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𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Vishnu Panchayudha Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Early morning after bathing; or before travel and any dangerous undertaking·📜 Traditional Vaishnava stotra (Pauranic / Pancharatra tradition)

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Origin & Story

Traditional Vaishnava stotra (Pauranic / Pancharatra tradition) · Traditional (attributed to ancient Vaishnava sages) · Ancient / classical

The Panchayudha Stotram celebrates the five eternal weapons (ayudhas) of Lord Vishnu, each of which is regarded not merely as an instrument but as a living divine power and an aspect of the Lord himself. In the Pancharatra and Pauranic traditions these weapons — the Sudarshana discus, Panchajanya conch, Kaumodaki mace, Nandaka sword and Sharnga bow — are worshipped as guardian deities. The hymn is composed as a sharanagati (surrender) where the devotee takes refuge in each weapon for total protection.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees traditionally hold that one who recites the Panchayudha Stotram before setting out is encircled by the Lord's five weapons and cannot be harmed by enemies, weapons, fire or water; many recite it for soldiers, travelers and the sick as a shield in moments of grave danger.

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Verse 1

𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍। 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇॥௧॥

Sphurat-sahasrāra-śikhāti-tīvraṃ sudarśanaṃ bhāskara-koṭi-tulyam। sura-dviṣāṃ prāṇa-vināśi viṣṇoḥ chakraṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye॥1॥

Meaning:I ever take refuge in the discus (Sudarshana) of Vishnu — blazing with a thousand fierce spokes, equal to ten million suns, the destroyer of the life-breath of the foes of the gods.

Verse 2

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾। 𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇॥௨॥

Viṣṇor-mukhotthānila-pūritasya yasya dhvanir-dānava-darpa-hantā। taṃ pāñcajanyaṃ śaśi-koṭi-śubhraṃ śaṅkhaṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye॥2॥

Meaning:I ever take refuge in the conch Panchajanya, white as ten million moons, filled with the breath from Vishnu's mouth, whose sound is the destroyer of the demons' pride.

Verse 3

𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍗𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍈𑌕𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑍈𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇॥௩॥

Hiraṇmayīṃ meru-samāna-sārāṃ kaumodakīṃ daitya-kulaika-hantrīm। vaikuṇṭha-vāmāgra-karābhimṛṣṭāṃ gadāṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye॥3॥

Meaning:I ever take refuge in the golden mace Kaumodaki, as solid as Mount Meru, the sole slayer of the demon races, ever grasped in the left hand of the Lord of Vaikuntha.

Verse 4

𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌠𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠- 𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍋𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇॥௪॥

Rakṣo'surāṇāṃ kaṭhinogra-kaṇṭha- chheda-kṣarach-choṇita-digdha-dhāram। taṃ nandakaṃ nāma hareḥ pradīptaṃ khaḍgaṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye॥4॥

Meaning:I ever take refuge in the blazing sword Nandaka of Hari, its edge moist with the blood streaming from the hard, fierce throats of the demon hosts.

Verse 5

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃। 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇॥௫॥

Yaj-jyā-nināda-śravaṇāt-surāṇāṃ chetāṃsi nirmukta-bhayāni sadyaḥ। bhavanti daityāśani-bāṇa-varṣi śārṅgaṃ sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye॥5॥

Meaning:I ever take refuge in the bow Sharnga, whose twang at once frees the minds of the gods from fear and rains down thunderbolt-like arrows upon the demons.

Verse 6

𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃। 𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁॥௬॥

Imaṃ hareḥ pañcha-mahāyudhānāṃ stavaṃ paṭhed-yo'nudinaṃ prabuddhaḥ। vane raṇe śatru-jalāgni-madhye yadṛchchhayāpatsu mahā-bhayeṣu॥6॥

Meaning:Whoever, awakened (early), recites daily this hymn to the five great weapons of Hari — in the forest, in battle, amidst foes, water and fire, in sudden calamities and in great terrors (is protected).

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾🔊sphurat-sahasrāra-śikhāwith a thousand blazing spokes/flaming points

𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌂🔊ati-tīvraṃexceedingly fierce, intensely sharp

𑌸𑍁𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌂🔊sudarśanaṃthe Sudarshana (discus of Vishnu)

𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊bhāskara-koṭi-tulyamequal to ten million suns in brilliance

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿🔊sura-dviṣāṃ prāṇa-vināśidestroyer of the life of the enemies of the gods

𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂🔊chakraṃthe discus

𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊sadāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadyeI always take refuge (in it)

𑌪𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂🔊pāñcajanyaṃthe Panchajanya (conch of Vishnu)

𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾🔊dānava-darpa-hantādestroyer of the pride of demons

𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌂🔊śaśi-koṭi-śubhraṃwhite/radiant as ten million moons

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌂🔊śaṅkhaṃthe conch

𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍀𑌂🔊hiraṇmayīṃgolden

𑌕𑍗𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌕𑍀𑌂🔊kaumodakīṃthe Kaumodaki (mace of Vishnu)

𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍈𑌕𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊daitya-kulaika-hantrīmsole destroyer of the race of demons

𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌂🔊gadāṃthe mace

𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌂🔊nandakaṃthe Nandaka (sword of Vishnu)

𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌂🔊khaḍgaṃthe sword

𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌂🔊śārṅgaṃthe Sharnga (bow of Vishnu)

𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊vane raṇe śatru-jalāgni-madhyein the forest, in battle, amidst enemies, water and fire

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁🔊mahā-bhayeṣuin times of great danger and terror

Benefits of Chanting Vishnu Panchayudha Stotram

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Grants powerful protection from enemies, accidents, and unseen dangers

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Traditionally recited before travel, battle, or any risky undertaking

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Invokes the five eternal weapons of Vishnu as personal guardians

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Removes fear and instills courage in times of great peril

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Believed to shield the devotee in forest, fire, water and conflict

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Daily recitation is said to ensure victory and safety in all circumstances

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Cultivates surrender (sharanagati) and unwavering faith in the Lord's protection

How to Chant Vishnu Panchayudha Stotram

Repetitions3times

Best TimeEarly morning after bathing; or before travel and any dangerous undertaking

Rise early, bathe, and sit facing east before an image of Lord Vishnu. Recite the five verses with full faith, visualizing each weapon — the blazing Sudarshana discus, the white Panchajanya conch, the golden Kaumodaki mace, the bright Nandaka sword, and the resounding Sharnga bow — surrounding and guarding you. It is especially recited before journeys or in moments of danger, mentally taking refuge in each of the Lord's weapons.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Vishnu Panchayudha Stotram 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.

They are the Sudarshana Chakra (discus), Panchajanya (conch), Kaumodaki (mace/gada), Nandaka (sword/khadga), and Sharnga (bow/dhanus). Together they are called the Pancha-ayudha, the five great weapons that Lord Vishnu wields to protect dharma and destroy evil.

It is chanted primarily for protection. Each verse surrenders to one of Vishnu's weapons as a guardian, so the hymn is recited before travel, in danger, during conflict, or whenever one seeks divine shelter from fear and harm.

Traditionally it is recited early in the morning ('prabuddhah', upon waking) after bathing, and also at any moment of danger or before a risky journey or task. The closing verse specifically promises safety in forest, battle, water, fire and sudden calamities.

They are related in spirit. The Sudarshana Ashtakam praises the discus alone, while the Panchayudha Stotram honors all five of Vishnu's weapons. Both are recited for protection and victory over negativity.