𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿
कुन्ती स्तुति in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 1, Chapter 8 (Kunti-stuti) · Sage Veda-Vyasa (as spoken by Queen Kunti) · Classical Puranic era
After the great Mahabharata war, as Lord Krishna prepared to return to Dwaraka, Queen Kunti — the mother of the Pandavas — approached Him and poured out this prayer. Recalling how He had repeatedly delivered her and her sons from deadly perils (the poison, the house of lac, the assembly, the forest, and the brahmastra of Ashwatthama), she glorified Him as the transcendental Supreme Person, hidden from ordinary eyes by Maya. Her words, recorded by Veda-Vyasa in the Bhagavata, became one of the most beloved prayers of surrender in all of Vaishnava literature.
✦ As told in scripture
When Ashwatthama released the brahmastra to destroy the unborn child in Uttara's womb, Krishna entered the womb and shielded the baby (Parikshit) from the fiery weapon — one of the very deliverances Kunti recalls. Devotees hold that those who pray her words with sincerity gain the same shelter of the Lord, who protects His surrendered ones from every danger and from rebirth itself.
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𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥
namasye puruṣaṃ tvādyam īśvaraṃ prakṛteḥ param | alakṣyaṃ sarva-bhūtānām antar bahir avasthitam ||
Meaning:मैं आपको नमस्कार करती हूँ — आप आदिपुरुष हैं, परमेश्वर हैं, प्रकृति से परे हैं, समस्त प्राणियों के भीतर और बाहर स्थित होते हुए भी सबके लिए अदृश्य रहते हैं।
𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌧𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌜𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌾 𑌨𑌟𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌰𑍋 𑌯𑌥𑌾 ॥
māyā-javanikācchannam ajñādhokṣajam avyayam | na lakṣyase mūḍha-dṛśā naṭo nāṭyadharo yathā ||
Meaning:हे अव्यय अधोक्षज! माया के पर्दे से ढके होने के कारण मूढ़ दृष्टि वाले आपको नहीं देख पाते, जैसे रंगमंच पर वेश धारण किए नट को दर्शक पहचान नहीं पाते।
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌮 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ॥
tathā paramahaṃsānāṃ munīnām amalātmanām | bhakti-yoga-vidhānārthaṃ kathaṃ paśyema hi striyaḥ ||
Meaning:जब निर्मल हृदय वाले परमहंस मुनि भी भक्तियोग के द्वारा ही आपके दर्शन कर पाते हैं, तब हम स्त्रियाँ आपको कैसे देख सकती हैं?
𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍀𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌚 । 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya devakī-nandanāya ca | nanda-gopa-kumārāya govindāya namo namaḥ ||
Meaning:इसलिए मैं वसुदेवपुत्र कृष्ण को, देवकीनन्दन को, नन्द गोप के बालक को, गोविन्द को बारम्बार नमस्कार करती हूँ।
𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍇 । 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 ॥
namaḥ paṅkaja-nābhāya namaḥ paṅkaja-māline | namaḥ paṅkaja-netrāya namas te paṅkajāṅghraye ||
Meaning:कमलनाभ को नमस्कार, कमल की माला धारण करने वाले को नमस्कार, कमलनयन को नमस्कार, तथा कमल-चिह्नित चरणों वाले आपको नमस्कार है।
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍀𑌕𑍇𑌶 𑌖𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍀 𑌕𑌂𑌸𑍇𑌨 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 । 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥
yathā hṛṣīkeśa khalena devakī kaṃsena ruddhāti-ciraṃ śucārpitā | vimocitāhaṃ ca sahātmajā vibho tvayaiva nāthena muhur vipad-gaṇāt ||
Meaning:हे हृषीकेश! जैसे दुष्ट कंस द्वारा बहुत समय तक बन्दी और दुःखी की गई देवकी को आपने मुक्त किया, वैसे ही, हे प्रभो! आपने मुझे और मेरे पुत्रों को बार-बार अनेक विपत्तियों से बचाया है।
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋 । 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥
vipadaḥ santu tāḥ śaśvat tatra tatra jagad-guro | bhavato darśanaṃ yat syād apunar-bhava-darśanam ||
Meaning:हे जगद्गुरो! वे विपत्तियाँ बार-बार आती रहें, जिससे हमें आपके दर्शन होते रहें — क्योंकि आपके दर्शन का अर्थ है पुनर्जन्म से मुक्ति।
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥
janmaiśvarya-śruta-śrībhir edhamāna-madaḥ pumān | naivārhaty abhidhātuṃ vai tvām akiñcana-gocaram ||
Meaning:जन्म, ऐश्वर्य, विद्या और सौन्दर्य के मद में बढ़ता हुआ मनुष्य आपका नाम सच्चे हृदय से नहीं ले सकता, क्योंकि आप तो अकिंचन (निर्धन-निरभिमान) भक्तों को ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 । 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍈𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
namo 'kiñcana-vittāya nivṛtta-guṇa-vṛttaye | ātmārāmāya śāntāya kaivalya-pataye namaḥ ||
Meaning:हे दीन-निर्धनों के धन! आप तीनों गुणों की वृत्ति से रहित, आत्माराम, शान्त, कैवल्य के स्वामी हैं — आपको बार-बार नमस्कार है।
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Benefits of Chanting कुन्ती स्तुति
Teaches the highest spirit of surrender (sharanagati) and devotion to Lord Krishna as the Supreme Person.
The famous prayer 'vipadah santu tah shashvat' instills the wisdom of welcoming difficulties as occasions to remember God.
Cultivates humility, for the Lord is described as 'akinchana-gochara' — attainable only by those free of pride.
Glorifies Krishna's lotus-like beauty (lotus navel, eyes, garland and feet), deepening loving meditation on His form.
Recited from the Bhagavata, it is held to purify the heart and grant remembrance of the Lord at the time of difficulty.
A treasured prayer for protection, peace of mind, and freedom from the fear of repeated birth and death.
How to Chant कुन्ती स्तुति
Sit calmly before an image of Sri Krishna and recite the verses slowly, reflecting on their meaning — that the Lord is hidden by Maya yet ever protects His devotees. Dwell especially on Kunti's prayer to welcome adversity for the sake of remembering Him. The prayer is often read as part of daily Bhagavata recitation; chant it with humility and a mood of surrender.
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