Saturday, January 7, 2017

VENKATESHA STVARAJA


Sri VENKATESHA STVARAJA
SrI jagannAtha dAsAru


Shri Shreepad Raj, anticipating the rapid growth of the daskoota, wrote works like Madhwanama, Shri Laxmi Narasimha Pradurbhav Dandaka, the contents of which can be found in Hari Vayustuti and Bhagavata. The tradition was continued and resulted in the creation of such a masterpiece like Harikathamrutasara, a compendium of Dwaita philosophy. The glory of goddess Laxmi has been sung in the Ambhrani Sookta of the Rigveda and also in the Laxmi Hridaya in Atharvana Rahasya. Both are to be recited daily by those who wish for prosperity of all sorts. The texts are in Sanskrit, therefore, for the benefit of the common man, tthe poet Guru Jagannath das has put the latter into Kannada. When a hymn is written for a subordinate god or goddess, the chief must be first praised (cf. Hari Vayustuti). So Guru Jagannath Das wrote the Shri Venkatesh Stavaraj. The time for reciting this hymn and the fruits accruing from it are mentioned in detail in the text. The benefits are manifold and sometimes flabbergasting, like when he says, if a person reads it for a year he will surpass even Indra! The style of the work is highly ornate, and smooth, fit for singing. Repetition of ideas is frequent, so pruning becomes necessary to make the writing compact.

SrIramaNa sarvESa sarvaga |
sAraBOkta svataMtra sarvada |
pAramahimOdhdAra sadguNa pUrNa gaMBIra |
sAridavaraGadUragaisi sUrijanarige sauKya nIDuva | dhIravEMkaTaramaNa karuNadi pUreyO nI enna || 1 ||

GhannamahimA panna pAlaka |
Ninna hora tinnanya dEvara |
Mannadali nA nenese  neMdigu banna paDisadiru |
Enna pAlaka nIne irutire innu Bava BayavEke enage |
canna vEMkaTaramaNa karuNadi poreyO nI enna || 2 ||

Lakumi Bomma bhavAma rEsharu
Baguthi pUrvaka ninna bhajisi sakkala lOkake
nAtha reniparu sarva kAladhali
 Nikila jIvara pOrevo dEvane
BhAghuthi nee yenagiya diralu vyaguta
vAgya pakirthi bappadho Shriniketanane || 3 ||

yAke puTTadu karuNa ennoLu |
sAkalAreya ninna SaraNara |
nUkibiTTare ninage lOkadi KhyAti bappuvudE |
nOkanIyane nIne ennanu |
jOkeyiMdali kAyO biDade |
EkadEvanu nIne vEMkaTa SEShagirivAsa || 4 ||

aMbujAMbaka ninna padayuga |
naMbikoMDI  pariyalirutire |
DoMbegArana teradi nI nirBAgya sthiti tOre |
biMba mUruti ninna karagata |
kaMbuvaravE gatiyO viSvakuTuMbi |
ennanu salahO saMtata SEShagirivAsa || 5 ||

SArasiri vaikunta tyajisi
Dharuniyolu gollanagi
Chora karmava mAdi bhadhukiha dArigari kIlla
SAri pEluve Ninna gunagala
pAravAgirutiho janarige
Dheera venkata ramana karunadhi poreyo nee yenna || 6 ||

nIra mUlugi BharapOthu Dharuni thalavagedu  sittili
Krura nudharava siLi karulina mAle dharisidharu
pOra vipra kUtari Vanavana
chari gOpa dhigambar Ashvava
Yeri pOdharu bidenO venkata seshagirivAsa || 7 ||   

Lashmi nAyaka sArva bhoumane
Pakshi vAhana parama PurushAne
mOksha dayaka prAna janaKane visva vyapakaNe
akshayAm baravittu vijayana
paKsha patava mAdi gurugala
laKshya Madade kOndeyo shri seshagirivAsa || 8 ||

hiMde nI prahlAdagOsuga |
eMdu nODada rUpa dharisi |
baMdu daityana oDala bagedu porede bAlakana | 
taMdetAygaLa biTTu vipinadi |
niMdu tapisuva paMcavatsara |
kaMdanA dhruva gOlidu poredeyo SEShagirivAsa || 9 ||

Maduvi nOlagiha makari kAlanu
Pididhu badhise kariyu trijagat
vadeya pAliso yenAlu takshana bAndhu palisade
Madadhi matanu kEli bAlubari
Badava Brahmana dhAnya kOdalu
pOdavi gasadhAla bhaghya nidide seshagirivAsa || 10 ||



PiMtu mADida mahimegaLa nAn
eMtu varNisalEnu Phala
 SrIkAMta ennanu poreye
kIruti ninage PhalavEnage |
kaMtu janakane enna manasina |
aMtaraMgadi nIne sarvada |
niMtu prEraNe mALpe sarvada SEShagirivAsa || 11 ||

SrInivAsane BhaktapOShane |
j~jAni kulagaLig aBayadAyaka |
dhInabAMdhava nIne enna manadartha pUraisO |
anupamOpama j~jAna saMpada |
vinaya pUrvaka vittu pAliso |
januma janumake mareya bEDavO SEShagirivAsa || 12 ||

madavu matsara lOBa mOhavu |
 odagabAradu enna manadali |
padumanABane  j~jAna Bakti virakti nInittu |
hRudaya madhyadi ninna rUpavu |
vadanadali tava nAmamaMantravu |
sadaya pAlisu bEDikoMbEnu SEShagirivAsa || 13 ||

aMdanuDi pusiyAgabAradu |
baMda BAgyavu pOgabAradu |
kuMdu bArade ninna karuNavu dinadi vardhisali |
niMde mADuva janara saMgavu |
eMdigAdaru doreyabAradu |
eMdu ninnanu bEDikoMbeno SEShagirivAsa || 14 ||

Enu bEDali enna dEvanE |
sAnurAgadi enna pAliso |
nAnA vidhavidha sauKhya niDuvu dihaparaMgaLali |
 SrInivAsane ninna dAsage |
Enu koretilelli nODalu |
nIne niMtIvidadi pELisu SEShagirivAsa || 15 ||

Aru munidavar Enu mALparo |
Aru volidavarEnu mALparo |
Aru nEhigar Aru dvEShigaL Aru dASinaru |
krOra jIvaraha Nidu sAtvika |
dhIra jIvara poredu ninnali |
sAra Bakutiya nittu pAlisO SEShagirivAsa || 16 ||

ninna sEveyanittu enage |
ninna padayugaBakti nIDi |
ninna guNagaNa stavana mADuva j~jAna nInittu |
enna manadali nIne niMtu |
Ghanna kAryava mADi mADisu |
dhanya neMde nisenna lOkadi SEShagirivAsa || 17 ||

jaya jayatu ShaTa kUrmarUpane |
jaya jayatu kiTa siMha vAmana |
jaya jayatu BRugurAma raGukulasOma SrIrAma |
jaya jayatu siri yaduvarENyane |
jaya jayatu janamOha buddane |
jaya jayatu kalikalmaSha Gnane kalkinAmakane || 18 ||

karuNasAgara nIne nijapada |
SharaNavatsala nIne SASvata |
SharaNa jana maMdAra kamala kAMta jayavaMta |
niruta ninnanu nutisi pADuve |
varada guru jagannAtha viThThala |
parama prEmadi poreyo ennanu SEShagirivAsa || 19 ||

|| SrIkRuShNArpaNamastu ||


For the people who need pdf of this stotra you can get it from

In the above mentioned pdf only 14 stanazas are avaible. But here in this blog we have posted 19 stanzas as taught by my guru. I proudly introduce my guru Koralahalli Venkateshacharya. And the song in youtube was sung by him.  

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