Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram

Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram: Mantra with Meaning

Shatpadi Stotram is a glorious composition of Shri Adi Shankaracharya that is soaked in the devotion of the Lord Vishnu and prayer to His lotus feet for getting liberation from this worldly existence. While Shri Shankara’s poetic genius is expressed in the style, his benevolence is evident in each word that is a precise instruction to us for the purification of the mind.

Composed By: Adi Shankaracharya

Shri Vishnu

Play the music, and sing the stotra along with it

॥ श्री विष्णुषट्पदी स्तोत्रम् ॥

अविनय-मपनय विष्णो दमय मनः शमय विषय-मृग-तृष्णाम् ।
भूतदयां विस्तारय तारय संसार-सागरतः ।। १ ।।

O Vishnu! Leading away from egoism, fill my mind with peace and destroy the enduring greed for desires. Expand my mind with compassion for all beings, and help me cross the ocean of worldly existence (rebirth).

दिव्यधुनी-मकरन्दे परिमल-परिभोग-सच्चिदानन्दे ।
श्रीपति-पदारविन्दे भव-भय-खेदच्छिदे वन्दे ।। २ ।।

I salute the lotus-feet of Vishnu (the Lord of Lakshmi), which is like a celestial river of holy pollen grains, which is fragrant and full of eternal pleasures, and which cuts off the fear and sorrow of worldly existence.

सत्यपि भेदापगमे नाथ तवाहं न मामकीनस्त्वम् ।
सामुद्रो हि तरङ्गः क्वचन समुद्रो न तारङ्गः ।। ३ ।।

O Lord! Even at the time of true realization, when I see no differences, I am nothing but a part of You. But You are never my part, for a tide (wave) is a part of the ocean but ocean can never be a part of the tide.

उद्धृतनग नगभि-दनुज दनुज-कुलामित्र मित्र-शशिदृष्टे ।
दृष्टे भवति प्रभवति न भवति किं भवतिरस्कारः ।। ४ ।।

The One Who lifted the Govardhan Mountain, Who is the younger brother of the enemy of the mountain (Indra), Who is the enemy of the race of demons, and Who has sun and moon for His eyes; once You are seen, is there anything that will remain to be happened in this mortal world?

मत्स्यादिभिरवतारैरवतारवताऽवता सदा वसुधाम् ।
परमेश्वर परिपाल्यो भवता भवता-पभीतोऽहम् ।। ५ ।।

The One Who took various incarnations to protect this world, starting from Matsya (fish) and well looked after, forever, this entire Earth, O Lord, Who is the greatest of all, please protect me who is afraid of the sufferings of worldly life.

दामोदर गुणमन्दिर सुन्दर-वदना-रविन्द गोविन्द ।
भव-जलधि-मथन-मन्दर परमं दरमपनय त्वं मे ।। ६ ।।

O Damodara, Who was tied by a rope in the belly, Who is the temple of good qualities, and Who has a lotus face, O Govinda, Who is the care-taker of all beings, Who is like Mandara Mountain in the matter of churning the ocean of worldly life, please remove the immense fear from my life.

नारायण करुणामय शरणं करवाणि तावकौ चरणौ ।
इति षट्पदी मदीये वदनसरोजे सदा वसतु ।।

O Narayana, Who is full of compassion, I salute Your lotus-like feet. May these six verses, which is like six-legged bee, reside always in my lotus-like mouth.

।। इति श्रीमद् शङ्कराचार्य-विरचितं विष्णु-षट्पदी-स्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।।

Thus ends Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram composed by Shri Shankaracharya.

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NOTE:
You may find that some texts do not match the words from the song. Know that, the texts written here is the correct and complete one. For easy reading, dash sign (-) is placed in the middle of texts, leaving space as it is. If you want the original format, just remove dash sign from all the verses.