Madhavacarya

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Today is the dissappearance anniversary of Sri Madhvacarya. Here

is Sri Dvadasa Stotra (stotra nine), composed by Sripad Madhva after

his Deity of Krsna appeared to him on the beach near Udupi, South India:

 

(1)

O Lord Kesava, of beautiful hair, O chastiser, I worship You. O

Lord worshipped by Yama, who holds the noose! O transcendental Lord of the

heroes, Narayana, deliverer of the immortals, cause of causes, most

perfectly worshipable one, I bow to You.

 

(2)

O Madhava, husband of the goddess of fortune Laksmi, O purifier, I

revere You. O harasser, enlightener, O pure trance personified, O Govinda,

Lord of the cows, O Purandara, whose feet are worshipped by Skanda and

Sanandana, I worship You.

 

(3)

Lord Visnu, creator, consumer, O Krsna, O tormenter of those who

harm the devotees, O self-courageous one, I worship You. O Madhusudana,

vanquisher of the demons (like Madhu), You please the godly, and Your feet

enlighten them. I bow down to You.

 

(4)

O Trivikrama, who traversed the universe in but three steps, You

are beyond constraints, and are mighty; I bow to You. O Lord of noble

deeds, Your mouth vibrates "hum" at the time of universal cataclysm. O

dwarf-incarnation Vamana, O demanding one, I bow to You. O promulgator of

the Sama Veda, You lead beyond the bounds of sastra, O pacifier, O summit

and support of all.

 

(5)

O Sridhara, holder of Laksmidevi, bearer of auspiciousness, I bow

to You. O bearer of the earth, bearer of water, bearer of the clouds, O Lord

of the senses, Hrsikesa, of beautiful hair, O transcendental Lord, I bow

down to You, who are the shelter of Your expansions such as Siva, Brahma,

and other controlling deities. You are the Lord of power and happiness.

 

(6)

O Lord with a lotus-navel, source of auspiciousness, I bow to You.

You support the maintainers of all the worlds, and are of many forms. O

Damodara, You exist both within and far beyond; I bow to You. You are the

conveyance of the liberated souls, and are higher than the highest.

 

(7)

This song of Lord Hari is composed by Anandatrtha, the king of the

wise, out of profound reverence. It is the sunlight with which to glimpse

the transcendental world, and is the most potent increaser of devotion to

Lord Hari.