Sri Vasudeva Dwadasha Akshara Stuti
Shree vaasudeva dvaadashaarnava stutih'
Omiti jnyaanavastrena raaganirnejaneekri'tah' |
Karmanidraam' prapanno'smi traahi maam' madhusoodana || 1 ||
Na gatirvidyate chaanyaa tvameva sharanam' mama |
Maayaapankenalipto'smi traahi maam' madhusoodana || 2 ||
Mohito mohajaalena putradaaragri'haadishu |
Tri'shnayaa peed'yamaano'smi traahi maam' madhusoodana || 3 ||
Bhaktiheenam' tu deenam' cha duh'khashokasamanvitau |
Anaashrayamanaatham' cha traahi maam' madhusoodana || 4 ||
Gataagataparishraanto dooramadhvani karmanaam |
Sam'saarabhayabheeto'smi traahi maam' madhusoodana || 5 ||
Vasito maatri'garbheshu peed'ito'ham' janaardana |
Garbhavaasakshayakara traahi maam' madhusoodana || 6 ||
Tena deva prapanno'smi satvaashrayaparaayana |
Jaraamaranabheeto'smi traahi maam' madhusoodana || 7 ||
Vaachaa toopakri'tam' paapam' karmanaa yadupaarjitam |
Mayaa deva duraachaaram' traahi maam' madhusoodana || 8 ||
Sukri'tam' na kri'tam' kinchit dushkri'tam' tu sadaa kri'tam |
Tenaaham' paritapto'smi traahi maam' madhusoodana || 9 ||
Dehaantarasahasreshu kuyonih' sevitaa mayaa |
Tiryaktvam' maanushatvam' cha traahi maam' madhusoodana || 10 ||
Vaasudeva hri'sheekesha vaikunt'ha purushotama |
Sri'sht'isam'haarakarana traahi maam' madhusoodana || 11 ||
Yatraahamaagamishyaami naaree vaa purusho'pi vaa |
Tatra tatra cha te bhaktih' traahi maam' madhusoodana || 12 ||
Dvaadashaarnavastutimimaam' yah' pat'hechchhri'nuyaadapi |
Sa yaati paramam' sthaanam' yatra yogeshvaro harih' || 13 ||
Iti shreevedavyaasa kri'ta dvaadashaarnava stutih' ||
Meaning
The Sri Vasudeva Dvadasa Arṇava Stuti is a powerful hymn of complete surrender to Lord Vishnu. The devotee confesses honestly:
• “I am trapped in karma, delusion, worldly bonds.”
• “I have no other refuge but You.”
• “I have committed sins through speech, mind and action. Good deeds are few; bad deeds are many.”
• “I have travelled through countless wombs—human, animal, and other forms.”
• “Save me, O Madhusudana.”
Each verse ends with the soulful cry:
“Traahi maam Madhusoodana — Please protect me, O Slayer of Madhu.”
The devotee acknowledges his helplessness, fear of rebirth, old age, death and seeks divine grace alone as the ultimate shelter.
In the final verses, the devotee prays:
“Wherever I am born—man or woman—let devotion to You never leave me.”
The phalaśruti states that whoever chants or hears this stotra attains the supreme abode of Lord Hari.
This hymn is a perfect example of ātma-samarpaṇa (self-surrender) and daiva-śaraṇāgati (seeking divine refuge).
Benefits
• Deepens devotion and surrender
• Removes guilt, fear and inner sorrow
• Helps overcome attachments and delusion
• Grants clarity, peace and protection
• Strengthens devotion across lifetimes
• Burns accumulated karma of many births
• Leads the devotee toward liberation
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