Lord Vishnu

śrī madhvācārya kṛta dvādaśa stotra - caturthastotram

(Dvadasha Stotra - Fourth Stotram in English (IAST))

Madhvacharya

This composition is the fourth chapter of the famous Dvadasha Stotra authored by the Dvaita philosopher Sri Madhvacharya. Dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his supreme form, the hymn emphasizes his attributes as the destroyer of sorrows and the source of eternal bliss. Madhvacharya composed these verses to celebrate the glory of the Lord during the consecration of the Udupi Krishna temple. Chanting this stotra is believed to remove spiritual ignorance, provide profound philosophical clarity, and bestow the grace of the Supreme Being, helping the seeker attain liberation by surrendering to the divine will of Hari.

atha caturthastotram nijapūrṇasukhāmitabodhatanuḥ paraśaktiranantaguṇaḥ paramaḥ |

ajarāmaraṇaḥ sakalārtiharaḥ kamalāpatirīḍyatamo'vatu naḥ || 1||
yadasuptigato'pi hariḥ sukhavān sukharūpiṇamāhurato nigamāḥ |
svamatiprabhavaṃ jagadasya yataḥ parabodhatanuṃ ca tataḥ khapatim || 2||
(sumatiprabhavam)
bahucitrajagat bahudhākaraṇātparaśaktiranantaguṇaḥ paramaḥ |
sukharūpamamuṣyapadaṃ paramaṃ smaratastu bhaviṣyati tatsatatam || 3||
smaraṇe hi pareśiturasya vibhormalināni manāṃsi kutaḥ karaṇam |
vimalaṃ hi padaṃ paramaṃ svarataṃ taruṇārkasavarṇamajasya hareḥ || 4||
vimalaiḥ śrutiśāṇaniśātatamaiḥ sumano'sibhirāśu nihatya dṛḍham |
balinaṃ nijavairiṇamātmatamobhidamīśamanantamupāsva harim || 5||
na hi viśvasṛjo vibhuśambhupurandara sūryamukhānaparānaparān |
sṛjatīḍyatamo'vati hanti nijaṃ padamāpayati praṇatāṃ svadhiyā || 6||
paramo'pi rameśiturasya samo na hi kaścidabhūnna bhaviṣyati ca |
kvacidadyatano'pi na pūrṇasadāgaṇiteḍyaguṇānubhavaikatanoḥ || 7||
iti devavarasya hareḥ stavanaṃ kṛtavān muniruttamamādarataḥ |
sukhatīrthapadābhihitaḥ paṭhatastadidaṃ bhavati dhruvamuccasukham || 8||
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācārya viracitaṃ dvādaśastotreṣu caturthastotraṃ sampūrṇam

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