Lord Ayyappa

dharmaśāstā stotram

(Dharmashasta Stotram in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Dharmashasta Stotram is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, the divine union of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Also known as Hariharaputra, he is the master of dharma who protects devotees from spiritual ignorance and worldly suffering. This stotra glorifies his radiant form as the supreme light that resides within the hearts of seekers. Chanting this hymn with devotion is believed to bestow inner peace, mental clarity, and the strength to overcome life's obstacles, while granting the grace of the Lord for spiritual liberation and prosperity.

śritānanda cintāmaṇi śrīnivāsaṃ
sadā saccidānanda pūrṇaprakāśam |
udāraṃ sudāraṃ surādhāramīśaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 1
vibhuṃ vedavedāntavedyaṃ variṣṭhaṃ
vibhūtipradaṃ viśrutaṃ brahmaniṣṭham |
vibhāsvatprabhāvaprabhaṃ puṣkaleṣṭaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 2
paritrāṇadakṣaṃ parabrahmasūtraṃ
sphuraccārugātraṃ bhavadhvāntamitram |
paraṃ premapātraṃ pavitraṃ vicitraṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 3
pareśaṃ prabhuṃ pūrṇakāruṇyarūpaṃ
girīśādhipīṭhojjvalaccārudīpam |
sureśādisaṃsevitaṃ supratāpaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 4
harīśānasaṃyuktaśaktyekavīraṃ
kirātāvatāraṃ kṛpāpāṅgapūram |
kirīṭāvataṃsojjvalat piñchabhāraṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 5
guruṃ pūrṇalāvaṇyapādādikeśaṃ
garīyaṃ mahākoṭisūryaprakāśam |
karāmbhoruhanyastavetraṃ sureśaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 6
mahāyogapīṭhe jvalantaṃ mahāntaṃ
mahāvākyasāropadeśaṃ suśāntam |
maharṣipraharṣapradaṃ jñānakandaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 7
mahāraṇyamanmānasāntarnivāsān
ahaṅkāradurvārahiṃ‍srā mṛgādīn |
harantaṃ kirātāvatāraṃ carantaṃ [nihantaṃ]
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 8
pṛthivyādibhūta prapañcāntarasthaṃ
pṛthagbhūtacaitanyajanyaṃ praśastam |
pradhānaṃ pramāṇaṃ purāṇaprasiddhaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 9
jagajjīvanaṃ pāvanaṃ bhāvanīyaṃ
jagadvyāpakaṃ dīpakaṃ mohanīyam |
sukhādhāramādhārabhūtaṃ turīyaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 10
ihāmutra satsaukhyasampannidhānaṃ
mahadyonimavyāhatātmābhidhānam |
ahaḥ puṇḍarīkānanaṃ dīpyamānaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 11
trikālasthitaṃ susthiraṃ jñānasaṃsthaṃ
tridhāma trimūrtyātmakaṃ brahmasaṃstham |
trayīmūrtimārticchidaṃ śaktiyuktaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 12
iḍāṃ piṅgalāṃ satsuṣumnāṃ viśantaṃ
sphuṭaṃ brahmarandhra svatantraṃ suśāntam |
dṛḍhaṃ nitya nirvāṇamudbhāsayantaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 13
aṇubrahmaparyanta jīvaikyabimbaṃ
guṇākāramatyantabhaktānukampam |
anarghaṃ śubhodarkamātmāvalambaṃ
paraṃ jyotirūpaṃ bhaje bhūtanātham || 14
iti dharmaśāstā bhujaṅga stotram |

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