Sri Hari Stuti (Harimeede)
Shree hari stutih' (harimeed'e stotram')
Stoshye bhaktyaa vishnumanaadim' jagadaadim'
Yasminnetatsam'sri'tichakram' bhramateettham |
Yasmin dri'sht'e nashyati tatsam'sri'tichakram'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 1 ||
Yasyaikaam'shaaditthamashesham' jagadetat
Praadurbhootam' yena pinaddham' punarittham |
Yena vyaaptam' yena vibuddham' sukhaduh'khai-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 2 ||
Sarvajnyo yo yashcha hi sarvah' sakalo yo
Yashchaanando'nantaguno yo gunadhaamaa |
Yashchaavyakto vyastasamastah' sadasadya-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 3 ||
Yasmaadanyannaastyapi naivam' paramaartham'
Dri'shyaadanyo nirvishayajnyaanamayatvaat |
Jnyaatri'jnyaanajnyeyaviheeno'pi sadaa jnya-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 4 ||
Aachaaryebhyo labdhasusookshmaachyutatattvaa
Vairaagyenaabhyaasabalaachchaiva drad'himnaa |
Bhaktyaikaagryadhyaanaparaa yam' vidureesham'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 5 ||
Praanaanaayamyomiti chittam' hri'di ruddhvaa
Naanyat smri'tvaa tatpunaratraiva vilaapya |
Ksheene chitte bhaadri'shirasmeeti viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 6 ||
Yam' brahmaakhyam' devamananyam' paripoornam'
Hri'tstham' bhaktairlabhyamajam' sookshmamatarkyam |
Dhyaatvaatmastham' brahmavido yam' vidureesham'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 7 ||
Maatraateetam' svaatmavikaasaatmavibodham'
Jnyeyaateetam' jnyaanamayam' hri'dyupalabhyam |
Bhaavagraahyaanandamananyam' cha viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 8 ||
Yadyadvedyam' vastusatattvam' vishayaakhyam'
Tattadbrahmaiveti viditvaa tadaham' cha |
Dhyaayantyevam' yam' sanakaadyaa munayo'jam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 9 ||
Yadyadvedyam' tattadaham' neti vihaaya
Svaatmajyotirjnyaanamayaanandamavaapya |
Tasminnasmeetyaatmavido yam' vidureesham'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 10 ||
Hitvaahitvaa dri'shyamashesham' savikalpam'
Matvaa shisht'am' bhaadri'shimaatram' gaganaabham |
Tyaktvaa deham' yam' pravishantyachyutabhaktaa-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 11 ||
Sarvatraaste sarvashareeree na cha sarvah'
Sarvam' vettyeveha na yam' vetti cha sarvah' |
Sarvatraantaryaamitayettham' yamayanya-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 12 ||
Sarvam' dri'sht'vaa svaatmani yuktyaa jagadeta-
-ddri'sht'vaatmaanam' chaivamajam' sarvajaneshu |
Sarvaatmaiko'smeeti viduryam' janahri'tstham'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 13 ||
Sarvatraikah' pashyati jighratyatha bhunkte
Sprasht'aa shrotaa budhyati chetyaahurimam' yam |
Saakshee chaaste kartri'shu pashyanniti chaanye
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 14 ||
Pashyan shri'nvannatra vijaananrasayansam'-
-jighradbibhraddehamimam' jeevatayettham |
Ityaatmaanam' yam' vidureesham' vishayajnyam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 15 ||
Jaagraddri'sht'vaa sthoolapadaarthaanatha maayaam'
Dri'sht'vaa svapne'thaapi sushuptau sukhanidraam |
Ityaatmaanam' veekshya mudaaste cha tureeye
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 16 ||
Pashyan shuddho'pyakshara eko gunabhedaa-
-nnaanaakaaraan sphaat'ikavadbhaati vichitrah' |
Bhinnashchhinnashchaayamajah' karmaphalairya-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 17 ||
Brahmaa vishnoo rudrahutaashau ravichandraa-
-vindro vaayuryajnya iteettham' parikalpya |
Ekam' santam' yam' bahudhaahurmatibhedaa-
-ttam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 18 ||
Satyam' jnyaanam' shuddhamanantam' vyatiriktam'
Shaantam' good'ham' nishkalamaanandamananyam |
Ityaahaadau yam' varuno'sau bhri'gave'jam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 19 ||
Koshaanetaan pancharasaadeenatihaaya
Brahmaasmeeti svaatmani nishchitya dri'shistham |
Pitraa shisht'o veda bhri'guryam' yajurante
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 20 ||
Yenaavisht'o yasya cha shaktyaa yadadheenah'
Kshetrajnyo'yam' kaarayitaa jantushu kartuh' |
Kartaa bhoktaatmaatra hi yachchhaktyadhirood'ha-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 21 ||
Sri'sht'vaa sarvam' svaatmatayaivetthamatarkyam'
Vyaapyaathaantah' kri'tsnamidam' sri'sht'amashesham |
Sachcha tyachchaabhootparamaatmaa sa ya eka-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 22 ||
Vedaantaishchaadhyaatmikashaastraishcha puraanaih'
Shaastraishchaanyaih' saattvatatantraishcha yameesham |
Dri'sht'vaathaantashchetasi buddhvaa vivishuryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 23 ||
Shraddhaabhaktidhyaanashamaadyairyatamaanai-
-rjnyaatum' shakyo deva ihaivaashu ya eeshah' |
Durvijnyeyo janmashataishchaapi vinaa tai-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 24 ||
Yasyaatarkyam' svaatmavibhooteh' paramaartham'
Sarvam' khalvityatra niruktam' shrutividbhih' |
Tajjaatitvaadabdhitarangaabhamabhinnam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 25 ||
Dri'sht'vaa geetaasvaksharatattvam' vidhinaajam'
Bhaktyaa gurvyaa labhya hri'distham' dri'shimaatram |
Dhyaatvaa tasminnasmyahamityatra viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 26 ||
Kshetrajnyatvam' praapya vibhuh' panchamukhairyo
Bhunkte'jasram' bhogyapadaarthaan prakri'tisthah' |
Kshetre kshetre'psvinduvadeko bahudhaaste
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 27 ||
Yuktyaalod'ya vyaasavachaam'syatra hi labhyah'
Kshetrakshetrajnyaantaravidbhih' purushaakhyah' |
Yo'ham' so'sau so'smyahameveti viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 28 ||
Ekeekri'tyaanekashareerasthamimam' jnyam'
Yam' vijnyaayehaiva sa evaashu bhavanti |
Yasmim'lleenaa neha punarjanma labhante
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 29 ||
Dvandvaikatvam' yachcha madhubraahmanavaakyaih'
Kri'tvaa shakropaasanamaasaadya vibhootyaa |
Yo'sau so'ham' so'smyahameveti viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 30 ||
Yo'yam' dehe chesht'ayitaa'ntah'karanasthah'
Soorye chaasau taapayitaa so'smyahameva |
Ityaatmaikyopaasanayaa yam' vidureesham'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 31 ||
Vijnyaanaam'sho yasya satah' shaktyadhirood'ho
Buddhirbudhyatyatra bahirbodhyapadaarthaan |
Naivaantah'stham' budhyati yam' bodhayitaaram'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 32 ||
Ko'yam' dehe deva iteettham' suvichaarya
Jnyaataa shrotaa mantayitaa chaisha hi devah' |
Ityaalochya jnyaam'sha ihaasmeeti viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 33 ||
Ko hyevaanyaadaatmani na syaadayamesha
Hyevaanandah' praaniti chaapaaniti cheti |
Ityastitvam' vaktyupapattyaa shrutireshaa
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 34 ||
Praano vaa'ham' vaakchhravanaadeeni mano vaa
Buddhirvaaham' vyasta utaaho'pi samastah' |
Ityaalochya jnyaptirihaasmeeti viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 35 ||
Naaham' praano naiva shareeram' na mano'ham'
Naaham' buddhirnaahamahankaaradhiyau cha |
Yo'tra jnyaam'shah' so'smyahameveti viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 36 ||
Sattaamaatram' kevalavijnyaanamajam' sa-
-tsookshmam' nityam' tattvamaseetyaatmasutaaya |
Saamnaamante praaha pitaa yam' vibhumaadyam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 37 ||
Moortaamoorte poorvamapohyaatha samaadhau
Dri'shyam' sarvam' neti cha neteeti vihaaya |
Chaitanyaam'she svaatmani santam' cha viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 38 ||
Otam' protam' yatra cha sarvam' gaganaantam'
Yo'sthoolaananvaadishu siddho'ksharasanjnyah' |
Jnyaataato'nyo netyupalabhyo na cha vedya-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 39 ||
Taavatsarvam' satyamivaabhaati yadeta-
-dyaavatso'smeetyaatmani yo jnyo na hi dri'sht'ah' |
Dri'sht'e yasmin sarvamasatyam' bhavateedam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 40 ||
Raagaamuktam' lohayutam' hema yathaagnau
Yogaasht'aangairujjvalitajnyaanamayaagnau |
Dagdhvaatmaanam' jnyam' parishisht'am' cha viduryam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 41 ||
Yam' vijnyaanajyotishamaadyam' suvibhaantam'
Hri'dyarkendvagnyokasameed'yam' tat'idaabham |
Bhaktyaaraadhyehaiva vishantyaatmani santam'
Tam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 42 ||
Paayaadbhaktam' svaatmani santam' purusham' yo
Bhaktyaa stauteetyaangirasam' vishnurimam' maam |
Ityaatmaanam' svaatmani sam'hri'tya sadaika-
-stam' sam'saaradhvaantavinaasham' harimeed'e || 43 ||
adhikashlokah' –
Ittham' stotram' bhaktajaned'yam' bhavabheeti-
-dhvaantaarkaabham' bhagavatpaadeeyamidam' yah' |
Vishnorlokam' pat'hati shri'noti vrajati jnyo
Jnyaanam' jnyeyam' svaatmani chaapnoti manushyah' || 44 ||
Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau shree hari stutih' sampoornam |
Meaning
This “Sri Hari Stuti (Harimide Stotram)” is a profound Advaita-Vedanta hymn composed by Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya. It praises Hari not merely as a deity but as the supreme Brahman, the destroyer of samsara’s darkness, the pure consciousness that illumines everything, and the essence of the Self.
The hymn begins by proclaiming that from Hari arises the entire wheel of samsara; by His mere vision, that wheel collapses. The universe is created, sustained, and dissolved by His power. He pervades all, awakens beings to experience pleasure and pain, and stands as the inner witness of all processes.
He is omniscient, omnipresent, the abode of infinite qualities, and beyond the manifest and unmanifest. Even though He transcends the knower–knowledge–known triad, He is ever self-knowing as pure consciousness.
Through the Guru’s teaching, dispassion, deep meditation, and single-pointed devotion, seekers realise the subtle truth of the imperishable Hari. When the mind becomes still, one recognises “I am that supreme light,” and discovers Him in the heart.
Hari is the Brahman that sages meditate upon — the unborn, subtle, beyond logic, accessible only in deep inner absorption. He is bliss, beyond thought, the sole essence of all experiences.
The hymn describes the various states of consciousness — waking, dream, deep sleep, and the turiya — and declares Hari as the substratum in all of them. Just as crystal appears many-coloured based on surroundings, the one Self appears as many forms through the play of gunas.
All gods—Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Agni, Sun, Moon—are merely conceptualizations of the one Reality based on intellectual perspectives, but the Truth remains one.
Hari is described as pure existence, pure consciousness, pure bliss — the teaching passed from Varuna to Bhrigu, and from the Upanishads to seekers. By renouncing all objects and abiding as the inner Self, one realises that Hari alone shines.
The hymn repeatedly affirms:
“He who destroys the darkness of samsara — that Hari I praise.”
The concluding verses declare that meditation, devotion, self-inquiry, and Vedantic contemplation lead to realisation of Hari as one’s own Self. The final promise: one who recites or listens to this hymn attains knowledge, freedom from rebirth, and abides in the Vishnu-consciousness.
Benefits:
• Removes ignorance, fear, bondage, and sorrow
• Awakens self-knowledge and inner illumination
• Leads to spiritual liberation and cessation of rebirth
• Deepens meditation, devotion, and Vedantic insight
• Grants peace, clarity, strength, and divine grace
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