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Dwadasa Stotra in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Daily at dawn or during food offering (naivedya); especially auspicious before meals and during Vishnu worship·📜 Dwadasa Stotra (Madhva / Dvaita Vedanta tradition)

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Origin & Story

Dwadasa Stotra (Madhva / Dvaita Vedanta tradition) · Sri Madhvacharya (Ananda Tirtha) · 13th century CE

Sri Madhvacharya composed the Dwadasa Stotra after installing the sacred image of Lord Krishna at Udupi. Tradition relates that he received the murti — said to have been worshipped long ago by Rukmini — and consecrated it for daily worship. He sang these twelve hymns at the time of offering food to the Lord, blending profound philosophy with heartfelt devotion, and they have remained central to Madhva worship ever since.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition recounts that Sri Madhvacharya retrieved the image of Bala Krishna from a ball of sacred clay (gopichandana) carried by a ship he had saved from a storm, and installed it at Udupi; it is believed that the Dwadasa Stotra, sung at the daily food offering, draws the living presence of the Lord, and devotees recount the deity once turning to grant darshan to the humble saint Kanaka Dasa.

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Verse 1

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾-𑌪𑌤𑌿-𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯-𑌆𑌦𑌿-𑌵𑌰𑌦-𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟-𑌵𑌰-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍍॥

Vande vandyaṁ sadānandaṁ vāsudevaṁ nirañjanam। Indirā-pati-mādya-ādi-varada-iṣṭa-vara-pradam॥

Meaning:I bow to Vasudeva — the one worthy of all worship, ever-blissful, stainless and pure, the Lord of Indira (Lakshmi), the foremost giver of boons, who grants every cherished blessing.

Verse 2

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲-𑌆𑌧𑌾𑌰-𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤-𑌅𑌘-𑌓𑌘-𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌿-𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜-𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍॥

Namāmi nikhila-ādhāra-durita-agha-ogha-nāśanam। Paramānanda-tīrtha-uktaṁ hari-pādābja-ṣaṭpadam॥

Meaning:I salute the Lord who is the support of all, the destroyer of the flood of sins and evils — He who is praised by Ananda Tirtha (Madhvacharya), the bee humming at the lotus-feet of Hari.

Verse 3

𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰-𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵-𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯-𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍॥

Sṛṣṭi-sthiti-saṁhāra-kartāraṁ viśva-tomukham। Sarva-jñaṁ sarva-śaktiṁ taṁ namāmi śriya-pati harim॥

Meaning:I bow to that Hari, consort of Sri — the doer of creation, preservation and dissolution, whose presence faces every direction, the all-knowing and all-powerful Lord.

Verse 4

𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯॥

Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya॥

Meaning:Om — salutations to Lord Vasudeva.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊vandeI bow, I worship, I offer salutations

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊vandyamthe one worthy of all worship and adoration

𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊sadānandamthe ever-blissful one, of eternal joy

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊vāsudevamVasudeva, the indwelling Supreme Lord (Krishna / Vishnu)

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊nirañjanamthe stainless, the pure, free from all blemish

𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾-𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊indirā-patimthe consort (Lord) of Indira (Lakshmi)

𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟-𑌵𑌰-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊iṣṭa-vara-pradamthe bestower of cherished boons / desired blessings

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊namāmiI bow down, I salute

𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲-𑌆𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊nikhila-ādhāramthe support / substratum of all that exists

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤-𑌅𑌘-𑌓𑌘-𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊durita-agha-ogha-nāśanamthe destroyer of the flood of sins and evils

𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊paramānanda-tīrtha-uktampraised / declared by (Ananda Tirtha) Madhvacharya

𑌹𑌰𑌿-𑌪𑌾𑌦-𑌅𑌬𑍍𑌜-𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊hari-pāda-abja-ṣaṭpadam(Madhva) the bee at the lotus-feet of Hari

𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰-𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊sṛṣṭi-sthiti-saṁhāra-kartāramthe doer of creation, preservation and dissolution

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵-𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍🔊viśva-tomukhamthe one whose faces are turned everywhere (all-pervading)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍🔊sarva-jñamthe all-knowing, omniscient one

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊sarva-śaktimthe all-powerful, omnipotent one

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯-𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊śriya-patimthe Lord (consort) of Sri (Lakshmi)

𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊harimHari, the remover of sins and sorrows (Vishnu)

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊vāsudevāya namaḥsalutations to Lord Vasudeva

Benefits of Chanting Dwadasa Stotra

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Invokes the grace of Vishnu-Vasudeva, the bestower of all cherished boons

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Traditionally sung during naivedya (food offering) to invoke the Lord's presence

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Cultivates devotion combined with right knowledge (jnana) of the Supreme

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Believed to destroy the accumulated burden of sins and inner impurities

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Brings peace, contentment and steadiness of mind through divine remembrance

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Leads the devotee toward liberation through surrender to Hari

How to Chant Dwadasa Stotra

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Best TimeDaily at dawn or during food offering (naivedya); especially auspicious before meals and during Vishnu worship

Recite or sing with devotion and a calm, grateful mind, ideally before an image of Krishna or Vishnu. The complete work comprises twelve stotras of melodious verses; in the Madhva tradition they are chanted during the offering of food to the Lord. Begin as given here with 'Vande vandyam'. Singing with the traditional tunes deepens the mood; conclude with salutations to Vasudeva. Cleanliness and a spirit of surrender enhance the practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Dwadasa Stotra written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Dwadasa Stotra was composed by Sri Madhvacharya, also known as Ananda Tirtha or Purnaprajna (13th century CE), the founder of the Dvaita (Tattvavada) school of Vedanta.

'Dwadasa' means twelve, so Dwadasa Stotra means 'the Twelve Hymns' — a set of twelve devotional poems in praise of Lord Vishnu-Vasudeva.

It is traditionally sung in Madhva temples — especially at Udupi — during the naivedya, the ceremonial offering of food to Lord Krishna, and is also recited daily by devotees as a part of their worship.

Sri Madhvacharya established the worship of Lord Krishna at Udupi, where the deity he installed is offered food daily. By tradition the Dwadasa Stotra is sung at that offering, linking the hymn intimately with Udupi Krishna.