DASAVATARA STUTI - LYRICS AND MEANING

Story behind Dasavatara Stuti

Sri Vadiraja on his regular periodic victory travel (digvijaya) visited famous Pandarapura. During that time, one fine morning when he opened his box of worshipping idols (devara pettige, which contains worshipping idols and saligramas) he could not see his diety Sri Hayagriva idol, but through his vision he could realise what has happened and started walking towards the Bhimarathi River. At the same time one farmer (krishivala, one who does the farming of land) came running towards him and told him that swamiji's horse has eaten his nursery plants of Bengal gram (khadale) resulted him huge loss and look to be depressed about the happening. Then Sri Vadiraja told him not to worry about the happening and not get wild about it and assured him that he will compensate the loss. And also told him to show the place where his horse has eaten his plants in the morning.

On telling this the saint started walking towards the farmers’ farm. On seeing the swamiji's coolness the farmer also accompanied him. While going towards the farm Sri Vadiraja started composing Sri Dashavatara Stotra in Ashwa Dhati (raga of horse footsteps) with utmost devotion. During that time one white horse came near to them with dancing, laughing and putting the footsteps according to the swamiji's stotra's tune. On seeing the horse the farmer pointed swamiji towards the horse and told the swamiji it is the same horse which has eaten his farm plants.
Then Swamiji assured him that he will take care of the horse and started going near to the horse, suddenly the horse disappeared from the scene. The farmer was surprised and astonished about the happening, then the farmer and swamiji went and saw the place where the horse has eaten the bengal gram plants, there they could see where ever the horse has eaten the plants they saw golden bengal grams. The farmer was very surprised about it and recollected that the horse which he could see for the second time also disappeared and he could see the golden bengal grams in his farm, made him very astonished, then swamiji told him that the horse which he saw was none other than God and it is not normal horse and he has been blessed with the wealth and he can take those and live happily. Then farmer has decided to take the golden wealth which was blessed by the God and gave all his lands as donation to the temple.
Since that time this Stotra is considered to be initative to get love from Sri Hari and it has been a custom among the devotees to pray or worship through this stotra while concluding daily pujas or devara pooja. This practice is continuing in all vaishnas groups, temples, mutts etc. even today. Ref: http://www.dvaita.org/haridasa/songs/vadiraja/dash_stuti.html.  The FAQ of this blog is interesting.

Lord Hayagriva and Shri Vadhiraja

proshhThIsha vigraha sunishhThiiva noddhata vishishhTAMbuchAri jaladhe  |

koshhTha.ntarAhita vicheshhTAgamaugha parameshhThIDitattvamavamAm.h  |

preshhThArkasUnumanu jeshhThArthamAtmavidatIshhTo yugA.nta samaye  |

stheshhThAtma shR^iN^gadhR^ita kAshhThAmbuvAhana varAshhTA padaprabha tano  ||

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khaNDIbhavadbahuLaDinDIrajR^imbhaNa suchaNDI kR^ito dadhi mahA  |

kANDAti chitra gati shauNDAdya haimarada bhANDA prameya charita  |

chaNDAshvakaNThamada shuNDAla durhR^idaya gaNDA bhikhaNDAkara do  |

shchaNDA mareshahaya tuNDAkR^ite dR^ishama khaNDA malaM pradisha me  || 2||

kUrmAkR^ite tvavatu narmAtma pR^ishhThadhR^ita bharmAtma ma.ndara gire  |

dharmAvalaMbana sudharmA sadAMkalita sharmA sudhAvitaraNAt.h  |

durmAna rAhumukha durmAyi dAnavasumarmA bhibhedana paTo  |

dharmArka kAnti vara varmA bhavAn.h bhuvana nirmANa dhUta vikR^itiH  || 3||

dhanva.ntare.aN^garuchi dha.nva.ntareritaru dha.nva.nstarIbhavasudhA  |

bhAnva.ntarAvasatha manvantarAdhikR^ita tanva.ntaraushhadhanidhe  |

da.nva.ntaraN^gashubudanva.ntamAjishuvi tanvanmamAbdhi tanayA  |

sUnvantakAtmahR^idata.nvarAvayava tanva.ntarArtijaladhau  || 4||

yAxIravArdhimadanAxINadarpaditijAxobhitAmaragaNA  |

pexAptaye.ajanivalaxAMshhubiMbajidatIxNAlakAvR^itamukhI  |

sUxmAvalagnavasanAxepakR^itkucha kaTAxAxamIkR^itamano  |

dIxAsurAhR^itasudhAxANino.avatusu rUxexaNAddharitanuH  || 5||

shixAdiyunnigama dIxAsulaxaNa parixAxamAvidhisatI  |

dAxAyaNI xamati sAxAdramApinaya dAxepavIxaNavidhau  |

prexAxilobhakaralAxAra soxita padAxepalaxitadharA  |

sAxiritAtmatanu bhUxArakAriniTilAxAxamAnavatu naH  || 6||

nIlAmbudAbhashubha shIlAdridehadhara khelAgR^itodhadhidhunI  |

shailAdiyukta nikhilelA kaTAdyasura tUlATavIdahana te  |

kolAkR^ite jaladhi kAlAchayAvayava nIlAbjadaMshhTra dhariNI  |

lIlAspadorutara mUlAshiyogivara jAlAbhivandita namaH  || 7||

daMbholitIxNanakha saMbheditendraripu kuMbhIndra pAhi kR^ipayA  |

staMbhArbha kAsahanaDiMbhAya dattavara gaMbhIra nAda nR^ihare  |

aMbhodijAnusaraNAMbhojabhUpavana kuMbhIna sesha khagarAT.h  |

kuMbhIndra kR^ittidhara jambhAli shhaNmukha mukhAMbhoru hAbhi nuta mAm.h  ||

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piN^gAxa vikrama turaN^gAdi sainya chaturaN^gA valipta danuja  |

sAN^gA dhvarastha bali sAN^gAvapAta hR^ishhitAN^gA marAlinuta te  |

shR^iN^gAra pAdanakha tuN^gAgrabhinna kana kAN^gANDapatti taTinI  |

tuN^gAti maN^gala taraN^gA bhibhUta bhaja kAN^gAgha vAmana namaH  || 9||

dhyAnArha vAmana tanonAtha pAhi yajamAnA sureshavasudhA  |

dAnAya yAchanika lInArtha vAgvashita nAnAsadasya danuja  |

mInAN^ka nirmala nishAnAtha koTila samAnAtma mauJNjiguNakau  |

pInAchchha sUtrapada yAnAta patrakara kAnamyadaNDavarabhR^it.h  || 10||

dhairyAmbudhe parashucharyAdhikR^ittakhala varyAvanIshvara mahA  |

shauryAbhibhUtakR^ita vIryAtmatajAbhuja vIryAvalepanikara  |

bhAryAparAdhakupitAryAGYayAgalitanAryAtma sUgala taro  |

kAryAparAdhamavichAryArya maughajayi vIryAmitA mayi dayA  || 11||

shrIrAmalaxmaNashukArAma bhUravatugaurAmalAmitamaho  |

hArAmarastuta yashorAmakAntisuta norAmanorathahara  |

svArAmavaryaripu vIrAmayArdhikara chIrAmalAvR^itakaTe |

svArAma darshanajamArAmayAgatasughorAmanoramalabdhakalaha  || 12||

shrIkeshavapradishanAkesha jAtakapilokesha bhagnaravibhU  |

stoketarArtiharaNAkevalArtasukhadhIkekikAlajalada  |

sAketanAthavarapAkeramukhyasuta kokena bhaktimatulAm.h  |

rAkendu biMbamukha kAkexaNApaha hR^ishIkesha te.aN^ghrikamale  || 13||

rAmenR^INAM hR^idabhirAmenarAshikula bhImemanodyaramatAm.h  |

gomedinIjayitapomeyagAdhisuta kAmenivishhTa manasI  |

shyAme sadA tvayijitAmeya tApasaja rAme gatAdhikasame  |

bhImeshachApadalanAmeyashauryajita vAme xaNe vijayinI  || 14||

kAntAragehakhala kAntAraTadvadana kAntAlakAntakasharam.h  |

kAntArayAmbujani kAntAnvavAyavidhu kAntAshmabhAdipahare  |

kauntAliloladala kAntAbhishobhitila kAntAbhava.ntamanusA  |

kAntAnuyAnajita  kAntAradurgakaTa kAntAramAtvavatu mAm.h  || 15||

dAntaM dashAnana sutA.ntaM dharAmadhivasa.ntaM prachaNDa tapasA  |

klA.ntaM sametya vipinA.ntaM tvavApa yamana.ntaM tapasvi paTalam.h   |

yAntaM bhavArati bhayAntaM mamAshu bhagava.ntaM bhareNa bhajatAt.h  |

svA.ntaM savAri danujA.ntaM dharAdharaNishAntaM sa tApasavaram.h  || 16||

shaMpAbhachApalava kaMpAsta shatrubala saMpAditAmitayashAm.h  |

shaM pAda tAmarasa saMpAti nola manu kaMpAra sena dishame  |

saMpAti paxi sahajaMpApa rAvaNa hataM pAvanaM yada kR^ithAH  |

tvAM pApa kUpa pati taM pAhi mAM tadapi paMpA sarasta Tachara  || 17||

lolAxyapexitasulIlAkuraN^gavada khelAkutUhala gate  |

svAlApabhUmijanibAlApahAryanuja pAlAdyabho jaya jaya  |

bAlAgnidagdhapura shAlAnilAtmajani phAlAttapattalarajo  |

nIlAN^gadAdikapi mAlAkR^itAlipatha mUlAbhyatIta jaladhe  || 18||

tUNIrakArmukakR^ipANIkiNAN^kabhuja pANI ravipratimabhAH  |

xoNibhapattinubha ghoNI mukhAdighanaveNIsuraxaNakaraH  |

shoNibhavannayana koNI jitAmbunidhi pANI ritArhaNamaNI  |

shreNIvR^itAN^ghririha vANIshasUnuvara vANIstuto vijayate  || 19||

huN^kArapUrvamataTaN^kAranAdamati paN^kAvadhArya chalitA  |

laN^kAshilochchayavishaN^kA padadbhidura shaN^kAshhayasya dhanushhaH  |

laN^kAdhipomanutayaN^kAlarAtrimiva shaN^kAshatAkuladhiyA  |

taN^kAladaNDashata saN^kAshakArmukha sharAN^kAnvitaM bhaja harim.h  || 20||

dhImAnameyatanujApANDabhUdhashashajapAMbujAti suhR^idAm.h |

kAmAripannagapa kAmAhi vairiguru somAdivandya mahima  |

sthemAdinApagata sImAvatAtsakhala sAmAja rAvaNaripU  |

rAmAbhido harirabhaumAkR^itiH pratana sAmAdi vedavishhayaH  || 21||

doshhAtmabhUvashaturAshhADatikramaja doshhAtmabhartR^ivachasa  |

pAshhANabhUtamuniyoshhAvarAtmatanuveshAdidAyicharaNaH  |

naishhAdhayoshhidhasubheshhAkR^idaNDajani doshhAcharAdi suhR^ido  |

doshhAgrajanmamR^itishoshhApaho.avatu sudoshhAN^ghrijAtahananAt.h  || 22||

vR^i.ndAvanasthapashu vR^i.ndAvanaM vinuta vR^i.ndArakaikasharaNam.h  |

na.ndAtmajaM nihata ni.ndA kR^idA surajanandAmabaddha jaTharam.h  |

vandAmahe vayama mandAvadAtaruchi mAndAxakArivadanam.h  |

kundAlidantamuda kandAsitaprabhatanu.ndAvarAxasaharam.h  || 23||

gopAlakotsavakR^itApArabhaxarasa sUpAnnalopakupitA  |

shApAlayApitalayApAMbudAlisalilApAyadhAritagire  |

sApAN^gadarshanajatApAN^ga rAgayuta gopAN^ga nAMshuka hR^iti  |

vyApAra shauNDavividhApAya tatsvamava gopArijAtaharaNa  || 24||

kaMsAdikAsadavataMsA vanIpativihiMsAkR^itAtmajanushham.h  |

saMsArabhUtamiha saMsArabaddhamana saMsArachitsukhatanum.h  |

saMsAdhaya.ntamanishaMsAttvikavratamahaMsAdaraM bata bhaje  |

haMsAditApasariraMsAspadaM paramahaMsAdi vandya charaNaM  || 25||

rAjIva netravidurAjIvamAmavatu rAjIva ketanavasham.h  |

vAjIbhapattinR^ibharAjI rathAnvitaja rAjIva garvashamana  |

vAjIshavAhasita vAjIsha daitya tanu vAjIsha bhedakaradoH  |

jAjIkadaMbanava rAjIva mukhyasuma rAjIsuvAsitashiraH  || 26||

kAlIhR^idAvasatha kAlIyakuNDalipa kAlIsthapAdanakhara  |

vyAlInavAMshukara vAligaNAruNita kAlIruche jaya jaya  |

kelIlavApahR^ita kAlishadattavara nAlIkatR^iptaditibhU  |

chUlIkagopamahilAlItanUghusR^iNadhUlIkaNAN^kahR^idaya  || 27||

kR^ishhNAdi pANDusuta kR^ishhNA manaHprachura tR^ishhNA sutruptikaravAk.h  |

kR^ishhNAN^kapAlirata kR^ishhNAbhighAghahara kR^ishhNAdishhaNmahiLa bhoH  |

pushhNAtu mAmajita nishhNAda vArdhimuda nushhNAMshu maNDala hare  |

jishhNo girIndra dhara vishhNo vR^ishhAvaraja ghR^ishhNo bhavAnkaruNaya  ||

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rAmAshiromaNidharAmAsametabalarAmAnujAbhidharatim.h  |

vyomAsurA.ntakara te mAratAta dishame mAdhavAN^ghrikamale  |

kAmArtabhaumapura rAmAvalIpraNaya vAmAxipItatanubhA  |

bhImAhinAthamukhavaimAnikAbhinuta bhimAbhivandya charaNa  || 29||

saxveLabhaxyabhaya dAxishravo gaNaja lAxepapAshayamanam.h  |

lAxAgR^ihajvalana raxo hiDimbabaka bhaixAnnapUrvavipadaH  |

axAnuba.ndhabhavarUxAxarashravaNa sAxAnmahishhyavamati  |

kaxAnuyAnamadhamaxmApasevanamabhIxNApahAsamasatAm.h  || 30||

 chaxANa evanija paxAgrabhUdhashashhadAxAtmajAdi suhR^idAm.h  |

AxepakArikunR^ipAxauhiNIshajabalAxobhadIxitamanAH  |

tArxyAsichApasharatIxNAripUrvanija laxmANichApyagaNayan.h  |

vR^ixAlayadhvajariraxAkaro jayati laxmIpatiryadupatiH  || 31||

buddhAvatArakavi baddhAnukaMpakuru baddhAJNjalau mayi dayAm.h  |

shauddhodanipramukha saiddhAntikA sugama bauddhAgamapraNayana  |

kruddhAhitAsuhR^itisiddhAsikheTadhara shuddhAshvayAnakamalA  |

shuddhAntamAMruchipi maddhAkhilAN^ga nija maddhAva kalkyabhidha bhoH  || 32||

sAraN^ga kR^ittidhara sAraN^ga vAridhara sAraN^ga rAjavaradA  |

sAraN^ga dAritara sAraN^ga tAtmamada sAraN^gataushhadhabalam.h  |

sAraN^ga vatkusuma sAraN^ga taJNchatava sAraN^ga mAN^ghriyugalam.h  |

sAraN^ga varNamapa sAraN^ga tAbjamada sAraN^ga diMstvamava mAm.h  || 33||

grIvAsya vAhatanu devANDajAdidasha bhAvAbhirAma charitam.h  |

bhAvAtibhavyashubha dIvAdirAjayati bhUvAgvilAsa nilayam.h  |

shrIvAgadhIshamukha devAbhinamya harisevArchaneshhu paThatAm.h  |

AvAsa evabhavitAvAgbhavetarasurAvAsalokanikare  || 34||

iti shrImadvAdirAjapUjyacharaNa virachitaM

shrIdashAvatArastutiH saMpUrNam.h

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shrIkR^ishhNArpaNamastu

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