Kirtan Guide
Śrī Daśāvatār Stotram
- pralaya-payodhi-jale dhṛtavān asi vedaṁ
- vihita-vahitra-charitram akhedam
- keśava dhṛta-mīna-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of a fish! All glory to You! Easily You acted like a boat and upheld the Vedas above the waters of the cosmic devastation.
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2
- kṣitir iha vipulatare tiṣṭhati tava pṛṣṭhe
- dharaṇi-dharaṇa-kina-chakra-gariṣṭhe
- keśava dhṛta-kūrma-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of a tortoise! All glory to You! You upheld Mount Mandara upon Your giant back and thereafter became beautified by the circular scar it left.
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3
- vasati daśana-śikhare dharaṇī tava lagnā
- śaśini kalaṅka-kaleva nimagnā
- keśava dhṛta-śūkara-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of a boar! All glory to You! The earth sits fixed atop the tip of Your tusk like a dark spot upon the moon.
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4
- tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ
- dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam
- keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed a half-man, half-lion form! All glory to You! You ripped apart the bee-like body of Hiraṇyakaśipu with the amazingly sharp nails of Your beautiful lotus hands.
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5
- chhalayasi vikramaṇe balim adbhuta-vāmana
- pada-nakha-nīra-janita-jana-pāvana
- keśava dhṛta-vāmana-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of a dwarf! All glory to You! In the form of an amazing dwarf You deceived Bali Mahārāj with Your giant steps and delivered all souls with the water flowing from Your toenails.
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6
- kṣatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-pāpaṁ
- snapayasi payasi śamita-bhava-tāpam
- keśava dhṛta-bhṛgupati-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of a protector of the sages, Paraśurām! All glory to You! You bathed the world with the blood of the kṣatriyas and absolved all the world’s sins and sorrows.
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7
- vitarasi dikṣu raṇe dik-pati-kamanīyaṁ
- daśa-mukha-mauli-baliṁ ramaṇīyam
- keśava dhṛta-rāma-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of Rāmachandra! All glory to You! During the battle at Laṅka You distributed to all the directions the most pleasing, crowning offering of the ten heads of Rāvaṇ, which were desired by the guardians of the directions.
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8
- vahasi vapuṣi viśade vasanaṁ jaladābhaṁ
- hala-hati-bhīti-milita jamunābham
- keśava dhṛta-haladhara-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of Balarām! All glory to You! On Your white body You wear garments the colour of clouds and the River Yamunā when she is frightened by the striking of Your plough.
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9
- nindasi yajña-vidher ahaha śruti-jātaṁ
- sadaya-hṛdaya darśita-paśu-ghātam
- keśava dhṛta-buddha-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of Buddha! All glory to You! Your heart filled with compassion, You decry the scriptural injunctions for animal sacrifice.
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10
- mlechchha nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavālaṁ
- dhūmaketum iva kim api karālam
- keśava dhṛta-kalki-śarīra jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed the form of Kalki! All glory to You! To destroy the wicked You brandish Your stunning, frightening, comet-like sword.
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11
- śrī-jayadeva-kaver idam uditam udāraṁ
- śṛṇu sukha-daṁ śubha-daṁ bhava-sāram
- keśava dhṛta-daśa-vidha-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
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O Hari! O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! You have assumed ten different forms! All glory to You! O readers, listen to this grand, pleasing, auspicious, extraordinary composition by the poet Śrī Jayadev.
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12
- vedān udharate jaganti vahate bhū-golam udbibhrate
- daityaṁ dārayate baliṁ chhalayate kṣatra-kṣayaṁ kurvate
- paulastyaṁ jayate halaṁ kalayate kāruṇyam ātanvate
- mlechchhān mūrchchhayate daśākṛti-kṛte kṛṣṇāya
- tubhyaṁ namaḥ
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I offer my obeisance unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who assumes ten forms and rescues the Vedas, upholds Mandara Mountain, uplifts the earth, rips apart demons, deceives Bali Mahārāj, kills the kṣatriyas, conquers Rāvaṇ, carries a plough, shows compassion, and annihilates the wicked.