Pundarikaksha Stotram
Shree pund'areekaaksha stotram'
Varaaha uvaacha |
Namaste pund'areekaaksha namaste madhusoodana |
Namaste sarvalokesha namaste tigmachakrine || 1 ||
Vishvamoortim' mahaabaahum' varadam' sarvatejasam |
Namaami pund'areekaaksham' vidyaa'vidyaatmakam' vibhum || 2 ||
Aadidevam' mahaadevam' vedavedaangapaaragam |
Gambheeram' sarvadevaanaam' namasye vaarijekshanam || 3 ||
Sahasrasheershinam' devam' sahasraaksham' mahaabhujam |
Jagatsam'vyaapya tisht'hantam' namasye parameshvaram || 4 ||
Sharanyam' sharanam' devam' vishnum' jishnum' sanaatanam |
Neelameghaprateekaasham' namasye chakrapaaninam || 5 ||
Shuddham' sarvagatam' nityam' vyomaroopam' sanaatanam |
Bhaavaabhaavavinirmuktam' namasye sarvagam' harim || 6 ||
Naanyatkinchitprapashyaami vyatiriktam' tvayaa'chyuta |
Tvanmayam' cha prapashyaami sarvametachcharaacharam || 7 ||
Iti shreevaraahapuraane shasht'ho'dhyaaye shreepund'areekaaksha stotram |
Meaning
The Pundarikaksha Stotram is a sacred hymn spoken by Lord Varaha Himself, praising the supreme nature of Lord Vishnu. It expresses total surrender, recognition of His universal form, and the essence of divine truth.
Varaha begins by bowing to the lotus-eyed Lord, the slayer of Madhu, the ruler of all worlds, the wielder of the blazing discus. Vishnu is praised as the cosmic form, mighty-armed, giver of boons, and the embodiment of both knowledge and ignorance.
He is the primal deity, master of Vedas and Vedangas, the deep, unfathomable One worshipped by all gods. He is described as the thousand-headed, thousand-eyed, thousand-armed Lord who pervades the entire universe.
He is the eternal refuge, the protector of all beings, shining like a dark rain cloud, carrying the divine discus.
The Lord is pure, all-pervading, timeless, and beyond all notions of existence and non-existence. Varaha concludes with the highest realization: “O Achyuta, I see nothing apart from You. Everything moving and unmoving is filled with Your presence.”
Thus, the hymn expresses non-duality, surrender, and total awareness of the Supreme Vishnu who permeates all of creation.
Benefits:
• Strengthens devotion and surrender to Vishnu
• Removes fear, ignorance, and mental turbulence
• Helps realize divine presence everywhere
• Brings peace, clarity, purity, and spiritual upliftment
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