Mukunda Mala Stotram
Mukunda Mala Stotram
mukundamAlA stotram
ghuSyate yasya nagare raGgayAtrA dine dine |
tamahaM zirasA vande rAjAnaM kulazekharam ||
zrIvallabheti varadeti dayApareti
bhaktapriyeti bhavaluNThanakovideti |
nAtheti nAgazayaneti jagannivAse-
-tyAlApanaM pratipadaM kuru me mukunda || 1 ||
jayatu jayatu devo devakInandano'yaM
jayatu jayatu kRSNo vRSNivaMzapradIpaH |
jayatu jayatu meghazyAmalaH komalAGgo
jayatu jayatu pRthvIbhAranAzo mukundaH || 2 ||
mukunda mUrdhnA praNipatya yAce
bhavantamekAntamiyantamartham |
avismRtistvaccaraNAravinde
bhave bhave me'stu bhavatprasAdAt || 3 ||
nAhaM vande tava caraNayordvandvamadvandvahetoH
kumbhIpAkaM gurumapi hare nArakaM nApanetum |
ramyArAmAmRdutanulatA nandane nApi rantuM
bhAve bhAve hRdayabhavane bhAvayeyaM bhavantam || 4 ||
nAsthA dharme na vasunicaye naiva kAmopabhoge
yadyadbhavyaM bhavatu bhagavan pUrvakarmAnurUpam |
etatprArthyaM mama bahumataM janmajanmAntare'pi
tvatpAdAmbhoruhayugagatA nizcalA bhaktirastu || 5 ||
divi vA bhuvi vA mamAstu vAso
narake vA narakAntaka prakAmam |
avadhIrita zAradAravindau
caraNau te maraNe'pi cintayAmi || 6 ||
kRSNa tvadIya padapaGkajapaJjarAnta-
-madyaiva me vizatu mAnasarAjahaMsaH |
prANaprayANasamaye kaphavAtapittaiH
kaNThAvarodhanavidhau smaraNaM kutaste || 7 ||
cintayAmi harimeva santataM
mandamanda hasitAnanAmbujaM
nandagopatanayaM parAtparaM
nAradAdimunibRndavanditam || 8 ||
karacaraNasaroje kAntimannetramIne
zramamuSi bhujavIcivyAkule'gAdhamArge |
harisarasi vigAhyApIya tejojalaughaM
bhavamaruparikhinnaH khedamadya tyajAmi || 9 ||
sarasijanayane sazaGkhacakre
murabhidi mA virama svacitta rantum |
sukhataramaparaM na jAtu jAne
haricaraNasmaraNAmRtena tulyam || 10 ||
mA bhIrmandamano vicintya bahudhA yAmIzciraM yAtanAH
nAmI naH prabhavanti pAparipavaH svAmI nanu zrIdharaH |
AlasyaM vyapanIya bhaktisulabhaM dhyAyasva nArAyaNaM
lokasya vyasanApanodanakaro dAsasya kiM na kSamaH || 11 ||
bhavajaladhigatAnAM dvandvavAtAhatAnAM
sutaduhitRkalatratrANabhArArditAnAm |
viSamaviSayatoye majjatAmaplavAnAM
bhavatu zaraNameko viSNupoto narANAm || 12 ||
bhavajaladhimagAdhaM dustaraM nistareyaM
kathamahamiti ceto mA sma gAH kAtaratvam |
sarasijadRzi deve tAvakI bhaktirekA
narakabhidi niSaNNA tArayiSyatyavazyam || 13 ||
tRSNAtoye madanapavanoddhUta mohormimAle
dArAvarte tanayasahajagrAhasaGghAkule ca |
saMsArAkhye mahati jaladhau majjatAM nastridhAman
pAdAmbhoje varada bhavato bhaktinAvaM prayaccha || 14 ||
mAdrAkSaM kSINapuNyAn kSaNamapi bhavato bhaktihInAnpadAbje
mAzrauSaM zrAvyabandhaM tava caritamapAsyAnyadAkhyAnajAtam |
mAsmArSaM mAdhava tvAmapi bhuvanapate cetasApahnuvAnA-
-nmAbhUvaM tvatsaparyAvyatikararahito janmajanmAntare'pi || 15 ||
jihve kIrtaya kezavaM muraripuM ceto bhaja zrIdharaM
pANidvandva samarcayAcyutakathAH zrotradvaya tvaM zRNu |
kRSNaM lokaya locanadvaya harergacchAGghriyugmAlayaM
jighra ghrANa mukundapAdatulasIM mUrdhannamAdhokSajam || 16 ||
he lokAH zRNuta prasUtimaraNavyAdhezcikitsAmimAM
yogajJAH samudAharanti munayo yAM yAjJavalkyAdayaH |
antarjyotirameyamekamamRtaM kRSNAkhyamApIyatAM
tatpItaM paramauSadhaM vitanute nirvANamAtyantikam || 17 |
he martyAH paramaM hitaM zRNuta vo vakSyAmi saGkSepataH
saMsArArNavamApadUrmibahulaM samyakpravizya sthitAH |
nAnAjJAnamapAsya cetasi namo nArAyaNAyetyamuM
mantraM sapraNavaM praNAmasahitaM prAvartayadhvaM muhuH || 18 ||
pRthvIreNuraNuH payAMsi kaNikAH phalguH sphuliGgo'laghu-
-stejo niHzvasanaM maruttanutaraM randhraM susUkSmaM nabhaH |
kSudrA rudrapitAmahaprabhRtayaH kITAH samastAH surAH
dRSTe yatra sa tAvako vijayate bhUmAvadhUtAvadhiH || 19 ||
baddhenAJjalinA natena zirasA gAtraiH saromodgamaiH
kaNThena svaragadgadena nayanenodgIrNabASpAmbunA |
nityaM tvaccaraNAravindayugala dhyAnAmRtAsvAdinA-
-masmAkaM sarasIruhAkSa satataM sampadyatAM jIvitam || 20 ||
he gopAlaka he kRpAjalanidhe he sindhukanyApate
he kaMsAntaka he gajendrakaruNApArINa he mAdhava |
he rAmAnuja he jagattrayaguro he puNDarIkAkSa mAM
he gopIjananAtha pAlaya paraM jAnAmi na tvAM vinA || 21 ||
bhaktApAyabhujaGgagAruDamaNistrailokyarakSAmaNiH
gopIlocanacAtakAmbudamaNiH saundaryamudrAmaNiH |
yaH kAntAmaNi rukmiNI ghanakucadvandvaikabhUSAmaNiH
zreyo devazikhAmaNirdizatu no gopAlacUDAmaNiH || 22 ||
zatrucchedaikamantraM sakalamupaniSadvAkyasampUjyamantraM
saMsArottAramantraM samupacitatamaH saGghaniryANamantram |
sarvaizvaryaikamantraM vyasanabhujagasandaSTasantrANamantraM
jihve zrIkRSNamantraM japa japa satataM janmasAphalyamantram || 23 ||
vyAmoha prazamauSadhaM munimanovRtti pravRttyauSadhaM
daityendrArtikarauSadhaM tribhuvanI saJjIvanaikauSadham |
bhaktAtyantahitauSadhaM bhavabhayapradhvaMsanaikauSadhaM
zreyaHprAptikarauSadhaM piba manaH zrIkRSNadivyauSadham || 24 ||
AmnAyAbhyasanAnyaraNyaruditaM vedavratAnyanvahaM
medazchedaphalAni pUrtavidhayaH sarve hutaM bhasmani |
tIrthAnAmavagAhanAni ca gajasnAnaM vinA yatpada-
-dvandvAmbhoruhasaMsmRtirvijayate devaH sa nArAyaNaH || 25 ||
zrImannAma procya nArAyaNAkhyaM
ke na prApurvAJchitaM pApino'pi |
hA naH pUrvaM vAkpravRttA na tasmin
tena prAptaM garbhavAsAdiduHkham || 26 ||
majjanmanaH phalamidaM madhukaiTabhAre
matprArthanIya madanugraha eSa eva |
tvadbhRtyabhRtya paricAraka bhRtyabhRtya
bhRtyasya bhRtya iti mAM smara lokanAtha || 27 ||
nAthe naH puruSottame trijagatAmekAdhipe cetasA
sevye svasya padasya dAtari sure nArAyaNe tiSThati |
yaM kaJcitpuruSAdhamaM katipayagrAmezamalpArthadaM
sevAyai mRgayAmahe naramaho mUkA varAkA vayam || 28 ||
madana parihara sthitiM madIye
manasi mukundapadAravindadhAmni |
haranayanakRzAnunA kRzo'si
smarasi na cakraparAkramaM murAreH || 29 ||
tattvaM bruvANAni paraM parasmA-
-nmadhu kSarantIva satAM phalAni |
prAvartaya prAJjalirasmi jihve
nAmAni nArAyaNa gocarANi || 30 ||
idaM zarIraM pariNAmapezalaM
patatyavazyaM zlathasandhijarjaram |
kimauSadhaiH klizyasi mUDha durmate
nirAmayaM kRSNarasAyanaM piba || 31 ||
dArA vArAkaravarasutA te tanUjo viriJciH
stotA vedastava suragaNo bhRtyavargaH prasAdaH |
muktirmAyA jagadavikalaM tAvakI devakI te
mAtA mitraM balaripusutastvayyato'nyanna jAne || 32 ||
kRSNo rakSatu no jagattrayaguruH kRSNaM namasyAmyahaM
kRSNenAmarazatravo vinihatAH kRSNAya tasmai namaH |
kRSNAdeva samutthitaM jagadidaM kRSNasya dAso'smyahaM
kRSNe tiSThati sarvametadakhilaM he kRSNa rakSasva mAm || 33 ||
tattvaM prasIda bhagavan kuru mayyanAthe
viSNo kRpAM paramakAruNikaH kila tvam |
saMsArasAgaranimagnamanantadIna-
-muddhartumarhasi hare puruSottamo'si || 34 ||
namAmi nArAyaNapAdapaGkajaM
karomi nArAyaNapUjanaM sadA |
vadAmi nArAyaNanAma nirmalaM
smarAmi nArAyaNatattvamavyayam || 35 ||
zrInAtha nArAyaNa vAsudeva
zrIkRSNa bhaktapriya cakrapANe |
zrIpadmanAbhAcyuta kaiTabhAre
zrIrAma padmAkSa hare murAre || 36 ||
ananta vaikuNTha mukunda kRSNa
govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti |
vaktuM samartho'pi na vakti kazci-
-daho janAnAM vyasanAbhimukhyam || 37 ||
dhyAyanti ye viSNumanantamavyayaM
hRtpadmamadhye satataM vyavasthitam |
samAhitAnAM satatAbhayapradaM
te yAnti siddhiM paramAM ca vaiSNavIm || 38 ||
kSIrasAgarataraGgazIkarA-
-''sAratArakitacArumUrtaye |
bhogibhogazayanIyazAyine
mAdhavAya madhuvidviSe namaH || 39 ||
yasya priyau zrutidharau kavilokavIrau
mitre dvijanmavarapadmazarAvabhUtAm |
tenAmbujAkSacaraNAmbujaSaTpadena
rAjJA kRtA kRtiriyaM kulazekhareNa || 40 ||
iti kulazekhara praNItaM mukundamAlA |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Mukunda Mala Stotram is a 39-verse Sanskrit devotional hymn honoring Lord Vishnu in his form as Mukunda, the bestower of liberation. It is attributed to Kulasekhara Alwar, one of the twelve Alwar poet-saints of the Vaishnava tradition and a king of the Chera dynasty. The stotram emphasizes selfless surrender to Vishnu's lotus feet and the impermanence of worldly pleasures, and it holds an established place in Vaishnava bhakti literature.
What are the benefits of chanting Mukunda Mala Stotram?
- Fosters intense devotion (bhakti) to Lord Vishnu
- Purification from sin and worldly attachments
- Attainment of liberation (moksha) through surrender
- Provides consolation and peace of mind
When is the best time to recite this?
Daily morning and evening recitation is the standard practice. Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Rama Navami, and Krishna Janmashtami are especially auspicious occasions for this stotram.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Kulasekhara Alwar was one of the twelve Alvars — Tamil Vaishnava poet-saints active between roughly the 6th and 9th centuries CE — and is traditionally identified as a king of the Chera (Kerala) region. The Alwars were foundational figures in the Bhakti movement who composed devotional hymns in Tamil (collectively the Nalayira Divya Prabandham) as well as Sanskrit. The Mukunda Mala Stotram is Kulasekhara's principal Sanskrit composition, and its philosophical content reflects the Vaishnava synthesis of Puranic narrative with Vedantic themes. The text has been continuously recited across Vaishnava communities throughout South and North India.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Vishnu Sahasranama — the thousand names of Vishnu from the Mahabharata, the primary Vaishnava namavali tradition with which this stotram is closely associated
- Narayana Suktam — a Vedic hymn to Narayana, the same deity as Mukunda, from the Krishna Yajurveda tradition