Lord Vishnu

haṃsa guhya stotram (bhāgavata purāṇa)

(Hamsa Guhya Stotram in English (IAST))

From Bhagavata Purana

The Hamsa Guhya Stotram is a profound hymn found in the Bhagavata Purana, delivered by Daksha Prajapati to Lord Vishnu to seek His grace for creation. It reveals the Supreme Being as the ultimate witness, transcending the three modes of material nature. Chanting this stotra is believed to bestow spiritual wisdom, liberation from the cycle of birth and death, and deep intuitive realization of the Divine. It serves as a powerful meditative tool for seekers aiming to perceive the Indwelling Spirit within all beings, ultimately leading to the removal of ignorance and ego.

(bhāgavatapurāṇāntargatam)
namaḥ parāyāvitathānubhūtaye
guṇatrayābhāsanimittabandhave |
adṛṣṭadhāmne guṇatattvabuddhibhiḥ
nivṛttamānāya dadhe svayambhuve || 1 ||
na yasya sakhyaṃ puruṣo'vaiti sakhyuḥ
sakhā vasansaṃvasataḥ pure'smin |
guṇo yathā guṇino vyaktadṛṣṭeḥ
tasmai maheśāya namaskaromi || 2 ||
deho'savo'kṣā manavo bhūtamātrā
nātmānamanyaṃ ca viduḥ paraṃ yat |
sarvaṃ pumān veda guṇāṃśca tajjño
na veda sarvajñamanantamīḍe || 3 ||
yadoparāmo manaso nāmarūpa-
rūpasya dṛṣṭasmṛtisapramoṣāt |
ya īyate kevalayā svasaṃsthayā
haṃsāya tasmai śucisadmane namaḥ || 4 ||
manīṣiṇo'ntarhadi sanniveśitaṃ
svaśaktibhirnavabhiśca trivṛdbhiḥ |
vahniṃ yathā dāruṇi pāñcadaśyaṃ
manīṣayā niṣkarṣanti gūḍham || 5 ||
sa vai mamāśeṣaviśeṣamāyā
niṣedhanivāṇasukhānubhūtiḥ |
sa sarvanāmā sa ca viśvarūpaḥ
prasīdatāmaniruktātmaśaktiḥ || 6 ||
yadyanniruktaṃ vacasā nirūpitaṃ
dhiyā'kṣabhirvā manasā vota yasya |
mā bhūtsvarūpaṃ guṇarūpaṃ hi tattat
sa vai guṇāpāyavisargalakṣaṇaḥ || 7 ||
yasmin yato yena ca yasya yasmai
yadyo yathā kurūte kāryate ca |
parāvareṣāṃ paramaṃ prāk prasiddhaṃ
tadbrahma taddheturananyadekam || 8 ||
yacchaktayo vadatāṃ vāditāṃ vai
vivādasaṃvādabhuvo bhavanti |
kurvanti caiṣāṃ muhurātmamohaṃ
tasmai namo'nantaguṇāya bhūmne || 9 ||
astīti nāstīti ca vastuniṣṭhayoḥ
ekasthayorbhinnaviruddhadharmayoḥ |
avekṣitaṃ kiṃ ca na yogasāṅkhyayoḥ
samaṃ paraṃ hyanukūlaṃ bṛhattat || 10 ||
yo'nugahārthaṃ bhajatāṃ pādamūlamanāmarūpo bhagavānanantaḥ |
nāmāni rūpāṇi ca janmakarmabhirbheje sa mahyaṃ paramaḥ prasīdatu || 11 ||
yaḥ prākṛtairjñānapathairjanānāṃ
yathāśayaṃ dehagato vibhāti |
yathānilaḥ pārthivamāśrito guṇaṃ
sa īśvaro me kurutānmanoratham || 12 ||
|| iti haṃsaguhyastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||

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