Sri Vishnu Stavarajaḥ
śrī viṣṇu stavarājaḥ
padmovāca |
yogena siddhavibudhaiḥ paribhāvyamānaṃ
lakṣmyālayaṃ tulasikācitabhaktabhṛṃgam |
prottuṃgaraktanakharāṃgul̤ipatracitraṃ
gaṃgārasaṃ haripadāṃbujamāśraye'ham || 1 ||
guṃphanmaṇipracayaghaṭṭitarājahaṃsa-
-siṃjatsunūpurayutaṃ padapadmavṛṃdam |
pītāṃbarāṃcalavilolacalatpatākaṃ
svarṇatrivakravalayaṃ ca hareḥ smarāmi || 2 ||
jaṃghe suparṇagal̤anīlamaṇipravṛddhe
śobhāspadāruṇamaṇidyuticuṃcumadhye |
āraktapādatalalaṃbanaśobhamāne
lokekṣaṇotsavakare ca hareḥ smarāmi || 3 ||
te jānunī makhapaterbhujamūlasaṃga-
-raṃgotsavāvṛtataṭidvasane vicitre |
caṃcatpatatrimukhanirgatasāmagīta-
-vistāritātmayaśasī ca hareḥ smarāmi || 4 ||
viṣṇoḥ kaṭiṃ vidhikṛtāṃtamanojabhūmiṃ
jīvāṃḍakośagaṇasaṃgadukūlamadhyām |
nānāguṇaprakṛtipītavicitravastrāṃ
dhyāye nibaddhavasanāṃ khagapṛṣṭhasaṃsthām || 5 ||
śātodaraṃ bhagavatastrival̤iprakāśa-
-māvartanābhivikasadvidhijanmapadmam |
nāḍīnadīgaṇarasotthasitāṃtrasiṃdhuṃ
dhyāye'ṃḍakośanilayaṃ tanulomarekham || 6 ||
vakṣaḥ payodhitanayākucakuṃkumena
hāreṇa kaustubhamaṇiprabhayā vibhātam |
śrīvatsalakṣma haricaṃdanajaprasūna-
-mālocitaṃ bhagavataḥ subhagaṃ smarāmi || 7 ||
bāhū suveṣasadanau valayāṃgadādi-
-śobhāspadau duritadaityavināśadakṣau |
tau dakṣiṇau bhagavataśca gadāsunābha-
-tejorjitau sulalitau manasā smarāmi || 8 ||
vāmau bhujau muraripordhṛtapadmaśaṃkhau
śyāmau karīṃdrakaravanmaṇibhūṣaṇāḍhyau |
raktāṃgul̤ipracayacuṃbitajānumadhyau
padmālayāpriyakarau rucirau smarāmi || 9 ||
kaṃṭhaṃ mṛṇāl̤amamalaṃ mukhapaṃkajasya
lekhātrayeṇa vanamālikayā nivītam |
kiṃ vā vimuktivaśamaṃtrakasatphalasya
vṛṃtaṃ ciraṃ bhagavataḥ subhagaṃ smarāmi || 10 ||
vaktrāṃbujaṃ daśanahāsavikāsaramyaṃ
raktādharoṣṭhavarakomalavāksudhāḍhyam |
sanmānasodbhavacalekṣaṇapatracitraṃ
lokābhirāmamamalaṃ ca hareḥ smarāmi || 11 ||
sūrātmajāvasathagaṃdhamidaṃ sunāsaṃ
bhrūpallavaṃ sthitilayodayakarmadakṣam |
kāmotsavaṃ ca kamalāhṛdayaprakāśaṃ
saṃciṃtayāmi harivaktravilāsadakṣam || 12 ||
karṇau lasanmakarakuṃḍalagaṃḍalolau
nānādiśāṃ ca nabhasaśca vikāsageham |
lolālakapracayacuṃbanakuṃcitāgrau
lagnau harermaṇikirīṭataṭe smarāmi || 13 ||
bhālaṃ vicitratilakaṃ priyacārugaṃdhaṃ
gorocanāracanayā lalanākṣisakhyam |
brahmaikadhāmamaṇikāṃtakirīṭajuṣṭaṃ
dhyāye manonayanahārakamīśvarasya || 14 ||
śrīvāsudevacikuraṃ kuṭilaṃ nibaddhaṃ
nānāsugaṃdhikusumaiḥ svajanādareṇa |
dīrghaṃ ramāhṛdayagāśamanaṃ dhunaṃtaṃ
dhyāye'ṃbuvāharuciraṃ hṛdayābjamadhye || 15 ||
meghākāraṃ somasūryaprakāśaṃ
subhrūnnāsaṃ śakracāpaikamānam |
lokātītaṃ puṃḍarīkāyatākṣaṃ
vidyuccailaṃ cāśraye'haṃ tvapūrvam || 16 ||
dīnaṃ hīnaṃ sevayā daivagatyā
pāpaistāpaiḥ pūritaṃ me śarīram |
lobhākrāṃtaṃ śokamohādividdhaṃ
kṛpādṛṣṭyā pāhi māṃ vāsudeva || 17 ||
ye bhaktyā'dyāṃ dhyāyamānāṃ manojñāṃ
vyaktiṃ viṣṇoḥ ṣoḍaśaślokapuṣpaiḥ |
stutvā natvā pūjayitvā vidhijñāḥ
śuddhā muktā brahmasaukhyaṃ prayāṃti || 18 ||
padmeritamidaṃ puṇyaṃ śivena paribhāṣitam |
dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ svargyaṃ svastyayanaṃ param || 19 ||
paṭhaṃti ye mahābhāgāste mucyaṃte'haso'khilāt |
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ paratreha phalapradam || 20 ||
iti śrīkalkipurāṇe padmakṛta śrī viṣṇu stavarājaḥ ||
Meaning
1️⃣ The Divine Lotus Feet:
Padma Devi praises the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu — adored by yogis, encircled by tulasi bees, shining with red nails, and sanctified by Ganga’s touch.
2️⃣ The Anklet Adorned Feet:
The Lord’s anklets jingle with gems; His yellow garment flutters like golden flags, and His anklets glow with divine radiance.
3️⃣ The Shining Legs:
His legs shimmer like sapphire, with ruby light glancing upon them; His reddish soles bestow joy upon the worlds.
4️⃣ The Holy Knees:
At His knees, divine hymns resound from Garuda’s song, spreading Vishnu’s glory far and wide.
5️⃣ The Waist and Navel:
His waist girded with silk of cosmic elements, His navel is the source of creation, from which Brahma’s lotus arises.
6️⃣ The Chest and Heart:
Upon His chest rest Lakshmi and the Kaustubha gem, glowing with sandal paste and the fragrance of divine flowers.
7️⃣ The Arms and Hands:
His arms, adorned with bracelets, hold the mace and discus; His left hands bear the conch and lotus — soft, graceful, and filled with mercy.
8️⃣ The Face and Smile:
His lotus face blooms with a smile sweeter than nectar, lips tinged red, eyes filled with compassion — a sight that melts the heart.
9️⃣ The Hair and Crown:
Locks of fragrant hair flow beneath His jeweled crown; earrings shaped like makaras dance gently at His cheeks.
10️⃣ The Forehead and Brows:
His brow shines with a tilaka of sandal paste; His eyes, like lotus petals, capture hearts with divine grace.
11️⃣ Prayer of Surrender:
“Though I am poor, bound by greed and sorrow, my body full of sin — O Vāsudeva, look upon me with mercy and save me.”
12️⃣ Fruits of Recitation:
Those who recite this hymn with devotion meditate upon the sixteen sacred verses — attaining purity, peace, and Brahman bliss.
Summary:
The Sri Vishnu Stavaraja — “King of Hymns to Vishnu” — is a grand poetic meditation on the Lord’s form from foot to crown. Each verse reveals His cosmic beauty, compassion, and the harmony between power and serenity.
Composed by Goddess Padma and spoken in the Kalki Purana, it purifies the devotee’s heart and brings wealth, long life, and ultimately liberation.
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