Sri Dattatreya Stotram

Dattatreya

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  • verse 1
    जटाधरं पाण्डुराङ्गं शूलहस्तं कृपानिधिम्सर्वरोगहरं देवं दत्तात्रेयमहं भजे1

    jaṭādharaṃ pāṇḍurāṅgaṃ śūlahastaṃ kṛpānidhimsarvarōgaharaṃ dēvaṃ dattātrēyamahaṃ bhajē1
    meaning

    I worship the matted-haired Dattatreya, of pale-white limbs, holding the trident, ocean of mercy, the god, remover of all diseases.

    word by word
    देवंDevamDeva, God · God · [I reverentially bow down to the] Divine Lord
    भजेBhajeभजे (Bhaje): · To Worship · I Worship · Worship · I Worship (that Panduranga, Who is the veritable Image of Parabrahman) · I Worship [Mother Sharada] · Salutations · I Worship [that Lord with Five Faces]
    पाण्डुरङ्गम्Paanndduranggam(I Worship that) Panduranga, (Who is the veritable Image of Parabrahman)
  • verse 2
    अस्य श्रीदत्तात्रेयस्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य भगवान्नारदृषिःअनुष्टुप् छन्दःश्रीदत्तः परमात्मा देवताश्रीदत्तात्रेय प्रीत्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः

    asya śrīdattātrēyastōtramantrasya bhagavānnāradṛṣiḥanuṣṭup Chandaḥśrīdattaḥ paramātmā dēvatāśrīdattātrēya prītyarthē japē viniyōgaḥ
    meaning

    Of this Sri Dattatreya stotra-mantra, the rishi is Bhagavan Narada; the metre is anushtup; the deity is Sri Datta, the supreme Self; viniyoga: in japa for the pleasure of Sri Dattatreya.

    word by word
    अस्यAsyaOf this
    छन्दChandaMetre
    देवताDevataaDivinity
    विनियोगःViniyogah(This Stotra is to be) Used for
    चण्डCannddaFierce, Passionate
  • verse 3
    नारद उवाचजगदुत्पत्तिकर्त्रे स्थितिसंहारहेतवेभवपाशविमुक्ताय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते1

    nārada uvāchajagadutpattikartrē cha sthitisaṃhārahētavēbhavapāśavimuktāya dattātrēya namō'stu 1
    meaning

    Narada said: 'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — maker of the world's birth, cause of its preservation and destruction, free from the bonds of becoming.'

    word by word
    नारदNaaradaSage Narada
    उवाचUvaacaSaid
    CaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 4
    जराजन्मविनाशाय देहशुद्धिकराय दिगम्बर दयामूर्ते दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते2

    jarājanmavināśāya dēhaśuddhikarāya chadigambara dayāmūrtē dattātrēya namō'stu 2
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — destroyer of old age and birth, purifier of the body, sky-clad, embodiment of compassion.'

    word by word
    CaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
    दिगम्बरDigambaraSky-Clothed signifying Ever-Free
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 5
    कर्पूरकान्तिदेहाय ब्रह्ममूर्तिधराय वेदशास्त्रपरिज्ञाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते3

    karpūrakāntidēhāya brahmamūrtidharāya chavēdaśāstraparijñāya dattātrēya namō'stu 3
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — of body the color of camphor, holder of the form of Brahma, knower of all the Vedic scriptures.'

    word by word
    CaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 6
    ह्रस्वदीर्घकृशस्थूलनामगोत्रविवर्जितपञ्चभूतैकदीप्ताय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते4

    hrasvadīrghakṛśasthūlanāmagōtravivarjitapañchabhūtaikadīptāya dattātrēya namō'stu 4
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — free from short, long, slim, stout, name and gotra; the single radiance of the five elements.'

    word by word
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 7
    यज्ञभोक्ते यज्ञाय यज्ञरूपधराय यज्ञप्रियाय सिद्धाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते5

    yajñabhōktē cha yajñāya yajñarūpadharāya chayajñapriyāya siddhāya dattātrēya namō'stu 5
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — eater of the sacrifice, the sacrifice itself, holder of the sacrifice-form, lover of the sacrifice, the perfected one.'

    word by word
    CaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    सिद्धSiddhaSiddha, Accomplished in Yoga
  • verse 8
    आदौ ब्रह्मा हरिर्मध्ये ह्यन्ते देवस्सदाशिवःमूर्तित्रयस्वरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते6

    ādau brahmā harirmadhyē hyantē dēvassadāśivaḥmūrtitrayasvarūpāya dattātrēya namō'stu 6
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — Brahma at the beginning, Hari in the middle, Sadashiva at the end; of the form of the three murtis.'

    word by word
    आदौAadauIn the Beginning, At First
    ब्रह्माBrahmaaLord Brahma · Brahma · (Whose Incomparable Power of Greatness even Bhagavan Ananta), Brahma and (Hara is not able to describe) · [You are] Brahma · Sri Brahma · [I remember] Brahma
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 9
    भोगालयाय भोगाय योगयोग्याय धारिणेजितेन्द्रिय जितज्ञाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते7

    bhōgālayāya bhōgāya yōgayōgyāya dhāriṇējitēndriya jitajñāya dattātrēya namō'stu 7
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — abode of enjoyment, enjoyment itself, fit and bearer of yoga, conqueror of the senses, knower of victory.'

    word by word
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    भोगBhogaWorldly Enjoyment
  • verse 10
    दिगम्बराय दिव्याय दिव्यरूपधराय सदोदितपरब्रह्म दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते8

    digambarāya divyāya divyarūpadharāya chasadōditaparabrahma dattātrēya namō'stu 8
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — sky-clad, divine, holder of divine form, ever-shining supreme Brahman.'

    word by word
    CaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    दिगम्बरDigambaraSky-Clothed signifying Ever-Free
    दिव्यDivyaDivine
  • verse 11
    जम्बूद्वीपे महाक्षेत्रे मातापुरनिवासिनेजयमान सतां देव दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते9

    jambūdvīpē mahākṣētrē mātāpuranivāsinējayamāna satāṃ dēva dattātrēya namō'stu 9
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — dweller in Matapuri in the great kshetra of Jambudvipa, victorious god of the good.'

    word by word
    सतांSataam[Who is a manifestation of great Power and] Goodness · Good People, Goodness · (She Who Herself is the Shraddha arising within the Hearts of the) Saintly People · Of Good People, Saintly People · Sacred
    देवंDevamDeva, God · God · [I reverentially bow down to the] Divine Lord
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    देवDevaDivine
  • verse 12
    भिक्षाटनं गृहे ग्रामे पात्रं हेममयं करेनानास्वादमयी भिक्षा दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते10

    bhikṣāṭanaṃ gṛhē grāmē pātraṃ hēmamayaṃ karēnānāsvādamayī bhikṣā dattātrēya namō'stu 10
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — wandering for alms in house and village, with golden bowl in hand, alms of various flavors.'

    word by word
    गृहेGrheAt Home · in the House
    ग्रामेGraameIn the Village
    पात्रPaatraBowl
    करेKareOn the Hand · Whose Hand [shows the Gyana Mudra]
    भिक्षाBhikssaaBoon obtained by begging
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    पत्रPatraLeaf
  • verse 13
    ब्रह्मज्ञानमयी मुद्रा वस्त्रे चाकाशभूतलेप्रज्ञानघनबोधाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते11

    brahmajñānamayī mudrā vastrē chākāśabhūtalēprajñānaghanabōdhāya dattātrēya namō'stu 11
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — whose seal is the knowledge of Brahman, garmented in space and earth-surface, of awareness dense as knowledge.'

    word by word
    मुद्राMudraaMudra
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    वस्त्रVastraClothes, Garments
  • verse 14
    अवधूत सदानन्द परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणेविदेहदेहरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते12

    avadhūta sadānanda parabrahmasvarūpiṇēvidēhadēharūpāya dattātrēya namō'stu 12
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — Avadhuta, ever-blissful, of the form of supreme Brahman, of body in body-less form.'

    word by word
    सदानन्दSadaa-AanandaO the One with Eternal Blissful [Form]
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 15
    सत्यरूप सदाचार सत्यधर्मपरायणसत्याश्रयपरोक्षाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते13

    satyarūpa sadāchāra satyadharmaparāyaṇasatyāśrayaparōkṣāya dattātrēya namō'stu 13
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — of true form, of true conduct, intent on true dharma, refuge of truth, beyond perception.'

    word by word
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 16
    शूलहस्तगदापाणे वनमालासुकन्धरयज्ञसूत्रधर ब्रह्मन् दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते14

    śūlahastagadāpāṇē vanamālāsukandharayajñasūtradhara brahman dattātrēya namō'stu 14
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — trident in hand and mace in hand, with forest-garland on your fair throat, bearer of the sacrificial thread, O Brahman.'

    word by word
    ब्रह्मन्BrahmanPrayer
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 17
    क्षराक्षरस्वरूपाय परात्परतराय दत्तमुक्तिपरस्तोत्र दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते15

    kṣarākṣarasvarūpāya parātparatarāya chadattamuktiparastōtra dattātrēya namō'stu 15
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — of the form of the perishable and imperishable, beyond the highest, the giver of the supreme stotra of liberation.'

    word by word
    CaAnd, sometimes used only for emphasis or gap-filling · for emphasis · And, sometimes used for emphasis · And · And, Also, Sometimes for emphasis or gap-fillings · Indeed · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also · For emphasis or gap-filling · And, Also, For emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis · Also · And, Also, Moreover · And, for emphasis · And, Also, sometimes for emphasis or gap-flilling · Moreover, Also · And, sometimes for emphasis or gap-filling · And, As Well as · Gap-filling or emphasis · And, for gap-filling · And, Also, sometimes for gap-filling · And, sometimes for emphasis · And, sometimes used for filling gaps
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 18
    दत्त विद्याढ्य लक्ष्मीश दत्त स्वात्मस्वरूपिणेगुणनिर्गुणरूपाय दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते16

    datta vidyāḍhya lakṣmīśa datta svātmasvarūpiṇēguṇanirguṇarūpāya dattātrēya namō'stu 16
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — the giver of knowledge, the lord of Lakshmi, of one's own self-form, of qualified and unqualified form.'

    word by word
    दत्तDattaGiven, Granted
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
  • verse 19
    शत्रुनाशकरं स्तोत्रं ज्ञानविज्ञानदायकम्सर्वपापं शमं याति दत्तात्रेय नमोऽस्तु ते17

    śatrunāśakaraṃ stōtraṃ jñānavijñānadāyakamsarvapāpaṃ śamaṃ yāti dattātrēya namō'stu 17
    meaning

    'Salutation to you, Dattatreya — this stotra is the destroyer of foes, the giver of knowledge and discrimination, by which all sin attains quietude.'

    word by word
    स्तोत्रंStotram[This] Stotra [proclaimed by me] · Stotram, Hymn · Hymn · [That Keelaka] Stotra [of Devi Chandika, He made it hidden behind the Mantras of Devi Mahatmyam] · Stotram · Hymn in Praise of God · Stotra · Stotra, Praise, Eulogy · Stotra, Hymn
    यातिYaatiAdvance towards [Shiva] · [He does not] become [victim of premature Death] · Goes to, Becomes
    नमोऽस्तुNamo-AstuReverential Salutations · Salutations · Reverential Salutations [to You] · Salutations Be · Salutations Be [to You]
    तेTeto You · That · of You · Your · To You, of You · You · They · He
    समंSamamTogether with
  • verse 20
    इदं स्तोत्रं महद्दिव्यं दत्तप्रत्यक्षकारकम्दत्तात्रेयप्रसादाच्च नारदेन प्रकीर्तितम्18

    idaṃ stōtraṃ mahaddivyaṃ dattapratyakṣakārakamdattātrēyaprasādāchcha nāradēna prakīrtitam18
    meaning

    Phalashruti: This great divine stotra, which makes Datta directly visible, by Datta's grace was praised by Narada.

    word by word
    स्तोत्रंStotram[This] Stotra [proclaimed by me] · Stotram, Hymn · Hymn · [That Keelaka] Stotra [of Devi Chandika, He made it hidden behind the Mantras of Devi Mahatmyam] · Stotram · Hymn in Praise of God · Stotra · Stotra, Praise, Eulogy · Stotra, Hymn
    इदम्IdamThis
    नारदNaaradaSage Narada
    प्रकिर्तितंPrakirtitamProclaimed, Said, Praised
  • verse 21
    इति श्रीनारदपुराणे नारदविरचितं श्री दत्तात्रेय स्तोत्रम्

    iti śrīnāradapurāṇē nāradavirachitaṃ śrī dattātrēya stōtram
    meaning

    Colophon: Thus the Sri Dattatreya Stotra composed by Narada in the Sri Narada Purana.

    word by word
    इतिItiRefers to something that precedes
    श्रीShriiBeauty, Splendour, Lustre
    स्तोत्रंStotram[This] Stotra [proclaimed by me] · Stotram, Hymn · Hymn · [That Keelaka] Stotra [of Devi Chandika, He made it hidden behind the Mantras of Devi Mahatmyam] · Stotram · Hymn in Praise of God · Stotra · Stotra, Praise, Eulogy · Stotra, Hymn

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