmastra, after they fell and appeared again. Victory,
Victory.
65. Akhila jagadadhika bhuja bala dasaka lavana janitha kadana paravasa rajani chara yuvathi
vilapana vachana sama vishaya nigama shikara nikara mukhara muka muni vara pari panitha, Jaya,
Jaya.
You were saluted and praised by great sages using praises worthy of Vedas after Mandodhari, the
young Rakshasa lady lamented at her loss her very strong Lord of the universe using words
containing Vedic truths due to her very great sorrow. Victory, Victory.
66. Abhigatha sathamuka huthvaha pithrupathi Niryathi Varuna Pavana Dhanadha Gireesa Mukha
Surapathi nuthi mudhitha.
You were approached by Indra, Agni, Yama, Niruathi, Varuna, Vayu, Khubhera, Lord Shiva and were
made happy by their praises. Victory, Victory.
67. Amitha mathi vidhi vidhitha kadhitha nija vibhava jaladhi prushatha lava, Jaya, Jaya.
You were praised Lord Brahma who had very great wisdom told about your real greatness and it was
only a drop in the ocean. Victory, Victory.
68. Vigatha bhaya vibudha parivruda veera sayana saayitha vanara pruthanougha, Jaya, Jaya.
You then requested Indra who has lost his fear to bring back to life all the monkeys and he did it and
the monkeys started moving like a great river. Victory, Victory.
69. Swasamaya vighatitha sughathitha sahrudhaya saha dharma charineeka, Jaya, Jaya.
You again joined with your wife (the partner in execution of Dharma), from whom you had separated
earlier of your own free will. Victory, Victory.
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70. Vibheeshana vasamvadheekrutha Lankaiswarya, Jaya, Jaya.
You put Vibheeshana in complete control of the wealth of Lanka. Victory, Victory.
You made your enemies in to the flowers of the sky. Victory, Victory.
By the speed of the Pushpaka Vimana, you made the sea in to a hoof of a cow. Victory, Victory.
74. Prathijnarnava tharana krutha Kshana Bharatha manoradha Samhitha Simhasanadhi rooda,
Jaya, Jaya.
You fulfilled the wish of Bharatha who had taken a vow to jump in fire, by sitting on the throne.
Victory, Victory.
Uthara Khandam
77. Hataka giri kataka ladaha pada peeta nikata thata pariluthidha nikhila nrupathi kireeta koti vividha
mani gana kirana nikara neeraajitha charana rajiva, Jaya, Jaya.
Your foot golden foot rest shined like the golden meru mountain and when your shining lotus, was
reflected in the crowns of the saluting kings, it appeared as if, it was being worshipped with lighted
camphor. Victory, Victory.
You were the presiding deity of the two Ayodhyas (one in heaven and another in earth). Victory,
Victory.
79. Pithru vadha kupitha parasu dhara muni vihitha nrupa hanana kadana Poorva kala prabhava
satha guna prathishtapitha dharmika raja vamsa, Jaya, Jaya.
You reestablished good royal families as the previous generations were killed by the axe bearing
sage who became angry because his father was killed. Victory, Victory.
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80. Shubha charitha ratha Bharatha garvitha garva gandharva yoota getha viJaya gadha satha, Jaya,
Jaya.
You sent the well-loved Bharatha with good nature to fight with the proud and haughty Gandharwas
and after his Victory that started singing and praising you. Victory, Victory.
You sent Shatrugna to kill Lava, the son of Madhu, and after doing that he started serving you again.
Victory, Victory.
Kusa and Lava learnt the very special story of your clan. Victory, Victory.
83. Vidhi vasa parinamadha mara bhanithi kavi vara rachitha nija charitha nibhandhana nisamana
nirvrutha, Jaya, Jaya.
You were thrilled to hear the discourse of your story composed by a great poet who saw the death
due to turns of fate. Victory, Victory.
85. Punar upasthapitha vimana vara visravana praneetha vaisravana visravitha yasa prapancha,
Jaya, Jaya.
You returned as gift the Pushpaka Vimana to Kubhers who became happy and praised you and your
fame spread all over the world.
You brought back to life the dead son of a sage who was doing penance. Victory, Victory.
You maintained in Krutha yugam, the dharma of Tretha Yugam. Victory, Victory.
88. Avikala bahu suvarna haya mukha nirvahana nirvarthitha nija varnasrama dharma.
You followed the real Varnashrama Dharma by giving as gift lots of gold and also conducting several
Aswa Medha sacrifices. Victory, Victory.
You who were worshipped for performing all duties. Victory, Victory.
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90. Sanathana Dharma Jaya Jaya.
91. Sakhetha jana pada janidhanika janthu Jatha divya gathi dhana darsitha nithya nisseema
vaibhava, Jaya, Jaya.
You whose fame is always and limitless also gave salvation to all the people of Ayodhya, as well the
animals living there. Victory, Victory.
92. Bhava thapana thapitha bhaktha jana Bhadra Rama, Jaya, Jaya.
You take care of the devotees suffering due to sorrow of domestic life and keep them safe. Victory,
Victory.
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Rama Ashtakam
[Octet on Lord Rama]
By Sage Vyasa
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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I pray always that Rama,
Who is second to none,
Who is away from the world,
Who does not see differences,
Who is crystal clear,
Who does not have diseases,
And who stands always as,
The real form of truth.
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Rama Bhujangam
By Adi Sankara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Swabhakthagraganyai kapeesair mahesai,
Neekaira nekai cha Rama, Praseedha,
Namasthe namosthweesa, Rama Praseeda,
Prasadi prasadi prakasam, prabho maam. 10
You are my only God, the only eternal fact for me,
I do not acknowledge any power except you,
As all the Bhoothas like air, ether, water,
Earth and fire have only come out of you.
Salutations to him who creates the universe, salutations to him who destroys the universe,
Salutations to him who uses the universe, salutations to him, who rules over the universe,
Salutations to him, who is the eye of the universe, salutations to him, who wins over the universe,
Salutations to him, who is father of universe and Salutations to him, who is mother of universe.
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Namasthe, namasthe samastha prapancha,
Prabhoga, prayoga, pramana, pravena,
Madheeyam mansthwath pada dwandwa sevaam,
Vidhathum pravrutham sukha chaithanya sidhyai. 15
That man who knows that you are the greatest of devas, who has a form that is real,
Whose form is eternal happiness, who is beyond mind and words,
And who is Rama, the object of salvation is the only one who is blessed and counted one,
And he is the one who has submitted himself to you.
Hey Lord Ramachandra, who is the greatest, who is very famous all over,
And who is the killer of his enemies, there is no need to describe your prowess,
For even at a very young child's age,
You broke the great bow of Lord Shiva.
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Dasagreevamugram saputhram samithram,
Sari durgamadyastharakshoganesam,
Bhavantham vinaa Rama, Veero naro vaa,
Asuro vaa amaro vaa jayeth kastrilokhyam? 20
Aseethasamethairakothanda bhooshai,
Soumithri vandhyair Chanda prathapair,
Alankesa kalair sugreeva mithrair,
Ramabhi deyairalam daivathair na. 23
No other God is required by us except Rama, who is sitting on the throne of heroes,
Who shows the sign of eternal truth, who exhibits eternal principles
To the devotee Hanuman and others, who sits on the roots of Mandhara tree,
And who wears the garland of mandhara flowers.
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Asindhu prakopair vandhya prathapair,
Bandhu prayanair mandasmithasyair,
Danda pravasair ganda prabodhair,
Ramabhi deyairalam daivathair na. 25
No other God is required by us except Rama, who got very angry with the ocean,
Who is sufficiently famous as to be saluted, who traveled along with friends,
Who wears a pleasant smile, who lived in Danda forest,
And who taught the vast knowledge.
Shower your grace, shower your grace, He who has great fame,
Shower your grace, shower your grace, he who is death to his enemies,
Shower your grace, shower your grace, Who is kind to his devotees,
Shower your grace, shower your grace, my Lord Ramachandra.
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Rama Dwadasa Nama Stotram
Twelve Names of Lord Rama
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
For the great Mantra called twelve names of Rama, Lord Shiva is the sage,
Meter is Anushtup, God is Lord Ramachandra and it is chanted to please Lord Ramachandra.
Phala Sruthi:
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Benefits of Recitation:
Thus ends the twelve names of Rama occurring in the discussion between Lord shiva and Uma in the
after ward of the Skanda Purana.
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Rama Hrudhayam
[Heart of Lord Rama]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great philosophical prayer occurs in Adhyatma Ramayana. During discussion, Goddess
Parvathi asks Lord Shiva, why Rama cries like an ordinary mortal when Sita was lost. If he is an
ordinary man, why should we pray to him at all. Then Shiva narrates to her the innermost thoughts of
Lord Rama which he told his friend devotee Hanuman. The devanagari text is available at:
adhyatmaramayan.googlepages.com/sriramahridayam.]
Then Rama himself addressing Hanuman who was near him told,
Hear about the truth about Athma, Anathma and Paramthma.
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Aabhasasthu mrushaa budhi ravidhya karuamuchyathe,
Avichannanthu thad brahma vichedasthu vikalpitha. 5
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Rama Jayam
[Prayer in Tamil]
By Paavai Sakthi Sangham
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This simple prayer is taken from the Kumudam Bhakthi Magazine May 1-15 issue. My
acknowledgements.]
Rama Jayam took birth in the clan of the Sun God, with a pretty form.
Rama Jayam got the grace of a Vedic sage expert in Vedas.
Rama Jayam defeated desire which has the form of darkness and removed ignorance,
Along with Lakshmana Rama Jayam protected the Yaga of the sage like the eyelid protects the eye.
Rama Jayam removed the suffering of the wife of Gowthama, who was similar to God,
Rama Jayam stood hearing the praises of Lord Shiva, Indra as well as all devas.
Rama Jayam told people to remember the letter "Om", which is the form of god,
Rama Jayam gives us determination and destroys forgetfulness.
Rama Jayam immediately gives a body with sickness and a great meaning,
Rama Jayam increases the greatness of the souls who are like dumb ones.
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8. Yethumathu yengi nirpporkku yetham tharuvathu Rama Jayam,
Yena urukkonda muniyai yenthi irukkayil vaithathu Rama Jayam.
Rama Jayam lifts up people who are sad that they do not have anything,
Rama Jayam is one which took the sage who was a sinner and kept on a high pedestal.
Rama Jayam is that which is said by Hanuman who made the five elements as slaves.
Rama Jayam is that which is told by Lord Shiva, Lord Brahma and all devas.
10. Oru vazhi nillaa alayuru manathai oru vazhi paduthum Rama Jayam,
Oruvanum thaan yenave nilai yendru unmai unarthum Rama Jayam.
Rama Jayam makes stable our mind which never stops moving,
Rama Jayam makes one understand that every person is itself only.
13. Rama Jayam, Sri Rama Jayam, Sri Rama Jayam, Sri Rama Jayam,
Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram.
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Rama Kavacham
By Sage Sutheeshna
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Asya Sri Rama Kavachasya Agasthya rishi, anushtup Chanda, Sita lakshmnaopetha Sri
Ramachandra devathaa, Sri Ramachandra prasada sidhyarthe jape viniyoga.
For the armour of Sri Rama, the sage is Agasthya, the meter is Anushtup, the god addressed is
Rama with his brother Lakshmana and Sita and the chanting is done to get the grace of Sri
Ramachandra.
Dhyanam
Meditation
He becomes angry at the thieves and enemies and has the radiance of the deadly fire,
If someone out of fear for thieves or enemy remembers him as Lord of Raghu clan.
He wears the hide of deer as cloth, his body is coated with ashes,
He has a strong hand by which he pulls his bow Kodanda till his ear.
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6. Rane ripun Ravanadheem stheeshna margana vrushtibhi,
Samharantham Maha veera mugra maindra Radha sthitham.
He was supported by the penance of the great Hero Lakshmana as well as Hanuman and others,
Who was supported by great heroes Like Sugreeva who were armed with trees and mountains,
Accompanied by fast and dark utterance of "Hum" and creating great sounds like "bhu, bhu",
And also supported by his devotees and others in the war against Ravana.
Oh Rama, aim at the enemies and kill them, beat them and eat them,
And Oh Rama quickly destroy ghosts, dead souls and devils.
Meditaing like this, chant the armour of Rama which grants you strength,
And which is a sharp diamond armour. Please hear that matchless armour.
Adha Kavacham
Now Armour
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13. Srothram pathu Rajendro drusou Rajeeva lochana,
Granam pathu Rajarshir Gandou may Janakipathi.
Let my arms be protected by one who is armed with bow and arrow,
Let all my fingers be protected by the killer of Bali,
And let my hands be protected by killer of Rakshasas.
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17. Guhyam pathu hrishikesa, sakdhini Sathya Vikrama,
OOru sarngadhara pathu Januni Hanumath Priya.
Let my shanks be protected by he who has spread all over the universe,
Let my feet be protected by killer of Thadaga,
Lat all my body parts be protected by Lord Vishnu,
And let my all my joints be protected by he who is free from all diseases.
Let killer of Madhu protect all my senses of discrimination and my different airs,
Let Ramabhadra protect all my sounds and faculties.
Let all the various type of sins done in various births by,
Speech, mind, wisdom, egoism, intelligence and ignorance,
May be pardoned by the Lord who tied the Kodanda bow,
Oh Rama, Oh holder of Saranga always protect me.
One who has done great crimes, has killed a cow or induced abortion,
Would be made greatly pure by reading the armour of Ramachandra.
He would without any doubt get rid of sins like Brahma hathya,
So writes Sutheeshna to me so that I would be auspicious,
And thus I announce the armour of Sri Ramachandra.
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Rama Keerthanam [Malayalam]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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15. Kumbhodbhavanaam Agasthyane kankayal,
Sampreethanayoru, Rama Hare.
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23. Grudhranum, pinne ya kabandhanum mokshathe,
Sathwaram nalkiya Rama Hare.
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31. Ravanane kola cheythu jagathrayam,
Palicharulina Rama Hare.
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40. Thannudesevaganmarodum vaikathe,
Vaikunda lokam Gamichavane.
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Rama Mangala Sasanam
[Poem Wishing Good to Lord Sri Rama]
By Jamatha Muni
Translated by P. R, Ramachander
[It is common to end prayers to a particular God with a prayer wishing that God all that is good. This
great prayer has been written to pray goodness to Lord Rama.]
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Brahmadhi deva sevyaya, brahmanyaya mahathmane,
Janaki prana nadhaya, Ragu nadhaya Mangalam. 13
Ithi Sri vara vara muni swami krutha, sri rama mangala sasanam sampoornam
Thus ends the song of good for Lord Rama, written by the sage Vara vara muni.
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Rama Narayana Sthuthi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This simple musical prayer gives in brief the entire story of Ramayanam. It is extremely popular in
Kerala as this can be effortlessly memorized and sung while attending to our jobs. I do not know the
author of this great work.]
When you were going happily as per the words of great sage,
You killed Thadaga who was extremely bad,
And saved a Yaga which was blocked,
Oh Very disciplined Lord Rama Narayana.
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You then killed Bali in the only way possible,
Built a new bridge and crossed,
And killed the ten headed one,
And his army, Oh Lord Rama Narayana.
Akkalamappathinirayirathandu,
Chol konda Sri raman Vanirunnu,
Ikkadha padumbol, pal kadal varnande,
Thrukkzal cheruvor, Narayana. 13
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Rama Premashtakam
[Octet of Love to Lord Rama]
By Yamunacharya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Yamunacharya is also known as Alavandar and was the Guru of saint Ramanuja. He has written
several stotras in Tamil as well as Sanskrit. In the last stanza, it is clearly mentioned that it was
composed by Yamunacharya. This poem is taken from the book Stotra Rathnavali published by Gita
Press, Gorakhpur. But this stotra is not mentioned in the list of great works by this saint. There is a
possibility that this was written by some other Yamunacharya.]
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My help is Ramachandra, who is the lord of all devas and kings,
Who is blue like the blue lotus, who fulfills all my wishes,
Who protects all sages, who kills all Rakshasas all alone,
And who destroys all sins, just by chant of his name Rama.
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Rama Raksha Mantram
[Rama Protection Prayer]
By Budha Koushika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a great prayer composed by a saint called Budha Koushika. Several verses are simply quoted
from other great stotras. It is believed that recitation of this great prayer would get rid of all problems
created by the nine planets.]
Dhyanam*
Meditative Prayer
* Before starting the prayer we have to bring the deity in to our mind.
The do gooder who reads the protective chant based on strength of Rama,
Would live long, be blessed with sons, be victorious and will have humility.
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Patala bhoothala vyoma charina Chathmacharina,
Na drushtumapi shakthasthe rakshitham Ramanamabhi. 11
They who travel in the hades, earth and heaven and who travel secretly,
Would not be able to see the one who reads the protective chant of Rama.
Jagajaithrakamanthrena Ramanamnabhirakshitham,
Ya kande dharayethasya karastha sava sidhaya. 13
The orders of him who reads this armour of Rama called the cage of diamond,
Would be obeyed by everywhere and he will get victory in all things.
This protective chant of Rama was told by Lord Shiva in the dream,
And was written down by Budha Koushika without leaving a letter next day morn.
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Aatha sajja danusha vishu sprusa,
Vakshaya suga nishanga sanginou,
Rakshanaya mama Ramalakshmanaavagratha,
Padhi sadaiva gachathaam. 20
He who chants the divine names of Rama. who is as black as the bud of Dhoorva grass,
Who has lotus like eyes, who wears yellow silk, would never again lead another domestic life.
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Ramaya ramabhadraya ramachandraya Vedhase,
Raghu nadhaya nadhaya Seethaya pathae nama. 27
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Mano javam, maruda thulya vegam,
Jithendriyam buddhi matham varishtam,
Vatha atmajam vanara yudha mukhyam,
Sree rama dootham sirasa namami. 33
I bow my head and salute the emissary of Rama, who has won over his mind,
Who has similar speed as wind, who has mastery over his organs,
Who is the greatest among knowledgeable, who is the son of God of wind,
And who is the chief in the army of monkeys.
Salutations to the nightingale Valmiki, who sits on the poem like branch,
And who goes on singing sweetly Rama, Rama and Rama.
The roar of the name Rama, Rama, burns away all miseries of the world,
Increases al sorts of pleasure and wealth and drives away the messengers of God of death.
Always victory to Rama, who is the king of gems, I salute Rama, who is the consort of Lakshmi,
The Rakshasas who move at night were killed by Rama and my salutations to that Rama,
There is no place of surrender greater than Rama and I am the slave of Rama,
My mind is always fully engrossed in Rama and Oh God, Rama, please save me.
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Rama Sthava Raja
[King of Prayers addressed to Lord Rama]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a great prayer taken from an old book in Malayalam. From the prayer it is understood that it
occurs in Sanath Kumara Samhitha. The stotra is sung by Sage Narada and has been retold by Sage
Vyasa to Dharmaputhra. However in the text with translation by Sriman Kusakratha Dasa, this prayer
does not occur.]
Asya Ramachandra sthava raja stotra manthrasya sanath kumara rishi, Sri Ramo devatha, Anushtup
Chanda, Sita bheejam, Hanuman Shakthi, Sri Rama preethyarthe jape Viniyoga.
For the King of prayers addressed to lord Rama, the sage is Sanath Kumara, the god addressed is
Rama, the meter is Anushtup, the root is Sita, the power is Hanuman and this is being chanted to
please Lord Rama.
Sutha Uvacha:-
Sutha said:-
Vyasa Uvacha:
Vyasa said:
That which is divine, transcends three type of gunas, which is shiningly pure,
And which is the ultimate essence and leads to salvation.
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The experts in Vedas tell that the greatest mantra to chant,
Is "Sri Rama", as it is termed as indicating Tharaka Brahman,
And as it also completely removes sins like Brahma hathya.
I am going to tell you after saluting Rama and Krishna, who are every where,
This prayer which removes three sorts of sufferings, which cures all diseases,
Which burns the sorrow due to poverty, which grants all sort of wealth,
Which grants great wisdom and leads to salvation.
Meditate the middle of the gem studded stage, in the beautiful city of Ayodhya,
And then think of the gem studded throne, in the root of the great wish giving tree.
Then meditate the son of Dasaratha, who shines like thousand suns,
In the middle of that, in the lotus with eight petals, decorated by gems.
Meditate on him, who wears a crown shining more than billion suns,
Who wears gem studded neck ornaments and ear studs.
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Rathna kankana manjeera kati suthrailankrutham,
Sri vathsa kousthubhoraskam Mukthaharopa shobhitham. 14
Meditate on him who wears gem studded bangles, anklets and silken threads,
And on him who wears Srivathsa and Kousthubha
On his chest and shines, wearing a garland of beads,
Meditate on Rama, the star of Raghu clan who is valorous and an expert in Archery,
Meditate on Rama, the lotus eyed God who blesses us with all that is good.
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Sarva sathratha thathwagnam, Ananda kara Sundaram,
Kousalya nandhanam Ramam Dhanur bana dharam Harim. 21
Meditate on him who is an expert in all shastras, who makes us happy and is handsome,
And on Rama, the son of Kousalya, armed with bow and arrow and on Vishnu.
Meditating like this on Vishnu, who is the lord who is pure and shining,
With a very enthralled mind, the sage called Narada,
With folded hands started thinking of the wonderful Vishnu,
For pleasing, the child of Raghu and for the benefit of the world.
I meditate on that form which is one, divine, perennial, endless, full of wisdom,
And on that form which is one, but spread everywhere in the world.
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Rajarajam, Raghuvaram, Kousalya Ananda vardhanam,
Bhargam, Varenyam, Viswesam, Raghu nadham, Jagath gurum. 28
Consort of Lakshmi, Lord with mercy, He who bewitches the world, Achyutha,
He who took the forms of fish, tortoise and wild boar, he who is stable,
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Go gopala parivaram, Gopa kanya samavrutham,
Vidhyuth punjapratheekasam, Ramam, Krishnam, Jagan mayam. 35
God of love, Lord of sweetness, Madhawa, One who has fish as flag,
One who carries Lakshmi, One who grants wealth, One who is the God of Lakshmi,
One in whom Lakshmi lives, One who is most divine,
The man-lion, one who has strong hands, one who is very great, One who shines like light,
One who is completely divine, one who is forever, one who is Om, One who has the form of light,.
One who goes to the solar system, One who has a definite form,
One who loves his devotees, One who is the eye of his devotee,
The Lord who attracts devotees.
Son of Kousalya, Adept in arts, one who belongs to Kakustha clan, Dear one to Lakshmi,
He who sits on the throne, He who observes penance daily,
He who does not have any flaw.
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Viswamithra priyam Dhantham Swadhara niyatha vrutham,
Yagnesam, Yagna purusham, Yagna pavana thathparam. 42
Free from disease, Free from all that is bad, he who is many, He who is free from sorrow,
He who is always happy, He who does not have any form,
He who does not have two, He who is divine beyond darkness,
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Soorya mandala madhyastham Ramam, Seetha samanwitham,
Namami Pundarikakaksha mayam guru thath param. 49
I salute he who has lotus like eyes and respects his teacher,
He who is Rama who is in the middle of the solar system and who is with his consort Goddess Sita.
We salute him who broke the bow of Lord Shiva, to him who increases happiness in the mind of Sita,
And to him who is the son of the great Raghu clan.
Salutations to the Rama who has the pretty black colour of fully open blue lotus,
Salutations to Rama who is the love God who can steal the mind of women,
Salutations to Rama who is the swan playing in the lake of the mind of great saints,
Salutations to the greatest of Raghu clan, who can destroy the ills of ordinary life.
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Bhavabdhi potham, Bharahagrajam, Tham Bhaktha priyam, Bhanu kula pradheepam,
Bhootha trinadham, Bhuvanadhipam, tham Bhajami Ramam Bhava roga vaidhyam. 57
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Thathwa swaroopam purusham puranam swathejasa pooritha viswamekam,
Rajadhi rajam, ravi mandalastham, Visweswaram Ramam Aham Bhajami. 63
I daily salute that Rama who is well served by groups of great sages,
Who is Narayana, who is pure, who is primeval God,
Who is the one God of the universe, who is of the colour of Sun,
And who is beyond the baser qualities.
I pray Rama, who gives wealth, who is the creator of the universe,
Who does not have rest, who is the greatest among kings,
Who is God, who is the Lord of Raghu clan,
Who is endless, not clear and unimaginable and who is full of light.
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Brahma Vishnuscha Rudrascha Devendro Devathasthadha,
Adhithyadhi grahaschaiva Thwameva Raghu Nandana. 69
Oh son of Raghu clan, You are Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Devendra and Devas,
And you are also all the planets in solar system.
The stars, the ten directions are only you Son of Raghu clan,
And so are the seven islands, oceans, mountains, great rivers, trees,
Oh Lord of Raghu clan you are all that moves and also do not move.
You are also devas, thiryaks, human beings and Asuras.
Oh Lord of Raghu clan, you are father, mother and elder brother,
You are the Para Brahma and you are spread every where.
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Santham sarva gaham sookshmam, Param brahma snathanam,
Rajeeva lochanam Ramam pranamami jagath pathim. 77
Vyasa Uvacha:-
Vyasa told:-
Narada Uvacha:-
Naraada told:-
Hey Rama who is a treasure of mercy, If you are happy, hey all knowing one,
Seeing you in person would make me contended and happy always.
Hey greatest among men, I am blessed, met with success and have done blessed deeds,
And now my birth and life have met with success,
Now my Thapas has succeeded by getting of wisdom,
Now my actions have met with success by seeing your lotus like feet,
Now all my activities have succeeded because of remembering your name,
And so Oh Rama, please give me constant devotion to your lotus like feet,
Thus told Narada to the very highly pleased Lord Rama.
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Narada Uvacha:-
Narada said:-
Varam nay ache Raghu nadha yushmath padabhja bhakthi sathatham mamasthu,
Idham priyam nadha varam prayache puna puna asthwami idhameva yache. 85
I do not want any boon but my devotion to your flower like feet should be there,
And I only request this dear boon from you and again and again I request you only this.
I have sung this stotra which has been told by Narada, the son of Brahma,
Which contains essence of Vedas and which is secret of secrets,
Because of the great love that I have towards you.
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Sins committed and accumulated either by mind or by words or body,
Just by the thought of Rama would be immediately destroyed.
This is the truth, this is the truth and this is the truth.
* Killing of a Brahmin
Rama is the true divine Brahman, without him nothing can be known,
So Rama is the real truth, and it is the truth of this world.
Hey Ramachandra, Hey great one of Raghu clan, Hey great king,
Hey King of kings. Hey Rama, Hey Lord of Raghu clan, Hey God of Raghu clan,
Hey emperor, Hey child of Raghu clan, Hey Ramachandra,
I who am your slave has surrendered to you.
Ithi Sanathkumara samhithayam, naradhoktham Sri Ramachandra sthava raja stotram sampoornam.
Thus ends the king of prayers addressed to Rama which was told by Narada and which occurs in
Sanathkumara Samhitha.
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Rama Sthuthi [Mahadeva Krutha]
[Prayer to Rama made by Lord Shiva]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
You live within the body as fire and digest all sorts of consumed food,
And with the help of five airs you rule this very wide world.
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Chandra soorya Sikhi Madhya gatham yatheja eesa, chidasesha thanoonam,
Prabhavathanu bruthamiha dairyam sourya mathraamakhilam thwa sathwam. 6
That dazzling power which is in the middle of Sun, Moon and Fire,
Which exists in all beings as courage, bravery etc is nothing but you.
Because in this creation, nothing was and is there without you and,
Nothing is going to be there without you and so you are the truth beyond truth.
Due to the veil of illusion people do not understand you who is the greatest god,
And so due to your service to devotees who have a clean mind,
They understand you as something as single and beyond and also within.
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Aham bhavannama gunai kruthartho,
Vasaami kasyamanisam bhavanyaa,
Mumoorshamaanasya vimukthayeham,
Disami manthram thava Rama nama. 12
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Rama Stotram [Ahalya Krutha]
[Prayer to Lord Rama by Ahalya]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This prayer is taken from Adhyathma Ramayana. Ahalya was cursed by her husband Sage
Gouthama to become a stone. She got back her form when Lord Rama's feet touched her.]
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I am going to pray him daily,
Who is named Rama,
Who is but the human incarnation,
Of the great Lord Vishnu,
Who has a pretty body,
Who is armed with a bow,
And who has broad lotus like eyes,
And I will not pray any body else.
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Is he not the prime reason for,
Creation, upkeep and destruction of the world?
And is he not same as Brahma, Shiva,
And as Vishnu but looks different by illusion?
He is independent, complete and is the soul.
Oh Rama You are the act, the cause and the doer,
By the differing results obtained,
Though you are only one,
You shine in different forms.
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Akasavathwam sarvathra bahiranthargatho ramala,
Asam gohyachalo nithya shudho budha sadavyaya. 14
After praying thus That Purusha, who is the real Lord Rama,
She went round him, Saluted him and went to her Husband.
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Ahalya krutham, sthothram, ya padeth bhakthi samyutha,
Samuchyathe akhilai papai para brahmadhi gachathi. 20
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Rama Stotram [Devendra]
[Prayer to Rama]
By Devendra [King of Gods)
[From Adhyatma Ramayana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Maha yoga maya viseshanu yuktho,
Vibhasaasa leela narakara vruthi,
Thwadananda leelaa kadha poorna karma,
Sadananda roopa bhavantheeha loke. 5
[Jatayu is a great devotee and friend of Lord Rama. He was the son of Aruna. When Sita was being
abducted by Ravana, he fought with Ravana and was killed by him. Rama did the obsequies of this
great devotee.]
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Hari kamalaja shambhu roopa bhedha,
Thwamiha vibhasi guna thraayanuvrutha,
Raviriva jala poorithodhapathre,
Shamarapari sthuthi pathra mesa meede. 9
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Ramachandra Shatakam
[Octet on Ramachandra]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Ramachandra Sthuthi
[Prayer to Lord Ramachandra]
By Saint Thulasidas
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Ramachandraya Mangalam
[Auspiciousness to Ramachandra]
By Bhadragiri Ramadas
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Bhadragiri Ramadas was a great Savant belonging to Andhra Pradesh. He built the Bhadrachalam
Temple of Rama. It seems that he used the money of Nizam to build it. Later he was imprisoned and
kept in Golkonda Fort of Hyderabad. Rama himself interceded on his behalf, paid the money to
Nizam and got the saint released.]
Mangalam to him who is like a pretty cloud, who is coated with sandal paste
And he who shines in his bracelet,
Pretty Mangalam to he who wears pretty gem studded ear studs,
Who wears a garland of Thulasi,
And the one who has a body like lotus.
Pleasing Mangalam to the pure form who is an expert in Vedas and Vedanthas,
Who likes to see mind of people with pretty face,
Divine Mangalam to he who lives in the soft mind of Ramadasa,
And to the God who lives in Bhadrachalam.
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Ramayana Agaval - Sundara Kandam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[I came across this in an old book. This is a summarised form of Sundara Kandam in the form of a
Tamil poem style called Agaval which is a blank poetry. I am sure that reading this would give the
effect of reading Sundara Kandam of Ramayana.]
Devi Darisanam
Goddess Vision
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Asoka Vanam Azhithal
Ravananai Kanuthal
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Kadai neel thorana kambam thiruppa,
Maamam piragadathan mainthan vemazhal,
Poliyar sambu mali nerungi,
Aaviyai viduthalum arakkan mainthan,
Koviya lakkan meva vavanai,
Tharai pada varaithu kandu cherukki,
Mega nadhan vembor purinthu,
Soka meythiyum pasam veesi,
Pinithu kodu poi peyaraa vendanu,
Ku anitha viduppava anumanum,
Thuninthu yethir irundhann choozchi kurithe.
Ravana's Seeing
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Poondellam chollalum puravalan macizh kodu,
Senayodu yaavarum chernthaar,
Aanathen karum kadalakan karai yagathe.
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Ramodantam
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Ranganatha Ashtakam
[Octet on Ranganatha]
By Adi Sankara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[With assistance in editing the translation by Dr. Saroja Ramanujam]
[Sri Rangam for a Vaishnavite is the holy of the holies to all Vaishnavites (worshippers of Lord
Vishnu) and is similar to Benares of a shaivite. "2 km from Tiruchirapalli, Srirangam is the most
important temple in Sri Vaisnavism. The Deity here is Lord Ranganatha reclining on Ananta Sesha. It
is also the biggest temple in India covering 155 acres and is surrounded by the Rivers Kaveri and
Kolladam. The dome (vimana) over the Deity is covered in gold and is known as the Para Vasudeva
Ranga-Vimana. The Deity of Ranganatha was first worshipped by Lord Brahma, then later given to
Maharaja Iksvaku of the Raghu Dynasty, who brought the Deity to his capital of Ayodhya. Later, the
Deity was worshipped by Lord Ramachandra. When Vibhishana visited Ayodhya, he requested
Ramachandra to give him the Deity so that he could worship Him at his capital in Lanka.
Ramachandra agreed. provided Vibhishana did not place the Deity on the ground on his return to
Lanka - if he did so, the Deity would stay on that spot. Somehow or other, Vibhishana placed Lord
Ranganatha down at Srirangam and that is where he has stayed ever since. However, unlike most
Deities which face east, Ranganatha faces south towards Lanka to bless Vibhishana and his
kingdom. It is said that Vibhishana returns every 12 years to perform worship of Lord Ranganatha".
All the Vaishnavite saints called Azhwars, Saint Ramanuja and his followers especially Sri Vedantha
Desikan, have sung about this temple and the Lord who rules in it. It is believed that Adhi Sankara
who visited this temple composed this very pretty octet. It is the will and grace of the Lord that, we
both should translate this great stotra together.]
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Amogha mudhre Paripoorna nidhre,
Sri Yoga nidhre, sasamudhra nidhre,
Srithaika bhadre, jagathaika nidhre,
Sri ranga bhadre ramatham mano mey. 7
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Ranganatha Stotram
By Sri Parasara Bhattar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Sri Parasara Bhattar was the son of Koorathazhvar and was the chief priest of the great Sri Rangam
temple. This great stotra is said to have been composed, when Bhattar had to leave the city of
Srirangam, when he angered the Chola King and stayed at Thirukkhoshtiyur. The great love he had
for Sri Ranganatha and the anguish he had because he was forced to stay away from the great god
are amply reflected here.]
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When will I able to take bath in the clear waters of Kaveri?
When will I able to live in the dense gardens which are there,
In the shores of that river which are panacea for tiredness?
And when I will be able to sit on the sands in the shore of Kaveri,
Which leads to all that is good and chant the names like,
Oh Lord of Ranga, Oh Lotus eyed one, Oh Lord who sleeps on sesha.
When I will be able to see again that holy and pretty city of Srirangam,
Which has waters which are as deep as half the arecanut tree,
Which has happy, perplexed birds who chatter the words of Vedas,
And which has wayfarers requesting for salvation everywhere?
You get done worships to pacify the ills of your temple being touched by a lowly dog,
Which is a charge, which is patently false,
And Oh Lord of Ranga, what are you going to do,
When I, a much lowlier being, enter your temple.
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Samkshepa Ramayana
[Ramayana in Brief]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is the first chapter of Ramayana. In this chapter Valmiki who is in search of a suitable hero,
whose exploits he wants to write as an epic, asks Sage Narada for suggestions. Narada suggests
that Valmiki should write about Rama and also tells him in brief the story of Rama. It is believed by
reading this chapter, one can get the same blessing as one who reads Ramayana in full.]
1. The great sage Valmiki asked Sage Narada who always is busy in meditation and mastering the
Vedas and who is the greatest among people who knows Vedas: -
(Sage Narada is the son of Brahma and a great devotee of Vishnu. He is a constant traveler and
travels through all the worlds. It is believed that he creates tension so that good will result.)
2. "Who exists at present in this world who has all good qualities, who is valorous, who is the one
devoted to just action, who is grateful and who tells only truth in all circumstances?"
3. "Who is that man who has all the good characters, who does only good to all animals, who is
extremely knowledgeable, who is capable of doing rightly all actions and who only shows love
outside?"
4. "Who is that man who attracts minds of others, who has won over his anger, who is sparkling, who
does not have jealousy and who in war even makes devas fear struck?"
5. "I am extremely anxious to know about such a person. Hey, sage, only you are capable of telling
me about a man with all these qualities."
6. Sage Narada who knows every thing that happens in all the three worlds, after hearing all the
words of Valmiki, with happiness addressed Valmiki and started telling "Be pleased to hear."
7. "Those characteristics that you have narrated are very many and very rare. I would think over and
tell you about a man who has all these qualities."
8. "There is a prince, who is born in the Ikshuvaku clan, who is called "Rama", who is famous among
people, who keeps his mind under control, who is a great hero, who is shining, who is firm in his
resolves and who attracts others."
9. "He is knowledgeable, just, good orator, gentleman, killer of his enemies, having thick shoulders
and long hands, who has conch like neck and who has pretty cheeks."
10. "He has a broad chest, is a great archer, has hidden shoulder bones, suppresses his enemies,
and has long hands, good head, handsome forehead and pretty gait."
11. "He has proportionate height and other organs, he has equally divided organs, he is of black
colour, he is famous, he has a thick chest, broad eyes and pretty body and is a symbol of good omen"
12. "He knows Dharma (just action), he has taken an oath to speak truth, he is interested in the
welfare of his people, he is famous, he knows everything, he is pure, he is approachable to those who
depend on him, he takes care in saving people who are dependent on him, he is equal to the god
Brahma, he is wealthy, he is capable of protecting everyone and he can destroy his enemies."
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13. "He protects all animals, he protects the various castes, he observes his own dharma (just action)
and he protects his own people."
14. "He knows the essence of four Vedas and six Vedangas, he has great knowledge of the science
of archery, he has great and minute knowledge of all sciences, he has clear understanding of
everything and he quickly understands things."
15. "He is dear to all the world, soft natured, capable and is attained by good people similar to the
rivers like Sindhu (River Indus) attaining the sea."
16. "He is fit to be worshipped, treats every one as equals, always appears as lovable, increases the
happiness of Kausalya and is one with all good qualities."
17. "He is immense in stature like the ocean, he is great in his courage like the Himalaya Mountains,
he is as valorous like Lord Vishnu, and as pleasant to see as the full moon."
18. "His anger is like the fire at the time of deluge, his patience is like mother earth, his sacrifice is
equal to that of Kubhera and in his truthfulness he is like the God of death."
(Yama the God of death is supposed to be the epitome of Dharma.)
19-20. "The king Dasaratha with a loving wish to do good to the people wanted to make Rama who
has all the above qualities, who is a great hero, who has all sterling qualities, who wanted to do good
to his people, who is a dear and who is eldest son, as the future king."
(During those times in India, it was a custom to designate the crown prince as Yuva Raja-the young
king.)
21. "Hearing about the various preparations for his coronation, Dasaratha's wife Kaikeyi reminded
him of the two boons he had given her and requested that Rama should be sent to the forest and that
Bharatha should be crowned."
(Dasaratha gave these two boons during a war in which when the axle of his chariot broke, Kaikeyi
who was with him maintained the balance using her thumb.)
22. "That king Dasaratha bound by justice to obey his promise. ordered his son Rama to go and live
in the forest."
23. "Because of the order of his father and love towards Kaikeyi that valorous Rama went to the
forest to protect the truth."
24. "It seems that Lakshmana who is humility personified, who increases the happiness of Sumithra,
who is a dear brother, and who does good to his brother, exhibiting affection towards his brother,
accompanied his brother who was going to the forest."
25-26. "That Sita, who is the darling wife of Rama, who is a reflection of his soul, who does happy
deeds to him, who was born in the family of Janaka, who was created by the illusion of Gods, who is
the epitome of perfection and who is the greatest among women, accompanied Rama like Rohini
accompanies the moon God."
27. "That soul of Dharma (Just action) was accompanied by all the citizens and his father Dasaratha
for a long distance, reached the place of Guha, the chief of hunters and a very dear friend, and send
back the chariot driver at a place called Sringipura."
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28. "Rama along with Sita, Lakshmana and Guha stayed there."
29-30. "Those three traveling from that forest to another and crossing several rivers full of flowing
waters, under the instruction of Sage Bharadwaja reached a place called Chitra Koota, and
constructed a pretty temporary forest house (literally house made of leaves) and lived there happily."
31. "When Rama reached Chitra Koota afflicted by sorrow of parting with his darling son, Dasaratha
went to heaven sorrowing for his son."
32. "After his death though sages like Vasishta requested him to become the king, that very strong
Bharatha did not wish to be the king."
34. "Bharatha who is the first among people who wanted to follow Dharma humbly requested Rama,
with a broad vision and a true hero.."
35. "You who know Dharma is truly our king." But Rama who is merciful, who had a smiling face, who
was famous and who was very strong, did not wish for the kingdom as per the orders of his father."
36. "But Rama who was the elder brother of Bharatha gave his foot wear as his representative to rule
the kingdom, and sent back Bharatha from there."
37. "Bharatha whose desire was not fulfilled, started serving the foot wear of Rama and started ruling
the kingdom from Nandigrama and started waiting for Rama's return."
38. "As soon as Bharatha went back Rama who was truthful, who has control over his senses and
who was firm in his resolve, fearing the return of more people from the town entered the Dandaka
forest."
39. "It seems that lotus eyed Rama after entering the forest and killing an Asura called Viradha visited
sages like Sarabhanga, Suthheeeshna and Agasthya."
40. "As per the wishes of Agasthya he happily received with happiness the bow, sword and two
inexhaustible quivers belonging to Indra." 40
41. "All the great sages along with people of the forest approached Rama who was living in the forest
with a request for killing of Asuras and rakshasas."
43. "Rama took an oath to kill rakshasa in war to the great sages living in Dandakaranya forest who
were equal to the fire God."
44. "Surpanakha, who can assume any form she likes and who was living in a place called
Janasthana in the forest was disfigured by Rama who was also living there."
(But in the main book, it is mentioned that Lakshmana disfigured her)
45. "Afterwards he killed Khara, Trishiras and Dhooshana along with their followers who came to
attack him hearing the words of Surpanaka."
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46. "Rama who was living in that forest also killed fourteen thousand Rakshasas who were living in
Janasthana."
47. "Hearing about the killing of his relatives, Ravana loosing his senses due to extreme anger,
requested the rakshasa called Mareecha to help him."
48. "Hey, Ravana, enmity with Rama who is extremely strong is not good " told Mareecha to Ravana."
49. "Led by the God of death, Ravana kicked off his advice and went to the hermitage of Rama along
with Mareecha."
50. "After leading those two princes far away using the help of Mareecha who was an adept in magic
and after killing Jatayu the hawk, Ravana abducted Sita who was the wife of Rama."
(In the main story the killing of Jatayu was after the abduction.)
51. "Seeing the death of the hawk Jatayu and from him hearing that Ravana has abducted Sita,
Rama became pained with sorrow and cried and became agitated."
52-53. "Rama along with that sorrow cremated the hawk Jatayu and when he was searching for Sita
in the forest saw a Rakshasa called Kabanda who was having an ugly ferocious look."
54. "Rama who was very strong killed that Rakshasa and also cremated him. That rakshasa went to
heaven."
55. "Then that Rakshasa stood for some time in the sky and advised Rama to contact Sabari who
was knowledgeable of Dharma. who was following its percepts and who had renounced the world."
56. "That resplendent one who killed his foes went and saw Sabari and she duly worshipped Rama,
the son of Dasaratha."
57. "Then he was seen by the monkey Hanuman on the shores of river Pampa. As per the advice of
Hanuman he signed a treaty with Sugreeva."
58. "That very strong Rama related his story from the beginning especially the part which happened
to Sita to Sugreeva."
59. "That monkey Sugreeva after hearing everything, signedwith pleasure the treaty with fire as
witness."
60. "Afterwards that sorrowful king of monkeys told with love towards Rama, about his enmity with
Bali and other news."
61. "At that time Sugreeva specially told about the strength of Bali and Rama promised that he would
kill Bali."
62. "But Sugreeva had doubts about Rama's prowess to kill Bali.
63. "He showed him the mountain like skeleton of the Asura Dundhbhi who was killed by Bali, so that
he could gain more confidence in Rama."
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64. "That very strong Rama who had long hands which reached his thighs, examined the huge
skeleton and using his thumb of the right foot threw the skeleton for a distance of ten yojanas without
any effort."
65. "Not only that with a single arrow he split into two, the seven Sala trees and also the nearby
mountain and the underworld."
66. "Convinced by these actions, the monkey chief who had a happy frame of mind took him to the
cave called Kishkinda."
67. "Then that monkey chief Sugreeva who had a colour similar to gold roared and hearing that huge
sound the king of monkeys Bali came out."
68. "After consoling Tara (that Rama will not kill an innocent one) when he fought with Sugreeva,
Raghava killed him with one single arrow."
69. "After killing Bali as per the wishes of Sugreeva, Raghava made Sugreeva the king of that
kingdom."
70. "That king of monkeys Sugreeva called all monkeys and send them to different directions to
locate Sita."
71. "Hearing the words of the hawk Sampathi, Hanuman jumped and crossed the great ocean which
is one hundred yojanas broad."
72. "After reaching the city of Lanka ruled by Ravana, he saw Sita who was always thinking about
Rama in the Asoka forest."
73. "He gave the ring of Rama to Sita, told her all the news including the treaty with Sugreeva,
consoled her and destroyed the tower in Asoka forest."
74. "After killing five commander in chiefs, seven sons of ministers and the great hero Akshaya
Kumara, Hanuman was caught by them."
75-76. "Because of, the boon of Brahma, knowing that he was free from the tie of the arrow and
tolerating those rakshasas leading him, that valorous Hanuman and after burning the entire city of
Lanka except Sita, reached back to inform the good news to Rama."
77. "That Hanuman who was having immeasurable strength and intelligence, after reaching Rama,
went round him and told him the good news that he has seen Sita."
78. "After that Rama along with Sugreeva reached the shores of the great ocean and created a
turmoil in the ocean by his arrows which were equal to the power of Sun."
79. "The lord of the ocean presented himself in his true form before him and as per his words Sri
Rama built a bridge to the ocean with the help of Nala."
(Nala was the son of the deva architect Viswa Karma)
80. "Reaching the city of Lanka by that bridge, Rama rescued Sita after killing Ravana but felt very
much ashamed."
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81. "He told Sita very hard words in front of the assembly of men and Sita unable to tolerate the
words jumped in to the fire."
82. "At that time knowing from the God of fire that Sita is without any blemish, Rama after being
worshipped by all devas became very happy."
83. "By this great action of Raghava all the three worlds including movable and immovable beings,
devas, sages and others became very happy."
84. "Wonder of wonders, Rama without any worry and filled with happiness, became very much
contented after installing Vibhishana as the king of Rakshasas and thus completing his duties."
85. "After giving life to all monkeys by the boon of devas. Rama surrounded by all his friends, started
towards Ayodhya in the Pushpaka Vimana.."
86. "After reaching the hermitage of sage Bharadwaja, Rama who was truly valorous sent Hanuman
to Bharatha."
87. "Then along with Sugreeva, conversing about the stories of the past Rama traveled in Pushpaka
Vimana and reached Nandi Grama."
88. "That very holy Rama, along with his brothers removed the Jata (matted hair),* and along with
Sita assumed the kingship."
* In the forest life Rama did not get his hair cut and made in to a mass called Jata
89. "The people of Ayodhya became filled with happiness and satisfaction, and were looked after
well, became very just, were devoid of any diseases, were very healthy and were devoid of any fear
of scarcity."
90. "Men never saw the death of their children and women were always Sumangalis* and Virtuous."
* Lady whose husband is alive.
91-92. "In the kingdom of Rama there was no fear from fire, no beings died by drowning in water,
there was no fear from wind, similarly no fear from fever, there was no problems due to hunger and
there was no fear of thieves."
93. "Towns and countries were full of wealth and grains and all people lived happy daily like those in
Krutha Yuga."*
* An ion when every thing is good.
94-95. "This Rama with immense fame, having performed one hundred horse sacrifices. having given
in charity lot of gold, having given ten thousand crores of cows and lot of wealth to Brahmins is going
to attain the world of Brahma."
96. "This Rama is going to establish one hundred times more royal families. He is going to make the
four fold castes to engage themselves in the duties of their caste."
97. "After ruling this world for ten thousand years, he is going to attain the world of Brahma."
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98. "Those who read this story of Rama which is holy, which is capable of removing sins, which gives
holy deeds and which is equivalent to Vedas would get rid of all their sins."
99. "Those who read this history of Rama which gives life, would along with their sons, grand sons,
relatives and friends would live in heaven after their death."
100. "A Brahmin who reads this will attain mastery over words, Kshatriya will get land, Vysya would
get more business and Shudra would get more fame."
Thus ends the first chapter of Bala Kanda called "Summary of Ramayana" which is in the Ramayana
which is the first epic written by Valmiki.
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Samkshepa Sundara Kandam
[From Vayu Purana]
Translated By P. R. Ramachander
[Those who do not have time to read the entire Ramayana, could get the same effect by reading
Sundara Kanda. People, who do not have even time to read full Sundara Kanda, could read this
Samkshepa Sundara Kanda (Sundara Kanda in brief) and be benefited. It is written that reading this
would cure illnesses, give long life, bring to an end enmity and lead to all round happiness and well
being.]
Ganapathi
Dressed in white you are, Oh, all pervading one and glowing with the colour of moon.
With four arms, you are the all knowing one, I meditate on your ever-smiling face,
And pray, "Remove all obstacles on my way".
Saraswathi
Valmiki
Who in this world will not attain salvation, who happen to hear the story of Rama,
Composed by the lion among poets Valmiki, who always lived in the forest.
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Ya pibhan Rama charithamrutha sagaram,
Aruthastham munim vande, prachethasa makalmasham. 5
Hanuman
I pray to him who is born to the God of wind, who made the king of lakes look like the hoof of a cow,
Who made the great Rakshasas look like simple mosquitoes and who is born to the God of wind.
And is the greatest jewel in the garland of the story of Rama,
I pray and salute the son of wind god, who brought to end the rakshasas,
Who is always present with eye full of tears with head bowed in veneration,
Wherever the praise of Lord Rama is sung .
I bow before the darling son of the god of wind, who is the son of Anjana,
Who is great among killers of Rakshasas, who is like a golden mountain,
Who is handsome to look at and who lives near the roots of Parijatha tree.
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Anjananandanam veeram, janaki soka nasanam,
Kapeesam aksha hantharam vande lanka bhayangaram. 11
Ramayanam
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Lord Rama
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Pravisa nishpatham schapi prapthan uthpthann api,
Sarvamapyavakasam sa vicha chara maha kapi. 4
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Evam Sitaam thadha drushtwa hrushta pavana sambhava,
Jagagama manasa Ramam prasa samsa cha tham prabhum. 11
Sent by Sugreeva,
Several thousands of monkeys,
Who can assume any shape they please,
Are searching for the holy lady,
In all directions.
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Asya hetho visalakshya sagaram vegavan plutha,
Yadha roopam yadha varnam yadha Lakshmim cha nischitham,
Aasrousham Ragahavasyaham seya maasadhitha maya. 16
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Bhooya eeva maha thejo Hanuman maaruthathmaja,
Aabraveed prasritham vaakyam Sita pratyaya kaaranath,
Rama nama ankitham chedham pasya devya anguleeyakam,
Prathyayartha thavaneetham thena datham mahathmana. 22
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Veshtayanthi sma langoolam jeernai karpasakai patai,
Thailena cha abishichyadha thee agni thathrabhya pathayath. 26
That well wisher of that great monkey started praying to the lord of fire,
"If I have served my husband properly,
If I have done all my jobs properly,
If I had been a faithful wife,
You become cool to the Hanuman."
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Preethimanthasthatha sarve vayu puthra purassara,
Mahendradrim parithyajyapupluvu plavagarshabha. 32
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Swasthi prajabhya paripalayantham,
Nyayena margena mahim maheesa,
Gobrahmanabhya shubamasthu nithyam,
Loka samastha sukhino bhavanthu. 37
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Sangushta Nasana Vishnu Stotram
[Prayer to Vishnu which Destroys Sorrows]
Padma Purananthargatham [From Padma Purana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Narada Uvacha:
Punardaithyam samayantham drushtwa deva savaasava,
Bhaya prakambhitha sarve vishnum sthothum prachakarmu. 1
Deva Ouchu:
Namo mathsya koormadhi nana swaroopai,
Sada bhaktha karyodyathayarthi hanthre,
Vidhathradhi sarga sththi dwamsa harthre,
Gadha samkha padhmadhi hasthaya thee asthu. 2
Our salutations to him, who holds a mace, conch and lotus in his hand,
Salutations to him who took different forms like fish and boar to save the world,
Who is always the destroyer of sorrows of his devotees,
And who is himself creator, organizer and destroyer.
We salute again and again that God, who is the consort of Goddess Lakshmi,
Who is the killer of all asuras, who rides on the Garuda,
Who wears yellow silk, who grants the results of sacrifices,
Who himself does not do any actions and in whom we should seek protection.
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Santana Gopala Stotram
[Prayer to Lord Krishna as a Child]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Due to various reasons many couples are not blessed with children. In India, since the inheritance is
patrilineal, at least one son is needed by a family, so that the clan/family continues. Here is a very
specific prayer addressed to Lord Krishna as a child requesting him for a son. This prayer has to be
read for 108 days. Each day, after the prayer, the Santana Gopala Mantra, given after the stotra
should be chanted 108 times. Each stanza of the prayer begs the Lord to bless with a son. The sloka
in Sanskrit is given at sanskritdocuments.org/doc_1_index.html. I have, with minor corrections, used
the transliteration of the stotra given at forum.spiritualindia.org/santhana-gopala-stotram-prayer-for-
progeny-t16360.0.html. I thank the author of that transliteration. I have not given the translation of
common names of Lord Krishna like Madava, Gopala, Achyutha etc. People interested may see my
translation of Vishnu Sahasranamam for meanings of these names at:
www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/vishnusahasranamam.html.]
Oh Hari, who is Lord of Lakshmi, who has eyes like lotus leaf and son of Devaki,
Please send me a son, I salute Krishna who is the killer of Madhu.
Oh Hari who is the child who approaches Yasoda, who is a cowherd and son of Nanda,
Please send me a son, I Salute Lord Vasudeva.
I salute Gopala who is the baby boy who is consort of Lakshmi and saluted by sages,
And salute Krishna the chief of Yadus for getting a son.
I salute son of Devaki, who gives the effect of performing Puthra Kameshti,
Who has lotus like eyes, is the consort of Lakshmi, so that I may get a son.
Oh Lord of Lakshmi, God of gods, Achyutha who ends the sufferings of oppressed,
Oh Govinda, give me a son and I salute you, Janardhana.
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kaaryakaara naruupaaya vaasudevaaya the sadaa.
namaami putralaabhaartha sukhadaaya budhaaya te. 15.
I always salute for getting a son, who gives me pleasure and is wise,
OH god who is the cause of all acts and the great Vasudeva.
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Since I have no one, I surrender to you completely,
Please give me a son, give me wealth, give me a wealthy son.
I always salute for getting a son the red eyed one who is Hari,
Who drinks milk from the breasts of Yasoda, who is son of Yadhu clan.
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Omkaarayuktam gopaalam shriiyuktam yadunandanam.
kliinyuktam devakiiputram namaami yadunaayakam. 32.
God in the lotus standing in water, Who is as pretty as group of lotus flowers,
Lord of the universe, give me a blessed good son, Oh Consort of Lakshmi, Oh Madhava.
He who looks after Nanda, He who looks after earth, Govinda, son of Yadhu clan,
Give me a son Oh Krishna, Oh consort of Rukhmani, Oh Lord.
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He who rules the heart of Lakshmi, He who is dear to the, mind of sathyabhama,
Give me a son, Oh Krishna, Oh Lord who is the consort of Rukhmani.
He who has sun and moon as eyes, Govinda, He who has lotus like eyes, Madhava,
Give ma lucky and good son, Oh God who rules over universe.
He who is merciful, He who has lotus eyes, He who has lotus in his navel,
He who is worshipped, Give me a son, Krishna, Son of Devaki.
He who is the flower to his devotees. He who is serious, Shankara, Achyutha, Madhava,
Give me a son, oh Consort of Lakshmi dear to the Gopa boys.
Govinda who is a flower to his devotees, Lord who is wish giving gem to devotees,
Give me a son, Krishna, I surrender to you.
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govinda pundariikaaksha remaanaatha mahaaprabho.
dehi me tanayam krishna tvaamaham sharanam gatah. 49.
Lord of Lakshmi, God with eyes like a lotus leaf, Govinda, killer of Madhu,
I am singing about you Janardhana for getting a son.
Mukunda who goes near Yasoda drinks from the breast seeing the lotus like face of his mother,
And sweetly smiling, he catches the other breast by his fingers.
Oh Lord with lotus like eyes, I beg for a son from you,
Give me a son, Krishna, I surrender to you.
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God with lotus leaf like eyes, Govinda. Vishnu, Vamana, Madhava,
Give me a son Oh Raghava who is the dear lord of Sita.
Krishna with eyes like lotus who is saluted by sages and respected by Devendra,
Oh Rama the elder brother of Lakshmana, give me always a son.
Oh Rama who fulfills my desires, Who blesses for the production of sons,
Give me a son, Oh consort of Lakshmi who is saluted by Lord Brahma.
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Oh great blessing to the gopa boys, Govinda, Achyutha, Madhava,
Give me a son, Oh Krishna, Vasudeva, Lord of the universe.
Oh Madhava give me a son til the Sun and moon last and till the end of the eon,
Give me a son, give me a son, and I completely surrender to you.
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namaami tvaam padmanetra sutalaabhaaya kaamadam.
mukundam pundariikaaksham govindam madhusuudanam. 74.
With a desire for getting a son, I am saluting you Oh God with lotus like eyes,
Oh Mukunda, Oh God with lotus like eyes, Oh Govinda, Oh killer of Madhu
Oh Consort of Lalkshmi who holds conch, wheel, mace, sword and the bow Saranga,
Give me a son Oh Krishna, I surrender to you.
Oh Narayana, consort of Lakshmi, God who has eyes like lotus leaf,
Give me a son, Lord of Gods, who is worshipped by Lakshmi and Brahma.
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Oh Son of Devaki, Oh Govinda, Oh Vasudeva, Oh Lord of Universe,
Give me a s on, Oh consort of Lakshmi, Oh Lord of Gopa maidens.
Oh God, who very much likes the juice of flowers collected by Gopis,
Give me a son Oh Krishna, I surrender to you.
Oh Madava who likes the shifting lotus like heart of Lakshmi, Oh fulfiller of wishes,
According to my desire, give me a son and I surrender to you.
Oh Vasudeva, Oh Lord of Lakshmi, Oh God who gives auspicious things to his devotees,
Give me a son Oh Krishna, I surrender to you.
Oh Govinda who does good things, killer of Mura who is saluted by sages,
Give me a son Oh Krishna, I surrender to you.
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putra sampat pradaataaram govindam devapoojitam.
vandaamahe sadaa krishnam putra laabha pradaayinam. 91.
Oh Lord who sleeps in Sri Ranga, consort of Lakshmi, Madhava who gives auspiciousness,
Give me a son, Oh consort of Lakshmi, the lord of gopa maidens.
Oh Raghava who is the flower to the oppressed, Give a son to this lowly one,
Give me a son, give me a son, Give me a son, Oh Consort of Lakshmi.
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Oh Lord of the people Give me son who is just, rich and intelligent,
As a result of your mercy, Oh Vasudeva who is worshipped by Indra.
He who reads this hundred verse prayer would get a good son,
And pleasures as this gem of stotra is told by Vasudeva
During the chant there is no doubt he would get a long living son,
Wealth, luck, Properties and gift from the king.
[After reciting the stotra, this mantra has to be chanted 108 times.]
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Saptha Rishi Ramayanam
By Saptha Rishis
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is the story of Ramayana summarized in seven stanzas, composed by the great Saptha Rishis.
The Devanagari original can be found at: prramamurthy1931.blogspot.com/2011/08/. The Tamil
translation of these verses are at: iamhanuman.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-post_6385.html]
The lord of Raghu clan was born to Dasaratha, killed Thataka in the hermitage of the sage,
Protected the great sage Kaushika, later performed good to Ahalya,
Ate (destroyed) the bow of Shiva, Married the daughter of Janaka and later,
Won over Parasurama with terrible voice and came back to the city along with Sita.
Sri Rama came to the forest as per the order of his father along with Lakshmana and Sita,
Reached Ganga, tied matted hair, lived in good Chithakoota due to help of Guha,
Did after- death ceremonies to father along with Bharatha, gave protection to Dandaka forest,
Reached the hermitage of Agasthya and wore the ever lasting bow.
The great Hanuman who was the emissary of Rama crossed the water filled sea,
Saw Sita devi in Asoka vana, gave her the signet ring of Rama,
Killed asuras like Akshaya kumara, burnt the great city of Lanka,
And told Sri Rama about his seeing the mother.
Rama tied the ocean with the help of monkey warriors like Nala,
Reached Lanka, killed Kumbhakarna the brother and Ravana in the war,
Gave the country to Vibheeshana and the consort of Sita rode,
The pushpaka Vimana and met with Bharatha and climbed the throne.
Sri Ramo Haya medha mukhya maswa kruth samyak praja palayan,
Kruthwaa rajya madhaanujascha suchiram bhooriswa dharmanvithou,
Puthrou brathru samanvithou Kusa lavou Samshatpya boo mandale,
So ayodhyaa pura vasibischa sarayusnatha prapedhe divam.
Sri Rama conducted the Aswamedha sacrifice, looking after his people well,
Made his kingdom along with his brothers as safe and full of Dharma,
He established the entire earth to his brothers and sons Kusa and Lava,
And before the the entire people of ayodhya embraced death by entering the Sarayu river.
This is the nectar like sweet story of Rama composed by great stanza of poems,
If one hears or reads it daily they would become greatly learned,
Wealthy and with several sons enjoy the life in this world,
And after the enjoyment would get to the place of Lord Vishnu and the devas.
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Shat Padi
Adi Shankara
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Dhamodhara guna mandira Sundara vadanara vinda govinda,
Bhava jaladhi madhana mandhara paramam dharamapanaya thwam mey. 6
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Siksha Ashtakam
[Octet of Learning]
Composed by Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Lord Chaithanya, who was very great scholar right from his youth, is believed to have not written
many prayers in his great life. This great octet of extreme devotion to Lord Krishna is the only one
written by him and is believed to contain the essence of all his teachings.]
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I do not wish for wealth or followers,
I do not wish for pretty women,
Oh Lord of the entire universe,
But I want to dedicate this life,
And all life after it is in your service.
Nayanam galad-ashru-dharaya
Vadanam gadgada-ruddhaya gira
Pulakair nichitam vapuh kada
Tava nama-grahane bhavishyati. 6
Yugayitam nimeshena
Chakshusha pravrishayitam
Shunyayitam jagat sarvam
Govinda-virahena mey. 7
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Siddha Mangala Stotra - Sripada Sri Vallabha
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
He wears auspicious Rakhi (band tied by sisters) Vidhyadhari, Radha and Surekha
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
You were brought up by the nectar of affection of mother Sumathi, Victory to Sreepada,
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
Baapanarayana the son of the daughter of the great sage Sathya, Oh Sri Charana,
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
Sacred result of the Savithra Kaathaka sacrifice being held in Bharadwaja clan,
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
Sricharana taught her the implication of the big number in "Do Chowpathi Devalakshmi."
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
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7. Punya roopini Rajaam amba Sutha Garbha Punya phala samjatha,
Jaya Vijayeebhava, Dig vijayee bhava Srimad akhanda vijayeebhava.
Son of Sumathi, son of Narahari, the God Dathathreya, who is our Lord Sripada
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
One who lives daily in Peethikapura called Madhumitha Datha who has an auspicious form,
Victory, victory be yours, be victorious in all directions, become victorious all over.
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Sita Rama Ashtakam
[Octet of Sita Rama]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here Sita is used as an adjective of Rama, in the sense that she is always with him. The prayer is
addressed to Lord Rama.]
Brahma Mahendra Surendra Marud gana Rudhra Muneendra ganair athi ramyam,
Ksheera sarith pathi theeramupethu nutham hi sathamavithara mudhaaram,
Bhoomi bhara prasamartha madha pradhitha prakatee krutha chid gana moorthim,
Thwaam bhajatho Raghu nandana dehi dayanagha, may swa padambhuja dasyam. 1
Divya sara sch sasi kanthi harojjwala moukthika malya visala sumoule,
Kotira viprabha, charu charithra pavithra vichithra, Dhanu sara pane,
Chanda maha bhuja dhanda vikhanditha Rakshasa raja Maha jaga dande,
Thwaam bhajatho Raghu nandana dehi dayanagha, may swa padambhuja dasyam. 4
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Please make me slave of your lotus like feet,
As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan, Oh ocean of mercy,
Oh who wears a crown decorated by chain of gems,
Which are prettier than the moon of the autumn,
Oh God who shines like billions of Suns, Oh God who holds a bow and arrow,
Oh God who does several pretty acts of Dharma,
And oh Valorous God who killed the very powerful and strong Ravana,
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Please make me slave of your lotus like feet,
As I am singing your praise Oh lad of Raghu clan, Oh ocean of mercy,
Oh merciful one, Oh God who loves the poor, Oh God who wears a garland of lily,
Oh Rama, arguing within myself as to Whom else can I surrender to, except you,
I decided to surrender at your lotus like feet, Oh Rama who is along with Sita.
He who reads without fail the all sorrow removing octet of the chief of the Raghu clan
Who is nectar of ocean of mercy, the closest relation to all orphans,
Who does only good deeds, who is the boat to the devotees,
Which helps them cross the ocean of domestic life with torrential waves,
Who wanders in the shores of River Sarayu, would get rid of death,
And becomes lucky enough to serve the lotus feet of Lord Rama.
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Sritha Kamala from Ashtapadi
By Jayadeva
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a very popular prayer, usually sung in Hindustani and Karnatik music concerts in the Raga
Pahadi or Bhairavi.]
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6. Janaka suthaa krutha bhooshana, jitha dhooshana hey,
Samara samitha dasa kanta, jaya jaya deva hare.
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Sundara Kanda
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Sundara Kanda: Hanuman's Odyssey
By BS Murthy
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Sundara Kanda Pasuram
[Pasuram on Sundara Kanda]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[It is believed by all devotees that reading or narrating Sundara Kanda of Ramayana would result in
fulfillment of all our wishes. In the Thirty First Chapter of Sundara Kanda. to console Sita as well as to
make her understand that he is a genuine messenger of Rama, Hanuman relates the story of Rama,
up to that time. Devotees believe that reading this chapter would give them the same result as
reading the entire Ramayana. In this Pasuram (Divine Tamil poems written by minstrels of Lord
Vishnu called as Azhvars), a summary of the above chapter followed by the giving of ring of Rama to
Sita is narrated. Devotees believe that reading this Pasuram is equivalent to reading of Sundara
Kandam of Ramayanam. I got this Pasuram from the Kumudam Bhakthi Magazine of 15-2-2010.
Nothing has been mentioned about who is the author of the Pasuram. I would be grateful for this
information.]
And then saying that this is the sign given by king of Ayodhya,
And then when he gave the ring and said, this is his ring,
Please recognize this sign and talk to me,
And then Sita with hair bedecked with flowers,
Seeing the ring of the one who broke the bow,
And recognized that the sign given by Hanuman as genuine,
Kept the ring on her head and became happy,
And then Hanuman who was very intelligent,
Came away from the garden of the king of Lanka,
And killed his relatives and loving kids,
And then burned the town of Lanka,
And destroying the anger of the king of Rakshasas,
And then due to his love and devotion,
Went back to worship the feet of the king of Ayodhya.
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Thiruppalli Yezhuchi
By Thondar Adi Podi Azhwar
Translated by Ramachander
[Songs for waking up the Lord was not a common tradition in Hinduism. The famous exhortation of
Sage Viswamithra to Lord Rama in Bala Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana viz, Kousalya Supraja Rama,
Poorva Sandhya Pravarthathe, Uthishta Nara Sardula, Karthavyam Daivamahnikam - which request
him to wake up and do his ritualistic duties to God, is perhaps the only such waking up poem of the
Puranas. This is strange since the system of sending Lord to sleep and waking up is prevalent in
most of the famous temples of Tamil Nadu. This great Suprabatham (called Thirupalli Ezhuchi) to
wake up Lord Ranganatha which belongs to the Vaishavite literature or the one by Manikkavasagar to
wake up Lord Thiruperumthurai near Trichinopoly which belongs to the Shaivite Literature
www.hindupedia.com/en/Thirupalliyezhuchi(Tamil)) must be one of the first Suprabathams ever
written. Sri Venkatesa Suprabatham which is used to wake up Lord Venkateswara of Thirupathi which
was written about a hundred years back must be the most popular one. Detailed commenttry of this
Thirupalliyezhuchi is at www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/tpezhu/tpezhu01.html and
www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/Thirupalliyezhichchi.pdf]
Thaniyan**
The sun has embraced the top of the mountain on the eastern side,
The darkness of dreams have faded and in the early morning,
All great flowers have arranged for the feast, by the honey ebbing out of them,
The kings and the devas have arrived and arrived,
And have crowded on the opposite side and the he and the she elephant,
Which have come along with them joined the drums,
And are making an ocean like noise all around,
And so Lord (Mother) of Srirangam,* please do wake up.
* Lord Ranganatha is addressed as Mother of Srirangam.
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2. Kozhumkodi mullayin kozhumala ranavi,
Koornthathu guna disai marutham idhuvo,
Ezhundana malaranai palli kol annam,
Eenpani nanainthathum iru chiragudhari,
Vizhungiya mudalayin pilamburai pezh vay,
Vellyir uruvuthan vidathinmukkanungi,
Azhungiya aanayin arum thuyar kedutha,
Arangathamma, palli ezhundharulvaye.
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And the honey bee in search of honey have left their hives,
And oh king of all devas who tormented the Rakshasas of Lanka,
Who took the penance of protecting the Yaga of the great sage,
Oh King of Ayodhya who wielded his bow well,
Oh Ranganatha (Mother of Sri Rangam), please do wake up.
Are they not twelve Suns along with their great chariots?
Are they not the eleven rudras riding on their bulls?
Is he not the six faced God riding on his peacock?
Are they not the Maruths and Vasus who have come,
On their horses who are seen as singing and Dancing?
Are they not being followed by their Chariots,
And horses who are following all of them?
Oh Ranganatha (Mother of Sri Rangam), please do wake up?
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Are they the crowd of the devas from the celestial world?
Are they very great sages and the maruths?
Have Indra and his elephant have come here?
The Gandharwas are crowding and Vidhyadharas are pressing,
And the yakshas have fainted in their effort to salute your feet,
And there is crowding in the sky as well as earth,
And so Oh Ranganatha (Mother of Sri Rangam), please do wake up.
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Thodai otha thulavamum koodayum polindhu,
Thondriya thol Thondar adipodi yennum,
Adiyanai aliyananendru aruli unnadiyaarkku,
aadpaduthaay, palliyezhundaralaye.
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Thiruppavai
By Andal
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Saint Andal also known as Nachiar and also as Kodhai was the daughter of Vishnu Chitta alias
Periyazhvar of Srivilliputtur. She is one of the most important saints of Sri Vaishnavism. At an early
age she fell in love with Lord Krishna and because she used to wear the garlands meant for the deity
before it is worn by the God, she was also called Chudi Kodutha Chudar Kodi. People believed that
she was an avathara (incarnation) of Bhooma Devi. At the end of her life she left her ethereal body
and mingled with her Lord. Her most important poetic work is Thiruppavai. This extols the virtues of
Lord Krishna and requests him for help and guidance in the worship of Goddess Pavai. The worship
of this Goddess was very common in Tamil Nadu since ancient times. The worship was done by
unmarried girls. They all used to take bath in the rivers daily early in the dawn, in the month of
Margazhi (December-January) and worship the goddess by dance and music and observe very strict
penance during the day. This it was believed would get them good husbands and would lead to a
very happy married life. On each day, one of the hymns are being sung during this month even today.
Her poetic works reveal her Nayaki-Nayaka Bhava (Heroine-Hero feeling) and absolute surrender to
God. Surrender being the bed rock principle on which Sri Vaishnavism rested, she was revered very
much. Her sentiments expressed in her pasurams (poems to God) found an immediate echo in the
common man's mind. Sri Ramanuja who was possibly the greatest saint - philosopher of Sri
Vaishnavism, extolled her Bhakthi and sang all the thirty Thiruppavai pasurams every day. Because
of that he was called Thiruppavai Azhwar. Also there is a practice to this day among Sri Vaishnavas
that during the Poojas of God in any of their temples the last two stanzas of Thiruppavai are sung. It
is also interesting to know that these two stanzas are also recited in Tamil during coronation of the
kings of Thailand (Rama dynasty).
There are very many translations and commentaries available in English of Thiruppavai. But as far as
I am aware no one has attempted to translate it in to English verse. By doing so, it has not been
possible to include some mystical connotations of these verses.]
Thaniyan
[This is a song which is a prelude to Thiruppavai and is generally termed as thaniyan or that which
stands separately.]
Each Pasuram (ode to Gods) of Thiruppavai is generally named by the first few words of the poem.
These are given first and a translation in to verse given then:
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1. Margazhi Thingal
* The early winter of Tamil month generally between 15th December to 15th January.
** The Foster father of Lord Krishna.
*** The foster mother of Lord Krishna.
**** Another name for God Vishnu.
2. Vaiyathu Vazhvirgal
* Lord Vishnu is believed to sleep on his Serpant bed floating in the holy ocean of milk.
** Black lamp soot worn in the eyes by ladies in India.
If we sing the praise of Him, who grew big and measured the world,*
And worship our Goddess Pavai, then would there be at least three rains a month,
And the red paddy plants would grow big and in their fields would the fish swim and play,
And the spotted bees after sipping honey,
To their hearts content would sleep in the flower themselves
After having their fill and the cows with big udder would fill milk pots to the brim,
And healthy cows and never diminishing wealth would fill the country,
And all this I assure by worship of our Goddess Pavai.
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4. Azhi Mazhai Kanna
* Lord Vishnu had a lotus grown out of his belly on which sat Lord Brahma. Hence he is called
Padmanabha.
5. Mayanai
To Him the enchanter of all, to Him the son of Mathura* in the north,
To Him who played and frolicked in the shores of holy Yamuna,**
To Him who is the ornamental lamp of the family of cow herds,
And to the Damodhara*** who made his mothers womb holy,
We came after a holy bath and offered pure flowers at his feet,
And sang with our mouth and brought the thoughts of him in our mind and we were sure,
That all our mistakes of the past and all that we will do in future,
Will vanish as ashes in fire, Oh Goddess Pavai.
Did you not hear alternate twittering birds making loud noises,
Did you not hear the loud sound of white conch,
From the temple of the king of Garuda,* Oh girls please wake up,
Let us hear the holy sounds of "Hari, Hari".**
From the savants and sages,
Calling him who drank the poisonous milk from the ghost,***
Him who kicked and killed the ogre of the cart,****
And him who sleeps on the great serpent Adi Sesha
So that it goes through our mind and make our mind cool, Oh, Goddess Pavai.
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7. Kisu Kisu Chendrengum
Did you not hear, Oh slow witted girl, the twittering sound of black birds of the morn,
Which sounds like a talk between them, did you not hear the tingling sound,
When the big and small coin like pendants, rub against each other,
Did you not hear the sound of vigouros pull of the curd churner being pulled,
By the flower bedecked cow herdesses, did you not hear the sound of twirling curd,
When churned using the mixer, Oh, leader among girls,
How can you sleep, when they sing the names sweetly.
Of Narayana* and Kesava,** Oh, She who is sparkling,
Be pleased to open the door and worship our goddess Pavai.
The eastern sky has become white, the buffalos are free to walk and graze,
The remaining lasses, have stopped from going,
All those who wanted to go and have come to call you,
Oh girl filled with happiness, please wake up, let us all sing and get gifts,
From Him who has killed the horse like ogre,*
By pulling apart his mouth, from Him who killed the wrestlers,**
Sent to kill him, from Narayana, who is first among the Gods,
And prostrate before him. Please hear what we tell.
And decide for yourself and worship our Goddess Pavai.
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10. Nothu Swargam
* Ravana's brother who was killed by Lord Rama who used to sleep continuously for six months in a
year.
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13. Pullin Vay Keendanai
* Verse in the form of question and answers from friends and she who is sleeping.
** Kuvalaya pita the elephant with four tusks was sent to kill Lord Krishna and he killed it.
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16. Nayaganai Ninra
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19. Kuthu Vilakeriya
* Eight Vasus, Eleven Rudras, Twelve Adhiyas, and Two Agni each with a clan of 10 million devas.
Oh son of him,
Who owned several cows,
Which gave so much milk,
That always the milking vessel got overflowed,
Please wake up.
Oh Lord, who is full of mercy,
Oh Lord, who is better than the best,
Oh lord, who is the light that began the world,
Please wake up.
Like your flock of defeated enemies,
Falling at your feet in surrender,
We came praising you,
So that we get fame,
And worship our Goddess Pavai.
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22. Angan Maa Gnathu Arasar
* Once when Indra made rain trouble the cowherds, Krishna raised the Govardhana mountain and
held it as an umbrella.
* Uncle of Krishna who wanted to kill him but was killed by him in the end.
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26. Maale! Manivanna!
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29. Chitram Chiru Kale
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Trilokya Mangala Vishnu Kavacham
[Armour that brings good things to three worlds]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great prayer has been told by Sage Sanath Kumara to sage Narada and is a part of the book
Narada Pancha Rathna.]
Narada Uvacha:-
Bhagawan Sarva Dharmagna, kavcham yath prakasitham,
Trilokya Mangalam nama krupaya Kadhya prabho. 1
Narada said:-
Oh God who follows all Dharma, please make known to me that armour,
Which is known as The one which does good to three worlds.
Sanathkumara Uvacha:-
I would tell you out of the love this very secret Armour,
Which was told to me by Brahma, which was composed using Brahma mantras.
Only by wearing this armour Lord Brahma is doing the job of creation,
Only Wearing this armour Goddess Lakshmi is looking after the three worlds.
Reading and wearing this Lord Shiva who knows all mantras destroyed the world,
The mother of the three worlds Durga killed the great Mahishasura and other bad ones,
Who were bloated with pride due to the several boons got by them,
And Indra and others got all sort of wealth by this mantra.
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Idham Kavacham athi guhyam kuthrapi no vadeth,
Sishyaya bhakthi yukukthaya sadhakaya prakasayeth 7
Sataaya para sishyaya dathwa mruthyu mavapnuyat. 8
This armour which is very secret should never be told to any one,
Except own disciples who are with devotion and can become practitioners.
And if this is told to other disciples who are competitive, death would result.
For the Armour, which is good for all the three worlds, the sage is Prajapthi,
The meter is Gayathri, the God addressed is Narayana and this is chanted,
For us getting Dharma, wealth passion and salvation.
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Gopalayagni jayantham kukshi yugmam sadavathu,
Kleem Krishnaya sada pathu parswa yugmam manuthama. 15
Let the thirteen letter mantra protect my thighs and let the holy wheel and other weapons,
Be protected by the eighteen lettered manta starting with Hrim Srim.
Let my organs be always by the Lord of dwaraka by the chant of the mantra,
Om namo bhagawade Vasudevaya
Let me east side be protected always by the twelve letter Om namo Vasudevaya,
Let the ten lettered Hreem, Kleem... etc and the sixteen lettered Hreem Kleem etc
Along with mace wheel all all other weapons protect my south east,
The ten lettered manthra Hreem Sreem etc protect my south side.
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Tharo namo bhagawathe Rugmani vallabhaya cha,
Swahethi shodasarnoyam nairythyam disi rakshathu. 24
Let my north east side be protected by the twenty two syllable mantra,
Aim Kleem Krishnaya Hreem Govindaya Gopi jana vallabhaya,
Ha Sou,
You do the divine dance in the middle of the hood of Kaliya,
Phala Sruthi
Oh Brahmin, what I have told you till now is the form of Brahma,
And is known as armour for the betterment of the three worlds.
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Lord Brahma heard it from Narayana and out of liking to you,
I told it to you and you should not tell it to any other.
Performing fire sacrifice for one tenth of that, one would definitely achieve,
If one practices thus and becomes an expert in this kavacha, equality to Lord Vishnu.
If with devotion the text is read after worshipping one hundred times with flowers,
He would get the same result as worshipping for ten thousand years.
Even if one does not merit it, by properly reading the Kavacha,
The humans will get salvation.
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Trilokyam kshobhayathyeva,
Trilokya vijayee bhaveth. 41
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Trilokya Mohana Nrusimha Kavacham
[Armour of the Man Lion which attracts the three worlds]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Unlike many other Kavacham (armour) this one is mostly based on Thanthra and prays different
aspects of Lord Narasimha along with Bheejaksharas to protect different parts of the body. It is
believed that mis-pronunciation of these would lead to bad effects. So I request those, who want to
chant this powerful prayer, to learn it from a teacher and then start chanting it. I have taken this from
a Malayalam book on Kavachams published by Vidhyarambham Publishers, Alleppey. This Kavacha
along with translation is available also at: www.stephen-
knapp.com/prayers_to_lord_narasimhadeva.htm. But the text of that presentation considerably differs
from what is given in the Malayalam source.]
Narada Uvacha:-
1. Indradhi deva vrundhesa, eedyeswara jagat pathe,
Maha vishnor nrusimhasya kavacham broohi may Prabho,
Yasya prapadanadwidhwam strilokya vijayee bhaveth.
Narada said:-
Oh God of Indra, devas and others, my father and Lord of universe,
Oh Lord, please tell me the armour of Nrusimha an incarnation of Vishnu,
By reading which a scholar can win over all the three worlds.
Brahmo Uvacha:-
2. Srunu Narada vakshyami puthra sreshta thapodhana,
Kavacham nrusimhasya trilokya vijayee baveth.
Please hear Narada who is the greatest of my sons and a great sage,
The Armour of Narasimha which ensures victory over the three worlds.
Dear Son, I created this world by reading and wearing it and also,
Lakshmi got the three worlds and Lord Shiva became the destroyer.
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7. Trilokya vijayasyapi kavachasya prajapathi,
Rishi chandasthu Gayathri nrusimho devatha vibhu.
Om Oh greatly valorous Maha Vishnu, who shines and has faces everywhere,
Who is the fearful Nrusimha who is death to death itself, My salutations.
The thirty two syllabled mantra is a king of mantras and protects the devas,
And let my neck be protected always by Kshroum,
And let my eyes be protected by the God in my hearet.
He who kills all Rakshasas and he who who kills all evil spiruts,
And he who cures all fevers by burning protect my feet.
14. Kleem payath parswa yugmam cha thaaro nama padam patha,
Narayanaya naabhim cha Aam hreem kroum kshroum cha hoom phat.
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15. Shadakshra katim pathu, Om Namo Bhagavathe padam,
Vasudevaya cha prushtam Kleem Krishnaya Kleem ooru dwayam.
Let the six letters manthra protect my waist and "Om Namo Vasudevaya"
Protect my back and "Kleem Krishnaya kleem" protect my two thighs.
Let "Kleem Krishnaya" and the great God always protect my knees,
And "Kleem gloum Kleem Syamalangaya nama" protect my feet.
Though it should not be told to every one, I have told this to you because of my love,
And this armour should only be made one's own after worship of Guru.
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Either on the neck or n the left arm, Narasmiha would be with him personally,
This should be worn in the left hand by girl and right hand by a woman,
And this auspicious armour would certainly bring good to the wearer.
The lady who does not have sons or a lady who bears only dead sons,
Or The lady who is totally barren or the lady whose children are dead,
Would bear many sons and he would become a liberated soul.
Even if all the three worlds are in war with them, they would win over them,
And devils, ghosts, dead souls, Rakshasas and other bad beings,
As soon as they see them they would certainly run away from that place.
In the house or the village if this armour is installed,
Such beings would leave away that place and run away to far off places.
Thus ends the armour of Narasimha also called "That which attracts all the three worlds",
Which occurs in Brahma Samhitha.
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Vairagya Panchakam
By Srimath Vedantha Desika
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Srimath Vedantha Desika is one of the greatest savants of Visishtadvaitha Philosophy and author of
great many extremely poetic and devotional works. He was eking a very poor existence in his native
place. Sri Vidhyaranya Theertha, who himself is a great scholar was at that time minister in the court
of Vijaya Nagar empire. Knowing the great scholarship of his friend Srimath Vedantha Desigar, he
sent an invitation to him to visit the court of Vijaya Nagar. Srimath Vedantha Desika who preferred
service to god, to all riches in the world, wrote the first verse of Vairgya Panchakam and sent back to
him. Sri Vidhyaranya Theertha thought that his friend had misunderstood his intentions and sent
another invitation. The reply was the next five verses of Vairgya Panchakam. In this great work, he
brings out the value he attaches for material wealth. I have only tried to give a simple translation.]
The pride of those kings who rule bits of this earth grows like the wildfire,
And there are people, who praise them and think they are blessed,
But we think that service to god who is merciful will give us all our wants,
For did not sage Kuchela meet the Lord, with fistful of pounded rice and become wealthy.
Even learned scholars pray the kings for filling their stomach,
Is not the spilled grain after a harvest sufficient for their needs?
Is not a palm full of water sufficient to quench one'ss thirst?
Is not the effortlessly collected cloth sufficient for a loin cloth?
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When I have the decorative black coloured wealth,
Who sat in front of Arjuna in the battlefield,
Why should I sit in the periphery of the gate of kings,
And beg them for perishable wealth with hands held in salutation?
Wealth got by serving the rich till ones body falls to the ground,
Is that wealth which will quell one'ss hunger but is sorrow causing,
On the other hand that wealth which made Arjuna great,
That wealth which made it possible to lift Govardhana and that which fills ones,
Mind with joy is the real good wealth, which one should posses.
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Vamana Stotram
[Prayer to Vamana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Though a Rakshasa, Mahabali was a benevolent emperor. But he usurped the Deva kingdom.
Vishnu took the form of a young, dwarf, Brahmin boy called Vamana and requested for three steps of
land as measured by his feet. In spite of his Guru's opposition, Mahabali agreed. Vamana took the
gigantic form of Trivikrama and measured all the three worlds, in two steps. Mahabali offered his
head as a third step. Vamana then requested Mahabali to live for ever in Patala - the underworld. The
people of Kerala believe that he visits them on their festival of Thiru Onam and people of Karnataka
believe that he visits them every year on the Bali Padyami. This is a very rare stotra, addressed to
Lord Vamana.]
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Varadaraja Panchakam
By Saint Doddacharya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[These five verses are also known as Deva Raja Panchakam. They were composed by Doddacharya
of Sholingur who was not able to attend the annual festival of Kanchi on the day when the Lord is
carried on the Garuda Vahanam. It seems that he sung these five great verses and the Lord
appeared before him. In remembrance of this great event, every year during the annual festival, the
Lord Varada of Kanchi riding on Garuda during this procession is hidden for a minute by the great
Umbrellas (known as Doddacharya Sevai) and then the Aarthi performed. The very devotional
commentary on this great prayer is available at:
www.ahobilavalli.org/sri_varadaraja_panchakam.pdf]
In the very early morning, Varada who is very pleased will arrive at the inner gate,
Riding on Garuda, where the important people would assemble saluting him,
Holding their clasped hands above their head, making the pure as well as,
The ones, without any support very happy and then along with the fans,
The white umbrellas decorated by pearls would move slowly hither and thither.
That lotus like feet of the God who has a lotus flower on his belly,
Whose greatness can only be described by the head of the Vedas,
And is not known to the other people who have mastered learning,
Which is saluted by Brahma, Rudra, Indra and others,
And which are being held by Lord Garuda,
Are only fit to be worshiped by human beings.
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4. Kechit Thathwa visodane pasupathou paaramya mahu pare,
Vyajahu kamalasane naya vidho apya anye harou sadharam,
Ithyevam chala chethasaam thanu bratham Padaravindhamm hare,
Thath sandarsayatheeva samparthi nrunaam sruthinaam nidhi.
Many people after examining the Vedas wrongly conclude that Shiva is the greatest,
And some others by their new methods conclude that Lord Brahma is the greatest,
And these people with wavering mind are not considering the lotus feet of Hari,
Which is the treasure of Vedas which has been found by the learned Men.
Those blessed people only can worship on the third day festival of Kanchi, the great Varada,
In front of the temple towers at the break of morn, when he is carried by the king of birds,
Along with the two fans which seem to be dancing and along with two unmatched shining umbrellas,
And along with the prayers sung as a prelude by the groups of elated Brahmins who are blessed with
knowledge.
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Varaha Kavacham
[Protective Armour of Varaha]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This armour is about the Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He had to take this incarnation to save
earth which was stolen by an Asura called Hiranyaksha and hid himself in the deep depths of the sea.
Lord Vishnu took the form of a huge boar entered in to the sea, killed Hiranyaksha and brought back
the earth. There is a very famous temple for this Varaha incarnation in a place called Sri Mushnam,
which is in Tamil Nadu. Ladies desirous of having a progeny go to this temple, take bath in the
Pushkarini pond there and recite this Kavacha. It is believed they would be blessed with good
children. I have consulted the Tamil translation of this Kavacham done by Srimathi Vishnu Priya Chari
and published by Lifco publishers in the year 1987. The Devanagari version of this Kavacha is
available at prapatti.com, but not its translation.]
Firstly the great temple called Sri Ranga, with Ranga there,
Sri Mushnam, Thirupathi, Salagramam, Naimisaranyam,
Thiruneermalai, Pushkar and the asramam of Nara and Narayana,
In the Badri hills are those eight temples where God came himself.
Sri Sutha:
Sutha said:
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Sri Shankara Uvacha:
Shankara said:
The holy Ganga took birth from the thumb of Lord Vishnu,
But the Nithya Pushkarinee originated from all over his body.
All great sacred waters of rivers daily mix in this sacred water,
And a devotee taking bath in this, surely reaches the feet of Lord Vishnu.
Once in a month see the white Varaha along with goddess Lakshmi,
And the one who does this wins over untimely death.
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Aswatha moole arka vare nithya pushksarini thate,
Varaha kavacham japthwa satha varam jithendriya. 10
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Angarakshakaram punyam maha pathaka nasanam,
Sarva roga prasamanam, sarva durgrahanasanam. 17
After saluting God and touching the six organs in a proper manner,
By the fingers Lord Varaha should be saluted.
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Salutations to the white boar, to the king who is the great boar,
Who is part of the sacrifice, whose all body parts are holy,
Who is the all knowing one and who is ultimate God,
Who has fierce horn, who is courageous, who is of the form of ultimate,
Who has slanted teeth, who is for ever and who is inside everything.
Saying this, the learned one touches different parts of the body by fingers,
Meditates on the white boar and then starts the chanting of manthras.
(It could be chanted without these preliminaries also by any one.)
Dhyanam
Meditation
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Pradoshe pahu padmaksho, rathrou Rajeeva lochana,
Niseendra garvaha pathu pathusha parameshwara. 31
In the battle field let the victor over Rakshasas protect me,
When I am in trouble the holder of wheel protect me,
Let the king of doctors who has taken the form of a boar,
Protect me whenever I am sick.
Let him who holds the entire universe protect my feet forever,
Let the doer of good protect my private parts,
And let Lord Janardhana protect my thighs.
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Parswe pathu suradhyaksha. pathu kuksheem parathpara,
Nabhim brahma pitha pathu hrudayam hrudayeswara. 38
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Ya padeth srunuyathvapi, thasya mruthyur vinasyathi,
Tham namasyanthi bhoothani, bheetha sanjalipanaya. 44
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Aswatha moole arka vare nithya pushkaranee thate,
Varaha kavacham japthwa sathavaram patedhyadi. 51
Apoorva rajya samprapthi nashtasya punaragamam,
Labadhe nathra sandeha sathya medan mayoditham. 52
Sri Sutha:
Sutha said:
Hearing the words of her Lord the goddess became very happy,
And begot Ganesa and Subrahmanya who were worshipped by Gods.
Due to the power of this armour and became mother of the world.
He who hears daily or daily reads it without break,
Would get rid of all his sins and reach the holy world of Vishnu.
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Vasudeva Krutha Krishna Stotram
[Prayer to Lord Krishna by Vasudeva]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is prayer by Vasudeva, father of Krishna addressed to Krishna. He finds himself incapable of
praying to the Lord like all others and requests Krishna to assume the form of a baby so that he can
fondle him.]
Vasudeva:-
Hey Lord you are beyond senses, non decaying, without properties, Lord,
And you are the lord of all beyond meditation, the divine soul, god,
Who is full of himself and assumes any form that he wishes
Who is divine, not attached to anything, having the form of Brahma and perennial,
Who is grosser than the gross and also has a form which is very minute,
Who lives in all bodies, exists everywhere as the witness of all and cannot be seen,
Who has a body and also not have a body and connected with all properties,
Who is nature, lord of all, who is very ancient and beyond all ages,
Who is the lord of everything, who assumes all forms and is in everything,
And who is the basis of everything, who does not have support and who is complete
And oh Lord, I praise and pray you.
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Adhisesha in incapable of praising you and so is Goddess Sarasawthi,
The five headed Shiva and the six headed Subrahmanya are also incapable of praising,
Even Lord Brahma who created Vedas is incapable of praising you,
And even Ganesa the teacher of all Yogis in incapable of praising you,
Sages, devas, kings of saints manus and all men,
Are incapable of seeing you in their dream, and how can they praise you?
Even Vedas are incapable of praising you and how can the learned do it?
And so Oh God assume the form of a child so that we can play with you.
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Vasudeva Sthuthi
[Prayer by Vasudeva]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is the prayer offered by King Vasudeva as soon as Lord Krishna was born in the prison. This
occurs in Tenth Skanda and Third Chapter of Bhagawatha Purana as slokas 13-21. Another prayer
by Vasaudeva addressed to Krishna has been earlier translated by me and is available at
www.celextel.org/stotras/vishnu/vasudevakruthakrishnastotram.html. I have referred to the
translations by Smt. Sudha Devi Ramkumar and Sri C. L. Goswami. My thanks to those great
pioneers.]
Oh Lord, I know that you are the supreme person who is beyond nature,
And you are the pure personification of bliss, who sees the minds of all.
From your own self you created this world of three fold existence,*
And after creating it, you appear to have entered this world.
* Truth, consciousness and bliss.
Though you are seen with the people of the world as well as travel with them,
In spite of your being the cause of all such things and people,
How is it that you never get their form or feelings?
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6. Ya aathmano drusya guneshu sannithi,
Vyavasyathe swa vyathire katho abudha,
Vinanuvaadam na cha than mneeshitham,
Samyag yathas yaktha mupaadath pumaan.
Oh Lord you are in the entire three worlds using your illusion,
Taking the form which is white you do the upkeep of the world,
Taking the form which is red, you do the creation of the world,
And taking the form which is black you do its destruction.
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Vasudeva Sthuthi [Tamil]
By Poonatham
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Poonthanam was possibly one of the greatest fore runners of Bhakthi cult in Kerala and his greatest
work was Jnana Pana. Most of you would be surprised to know that Poonthanam has written four
prayers in Tamil. The Tamil used by him is very archaic and is mixed a lot with Malayalam and
Sanskrit words. In this work, he is praying to God Vasudeva of Vamapura, the temple of
Guruvayurappan near his house.]
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5. Kamanyaal athma thattuvam maranthene Swami,
Vamananai piranthone Vasudeva,
Marga bhedham theriyathe nadanthene Swami,
Bargavanai piranthone, Vasudeva.
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10. Bandham yethu, mokham yethu yendru ariyene Swami,
Santhatrham nee krupa seyyu, Vasudeva,
Karanangal Kariyangal ariyene, Swami,
Karanane nee ozhinju Vasudeva.
I do not know about the rope of death nor the rope of attachment, Oh God,
Oh Vasudeva, who makes the dark clouds ashamed,
I do not know the mind nor the philosophy oh God,
Oh Vasudeva, please make me understand the philosophy.
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15. Kathalayaa vilakkile naalam poale Swami,
Soham yennoru ahambhavam, Vasudeva,
Bhakthi yogam, mukthi yogam athinale, Swami,
Soham yennoru ahambhavam, Vasudeva,
Oh God know not knowing what I know and what I should know,
Oh Vasudeva, but I have a pride that I am you.
At that time when, there is no turning round and there is shake like that, Oh God
Oh Vasudeva, but I have a pride that I am you.
There is no jumping and there is no going round and like that God,
Oh Vasudeva, but I have a pride that I am you.
At that time when there is no love and there is no adamancy, Oh God,
Oh Vasudeva, but I have a pride that I am you.
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20. Sathukkalkku thiru ullam theliyenam, Swami,
Vamapuram vilangeedum Vasudeva,
Dushtathakku dushta budhi kalayenam Swami,
Vama puram vilangeedum Vasudeva.
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Vatha Pura Nadha Ashtakam
[Octet on Lord of Guruvayur]
By Ganapathi Sastrigal
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This extremely musical sounding prayer was composed by Sri Ganapathi Sastrigal, a disciple of
Mannargudi Raja Sastrigal, when he was at Guruvayur. Though I wanted to translate it long back, I
did not attempt it as it was difficult to understand. Fortunately I could find a brief translation at:
sanskritdocuments.org/sites/snsastri/vatapuranatha.pdf. I completely depended on that for arriving at
a translation of my own. Author's name is not mentioned in that web site. My deep sense of gratitude
to him.]
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5. Papa bhava thapa bhara kopa samanartham,
Aaswasakara bhasa mrudu hasa ruchi rasyam,
Roga chaya bhoga bhaya vega haram yekam,
Vatha pura Nadha mima mathanu Hrudabje.
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Venkatesha Astakam
[Octet on Venkatesha]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander]
He is one who punishes bad people, one with a lotus on his belly,
One who lives in the Venkata mountain, He is the creator,
Lord of the universe, Lord of knowledge and one who is dear to his devotees.
He is the one who carries Lakshmi, one with lotus like eyes,
He is Vishnu prayed by all devas, He is the man lion,
He is the great lion and the ancient master of all actions.
He is the refuge of all devas and who is the God of all devas,
He is the protection of all devas and he is the most superior among the devas.
Phala Sruthi
Benefits of Recitation
The sonless one will get son, the money less will get money,
The one suffering from disease would get cured,
And the one who is in the prison would be set free.
Whatever one desires most in the world, would without doubt would be fulfilled,
And results like wealth, honour by kings, pleasures, and salvation would be attained.
This is the stair case to the world of Vishnu and destroyer of all sorrows,
It results in all sorts of wealth and results in all auspicious things.
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14. Mayavi paramandam thyakththwa vaikunda muthamam,
Swami pushkarani theere ramaya saha modhathe.
One will leave the illusory happiness and reach the great Vaikunda, the land of Vishnu,
If one prays the Lord with Lakshmni in the banks of the sacred tank of the God.
Thus ends the prayer addressed to Lord Venkatesa, which occurs in the chapter4 on " Greatness of
tha Venkata mountain", which occurs in the midst of the discussion between Lord Brahma and sage
Narada which occurs in Brahmanda Purana.
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Venkatesa Charanaravinda Stotram
[Prayer to the Lotus Feet of Lakshmi Venkatesa]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[The prayer is addressed to the Lord Venkatesa accompanied by Goddess Lakshmi. The first stanza
is a prayer to Goddess Lakshmi and others addressed to Lord Venkatesa.]
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Venkatesa Dwadasa Nama Stotram
[Prayer of twelve names addressed to Lord Venkatesa]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Venkatesa Karavalmba Stotram
[Prayer for Support of Hands from Lord Venkateswara]
Composed by Saint Nrusimha Bharathi of Sringeri
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
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Please give me the protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Who is the great killer of Mura who removes all three pains,
Please protect me with your lotus like merciful eyes,
And take me as your disciple and look after me daily.
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Please give me the protection of your hands, Oh Lord Venkatesa
Whose holy body is made pretty with coating of heavenly colour,
Whose body is attired in yellow silk, who shines like the young sun,
Who has Brahma on his navel and who ties a cloth on his waist.
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Venkatesa Mangala Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Mangala stotras are normally recited at the end of reciting several stotras or at the end of singing
several songs or at the end of an auspicious function. The devotee wishes auspiciousness to the
Lord. Mangalam may also mean good wishes, or wishes for a happy ending. This Mangala stotra is
about Lord Venkatesa of Thirupathi. He is also known as Balaji in the north, Ezhu Malayan (Lord of
Seven Mountains in Tamil Nadu). This temple, one of holiest temples of Vishnu in South India,
attracts millions of devotees. Tirupati means Holy City.]
Lakshmisa vibhramaloka
Sad ma vibhrama chakshshe,
Chakshushe sarva lokanam,
Venkatesaya mangalam. 2
Parasmai brahmane,
Poorna kaamaya paramathmane,
Prapanna para thathwaaya,
Venkatesaya mangalam. 7
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Dayamrutha tharanginya,
Stharangai athi seethlai,
Apangai sinchathe viswam,
Venkatesaya mangalam. 10
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Mangalam to that abode of Lakshmi,
Who is peaceful and son of Vasudeva,
Who is personification of pure knowledge,
And salutations to the Lord of Venkata.
Mangalasamsana parair
madacharya purogamai,
Sarvaischa poorvair acharyair,
Samsthuthayasthu Mangalam. 15
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Venkatesa Stotram [1]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Kalavenuravasa gopavadhoo,
Sathakodi vruthaath, smarakodi samath,
Prathi vallavikabhimadath sukhadath,
Vasudeva suthaan na param kallaye. 5
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There is no comparison to the son of Vasudeva,
Who attracts the gopa maidens, by music from his flute,
And fulfills the desire of each gopi and gives her pleasure,
Much More than hundreds of crores of penances
And prayers addressed to crores of similar Gods.
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Aham dhooradasthe padambhoja yugma,
Pranamechaya agathya sevam karomi,
Sakruth sevaya nithya seva balam thwam,
Prayacha praycha prabho Venkatesa 10
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Venkatesa Stotram [2]
By Sage Padmanabha
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a very short but powerful prayer addressed to Lord Venkateswara. This is composed by sage
Padmanabha. This is supposed to occur in Skanda Purana. Devanagari version is available at:
xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/2182732/1438972687/name/Venkatesha]
Salutations to the Lord of three worlds, who has a mega form and is the witness,
Salutations to Srinivasa who is saluted by Lord Shiva and Brahma.
Salutations to the lotus eyed one who sleeps on the ocean of milk,
Salutations to Srinivasa, who kills the very bad asuras.
Salutations to the Lord of devas who is the Lord, who loves his devotees,
Salutation to Srinivasa who removes the sufferings of his devotees.
You are the Lord of Yogis, You are Lord Vishnu who is worshipped by Vedas,
Salutations to Srinivasa, who destroys the sins of his devotees.
Ithi Skanda purane Vaishnava Khaande Venkatachala Mahathmye Padmanabha muni krutha
Sri Venkatesa stotram sampoornam.
Thus ends the prayer to Venkatesa composed by sage Padmanabha occurring in the chapter of
"Greatness of Venkatesa" in the section related to Vaishnava in Skanda Purana.
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Venkatesa Suprabhatam
By Prathi Vadhi Bhayangaram Annangaracharyar
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This great Suprabhatham was composed by one of the greatest savants of Vaishnaism, Sri
Prathivadhi Bhayangaram Annangaracharyar and is a splendid Sri Sookthi that is recited every
morning in front of the Sayana Mandapam (place for sleeping) at Thirumalai. This was composed by
the author because of a request from his Guru Srt Manavala Mamunigal. This great poem was
translated recently by Dr. Cha. Parthasarathy in to soulful Tamil. I have made a very feeble attempt to
translate the same to English. I am giving below the transliteration of the Sanskrit and tamil originals
as well as my translation. I believe that such great works are composed only by divine inspiration.]
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Por purindu madhu kaidabar,
Thamai azhithan ula tholiye,
Paar anaithum kathu alikkum,
Perazhagin arul uruve,
Paar akathar vizhaindu ethum,
Cheer seela perum thaye,
Kaar vanna vengadathan,
Thirthevi, ezhundu arul vay.
4. Thavasuprabhathamaravindalochane
Bhavathu prasanna mukhachandra mandale
Vidhisankarendra vanithabhirarchithe
Vrishasaila nathadavithe, davanidhe
Thingal oli thiru mugathil,
Pongum arul pozhibavale,
Ingukalai vaniyudan,
Indirani ambigayam,
Mangayargal thozhudu ethum,
Manbudaya thani thalaivee,
Chenkamala vengadathan,
Thiru thevi ezhundu arulvai.
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The seven great sages of yore, lead by the great sage Athri,
After wandering far and near,
After doing their morning Sandhya,*
And after singing your praise heartily,
Are waiting to worship at thine feet,
And so be pleased to get up,
Of Lord of the Sesha mountain.
* Morning Prayers
The pretty incense filled flower buds of the betel nut and coconut trees,
Have started opening with films of snow and honey,
And the pleasant breeze of the morn has started to waft,
And so be pleased to get up,
Oh Lord of the Sesha mountain.
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8. Unmeelya nethrayugamuththama panjarasthaa:
Paathraa vasishta kadhaleephala payasani Bhukthvaa
saleelamatha keli sukha: patanthi
Seshadri sekhara vibho! thava suprabhatham
Evvidathum nilayaga,
Nindru ariyaa Naradarum,
Ivvidathu un perumaigal tham,
Eerpathanal nilai kondar,
Chevviya than veenayil un,
Thiruccharithai meetuginrar,
Avvisayai kettu arula,
Vengadava ezhundu arul vay.
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Ven kamala onn malargal,
Vilaitha madhu miga varaundhi,
Kan mayangi malar mugattun,
Kaalai varai chirai kidantha,
Vandinangal reengarithe,
Vandanaval ninai thozhave,
Thannarulal sevai thara,
Vengadava ezhundarl vay.
With their heavily laden chest held erect and with their bangles making sweet tingling sound,
They are churning the curd with thine dear thought,
And that sound of churning announces the morn and echoes like thine prayer again and again,
And so be pleased to get up to bless them all,
Oh Lord of the Sesha mountain.
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The humming splendorous black bees, which are friends of the Lotus,
And the bluish black Kuvalai* flowers,
Which stand among the forest of such flowers,
Both claim to have a better colour than you,
And create sound and din with their quarrel,
And so be pleased to get up to settle their claims,
Oh, Lord of the Sesha mountain.
* A very black long flower
Vendubavar venduvana,
Vizhaitharulum peru varada,
Manbu udayaan malar amarndal,
Magizhndu urayum thiru marbha,
Eendu ulagam anaithinodum,
Inaindu amainda uravu udayoi,
Kanbariya karunayane,
Vengadava ezhundarulvay,
Oh, relation of all beings, who grants their desires without fail,
Oh Lord in whom the Goddess Lakshmi resides,
And who is the storehouse of blessings of the entire world,
Oh Lord who likes this mountainous abode to your heavenly home,
Oh Lord of the Venkata mountains,
We wish a very good morning to you.
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15. Sree seshasaila garudachala venkatadri
Narayanadri vrishabhadri vrishadri mukhyam
Akhyam thvadeeyavasathe ranisam vadanthi
Sree Venkatachalapathe! thava suprabhatham
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17. Dhateeshuthevihagaraja mrugadhiraja
Nagadhiraja gajaraja hayadhiraja:
Swaswadhikara mahimadhika marthayanthe
Sree Venkatachalapathe! thava suprabhatham
Thiru malai vazh perumane.
Thiru ulavukku ezhugayil nin,
Garuda nadai Simma nadai,
Naga Nadai mudalaya,
Thiru nadaigal chirappu unarndu,
Thirutha mura karpadarkku,
Garuda simma nagar ular,
Vengadava ezhundarul vay.
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19. Thwathpadadhulibharita spurithothha manga:
Swargapavarga nirapeksha nijantharanga:
Kalpagamakalanaya kulatham labhanthe
Sree Venkatachalapathe! thava suprabhatham
Nin mukthi vizhaiyamal,
Ninnai ondre miga vizhaindu,
Nin pada dhuligalai.
Tham thalayil thaam tharithor.
Chendriduvay kali mudinthal,
Ingirundu un parama padam,
Enpadarke anjinaar kaan,
Vengadava ezhudu arul vay.
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21. Sree bhoominayaka dayadhi gunammruthabdhe
Devadideva jagadeka saranya moorthe
Sreemannanantha garudadibhirarchithangre
Sree Venkatachalapathe! thava suprabhatham
Padmanabha purdothama,
Vasudeva Vaigunda,
Sathiyane Madhavane,
Chanardhanane Chakrapani,
Vatsalane Parijatha
Perumalar pol arulbavane,
Uthamane Nithiyane,
Vengadava Ezhundu arul vay.
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23. Kandarpa darpa hara sundara divya murthe
Kanthaa kuchamburuha kutmialola drishte
Kalyana nirmala gunakara divyakeerthe
Sree Venkatachalapathe! thava suprabhatham
Machanatha Koormanatha,
Varaga natha Narasinga,
Nachi vanda Vamanane,
Parasurama Raghu Rama,
Mechu pugazh Balarama,
Thirkanna Kalkiyane,
Ijagathu Vaikuntha,
Vengadava Ezhundu Arulvay.
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25. Elaa lavanga ghanasaara sugandhi theertham
Divyam viyathsarithi hemaghateshu poornam
Drutwadhya vaidika sikhamanaya: prahrushta:
Thishtanthi Venkatapathe! thava suprabhatham
The sun has risen from his slumber, the lotus flowers have opened in glory,
In great awe, the flock of birds have risen up and are making twittering sound,
Sri Vaishnavas With eagerness are waiting to sing thine holy praise,
And so be pleased to wake up, Oh Lord of the Venkata mountains.
27. Bhramadayassuravarasamaharshayastthe
Santhassa nandana mukhastvatha yogivarya:
Dhamanthike thavahi mangala vasthu hasthaa:
Sree Venkatachalapathe! thava suprabhatham
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The Lord Brahma the creator, the assembly of Devas,
The great sages like Sanath Kumara are waiting without patience,
With all holy materials to wake you up,
And so be pleased to wake up,
Oh, Lord of the Venkata mountains.
To give boons and salvation with ease to those of whom who read,
This Song for waking up the Lord in the morning as soon as they wake up,
With devotion and regularity and also to those who hear and think of this song,
Be pleased to wake up, Oh Lord.
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Venkateswara Vajra Kavacha Stotram
[Diamond Armour of Venkatesa]
By Sage Markandeya
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Narayanam Parabrahma,
sarvakaarana kaaranam
Prapadye Venkatesakhyaam,
Tadeva kavacham mama 1
Aakasaraat sutaanaatha
Aatmanam me sadavatu
Deva Devottamopayaad
deham mey Venkateswaraha 3
Let the Consort of the daughter of the sky may protect my soul always,
Let the body, got from the lord of Lords, be protected by Lord Venkateswara.
Sarvatra sarvakaryeshu
Mangambajanireeswaraha
Palayenmam sada karma
saphalyam naha prayacchatu 4
Ya Etad vajrakavacha
mabhedyam Venkatesituhu
Sayam Prataha patennityam
mrutyum tarati nirbhyaha 5
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Vishnavashtakam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Here is a prayer addressed by Lord Yama to Lord Jagannath of Puri. Since all people who visit Puri
go to the land of Vishnu, the hell becomes completely empty. After this prayer, the Lord Jagannath
assures Yama that only the blessed ones would be able to visit his temple. Sanskrit text of this stotra
is available at: docs.google.com/file/d/0ByHsyol17T5XOWxNNG00V3o2OTQ/edit?pli=1#]
Yama Uvacha:-
Salutations to the God, who is the Lord of Deva Loka, Lord of the Universe,
The God who lives on the ocean of milk and one who sleeps on the serpent called Sesha.
The chosen one, the desired one, the ;lord who does impossible deeds,
The Lord of the Universe, one who is not bon, the one who knows everything, the one who has never
been defeated.
One who is the black colour of the petals of blue lotus, who has lotus like eyes,
Who knows all, who does not have properties, who is peaceful, One who gives to the world, one who
does not change.
The creator of all the worlds, the one who looks after all the worlds,
One who is very old, One who is masculine,
One who is studied by Vedas, one who is clear as well as confused and one who does not have any
beginning.
One who has created the far and the near, the lord of the world, the Guru of the universe,
One who carries the mole called Sri vathsa and one who wears the forest garland.
One who wears yellow cloth, one who has four hands, one who carries conch, wheel and the mace,
One who wears garlands and armlets, one who wears the crown and bracelets.
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7. Sarva lakshana sampoornam, sarvendriya vivarjitham,
Kootastham achalam sookshmam, jyothi roopam sanathanam.
One who has all characteristics, one who is free of all sense organs,
One who does not change or move, one who is micro, one has the form of a flame, one who does not
have any beginning.
He who frees from worldly attachments, who is spread everywhere and by nature divine,
I Salute that God Jagananadha who is the Lord who keeps us happy.
Ithi Sri Brahme Maha Purane Sri Yama Krutha Sri vishnvashtakam Sampoornam
Thus ends the octet on Vishnu composed by Lord Yama, which occurs in the Brahma Maha Purana.
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Vishnu Bhujanga Prayata Stotram
[Prayer to Lord Vishnu]
By Adi Shankara Bhagawat Pada
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Bhujanga Prayata is a meter for writing poems in Sanskrit. It means moving of a snake. Adi
Shankara has written several prayers using this meter. There is a very interesting story about this
stotra. Adi Shankara reached his mother's death bed before she died. He wanted to help her get
salvation. So he composed a great stotra called Shiva Bhujanga Prayata Stotra in praise of Lord
Shiva. As soon as it was completed, the servants of Lord Shiva came to take Shankara's mother to
heaven. But she was terrified to see them, because they wore the dresses of the forest and dressed
in tiger skin with belts of snakes. Understanding her problem, Shankara humbly requested the
servants of Lord Shiva to go back and composed this prayer to Lord Vishnu in the Bhujanga Prayata
meter. Once he recited it, the servants of Lord Vishnu, who had polished God like looks came to
accompany Shankara's mother to heaven. She was extremely pleased to go with them.]
Salutations to that God who is called that which is beyond Brahman by Vedas,
Who is the Lord of the animated principle of life, who is clarity, who never dies,
Who does not have desire, who does not have form, who is known in Om,
Who is beyond three qualities, who is not clear, who is one and who is thureeya.
Sunasaputam sundarabrulalatam,
Kireetochithakunchitha snigdha kesam,
Spurathpundareekabhi ramayathaksham,
Samuthphulla raktha prasoonavathamsam. 4
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He has very pretty nose and eyelids,
He has very wide and pretty forehead,
He has curled hair over which there is a crown,
He has eyes as pretty as the petals of lotus,
And wears the red hibiscus flower as ornament.
Swabhaktheshu sandarithakaramevam,
Sada bhvayan sannirudhendriyaswa,
Durapam naro yathi samsara param,
Parasmai thamobhyopi thasmai namasthe. 7
He appears thus to all his devotees and he who meditates on this form,
Controlling all his five sense organs,
Easily crosses the difficult to cross sea of life,
And my salutations to him who dispels darkness.
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I have traveled a long way with sorrow,
In search of you, after forsaking,
Body, wife, sons, relatives,
Friends, wealth land and servants.
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Namo Vishnave Vasudevaya thubhyam,
Namo Narasimha swaroopaya thubhyam,
Nama kala roopaya samhara karthre,
Namasthe varahaya bhooyo namasthe. 14
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Vishnu Chalisa
By Sri Sundar Das of Tivari Village
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Vishnu Chalisa is a prayer in Forty Hindi verses addressed to Lord Vishnu. I have taken the text from
www.ganesh.us/chalisa/vishnu-chalisa.html. This prayer has been translated several times in the
web. Some of them are at www.mantraonnet.com/vishnu-chaalisa.html and
knol.google.com/k/munindra-misra/sri-vishnu-chalisa-english-hindi/1ac8r252a8rvj/17#.]
Victory, Victory to the Lord of the world, the one who carries the world and is the endless one
Lord of the universe, Lord of everywhere, he who was not born, Lord of all beings and God.
Victory, victory to the one who carries the earth, the ocean of Vedas,
Victory to holder of mace, the top among good natured ones,
4. Namo-namo sacharachar-svami
paranbrahma prabhu namo namo namami.
Salutations and salutations to the God who is the lord of the three worlds,
Consort of Lakshmi, Kesava and the Lord of Yogis.
Victory to him who presides over the world and Lord Vishnu,
The expert on Vedas, lord of the universe, victory to you.
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15. Nasha chibuk kapol manohar
mridu muskan kunj adharan par.
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23. Vahan Garud manogativana
tihun tyagat, jan hit Bhagvana.
When devas, sages, Brahma and Shiva were not able to bear their difficulties,
Then you assumed very many different forms and permanently destroyed those fearsome asuras.
You are the one whose fame is sung by Vedas and shastras,
But even Adhi Sesha and Sarswathi cannot find your end.
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32. Rema Radhika Siya sukh dhama
sohi Vishnu Krishna aru Rama.
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Doha
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Vishnu Kavacham
[Armour of Vishnu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Asya Sri Vishnu kavacha sytotra manthrasya Brahma Rishi, Anushtup Chanda, Sriman Narayano
Devatha
For the Armour of Vishnu the sage is Brahma, the meter is Anushtup and the God addressed is Lord
Narayana.
Adha Dhyanam
1. Santhakaram Bujaga sayanam Padmanabham suresam,
Viswadharam Gagana sadrusam Megha varnam shubangam
Lakshmi kantham kamala nayanam Yogi hrid dyana gamyam
Vande vishnum bava bhayaharam sava lokaika nadham 3
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Kavacham
Let my top be protected by one who makes us happy and down protected by one who holds Saranga,
Let my feet be protected by one who has lotus like feet and Janardhana protect my shanks/
Let my Anantha protect my stomach and the killer of Rakshasas protect my abdomen,
Let Damodhara protect my chest and let the lion like king protect my bosom.
Let my hands be protected by enemy of Kalya and my arm be protected by the destroyer of desire of
devotees,
Let my neck be protected one who is black like dark cloud, let killer of Kamsa protect my shoulders.
Let the decay less Narayana protect our nose and let killer of Kesi protect our ears,
Let The God in Vaikunta protect our skull and let treasure of mercy protect our tongue.
Let sound box be protected by killer of Ravana, Let the green eyed one protect my eyes,
Let the consort of earth protect my eye brows and let my forehead be protected by the forever
Achyutha.
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9. Mukham may pathu Govinda, Siro Garuda Vahana,
Maam Sesha sayi sarvebhyo, Vyadhibhyo Bhaktha vathsala.
Let Vamana protect me from dangers cased by ghosts, fire and water,
Let Puruhothama protect me from all sorts of sufferings.
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Vishnu Nama Ashtakam
[The Eight Names of Vishnu]
From Vamana Purana
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
He who does not slip, He in whom Lords Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma reside,
He who is peace, He who removes birth and death cycle,
He who is the truth, He who troubles bad people,
He who in the state of Hamsa, He who resides in all things
If one reads these eight names.
* sleep, dream, wakefulness and Hamsa are the four states.
If this is daily read in the dawn, noon and dusk, his poverty would be destroyed,
The enemy army would get weakened and Bad dreams would give good results.
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Vishnu Panjara Stotram
[Prayer of the Armour of Vishnu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a rare stotra addressed to Vishnu. It is actually a Kavacha and is supposed to be very
effective in giving protection to us.]
Sri Ganesaya nama. Asya sri Vishnu panchara stotrasya Narada rishi, anushtup chanda, Sri Vishnu
pramathma devatha, aham bheejam, soham sakthi, Om kreem keelakam, mama sarva deha
rakshanartham jape viniyoga.
Salutations to Ganesa. To the prayer of Vishnu's armour, the sage is Narada, the meter is Anushtup,
the God addressed is Lord Vishnu, I am the root, soham (It is me) is the power, Om Kreem is the
controller, and this is being chanted to protect all our body.
Adha Dhyana
Now Meditation
This was taught by Lord Shiva who burnt the three cities to Lord Brahma,
And it provides protection to the soul of man and I would tell it now,
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6. Vama parswam sthathadha vishnur, dakshinam Madhu soodhana,
Baahu vai vasudevascha hrudhi Dhamodhara sthadhaa.
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12. Jale rakshathu Varaha, Sthale rakshthu Vamana,
Adavyaam Narasimhaschs, Sarvadha pathu Kesava
Let Vishnu protect me in the water, in the shore and on top of mountain,
Let Vishnu protect me in the middle of fire as the entire world is full of Vishnu.
Either in the palace gate, or in the middle of terrible war or when confronted by enemies,
In River or confronted by elephant or by thieves or fear due to tiger,
Or in presence of Dakini, ghost or devil, there would be no fear.
There is no doubt whatsoever that, he who reads this would get freedom,
Of the sins leading to diseases, sin killing of Brahmin, sin raping the teacher's wife,
Sins of Killing of women, Killing of children, drinking alcohol and taking wife from other caste.
He who does not have son will get a son, he who wants money will get money,
He who wants knowledge will get knowledge and he who wants salvation will get salvation.
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19. Aapadho harathe nithyam, Vishnu sthothrartha sampada,
Yasthwidham padathe sthothram Vishnu panjaramuthamam,
Muchyathe sarva papebhyo, Vishnu lokam cha gachathi
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Vishnu Sahasra Namam
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Vishnu Satha Nama Stotram
[Prayer of One Hundred Names of Vishnu]
By Veda Vyasa
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a rare stotra written by Veda Vyasa. In spite of my best efforts, I could locate only 96 names.
Either 4 names are missing from the text or I have added two names together in 4 cases.]
He who hides the world by illusion, He who controls his five senses,
He who is a dwarf, He who lies down on water,
He who troubles bad people, He who is remover of death and birth,
He who is black, He who is on the side of Lakshmi,
He who has the Bird Garuda on his flag.
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Ramam, ramam Hayagreevam, Bheemam, Roudhram, Bhavothbhavam,
Sripathim, Sridharam, Sreesam, Mangalam, Mangalayudham. 6
He who was tied by a rope in the belly, He who cuts off bondage,
He who has a pretty hair, He who killed the asura Kesi,
He who should be prayed to, He who blesses,
He who is Vishnu, He who is joy, He who is the son of Vasudeva,
He who has gold like body, He who shines like the Sun,
He who is black like a cloud, He who has four hands,
He who is always all right, He who has lotus like eyes,
He who is the God of all beings, Salutations the Lord who pervades everywhere,
These are the hundred names of Vishnu which removes specially sins.
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Vyasena khaditham poorvam Sarva papa prnasanam,
Ya padeth prathar uthaya, sa Bhaved Vaishnavo nara. 13
This which was told by Vyasa long ago, kills all sins.
If read as soon as one gets up in the morning, He would become a man of Vishnu,
He would become purified from all sins and would become one with Vishnu,
He would get the effect of performing one thousand Chandrayanas,*
And he would get the effect of performing one hundred marriages,
He would give the effect of giving away hundreds of lakhs of cows,
And also get the effect of performing an Aswamedha Yaga.
* A form of penance lasting for 30 days.
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Vishnu Shodasa Nama Stotram
[Prayer of Sixteen Names of Vishnu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is one of the prayers to be addressed to Lord Vishnu as soon as you wake up. It lists the
Sixteen Names of Lord Vishnu.]
Shodasaithani Naamani,
Prathar uthaaya ya padeth,
Sarva papa vinirmuktho,
Vishnu lokam samopnuyath.
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Vishnu Sthava Raja
[King of Prayers addressed to Vishnu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a rare and remarkable prayer addressed to Vishnu. Each stanza describes a part of his body
with similes and metaphors. The effect is stunning.]
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I meditate on the knee of Lord Hari,
Which is adorned by the golden cloth,
Celebrating the festival of being with,
The shoulders of Garuda, who is Yagna personified,
And which are made famous, by the singing,
Of Sama Veda sung wonderfully by Garuda.
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I meditate in my mind on the two right hands of God,
Which shines due to the wearing of armlet and shoulder ring,
Which are capable of killing the bad Rakshasas,
Which are soft and shine due to mace and wheel held by them.
I also meditate on the two left hands, which are liked by goddess Lakshmi,
Which are enemies of Mura and hold the conch and the lotus flower,
Which is black and resembles the trunk of the king of elephants,
Which is decorated by gems and which with its reddish fingers,
Embrace the knee middle of Goddess Lakshmi.
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Karnou lasadh makara kundala ganda lolou,
Nanadisancha nabhasancha vikasa geham,
Lolalaka prachaya chumbhana kunchithagrou,
Lagnou harer mani kireeta thate smarami. 13
I meditate the forehead of God, which steals the mind and eye,
Which has peculiar Thilaka and bewitching perfume,
Made out of musk attractive to the pretty ladies,
Which is the seat of the Brahma,
And which touches his gem studded crown.
This prayer first chanted by Goddess Lakshmi and retold by Lord Shiva,
Would grant money, fame, long life and good life always.
Those people who are great and who read this prayer,
Would get rid of all sins of the world and would attain,
Dharma, Kama and Mokshaa in this and later world.
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Vishnu Sthuthi [Kandu Krutha]
[Prayer to Lord Vishnu by Sage Kandu]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Kandur Uvacha: -
Sage Kandu said: -
Oh Narayana, Oh Hari, Oh God having Srivathsa on his body, Oh Lord of the world,
Oh seed of the world, Oh place where world lives, oh witness of the world, my salutations to you.
Oh Lord who is not clear, Oh Lord who wins, Oh Lord who influences, Oh main Purusha,
Oh Lord with lotus like eyes, Oh Govinda, Oh Lord of the world, my salutations to you.
Oh God who carries the world within him, Oh Lord of Lakshmi, Oh Lord of lotus, Oh primeval Lord,
Oh God in whom earth lives, Oh permanent one, Oh Eesana,* Oh Hrishikesa, my salutations to you.
* Protector of North East
Oh Lord without end and beginning, one who has limitless luster, one who wins, victory to you oh best
among those who win,
Oh Lord who cannot be defeated, who is unbroken, Oh Lord Krishna, Oh Lord in whom Lakshmi lives,
my salutations to you.
Oh God who gives us rain as gift, one who cannot be easily approached, one who lives in a difficult
place,
One who destroys sorrow and pain, Oh Hari who sleeps on water, my salutations to you.
Oh Lord is not understood by beings, oh lord of beings, Oh principle of beings who is not confused,
Oh Lord in whom beings live, of soul of beings, Oh generator of beings, my salutations to you.
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7. Yajna yajwan, Yajna dhara, yajna dathaa, abhaya pradha,
Yajna garbha, Hiranyaanga, prasni garbha, namosthuthe.
Oh Lord who makes Yajna sacred, one who manages Yajna, one who grants us Yajna, one gives us
protection,
One who has Yajna as a part of himself, one who has golden limbs, one who generates curiosity, my
salutations to you.
Lord who knows the body, one who maintains the body, one who is the body, one who kills the body,
one who makes the body and lives in it,
The soul of the body, one who does not have body, one who creates the body, my salutations to you.
Oh Lord who is the temple of virtue, One who lives in virtue, one who depends on virtue, one who
carries virtue,
One who consumes virtue, one who rests on virtue, one who gives up virtue, my salutations to you.
You are Vishni, You are Hari who holds the wheel, You the victor, You are one who destroys birth,
You are the being, You are the sound "Vashat" You are the future and the past, Oh Lord.
11. Thwam bhootha kruth, thwam avyakthas thwam bhavo - bhootha bruth - bhavaan,
Thwam bhootha bhavano devas thwaam aahur ajam easwaram.
You are one who makes the past, you are one who is not clear and Oh Lord you are what is going to
happen and one who carries the past,
You are the reflection of the past and oh god you are the god who is the unborn sacrifice.
You are limitlessly grateful, you are nature . you are the Sun,
You are Rudhra, You are difficult to attain, you are fragrant scent and you are God Shiva.
You are Viswakarma, you are Vishnu, You are Lord Shiva, you have very stable form,
You are Lord Shankara, You are in haste, you are truth and you are saintly people.
14. Thwam Viswa jethaa, thwam Sarma, Thwam saranyas thwam aksharam,
Thwam shambhu, thwam SWayambhoo cha thwam jyeshtas thwam parayana.
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You are the winner of universe you are the Brahmin, you are the refuge and you never decay,
You are Lord Shiva, You are Lord Brahma, you are eldest and you are the principal one.
You are the Sun, you are the sound Om, you are the soul, you are the darkness,
You are the fire, you are learned, you are the Veda and you are the lord of all devas.
16. Thwam rig yaju Sama chaiva thwam aathmaa sammatho bhavan,
Thwam agnis thwam cha pavanas thwam Aapo vasudha Bhavan,
You are rig, Yajur and Sama Veda, you are regarded as the soul,
You are the fire, you are the wind, you are water and oh Lord you are the earth.
17. Thwam Srushta sthwam Thadha Bhoktha hothaa, thwam cha Havi,
Thwam Prabhu sthwam Vibhu srestha sthwam loka pathir Achyutha,
You are the creator, you are the consumer and destroyer, you are the offering,
You are the lord, You are the greatest king and you are Achyutha the Lord of the world.
You see everything, you are great and you control everything,
You are the offering, you are the night, you are and you are called the year.
19. Thwam kaala, thwam kalaa kashtaa thwam muhurtha kshanaa lava,
Thwam Balas thwam thadhaa vrudha sthwam puman, sthree, nampumsaka.
You are time, you are the crescent and the cardinal point, you are divisions of time,
You are young lad, you are old man, you are man, lady and eunuch.
20. Thwam Viswa Yoni sthwam Chakshus thwam Vedangam thwam Avyaya,
Thwam veda veda sthwam Daathaa Vidhatha thwam samahithaa.
You are the generative mechanism of the world, you are the eye, you are the branch of Vedas and
you are stable,
You are Veda of Vedas, you are the giver and receiver, and you are the final product.
You the whole treasure of water, you are the donor m You are the star Punarvasu,
You are the doctor, you are the swift soul, and you can be seen by those who are above senses.
You are the first, you are the last, you are Garuda, you are the presence,
You are the collection you are very great, you are the speedy soul and you are Achyutha.
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23. Thwam Guru, thwam yama sthwam nIyama sthwam pramsu thwam Chathurbija,
Thwmevan antharathma, thwaam Paramathma, thwam uchyathe.
You are the teacher, you are god of death, you are the law, you are intense, you are four armed,
You are the inner soul, you are the divine soul and you are the one who is delighted.
You are my great teacher, you are the left, you are the lad, you are perambulations,
You are the sage Pippala, you are the Aagamas, you are that which is clear, and you are Prajapathi.
You are one with golden navel, you are devas and you are Prajapathi,
You are the indefinable form, you are Yama and you are the protector of devas.
You are the God who attracts, you are the doer and you are one without beginning,
You are the magnanimous Vasudeva, and you are one who does not have any properties.
You are the elder, you are the best and the Madhava who is patient,
You are one with thousand heads, you are the god who is not clear who has thousand looks.
You are one with thousand feet, you are God you are the valorous form and you are the lord of
devas,
You stay there as the deva of devas with ten fingers.
You are the past and it is said you are the Purusha and the greatest Devendra,
You are the future principle of Eesana, you are the nectar and you are one who never dies.
You are the ascending Om and among people of the earth, you are matchless,
You are the elder brother, you are Purusha and you are one who stands ten times as devas.
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31. Viswabhoothas chathurbhago navabhago amrutho divi,
Nava Bhago anthareekshastha pourusheys Sanathana.
You are one fourth of the beings of the world and one ninth of the immortal beings,
You are one ninth of the masculinity of the environment and one who was never born.
32. Bhaga dwaya cha bhoo samstham chathurbhago apya bhoodh iha,
Thwatho Yajna sambhavanthi, jagatho vrushti karanam.
You are half part of the earth, and one fourth of the beings of water also,
Due to Yajnas are carried out and you are the cause of rain in this earth.
You have produced the supreme form and you stay in the minds of earth,
You excel among the beings in luster, fame and opulence.
You are the food of the devas, you are the purified ghee offered in Yajna,
You are the village, forest, herbs and all types of animals.
You are beyond the meditation and its object and you act like medicinal herbs,
You are God of Gods and seven times the shining form the total time.
All the living beings of the universe including those who move and not move,
Al are born from you and all of them are thriving because of you.
You are Anirudha, You are Madhava and Pradhyumna the killer of enemies of Devas,
You are the greatest among devas and Suras and are worshipped in all worlds.
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Salutations to God of all the worlds, Salutations to one who is on the lotus,
Salutations to the home of good qualities and salutations to one does good.
Salutations to him to whom Yogis go, Salutations to one in whom Yoga lives,
Lord of cows, Lord of Lakshmi, Oh Lord Vishnu, salutations to the lord of wind.
Lord of the universe, the up-keeper of the world, Salutations to you Lord of wise persons,
Salutations to the Lord of the sky and salutations to the Lord of earth.
Salutations to the great fish, who carried the Vedas on his back,
Oh Lord who shakes the mountain and sea who creates joy to Goddess Lakshmi.
Oh Lord with horse's head and nose, who has the form of great Purusha,
Oh killer of Madhu and Kaidabha, Salutations to the horse faced one.
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48. Namo ananthaya sookshmaaya, mukhyaya cha varraya cha,
Paramanu swaroopaya yogi gamyaya they nama.
Salutations the endless one who has micro form, who is chief and the chosen,
Salutations to him who assumes the form of an atom who is approached by Yogis.
Phala Sruthi
He who reads or hears this which was told by the great Kandu,
Would get free of all sins and also go to heaven.
Like this my sage declared in the field where actions take place,
Which is temple of salvation about the divine god who is best among Purushas.
Those who see that the lord who is the one who blesses and who can give salvation is being praised,
With devotion, that great purusha forever would remove all his sorrows.
53. They Bhukthwaa Manujendra bogam amala swarga cha divyam sukham,
Paschad yaanthi Samastha Dosha Rahithaa Sthanam Harer avyayam.
He would enjoy the pleasures of a king, reach the pure heaven and attain divine pleasure,
And then later attaining a place of no blemishes would reach the place of Hari.
This prayer of Vishnu, which was composed by Sri Khandu, occurs in the chapter on teaching of
Khandu, in the great Brahma Purana, comes to an end.
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Vishnu Sthuthi [Shiva Purana]
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[This is a rare stotra addressed to Lord Vishnu by the Devas after the killing of asura called
Jalandhara which occurs in Shiva Purana. The Sanskrit original can be seen at:
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24348664/pdf/Vishnu%20Stuti%20-%20Shiva%20Puranam.pdf]
Deva Oochu: -
The Devas told: -
Salutations to him who has a mysterious body, who berated the Vedas,
Who is the Jaina, who is an expert in Yoga and who also assumes the form of the wise one.
Salutations to the tawny coloured one, who was the great one,
Who taught Sankhya Yoga to Devahoothi (his mother),
And is the Lord who is the foremost in Sankhya yoga.
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Oh destroyer of pain who grants auspiciousness and pleasure to his devotees,
Oh Hari who wears yellow silk, who travels on a bird, our salutations,
Oh Doer of all jobs, for the sake of our protection we salute you.
Oh trouble giver to asuras, Oh diamond like one destroying the sorrows of humans,
Oh Lord who sleeps on snake and who has moon and Sun as his eye, our salutations.
All those men who think about you, reach and surrender to you,
And those who talk about you, shine like Devas and are looked after by you.
Thus ends the prayer addressed to Vishnu which occurs in the fifth book of war,
In the second book of Rudra in the great epic of Lord Shiva.
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Vishnu Suktam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Vishno raratamasi Vishno prushtamasi, Vishno sjnapthrastho, Vishno syurasi, Vishnor druvamasi,
Vaishnavamasi vishnave twa.
* The different parts of the place where fire sacrifice is done are compared to limbs of Vishnu.
** The place where fire sacrifices are conducted.
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Vittala Kavacham
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Sutha Uvacha: -
Sutha said: -
Let my head be protected by Vittala, and the cheek by he who likes the hammer,
Let my eyes be protected by he who has a form of Vishnu and let my nose by the the one who lives in
Vaikunta.
Let my face be protected by him who is served by sages and my row of teeth by God of devas,
Let my tongue be protected by God of knowledge and neck by one saluted by Lord Shiva.
Let my heart be protected by one who is spread and shoulders by one who blesses us with pleasure,
Let my arms be protected by Lord Narasimha and hands by the lord of devas.
Let my middle be protected by the chief of the devas, and belly be protected by the heavens,
Let my waist be protected by one who is saluted by devas and thigh by one who sits on lotus flower.
Vishnu is spread from the letter "Aa" and he is the protector of the soul,
He burns away all sins and I salute and salute the letter Aa.
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8. Moola prakruthi roopa yaa mahaamaya cha vaishnavi,
Thasya bheejena samyuthutha ya karaya na, mo nama.
He is of the form of basic nature and the great illusion and Vaishnavi,
And I salute the letter Ya along with his root.
He is the real lord of Vaikunta and one who can give position in Vaikunta,
I salute the letter Vi along with his garland.
After taking bath in all sacred waters and after getting purified by carrying out Yajna,
I salute the letter ti along with the holy row of Brahmins.
All the diseases surrounding us arise from the karma done earlier,
And he looks after all beings who worship him with manthras.
Ithi Sri padma purane Sutha sounka samvadhe Sri Vittala Kavacham samaptham.
Thus ends the armour of Vittala which occurs in the discussion between Sutha and Sownaka which is
the part of Padma Purana.
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Yagna Varaha Murthi Sthuthi
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
[Hiranyaksha, a very powerful Asura, stole the earth and hid himself along with it inside the sea. Lord
Vishnu took the form of a boar with a very huge form and went inside the sea. He killed Hiranyaksha
and brought back the earth. The sages assembled there praised him by this prayer which occurs in
the third Skanda and in the thirteenth chapter in slokas 33-44. Here Varaha is described as the form
of Yagna and his body parts are identified with the various articles used in the Yagna. I am absolutely
unfamiliar with the names of the articles. Also the Sanskrit used is really tough to understand. With a
view to highlight the meaning of this prayer, I have used the translation of this work by Sri C. l.
Goswami, in his translation of Bhagwatha, which was published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. I have
written what I understood from the text as well as the above translation, in my own words, adopting
my own style.]
The big ladle (sruk) for pouring ghee in to the fire is in your snout,
The small ladle (sruva) to pour ghee in to the big one, Oh God,
Is located in your nostrils, the plate where food is kept (ida),
For offering in fire exists inside your belly,
The vessel from which Soma is drunk (chamsas) is in your ears,
The vessel in which the share to Brahma (prasitra) is offered is in your mouth,
And the ladles used to take out Soma (grahas) from big vessel is in your throat,
And the act of your chewing oh Lord is the real fire sacrifice.
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4. Deekshanu janmopasada sirodharam,
Thwam praayaneeyo dhayaneeya dhamshtra,
Jihwa prayargya sthava seershakam krutho,
Sabhyava sathyam chithayo asavo hi they.
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Your form of boar made up of the three Vedas,
Oh Lord, carrying the earth on your pointed tusks,
Looks charming like a pretty mountain,
Along with heavy clouds hanging on a summit.
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Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha Suprabatham
By Saint Doddacharya of Sholavandan
Translated by P. R. Ramachander
Wake up, wake up Govinda, Wake up God with Garuda on his flag,
Wake up Oh consort of Lakshmi, Make all three worlds auspecious.
Oh Mother, Oh tender plant with nectar as fruit, Oh Goddess with sterling character,
Oh Goddess who enjoys being on his chest and who is perpetually that of Lord Narasimha,
Oh goddess who is daughter of ocean of milk, Oh wish giving tender plant to her devotees,
Oh Wife of Lord Narasimha, A very good morning to you.
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A good morning to you who has faultless fame,
Who lives in the great home in the earth along with Lord of Gadikachala
Who Is half of the Lord of Gahtaikachala at the peak,
Who is the consort of Lord of Gadikachala, and treasure of mercy.
Oh God who is pleasaed with the prayers offered by the group of seven sages,
Oh God Narasimha who along with Bhoodevi and Laksmi devi who are pretty and good,
Jointly lives happily on the Naraimha mountains,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning.
Oh killer of enemies of devas, who has the conch given by son of wind god,
Who is the Lord of the holy wheel and lies down on bed of the king of serpents,
And whose lotus like feet is worshiped by Indra and other devas,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning.
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Oh God who took the incarnation to protect Prahladha,
Who simply tore the enemy's chest with his own nails,
And who is saluted by all, has true fame and is as pretty as the moon,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning.
Oh God, who shows his graciousness according to devotion and distinguished with good properties.
Who when respected with a golden pot full of sacred waters,
Shines with the chanting and teaching of the Vedas,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning.
Oh god who lives in the very great and laudable Sri ranga,
Oh God whose idol has the shine and luster of the Sun,
Oh God whose lotus like feet is worshipped by good people, Oh God who protects the devout,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning.
Oh God who blesses those who enter through Gomukha With sacred waters,
Oh God who shines as one with most humility among his humble devotees,
The great experts in music are singing your divine song,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning.
13. Varanasi prathitha Vishnu padhi prayaga, Vikhyatha viswa natha sad ghatika chalendra,
Saprarthithartha paridhana kruthaika dheeksa, Sriman Narasimha, Vijayeebhava Surabatham.
The Prayaga with its feet of Vishnu more well known than Varanasi,
And great temple in Ghatikachala more famous than temple of Viswanatha,
Is an Excellent exchange for prayer and penance,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning
14, Parswa dwaya sthitha rema mahi shobhamama, Sri Chola simha pura bhagya kruthavathara,
Swamin susheelasulabha asritha paarijatha, Sriman Narasimha, Vijayeebhava Surabatham.
Oh God who shines with Goddess Lakshmi and Bhoodevi on both sides,
Oh God who has who by the luck of chola Simha pura stays there,
Oh God who is the parijatha flower to those good people who seek his easy protection,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning
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15. Sri srinivasa ghana desika varya bhakthi,
Samvardhitha prathi dinothsava shobhamana,
Kalyaana chela kanakojjwala bhooshanadya,
Sriman Narasimha, Vijayeebhava Surabatham.
Oh God who increased the devotion to Lord Srinivasa as well as great Gurus,
Oh God who shines due to the daily festivals that are being held,
Oh God who wears auspicious cloths and shining gold ornaments,
Oh Lord Narasimha, victory to you and also a very good morning
Thus ends the prayer of good morning addressed to Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha.
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