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පරමාර්ථස්තුතිඃ

परमार्थस्तुतिः in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ 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)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

ශ්රීමද්ගෘධ්රසරස්තීරපාරිජාතමුපාස්මහේ . යත්ර තුඞ්ගෛරතුඞ්ගෛශ්ච ප්රණතෛර්ගෘහ්යතේ ඵලම් .. 1 ..

śrīmadgṛdhrasarastīrapārijātamupāsmahe | yatra tuṅgairatuṅgaiśca praṇatairgṛhyate phalam || 1 ||

Meaning:हम उस श्रीमान् गृध्र-सरोवर के तट पर स्थित कल्पवृक्ष (पारिजात) की उपासना करते हैं, जहाँ ऊँचे और नीचे — सभी प्रणाम मात्र से अपना अभीष्ट फल प्राप्त कर लेते हैं।

Verse 2

ගුරුභිස්ත්වදනන්යසර්වභාවෛර් ගුණසින්ධෞ කෘතසම්ප්ලවස්ත්වදීයේ . රණපුඞ්ගව වන්දිභාවමිච්ඡන්න් අහමස්ම්යේකමනුග්රහාස්පදං තේ .. 2 ..

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

Meaning:हे रणपुङ्गव! आप में पूर्णतः अनुरक्त गुरुओं द्वारा आपके गुण-सागर में स्नान कराया गया मैं, आपका वन्दी (स्तुतिपाठक) बनने की कामना करते हुए, स्वयं ही आपकी कृपा का एक पात्र हूँ।

Verse 3

භුවනාශ්රයභූෂණාස්ත්රවර්ගං මනසි ත්වන්මයතාං මමාතනෝතු . වපුරාහවපුඞ්ගව ත්වදීයං මහිෂීණාමනිමේෂදර්ශනීයම් .. 3 ..

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

Meaning:हे आहवपुङ्गव! भुवनों के आश्रय आपके आभूषण और अस्त्रों का समूह — वह आपका विग्रह जो आपकी महिषियों (देवियों) द्वारा अनिमेष दृष्टि से देखने योग्य है — मेरे मन में आपमयता का विस्तार करे।

Verse 4

අභිරක්ෂිතුමග්රතඃ ස්ථිතං ත්වාම් ප්රණවේ පාර්ථරථේ ච භාවයන්තඃ . අහිතප්රශමෛරයත්නලභ්යෛඃ කථයන්ත්යාහවපුඞ්ගවං ගුණජ්ඤාඃ .. 4 ..

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

Meaning:प्रणव (ॐ) में और पार्थ (अर्जुन) के रथ पर रक्षा हेतु आगे स्थित आपका ध्यान करते हुए, गुणज्ञ जन आपको — अनायास ही शत्रुओं (अनिष्टों) के शमन के कारण — 'आहवपुङ्गव' कहते हैं।

Verse 5

කමලා නිරපායධර්මපත්නී කරුණාද්යාඃ ස්වයමෘත්විජෝ ගුණාස්තේ . අවනං ශ්රයතාමහීනමාද්යං ස ච ධර්මස්ත්වදනන්යසේවනීයඃ .. 5 ..

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

Meaning:कमला (लक्ष्मी) आपकी अविनाशी धर्मपत्नी, और करुणा आदि आपके गुण — ये स्वयं ही, आपकी शरण में आए हुओं की पूर्ण एवं आदिम रक्षा के लिए ऋत्विज् (पुरोहित) हैं; और वह रक्षारूप धर्म आपके अतिरिक्त किसी अन्य से सेव्य नहीं।

Verse 6

කෘපණාඃ සුධියඃ කෘපාසහායං ශරණං ත්වාං රණපුඞ්ගව ප්රපන්නාඃ . අපවර්ගනයාදනන්යභාවා වරිවස්යාරසමේකමාද්රියන්තේ .. 6 ..

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

Meaning:हे रणपुङ्गव! दीन होते हुए भी बुद्धिमान् जन, करुणा जिनकी सहायिका है उन आपकी शरण में आकर, मोक्ष को ही मार्ग मानकर तथा अनन्यभाव से, केवल आपकी सेवा के एक रस का आदर करते हैं।

Verse 7

අවධීර්ය චතුර්විධං පුමර්ථං භවදර්ථේ විනියුක්තජීවිතඃ සන් . ලභතේ භවතඃ ඵලානි ජන්තුර් නිඛිලාන්යත්ර නිදර්ශනං ජටායුඃ .. 7 ..

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

Meaning:चतुर्विध पुरुषार्थ को (साध्य रूप में) त्यागकर, अपना जीवन आपके निमित्त समर्पित करने वाला जीव आपसे प्राप्त होने वाले समस्त फलों को पाता है — इसमें जटायु ही दृष्टान्त है।

Verse 8

ශරණාගතරක්ෂණව්රතී මාං න විහාතුං රණපුඞ්ගවාර්හසි ත්වම් . විදිතිං භුවනේ විභීෂණෝ වා යදි වා රාවණ ඉත්යුදීරිතං තේ .. 8 ..

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

Meaning:हे रणपुङ्गव! शरणागत-रक्षण के व्रती आप मुझे त्यागना उचित नहीं समझें — क्योंकि इस लोक में आपने ही घोषित किया है कि 'चाहे विभीषण हो अथवा रावण' (जो शरण आए, उसकी रक्षा करूँगा)।

Verse 9

භුජගේන්ද්රගරුත්මදාදිලභ්යෛස් ත්වදනුජ්ඤානුභවප්රවාහභේදෛඃ . ස්වපදේ රණපුඞ්ගව ස්වයං මාං පරිචර්යාවිභවෛඃ පරිෂ්ක්රියේථාඃ .. 9 ..

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

Meaning:हे रणपुङ्गव! अपने धाम में, आदिशेष-गरुड़ आदि को भी प्राप्य, आपकी अनुज्ञा से प्रवाहित अनुभव की विविध धाराओं रूपी सेवा-वैभव से, आप स्वयं मुझे विभूषित कीजिए।

Verse 10

විමලාශය වේඞ්කටේශජන්මා රමණීයා රණපුඞ්ගව ප්රසාදාත් . අනසූයුභිරාදරේණ භාව්යා පරමාර්ථස්තුතිරන්වහං ප්රපන්නෛඃ .. 10 ..

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

Meaning:हे विमल हृदय वाले! रणपुङ्गव के प्रसाद से (वेङ्कटेश) देशिक से उत्पन्न यह रमणीय परमार्थस्तुति, अनसूय (ईर्ष्यारहित) शरणागतों द्वारा प्रतिदिन आदरपूर्वक मननीय है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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

උපාස්මහේ🔊upāsmahewe worship / meditate upon

යත්ර තුඞ්ගෛඃ අතුඞ්ගෛඃ ච ප්රණතෛඃ🔊yatra tuṅgaiḥ atuṅgaiḥ ca praṇataiḥwhere, by those high and lowly alike who bow down

ගෘහ්යතේ ඵලම්🔊gṛhyate phalamthe fruit (desired result) is obtained

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

ගුණසින්ධෞ කෘතසම්ප්ලවඃ ත්වදීයේ🔊guṇasindhau kṛtasamplavaḥ tvadīyeimmersed (bathing) in the ocean of Your virtues

වන්දිභාවම් ඉච්ඡන්🔊vandibhāvam icchanwishing to be (Your) bard / panegyrist

අහම් අස්මි ඒකම් අනුග්රහාස්පදම් තේ🔊aham asmi ekam anugrahāspadam teI am a sole object of Your grace

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

මනසි ත්වන්මයතාම් මම ආතනෝතු🔊manasi tvanmayatām mama ātanotumay it spread out in my mind absorption in You

ආහවපුඞ්ගව🔊āhavapuṅgavaO foremost (bull) in battle

මහිෂීණාම් අනිමේෂදර්ශනීයම්🔊mahiṣīṇām animeṣadarśanīyamfit to be gazed upon unwinkingly by (Your) consorts

ප්රණවේ පාර්ථරථේ ච භාවයන්තඃ🔊praṇave pārtharathe ca bhāvayantaḥmeditating (on You) in the Pranava (Om) and on Arjuna's chariot

අහිතප්රශමෛඃ අයත්නලභ්යෛඃ🔊ahitapraśamaiḥ ayatnalabhyaiḥby the effortless quelling of enemies (evils)

කමලා නිරපායධර්මපත්නී🔊kamalā nirapāyadharmapatnīKamala (Lakshmi), the never-failing wedded consort

කරුණාද්යාඃ ස්වයම් ඍත්විජඃ ගුණාඃ තේ🔊karuṇādyāḥ svayam ṛtvijaḥ guṇāḥ teYour virtues beginning with compassion are themselves the officiating priests

අවනම් ශ්රයතාම් අහීනම් ආද්යම්🔊avanam śrayatām ahīnam ādyamfor the protection of those who resort (to You), full and primordial

කෘපණාඃ සුධියඃ කෘපාසහායම්🔊kṛpaṇāḥ sudhiyaḥ kṛpāsahāyamthe helpless wise ones (take refuge in) You, whose helper is compassion

වරිවස්යාරසම් ඒකම් ආද්රියන්තේ🔊varivasyārasam ekam ādriyantethey cherish solely the joy of (Your) service

අවධීර්ය චතුර්විධම් පුමර්ථම්🔊avadhīrya caturvidham pumarthamhaving disregarded the fourfold human goals (dharma, artha, kama, moksha as ends)

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

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

න විහාතුම් අර්හසි ත්වම්🔊na vihātum arhasi tvamYou ought not to forsake me

විභීෂණඃ වා යදි වා රාවණඃ🔊vibhīṣaṇaḥ vā yadi vā rāvaṇaḥwhether (one be) Vibhishana or Ravana (the surrendered are protected)

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

පරමාර්ථස්තුතිඃ අන්වහම් ප්රපන්නෛඃ🔊paramārthastutiḥ anvaham prapannaiḥ(may) this Paramartha Stuti (be cherished) daily by the surrendered ones

Benefits of Chanting परमार्थस्तुतिः

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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 परमार्थस्तुतिः

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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

This page shows the complete परमार्थस्तुतिः written in the Sinhala 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 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.