Stutimaṇḍala

Monday, January 11, 2016

namayugastakam

Namayugastakam (Eight names of Radha Krishna) by Rupa Goswami at Stutimandal

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Sample: Here I speak of the eight names of Rādhā and Mādhava. In the beginning Rādhā Dāmodara and then Rādhikā Mādhava.[1]

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Sunday, April 01, 2012

kausalyakrtaramastutih

Raam Janma in Adhyatma Ramayan at Stutimandal

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Sample: When Sun ascended into aries triangle, then in the multitude of showering flowers Lord Jagannātha—Who is the supreme soul, and Who is eternal—was situated (manifested).[1] His complexion was dark like the petals of a blue-lotus, His apparel was yellow, He had four hands, His eyes were reddish like lotus, and He was decorated by shining kuṇḍala (ear-hoops).[2]

Apology: Dear readers! We are extremely sorry that our addition for Ram Navmi is late by one day.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

sivamangalastakam

Shiv Mangalashtakam on Mahashivaratri 2012 at Stutimandal

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Sample: Good felicity for Rudra, Who is Bhava, Whose forehead has the Moon, Who has gone beyond qualities, Who is the essence behind qualities, Who is death for death, and Whose throat is blue in color.[1]

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

yasodakrsnasaptakam

Yashoda Krishna Saptakam by Ushaputra at Stutimandal

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Sample: You are 1) Yaśomatīputraḥ, the Son of Mother Yaśodā; 2) Yaśodāgehaprastutah, Who approached the home of Yaśodā; 3) Yaśodādugdhabhaksī, Who is the drinker of the milk of Yaśodā; and 4) Yaśodābāhunidritah, Who slept in the arm-cradle of Yaśodā.[1]

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

sarasvatyastottarasatanamastotram

108 Names of Sarasvati at Stutimandal

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Sample: (The one-hundred eight names of Sarasvatī are) 1) Sarasvatī; 2) Mahābhadrā, Who is supremely auspicious; 3) Mahāmāyā; 4) Varapradā, Who bestows boons; 5) Śrīpradā, Who bestows wealth; 6) Padmanilayā, Whose home is in a lotus; 7) Padmāksī, Whose eyes are like lotus; 8) Padmavaktragā, Whose face is like lotus.[1]

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

pranamapranayastavam

Pranam Pranay Stavam by Rupa Goswami from Stavamala at Stutimandal

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Sample: Salutations for the son of Gopendra Nanda (Krsna), Who is enticing like millions of Kandarpa (cupid), Who is shining like sparkling blue-lotus, and Whose sport captivates the world.[1]

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

srigayatristotram_devibhagavate

Sri Gayatri Stotram from Devi Bhagavat Purana at Stutimandal

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Śrīnārada spoke: O Nārāyana, Who is sympathizing with His devotees, and Who knows everything! Spoken by Gāyatrī, and meant for the heart (of devotees) and the destruction of sins, please recite that Gāyatrī stotram.[1]

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

srigayatristotram

Sri Gayatri Stotram by Vasishtha from Vasishtha Samhita at Stutimandal

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Sample: O Goddess Gāyatrī, Who is Sāvitrī, Who has three divisions (in the Gāyatrī meter), Who is unchangeable, Who is ever young, Who is immortal, and Who is the divine Mother! Salutations to You. Protect me from the ocean of metempsychosis.[1]

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

dhanalaksmistotram

Dhana Lakshmi Stotram at Stutimandal

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Dhanadā spoke: Having gone to the noble Nīlakantha Śiva, Who is dear to me -- Goddess Pārvatī asked the following from Śankara, Who is the abode of compassion.[1

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Monday, January 26, 2009

rudrayamale_sarasvatistotram

Sarasvati Stotram from Rudrayamalam by Brihaspati at Stutimandal

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Sample: O Sarasvatii! I do salutations to You, Who is consciousness, Who is situated inside heart, Who is seated in throat (as Vānī), Who is born out of lotus, Who is hrīṅkāra, Who is always dear, Who bestows wisdom, Who bestows boons, Who indeed bestows fruit to all desires, Who is dear of Keśava, Who is noble woman, Who has a lute in hands, and Who bestows boons.[1—2]

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Friday, November 21, 2008

saradastutih

Sharda Stuti at Stutimandal

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Sample: I always take myself to Sarasvatī, Who has four elemental faces, Who roams in the immediate proximity of Mount Śrngātaka, Who is situated in the talks of eminent ones.[1] Salutations for that thread of Vāktattva (speech element), which is infinitesimal, and which is pure — of whose disposition is variegated, and which bestows shape to the cloth of world.[2]

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Monday, August 04, 2008

radha_stuti

Radha Stuti at Stutimandal

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Sample: Rādhā is the queen of rasa-dance; She is enticing, Rama (Laksmī), the beloved of Krsna, and She is situated on the chest of Krsna. She is the Goddess of the life of Krsna and She brings forth (manifests) Mahavisnu. She is all-pervading Visnumāyā, and She is true, eternal and pure.[1--2]

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

deva_krta_laksmi_stotram

Lakshmi Stotram by Devagana at Stutimandal

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Sample: Forgive us, O Goddess! O Mother, Whose nature is to forgive, Who is beyond everything, Who is pure spiritual essence, and Who has been abandoned by anger and other vices! You are the simile for comparing any sanguine woman, and You are adored by the demi-gods and the Goddesses. Without You, the whole world is comparable to dead and useless.[1—2]

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

ramaraksa

Rama Raksha Stotram by Budha Kaushik Muni at Stutimandal

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Viniyogah: Of this Śrīrāmaraksāstotra mantra, Budhakauśika (Viśvāmitra) is the Rsi, Śrī Sītārāmacandra the deity (Devatā), Anustup the metre, Sītā the power (Śakti), Śrīmān Hanumān the pillar (Kīlaka), for the pleasure of Śrīrāmacandra is the engagement in chanting the Rāmaraksāstotra.

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Saturday, June 14, 2008

mucakunda_krsna_stuti

Krishna Stuti by Muchakund from Vishnupurana at Stutimandal

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Sample: You are the final refuge of all the living beings, who have fallen in the world. O You, Who absolves the grieves of fallen! Be happy. Destroy my ill-fate. You are the oceans, the mountains and the rivers, the forests, the earth, the sky, the wind. You are fire as well as the mind.[1—2]

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Friday, March 21, 2008

yama_krit_rama_stuti

Raam Stuti by Yamraj from Bhusundi Ramayan at Stutimandal

Sample: O Śrīrāma! My birth is now successful by the fortune of Your appearance in front of me. Oh! O Rāma, Who is abode of compassion! I am greatly indebted by You right now. Today is the immeasurable lucky day of me and the dwellers of ghostly-world. O Prabhu! I have become deeply satisfied, with my family, by the compassion due to You.[1—2]

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Saturday, March 08, 2008

sarada_prarthana

Sharada Prarthana by Shankaracharya at Stutimandal

Sample: Salutations to You, O Śāradā, Who is noble, and Who resides in Kāśmīra! I request You incessantly and may You give knowledge to me. That (Śāradā) is devotion, memory, intelligence, and Goddess of speech. She is dear to Brahmā, She resides on the tip of devotee’s tongue, and She bestows qualities like restraint, power and perseverance.[1--2]

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