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Dattatreya Stotram Meaning — Line by Line

श्रीदत्तात्रेय स्तोत्रम्

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Meaning — Line by Line

Every verse of Dattatreya Stotram with its English meaning. Tap any word to hear it, or ▶ to recite the verse.

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  1. Verse 1. Jataadharam Paanduraangam Shoola-hastam Kripaa-nidhim
  2. Verse 2. Jagad-utpatti-kartre Cha Sthiti-samhaara-hetave
  3. Verse 3. Jaraa-janma-vinaashaaya Deha-shuddhi-karaaya Cha
  4. Verse 4. Karpoora-kaanti-dehaaya Brahma-moorti-dharaaya Cha
  5. Verse 5. Hrasva-deergha-krisha-sthoola-naama-gotra-vivarjita
  6. Verse 6. Yajna-bhokte Cha Yajnaaya Yajna-roopa-dharaaya Cha
  7. Verse 7. Aadau Brahmaa Madhye Vishnur-ante Devah Sadaashivah
  8. Verse 8. Bhogaalayaaya Bhogaaya Yoga-yogyaaya Dhaarine
  9. Verse 9. Digambaraaya Divyaaya Divya-roopa-dharaaya Cha
  10. Verse 10. Jamboo-dveepa-mahaa-kshetra-maataa-pura-nivaasine
  11. Verse 11. Bhikshaatanam Grihe Graame Paatram Hema-mayam Kare
  12. Verse 12. Brahma-jnaana-mayee Mudraa Vastre Cha-aakaasha-bhootale
  13. Verse 13. Avadhoota-sadaananda-para-brahma-svaroopine
  14. Verse 14. Satya-roopa-sadaachaara-satya-dharma-paraayana
  15. Verse 15. Shoola-hasta-gadaa-paane Vana-maalaa-su-kandhara
  16. Verse 16. Ksharaakshara-svaroopaaya Paraat-para-taraaya Cha
  17. Verse 17. Datta Vidyaadhya-lakshmeesha Datta Svaatma-svaroopine
  18. Verse 18. Shatru-naasha-karam Stotram Jnaana-vijnaana-daayakam
  19. Verse 19. Idam Stotram Mahad-divyam Datta-pratyaksha-kaarakam
Verse 1#

Jataadharam Paanduraangam Shoola-hastam Kripaa-nidhim

जटाधरं पाण्डुराङ्गं शूलहस्तं कृपानिधिम्। सर्वरोगहरं देवं दत्तात्रेयमहं भजे॥

Jataadharam Paanduraangam Shoola-hastam Kripaa-nidhim Sarva-roga-haram Devam Dattaatreyam-aham Bhaje

MeaningI worship Lord Dattatreya — bearer of matted locks, of fair body smeared with ash, holding a trident, the treasure-house of compassion, the divine remover of all diseases.

Verse 2#

Jagad-utpatti-kartre Cha Sthiti-samhaara-hetave

जगदुत्पत्तिकर्त्रे स्थितिसंहारहेतवे। भवपाशविमुक्ताय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१॥

Jagad-utpatti-kartre Cha Sthiti-samhaara-hetave Bhava-paasha-vimuktaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (1)

MeaningTo the creator of the universe, the cause of its sustenance and dissolution, the liberator from the bonds of worldly existence — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 3#

Jaraa-janma-vinaashaaya Deha-shuddhi-karaaya Cha

जराजन्मविनाशाय देहशुद्धिकराय च। दिगम्बरदयामूर्ते दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥२॥

Jaraa-janma-vinaashaaya Deha-shuddhi-karaaya Cha Digambara-dayaa-moorte Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (2)

MeaningTo the destroyer of old age and birth, the purifier of the body, O sky-clad embodiment of compassion — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 4#

Karpoora-kaanti-dehaaya Brahma-moorti-dharaaya Cha

कर्पूरकान्तिदेहाय ब्रह्ममूर्तिधराय च। वेदशास्त्रपरिज्ञाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥३॥

Karpoora-kaanti-dehaaya Brahma-moorti-dharaaya Cha Veda-shaastra-parijnaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (3)

MeaningTo him whose body shines like camphor, who bears the form of Brahman, the knower of all the Vedas and scriptures — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 5#

Hrasva-deergha-krisha-sthoola-naama-gotra-vivarjita

ह्रस्वदीर्घकृशस्थूल-नामगोत्र-विवर्जित। पञ्चभूतैकदीप्ताय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥४॥

Hrasva-deergha-krisha-sthoola-naama-gotra-vivarjita Pancha-bhootaika-deeptaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (4)

MeaningO you who are beyond short and long, lean and stout, beyond name and lineage, who shine as the one light within the five elements — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 6#

Yajna-bhokte Cha Yajnaaya Yajna-roopa-dharaaya Cha

यज्ञभोक्ते यज्ञाय यज्ञरूपधराय च। यज्ञप्रियाय सिद्धाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥५॥

Yajna-bhokte Cha Yajnaaya Yajna-roopa-dharaaya Cha Yajna-priyaaya Siddhaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (5)

MeaningTo him who is the enjoyer of sacrifice, the sacrifice itself, who assumes the form of sacrifice, the beloved of sacrifice, the perfected one — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 7#

Aadau Brahmaa Madhye Vishnur-ante Devah Sadaashivah

आदौ ब्रह्मा मध्ये विष्णुरन्ते देवः सदाशिवः। मूर्तित्रयस्वरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥६॥

Aadau Brahmaa Madhye Vishnur-ante Devah Sadaashivah Moorti-traya-svaroopaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (6)

MeaningBrahma in the beginning, Vishnu in the middle, and Sadashiva at the end — to him who is the very embodiment of the three forms (Trimurti) — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 8#

Bhogaalayaaya Bhogaaya Yoga-yogyaaya Dhaarine

भोगालयाय भोगाय योगयोग्याय धारिणे। जितेन्द्रियजितज्ञाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥७॥

Bhogaalayaaya Bhogaaya Yoga-yogyaaya Dhaarine Jitendriya-jita-jnaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (7)

MeaningTo the abode of enjoyment and the enjoyment itself, the one worthy of yoga who sustains all, the conqueror of the senses and of knowing — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 9#

Digambaraaya Divyaaya Divya-roopa-dharaaya Cha

दिगम्बराय दिव्याय दिव्यरूपधराय च। सदोदितपरब्रह्म दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥८॥

Digambaraaya Divyaaya Divya-roopa-dharaaya Cha Sadodita-para-brahma Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (8)

MeaningTo the sky-clad, the divine, who assumes a divine form, the ever-arisen Supreme Brahman — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 10#

Jamboo-dveepa-mahaa-kshetra-maataa-pura-nivaasine

जम्बूद्वीपमहाक्षेत्रमातापुरनिवासिने। जयमानसतां देव दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥९॥

Jamboo-dveepa-mahaa-kshetra-maataa-pura-nivaasine Jaya-maanasataam Deva Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (9)

MeaningTo him who dwells in the great holy field of Jambudvipa at Matapura (Mahur), O God who conquers the minds (of devotees) — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 11#

Bhikshaatanam Grihe Graame Paatram Hema-mayam Kare

भिक्षाटनं गृहे ग्रामे पात्रं हेममयं करे। नानास्वादमयी भिक्षा दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१०॥

Bhikshaatanam Grihe Graame Paatram Hema-mayam Kare Naanaa-svaada-mayee Bhikshaa Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (10)

MeaningWho goes begging from house to house in the village with a golden bowl in hand, whose alms are of many flavours — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 12#

Brahma-jnaana-mayee Mudraa Vastre Cha-aakaasha-bhootale

ब्रह्मज्ञानमयी मुद्रा वस्त्रे चाकाशभूतले। प्रज्ञानघनबोधाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥११॥

Brahma-jnaana-mayee Mudraa Vastre Cha-aakaasha-bhootale Prajnaana-ghana-bodhaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (11)

MeaningWhose hand shows the seal of knowledge of Brahman, whose garment is the sky and whose seat is the earth, who is dense, awakened consciousness — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 13#

Avadhoota-sadaananda-para-brahma-svaroopine

अवधूतसदानन्दपरब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे। विदेहदेहरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१२॥

Avadhoota-sadaananda-para-brahma-svaroopine Videha-deha-roopaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (12)

MeaningTo the avadhuta of the nature of ever-blissful Supreme Brahman, embodied yet bodiless (videha) — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 14#

Satya-roopa-sadaachaara-satya-dharma-paraayana

सत्यरूपसदाचारसत्यधर्मपरायण। सत्याश्रयपरोक्षाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१३॥

Satya-roopa-sadaachaara-satya-dharma-paraayana Satyaashraya-parokshaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (13)

MeaningO you who are of the form of truth, of righteous conduct, devoted to the true Dharma, the refuge of truth and beyond perception — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 15#

Shoola-hasta-gadaa-paane Vana-maalaa-su-kandhara

शूलहस्तगदापाणे वनमालासुकन्धर। यज्ञसूत्रधरब्रह्मन् दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१४॥

Shoola-hasta-gadaa-paane Vana-maalaa-su-kandhara Yajna-sootra-dhara-brahman Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (14)

MeaningO you who hold the trident and the mace in your hands, with the forest-garland gracing your neck, the Brahman who wears the sacred thread — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 16#

Ksharaakshara-svaroopaaya Paraat-para-taraaya Cha

क्षराक्षरस्वरूपाय परात्परतराय च। दत्तमुक्तिपरस्तोत्र दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१५॥

Ksharaakshara-svaroopaaya Paraat-para-taraaya Cha Datta-mukti-para-stotra Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (15)

MeaningTo him who is of the form of the perishable and the imperishable, and is higher than the highest, O hymn that grants the supreme liberation bestowed (datta) — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 17#

Datta Vidyaadhya-lakshmeesha Datta Svaatma-svaroopine

दत्त विद्याढ्यलक्ष्मीश दत्त स्वात्मस्वरूपिणे। गुणनिर्गुणरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१६॥

Datta Vidyaadhya-lakshmeesha Datta Svaatma-svaroopine Guna-nirguna-roopaaya Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (16)

MeaningO Datta, lord of the wealth of knowledge, O Datta who is the very form of one's own Self, of the form of both with and without attributes — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 18#

Shatru-naasha-karam Stotram Jnaana-vijnaana-daayakam

शत्रुनाशकरं स्तोत्रं ज्ञानविज्ञानदायकम्। सर्वपापं शमं याति दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते॥१७॥

Shatru-naasha-karam Stotram Jnaana-vijnaana-daayakam Sarva-paapam Shamam Yaati Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te (17)

MeaningThis hymn destroys enemies and bestows knowledge and realisation; all sins are quelled by it — O Dattatreya, salutations to you.

Verse 19#

Idam Stotram Mahad-divyam Datta-pratyaksha-kaarakam

इदं स्तोत्रं महद्दिव्यं दत्तप्रत्यक्षकारकम्। दत्तात्रेयप्रसादाच्च नारदेन प्रकीर्तितम्॥१८॥

Idam Stotram Mahad-divyam Datta-pratyaksha-kaarakam Dattaatreya-prasaadaach-cha Naaradena Prakeertitam (18)

MeaningThis great and divine hymn brings the direct vision (pratyaksha) of Datta; by the grace of Dattatreya it was proclaimed by the sage Narada.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

जटाधरम्
Jataadharam
Bearer of matted locks (jata) — the ascetic form
पाण्डुराङ्गम्
Paanduraangam
Whose body is fair/white (smeared with ash)
शूलहस्तम्
Shoola-hastam
Holding a trident in his hand
कृपानिधिम्
Kripaa-nidhim
The treasure-house (ocean) of compassion
सर्वरोगहरम्
Sarva-roga-haram
Remover of all diseases
दत्तात्रेयमहं भजे
Dattaatreyam-aham Bhaje
I worship Lord Dattatreya
जगदुत्पत्तिकर्त्रे
Jagad-utpatti-kartre
To the creator of the universe
स्थितिसंहारहेतवे
Sthiti-samhaara-hetave
The cause of its sustenance and dissolution
भवपाशविमुक्ताय
Bhava-paasha-vimuktaaya
The liberator from the bonds of worldly existence
दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते
Dattaatreya Namo'stu Te
O Dattatreya, salutations be to you (the refrain of each verse)
जराजन्मविनाशाय
Jaraa-janma-vinaashaaya
Destroyer of old age and (the cycle of) birth
दिगम्बरदयामूर्ते
Digambara-dayaa-moorte
O sky-clad (naked ascetic) embodiment of compassion
ब्रह्ममूर्तिधराय
Brahma-moorti-dharaaya
Who bears the form of Brahman (the Absolute)
आदौ ब्रह्मा मध्ये विष्णुः
Aadau Brahmaa Madhye Vishnuh
Brahma in the beginning, Vishnu in the middle
अन्ते देवः सदाशिवः
Ante Devah Sadaashivah
And Sadashiva (Shiva) at the end
मूर्तित्रयस्वरूपाय
Moorti-traya-svaroopaaya
Who is the very embodiment of the three forms (the Trimurti)
अवधूत
Avadhoota
The avadhuta — the liberated one who has shaken off all worldly bonds
सदानन्दपरब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे
Sadaananda-para-brahma-svaroopine
Of the nature of ever-blissful Supreme Brahman
शत्रुनाशकरं स्तोत्रम्
Shatru-naasha-karam Stotram
This hymn which destroys enemies
ज्ञानविज्ञानदायकम्
Jnaana-vijnaana-daayakam
Bestower of knowledge and realisation
नारदेन प्रकीर्तितम्
Naaradena Prakeertitam
Was sung/proclaimed by the sage Narada

Origin & History

Source: Proclaimed by the sage Narada (Narada-krita Dattatreya Stotram); transmitted in the Puranic and Datta-sampradaya tradition

Author: Sage Narada (as stated in the closing verse)

Period: Ancient (Puranic)

Lord Dattatreya was born to the great sage Atri and his pativrata wife Anasuya as the union of the three supreme gods — Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva — who came to test and then bless her devotion. He grew into the ideal avadhuta and Adi Guru, wandering naked and free, begging his food, established in the bliss of Brahman. This stotra, sung by the celestial sage Narada by the grace of Datta himself, gathers his glories — his ash-smeared ascetic form with trident and begging bowl, his identity as the Trimurti, and his power to heal disease and grant liberation — and closes by declaring that it bestows the very vision of the Lord.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lord Dattatreya?
Dattatreya is a revered deity worshipped as the combined incarnation of the Trimurti — Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva — born to the sage Atri and his devoted wife Anasuya. He is honoured as the Adi Guru (primal teacher) and the supreme avadhuta, an ascetic established in the bliss of Brahman.
Who composed the Dattatreya Stotram?
This stotram, beginning 'Jatadharam Pandurangam', was proclaimed by the divine sage Narada, as stated in its final verse, and is preserved in the Puranic tradition. It is therefore often called the Narada-krita Dattatreya Stotram.
What are the benefits of reciting it?
The hymn itself declares that it removes all diseases, destroys enemies, quells all sins, and bestows knowledge and realisation. It is also said to grant the direct vision of Lord Dattatreya and to free the devotee from the bonds of worldly existence.
When should the Dattatreya Stotram be chanted?
It is most auspicious on Thursdays (Guruvar), the day of the Guru, and on Datta Jayanti (the full moon of Margashirsha). Many devotees recite it daily, morning or evening, as a prayer to the Guru for protection, health and guidance.

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