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Hariharabheda Stuti

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Devotional text

hiraharābhedatutī
{|| hiraharābhedatutī ||}
māramaṇamumāramaṇaṃ phaṇadharatapaṃ phaṇādharākapa |
muramathanaṃ puramathanaṃ vade bāṇāiramasamabāṇāira || 1||
gonayanimalānayanaṃ rivaśiśaneṃ ravīduvaya |
maratanayaṃ guhatanayaṃ vade vaikuḍamuḍupitacūḍa || 2||
kṛṇatanumumādhatanuṃ vaśuragṛhathaṃ sumegatha |
daśavapuṣaṃ vasuvapuṣaṃ vade bhūjāinamikhalabhūpāla || 3||
kudharamudanadharaṃ jalidhasutākātamagajākāta|
gaḍathaṃ vṛṣabhathaṃ vade pacāmikhalidava || 4||
sutamṛgāitanutaṃ gajigiravāsaṃ gajecamaga|
suraśaraṇaṃ hiraśaraṇaṃ vade bhūdāramikhalabhūdāra || 5||
pāthasakhamupāmakhaṃ jaladharakāta jaladharārāita|
ividhatanayaṃ guhatanayaṃ vade nīleśamikhalabhūteśa || 6 ||
pītapaṭamaṇajaṭaṃ piramaladehaṃ pivabhūyaga|
jalajakaraṃ ḍamakaraṃ vade yogathamikhalayogī || 7||
cakaramabhayakaraṃ miṇamayabhūṣaṃ phaṇāmaṇībhūṣa|
ivadhṛtadhanuṃ igiradhanuṣaṃ vade goivadamanaghagovāha || 8||
vatāṃ ipaśagaṃ vasanaṃ idaśo vā
gamatā yātu kakutā vā|
inaātu vā nṛyatu vā'idharage
bhedo na me yāparamaya dhānaḥ || 9||
|| iita ī apayadīiteaiḥ kṛtā hiraharābhedatuitaḥ samātā ||
apayadīiteā-naśeṣivaāgunahaṃ vade | \
yakṛitabodhābodhau ivadivaibhājakopādhī || (bhaojīdīitaḥ)|\

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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