Lord Vishnu

śrī hari stotram (jagajjālapālam)

(Shri Hari Stotram (Jagajjala Palam) in English (IAST))

Adi Shankaracharya

Attributed to the great philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, the Jagajjala Palam Stotram is a soul-stirring hymn dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The verses describe the Lord as the protector of the universe, residing within the cosmic ocean and possessing a form as deep and blue as the sky. Reciting this stotram is believed to wash away negative karma and instill deep devotion in the heart of the seeker. Its rhythmic beauty and profound imagery help practitioners transcend worldly attachments, fostering a sense of peace, spiritual clarity, and closeness to the Divine Preserver.

jagajjālapālaṃ kanatkaṇṭhamālaṃ
śaraccandraphālaṃ mahādaityakālam |
nabhonīlakāyaṃ durāvāramāyaṃ
supadmāsahāyaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 1 ||
sadāmbhodhivāsaṃ galatpuṣpahāsaṃ
jagatsannivāsaṃ śatādityabhāsam |
gadācakraśastraṃ lasatpītavastraṃ
hasaccāruvaktraṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 2 ||
ramākaṇṭhahāraṃ śrutivrātasāraṃ
jalāntarvihāraṃ dharābhārahāram |
cidānandarūpaṃ manojñasvarūpaṃ
dhṛtānekarūpaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 3 ||
jarājanmahīnaṃ parānandapīnaṃ
samādhānalīnaṃ sadaivānavīnam |
jagajjanmahetuṃ surānīkaketuṃ
trilokaikasetuṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 4 ||
kṛtāmnāyagānaṃ khagādhīśayānaṃ
vimukternidānaṃ harārātimānam |
svabhaktānukūlaṃ jagadvṛkṣamūlaṃ
nirastārtaśūlaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 5 ||
samastāmareśaṃ dvirephābhakeśaṃ
jagadbimbaleśaṃ hṛdākāśaveśam |
sadā divyadehaṃ vimuktākhilehaṃ
suvaikuṇṭhagehaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 6 ||
surālībaliṣṭhaṃ trilokīvariṣṭhaṃ
gurūṇāṃ gariṣṭhaṃ svarūpaikaniṣṭham |
sadā yuddhadhīraṃ mahāvīravīraṃ
bhavāmbhodhitīraṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 7 ||
ramāvāmabhāgaṃ talālagnanāgaṃ
kṛtādhīnayāgaṃ gatārāgarāgam |
munīndraissugītaṃ suraissamparītaṃ
guṇaughairatītaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham || 8 ||
phalaśruti |
idaṃ yastu nityaṃ samādhāya cittaṃ
paṭhedaṣṭakaṃ kaṇṭhahāraṃ murāreḥ |
sa viṣṇorviśokaṃ dhruvaṃ yāti lokaṃ
jarājanmaśokaṃ punarvindate no || 9 ||
iti śrī paramahaṃsasvāmi brahmānandaviracitaṃ śrīharistotram ||

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