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🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Early morning or evening; especially on Ekadashi and during Vishnu worship·📜 Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 3, Chapter 5 (verses 38–50)
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Origin & Story

Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 3, Chapter 5 (verses 38–50) · Maharshi Veda Vyasa (traditional) · Puranic

Kurma is the tortoise incarnation of Vishnu, who bore the mountain Mandara on his back during the churning of the ocean of milk. This stotra, preserved in the Srimad Bhagavata Purana, is the prayer of surrender offered by the gods to the Supreme Lord. Bowing at his lotus feet, the devas extol him as the refuge of all sages and the primeval Person who incarnates to create, sustain and dissolve the worlds, and they beseech his grace and guiding vision to fulfil their appointed role in creation.

As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that the lotus feet of the Lord, glorified in this hymn, when merely remembered bestow abhaya — fearlessness — upon the surrendered soul; devotees believe that sincere recitation, like the gods' own prayer, draws the Lord's protective grace and frees the heart from the threefold suffering of worldly life.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌪𑍋𑌪𑌶𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌸𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿

namāma te deva padāravindaṃ prapannatāpopaśamātapatram | yanmūlaketā yatayo'ñjasorusaṃsāraduḥkhaṃ bahirutkṣipanti || 1 ||

Meaning:हे देव! हम आपके चरणकमलों को प्रणाम करते हैं — जो शरणागतों के तापों को शान्त करने वाले छत्र के समान हैं, जिन चरणों को आश्रय बनाकर यति-जन सहज ही विशाल संसार-दुःख को दूर फेंक देते हैं।

Verse 2

𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵 𑌈𑌶 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌣𑍋𑌪𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌂𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌤 𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌮

dhātaryadasmin bhava īśa jīvāstāpatrayeṇopahatā na śarma | ātmam̐llabhante bhagavaṃstavāṅghricchāyāṃ savidyāmata āśrayema || 2 ||

Meaning:हे धाता, हे ईश! इस संसार में जीव त्रिविध तापों से पीड़ित होकर सुख नहीं पाते; अतः हम विद्या-सहित आपके चरणों की छाया का आश्रय लेते हैं।

Verse 3

𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌡𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃𑌸𑍁𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍈𑌰𑍃𑌷𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌘𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌦𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌃

mārganti yatte mukhapadmanīḍaiśchandaḥsuparṇairṛṣayo vivikte | yasyāghamarṣodasaridvarāyā padaṃ padaṃ tīrthapadaḥ prapannāḥ || 3 ||

Meaning:एकान्त में ऋषिगण वेद-मन्त्र रूपी पक्षियों द्वारा आपके मुख-कमल में, मानो नीड़ में, आपको खोजते हैं — और पापनाशिनी श्रेष्ठ नदी (गंगा) के उद्गम, तीर्थपाद प्रभु के चरणों में पद-पद पर शरण लेते हैं।

Verse 4

𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌮𑍃𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌪𑍀𑌠𑌮𑍍

yachchraddhayā śrutavatyāṃ cha bhaktyā saṃmṛjyamāne hṛdaye'vadhāya | jñānena vairāgyabalena dhīrā vrajema tatte'ṅghrisarojapīṭham || 4 ||

Meaning:श्रद्धा और भक्ति से, श्रवण द्वारा शुद्ध हुए हृदय में (आपको) धारण कर, ज्ञान और वैराग्य-बल से धीर पुरुष आपके चरण-कमल के आसन को प्राप्त होते हैं।

Verse 5

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌮 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍀𑌶 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍

viśvasya janmasthitisaṃyamārthe kṛtāvatārasya padāmbujaṃ te | vrajema sarve śaraṇaṃ yadīśa smṛtaṃ prayachchhatyabhayaṃ svapuṃsām || 5 ||

Meaning:विश्व की सृष्टि, स्थिति और संहार के लिए आपने अवतार धारण किया है; हे ईश! हम सब आपके चरणकमलों की शरण में जाते हैं, जो स्मरण मात्र से ही भक्तों को अभय प्रदान करते हैं।

Verse 6

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌽𑌸𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌢𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌮𑍍

yatsānubandhe'sati dehagehe mamāhamityūḍhadurāgrahāṇām | puṃsāṃ sudūraṃ vasato'pi puryāṃ bhajema tatte bhagavanpadābjam || 6 ||

Meaning:यद्यपि आप उन लोगों से बहुत दूर रहते हैं जो 'मैं' और 'मेरा' के दुराग्रह से देह-गृह आदि में आसक्त हैं — फिर भी, हे भगवन्! हम आपके उन चरणकमलों का भजन करें।

Verse 7

𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌶 𑌅𑌥𑍋 𑌨 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑍂𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃

tānvā asadvṛttibhirakṣibhirye parāhṛtāntarmanasaḥ pareśa | atho na paśyantyurugāya nūnaṃ ye te padanyāsavilāsalakṣmyāḥ || 7 ||

Meaning:जिनके अन्तर्मन नीच वृत्तियों वाली इन्द्रियों से खिंच गए हैं, वे निश्चय ही, हे उरुगाय! आपके चरण-न्यास की विलास-लक्ष्मी (शोभा) को नहीं देख पाते।

Verse 8

𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍

pānena te deva kathāsudhāyāḥ pravṛddhabhaktyā viśadāśayā ye | vairāgyasāraṃ pratilabhya bodhaṃ yathāñjasānvīyurakuṇṭhadhiṣṇyam || 8 ||

Meaning:जो विशुद्ध हृदय वाले, बढ़ती भक्ति के साथ आपकी कथा-सुधा का पान करते हैं, वे वैराग्य का सार और बोध पाकर सहज ही आपके अकुण्ठ परमधाम को प्राप्त होते हैं।

Verse 9

𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍇

tathāpare chātmasamādhiyogabalena jitvā prakṛtiṃ baliṣṭhām | tvāmeva dhīrāḥ puruṣaṃ viśanti teṣāṃ śramaḥ syānna tu sevayā te || 9 ||

Meaning:और अन्य धीर पुरुष आत्म-समाधि-योग के बल से प्रबल प्रकृति को जीतकर आप परम पुरुष में ही प्रवेश करते हैं; उनका श्रम तो समाप्त होता है, किन्तु यह आपकी सेवा (भक्ति) जितना सुगम नहीं।

Verse 10

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌸𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌨 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇 𑌤𑍇 ௧௦

tatte vayaṃ lokasisṛkṣayādya tvayānusṛṣṭāstribhirātmabhiḥ sma | sarve viyuktāḥ svavihāratantraṃ na śaknumastatpratihartave te || 10 ||

Meaning:हे अज! अब लोक-सृष्टि के लिए आपने हमें अपने तीन रूपों (गुणों) से उत्पन्न किया है; किन्तु हम सब पृथक्-पृथक् होकर, अपनी-अपनी क्रिया में लगे, आपके लिए वह सृष्टि-कार्य पूरा करने में समर्थ नहीं।

Verse 11

𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌜 𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍇 𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌮 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌯𑌥𑍋𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌤 𑌇𑌮𑍇 𑌹𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍂𑌹𑌾𑌃 ௧௧

yāvadbaliṃ te'ja harāma kāle yathā vayaṃ chānnamadāma yatra | yathobhayeṣāṃ ta ime hi lokā baliṃ haranto'nnamadantyanūhāḥ || 11 ||

Meaning:हे अज! ऐसा करें कि हम यथासमय आपको बलि (आहुति) अर्पित करें और अपना अन्न ग्रहण करें, जिससे हम और ये प्राणी — दोनों ही बलि अर्पित करते और अन्न खाते हुए — निश्चिन्त होकर समृद्ध हों।

Verse 12

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌸𑍍𑌥 𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌃 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌨𑍗 𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌧𑍇𑌽𑌜𑌃 ௧௨

tvaṃ naḥ surāṇāmasi sānvayānāṃ kūṭastha ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ | tvaṃ devaśaktyāṃ guṇakarmayonau retastvajāyāṃ kavimādadhe'jaḥ || 12 ||

Meaning:आप हम देवों और हमारे वंश के कूटस्थ, आद्य, पुराण-पुरुष हैं; आप ही अज होकर पुरुष रूप में देव-शक्ति (गुण-कर्म की योनि) रूपी प्रकृति में बीज स्थापित कर ब्रह्मा को प्रकट करते हैं।

Verse 13

𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾 𑌯𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌮 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ௧௩

tato vayaṃ satpramukhā yadarthe babhūvimātmankaravāma kiṃ te | tvaṃ naḥ svachakṣuḥ paridehi śaktyā devakriyārthe yadanugrahāṇām || 13 ||

Meaning:तो फिर हम और श्रेष्ठ प्राणी किस प्रयोजन से उत्पन्न हुए? हे प्रभु! हम आपके लिए क्या करें? आप कृपा करके हमें अपनी वह दृष्टि और शक्ति प्रदान करें, जिससे आपके अनुग्रह पर निर्भर देव-कार्य सम्पन्न हो सके।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵🔊namāma te devaWe bow to you, O Lord
𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌂🔊padāravindaṃ(To your) lotus feet
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨-𑌤𑌾𑌪-𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮-𑌆𑌤𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊prapanna-tāpa-upaśama-ātapatramWhich are like an umbrella that subdues the sufferings of those who surrender
𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌃🔊yanmūla-ketāḥ yatayaḥSages who take those feet as their refuge / shelter
𑌉𑌰𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿🔊uru-saṃsāra-duḥkhaṃ bahir-utkṣipantiCast far away the great misery of worldly existence
𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌉𑌪𑌹𑌤𑌾𑌃🔊tāpatrayeṇa upahatāḥAfflicted by the three kinds of misery (bodily, mental, external)
𑌤𑌵 𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊tava aṅghri-chhāyāṃThe shade / shelter of your feet
𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇𑌮🔊savidyām āśrayemaWe take refuge, (the shelter) joined with true knowledge
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌋𑌷𑌯𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊mārganti ṛṣayaḥ vivikteThe sages seek (you) in solitude / secluded contemplation
𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌪𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌃🔊tīrtha-padaḥ prapannāḥSurrendering to the Lord whose feet are the holy fords (tirthas)
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃🔊jñānena vairāgya-balena dhīrāḥThe steadfast ones, by knowledge and the power of dispassion
𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌪𑍀𑌠𑌮𑍍🔊aṅghri-saroja-pīṭhamThe lotus-seat of your feet
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮-𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮-𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇🔊viśvasya janma-sthiti-saṃyama-artheFor the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the universe
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊kṛtāvatārasyaOf you who have taken (this) incarnation
𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌮 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇🔊śaraṇaṃ vrajema sarveWe all go for refuge
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌭𑌯𑌂🔊smṛtaṃ prayachchhati abhayaṃWhich, when remembered, bestows fearlessness
𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌨🔊kathā-sudhāyāḥ pānenaBy drinking the nectar of your divine stories
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊pravṛddha-bhaktyāWith ever-growing devotion
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌬𑌲𑍇𑌨🔊ātma-samādhi-yoga-balenaBy the power of yoga and absorption in the Self
𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊jitvā prakṛtiṃ baliṣṭhāmHaving conquered the powerful material nature (prakriti)
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌃🔊tvaṃ ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥYou are the primeval, ancient Supreme Person
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊tvaṃ naḥ sva-chakṣuḥ paridehiBestow on us your own (guiding) vision / sight

Benefits of Chanting कूर्म स्तोत्रम्

A powerful prayer of sharanagati (surrender) at the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu

Remembering the Lord's feet through this hymn is said to bestow fearlessness (abhaya)

Cultivates dispassion (vairagya) and discernment (jnana) as praised in its verses

Drawn directly from the sacred Srimad Bhagavata Purana, carrying its scriptural sanctity

Calms the threefold suffering (tapatraya) of body, mind and circumstance

Deepens devotion through reflection on the refuge of the Lord's incarnations

Suitable for daily recitation as a contemplative Vaishnava prayer

How to Chant कूर्म स्तोत्रम्

Repetitions3times
Best TimeEarly morning or evening; especially on Ekadashi and during Vishnu worship

Sit calmly before an image of Lord Vishnu, light a lamp and recite the verses slowly, meditating on the Lord's lotus feet as the sole refuge that dispels all fear and sorrow. Reflect on each prayer of surrender. It is fittingly chanted on Ekadashi, during Vishnu festivals, and as part of regular Bhagavata study and recitation.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete कूर्म स्तोत्रम् 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.
It is a thirteen-verse Sanskrit hymn of surrender to Lord Vishnu, found in the Srimad Bhagavata Purana (Canto 3, Chapter 5), in which the gods bow to the Lord's lotus feet and pray for refuge and grace. It is associated with Lord Kurma, the tortoise incarnation of Vishnu.
It is taken from the Srimad Bhagavata Purana, the great Vaishnava scripture traditionally ascribed to Maharshi Veda Vyasa. The verses form a prayer offered by the devas to the Supreme Lord.
Its central theme is sharanagati — total surrender at the lotus feet of the Lord. It declares that those feet shelter the devotee like an umbrella from all suffering, and that merely remembering them grants fearlessness, while urging refuge over mere effort.
It is recited as a daily contemplative prayer to Vishnu, and especially on Ekadashi and during Vishnu festivals, as well as in the course of studying and reciting the Srimad Bhagavata Purana.

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