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Agni Sūktam; Devī Sūktam; Hiranyagarbha Sūktam; Manyu Sūktam; Medha Sūktam; Narasimha Nakha Stuti; Nārāyaṇa Sūktam; Nasadiya Sūktam; Puruṣa Sūktam [1]; Śrī Sūktam
The authorship of the Mahishasura Mardini Stotra is attributed to the theologian Adi Shankara. This hymn is mentioned in the 53rd chapter of the 1st portion of the text Shivarahasya Purana . [ 5 ] The hymn is based on the text Devi Mahatmya , [ 6 ] referencing a number of legends of the goddess Durga such as slaying Mahishasura, Raktabija , as ...
Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." [1] [2] It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited. [1] A stotra can be a prayer, a description, or a conversation, but always with a poetic ...
The first verse of the stotra is as follows: [6]. vande vandyam sadanandam vasudevam niranjanam indirdpatimadyadi varadesavarapradam I reverentially salute Vasudeva the adorable, of the nature of impeccable bliss, immaculate, the Lord of Indra and the bestower of boons on boon-giving lords such as Brahma and others.
Unlike most of the stotras of Hindu gods, which are in the form of description of anthropomorphic forms, or mythological deeds of those gods, the Dakshinamurti Stotra takes the form of conceptual and philosophical statements. [3] Its verses offer a description of the unity of the atma in the midst of the multiplicity of the senses. [4]
The main theme of the Stotra Ratna is prapatti, the concept of total surrender to God. [5] In the first few verses, the author pays tribute to his teachers. The subsequent verses establish the supremacy of Vishnu and his accessibility to his devotees, to whom he is referred to as a saviour.
Most notably his famous song Sri Gurvashtakam, [1] is sung every morning during Mangal Arati around 04:30 AM in every ISKCON temple throughout the world. [2] He composed the following books on Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology: [3] Vraja-riti-cintamani; Camatkara-candrika; Prema-samputa; Gitavali; Subodhini, a commentary on the Alankara-Kaustabha
Raghavendra stotra is a hymn composed by Appanacharya, an ardent devotee of Raghavendra Swami in praise of his guru. It is also known as Sri Raghavendra stotra , or the Guru stotra . The Sanskrit verse, comprising 32 ślokas , is recited till today by followers of Raghavendra Swami and other Dvaita Vaishnavas .