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Meaning — Line by Line
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Vande vandyaṁ sadānandaṁ vāsudevaṁ nirañjanam।
वन्दे वन्द्यं सदानन्दं वासुदेवं निरञ्जनम्। इन्दिरा-पति-माद्य-आदि-वरद-इष्ट-वर-प्रदम्॥
Vande vandyaṁ sadānandaṁ vāsudevaṁ nirañjanam। Indirā-pati-mādya-ādi-varada-iṣṭa-vara-pradam॥
MeaningI 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.
Namāmi nikhila-ādhāra-durita-agha-ogha-nāśanam।
नमामि निखिल-आधार-दुरित-अघ-ओघ-नाशनम्। परमानन्द-तीर्थ-उक्तं हरि-पादाब्ज-षट्पदम्॥
Namāmi nikhila-ādhāra-durita-agha-ogha-nāśanam। Paramānanda-tīrtha-uktaṁ hari-pādābja-ṣaṭpadam॥
MeaningI 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.
Sṛṣṭi-sthiti-saṁhāra-kartāraṁ viśva-tomukham।
सृष्टि-स्थिति-संहार-कर्तारं विश्व-तोमुखम्। सर्व-ज्ञं सर्व-शक्तिं तं नमामि श्रिय-पति हरिम्॥
Sṛṣṭi-sthiti-saṁhāra-kartāraṁ viśva-tomukham। Sarva-jñaṁ sarva-śaktiṁ taṁ namāmi śriya-pati harim॥
MeaningI 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.
Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya॥
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय॥
Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya॥
MeaningOm — salutations to Lord Vasudeva.
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Origin & History
Source: Dwadasa Stotra (Madhva / Dvaita Vedanta tradition)
Author: Sri Madhvacharya (Ananda Tirtha)
Period: 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.
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