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vishnubhujangamshankaracharyastotram

විෂ්ණු භුජඞ්ගප්රයාත ස්තෝත්රම්

विष्णु भुजङ्गप्रयात स्तोत्रम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Brahma Muhurta, Ekadashi, or during evening Vishnu worship·📜 Composition of Adi Shankaracharya (Shankara Bhagavatpada)
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Origin & Story

Composition of Adi Shankaracharya (Shankara Bhagavatpada) · Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE) · 8th century CE

This stotram is counted among Adi Shankaracharya's devotional hymns in the bhujangaprayata metre. Tradition relates that Shankara, the great teacher of Advaita Vedanta, composed and recited such Vishnu hymns out of deep bhakti even while expounding the formless Absolute, showing the harmony of jnana and devotion. By one account he sang a Vishnu hymn so that the attendants of the Lord came to escort his departing mother to the higher worlds — fitting the stotram's theme of surrender at life's end.

As told in scripture

It is said that when Adi Shankaracharya's mother lay dying and feared the fierce messengers she beheld, Shankara sang the praises of Vishnu, and the gentle servants of the Lord at once descended to carry her soul to Vaikuntha. Devotees therefore cherish this Bhujangam as a hymn that turns the terror of death into the grace of liberation.

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Verse 1

චිදංශං විභුං නිර්මලං නිර්විකල්පං නිරීහං නිරාකාරමෝඞ්කාරගම්යම්. ගුණාතීතමව්යක්තමේකං තුරීයං පරං බ්රහ්ම යං වේද තස්මෛ නමස්තේ..

Chidamsham Vibhum Nirmalam Nirvikalpam Niriham Nirakaram-Onkara-Gamyam Gunatitam-Avyaktam-Ekam Turiyam Param Brahma Yam Veda Tasmai Namaste

Meaning:जिन्हें ज्ञानीजन परब्रह्म रूप में जानते हैं — जो चित्-स्वरूप, विभु, निर्मल, निर्विकल्प, निरीह, निराकार, ओंकार से गम्य, गुणातीत, अव्यक्त, एक और तुरीय हैं — उन्हें नमस्कार है।

Verse 2

විශුද්ධං ශිවං ශාන්තමාද්යන්තශූන්යං ජගජ්ජීවනං ජ්යෝතිරානන්දරූපම්. අදිග්දේශකාලව්යවච්ඡේදනීයං ත්රයී වක්ති යං වේද තස්මෛ නමස්තේ..

Vishuddham Shivam Shantam-Adyanta-Shunyam Jagaj-Jivanam Jyotir-Ananda-Rupam A-dig-desha-kala-vyavacchedaniyam Trayi Vakti Yam Veda Tasmai Namaste

Meaning:जिन्हें तीनों वेद उद्घोषित करते हैं — जो विशुद्ध, शिव, शान्त, आदि-अन्त रहित, जगत के जीवन, ज्योति एवं आनन्द स्वरूप, तथा दिशा-देश-काल से अपरिच्छिन्न हैं — उन्हें नमस्कार है।

Verse 3

මහායෝගපීඨේ පරිභ්රාජමානේ ධරණ්යාදිතත්ත්වාත්මකේ ශක්තියුක්තේ. ගුණාහස්කරේ වහ්නිබිම්බාර්ධමධ්යේ සමාසීනමෝඞ්කර්ණිකේ(අ)ෂ්ටාක්ෂරාබ්ජේ..

Maha-Yoga-Pithe Paribhrajamane Dharanyadi-Tattvatmake Shakti-Yukte Gunahaskare Vahni-Bimbardha-Madhye Samasinam-Onkarnike-Ashtaksharabje

Meaning:महायोगपीठ पर, पृथ्वी आदि तत्त्वों से शोभायमान एवं शक्ति से युक्त, गुणरूपी सूर्य के वह्नि-बिम्ब के अर्ध-मध्य में, ओंकाररूपी अष्टाक्षर-कमल की कर्णिका पर विराजमान आपको नमस्कार।

Verse 4

සමානෝදිතානේකසූර්යේන්දුකෝටි- ප්රභාපූරතුල්යද්යුතිං දුර්නිරීක්ෂම්. ශීතං චෝෂ්ණං සුවර්ණාවදාත- ප්රසන්නං සදානන්දසංවිත්ස්වරූපම්..

Samanoditaneka-Suryendu-Koti- Prabha-Pura-Tulya-Dyutim Durniriksham Na Shitam Na Choshnam Suvarnavadata- Prasannam Sadananda-Samvit-Svarupam

Meaning:एक साथ उदित अनेक कोटि सूर्य-चन्द्रों की प्रभा के समान दुर्निरीक्ष कान्ति वाले, न शीत न उष्ण, स्वर्ण के समान उज्ज्वल, सदा प्रसन्न, नित्यानन्द-संवित्स्वरूप।

Verse 5

සුනාසාපුටං සුන්දරභ්රූලලාටං කිරීටෝචිතාකුඤ්චිතස්නිග්ධකේශම්. ස්ඵුරත්පුණ්ඩරීකාභිරාමායතාක්ෂං සමුත්ඵුල්ලරත්නප්රසූනාවතංසම්..

Sunasaputam Sundara-Bhru-Lalatam Kiritochitakunchita-Snigdha-Kesham Sphurat-Pundarikabhiramayataksham Samutphulla-Ratna-Prasunavatamsam

Meaning:सुन्दर नासिका, मनोहर भृकुटि एवं ललाट, मुकुट के योग्य घुँघराले स्निग्ध केश, खिले हुए कमल के समान विशाल नेत्र, तथा रत्नमय पुष्पों के कर्णाभूषण से सुशोभित।

Verse 6

ලසත්කුණ්ඩලාමෘෂ්ටගණ්ඩස්ථලාන්තං ජපාරාගචෝරාධරං චාරුහාසම්. අලිව්යාකුලාමෝලිමන්දාරමාලං මහෝරඃස්ඵුරත්කෞස්තුභෝදාරහාරම්..

Lasat-Kundalamrishta-Ganda-Sthalantam Japa-Raga-Choradharam Charu-Hasam Ali-Vyakulamoli-Mandara-Malam Mahorah-Sphurat-Kaustubhodara-Haram

Meaning:चमकते कुण्डलों से स्पर्शित कपोल, जपा-पुष्प की लालिमा को चुराने वाले अधर, मनोहर हास, भ्रमरों से व्याप्त मन्दार-माला, और विशाल वक्ष पर देदीप्यमान कौस्तुभ-हार से युक्त।

Verse 7

සුරත්නාඞ්ගදෛරන්විතං බාහුදණ්ඩෛ- ශ්චතුර්භිශ්චලත්කඞ්කණාලංකෘතාග්රෛඃ. උදාරෝදරාලංකෘතං පීතවස්ත්රං පදද්වන්ද්වනිර්ධූතපද්මාභිරාමම්..

Suratnangadair-Anvitam Bahu-Dandai- sh-Chaturbhish-Chalat-Kankanalankritagraih Udarodaralankritam Pita-Vastram Pada-Dvandva-Nirdhuta-Padmabhiramam

Meaning:रत्नजड़ित अंगदों से सुशोभित चार भुजदण्ड, जिनके अग्रभाग चंचल कंकणों से अलंकृत हैं, उदार उदर पीताम्बर से सुशोभित, और कमल को लज्जित करने वाले चरण-युगल से रमणीय।

Verse 8

ස්වභක්තේෂු සන්දර්ශිතාකාරමේවං සදා භාවයන්සංනිරුද්ධේන්ද්රියාශ්වඃ. දුරාපං නරෝ යාති සංසාරපාරං පරස්මෛ පරේභ්යෝ(අ)පි තස්මෛ නමස්තේ..

Sva-Bhakteshu Sandarshitakaram-Evam Sada Bhavayan-Sannirudhendriyashvah Durapam Naro Yati Samsara-Param Parasmai Parebhyo-Api Tasmai Namaste

Meaning:इस प्रकार अपने भक्तों को दर्शाए स्वरूप का जो सदा ध्यान करता है, इन्द्रियरूपी अश्वों को वश में करके वह दुस्तर संसार-सागर को पार कर जाता है — परात्पर आपको नमस्कार।

Verse 9

ශ්රියා ශාතකුම්භද්යුතිස්නිග්ධකාන්ත්යා ධරණ්යා දූර්වාදලශ්යාමලාඞ්ග්යා. කලත්රද්වයේනාමුනා තෝෂිතාය ත්රිලෝකීගෘහස්ථාය විෂ්ණෝ නමස්තේ..

Shriya Shatakumbha-Dyuti-Snigdha-Kantya Dharanya Cha Durva-Dala-Shyamalangya Kalatra-Dvayenamuna Toshitaya Triloki-Grihasthaya Vishno Namaste

Meaning:हे विष्णो! स्वर्ण-सी स्निग्ध कान्ति वाली श्री (लक्ष्मी) और दूर्वादल-सी श्यामल अंगों वाली पृथ्वी — इन दो पत्नियों से सन्तुष्ट, त्रिलोकी के गृहस्थ आपको नमस्कार।

Verse 10

ශරීරං කලත්රං සුතං බන්ධුවර්ගං වයස්යං ධනං සද්ම භෘත්යං භුවං ච. සමස්තං පරිත්යජ්ය හා කෂ්ටමේකෝ ගමිෂ්යාමි දුඃඛේන දූරං කිලාහම්..

Shariram Kalatram Sutam Bandhu-Vargam Vayasyam Dhanam Sadma Bhrityam Bhuvam Cha Samastam Parityajya Ha Kashtam-Eko Gamishyami Duhkhena Duram Kilaham

Meaning:शरीर, पत्नी, पुत्र, बन्धुजन, मित्र, धन, घर, सेवक और भूमि — इन सबको त्यागकर, हाय कष्ट! अकेला, दुःख से दूर अवश्य ही चला जाऊँगा।

Verse 11

ජරේයං පිශාචීව හා ජීවතෝ මේ වසාමත්ති රක්තං මාංසං බලං ච. අහෝ දේව සීදාමි දීනානුකම්පි- න්කිමද්යාපි හන්ත ත්වයෝදාසිතව්යම්..

Jareyam Pishachiva Ha Jivato Me Vasam-Atti Raktam Cha Mamsam Balam Cha Aho Deva Sidami Dinanukampin Kim-Adyapi Hanta Tvayodasitavyam

Meaning:यह बुढ़ापा पिशाचिनी के समान, मेरे जीते-जी ही मेरी वसा, रक्त, मांस और बल को खा रहा है। हे देव! मैं डूब रहा हूँ; हे दीनानुकम्पी! क्या अब भी आपके द्वारा मेरी उपेक्षा की जाएगी?

Verse 12

කඵව්යාහතෝෂ්ණෝල්බණශ්වාසවේග- ව්යථාවිස්ඵුරත්සර්වමර්මාස්ථිබන්ධාම්. විචින්ත්යාහමන්ත්යාමසඞ්ඛ්යාමවස්ථාං බිභේමි ප්රභෝ කිං කරෝමි ප්රසීද..

Kapha-Vyahatoshnolbana-Shvasa-Vega- Vyatha-Visphurat-Sarva-Marmasthi-Bandham Vichintyaham-Antyam-Asankhyam-Avastham Bibhemi Prabho Kim Karomi Prasida

Meaning:कफ से अवरुद्ध, उष्ण एवं प्रचण्ड श्वास के वेग की व्यथा से जब समस्त मर्म, अस्थि एवं सन्धियाँ काँप उठेंगी — उस अन्तिम असंख्य अवस्था का विचार कर मैं भयभीत हूँ। हे प्रभो! मैं क्या करूँ? प्रसन्न होइए।

Verse 13

ලපන්නච්යුතානන්ත ගෝවින්ද විෂ්ණෝ මුරාරේ හරේ නාථ නාරායණේති. යථානුස්මරිෂ්යාමි භක්ත්යා භවන්තං තථා මේ දයාශීල දේව ප්රසීද..

Lapann-Achyutananta Govinda Vishno Murare Hare Natha Narayaneti Yathanusmarishyami Bhaktya Bhavantam Tatha Me Daya-Shila Deva Prasida

Meaning:हे अच्युत, अनन्त, गोविन्द, विष्णो, मुरारे, हरे, नाथ, नारायण! — जैसे मैं भक्तिपूर्वक आपके नामों का उच्चारण करते हुए आपका स्मरण करूँ, वैसे ही हे दयाशील देव! मुझ पर प्रसन्न होइए।

Verse 14

භුජඞ්ගප්රයාතං පඨේද්යස්තු භක්ත්යා සමාධාය චිත්තේ භවන්තං මුරාරේ. මෝහං විහායාශු යුෂ්මත්ප්රසාදා- ත්සමාශ්රිත්ය යෝගං ව්රජත්යච්යුතං ත්වාම්..

Bhujanga-Prayatam Pathed-Yas-Tu Bhaktya Samadhaya Chitte Bhavantam Murare Sa Moham Vihayashu Yushmat-Prasadat Samashritya Yogam Vrajaty-Achyutam Tvam

Meaning:जो भक्तिपूर्वक इस भुजङ्गप्रयात स्तोत्र का पाठ करता है और हे मुरारे! आपको हृदय में धारण करता है, वह शीघ्र ही मोह को त्यागकर, आपकी कृपा से योग का आश्रय लेकर, अच्युत आप तक पहुँच जाता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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චිදංශං🔊ChidamshamOf the nature of pure consciousness (chit)
විභුං🔊VibhumAll-pervading, omnipresent
නිර්මලං🔊NirmalamStainless, immaculate
නිර්විකල්පං🔊NirvikalpamFree of all distinctions / changeless
නිරාකාරම්🔊NirakaramFormless
ඕඞ්කාරගම්යම්🔊Onkara-GamyamAttainable through (the meditation of) Om
තුරීයං🔊TuriyamThe fourth state, beyond waking, dream and deep sleep
පරං බ්රහ්ම🔊Param BrahmaThe supreme Absolute
තස්මෛ නමස්තේ🔊Tasmai NamasteTo that One, salutations to You
ජගජ්ජීවනං🔊Jagaj-JivanamThe life of the universe
ජ්යෝතිරානන්දරූපම්🔊Jyotir-Ananda-RupamOf the nature of light and bliss
ත්රයී වක්ති🔊Trayi VaktiWhom the three Vedas declare
මහායෝගපීඨේ🔊Maha-Yoga-PitheUpon the great seat of yoga
අෂ්ටාක්ෂරාබ්ජේ🔊AshtaksharabjeOn the lotus of the eight-syllabled (Narayana) mantra
සුවර්ණාවදාත🔊SuvarnavadataBright and pure as gold
සදානන්දසංවිත්ස්වරූපම්🔊Sadananda-Samvit-SvarupamWhose very form is eternal bliss-consciousness
කෞස්තුභ🔊KaustubhaThe Kaustubha gem (worn on Vishnu's chest)
පීතවස්ත්රං🔊Pita-VastramClad in yellow silk
සංසාරපාරං🔊Samsara-ParamThe far shore beyond worldly existence (liberation)
ත්රිලෝකීගෘහස්ථාය🔊Triloki-GrihasthayaTo the householder of the three worlds
ජරේයං පිශාචීව🔊Jareyam PishachivaThis old age, like a she-demon
දීනානුකම්පින්🔊DinanukampinO compassionate to the wretched!
නාරායණේති🔊Narayaneti'O Narayana!' (calling out the holy names)
ප්රසීද🔊PrasidaBe gracious, be pleased with me
භුජඞ්ගප්රයාතං🔊Bhujanga-PrayatamThis hymn in the Bhujangaprayata metre ('gliding serpent')
ව්රජත්යච්යුතං ත්වාම්🔊Vrajaty-Achyutam TvamGoes to You, the imperishable Achyuta

Benefits of Chanting विष्णु भुजङ्गप्रयात स्तोत्रम्

Unites the highest Advaitic vision of Vishnu as Para Brahman with loving devotion to Narayana

Considered a powerful prayer for a peaceful death and liberation (moksha)

Traditionally recited at the bedside of the dying and during sandhya worship of Vishnu

Cultivates vairagya (dispassion) by reflecting on the impermanence of body and possessions

The closing verse promises that devoted recitation dissolves delusion and grants union with the Lord

Calms fear of old age, disease and death, replacing it with surrender to Hari

How to Chant विष्णु भुजङ्गप्रयात स्तोत्रम्

Repetitions1times
Best TimeBrahma Muhurta, Ekadashi, or during evening Vishnu worship

Sit facing east before an image of Vishnu, steady the mind, and recite the fourteen verses slowly in the lilting bhujangaprayata metre. Begin by visualising the four-armed Narayana described in the early verses, then offer the closing verses of surrender from the heart. It may be chanted once with full attention daily, or read at the bedside of one who is gravely ill, as Shankaracharya is said to have done for his own mother.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete विष्णु भुजङ्गप्रयात स्तोत्रम् 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 is a hymn of fourteen verses in praise of Lord Vishnu, composed by Adi Shankaracharya in the bhujangaprayata ('gliding serpent') metre. It combines a Vedantic description of Vishnu as the formless Supreme Brahman with a heartfelt prayer of surrender about mortality and liberation.
Bhujangaprayata is the name of the Sanskrit metre in which it is written — its rhythm is said to resemble the gliding, swaying movement of a serpent (bhujanga). Adi Shankaracharya composed several famous stotras in this metre, including those to Shiva, Subrahmanya and Devi.
It is treasured as a prayer for a good death and for moksha. Its later verses are a moving meditation on old age, disease and the surrender of the soul, making it a beloved hymn for cultivating dispassion and devotion in the face of mortality.
Anyone devoted to Vishnu may recite it, especially during morning or evening worship, on Ekadashi, or at the bedside of the seriously ill. The closing verse assures that whoever recites it with devotion, holding the Lord in the heart, attains Him.

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