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Vishnu Padadi Kesantha Varnana Stotram

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Shree vishnu paadaadikeshaantavarnana stotram'

Lakshmeebharturbhujaagre kri'tavasati sitam' yasya roopam' vishaalam'
Neelaadrestungashri'ngasthitamiva rajaneenaathabimbam' vibhaati |
Paayaannah' paanchajanyah' sa ditisutakulatraasanaih' poorayansvai-
-rnidhvaanairneeradaughadhvaniparibhavadairambaram' kamburaajah' || 1 ||

Aahuryasya svaroopam' kshanamukhamakhilam' soorayah' kaalametam'
Dhvaantasyaikaantamantam' yadapi cha paramam' sarvadhaamnaam' cha dhaama |
Chakram' tachchakrapaanerditijatanugaladraktadhaaraaktadhaaram'
Shashvanno vishvavandyam' vitaratu vipulam' sharma gharmaam'shushobham || 2 ||

Avyaannirghaataghoro haribhujapavanaamarshanaadhmaatamoorte-
-rasmaanvismeranetratridashanutivachah'saadhukaaraih' sutaarah' |
Sarvam' sam'hartumichchhorarikulabhuvanam' sphaaravishphaaranaadah'
Sam'yatkalpaantasindhau sharasalilaghat'aavaarmuchah' kaarmukasya || 3 ||

Jeemootashyaamabhaasaa muhurapi bhagavadbaahunaa mohayantee
Yuddheshooddhooyamaanaa jhat'iti tat'idivaalakshyate yasya moortih' |
So'sistraasaakulaakshatridasharipuvapuh'shonitaasvaadatri'pto
Nityaanandaaya bhooyaanmadhumathanamanonandano nandako nah' || 4 ||

Kamraakaaraa muraareh' karakamalatalenaanuraagaadgri'heetaa
Samyagvri'ttaa sthitaagre sapadi na sahate darshanam' yaa pareshaam |
Raajantee daityajeevaasavamadamuditaa lohitaalepanaardraa
Kaamam' deeptaam'shukaantaa pradishatu dayitevaasya kaumodakee nah' || 5 ||

Yo vishvapraanabhootastanurapi cha hareryaanaketusvaroopo
Yam' sanchintyaiva sadyah' svayamuragavadhoovargagarbhaah' patanti |
Chanchachchand'orutund'atrut'itaphanivasaaraktapankaankitaasyam'
Vande chhandomayam' tam' khagapatimamalasvarnavarnam' suparnam || 6 ||

Vishnorvishveshvarasya pravarashayanakri'tsarvalokaikadhartaa
So'nantah' sarvabhootah' pri'thuvimalayashaah' sarvavedaishcha vedyah' |
Paataa vishvasya shashvatsakalasuraripudhvam'sanah' paapahantaa
Sarvajnyah' sarvasaakshee sakalavishabhayaatpaatu bhogeeshvaro nah' || 7 ||

Vaagbhoogauryaadibhedairviduriha munayo yaam' yadeeyaishcha pum'saam'
Kaarunyaardraih' kat'aakshaih' sakri'dapi patitaih' sampadah' syuh' samagraah' |
Kundendusvachchhamandasmitamadhuramukhaambhoruhaam' sundaraangeem'
Vande vandyaamasheshairapi murabhiduromandiraamindiraam' taam || 8 ||

Yaa soote sattvajaalam' sakalamapi sadaa sannidhaanena pum'so
Dhatte yaa tattvayogaachcharamacharamidam' bhootaye bhootajaatam |
Dhaatreem' sthaatreem' janitreem' prakri'timavikri'tim' vishvashaktim' vidhaatreem'
Vishnorvishvaatmanastaam' vipulagunamayeem' praananaathaam' pranaumi || 9 ||

Yebhyo'sooyadbhiruchchaih' sapadi padamuru tyajyate daityavargai-
-ryebho dhartum' cha moordhnaa spri'hayati satatam' sarvageervaanavargah' |
Nityam' nirmoolayeyurnichitataramamee bhaktinighnaatmanaam' nah'
Padmaakshasyaanghripadmadvayatalanilayaah' paam'savah' paapapankam || 10 ||

Rekhaa lekhaadivandyaashcharanatalagataashchakramatsyaadiroopaah'
Snigdhaah' sookshmaah' sujaataa mri'dulalitatarakshaumasootraayamaanaah' |
Dadyurno mangal'aani bhramarabharajushaa komalenaabdhijaayaah'
Kamrenaamred'yamaanaah' kisalayamri'dunaa paaninaa chakrapaaneh' || 11 ||

Yasmaadaakraamato dyaam' garud'amanishilaaketudand'aayamaanaa-
-daashchyotantee babhaase surasaridamalaa vaijayanteeva kaantaa |
Bhoomisht'ho yastathaanyo bhuvanagri'habri'hatstambhashobhaam' dadhau nah'
Paataametau paayojodaralalitatalau pankajaakshasya paadau || 12 ||

Aakraamadbhyaam' trilokeemasurasurapatee tatkshanaadeva neetau
Yaabhyaam' vairochaneendrau yugapadapi vipatsampadorekadhaama |
Taabhyaam' taamrodaraabhyaam' muhurahamajitasyaanchitaabhyaamubhaabhyaam'
Praajyaishvaryapradaabhyaam' pranatimupagatah' paadapankeruhaabhyaam || 13 ||

Yebhyo varnashchaturthashcharamata udabhoodaadisarge prajaanaam'
Saahasree chaapi sankhyaa prakat'amabhihitaa sarvavedeshu yeshaam |
Praaptaa vishvambharaa yairativitatatanorvishvamoorterviraajo
Vishnostebhyo mahadbhyah' satatamapi namo'stvanghripankeruhebhyah' || 14 ||

Vishnoh' paadadvayaagre vimalanakhamanibhraajitaa raajate yaa
Raajeevasyeva ramyaa himajalakanikaalankri'taagraa dalaalee |
Asmaakam' vismayaarhaanyakhilajanamanah' praarthaneeyaa hi seyam'
Dadyaadaadyaanavadyaa tatiratiruchiraa mangal'aanyangul'eenaam || 15 ||

Yasyaam' dri'sht'vaamalaayaam' pratikri'timamaraah' sambhavantyaanamantah'
Sendraah' saandreekri'tershyaastvaparasurakulaashankayaatankavantah' |
Saa sadyah' saatirekaam' sakalasukhakareem' sampadam' saadhayenna-
-shchanchachchaarvam'shuchakraa charananal'inayoshchakrapaanernakhaalee || 16 ||

Paadaambhojanmasevaasamavanatasuravraatabhaasvatkireet'a-
-pratyuptochchaavachaashmapravarakaraganaishchintitam' yadvibhaati |
Namraangaanaam' harerno haridupalamahaakoormasaundaryahaari-
-chchhaayam' shreyah'pradaayi prapadayugamidam' praapayetpaapamantam || 17 ||

Shreematyau chaaruvri'tte karaparimalanaanandahri'sht'e ramaayaah'
Saundaryaad'hyendraneelopalarachitamahaadand'ayoh' kaantichore |
Sooreendraih' stooyamaane surakulasukhade sooditaaraatisanghe
Janghe naaraayaneeye muhurapi jayataamasmadam'ho harantyau || 18 ||

Samyak saahyam' vidhaatum' samamiva satatam' janghayoh' khinnayorye
Bhaareebhootorudand'advayabharanakri'tottambhabhaavam' bhajete |
Chittaadarsham' nidhaatum' mahitamiva sataam' te samudraayamaane
Vri'ttaakaare vidhattaam' hyadi mudamajitasyaanisham' jaanunee nah' || 19 ||

Devo bheetim' vidhaatuh' sapadi vidadhatau kait'abhaakhyam' madhum' chaa-
-pyaaropyaarood'hagarvaavadhijaladhi yayoraadidaityau jaghaana |
Vri'ttaavanyonyatulyau chaturamupachayam' bibhrataavabhraneelaa-
-vooroo chaaroo harestau mudamatishayineem' maanase no vidhattaam || 20 ||

Peetena dyotate yachchaturaparihitenaambarenaatyudaaram'
Jaataalankaarayogam' jalamiva jaladherbaad'abaagniprabhaabhih' |
Etatpaatityadaanno jaghanamatighanaadenaso maananeeyam'
Saatatyenaiva chetovishayamavataratpaatu peetaambarasya || 21 ||

Yasyaa daamnaa tridhaamno jaghanakalitayaa bhraajate'ngam' yathaabdhe-
-rmadhyastho mandaraadrirbhujagapatimahaabhogasannaddhamadhyah' |
Kaanchee saa kaanchanaabhaa manivarakiranairullasadbhih' pradeeptaa
Kalyaam' kal'yaanadaatreem' mama matimanisham' kamraroopaam' karotu || 22 ||

Unnamram' kamramuchchairupachitamudabhoodyatra patrairvichitraih'
Poorvam' geervaanapoojyam' kamalajamadhupasyaaspadam' tatpayojam |
Yasminneelaashmaneelaistaralaruchijalaih' poorite kelibuddhyaa
Naaleekaakshasya naabheesarasi vasatu nashchittaham'sashchiraaya || 23 ||

Paataalam' yasya naalam' valayamapi dishaam' patrapankteernagendraa-
-nvidvaam'sah' kesaraaleerviduriha vipulaam' karnikaam' svarnashailam |
Bhooyaadgaayatsvayambhoomadhukarabhavanam' bhoomayam' kaamadam' no
Naaleekam' naabhipadmaakarabhavamuru tannaagashayyasya shaureh' || 24 ||

Aadau kalpasya yasmaat prabhavati vitatam' vishvametadvikalpaih'
Kalpaante yasya chaantah' pravishati sakalam' sthaavaram' jangamam' cha |
Atyantaachintyamoorteshchirataramajitasyaantarikshasvaroope
Tasminnasmaakamantah'karanamatimudaa kreed'ataatkrod'abhaage || 25 ||

Kaantyambhah'poorapoorne lasadasitavaleebhangabhaasvattarange
Gambheeraakaaranaabheechaturataramahaavartashobhinyudaare |
Kreed'atvaanaddhahemodaranahanamahaabaad'abaagniprabhaad'hye
Kaamam' daamodareeyodarasalilanidhau chittamatsyashchiram' nah' || 26 ||

Naabheenaaleekamoolaadadhikaparimal'onmohitaanaamaleenaam'
Maalaa neeleva yaantee sphurati ruchimatee vaktrapadmonmukhee yaa |
Ramyaa saa romaraajirmahitaruchikaree madhyabhaagasya vishno-
-shchittasthaa maa viram'seechchirataramuchitaam' saadhayantee shriyam' nah' || 27 ||

Sam'steernam' kaustubhaam'shuprasarakisalayairmugdhamuktaaphalaad'hyam'
Shreevatsollaasi phullapratinavavanamaalaanki raajadbhujaantam |
Vakshah' shreevri'kshakaantam' madhukaranikarashyaamalam' shaarngapaaneh'
Sam'saaraadhvashramaartairupavanamiva yatsevitam' tatprapadye || 28 ||

Kaantam' vaksho nitaantam' vidadhadiva galam' kaalimaa kaalashatro-
-rindorbimbam' yathaanko madhupa iva tarormanjareem' raajate yah' |
Shreemaannityam' vidheyaadaviralamilitah' kaustubhashreeprataanaih'
Shreevatsah' shreepateh' sa shriya iva dayito vatsa uchchaih'shriyam' nah' || 29 ||

Sambhooyaambhodhimadhyaatsapadi sahajayaa yah' shriyaa sam'nidhatte
Neele naaraayanorah'sthalagaganatale haarataaropasevye |
Aashaah' sarvaah' prakaashaa vidadhadapidadhachchaatmabhaasaanyatejaam'-
-syaashcharyasyaakaro no dyumaniriva manih' kaustubhah' so'stu bhootyai || 30 ||

Yaa vaayaavaanukoolyaatsarati maniruchaa bhaasamaanaa'samaanaa
Saakam' saakampamam'se vasati vidadhatee vaasubhadram' subhadram |
Saaram' saarangasanghairmukharitakusumaa mechakaantaa cha kaantaa
Maalaa maalaalitaasmaanna viramatu sukhairyojayantee jayantee || 31 ||

Haarasyoruprabhaabhih' pratinavavanamaalaam'shubhih' praam'shuroopaih'
Shreebhishchaapyangadaanaam' kabalitaruchi yannishkabhaabhishcha bhaati |
Baahulyenaiva baddhaanjaliput'amajitasyaabhiyaachaamahe ta-
-dbandhaartim' baadhataam' no bahuvihatikareem' bandhuram' baahumoolam || 32 ||

Vishvatraanaikadeekshaastadanugunagunakshatranirmaanadakshaah'
Kartaaro durniroopasphut'agunayashasaam' karmanaamadbhutaanaam |
Shaarngam' baanam' kri'paanam' phalakamarigade padmashankhau sahasram'
Bibhraanaah' shastrajaalam' mama dadhatu harerbaahavo mohahaanim || 33 ||

Kant'haakalpodgatairyah' kanakamayalasatkund'alotthairudaarai-
-rudyotaih' kaustubhasyaapyurubhirupachitashchitravarno vibhaati |
Kant'haashleshe ramaayaah' karavalayapadairmudrite bhadraroope
Vaikunt'heeye'tra kant'he vasatu mama matih' kunt'habhaavam' vihaaya || 34 ||

Padmaanandapradaataa parilasadarunashreepareetaagrabhaagah'
Kaale kaale cha kambupravarashashadharaapoorane yah' praveenah' |
Vaktraakaashaantarasthastirayati nitaraam' dantataaraughashobhaam'
Shreebharturdantavaasodyumaniraghatamonaashanaayaastvasau nah' || 35 ||

Nityam' snehaatirekaannijakamituralam' viprayogaakshamaa yaa
Vaktrendorantaraale kri'tavasatirivaabhaati nakshatraraajih' |
Lakshmeekaantasya kaantaakri'tirativilasanmugdhamuktaavalishree-
-rdantaalee santatam' saa natinutinirataanakshataanrakshataannah' || 36 ||

Brahmanbrahmanyajihmaam' matimapi kurushe deva sambhaavaye tvaam'
Shambho shakra trilokeemavasi kimamarairnaaradaadyaah' sukham' vah' |
Ittham' sevaavanamram' suramuninikaram' veekshya vishnoh' prasanna-
-syaasyendoraasravantee varavachanasudhaahlaadayenmaanasam' nah' || 37 ||

Karnasthasvarnakamrojjvalamakaramahaakund'alaprotadeepya-
-nmaanikyashreeprataanaih' parimilitamalishyaamalam' komalam' yat |
Prodyatsooryaam'shuraajanmarakatamukuraakaarachoram' muraare-
-rgaad'haamaagaamineem' nah' shamayatu vipadam' gand'ayormand'alam' tat || 38 ||

Vaktraambhoje lasantam' muhuradharamanim' pakvabimbaabhiraamam'
Dri'sht'vaa drasht'um' shukasya sphut'amavataratastund'adand'aayate yah' |
Ghonah' shoneekri'taatmaa shravanayugalasatkund'alosrairmuraareh'
Praanaakhyasyaanilasya prasaranasaranih' praanadaanaaya nah' syaat || 39 ||

Dikkaalau vedayantau jagati muhurimau sancharantau raveendoo
Trailokyaalokadeepaavabhidadhati yayoreva roopam' muneendraah' |
Asmaanabjaprabhe te prachuratarakri'paanirbharam' prekshamaane
Paataamaataamrashuklaasitaruchiruchire padmanetrasya netre || 40 ||

Paataatpaataalapaataatpatagapatigaterbhrooyugam' bhugnamadhyam'
Yeneshachchaalitena svapadaniyamitaah' saasuraa devasanghaah' |
Nri'tyallaalaat'arange rajanikaratanorardhakhand'aavadaate
Kaalavyaaladvayam' vaa vilasati samayaa vaalikaamaataram' nah' || 41 ||

Lakshmaakaaraalakaalisphuradalikashashaankaardhasandarshameela-
-nnetraambhojaprabodhotsukanibhri'tataraaleenabhri'ngachchhat'aabhe |
Lakshmeenaathasya lakshyeekri'tavibudhaganaapaangabaanaasanaardha-
-chchhaaye no bhooribhootiprasavakushalate bhroolate paalayetaam || 42 ||

Rookshasmaarekshuchaapachyutasharanikaraksheenalakshmeekat'aaksha-
-protphullatpadmamaalaavilasitamahitasphaat'ikaishaanalingam |
Bhooyaadbhooyo vibhootyai mama bhuvanapaterbhroolataadvandvamadhyaa-
-duttham' tatpund'ramoordhvam' janimaranatamah'khand'anam' mand'anam' cha || 43 ||

Peet'heebhootaalakaantam' kri'tamakut'amahaadevalingapratisht'he
Laalaat'e naat'yarange vikat'ataratat'e kait'abhaareshchiraaya |
Proddhaat'yaivaatmatandreeprakat'apat'akut'eem' prasphuranteem' sphut'aangam'
Pat'veeyam' bhaavanaakhyaam' chat'ulamatinat'ee naat'ikaam' naat'ayennah' || 44 ||

Maalaaleevaalidhaamnah' kuvalayakalitaa shreepateh' kuntalaalee
Kaalindyaaruhya moordhno galati harashirah'svardhuneespardhayaa nu |
Raahurvaa yaati vaktram' sakalashashikalaabhraantilolaantaraatmaa
Lokairaalokyate yaa pradishatu satatam' saakhilam' mangal'am' nah' || 45 ||

Suptaakaaraah' prasupte bhagavati vibudhairapyadri'sht'asvaroopaah'
Vyaaptavyomaantaraalaastaralamaniruchaa ranjitaah' spasht'abhaasah' |
Dehachchhaayodgamaabhaa ripuvapuraguruplosharoshaagnidhoomyaah'
Keshaah' keshidvisho no vidadhatu vipulakleshapaashapranaasham || 46 ||

Yatra pratyuptaratnapravaraparilasadbhoorirochishprataana-
-sphoortyaa moortirmuraarerdyumanishatachitavyomavaddurnireekshyaa |
Kurvatpaarepayodhi jvaladakri'shashikhaabhaasvadaurvaagnishankaam'
Shashvannah' sharma dishyaatkalikalushatamah'paat'anam' tatkireet'am || 47 ||

Bhraantvaa bhraantvaa yadantastribhuvanagururapyabdakot'eeranekaah'
Gantum' naantam' samartho bhramara iva punarnaabhinaaleekanaalaat |
Unmajjannoorjitashreestribhuvanamaparam' nirmame tatsadri'ksham'
Dehaambhodhih' sa deyaanniravadhiramri'tam' daityavidveshino nah' || 48 ||

Matsyah' koormo varaaho naraharinapatirvaamano jaamadagnyah'
Kaakutsthah' kam'saghaatee manasijavijayee yashcha kalkirbhavishyan |
Vishnoram'shaavataraa bhuvanahitakaraa dharmasam'sthaapanaarthaah'
Paayaasurmaam' ta ete gurutarakarunaabhaarakhinnaashayaa ye || 49 ||

Yasmaadvaacho nivri'ttaah' samamapi manasaa lakshanaameekshamaanaah'
Svaarthaalaabhaatparaarthavyapagamakathanashlaaghino vedavaadaah' |
Nityaanandam' svasam'vinniravadhivimalasvaantasankraantabimba-
-chchhaayaapatyaapi nityam' sukhayati yamino yattadavyaanmaho nah' || 50 ||

Aapaadaadaa cha sheershaadvapuridamanagham' vaishnavam' yah' svachitte
Dhatte nityam' nirastaakhilakalikalusha santataantah' pramodam |
Juhvajjihvaakri'shaanau haricharitahavih' stotramantraanupaat'hai-
-statpaadaambhoruhaabhyaam' satatamapi namaskurmahe nirmalaabhyaam || 51 ||

Modaatpaadaadikeshastutimitirachitaam' keertayitvaa tridhaamnah'
Paadaabjadvandvasevaasamayanatamatirmastakenaanamedyah' |
Unmuchyaivaatmanainonichayakavachakam' panchataametya bhaano-
-rbimbaantargocharam' sa pravishati paramaanandamaatmasvaroopam || 52 ||

Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau shree vishnu paadaadikeshaantavarnana stotram |

Meaning

The Sri Vishnu Padaādikeśānta Varnana Stotram is a detailed devotional hymn that guides the devotee in meditative visualization of Lord Vishnu’s divine form—from his lotus-feet through the limbs to the crown. Each verse lovingly describes a particular part of the Lord’s body, ornaments, colors, and transcendent attributes: the sanctity of his feet, the radiance of his thighs and calves, the jewel-studded chest with the Kaustubha and Srivatsa, the navel-lotus giving rise to creation, and the face that charms gods and devotees alike.

Beyond aesthetic description, the stotram emphasizes Vishnu’s protective, sin-destroying power and his role as preserver of dharma. It links devotional acts—padapūjā (foot-worship), remembrance, and chanting—with concrete spiritual fruits: purification, removal of karmic burdens, household prosperity, fame, longevity, and inner peace. The hymn also recalls the Lord’s avatars and cosmic activities, showing that meditating on his form unites the aspirant with the same salvific power that manifested in all divine appearances.

Regular, heartfelt recitation and contemplation of this stotram is presented as a potent sadhana that softens the heart, increases devotion and concentration, grants protection from dangers, and ultimately helps the seeker progress toward liberation and divine bliss.

Benefits:
• Purifies mind and reduces accumulated karmas
• Grants household well-being, prosperity, and fame
• Deepens devotion, concentration, and spiritual insight
• Provides protection, courage, and inner calm
• Assists progress toward liberation and experience of divine bliss

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Vishnu Padadi Kesantha Varnana Stotram?
It is a devotional hymn that describes the divine form of Lord Vishnu from his lotus feet to the crown of his head. It guides devotees in meditating upon the divine attributes of each part of the Lord's body.
When and how should one recite this Stotram?
It is best recited daily in the morning after bathing, with a pure mind. One can recite it with devotion in Vishnu temples or in their home puja room.
What are the main benefits of reciting this Stotram?
Recitation of this Stotram brings purification from sins, household well-being, prosperity, fame, deepened devotion, enhanced concentration, mental peace, and ultimately aids in attaining liberation.
Who can recite this Stotram?
Anyone with devotion to Lord Vishnu can recite this Stotram, regardless of gender or age. It is beneficial for those seeking spiritual upliftment and worldly comforts.
How many times should this Stotram be recited?
Reciting this Stotram at least once or three times daily is considered auspicious. One can recite it more often depending on their devotion and available time.
What is the origin or source of this Stotram?
The Sri Vishnu Padadi Kesantha Varnana Stotram is a significant devotional composition found in Puranas or ancient stotra collections. While its exact authorship is not always clearly defined, it holds great importance in the Vaishnava tradition.

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