Artatrana Parayana Narayana Stotram
Shree aartatraanaparaayana naaraayana stotram'
Prahlaada prabhurasti chettava harih' sarvatra me darshaya
Stambhe chainamiti bruvantamasuram' tatraaviraaseeddharih' |
Vakshastasya vidaarayannijanakhairvaatsalyamaavedaya-
-nnaartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 1 ||
Shreeraamaatra vibheeshano'yamadhunaa tvaarto bhayaadaagatah'
Sugreevaanaya paalaye'hamadhunaa paulastyamevaagatam |
Evam' yo'bhayamasya sarvaviditam' lankaadhipatyam' dadaa-
-vaartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 2 ||
Nakragrastapadam' samudyatakaram' brahmesha devesha maam'
Paaheeti prachuraartaraavakarinam' devesha shakteesha cha |
Maa shocheti raraksha nakravadanaanchakrashriyaa tatkshanaa-
-daartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 3 ||
Haa kri'shnaachyuta haa kri'paajalanidhe haa paand'avaanaam' gate
Kvaasi kvaasi suyodhanaadavagataam' haa raksha maam' draupadeem |
Ityukto'kshayavastrarakshitatanum' yorakshadaapadganaa-
-daartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 4 ||
Yatpaadaabjanakhodakam' trijagataam' paapaughavidhvasanam'
Yannaamaamri'tapooranam' cha pibataam' santaapasam'haarakam |
Paashaanashcha yadanghrito nijavadhooroopam' muneraaptavaa-
-naartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 5 ||
Yannaamashrutimaatrato'parimitam' sam'saaravaaraannidhim'
Tyaktvaa gachchhati durjano'pi paramam' vishnoh' padam' shaashvatam |
Tannaivaadbhutakaaranam' trijagataam' naathasya daaso'smyaha-
-maartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 6 ||
Pitraa bhraataramuttamaankagamitam' bhaktottamam' yo dhruvam'
Dri'sht'vaa tatsamamaarurukshumuditam' maatraavamaanam' gatam |
Yo'daat tam' sharanaagatam' tu tapasaa hemaadrisim'haasanam'
Hyaartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 7 ||
Naatheti shrutayo na tattvamatayo ghoshasthitaa gopikaa
Jaarinyah' kulajaatidharmavimukhaa adhyaatmabhaavam' yayuh' |
Bhaktiryasya dadaati muktimatulaam' jaarasya yah' sadgati-
-rhyaartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 8 ||
Kshuttri'shnaartasahasrashishyasahitam' durvaasasam' kshobhitam'
Draupadyaa bhayabhaktiyuktamanasaa shaakam' svahastaarpitam |
Bhuktvaa tarpayadaatmavri'ttimakhilaamaavedayan yah' pumaa-
-naartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 9 ||
Yenaaraakshi raghoottamena jaladhesteere dashaasyaanuja-
-stvaayaatam' sharanam' raghoottama vibho rakshaaturam' maamiti |
Paulastyena niraakri'to'tha sadasi bhraatraa cha lankaapure
Hyaartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 10 ||
Yenaavaahi mahaahave vasumatee sam'vartakaale mahaa-
-leelaakrod'avapurdharena harinaa naaraayanena svayam |
Yah' paapidrumasampravartamachiraaddhattvaa cha yo'gaat priyaa-
-maartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 11 ||
Yoddhaasau bhuvanatraye madhupatirbhartaa naraanaam' bale
Raadhaayaa akarodrate ratimanah'poortim' surendraanujah' |
Yo vaa rakshati deenapaand'utanayaannaatheti bheetim' gataa-
-naartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 12 ||
Yah' saandeepinideshatashcha tanayam' lokaantaraat sannatam'
Chaaneeya pratipaadya putramaranaadujjri'mbhamaanaartaye |
Santosham' janayannameyamahimaa putraarthasampaadanaa-
-daartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 13 ||
Yannaamasmaranaadaghaughasahito viprah' puraa'jaamilah'
Praanaanmuktimasheshitaamanu cha yah' paapaughataapaartiyuk |
Sadyo bhaagavatottamaatmani matim' praapaambareeshaabhidha-
-shchaartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 14 ||
Yorakshadvasanaadinityarahitam' vipram' kuchailaabhidham'
Deenaadeenachakorapaalanaparah' shreeshankhachakrojjvalah' |
Tajjeernaambaramusht'ipaatrapri'thukaanaadaaya bhuktvaa kshanaa-
-daartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 15 ||
Yatkalyaanagunaabhiraamamamalam' mantraani sam'shikshate
Yatsam'shetipatipratisht'hitamidam' vishvam' vadatyaagamah' |
Yo yogeendramanah'saroruhatamah'pradhvam'savidbhaanumaa-
-naartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 16 ||
Kaal'indeehri'dayaabhiraamapuline punye jaganmangal'e
Chandraambhojavat'e put'e parisare dhaatraa samaaraadhite |
Shreerange bhujagendrabhogashayane shete sadaa yah' pumaa-
-naartatraanaparaayanah' sa bhagavaan naaraayano me gatih' || 17 ||
Vaatsalyaadabhayapradaanasamayaadaartaartinirvaapanaa-
-daudaaryaadaghashoshanaadaganitashreyah' padapraapanaat |
Sevyah'shreepatireva sarvajagataamete hi tatsaakshinah'
Prahlaadashcha vibheeshanashcha kariraat' paanchaalyahalyaadhruvah' || 18 ||
Iti shreemachchhankaraachaarya virachitam' shree aartatraanaparaayana naaraayana stotram ||
Meaning
This stotram by Adi Shankaracharya praises Lord Narayana as Aartatrana Parayana — the One who is eternally devoted to protecting the distressed. Each verse recalls a divine episode where Bhagavan rushed to the aid of His devotee, revealing His compassion, power, and readiness to respond to sincere surrender.
The hymn remembers how He appeared from a pillar as Narasimha to save Prahlada, granting fearlessness while destroying Hiranyakashipu. Then as Rama, He embraced Vibhishana, granted him refuge, protection, and even kingship over Lanka. It recalls Gajendra, the elephant king, crying out in helplessness — and the Lord flew instantly to rescue him with His chakra.
Draupadi’s desperate cry “Ha Krishna!” brought forth the miracle of endless garments, proving that He stands by His devotees in their darkest moments. Ahalya regained her divine form at the touch of His feet. The mere utterance of His name gave liberation to Ajamila. Dhruva, abandoned by all, was lifted by the Lord and granted a divine throne.
Even the simple-hearted gopikas, lacking scriptural knowledge, attained supreme liberation through pure love. The Lord protected the Pandavas, fed Durvasa and his disciples by Draupadi’s leftover greens, revived His Guru’s dead son, and blessed Kuchela with unimaginable prosperity.
The stotram shows how Narayana resides at Yamuna banks, performs divine sports in Vrindavan, and reclines on Adisesha in Srirangam — always watching over the worlds. The final verse declares: Prahlada, Vibhishana, Gajendra, Draupadi, Ahalya, Dhruva — all are living proofs that Narayana is the refuge of the distressed.
Benefits:
• Powerful protection during danger, fear, sorrow, and crisis
• Strengthens surrender, devotion, and divine trust
• Brings inner peace, clarity, and removal of obstacles
• Helps overcome karmic burdens and emotional suffering
• Invokes the Lord’s grace for family and spiritual upliftment
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