Sri Maha Vishnu Stuti
Shree mahaavishnu stutih'
Brahmarshaya oochuh' |
Namaste devadevaanaamaadibhoota sanaatana |
Purushaaya puraanaaya namaste paramaatmane || 1 ||
Jaraamaranarogaadiviheenaayaamalaatmane |
Brahmanaam' pataye tubhyam' jagataam' pataye namah' || 2 ||
Lokaalokasvaroopaaya lokaanaam' pataye namah' |
Shankhachakragadaapadmapaanaye vishnave namah' || 3 ||
Namo hiranyagarbhaaya shreepate bhoopate namah' |
Namah' svayambhuve tubhyam' sootraatmaadisvaroopine || 4 ||
Viraat' prajaapateh' saakshaajjanakaaya namo namah' |
Vishvataijasaroopaaya praajnyaroopaaya te namah' || 5 ||
Jaagratsvapnasvaroopaaya namah' suptyaatmane namah' |
Avasthaasaakshine tubhyamavasthaavarjitaachyuta || 6 ||
Tureeyaaya vishuddhaaya turyaateetaaya te namah' |
Prathamaaya samastasya jagatah' paramaatmane || 7 ||
Omkaaraikasvaroopaaya shivaaya shivada prabho |
Sarvavijnyaanasampanna namo vijnyaanadaayine || 8 ||
Jagataam' yonaye tubhyam' vedhase vishvaroopine |
Nityashuddhaaya buddhaaya muktaaya sukharoopine || 9 ||
Namo vaachaamateetaaya mano'gamyaaya te namah' |
Aprameyaaya shaantaaya svayambhaanaaya saakshine || 10 ||
Namah' pum'se puraanaaya shreyah'praaptyekahetave |
Aakaashaadiprapanchaaya namastadroopa shankara || 11 ||
Maayaaroopaaya maayaayaah' sattaaheto janaardana |
Namah' pradyumnaroopaaya namah' sankarshanaatmane || 12 ||
Namo'niruddharoopaaya vaasudevaaya te namah' |
Yogaaya yogagamyaaya yoginaamisht'asiddhida || 13 ||
Namaste matsyaroopaaya namaste koormaroopine |
Namastubhyam' varaahaaya naarasim'haaya te namah' || 14 ||
Namo vaamanaroopaaya namo raamatrayaatmane |
Namah' kri'shnaaya sarvajnya namaste kalkiroopine || 15 ||
Karminaam' phalaroopaaya karmaroopaaya te namah' |
Karmakartre namastubhyam' namaste karmasaakshine || 16 ||
Namo vijnyaptiroopaaya namo vedaantaroopine |
Gunatrayaatmane tubhyam' namo nirgunaroopine || 17 ||
Adbhutaayaamareshaaya shivapraaptyekahetave |
Namo nakshatraroopaaya namaste somaroopine || 18 ||
Namah' sooryaatmane tubhyam' namo vajradharaaya te |
Namaste padmanaabhaaya namaste shaarngapaanaye || 19 ||
Namastubhyam' vishaalaaksha namah' shreedhara naayaka |
Namah' sam'saarataptaanaam' taapanaashaikahetave || 20 ||
Shrautasmaartaikanisht'haanaamachiraadeva muktida |
Anyeshaamapi sarveshaam' sam'saaraikapradaavyaya || 21 ||
Namo'suravimardaaya namo vidyaadharaarchita |
Ksheerodashaayine tubhyam' namo vaikunt'havaasine |
Namo raagaabhibhootaanaam' vairaagyaplavadaayine || 22 ||
Iti sootasam'hitaayaam' shree mahaavishnu stutih' |
Meaning
This sacred hymn is a profound praise offered by the Brahmarishis to Lord Maha Vishnu, the Eternal, the Primordial Being, and the Supreme Soul who governs creation, sustenance, and dissolution. They salute Him as the timeless, pure, formless consciousness untouched by old age, death, and diseases. He is the Lord of all beings, the protector of the universe, the embodiment of purity and infinite wisdom.
The hymn glorifies Vishnu as the essence of all worlds, the one who holds the conch, discus, mace, and lotus to protect devotees. He is Hiranyagarbha, Sripati, Bhuapati, and the invisible thread (Sutratma) that connects and sustains all existence. As Virat, Taijasa, and Prajna, He penetrates all states of consciousness—waking, dream, and deep sleep—yet remains beyond them as the pure Turiya state.
Vishnu is described as the embodiment of Omkara, the giver of auspiciousness, the source of all knowledge and liberation. He is the origin of the universe, the all-pervading consciousness, eternally pure, wise, liberated, and blissful. Beyond speech and mind, He is immeasurable, peaceful, self-effulgent, and the cosmic witness.
The hymn praises His four vyuha forms—Pradyumna, Sankarshana, Aniruddha, and Vasudeva—who manage creation, order, and dissolution. He is the ultimate Yogi, approachable through devotion, meditation, and purity, and the giver of spiritual perfections.
The stuti recounts all major incarnations—Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Rama, Krishna, and Kalki—each taken to protect dharma and uplift the world. Vishnu is the giver of karma, the performer of karma, and the witness to all actions. He is both the manifest (saguna) and the unmanifest (nirguna) reality, the essence of the three gunas and the supreme transcendental Truth.
Vishnu is the cosmic Lord praised by gods and sages, the source of peace, the destroyer of demonic forces, the ocean of compassion residing in Vaikuntha, and the giver of detachment to those bound by worldly attachments. He removes the heat of samsara and grants liberation to sincere seekers.
This hymn is a complete devotional praise of Lord Vishnu’s infinite attributes, cosmic roles, divine incarnations, and supreme transcendence.
Benefits:
• Spiritual protection, peace, and divine guidance
• Awakens inner wisdom, clarity, and detachment
• Removes fear, negativity, karmic burdens
• Strengthens devotion and connection to Vishnu’s grace
• Supports mental calmness, purity, and spiritual progress
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