What is the Sri Varaha Stotram?

The Sri Varaha Stotram is a sacred hymn derived from the Śrīmuṣṇa Māhātmyam section of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. It glorifies Lord Śrī Varaha, the divine boar incarnation of Vishnu, who is the creator, preserver, and dissolver of the universe.

When and how should one recite the Sri Varaha Stotram?

It is best to recite this stotram daily in the morning after bathing, with a pure heart and peaceful mind. Reciting it on the Kṛṣṇa Chaturdaśī of Caitra month is considered particularly auspicious and beneficial.

What are the main benefits of reciting this stotram?

Reciting this stotram is believed to destroy sins accumulated over millions of births, grant fearlessness and courage, bestow spiritual knowledge and liberation, and fulfill all righteous desires.

Who can recite the Sri Varaha Stotram?

Devotees of Lord Varaha, individuals facing difficulties in life, those seeking spiritual wisdom and liberation, and anyone wishing to fulfill their virtuous aspirations can recite this stotram.

How many times should this stotram be recited?

One can recite this stotram at least once daily, or in repetitions of three, five, or eleven times. For greater spiritual benefits, chanting it 108 times is often recommended.

What is the origin or source of the Sri Varaha Stotram?

The Sri Varaha Stotram originates from the Śrīmuṣṇa Māhātmyam, a part of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. It was composed by a devout king who praised Lord Varaha at the sacred Śrīmuṣṇa Kshetra.

Sri Varaha Stotram (Śrīmuṣṇa Māhātmyam)

shree varaaha stotram'

tatah' sa raajaa shreemushne nityapushkarinee jale |
snaatvaa santarpya devaadeem' shuchirbhootvaa jitendriyah' ||1||

pippaladrumamaasaadya jitasaanaparigrahah' |
tusht'aavajavataameesham' naaraayanamanaamayam' ||2||

raajaa uvaacha -
shuddhasphat'ikasankaasham' poornachandranibhaananam' |
kat'hinyasta karadvandvam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||3||

srasht'aaram' sarvalokaanaam' preragam' sarvadehinaam' |
paalakam' paalaneeyaanaam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||4||

hartaaram' pralayekaale rakshakam' madhyavartinaam' |
vairaagyadam' svabhaktaanaam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||5||

chidaanandaghanam' poornam' sarvadoshavivarjitam' |
svaabhinam' sarvalokaanaam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||6||

yenam' vyaaptamidam' sarvam' bahiram' tashcha sarvadaa |
sarvaa vahnyaa prerakancha shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||7||

bhootam' bhavyam' bhavishyachcha jagade tachcharaacharam' |
tadvashe vartate nityam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||8||

otaprotamidam' yatra vat'avanvishvato mukham' |
sumukham' susmitam' shaantam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||9||

anaadimantakaale'pi yassvaamee sarvadehinaam' |
namaadidevam' devesham' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||10||

nirmaayam' maayinaameesham' nirgunam' shad'gunaarnavam' |
nirdosham' nishchalaanandam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||11||

sadaa'vyaktam' sadaa'bhaasam' sadaasantosha sam'vri'tam' |
sadaavilipta vijnyaanam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||12||

dayaanidhim' dayaaheenam' jeevaanaamaartiham' vibhum' |
daityaantakam' gadaapaanim' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||13||

peetaambaradharam' devam' dand'akaantakamachyutam' |
devendradarpahartaaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||14||

agraahyamaksharam' nityam' nirbhedyam' niravagraham' |
nirastasaamyaatishayam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||15||

nirgalam' nishchalam' vishnum' vedavedyam' sanaatanam' |
vidyaadheesham' vidaam' shresht'ham' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||16||

kamalodbhava taatam' tam' kamalaapatimeeshvaram' |
kanjaanghrim' kamalaakshancha shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||17||

chaitre kri'shnachaturdashyaam' revatyaam' bhaanuvaasare |
ashvattharoopam' vaaraaham' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||18||

muhoorte panchame jaatam' chaitre'shvinyaam' cha kri'shnake |
arkavaare trayodashyaam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||19||

varaaham' varadam' shaantam' punyashravanakeertanam' |
jhillikaavanahantaaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||20||

nityapushkarineeteeravaasinam' vanamaalinam' |
munihri'npadmanilayam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||21||

yajnyam' yajnyapatim' yajnya kartaaram' yajnyabhaavanam' |
yajnyaangam' yajnyagoptaaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||22||

sam'saarabhaya-bheetaanaam' jantoonaamabhayapradam' |
saamageetam' suraadhyaksham' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||23||

sahasravadanam' devam' sahasraaksham' sadaashubham' |
sadaamangalakartaaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||24||

jnyaanagam' kaamadam' bhukti-muktidam' munivanditam' |
niraashrayam' sadaa''dhaaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||25||

vat'apatraput'eyogashaayinam' baalameeshvaram' |
tamadbhutaardhakaakaaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||26||

dugdhaabdhi-shaayinam' devamanantorasivaasinam' |
vaikunt'ha-nilayam' vishnum' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||27||

vaasudevam' jagadyonim' jagajjaad'ya haram' harim' |
jambhaari-praanadam' poornam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||28||

dharmapriyam' dharmaroopam' dharmagoptaaramavyayam' |
dharmadatpraladaataaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||29||

jaahnavee janakam' kaalam' vyomakesham' vri'shaakapim' |
kavendravaahanam' kolam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||30||

nityam' stavam' pramavyaktam' bhaktaadheenam' paraatparam' |
daamodaram' hri'sheekesham' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||31||

yannaamasmri'timaatrena kot'ijanmaaghanaashanam' |
bhavetam' bhaavashuddhaanaam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||32||

kandarpakot'ilaavanyam' kot'isooryasamaprabham' |
kot'eendu-jagadaanandam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||33||

anadhehaarakeyoorakund'alaangadamand'itam' |
neelaalakam' vishaalaaksham' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||34||

brahma-rudrendra-garud'a-kinnaro-raga-raakshasaih' |
sam'sevyamaanadaranam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||35||

hri'tpadmakarnikaamadhye munibhirmanasaa'rchitam' |
bhaktakalpadrumam' shaantam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||36||

hri'sheekesham' hri'sheekaanaam' liyaamakamarindamam' |
hri'sheekamaladaataaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||37||

yontah' pravishya satatam' dhaarayennikhilaakri'tim' |
praapayantam' phalam' nityam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||38||

vipadaam' parihartaaram' daataaram' sarvasampadaam' |
kartaaram' sarvalokaanaam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||39||

hiranyaakshavadhoddand'abaahudand'amaheedharam' |
dand'itendriyahri'dvaasam' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||40||

dam'sht'raakaraalavadanam' bhri'kut'ee kut'ilekshanam' |
sphat'ikaatri'nibhaataaram' shreemushnesham' namaamyaham' ||41||

shreeshankarah' --
iti raajaa stuvannaaste shreemushnevaasamaavahana |
udvelaa abhavansarve samudraatkaalachoditaah' ||42||

ekaarnavamabhot tatra pashyati-kshitisheshvaram' |
abhraantoyogamaarood'ham' nireekshya pralayam' tathaa ||43||

aatmanyaatmaanamaadaaya parebrahmanitishkale |
sajahobhodikam' deham' praviveshaachyutodaram' ||44||

pravri'ttesmin brahmakalpe sa raajaa cha shatakratuh' |
yajnye purandaro naama devaanaamagraneerbalee ||45||

deva-daanava-gandharva-yaksha-raakshasa-kinnaraih' |
sangeeyamaana-satkeertih' apsaro-gana-sevitah' ||46||

patnee sa dhunee shacheenaamnaa lalanaanaam' shiromanih' |
devendra iti vikhyaatah' trailokyaadi patirvibhuh' ||47||

kathitam' praaptumakhilam' shreemushneshah' prasaadatah' |
evamanye cha bhoopaalaah' devaashcha ri'shayo'pare ||48||

yaksha-kinnara-saadhyaashcha shreemushna-kshetravaasinah' |
siddhimaapurmahaatmaano yoginaamapi durlabham' ||49||

devaashcha-siddha-sankalpaah' munayo'malachetasah' |
shreemushne-vaasamichchhanti manushyaanaam' tu kaa kathaa ||50||

shreemushneshasamodevah' kshetram' shreemushnasannibham' |
vichaariteshu shaastreshu naasti naasti na sam'shayah' ||51||

shrutvaa shreemushnamaahaatmyam' dri'sht'vaa shreemushnanaayakam' |
snaatvaa shreemushnateertheshu punarjanma na vidyate ||52||

satyam' satyam' punah' satyamuddhri'tya bhujamuchyate |
shreemushne maranaadeva muktimeti na sam'shayah' ||53||

brahmajnyaanamri'tetvaapi muktirnaivopajaayate |
gangaayaam' taarakabrahma-jnyaanam' sopatisheddharah' ||54||

shreemushne garud'o brahmajnyaanam' chopatisatyalam' |
shreemushneshavaraahasya parito yojanatrayam' ||55||

gayaaprayaagakaasheedyah' satye shatagunaadhikam' |
tasmaannaarada sam'sevyam' shreemushnam' paapanaashanam' ||56||

shreemushnaabhimukho bhootvaa sadaa vri'ddhaachale mune |
tapashcharam' vasaavyanga shreemushnesham' cha vinayan ||57||

iti shreebrahmaand'apuraane shreemushnamaahaatmye shankara-naarada-sam'vaade
shreevaraahastotram'-naama ekaadashodyaayah' ||

Overview:
This sacred hymn occurs in the Śrīmuṣṇa Māhātmyam of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. A devout king, after bathing in the sacred Nitya Puṣkariṇī of Śrīmuṣṇa, composed and recited this stotram in praise of Lord Śrī Varāha, the Divine Boar — worshiped here as Śrīmuṣṇeśvara.

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• Essence (Condensed):

The king glorifies the Lord as:
    •    The Creator, Preserver, and Dissolver of the universe.
    •    Embodiment of Consciousness and Bliss, beyond defects or limitations.
    •    Infinite, formless yet manifest, whose smile grants peace.
    •    The Supreme Yajña, the essence of the Vedas.
    •    The Protector of all beings and destroyer of evil.
    •    The Beloved of Bhūdevī, the Earth Goddess.
    •    The One who appeared in Śrīmuṣṇa under an Aśvattha tree on the sacred Kṛṣṇa Chaturdaśī of Caitra month.

He prays for liberation, courage, and divine knowledge, recognizing the Lord as dwelling eternally within all beings and all actions.

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Scriptural Conclusion:
    •    Those who see or worship Śrīmuṣṇa Varāha are freed from rebirth.
    •    The merit of visiting Śrīmuṣṇa exceeds that of Gayā, Kāśī, and Prayāga a hundredfold.
    •    “Even by dying in Śrīmuṣṇa, one attains liberation — this is truth, truth, eternal truth.”

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• Spiritual Meaning:
Śrī Varāha represents divine stability — the power that restores balance when chaos arises. His presence in Śrīmuṣṇa symbolizes Bhūmi (Earth) lifted by Divine Consciousness. Reciting this hymn aligns the devotee’s life with dharma, peace, and moksha.

Sri Varaha Stotram

shree varaaha stotram'

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