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𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Dashavatara Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning or evening; especially Thursdays and Ekadashi·📜 Vadiraja Tirtha

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Vadiraja Tirtha · Vadiraja Tirtha · Medieval

The Dashavatara Stotram is traditionally ascribed to Vadiraja Tirtha. A hymn to the ten avatars (Dashavatara) of Lord Vishnu — Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki — each descent praised for the dharma it restored.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that to recite the Dashavatara Stotram with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.

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The Mantra

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𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌯 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑍃𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯-𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵-𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌯 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤-𑌰𑌾𑌘𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤-𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌕𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌿-𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤-𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌕𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌥-𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸-𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍋𑌧-𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌯-𑌪𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌯 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌿𑌰-𑌦𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌹𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰-𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌗-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌷𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟-𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌦-𑌹𑌾𑌰-𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀-𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌬𑌰-𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 । 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍋𑌷-𑌕𑍋𑌟𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁-𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵-𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯। 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍂𑌤-𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌤-𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 । 𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍈-𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌶-𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌬𑌸𑍍𑌥 𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍍 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 ॥ ௧॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌰𑌣-𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

namo'stu nārāyaṇamandirāya namo'stu hārāyaṇakandharāya | namo'stu matsyāya layābdhigāya namo'stu kūrmāya payobdhigāya | namo varāhāya dharādharāya namo nṛsiṃhāya parātparāya || 2|| namo'stu śakrāśraya-vāmanāya namo'stu viprotsava-bhārgavāya | namo'stu sītāhita-rāghavāya namo'stu pārthastuta-yādavāya || 3|| namo'stu buddhāya vimohakāya namo'stu te kalki-payoditāya | namo'stu pūrṇāmitasadguṇāya samasta-nāthāya hayānanāya || 4|| karastha-śaṅkhollasa-dakṣamālā-prabodha-mudrābhaya-pustakāya | namo'stu vaktrodgira-dāgamāya nirasta heyāya hayānanāya || 5|| ramāsamākāra-catuṣṭayena kramāccaturdikṣu niṣevitāya | namo'stu pārśvadvayaga-dvirūpaśriyābhiṣiktāya hayānanāya || 6|| kirīṭa-paṭṭāṅgada-hāra-kāñcī-suratnapītāṃbara-nūpurādyaiḥ | virājitāṅgāya namo'stu tubhyaṃ suraiḥ parītāya hayānanāya || 7|| vidoṣa-koṭīndu-nibhaprabhāya viśeṣato madhva-muni-priyāya| vimuktavandyāya namo'stu viśvagvidhūta-vighnāya hayānanāya || 8|| namo'stu śiṣṭeṣṭada vādirājakṛtāṣṭakābhiṣṭuta-ceṣṭitāya | dasāvatārai-stridasārthadāya niśeśa-biṃbastha hayānanāya || 9|| namo'stu pārāyaṇacarcitāya namo'stu nārāyaṇ te'rcitāya || 1|| || iti vādirājapūjyacaraṇa-viracitaṃ daśāvatārastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||

Meaning:A hymn to the ten avatars (Dashavatara) of Lord Vishnu — Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki — each descent praised for the dharma it restored.

Benefits of Chanting Dashavatara Stotram

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Recitation of the Dashavatara Stotram is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.

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Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.

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Most auspicious on Thursdays and Ekadashi, and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.

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A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.

How to Chant Dashavatara Stotram

Repetitions1times

Best TimeMorning or evening; especially Thursdays and Ekadashi

FaceEast or North

Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Dashavatara Stotram slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Dashavatara 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.

A hymn to the ten avatars (Dashavatara) of Lord Vishnu — Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki — each descent praised for the dharma it restored.

It is attributed to Vadiraja Tirtha (Vadiraja Tirtha). It is recited in the morning or evening with devotion, and especially on Thursdays and Ekadashi and during Ekadashi and Vishnu festivals.

Origin & Story

The Mantra

Benefits of Chanting Dashavatara Stotram

How to Chant Dashavatara Stotram

Frequently Asked Questions

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