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Arati Bhagavata
Arati Bhagavata
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Devotional text
āratīśrīmadbhāgavatamahāpurāṇāgavatamahāpurāṇakī āratīśrīmadbhāgavatamahāpurāṇāgavatamahāpurāṇakī āratīatipāvanapāvanapurānakī|dharma-bhakti-vijñānāna-khānakī||ṭeka|| mahāpurāṇabhāgavatanirmala |śuka-mukha-vigalita nigamagama-kalpa-phala|| paramānanda sudhā-rasamayakala|līlā-rati-rasarasanidhānadhānakī||āratī0 kalimathamatha-mathani tritāpatāpa-nivāriṇi|janma-mṛtyuubhava-bhayahāriṇīṇī|| sevatasatatasakalasukhakāriṇi |sumahauṣadhi hari-caritatagānakī||āratī0 viṣayaṣaya-vilāsalāsa-vimohamohavināśini|vimalamala-virāgarāga-vivekavekavikāsini|| bhagavat-tattva-rahasya-prakāśini|paramajyotiparamātmajñānānakī||āratī0 paramahaṃsa-muni-manaullāsini|rasikaka-hṛdayadaya-rasa-rāsavilāsini || bhukti-mukti-rati-prememasudāsini |kathāakiṃcanaṃcanapriya sujānakī||āratī0
About this stotram — Vishnu
A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.
How to chant
Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.
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