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Hanuman Stuti (#27) from Vinay patrika by Tulsidas

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Sample: O Hanuman!) Victory to You! You are the abode of blessings and the remover of wordly burdens (of births and deaths). You are a form of Śiva, the enemy of Tripurāsura, in a monkey’s body. You compete with (are like) the garland of flames of the (blazing) fire of the rage of Rāma in being the destroyer of the moths in the form of nocturnal demons.[1]

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Bhagirath Krt Vishnu Stuti at Stutimandal

Sample: O Viṣṇu, Who purifies the three worlds, Whose feet is revered by the universe, Who is the Lord of the world, Who nourises the world, Who is Supreme among best of men, Who is known as Nārāyaṇa, Who is infallible, Who is Hari, Who is the slayer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, and Who is the supreme Lord! Accept my salutations and shower blessings on me.[1]

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Nava_Jaladhara_Dala at Stutimandal

Sample: O Kṛṣṇa, Who has a beautiful new cloud like body, Who entices mind, Who is the house of river of happiness, Who is the house of bliss, Who is the abode of compassion and comfort, and Who is the dear-one of Kamalā! Accept my salutations.[1]

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Brahma_Raam_Stuti at Stutimandal

Sample: I adore Viṣṇu, Who determines the state of universe, Who appears or expresses inside the heart of knowledge-seekers after continuous penance, Who is devoid of any material or physical tensions, Who is the only one (polymorphic), Who is supreme in essence, Who is present inside everyone’s heart, and Who takes various forms.[1]

Poetry Quiz

So you thought you remember a lot of stutis or stotras (panegyrics or eulogies)? Try our mock quiz. Tell us (by email) where do these lines appear:

1) को वा ज्ञातुं त्वां मतिमानं गतमानं
मायासक्तो माधव शक्तो मुनिमान्यम्|

2) मुनि साप जो दीन्हा अति भल कीन्हा परम अनुग्रह मैं माना |
देखउँ भरि लोचन हरि भवमोचन इहइ लाभ सङ्कर जाना ||

3) भक्तिप्रियाय भवरोगभयापहाय
उग्राय दुर्गभवसागरतारणाय |

4) गुरुस्त्वं शिवस्त्वं च शक्तिस्त्वमेव
त्वमेवासि माता पितासि त्वमेव |

5) यतो जायते पाल्यते येन विश्वं
तमीशं भजे लीयते यत्र विश्वम् |

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