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Sri Venkatesha Stotram

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Brāhmāṇḍa Purāṇa · 17 verses

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ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ

ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ
śrī veṅkaṭeśastotram
Hymn in Praise of Lord Venkatesha

Verse 2 — ವೇಂಕಟೇಶೋ ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನೋಽಮಿತವಿಕ್ರಮಃ |…

ವೇಂಕಟೇಶೋ ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನೋಽಮಿತವಿಕ್ರಮಃ |
ಸಂಕರ್ಷಣೋಽನಿರುದ್ಧಶ್ಚ ಶೇಷಾದ್ರಿಪತಿರೇವ ಚ ||
veṅkaṭeśo vāsudevaḥ pradyumno'mitavikramaḥ |
saṅkarṣaṇo'niruddhaśca śeṣādripatireva ca ||
Venkateshwara, Vasudeva, Pradyumna of limitless valor, Sankarshana, Aniruddha - He is verily the Lord of Sheshadri.

Verse 3 — ಜನಾರ್ದನಃ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭೋ ವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲವಾಸನಃ | ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಕರ್ತಾ…

ಜನಾರ್ದನಃ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭೋ ವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲವಾಸನಃ |
ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಕರ್ತಾ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥೋ ಮಾಧವೋ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲಃ ||
janārdanaḥ padmanābho veṅkaṭācalavāsanaḥ |
sṛṣṭikartā jagannātho mādhavo bhaktavatsalaḥ ||
Janardana, Padmanabha, the dweller of Venkata hill, the Creator, Lord of the universe, Madhava, the one who loves His devotees.

Verse 4 — ಗೋವಿಂದೋ ಗೋಪತಿಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಕೇಶವೋ ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜಃ | ವರಾಹೋ…

ಗೋವಿಂದೋ ಗೋಪತಿಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಕೇಶವೋ ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜಃ |
ವರಾಹೋ ವಾಮನಶ್ಚೈವ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಅಧೋಕ್ಷಜಃ ||
govindo gopatiḥ kṛṣṇaḥ keśavo garuḍadhvajaḥ |
varāho vāmanaścaiva nārāyaṇa adhokṣajaḥ ||
Govinda, Lord of cows, Krishna, Keshava, He whose banner bears Garuda, Varaha, Vamana, Narayana, the imperishable one.

Verse 5 — ಶ್ರೀಧರಃ ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಃ ಸರ್ವದೇವಸ್ತುತೋ ಹರಿಃ |…

ಶ್ರೀಧರಃ ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷಃ ಸರ್ವದೇವಸ್ತುತೋ ಹರಿಃ |
ಶ್ರೀನೃಸಿಂಹೋ ಮಹಾಸಿಂಹಃ ಸೂತ್ರಾಕಾರಃ ಪುರಾತನಃ ||
śrīdharaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ sarvadevastuto hariḥ |
śrīnṛsiṃho mahāsiṃhaḥ sūtrākāraḥ purātanaḥ ||
Sridhara, the lotus-eyed one, praised by all the gods, Hari, Sri Narasimha, the great lion, the architect of creation, the most ancient one.

Verse 6 — ರಮಾನಾಥೋ ಮಹೀಭರ್ತಾ ಭೂವರಾಹಃ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ |…

ರಮಾನಾಥೋ ಮಹೀಭರ್ತಾ ಭೂವರಾಹಃ ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮಃ |
ಚೋಲಪುತ್ರೈಕಯೋಃ ಶಾಂತೇಃ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾದೀನಾಂ ವರಪ್ರದಃ ||
ramānātho mahībhartā bhūvarāhaḥ puruṣottamaḥ |
colaputraikayoḥ śānteḥ brahmādīnāṃ varapradaḥ ||
The Lord of Lakshmi, the supporter of the earth, the great Varaha, the supreme person, the bestower of boons to Brahma and all the gods.

Verse 7 — ಶ್ರೀನಿಧಿಃ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಭಯಕೃದ್ಭಯನಾಶಕಃ | ಶ್ರೀರಾಮೋ…

ಶ್ರೀನಿಧಿಃ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಾನಾಂ ಭಯಕೃದ್ಭಯನಾಶಕಃ |
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮೋ ರಾಮಭದ್ರಶ್ಚ ಭವಬಂಧೈಕಮೋಚಕಃ ||
śrīnidhiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhayakṛdbhayanāśakaḥ |
śrīrāmo rāmabhadraśca bhavabandhaikamocakaḥ ||
The treasure of Lakshmi, the creator and destroyer of fear for all beings, Sri Rama, Ramabhadra, the sole liberator from the bonds of worldly existence.

Verse 8 — ಭೂತವಾಸೋ ಗಿರಾವಾಸಃ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಃ ಶ್ರಿಯಃ ಪತಿಃ |…

ಭೂತವಾಸೋ ಗಿರಾವಾಸಃ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಃ ಶ್ರಿಯಃ ಪತಿಃ |
ಅಚ್ಯುತಾನಂತಗೋವಿಂದೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವೇಂಕಟನಾಯಕಃ ||
bhūtavāso girāvāsaḥ śrīnivāsaḥ śriyaḥ patiḥ |
acyutānantagovindo viṣṇurveṅkaṭanāyakaḥ ||
The dweller in all beings, the mountain dweller, Srinivasa, the Lord of Sri (Lakshmi), Achyuta, Ananta, Govinda, Vishnu, the Lord of Venkata.

Verse 9 — ಸರ್ವದೇವೈಕಶರಣಂ ಸರ್ವದೇವೈಕದೈವತಂ | ಸಮಸ್ತದೇವಕವಚಂ…

ಸರ್ವದೇವೈಕಶರಣಂ ಸರ್ವದೇವೈಕದೈವತಂ |
ಸಮಸ್ತದೇವಕವಚಂ ಸರ್ವದೇವಶಿಖಾಮಣಿಃ ||
sarvadevaikaśaraṇaṃ sarvadevaikadaivatam |
samastadevakavacaṃ sarvadevaśikhāmaṇiḥ ||
The sole refuge of all gods, the sole deity of all gods, the armor of all gods, the crest-jewel of all gods.

Verse 10 — ಇತೀದಂ ಕೀರ್ತನೀಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಷ್ಣೋರಮಿತತೇಜಸಃ | ತ್ರಿಕಾಲೇ ಯಃ…

ಇತೀದಂ ಕೀರ್ತನೀಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಷ್ಣೋರಮಿತತೇಜಸಃ |
ತ್ರಿಕಾಲೇ ಯಃ ಪಠೇನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಪಾಪಂ ತಸ್ಯ ನ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ||
itīdaṃ kīrtanīyasya viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ |
trikāle yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ pāpaṃ tasya na vidyate ||
Thus, whoever recites this hymn of Vishnu of immeasurable brilliance three times daily, no sin touches them.

Verse 11 — ರಾಜದ್ವಾರೇ ಪಠೇದ್ಘೋರೇ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ರಿಪುಸಂಕಟೇ |…

ರಾಜದ್ವಾರೇ ಪಠೇದ್ಘೋರೇ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ರಿಪುಸಂಕಟೇ |
ಭೂತಸರ್ಪವಿಷಾಗ್ನ್ಯೌಘೈರ್ಭಯಂ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಕದಾಚನ ||
rājadvāre paṭhedghore saṃgrāme ripusaṃkaṭe |
bhūtasarpaviṣāgnyaughairbhayaṃ nāsti kadācana ||
Whether recited at the king's gate, in terrible danger, in battle, or when surrounded by enemies - there is no fear from evil spirits, serpents, poison, fire, or floods.

Verse 12 — ಅಪುತ್ರೋ ಲಭತೇ ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ ನಿರ್ಧನೋ ಧನವಾನ್ ಭವೇತ್ |…

ಅಪುತ್ರೋ ಲಭತೇ ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ ನಿರ್ಧನೋ ಧನವಾನ್ ಭವೇತ್ |
ರೋಗಾರ್ತೋ ಮುಕ್ತರೋಗಶ್ಚ ಬಂಧನೋ ಮುಕ್ತಿಬಂಧನಾತ್ ||
aputro labhate putrān nirdhano dhanavān bhavet |
rogārto muktarogaśca bandhano muktibandhanāt ||
The childless one obtains sons, the poor becomes wealthy, the diseased is freed from illness, the bound one is freed from bondage.

Verse 13 — ಯದಭೀಷ್ಟತಮಂ ಲೋಕೇ ತತ್ತತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಸಂಶಯಂ |…

ಯದಭೀಷ್ಟತಮಂ ಲೋಕೇ ತತ್ತತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಸಂಶಯಂ |
ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಂ ರಾಜಸನ್ಮಾನಂ ಭುಕ್ತಿಮುಕ್ತಿಫಲಪ್ರದಂ ||
yadabhīṣṭatamaṃ loke tattatprāpnotyasaṃśayam |
aiśvaryaṃ rājasanmānaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam ||
Whatever is most desired in this world, one attains it without doubt. It bestows prosperity, royal honor, and the fruits of both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 14 — ವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ಲೋಕೈಕಮಹಾಮಂತ್ರಃ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಕ್ಷಯಂಕರಃ |…

ವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ಲೋಕೈಕಮಹಾಮಂತ್ರಃ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪಕ್ಷಯಂಕರಃ |
ಸರ್ವೈಶ್ವರ್ಯಪ್ರದಂ ನೃಣಾಂ ಸರ್ವಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯಕಾರಣಂ ||
viṣṇorlokaikamahāmantraḥ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaraḥ |
sarvaiśvaryapradaṃ nṛṇāṃ sarvamāṅgalyakāraṇam ||
This is the greatest mantra of Lord Vishnu in all the worlds, the destroyer of all sins, bestowing all prosperity upon humanity, the cause of all auspiciousness.

Verse 15 — ಮಾಯಾವೀ ಪರಮಾನಂದಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ವೈಕುಂಠಮುತ್ತಮಂ |…

ಮಾಯಾವೀ ಪರಮಾನಂದಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ವೈಕುಂಠಮುತ್ತಮಂ |
ಸ್ವಾಮಿಪುಷ್ಕರಿಣೀತೀರೇ ರಮಯಾ ಸಹ ಮೋದತೇ ||
māyāvī paramānandaṃ tyaktvā vaikuṇṭhamuttamam |
svāmipuṣkariṇītīre ramayā saha modate ||
The Lord of Maya, leaving the supreme bliss of Vaikuntha, delights with Lakshmi on the banks of Swami Pushkarini.

Verse 16 — ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಾದ್ಭುತಗಾತ್ರಾಯ ಕಾಮಿತಾರ್ಥಪ್ರದಾಯಿನೇ |…

ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಾದ್ಭುತಗಾತ್ರಾಯ ಕಾಮಿತಾರ್ಥಪ್ರದಾಯಿನೇ |
ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ವೇಂಕಟನಾಥಾಯ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಾಯ ತೇ ನಮಃ ||
kalyāṇādbhutagātrāya kāmitārthapradāyine |
śrīmadveṅkaṭanāthāya śrīnivāsāya te namaḥ ||
To Him of wondrous and auspicious form, the granter of all desired objects, to the glorious Lord of Venkata, to Srinivasa - salutations to Thee.

Verse 17 — ವೇಂಕಟಾದ್ರಿ ಸಮಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡೇ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಕಿಂಚನ |…

ವೇಂಕಟಾದ್ರಿ ಸಮಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡೇ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಕಿಂಚನ |
ವೇಂಕಟೇಶ ಸಮೋ ದೇವೋ ನ ಭೂತೋ ನ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ |
ಏವೇನ ಸತ್ಯವಾಕ್ಯೇನ ಸರ್ವಾರ್ಥಾನ್ ಸಾಧಯಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ||
veṅkaṭādri samaṃ sthānaṃ brahmāṇḍe nāsti kiṃcana |
veṅkaṭeśa samo devo na bhūto na bhaviṣyati |
etena satyavākyena sarvārthān sādhayāmyaham ||
There is no place in the universe equal to Venkatadri. There is no god equal to Venkateshwara, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be. By this truthful declaration, I accomplish all my goals.

Verse 18 — || ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಪುರಾಣೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಾರದಸಂವಾದೇ…

|| ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಪುರಾಣೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನಾರದಸಂವಾದೇ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟೇಶಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ||
|| iti śrī brahmāṇḍapurāṇe brahmanāradasaṃvāde śrī veṅkaṭeśastotram ||
Thus ends the Sri Venkatesha Stotram from the Brahmanda Purana, in the dialogue between Brahma and Narada.

About Sri Venkatesha Stotram

Sri Venkatesha Stotram is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Brāhmāṇḍa Purāṇa, addressed to Venkateshwara/Vishnu — a Stotra. It is presented here in Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Brāhmāṇḍa Purāṇa, Brahma–Nārada Saṃvāda (public domain).

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Sri Venkatesha Stotram is a Sanskrit stotra (devotional hymn), composed by Brāhmāṇḍa Purāṇa, addressed to Venkateshwara/Vishnu, of 17 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.

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