Lord Vishnu

śrī hari nāmamālā stotram

(Sri Hari Nama Mala Stotram in English (IAST))

Also known as shri hari nama mala stotram · shree hari nama mala stotram · hari nama mala stotram

A garland of the names of Hari in which every verse is strung on a single letter. The first is all in ga — Govinda, the delight of Gokula, Gopala, beloved of the gopis, lifter of Govardhana, dear to the Gomati; the second all in na — Narayana, the formless, hero among men, best of men, Narasimha, lord of serpents, ender of Naraka; the tenth all in ja — Janardana, lord of the world, destroyer of the world's dullness, the son of Jamadagni, the supreme light, the one who sleeps upon the water. Nineteen verses go through the alphabet that way. The closing verse says who spoke it and what to do with it: it was uttered by Bali, king of kings, and the garland is to be kept at the throat with care.

|| śrī hari nāmamālā stotram ||
govindaṃ gokulānandaṃ gopālaṃ gopivallabham |
govardhanoddharaṃ dhīraṃ taṃ vande gomatīpriyam || 1 ||
nārāyaṇaṃ nirākāraṃ naravīraṃ narottamam |
nṛsiṃhaṃ nāganāthaṃ ca taṃ vande narakāntakam || 2 ||
pītāmbaraṃ padmanābhaṃ padmākṣaṃ puruṣottamam |
pavitraṃ paramānandaṃ taṃ vande parameśvaram || 3 ||
rāghavaṃ rāmacandraṃ ca rāvaṇāriṃ ramāpatim |
rājīvalocanaṃ rāmaṃ taṃ vande raghunandanam || 4 ||
vāmanaṃ viśvarūpaṃ ca vāsudevaṃ ca viṭhṭhalam |
viśveśvaraṃ vibhuṃ vyāsaṃ taṃ vande vedavallabham || 5 ||
dāmodaraṃ divyasiṃhaṃ dayāluṃ dīnanāyakam |
daityāriṃ devadeveśaṃ taṃ vande devakīsutam || 6 ||
murāriṃ mādhavaṃ matsyaṃ mukundaṃ muṣṭimardanam |
muñjakeśaṃ mahābāhuṃ taṃ vande madhusūdanam || 7 ||
keśavaṃ kamalākāntaṃ kāmeśaṃ kaustubhapriyam |
kaumodakīdharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ taṃ vande kauravāntakam || 8 ||
bhūdharaṃ bhuvanānandaṃ bhūteśaṃ bhūtanāyakam |
bhāvanaikaṃ bhujaṅgeśaṃ taṃ vande bhavanāśanam || 9 ||
janārdanaṃ jagannāthaṃ jagajjāḍyavināśakam |
jāmadagnyaṃ paraṃ jyotistaṃ vande jalaśāyinam || 10 ||
caturbhujaṃ cidānandaṃ mallacāṇūramardanam |
carācaraguruṃ devaṃ taṃ vande cakrapāṇinam || 11 ||
śriyaḥkaraṃ śriyonāthaṃ śrīdharaṃ śrīvarapradam |
śrīvatsaladharaṃ saumyaṃ taṃ vande śrīsureśvaram || 12 ||
yogīśvaraṃ yajñapatiṃ yaśodānandadāyakam |
yamunājalakallolaṃ taṃ vande yadunāyakam || 13 ||
sālagrāmaśilāśuddhaṃ śaṅkhacakropaśobhitam |
surāsuraiḥ sadā sevyaṃ taṃ vande sādhuvallabham || 14 ||
trivikramaṃ tapomūrtiṃ trividhāghaughanāśanam |
tristhalaṃ tīrtharājendraṃ taṃ vande tulasīpriyam || 15 ||
anantamādipuruṣamacyutaṃ ca varapradam |
ānandaṃ ca sadānandaṃ taṃ vande cāghanāśanam || 16 ||
līlayā dhṛtabhūbhāraṃ lokasattvaikavanditam |
lokeśvaraṃ ca śrīkāntaṃ taṃ vande lakṣmaṇapriyam || 17 ||
hariṃ ca hariṇākṣaṃ ca harināthaṃ harapriyam |
halāyudhasahāyaṃ ca taṃ vande hanumatpriyam || 18 ||
|| phalaśruti ||
harināmakṛtā mālā pavitrā pāpanāśinī |
balirājendreṇa coktā kaṇṭhe dhāryā prayatnataḥ ||
|| iti balirājendreṇoktaṃ śrī hari nāmamālā stotram sampūrṇam ||

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