Lord Venkateswara

śrī veṅkaṭeśvara śaraṇāgati stotram (saptarṣi kṛtam)

(Sri Venkateswara Sharanagati Stotram (Saptarishi Kritam) in English (IAST))

From Saptarishi

This sacred hymn is attributed to the seven great sages, or Saptarishis, who sought refuge at the holy hills of Seshachalam. Dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, the eternal consort of Goddess Lakshmi and the supreme protector of the Kali Yuga, this Stotram serves as a powerful instrument of surrender. By chanting these verses with devotion, a seeker invites the grace of Lord Vishnu, who is pleased by the power of the sages' words. It is believed to cleanse the mind of worldly burdens and bestow divine peace, spiritual liberation, and the constant protection of the Lord of Seven Hills.

śeṣācalaṃ samāsādya kaśyapādyā maharṣayaḥ |
veṅkaṭeśaṃ ramānāthaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāpurañjasā || 1 ||
kalisantārakaṃ mukhyaṃ stotrametajjapennaraḥ |
saptarṣivākprasādena viṣṇustasmai prasīdati || 2 ||
kaśyapa uvāca
kādihrīmantavidyāyāḥ prāpyaiva paradevatā |
kalau śrīveṅkaṭeśākhyā tāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ bhaje || 3 ||
atriruvāca –
akārādikṣakārāntavarṇairyaḥ pratipādyate |
kalau sa veṅkaṭeśākhyaḥ śaraṇaṃ me ramāpatiḥ || 4 ||
bharadvāja uvāca
bhagavān bhārgavīkānto bhaktābhīpsitadāyakaḥ |
bhaktasya veṅkaṭeśākhyo bharadvājasya me gatiḥ || 5 ||
viśvāmitra uvāca
virāḍviṣṇurvidhātā ca viśvavijñānavigrahaḥ |
viśvāmitrasya śaraṇaṃ veṅkaṭeśo vibhuḥ sadā || 6 ||
gautama uvāca
gaurgaurīśapriyo nityaṃ govindo gopatirvibhuḥ |
śaraṇaṃ gautamasyāstu veṅkaṭādriśiromaṇiḥ || 7 ||
jamadagniruvāca –
jagatkartā jagadbhartā jagaddhartā jaganmayaḥ |
jamadagneḥ prapannasya jīveśo veṅkaṭeśvaraḥ || 8 ||
vasiṣṭha uvāca
vastuvijñānamātraṃ yannirviśeṣaṃ sukhaṃ ca sat |
tadbrahmaivāhamasmīti veṅkaṭeśaṃ bhaje sadā || 9 ||
saptarṣiracitaṃ stotraṃ sarvadā yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ |
so'bhayaṃ prāpnuyātsatyaṃ sarvatra vijayī bhavet || 10 ||
iti saptarṣibhiḥ kṛtaṃ śrī veṅkaṭeśvara śaraṇāgati stotram |

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