Sri Dattatreya Dwadasha Nama Stotram

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• verse 1

  अस्य श्रीदत्तात्रेय द्वादशनाम स्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य परमहंस ऋषिः श्रीदत्तात्रेय परमात्मा देवता अनुष्टुप्छन्दः सकलकामनासिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ।

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  asya śrīdattātrēya dvādaśanāma stōtramantrasya paramahaṃsa ṛṣiḥ śrīdattātrēya paramātmā dēvatā anuṣṭupChandaḥ sakalakāmanāsiddhyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ ।

  meaning

  Viniyoga: Of this Sri Dattatreya Dvadasha Nama Stotra Mantra — the sage is Paramahamsa; the deity is Sri Dattatreya Paramatma; the meter is Anushtup. The recitation is dedicated for the fulfillment of all desires.

• verse 2

  प्रथमस्तु महायोगी द्वितीयः प्रभुरीश्वरः ।तृतीयश्च त्रिमूर्तिश्च चतुर्थो ज्ञानसागरः ॥ 1 ॥

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  prathamastu mahāyōgī dvitīyaḥ prabhurīśvaraḥ ।tṛtīyaścha trimūrtiścha chaturthō jñānasāgaraḥ ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  The first name is Mahayogi, the second is Prabhu-Ishvara, the third is Trimurti, and the fourth is Jnanasagara.

• verse 3

  पञ्चमो ज्ञानविज्ञानं षष्ठस्यात् सर्वमङ्गलम् ।सप्तमो पुण्डरीकाक्षो अष्टमो देववल्लभः ॥ 2 ॥

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  pañchamō jñānavijñānaṃ ṣaṣṭhasyāt sarvamaṅgalam ।saptamō puṇḍarīkākṣō aṣṭamō dēvavallabhaḥ ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  The fifth is Jnanavijnana, the sixth is Sarvamangala, the seventh is Pundarikaksha, and the eighth is Devavallabha.

• verse 4

  नवमो नन्ददेवेशो दशमो नन्ददायकः ।एकादशो महारुद्रो द्वादशो करुणाकरः ॥ 3 ॥

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  navamō nandadēvēśō daśamō nandadāyakaḥ ।ēkādaśō mahārudrō dvādaśō karuṇākaraḥ ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  The ninth is Nandadevesh, the tenth is Nandadayaka, the eleventh is Maharudra, and the twelfth is Karunakara.

• verse 5

  एतानि द्वादशनामानि दत्तात्रेय महात्मनः ।मन्त्रराजेति विख्यातं दत्तात्रेय हरः परः ॥ 4 ॥

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  ētāni dvādaśanāmāni dattātrēya mahātmanaḥ ।mantrarājēti vikhyātaṃ dattātrēya haraḥ paraḥ ॥ 4 ॥

  meaning

  These twelve names of the great-souled Dattatreya are known as the king of mantras — he is Datta, the supreme, the remover.

• verse 6

  क्षयोपस्मार कुष्ठादि तापज्वरनिवारणम् ।राजद्वारे पदे घोरे सङ्ग्रामेषु जलान्तरे ॥ 5 ॥

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  kṣayōpasmāra kuṣṭhādi tāpajvaranivāraṇam ।rājadvārē padē ghōrē saṅgrāmēṣu jalāntarē ॥ 5 ॥

  meaning

  They ward off consumption, epilepsy, leprosy, fever, and affliction; they protect in royal courts, dangerous places, and battles, and even in flood-water.

• verse 7

  गिरे गुहान्तरेऽरण्ये व्याघ्रचोरभयादिषु ।आवर्तने सहस्रेषु लभते वाञ्छितं फलम् ॥ 6 ॥

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  girē guhāntarē'raṇyē vyāghrachōrabhayādiṣu ।āvartanē sahasrēṣu labhatē vāñChitaṃ phalam ॥ 6 ॥

  meaning

  In mountain passes, cave interiors, and forests, from tigers, thieves, and all kinds of fear, and in a thousand adverse turns, one obtains one's desired fruit.

• verse 8

  त्रिकाले यः पठेन्नित्यं मोक्षसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् ।दत्तात्रेय सदा रक्षेत् यदा सत्यं न संशयः ॥ 7 ॥

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  trikālē yaḥ paṭhēnnityaṃ mōkṣasiddhimavāpnuyāt ।dattātrēya sadā rakṣēt yadā satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥ 7 ॥

  meaning

  Whoever daily recites them at the three junctures attains the perfection of liberation; Dattatreya will always protect — this is truth, without doubt. (Phalashruti)

• verse 9

  विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां रोगी रोगात् प्रमुच्यते ।अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं दरिद्रो लभते धनम् ॥ 8 ॥

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  vidyārthī labhatē vidyāṃ rōgī rōgāt pramuchyatē ।aputrō labhatē putraṃ daridrō labhatē dhanam ॥ 8 ॥

  meaning

  The seeker of knowledge gains knowledge, the sick person is freed from illness, the childless gains a child, and the poor gains wealth. (Phalashruti)

• verse 10

  अभार्यो लभते भार्यां सुखार्थी लभते सुखम् ।मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ॥ 9 ॥

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  abhāryō labhatē bhāryāṃ sukhārthī labhatē sukham ।muchyatē sarvapāpēbhyō sarvatra vijayī bhavēt ॥ 9 ॥

  meaning

  The unmarried gains a spouse, the seeker of happiness gains happiness, one is freed from all sins, and one is victorious everywhere. (Phalashruti)

• verse 11

  इति श्री दत्तात्रेय द्वादशनाम स्तोत्रम् ।

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  iti śrī dattātrēya dvādaśanāma stōtram ।

  meaning

  Colophon: Thus ends the Sri Dattatreya Dvadasha Nama Stotram (the twelve-name hymn of Sri Dattatreya).