What kind of devotion does the prayer seek from Bhagavan?

The prayer seeks the highest form of devotion, one that is colored with the dust of Bhagavan's lotus feet (tavāṅghripaṅkajarajōrāgiṇīṁ bhaktimuttamām).

What qualities of Purushottama are being praised in the verses?

The verses praise Purushottama as immeasurable (apramēya), the destroyer of sorrows (duḥkhahan), the essence of bliss (svasaṁvēdya), the soul of the universe (viśvātman), and the supreme lord (paramēśvara).

What actions are considered as forms of worship to Devesha (Lord of Gods)?

Worship includes offering (pūjanaṁ), oblation (havanaṁ), sacrifice (ijyā), meditation (dhyānam), and prostration (namaskriyā). All actions can be considered as worship.

What does the prayer promise to those who devotedly worship Vishnu?

The prayer promises that those who worship Vishnu with a focused heart, through offering, chanting, and adoration, will attain all desires, realize Krishna within, be freed from birth and death, and achieve supreme devotion.

What benefits does reciting this prayer to Jagannatha offer?

Reciting this prayer (stuti) to Jagannatha, the soul of the universe, helps one attain dharma (righteousness), artha (prosperity), kama (desire), and moksha (liberation).

śrī kr̥ṣṇa stavarājaḥ (nārada kr̥tam)

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Krishna Stotra

prasīda bhagavan mahyamajñānātkuṇṭhitātmanē |
tavāṅghripaṅkajarajōrāgiṇīṁ bhaktimuttamām || 1 ||

aja prasīda bhagavannamitadyutipañjara |
apramēya prasīdāsmadduḥkhahan puruṣōttama || 2 ||

svasaṁvēdya prasīdāsmadānandātmannanāmaya |
acintyasāra viśvātman prasīda paramēśvara || 3 ||

prasīda tuṅga tuṅgānāṁ prasīda śiva śōbhana |
prasīda guṇagambhīra gambhīrāṇāṁ mahādyutē || 4 ||

prasīda vyakta vistīrṇa vistīrṇānāmagōcara |
prasīdārdrārdrajātīnāṁ prasīdāntāntadāyinām || 5 ||

gurōrgarīyaḥ sarvēśa prasīdānanta dēhinām |
jaya mādhava māyātman jaya śāśvata śaṅkhabhr̥t || 6 ||

jaya śaṅkhadhara śrīman jaya nandakanandana |
jaya cakragadāpāṇē jaya dēva janārdana || 7 ||

jaya ratnavarābaddhakirīṭākrāntamastaka |
jaya pakṣipaticchāyāniruddhārkakarāruṇa || 8 ||

namastē narakārātē namastē madhusūdana |
namastē lalitāpāṅga namastē narakāntaka || 9 ||

namaḥ pāpaharēśāna namaḥ sarvabhayāpaha |
namaḥ sambhūtasarvātman namaḥ sambhr̥takaustubha || 10 ||

namastē nayanātīta namastē bhayahāraka |
namō vibhinnavēṣāya namaḥ śrutipathātiga || 11 ||

namastrimūrtibhēdēna sargasthityantahētavē |
viṣṇavē tridaśārātijiṣṇavē paramātmanē || 12 ||

cakrabhinnāricakrāya cakriṇē cakravallabha |
viśvāya viśvavandyāya viśvabhūtānuvartinē || 13 ||

namō:’stu yōgidhyēyātman namō:’stvadhyātmarūpiṇē |
bhaktipradāya bhaktānāṁ namastē bhaktidāyinē || 14 ||

pūjanaṁ havanaṁ cējyā dhyānam paścānnamaskriyā |
dēvēśa karma sarvaṁ mē bhavēdārādhanaṁ tava || 15 ||

iti havanajapārcābhēdatō viṣṇupūjā-
-niyatahr̥dayakarmā yastu mantrī cirāya |
sa khalu sakalakāmān prāpya kr̥ṣṇāntarātmā
jananamr̥tivimuktō:’pyuttamāṁ bhaktimēti || 16 ||

gōgōpagōpikāvītaṁ gōpālaṁ gōṣu gōpradam |
gōpairīḍyaṁ gōsahasrairnaumi gōkulanāyakam || 17 ||

prīṇayēdanayā stutyā jagannāthaṁ jaganmayam |
dharmārthakāmamōkṣāṇāmāptayē puruṣōttamam || 18 ||

iti śrīnāradapāñcarātrē jñānāmr̥tasārē nārada kr̥ta śrī kr̥ṣṇa stavarājaḥ ||

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