Dasavatara Stotra

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Hare Krishna, Dasavatara Stotra Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the source of all incarnations.These are verses are from Gita-Govinda, glorifying the ten main incarnations of Lord Krishna : (1) pralaya-payodhi-jale dhritavan asi vedam vihita-vahitra-charitram akhedam keshava dhrita-mina-sharira jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a fish. All glories to You. You easily acted as a boat in the form of a giant fish just to give protection to the Vedas, which had become immersed in the turbulent sea of devastation.)(2) kshitir iha vipulatare tishthati tava prishthe dharani-dharana-kina-chakra-garishthe keshava dhrita-kurma-sharira jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a tortoise. All glories to You. In this incarnation as a divine tortoise the great Mandara Mountain rests upon your gigantic back as a pivot for churning the ocean of milk. From holding up the huge mountain a large scar-like depression is put in Your back, which has become most glorious.) (3) vasati dashana-shikhare dharani tava lagna shashini kalanka-kaleva nimagna Keshava dhrita-shukara-rupa jaya jagasihsa hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the

universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a boar. All glories to You. The earth, which had become immersed in the Garbhodaka Ocean at the bottom of the universe, sits fixed upon the tip of Your tusk like a spot upon the moon.) (4) tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-shringam dalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu-bhringam keshava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion. All glories to You. Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one's fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasp-like demon Hiranyakashipu has been ripped away by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.) (5) chalayasi vikramane balim adbhuta-vamana pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana keshava dhrita-vamana-rupa jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a dwarf-brahmana. All glories to You. O wonderful dwarf, by Your massive steps

You deceive King Bali, and by the Ganges water that has emanated from the nails of Your lotus feet, You deliver all living beings within this world.)(6) kshatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papam snapayasi payasi shamita-bhavan-tapam keshava dhrita-bhrigupati-rupa jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Bhrigupati [Parashurama]. All glories to You. At Kurukshetra You bathe the earth in the rivers of blood from the bodies of the

demoniac kshatriyas [rulers] that You have slain. The sins of the world are washed away by You, and because of You people are relieved from the blazing fire of material existence.)(7) vitarasi dikshu rane dik-pati-kamaniyam dasha-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam keshava-dhrita-rama-sharira jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Ramachandra. All glories to you. In the battle of Lanka You destroy the ten-headed demon Ravana and distribute his heads as a delightful offering to the presiding deities of the ten directions, headed by Indra. This action was long desired by all of them, who were much harassed by this monster.)(8) vahasi vapushi vishade vasanam

jaladabham hala-hati-bhiti-milita-yamunabham keshava dhrita-haladhara-rupa jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Balarama, the wielder of the plow. All glories to You. On Your brilliant white body You wear

garments the color of a fresh blue rain cloud. These garments are colored like the beautiful dark hue of the River Yamuna, who feels great fear due to the striking of Your plowshare.)(9) nindasi jajna-vidher ahaha shruti-jatam sadaya-hridaya darshita-pashu-ghatam keshava dhrita-buddha-sharira jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Buddha. All glories to You. O Buddha of compassionate heart, you descry the slaughtering of poor animals performed according to the rules of Vedic sacrifice.) (10) mleccha-nivaha-nidhane

kalayasi karavalam dhumaketum iva kim api karalam keshava dhrita-kalki-sharira jaya jagadisha hare (O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Kalki. All glories to You. You appear like a comet and carry a terrifying sword for

bringing about the annihilation of the wicked barbarian men at the end of Kali-yuga.) Om Namo Narayanaya ! A

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