Lord Vishnu

śrī madhvācārya kṛta dvādaśa stotra - ṣaṣṭamastotram

(Shri Madhvacharya Krit Dwadasha Stotra - Shashtama Stotram in English (IAST))

Madhvacharya

This is the sixth hymn from the Dwadasha Stotra series composed by the Dvaita philosopher Madhvacharya. It serves as a profound panegyric to Lord Vishnu, specifically invoking his Dashavatara incarnations including Kurma, Varaha, and Narasimha. By meditating on these divine manifestations, the devotee seeks protection from worldly fears and spiritual ignorance. The rhythmic verses emphasize the Lord as the ultimate sustainer of the universe. Regular recitation of this stotra is believed to cultivate unwavering devotion, grant inner strength, and help the seeker attain divine grace and liberation from the cycle of samsara.

atha ṣaṣṭhastotram matsyakarūpa layodavihārin vedavinetra caturmukhavandya |

kūrmasvarūpaka mandaradhārin lokavidhāraka devavareṇya || 1||
sūkararūpaka dānavaśatro bhūmividhāraka yajñāvarāṅga |
deva nṛsiṃha hiraṇyakaśatro sarva bhayāntaka daivatabandho || 2||
vāmana vāmana māṇavaveṣa daityavarāntaka kāraṇarūpa |
rāma bhṛgūdvaha sūrjitadīpte kṣatrakulāntaka śambhuvareṇya || 3||
rāghava rāghava rākṣasa śatro mārutivallabha jānakikānta |
devakinandana nandakumāra vṛndāvanāñcana gokulacandra || 4||
kandaphalāśana sundararūpa nanditagokulavanditapāda |
indrasutāvaka nandakahasta candanacarcita sundarinātha || 5||
indīvarodara dalanayana mandaradhārin govinda vande |
candraśatānana kundasuhāsa nanditadaivatānandasupūrṇa || 6||
devakinandana sundararūpa rukmiṇivallabha pāṇḍavabandho |
daityavimohaka nityasukhāde devavibodhaka buddhasvarūpa || 7||
duṣṭakulāntaka kalkisvarūpa dharmavivardhana mūlayugāde |
nārāyaṇāmalakāraṇamūrte pūrṇaguṇārṇava nityasubodha || 8||
ānandatīrthakṛtā harigāthā pāpaharā śubhanityasukhārthā || 9||
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācārya viracitaṃ dvādaśastotreṣu ṣaṣṭhastotraṃ sampūrṇam

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