Hari Stotra
| Hari Stotra | |
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 Painting of the wedding of Vishnu and Lakshmi, Koodal Alagar Temple, Madurai | |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Author | Brahmananda |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Verses | 8 |
The Hari Stotra (Sanskrit: हरिस्तोत्रम्, romanized: Haristotraṃ) is a Sanskrit stotra (hymn) written by the Hindu monk Swami Brahmananda.[1] Comprising 8 verses,[2] the hymn extols the deity Vishnu.[3]
Hymn
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Hari Stotra extols the attributes of Vishnu:[4][5]
जगज्जालपालं चलत्कण्ठमालं
शरच्चन्द्रभालं महादैत्यकालं
नभोनीलकायं दुरावारमायं
सुपद्मासहायम् भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥1
सदाम्भोधिवासं गलत्पुष्पहासं
जगत्सन्निवासं शतादित्यभासं
गदाचक्रशस्त्रं लसत्पीतवस्त्रं
हसच्चारुवक्त्रं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥2
रमाकण्ठहारं श्रुतिव्रातसारं
जलान्तर्विहारं धराभारहारं
चिदानन्दरूपं मनोज्ञस्वरूपं
ध्रुतानेकरूपं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥3
जराजन्महीनं परानन्दपीनं
समाधानलीनं सदैवानवीनं
जगज्जन्महेतुं सुरानीककेतुं
त्रिलोकैकसेतुं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥4
कृताम्नायगानं खगाधीशयानं
विमुक्तेर्निदानं हरारातिमानं
स्वभक्तानुकूलं जगद्व्रुक्षमूलं
निरस्तार्तशूलं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥5
समस्तामरेशं द्विरेफाभकेशं
जगद्विम्बलेशं ह्रुदाकाशदेशं
सदा दिव्यदेहं विमुक्ताखिलेहं
सुवैकुण्ठगेहं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥6
सुरालिबलिष्ठं त्रिलोकीवरिष्ठं
गुरूणां गरिष्ठं स्वरूपैकनिष्ठं
सदा युद्धधीरं महावीरवीरं
महाम्भोधितीरं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥7
रमावामभागं तलानग्रनागं
कृताधीनयागं गतारागरागं
मुनीन्द्रैः सुगीतं सुरैः संपरीतं
गुणौधैरतीतं भजेऽहं भजेऽहं ॥8
[फलश्रुति]
इदं यस्तु नित्यं समाधाय चित्तं
पठेदष्टकं कण्ठहारम् मुरारे:
स विष्णोर्विशोकं ध्रुवं याति लोकं
जराजन्मशोकं पुनर्विन्दते नो ॥
I worship Shri Hari, who is the protector of wolrd,
who wears shining garland on his neck, Who has a radiant forehead like the autumn-moon,
Who is the death for powerful demons,
who has body like blue sky, who is master of maya(illusory power), and
who has consort like padma(devi Laxmi's another name),
I worship that Sri Hari always ||1||
I worship Shri Hari, who always lives in ocean,
who smile is like newly bloomed flower, who is present erverywhere in the universe
whose radiance is like hundred suns shining together,
who holds mace and disc as weapons,
whose wears shinning yellow clothes,
and who always has smile on his beautiful face,
I worship that Sri Hari always ||2||
I worship Shri Hari, In whose garland rama(Devi Laxmi) lives,
who is the essence of Vedas, who lives in ocean(Ksheer Sagar),
who upholds the weight earth,
whose blissfull form always attracts the mind,
who took various form,
I worship that Sri Hari always ||3||
I worship Shri Hari, who is free of old age, (birth) and death,
who is always in supreme bliss,
whose mind is always absorbed in Samadhi, who always looks young,
who is the cause of creation of this universe,
who is protector of the army of devas, who is bridge that connects three worlds,
I worship that Sri Hari always ||4||
I worship Shri Hari, whom the vedas sing,
who has king of birds as vehicle, who gives liberation,
who takes away pride of enemies.
who is favourable to his devotees, who is the root (cause) of this tree like world
who ends the suffering of life
I worship that Sri Hari always ||5||
I worship Shri Hari, who is master of devas, whose hair is black as bee,
who is every single atoom in this universe,
whose body is like clear like sky.
who always has divine body, who is free from the entanglement of world,
who lives in vaikuntha,
I worship that Sri Hari always ||6||
I worship Shri Hari, who is powerful among all devatas, who is superior in three worlds,
who is only one, who is always calm in war, who is supreme among warrios,
who lives in the bank of ocean,
I worship that Sri Hari ||7||
I worship Shri Hari, who has Rama(Devi Laxmi) by his side,
who (sleeps) on the snake(sheshnaag), who can be attained by doing Yagya,
who is free of attachements(wordliness), who stuti is sung by sages,
who is served by devatas,
and who is beyond gunas(satva,rajas, tamas),
I worship that Shri Hari ||8||
These Eight verses of Shri Hari is same as his garland which he wears on neck,
whoever recites this eight verses he will attain vaikuntha and also they will be
free of suffering, grief, old age, birth, (and death), there is no doubt in this. ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "brahmAnanda : Sanskrit Documents". sanskritdocuments.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Chanting Books. p. 98.
- ^ Dalal, Roshen (2014-04-18). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 538. ISBN 978-81-8475-277-9.
- ^ Vedanta Spiritual Library | www.celextel.org. Prayer Hymns: Vishnu Stotras. p. 788.
- ^ SUVRATSUT (2017-09-02). Hari Stotram Eng.