Dasavatara Stotra

Dasavatara Stotra in English

Pralaya-payodhi-jale dhritavan asi vedam
Vihita-vahitra-caritram akhedam
Kesava dhrita-mina-sarira jaya jagadisa hare||

Kshitir iha vipulatare tishthati tava prishthe
Dharani-dharana-kina-cakra-garishthe
Kesava dhrita-kurma-sarira jaya jagadisa hare||

Vasati dasana-sikhare dharani tava lagna
Sasini kalanka-kaleva nimagna
Kesava dhrita-sukara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare||

Tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-sringam
Dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhringam
Kesava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare||

Chalayasi vikramane balim adbhuta-vamana
Pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana
Kesava dhrita-vamana-rupa jaya jagadisa hare||

Kshatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papam
Snapayasi payasi samita-bhava-tapam
Kesava dhrita-bhrigupati-rupa jaya jagadisa hare||

Vitarasi dikshu rane dik-pati-kamaniyam
Dasa-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam
Kesava dhrita-rama-sarira jaya jagadisa hare||

Vahasi vapushi visade vasanam jaladabham
Hala-hati-bhiti-milita-yamunabham
Kesava dhrita-haladhara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare||

Nindasi yajna-vidher ahaha sruti-jatam
Sadaya-hridaya darsita-pasu-ghatam
Kesava dhrita-buddha-sarira jaya jagadisa hare||

Mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavalam
Dhumaketum iva kim api karalam
Kesava dhrita-kalki-sarira jaya jagadisa hare||

Sri-jayedeva-kaver idam uditam udaram
Srinu sukha-dam subha-dam bhava-saram
Kesava dhrita-dasa-vidha-rupa jaya jagadisa hare||

Vedan uddharate jaganti vahate bhu-golam udbibhrate
Daityam darayate balim chalayate kshatra-kshayam kurvate
Paulastyam jayate halam kalayate karunyam atanvate
Mlecchan murchayate dasakriti-krite krishnaya tubhyam namah||