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𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

मुकुन्दमाला स्तोत्रम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (Brahma muhurta) or evening; especially Ekadashi, Janmashtami and during Kartik month·📜 Mukunda Mala Stotra (independent devotional work of the Sri Vaishnava / Alwar tradition)

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

Origin & Story

Mukunda Mala Stotra (independent devotional work of the Sri Vaishnava / Alwar tradition) · Kulasekhara Alwar (Kulasekhara Perumal) · c. 9th century CE

Kulasekhara was a king of the Chera dynasty of Kerala and a passionate devotee of Lord Vishnu. So absorbed was he in the stories of the Lord that he is said to have once readied his army to rush to Rama's aid while a Ramayana recitation was in progress. Eventually he renounced his kingdom to live as a devotee and is revered as one of the twelve Alwars. The Mukunda Mala is his outpouring of love, a garland of verses asking for nothing but eternal devotion to Mukunda's feet.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that King Kulasekhara's devotion was so complete that he placed his hand into a pot believed to hold a venomous serpent to prove the purity of his Brahmana devotees, and was unharmed by the Lord's grace. Devotees believe that one who recites the Mukunda Mala with sincere love will, like its author, remember the Lord's feet even at the final moment and attain His supreme abode.

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Verse 1

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌦𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌦𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌮𑍍। 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿॥

vande mukundam aravinda-dalāyatākṣaṃ kundendu-śaṅkha-daśanaṃ śiśu-gopa-veṣam | indrādi-deva-vanitā-kṛta-vandanāṅghriṃ dvandvāravindam amalaṃ manasā smarāmi ||

Meaning:मैं मुकुन्द की वन्दना करता हूँ, जिनके नेत्र कमल-दल के समान विशाल हैं, जिनके दाँत कुन्द-पुष्प, चन्द्रमा और शंख के समान उज्ज्वल हैं, जो बाल-गोप के वेष में हैं, जिनके चरणों की इन्द्रादि देवों की पत्नियाँ वन्दना करती हैं; उन निर्मल चरण-कमलों का मैं मन से स्मरण करता हूँ।

Verse 2

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌲𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌨𑌕𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌿। 𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌶𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇- 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦॥

śrī-vallabheti varadeti dayā-pareti bhakta-priyeti bhava-luṇṭhana-kovideti | nātheti nāga-śayaneti jagan-nivāse- ty ālāpanaṃ prati-padaṃ kuru me mukunda ||

Meaning:हे मुकुन्द! मुझसे प्रत्येक पद पर यह पुकार कराइए — 'हे श्रीवल्लभ! हे वरद! हे दयालु! हे भक्तप्रिय! हे संसार-बन्धन को हरने में निपुण! हे नाथ! हे शेषशायी! हे जगन्निवास!'

Verse 3

𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍀𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌃। 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇𑌘𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌃 𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍋 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃॥

jayatu jayatu devo devakī-nandano 'yaṃ jayatu jayatu kṛṣṇo vṛṣṇi-vaṃśa-pradīpaḥ | jayatu jayatu megha-śyāmalaḥ komalāṅgo jayatu jayatu pṛthvī-bhāra-nāśo mukundaḥ ||

Meaning:इन देवकीनन्दन की जय हो, जय हो! वृष्णिवंश के दीपक कृष्ण की जय हो, जय हो! मेघ के समान श्याम, कोमल अंगों वाले की जय हो, जय हो! पृथ्वी का भार हरने वाले मुकुन्द की जय हो, जय हो!

Verse 4

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍। 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

mukunda mūrdhnā praṇipatya yāce bhavantam ekāntam iyantam artham | avismṛtis tvac-caraṇāravinde bhave bhave me 'stu bhavat-prasādāt ||

Meaning:हे मुकुन्द! सिर झुकाकर मैं आपसे केवल इतना ही माँगता हूँ — आपकी कृपा से जन्म-जन्म में आपके चरण-कमलों की स्मृति मुझे कभी न भूले।

Verse 5

𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍। 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌲𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍॥

nāhaṃ vande tava caraṇayor dvandvam advandva-hetoḥ kumbhī-pākaṃ gurum api hare nārakaṃ nāpanetum | ramyā-rāmā-mṛdu-tanu-latā nandane nāpi rantuṃ bhāve bhāve hṛdaya-bhavane bhāvayeyaṃ bhavantam ||

Meaning:हे हरि! मैं आपके चरणों में न तो मोक्ष के लिए वन्दना करता हूँ, न भयंकर कुम्भीपाक नरक से बचने के लिए, न नन्दन वन में सुन्दर कोमलांगी स्त्रियों के साथ रमण के लिए; अपितु प्रत्येक अवस्था में अपने हृदय-भवन में मैं आपका ही ध्यान करूँ।

Verse 6

𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌨 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌚𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍। 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌮 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌮𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁॥

nāsthā dharme na vasu-nicaye naiva kāmopabhoge yad yad bhavyaṃ bhavatu bhagavan pūrva-karmānurūpam | etat prārthyaṃ mama bahu-mataṃ janma-janmāntare 'pi tvat-pādāmbhoruha-yuga-gatā niścalā bhaktir astu ||

Meaning:न धर्म में, न धन-संचय में, न काम-भोग में मेरी आस्था है। हे भगवन्! पूर्वकर्म के अनुरूप जो होना हो, वह हो। जन्म-जन्मान्तर में भी मेरी यही प्रिय प्रार्थना है — आपके चरण-कमल-युगल में मेरी अचल भक्ति बनी रहे।

Verse 7

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿 𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍। 𑌅𑌵𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍗 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿॥

divi vā bhuvi vā mamāstu vāso narake vā narakāntaka prakāmam | avadhīrita-śāradāravindau caraṇau te maraṇe 'pi cintayāmi ||

Meaning:हे नरकान्तक! स्वर्ग में हो, पृथ्वी पर हो, अथवा नरक में ही — मेरा निवास कहीं भी हो। मरण के समय भी मैं शरद् के कमल को भी तिरस्कृत करने वाले आपके चरणों का ही चिन्तन करूँ।

Verse 8

𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌃। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌫𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇॥

kṛṣṇa tvadīya-pada-paṅkaja-pañjarānte adyaiva me viśatu mānasa-rāja-haṃsaḥ | prāṇa-prayāṇa-samaye kapha-vāta-pittaiḥ kaṇṭhāvarodhana-vidhau smaraṇaṃ kutas te ||

Meaning:हे कृष्ण! मेरे मन रूपी राजहंस आज ही आपके चरण-कमल रूपी पिंजरे में प्रवेश कर जाए; क्योंकि प्राण-प्रयाण के समय कफ-वात-पित्त से कण्ठ अवरुद्ध हो जाने पर आपका स्मरण कहाँ सम्भव होगा?

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊vandeI bow to, I worship

𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊mukundamMukunda — the giver of liberation (mukti), a name of Vishnu/Krishna

𑌅𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌦𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍🔊aravinda-dalāyatākṣamWhose eyes are wide like the petals of a lotus

𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁-𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖-𑌦𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊kunda-indu-śaṅkha-daśanamWhose teeth are bright like jasmine flowers, the moon, and a conch

𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌮𑍍🔊śiśu-gopa-veṣamDressed in the garb of a young cowherd boy

𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾🔊indrādi-deva-vanitāThe wives of the gods headed by Indra

𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊kṛta-vandanāṅghrimWhose feet are worshipped (by them)

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊dvandvāravindamThe pair of lotus feet

𑌅𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊amalaṃ manasā smarāmiThe flawless (feet) I remember with my mind

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭🔊śrī-vallabhaBeloved of Lakshmi (Sri)

𑌵𑌰𑌦🔊varadaBestower of boons

𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌰🔊dayā-paraFull of compassion

𑌭𑌵𑌲𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑌨𑌕𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌦🔊bhava-luṇṭhana-kovidaExpert at plundering away the bondage of material existence

𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌶𑌯𑌨🔊nāga-śayanaOne who reclines on the serpent (Ananta-Shesha)

𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸🔊jagan-nivāsaThe abode/refuge of all the worlds

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍀𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌃🔊devakī-nandanaḥThe delight of Devaki (Krishna)

𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌃🔊vṛṣṇi-vaṃśa-pradīpaḥThe lamp (glory) of the Vrishni dynasty

𑌮𑍇𑌘𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌃🔊megha-śyāmalaḥDark-complexioned like a rain cloud

𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌃🔊pṛthvī-bhāra-nāśaḥThe remover of the burden of the earth

𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊niścalā bhaktiḥUnwavering, steadfast devotion

𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌕🔊narakāntakaO slayer of Naraka (the demon); O destroyer of hell

𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌃🔊mānasa-rāja-haṃsaḥThe royal swan of the mind

Benefits of Chanting मुकुन्दमाला स्तोत्रम्

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Awakens pure, motiveless devotion (ananya bhakti) to Lord Vishnu/Krishna

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Frees the heart from attachment to wealth, fame and sense-enjoyment

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Instills constant remembrance (smarana) of the Lord's lotus feet, even at death

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Brings deep inner peace and fearlessness in the face of mortality

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Regular recitation is believed to grant the Lord's grace and ultimately liberation (mukti)

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A complete, melodious garland of bhakti suitable for daily practice by anyone

How to Chant मुकुन्दमाला स्तोत्रम्

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Best TimeEarly morning (Brahma muhurta) or evening; especially Ekadashi, Janmashtami and during Kartik month

Bathe and sit calmly facing east before an image of Lord Vishnu or Krishna. Light a lamp, and recite the verses slowly with feeling, dwelling on the meaning of each prayer for devotion. The hymn may be read in full as a single 'garland' or contemplated verse by verse. Conclude by offering the whole recitation at the Lord's lotus feet, praying only for unwavering bhakti.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मुकुन्दमाला 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 devotional 'garland' (mala) of Sanskrit verses praising Mukunda — Lord Vishnu/Krishna, the giver of liberation. Composed by the saint-king Kulasekhara, it is famous for prayers seeking pure devotion rather than any material reward.

It was composed by Kulasekhara Alwar, a 9th-century king of the Chera dynasty in South India who renounced his throne for devotion to the Lord. He is counted among the twelve Alwar saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.

Its most beloved verse declares that the poet seeks neither religious merit, nor wealth, nor sense-pleasure, nor even liberation — but only 'nishchala bhakti', unshakable devotion to the Lord's lotus feet, in every birth.

It can be recited daily, in the morning or evening. It is considered especially auspicious on Ekadashi, Janmashtami, and throughout the holy month of Kartik (Damodara month).