Lord Vishnu

śrī madhvācārya kṛta dvādaśa stotra - aṣṭamastotram

(Sri Madhvacharya Krita Dwadasha Stotra - Ashtama Stotram in English (IAST))

Madhvacharya

This composition is the eighth hymn from the Dwadasha Stotra series authored by the great Dvaita philosopher Sri Madhvacharya. The stotra serves as a profound meditative tribute to Lord Vasudeva, portraying Him as the ultimate source of creation, preservation, and destruction. Through rhythmic and devotional verses, the text emphasizes the Lord's supreme qualities and His role as the sustainer of the divine hierarchy. Chanting this hymn is believed to foster deep spiritual discipline, cleanse the mind of ego, and grant the practitioner an unwavering devotion to the Supreme Being, leading to inner peace and ultimate liberation.

atha aṣṭamastotram vanditāśeṣavandyoruvṛndārakaṃ candanācarcitodārapīnāṃsakam |

indirācañcalāpāṅganīrājitaṃ mandaroddhārivṛttodbhujābhoginam |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 1||
sṛṣṭisaṃhāralīlāvilāsātataṃ puṣṭaṣāḍguṇyasadvigrahollāsinam |
duṣṭaniḥśeṣasaṃhārakarmodyataṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭātiśiṣṭa (anuśiṣṭa) prajāsaṃśrayam |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 2||
unnataprārthitāśeṣasaṃsādhakaṃ sannatālaukikānandadaśrīpadam |
bhinnakarmāśayaprāṇisamprerakaṃ tanna kiṃ neti vidvatsu mīmāṃsitam |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 3||
vipramukhyaiḥ sadā vedavādonmukhaiḥ supratāpaiḥ kṣitīśeśvaraiścārccitam |
apratarkyorusaṃvidguṇaṃ nirmalaṃ saprakāśājarānandarūpaṃ param |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 4||
atyayo yasya (yena) kenāpi na kvāpi hi pratyayo yadguṇeṣūttamānāṃ paraḥ |
satyasaṅkalpa eko vareṇyo vaśī matyanūnaiḥ sadā vedavādoditaḥ |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 5||
paśyatāṃ duḥkhasantānanirmūlanaṃ dṛśyatāṃ dṛśyatāmityajeśārcitam |
naśyatāṃ dūragaṃ sarvadāpyā'tmagaṃ vaśyatāṃ svecchayā sajjaneṣvāgatam |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 6||
agrajaṃ yaḥ sasarjājamagryākṛtiṃ vigraho yasya sarve guṇā eva hi |
ugra ādyo'pi yasyātmajāgryātmajaḥ sadgṛhītaḥ sadā yaḥ paraṃ daivatam |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 7||
acyuto yo guṇairnityamevākhilaiḥ pracyuto'śeṣadoṣaiḥ sadā pūrtitaḥ |
ucyate sarvavedoruvādairajaḥ svarcito brahmarudrendrapūrvaiḥ sadā |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 8||
dhāryate yena viśvaṃ sadājādikaṃ vāryate'śeṣaduḥkhaṃ nijadhyāyinām |
pāryate sarvamanyairnayatpāryate kāryate cākhilaṃ sarvabhūtaiḥ sadā |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 9||
sarvapāpāniyatsaṃsmṛteḥ saṅkṣayaṃ sarvadā yānti bhaktyā viśuddhātmanām |
śarvagurvādigīrvāṇa saṃsthānadaḥ kurvate karma yatprītaye sajjanāḥ |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 10||
akṣayaṃ karma yasmin pare svarpitaṃ prakṣayaṃ yānti duḥkhāni yannāmataḥ |
akṣaro yo'jaraḥ sarvadaivāmṛtaḥ kukṣigaṃ yasya viśvaṃ sadā'jādikam |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 11||
nanditīrthorusannāmino nandinaḥ sandadhānāḥ sadānandadeve matim |
mandahāsāruṇā pāṅgadattonnatiṃ vanditāśeṣadevādivṛndaṃ sadā |
prīṇayāmo vāsudevaṃ devatāmaṇḍalākhaṇḍamaṇḍanaṃ prīṇayāmo vāsudevam || 12||
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācārya viracitaṃ dvādaśastotreṣu aṣṭamastotraṃ sampūrṇam

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