Lord Vishnu

śrī raṅganātha aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Shri Ranganatha Ashtottara Shatanamastotram in English (IAST))

From Dhaumya (Mahabharata/Puranic context)

This sacred hymn, presented by the sage Dhaumya, contains one hundred and eight auspicious names of Lord Ranganatha, the reclining form of Lord Vishnu worshipped at Srirangam. The stotra serves as a powerful meditative tool for devotees seeking to connect with the supreme grace of the Lord. By reciting these names with devotion, seekers are believed to be cleansed of past sins, granted material and spiritual prosperity, and bestowed with the ultimate blessings of the Lord of Srirangam. It is a profound liturgical composition designed to invoke divine protection and internal peace through the constant remembrance of the Lord's glorious attributes.

asya śrīraṅganāthāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotramahāmantrasya vedavyāso bhagavānṛṣiḥ anuṣṭupchandaḥ bhagavān śrīmahāviṣṇurdevatā, śrīraṅgaśāyīti bījaṃ śrīkānta iti śaktiḥ śrīprada iti kīlakaṃ mama samastapāpanāśārthe śrīraṅgarājaprasāda siddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ |
dhaumya uvāca|
śrīraṅgaśāyī śrīkāntaḥ śrīpradaḥ śritavatsalaḥ |
ananto mādhavo jetā jagannātho jagadguruḥ || 1 ||
suravaryaḥ surārādhyaḥ surarājānujaḥ prabhuḥ |
harirhatārirviśveśaḥ śāśvataḥ śambhuravyayaḥ || 2 ||
bhaktārtibhañjano vāgmī vīro vikhyātakīrtimān |
bhāskaraḥ śāstratattvajño daityaśāstā'mareśvaraḥ || 3 ||
nārāyaṇo naraharirnīrajākṣo narapriyaḥ |
brahmaṇyo brahmakṛdbrahmā brahmāṅgo brahmapūjitaḥ || 4 ||
kṛṣṇaḥ kṛtajño govindo hṛṣīkeśo'ghanāśanaḥ |
viṣṇurjiṣṇurjitārātiḥ sajjanapriya īśvaraḥ || 5 ||
trivikramastrilokeśaḥ trayyarthastriguṇātmakaḥ |
kākutsthaḥ kamalākāntaḥ kālīyoragamardanaḥ || 6 ||
kālāmbudaśyāmalāṅgaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ |
keśiprabhañjanaḥ kānto nandasūnurarindamaḥ || 7 ||
rukmiṇīvallabhaḥ śaurirbalabhadro balānujaḥ |
dāmodaro hṛṣīkeśo vāmano madhusūdanaḥ || 8 ||
pūtaḥ puṇyajanadhvaṃsī puṇyaślokaśikhāmaṇiḥ |
ādimūrtirdayāmūrtiḥ śāntamūrtiramūrtimān || 9 ||
parambrahma parandhāma pāvanaḥ pavano vibhuḥ |
candraśchandomayo rāmaḥ saṃsārāmbudhitārakaḥ || 10 ||
āditeyo'cyuto bhānuḥ śaṅkaraśśiva ūrjitaḥ |
maheśvaro mahāyogī mahāśaktirmahatpriyaḥ || 11 ||
durjanadhvaṃsako'śeṣasajjanopāstasatphalam |
pakṣīndravāhano'kṣobhyaḥ kṣīrābdhiśayano vidhuḥ || 12 ||
janārdano jagaddheturjitamanmathavigrahaḥ |
cakrapāṇiḥ śaṅkhadhārī śārṅgī khaḍgī gadādharaḥ || 13 ||
evaṃ viṣṇośśataṃ nāmnāmaṣṭottaramiheritam |
stotrāṇāmuttamaṃ guhyaṃ nāmaratnastavābhidham || 14 ||
sarvadā sarvarogaghnaṃ cintitārthaphalapradam |
tvaṃ tu śīghraṃ mahārāja gaccha raṅgasthalaṃ śubham || 15 ||
snātvā tulārke kāveryāṃ māhātmya śravaṇaṃ kuru |
gavāśvavastradhānyānnabhūmikanyāprado bhava || 16 ||
dvādaśyāṃ pāyasānnena sahasraṃ daśa bhojaya |
nāmaratnastavākhyena viṣṇoraṣṭaśatena ca |
stutvā śrīraṅganāthaṃ tvamabhīṣṭaphalamāpnuhi || 17 ||
iti tulākāverīmāhātmye śantanuṃ prati dhaumyopadiṣṭa śrīraṅganāthāṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

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