vishnuramavijayaraghavatirupputkuzhi

Paramartha Stuti

परमार्थस्तुतिः

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning or evening; daily, and especially on Rama-related days and Vishnu festivals·📜 Paramartha Stuti (a stuti of ten verses on Lord Vijayaraghava of Tirupputkuzhi)

Also known as: paramartha stuti · paramaartha stuti · paramartha stuthi · sri paramartha stuti · vedanta desika paramartha stuti · rana pungava stuti

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Paramartha Stuti ('Hymn on the Supreme Goal') is a ten-verse hymn by Swami Vedanta Desika in praise of Lord Vijayaraghava (Rama) of Tirupputkuzhi, lovingly addressed as 'Rana-pungava,' the bull among warriors. Following the Ramayana in an esoteric way, it celebrates the Lord as the sworn protector of all who surrender — citing Jatayu, Vibhishana and even Ravana — and declares the highest goal (paramartha) to be not the four worldly aims but the eternal joy of loving service at His feet. The first verse is in anushtup metre and the rest in the lilting oupacchandasika metre.

Origin & Story

Paramartha Stuti (a stuti of ten verses on Lord Vijayaraghava of Tirupputkuzhi) · Vedanta Desika (Venkatanatha) · 13th-14th century CE

Swami Vedanta Desika composed the Paramartha Stuti in praise of Lord Vijayaraghava (Rama) at the Tirupputkuzhi Divya Desam near Kanchipuram, the holy place linked with Jatayu of the Ramayana. Addressing the Lord throughout as 'Rana-pungava,' the foremost among warriors, and following the Ramayana in a hidden, contemplative way, Desika sets forth the supreme goal (paramartha) of the soul: to disregard the lesser human aims and live wholly for the eternal, loving service of the Lord, who has vowed never to forsake one who surrenders to Him.

✦ As told in scripture

At Tirupputkuzhi the Lord is celebrated for granting liberation to Jatayu, the aged vulture who fought Ravana to save Sita and fell mortally wounded; performing the bird's final rites and bestowing upon him the highest state, the Lord showed that one who gives his all for Him — as the Paramartha Stuti proclaims — gains every fruit, and devotees pray that the same grace embrace them.

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Verse 1

श्रीमद्गृध्रसरस्तीरपारिजातमुपास्महे । यत्र तुङ्गैरतुङ्गैश्च प्रणतैर्गृह्यते फलम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīmadgṛdhrasarastīrapārijātamupāsmahe | yatra tuṅgairatuṅgaiśca praṇatairgṛhyate phalam || 1 ||

Meaning:We worship the glorious wish-granting Parijata tree on the bank of the sacred Gridhra lake, where the high and the lowly alike, simply by bowing, obtain their desired fruit.

Verse 2

गुरुभिस्त्वदनन्यसर्वभावैर् गुणसिन्धौ कृतसम्प्लवस्त्वदीये । रणपुङ्गव वन्दिभावमिच्छन्न् अहमस्म्येकमनुग्रहास्पदं ते ॥ २ ॥

gurubhistvadananyasarvabhāvair guṇasindhau kṛtasamplavastvadīye | raṇapuṅgava vandibhāvamicchann ahamasmyekamanugrahāspadaṃ te || 2 ||

Meaning:O foremost of warriors! Bathed in the ocean of Your virtues through preceptors wholly devoted to You, wishing to become Your bard, I am, by myself, a sole object of Your grace.

Verse 3

भुवनाश्रयभूषणास्त्रवर्गं मनसि त्वन्मयतां ममातनोतु । वपुराहवपुङ्गव त्वदीयं महिषीणामनिमेषदर्शनीयम् ॥ ३ ॥

bhuvanāśrayabhūṣaṇāstravargaṃ manasi tvanmayatāṃ mamātanotu | vapurāhavapuṅgava tvadīyaṃ mahiṣīṇāmanimeṣadarśanīyam || 3 ||

Meaning:O bull among warriors! May Your form — the array of ornaments and weapons of You who are the refuge of the worlds, a form fit to be gazed upon unwinkingly by Your consorts — fill my mind with absorption in You.

Verse 4

अभिरक्षितुमग्रतः स्थितं त्वाम् प्रणवे पार्थरथे च भावयन्तः । अहितप्रशमैरयत्नलभ्यैः कथयन्त्याहवपुङ्गवं गुणज्ञाः ॥ ४ ॥

abhirakṣitumagrataḥ sthitaṃ tvām praṇave pārtharathe ca bhāvayantaḥ | ahitapraśamairayatnalabhyaiḥ kathayantyāhavapuṅgavaṃ guṇajñāḥ || 4 ||

Meaning:Those who know Your qualities, meditating upon You — who stand in front to protect, present in the Pranava (Om) and upon Arjuna's chariot — call You the 'bull in battle' for the effortless quelling of all that is harmful.

Verse 5

कमला निरपायधर्मपत्नी करुणाद्याः स्वयमृत्विजो गुणास्ते । अवनं श्रयतामहीनमाद्यं स च धर्मस्त्वदनन्यसेवनीयः ॥ ५ ॥

kamalā nirapāyadharmapatnī karuṇādyāḥ svayamṛtvijo guṇāste | avanaṃ śrayatāmahīnamādyaṃ sa ca dharmastvadananyasevanīyaḥ || 5 ||

Meaning:Kamala (Lakshmi), Your never-failing consort, and Your own virtues beginning with compassion, are themselves the officiating priests for the complete, primordial protection of those who resort to You; and that protective dharma is to be served through none but You.

Verse 6

कृपणाः सुधियः कृपासहायं शरणं त्वां रणपुङ्गव प्रपन्नाः । अपवर्गनयादनन्यभावा वरिवस्यारसमेकमाद्रियन्ते ॥ ६ ॥

kṛpaṇāḥ sudhiyaḥ kṛpāsahāyaṃ śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ raṇapuṅgava prapannāḥ | apavarganayādananyabhāvā varivasyārasamekamādriyante || 6 ||

Meaning:The wise, though utterly helpless, taking refuge in You — whose helper is compassion, O bull among warriors — having (true) liberation as their way and devoted to none else, cherish solely the one joy of Your service.

Verse 7

अवधीर्य चतुर्विधं पुमर्थं भवदर्थे विनियुक्तजीवितः सन् । लभते भवतः फलानि जन्तुर् निखिलान्यत्र निदर्शनं जटायुः ॥ ७ ॥

avadhīrya caturvidhaṃ pumarthaṃ bhavadarthe viniyuktajīvitaḥ san | labhate bhavataḥ phalāni jantur nikhilānyatra nidarśanaṃ jaṭāyuḥ || 7 ||

Meaning:Disregarding the fourfold human goal (as ends in themselves) and dedicating his whole life to Your purpose, a being obtains all the fruits that come from You — of which Jatayu, the vulture, is the shining example.

Verse 8

शरणागतरक्षणव्रती मां न विहातुं रणपुङ्गवार्हसि त्वम् । विदितिं भुवने विभीषणो वा यदि वा रावण इत्युदीरितं ते ॥ ८ ॥

śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇavratī māṃ na vihātuṃ raṇapuṅgavārhasi tvam | viditiṃ bhuvane vibhīṣaṇo vā yadi vā rāvaṇa ityudīritaṃ te || 8 ||

Meaning:O bull among warriors, bound by the vow of protecting those who seek refuge, You ought not to forsake me — for it has been declared in this world by You that 'be it Vibhishana, or even Ravana (whoever truly surrenders, I shall protect).'

Verse 9

भुजगेन्द्रगरुत्मदादिलभ्यैस् त्वदनुज्ञानुभवप्रवाहभेदैः । स्वपदे रणपुङ्गव स्वयं मां परिचर्याविभवैः परिष्क्रियेथाः ॥ ९ ॥

bhujagendragarutmadādilabhyais tvadanujñānubhavapravāhabhedaiḥ | svapade raṇapuṅgava svayaṃ māṃ paricaryāvibhavaiḥ pariṣkriyethāḥ || 9 ||

Meaning:In Your own supreme abode, O bull among warriors, may You Yourself adorn me with the riches of varied service — those streams of experience flowing from Your sanction, attainable (even) by Adishesha, Garuda and the rest.

Verse 10

विमलाशय वेङ्कटेशजन्मा रमणीया रणपुङ्गव प्रसादात् । अनसूयुभिरादरेण भाव्या परमार्थस्तुतिरन्वहं प्रपन्नैः ॥ १० ॥

vimalāśaya veṅkaṭeśajanmā ramaṇīyā raṇapuṅgava prasādāt | anasūyubhirādareṇa bhāvyā paramārthastutiranvahaṃ prapannaiḥ || 10 ||

Meaning:O You of pure heart! This delightful Paramartha Stuti, born of (Venkatesa) Vedanta Desika by the grace of the bull among warriors, is to be cherished with reverence, day after day, by the surrendered ones, free of envy.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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श्रीमद्गृध्रसरस्तीरपारिजातम्🔊śrīmadgṛdhrasarastīrapārijātamthe glorious wish-fulfilling Parijata tree on the bank of the Gridhra-saras (the sacred lake)

उपास्महे🔊upāsmahewe worship / meditate upon

यत्र तुङ्गैः अतुङ्गैः च प्रणतैः🔊yatra tuṅgaiḥ atuṅgaiḥ ca praṇataiḥwhere, by those high and lowly alike who bow down

गृह्यते फलम्🔊gṛhyate phalamthe fruit (desired result) is obtained

रणपुङ्गव🔊raṇapuṅgavaO foremost (bull) among warriors (an epithet of the Lord Vijayaraghava)

गुणसिन्धौ कृतसम्प्लवः त्वदीये🔊guṇasindhau kṛtasamplavaḥ tvadīyeimmersed (bathing) in the ocean of Your virtues

वन्दिभावम् इच्छन्🔊vandibhāvam icchanwishing to be (Your) bard / panegyrist

अहम् अस्मि एकम् अनुग्रहास्पदम् ते🔊aham asmi ekam anugrahāspadam teI am a sole object of Your grace

भुवनाश्रयभूषणास्त्रवर्गम्🔊bhuvanāśrayabhūṣaṇāstravargamthe array of ornaments and weapons of You, the support of the worlds

मनसि त्वन्मयताम् मम आतनोतु🔊manasi tvanmayatām mama ātanotumay it spread out in my mind absorption in You

आहवपुङ्गव🔊āhavapuṅgavaO foremost (bull) in battle

महिषीणाम् अनिमेषदर्शनीयम्🔊mahiṣīṇām animeṣadarśanīyamfit to be gazed upon unwinkingly by (Your) consorts

प्रणवे पार्थरथे च भावयन्तः🔊praṇave pārtharathe ca bhāvayantaḥmeditating (on You) in the Pranava (Om) and on Arjuna's chariot

अहितप्रशमैः अयत्नलभ्यैः🔊ahitapraśamaiḥ ayatnalabhyaiḥby the effortless quelling of enemies (evils)

कमला निरपायधर्मपत्नी🔊kamalā nirapāyadharmapatnīKamala (Lakshmi), the never-failing wedded consort

करुणाद्याः स्वयम् ऋत्विजः गुणाः ते🔊karuṇādyāḥ svayam ṛtvijaḥ guṇāḥ teYour virtues beginning with compassion are themselves the officiating priests

अवनम् श्रयताम् अहीनम् आद्यम्🔊avanam śrayatām ahīnam ādyamfor the protection of those who resort (to You), full and primordial

कृपणाः सुधियः कृपासहायम्🔊kṛpaṇāḥ sudhiyaḥ kṛpāsahāyamthe helpless wise ones (take refuge in) You, whose helper is compassion

वरिवस्यारसम् एकम् आद्रियन्ते🔊varivasyārasam ekam ādriyantethey cherish solely the joy of (Your) service

अवधीर्य चतुर्विधम् पुमर्थम्🔊avadhīrya caturvidham pumarthamhaving disregarded the fourfold human goals (dharma, artha, kama, moksha as ends)

निदर्शनम् जटायुः🔊nidarśanam jaṭāyuḥJatayu (the vulture) is the example (of one who gave his life for the Lord)

शरणागतरक्षणव्रती🔊śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇavratī(You who have) the sacred vow of protecting those who take refuge

न विहातुम् अर्हसि त्वम्🔊na vihātum arhasi tvamYou ought not to forsake me

विभीषणः वा यदि वा रावणः🔊vibhīṣaṇaḥ vā yadi vā rāvaṇaḥwhether (one be) Vibhishana or Ravana (the surrendered are protected)

परिचर्याविभवैः परिष्क्रियेथाः🔊paricaryāvibhavaiḥ pariṣkriyethāḥmay You adorn me with the riches of (eternal) service (at Your feet)

परमार्थस्तुतिः अन्वहम् प्रपन्नैः🔊paramārthastutiḥ anvaham prapannaiḥ(may) this Paramartha Stuti (be cherished) daily by the surrendered ones

Benefits of Chanting Paramartha Stuti

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Invokes the grace of Lord Vijayaraghava (Rama), the sworn protector of all who surrender

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Strengthens faith in saranagati through the Lord's own vow to protect — be it Vibhishana or even Ravana

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Reorients the devotee from the four worldly goals toward the true paramartha: eternal service to the Lord

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Holds up Jatayu as the supreme example of one who gave everything for the Lord and gained all

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Cultivates absorption in the beautiful, weapon-bearing form of the Lord who stands in front to protect

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Cherished by Sri Vaishnavas for daily recitation as Desika himself prescribes in the final verse

How to Chant Paramartha Stuti

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Best TimeMorning or evening; daily, and especially on Rama-related days and Vishnu festivals

Sit cleanly facing east before an image of Rama or Vishnu. Recite the ten verses with devotion, dwelling on the Lord as 'Rana-pungava,' the warrior who never forsakes one who surrenders. Reflect on the example of Jatayu and the Lord's vow of protection. As the final verse directs, cherish the hymn daily with reverence and without envy, fixing the mind on the supreme goal of eternal service.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means the 'Hymn on the Supreme Goal' (paramartha = the highest aim / ultimate truth). Its theme is that the true supreme goal for a soul is not the four ordinary human aims (dharma, artha, kama, moksha) sought as ends, but the eternal, loving service (kainkarya) of the Lord.

The hymn praises Lord Vijayaraghava (a form of Rama / Vishnu) at the Tirupputkuzhi Divya Desam near Kanchipuram. Swami Desika lovingly addresses Him as 'Rana-pungava,' 'Aahava-pungava' and 'Samara-pungava' — all meaning 'the foremost (bull) among warriors' — celebrating Him as the victorious protector. Tirupputkuzhi is associated with Jatayu, the vulture of the Ramayana.

The stuti follows the Ramayana esoterically. Jatayu (verse 7) exemplifies one who sacrificed his life for the Lord and gained the highest fruit. The reference to 'Vibhishana or even Ravana' (verse 8) recalls Rama's vow to protect anyone who genuinely seeks refuge — underscoring the doctrine of saranagati.

It was composed by Swami Vedanta Desika (1268-1369 CE). The first verse is in the anushtup metre, and the remaining nine verses are set in the melodious oupacchandasika (upajati-type) metre, giving the hymn its characteristic lilting flow.