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Datta Bhajanam

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Devotional text

dattanāmabhajanamnāmabhajanam
dattanāmabhajanamnāmabhajanam
(dattapurāṇāntargatapratyadhyāyatātparyamm)
vedapādanutatoṣitatadatta1
śrāvitaśāstravirodhakarodhakadatta2
sammatavedaśiromataromatadatta3
sampṛṣṭeśvarasatkriya
datta4
karmeṭtattvajñāpakāpakadatta5
smṛtitaḥtaḥsannidhikārakārakadatta,
sahyamahīdharavāsindatta,
kāśīṅgaṅgāsnāyindatta,
kamalāpattanabhikṣukukadatta,
śāṇḍilyānugrāhakāhakadatta6
yogāṣṭāṅgajñeśvaradatta7
yogaphalābhijñeśvararadatta8
śikṣitapātañjalapradadatta9
arpitasāyujyāmṛtāmṛtadatta, 10
vikṣepāvṛtivarjitatadatta, asaṅgaakriya
avikṛtakṛtadatta,
svāśrayaśaktyudbodhakodhakadatta, svaikāṃśāhitaviśvaka
datta,
jīveśvaratāsvīkṛtīkṛtadatta, vyaṣṭisamaṣṭyntargatatadatta,
guṇatorūpatrayadharadatta, nānākarmagatipradadatta11
svabhaktamāyānāśakamāyānāśakadatta12
anasūyātryāhlādakādakadatta13
matsyādyavatārātmaka
datta14
prahlādānugrāhakāhakadatta, asurasuroragaśikṣaka
kadatta1515
jñānakāṇḍasandarśaka
datta16
navavidhabhaktiparāyaṇaparāyaṇadatta, svamantrajāpakatārakajāpakatārakadatta17
dattanāmabhajanamnāmabhajanam
yogabhraṣṭadvijanutajanutadatta, satīmāhātmyapramuditatadatta,
satyanasūyātryarbhakakadatta18
kṛtavīryānugrāhakāhakadatta19
jambhākhyāsuraghātakāsuraghātakadatta, devendrābhīṣṭārpakakadatta,
arjunahṛdyavarapradadatta20
mokṣecchvarjunasaṃstututadatta, śilpajñodgatiśaṃsakaśaṃsakadatta,
kāmaśāstravijñāpakāpakadatta, saptagrahavidrāvakāvakadatta21
viṣṇudattavaradāyakavaradāyakadatta22
karmavipākākhyāpakāpakadatta, jhuṭiṅgapīḍāhārakapīḍāhārakadatta23
bhītaprājñāhlādakādakadatta24
śravaṇādividhidyotakotakadatta25
sayogavijñānārpaka
datta26
vimuktacaryājalpaka
datta27
śaktabhaktahitayojakatayojakadatta28
bhārgavarāmāhlādakādakadatta29
arjunasāyujyapradadatta30
reṇukābhīṣṭārthaprada
dadatta31
pātitabhūpakadambaka
datta32
ṛtadhvajānugrāhakāhakadatta33
madālasānugrāhakāhakadatta34
alarkarājyotkarṣakadatta35
alarkarājyatyājakadatta36
yogasiddhisandarśakadatta37
yogasucaryābhāṣakadatta
38
mṛtyulakṣmasañjalpakadatta39
alarkagītottamaguṇadatta, vihitālarkanṛpāśrayadatta40
āyūrājavarapradadatta
41
nahuṣāśeṣāriṣṭadadatta42
āyuḥśokadrāvakadatta
, indumatīhṛddharṣakadatta43
prakaṭitanahuṣasutejodatta, ghātitahuṇḍāsurabaladatta,
āyurlipsāpūrakāpūrakadatta44
yadurājānugrāhakadatta, bahugurutattvagrāhakadatta,
dattanāmabhajanamnāmabhajanam
śrīyaduvaṃśāhlādakadatta45
manvantarasatkīrtigadatta, saptadvīpakṣmāpriyadatta46
dinakaravaṃśotkarṣakadatta47
himakaravaṃśoddhārakadatta, pūritabhaktamanorathadatta,
upāsanākāṇḍapriyadatta
48
dehādhyauvyodbodhakodhakadatta, śarīradoṣādarśakadatta
tanusāphalyadyotakadatta, ṛcīkatapākhyāpakadatta
bhāṣitasundāsuramṛtadatta49
jalpitavaiśyottamagatadatta, abhihitaviṭsutadurgatadatta, 50
nānādharmadyotakadatta5151
niṣedhavidhisandarśakadatta52
vaiṣṇavadharmādarśakadatta53
sanmāhātmyadyotakadatta54
māghasnānakhyāpakadatta55
bhāṣitarākṣasamocanadatta, sukṛtotsukajanarocakadatta
56
somakīrtinṛpatārakadatta
, adharmasādhvasahārakadatta,
varṇāśramavṛṣakārakadatta, brahmacārivṛṣabodhakadatta57
gṛhasthadharmadyotakadatta58
śrāddhasupaddhatidarśakadatta59
darśitasattithinirṇayadatta60
kṛtaduṣkarmavinirṇayadatta, prāyaścittasthāpakadatta61
karmavipākajñāpakadatta62
satsaṃsāradyotakadatta, vanasthatapādarśakadatta63
pañcapralayāsaṅgatadatta, sammatasannyāsāśramadatta64
iti
śrīvāsudevānandasarasvatīviracitaṃtaṃdattabhajanaṃbhajanaṃsampūrṇamm|
dattanāmabhajanamnāmabhajanam

About this bhajan — Dattatreya

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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