Mukunda Mala Stotram
Mukunda Mala Stotram
Mukunda Mala Stotram
mukundamAlA stotram
ghuShyate yasya nagare ra~NgayAtrA dine dine |
tamahaM shirasA vande rAjAnaM kulashekharam ||
shrIvallabheti varadeti dayApareti
bhaktapriyeti bhavaluNThanakovideti |
nAtheti nAgashayaneti jagannivAse-
-tyAlApanaM pratipadaM kuru me mukunda || 1 ||
jayatu jayatu devo devakInandano.ayaM
jayatu jayatu kRRiShNo vRRiShNivaMshapradIpaH |
jayatu jayatu meghashyAmalaH komalA~Ngo
jayatu jayatu pRRithvIbhAranAsho mukundaH || 2 ||
mukunda mUrdhnA praNipatya yAche
bhavantamekAntamiyantamartham |
avismRRitistvachcharaNAravinde
bhave bhave me.astu bhavatprasAdAt || 3 ||
nAhaM vande tava charaNayordvandvamadvandvahetoH
kumbhIpAkaM gurumapi hare nArakaM nApanetum |
ramyArAmAmRRidutanulatA nandane nApi rantuM
bhAve bhAve hRRidayabhavane bhAvayeyaM bhavantam || 4 ||
nAsthA dharme na vasunichaye naiva kAmopabhoge
yadyadbhavyaM bhavatu bhagavan pUrvakarmAnurUpam |
etatprArthyaM mama bahumataM janmajanmAntare.api
tvatpAdAmbhoruhayugagatA nishchalA bhaktirastu || 5 ||
divi vA bhuvi vA mamAstu vAso
narake vA narakAntaka prakAmam |
avadhIrita shAradAravindau
charaNau te maraNe.api chintayAmi || 6 ||
kRRiShNa tvadIya padapaNkajapanjarAnta-
-madyaiva me vishatu mAnasarAjahaMsaH |
prANaprayANasamaye kaphavAtapittaiH
kaNThAvarodhanavidhau smaraNaM kutaste || 7 ||
chintayAmi harimeva santataM
mandamanda hasitAnanAmbujaM
nandagopatanayaM parAtparaM
nAradAdimunibRRindavanditam || 8 ||
karacharaNasaroje kAntimannetramIne
shramamuShi bhujavIchivyAkule.agAdhamArge |
harisarasi vigAhyApIya tejojalaughaM
bhavamaruparikhinnaH khedamadya tyajAmi || 9 ||
sarasijanayane sasha~Nkhachakre
murabhidi mA virama svachitta rantum |
sukhataramaparaM na jAtu jAne
haricharaNasmaraNAmRRitena tulyam || 10 ||
mA bhIrmandamano vichintya bahudhA yAmIshchiraM yAtanAH
nAmI naH prabhavanti pAparipavaH svAmI nanu shrIdharaH |
AlasyaM vyapanIya bhaktisulabhaM dhyAyasva nArAyaNaM
lokasya vyasanApanodanakaro dAsasya kiM na kShamaH || 11 ||
bhavajaladhigatAnAM dvandvavAtAhatAnAM
sutaduhitRRikalatratrANabhArArditAnAm |
viShamaviShayatoye majjatAmaplavAnAM
bhavatu sharaNameko viShNupoto narANAm || 12 ||
bhavajaladhimagAdhaM dustaraM nistareyaM
kathamahamiti cheto mA sma gAH kAtaratvam |
sarasijadRRishi deve tAvakI bhaktirekA
narakabhidi niShaNNA tArayiShyatyavashyam || 13 ||
tRRiShNAtoye madanapavanoddhUta mohormimAle
dArAvarte tanayasahajagrAhasa~NghAkule cha |
saMsArAkhye mahati jaladhau majjatAM nastridhAman
pAdAmbhoje varada bhavato bhaktinAvaM prayachCha || 14 ||
mAdrAkShaM kShINapuNyAn kShaNamapi bhavato bhaktihInAnpadAbje
mAshrauShaM shrAvyabandhaM tava charitamapAsyAnyadAkhyAnajAtam |
mAsmArShaM mAdhava tvAmapi bhuvanapate chetasApahnuvAnA-
-nmAbhUvaM tvatsaparyAvyatikararahito janmajanmAntare.api || 15 ||
jihve kIrtaya keshavaM muraripuM cheto bhaja shrIdharaM
pANidvandva samarchayAchyutakathAH shrotradvaya tvaM shRRiNu |
kRRiShNaM lokaya lochanadvaya harergachChA~NghriyugmAlayaM
jighra ghrANa mukundapAdatulasIM mUrdhannamAdhokShajam || 16 ||
he lokAH shRRiNuta prasUtimaraNavyAdheshchikitsAmimAM
yogajnAH samudAharanti munayo yAM yAjnavalkyAdayaH |
antarjyotirameyamekamamRRitaM kRRiShNAkhyamApIyatAM
tatpItaM paramauShadhaM vitanute nirvANamAtyantikam || 17 |
he martyAH paramaM hitaM shRRiNuta vo vakShyAmi sa~NkShepataH
saMsArArNavamApadUrmibahulaM samyakpravishya sthitAH |
nAnAj~nAnamapAsya chetasi namo nArAyaNAyetyamuM
mantraM sapraNavaM praNAmasahitaM prAvartayadhvaM muhuH || 18 ||
pRRithvIreNuraNuH payAMsi kaNikAH phalguH sphuli~Ngo.alaghu-
-stejo niHshvasanaM maruttanutaraM randhraM susUkShmaM nabhaH |
kShudrA rudrapitAmahaprabhRRitayaH kITAH samastAH surAH
dRRiShTe yatra sa tAvako vijayate bhUmAvadhUtAvadhiH || 19 ||
baddhenA~njalinA natena shirasA gAtraiH saromodgamaiH
kaNThena svaragadgadena nayanenodgIrNabAShpAmbunA |
nityaM tvachcharaNAravindayugala dhyAnAmRRitAsvAdinA-
-masmAkaM sarasIruhAkSha satataM sampadyatAM jIvitam || 20 ||
he gopAlaka he kRRipAjalanidhe he sindhukanyApate
he kaMsAntaka he gajendrakaruNApArINa he mAdhava |
he rAmAnuja he jagattrayaguro he puNDarIkAkSha mAM
he gopIjananAtha pAlaya paraM jAnAmi na tvAM vinA || 21 ||
bhaktApAyabhuja~NgagAruDamaNistrailokyarakShAmaNiH
gopIlochanachAtakAmbudamaNiH saundaryamudrAmaNiH |
yaH kAntAmaNi rukmiNI ghanakuchadvandvaikabhUShAmaNiH
shreyo devashikhAmaNirdishatu no gopAlachUDAmaNiH || 22 ||
shatruchChedaikamantraM sakalamupaniShadvAkyasampUjyamantraM
saMsArottAramantraM samupachitatamaH sa~NghaniryANamantram |
sarvaishvaryaikamantraM vyasanabhujagasandaShTasantrANamantraM
jihve shrIkRRiShNamantraM japa japa satataM janmasAphalyamantram || 23 ||
vyAmoha prashamauShadhaM munimanovRRitti pravRRittyauShadhaM
daityendrArtikarauShadhaM tribhuvanI sa~njIvanaikauShadham |
bhaktAtyantahitauShadhaM bhavabhayapradhvaMsanaikauShadhaM
shreyaHprAptikarauShadhaM piba manaH shrIkRRiShNadivyauShadham || 24 ||
AmnAyAbhyasanAnyaraNyaruditaM vedavratAnyanvahaM
medashChedaphalAni pUrtavidhayaH sarve hutaM bhasmani |
tIrthAnAmavagAhanAni cha gajasnAnaM vinA yatpada-
-dvandvAmbhoruhasaMsmRRitirvijayate devaH sa nArAyaNaH || 25 ||
shrImannAma prochya nArAyaNAkhyaM
ke na prApurvA~nChitaM pApino.api |
hA naH pUrvaM vAkpravRRittA na tasmin
tena prAptaM garbhavAsAdiduHkham || 26 ||
majjanmanaH phalamidaM madhukaiTabhAre
matprArthanIya madanugraha eSha eva |
tvadbhRRityabhRRitya parichAraka bhRRityabhRRitya
bhRRityasya bhRRitya iti mAM smara lokanAtha || 27 ||
nAthe naH puruShottame trijagatAmekAdhipe chetasA
sevye svasya padasya dAtari sure nArAyaNe tiShThati |
yaM ka~nchitpuruShAdhamaM katipayagrAmeshamalpArthadaM
sevAyai mRRigayAmahe naramaho mUkA varAkA vayam || 28 ||
madana parihara sthitiM madIye
manasi mukundapadAravindadhAmni |
haranayanakRRishAnunA kRRisho.asi
smarasi na chakraparAkramaM murAreH || 29 ||
tattvaM bruvANAni paraM parasmA-
-nmadhu kSharantIva satAM phalAni |
prAvartaya prA~njalirasmi jihve
nAmAni nArAyaNa gocharANi || 30 ||
idaM sharIraM pariNAmapeshalaM
patatyavashyaM shlathasandhijarjaram |
kimauShadhaiH klishyasi mUDha durmate
nirAmayaM kRRiShNarasAyanaM piba || 31 ||
dArA vArAkaravarasutA te tanUjo viri~nchiH
stotA vedastava suragaNo bhRRityavargaH prasAdaH |
muktirmAyA jagadavikalaM tAvakI devakI te
mAtA mitraM balaripusutastvayyato.anyanna jAne || 32 ||
kRRiShNo rakShatu no jagattrayaguruH kRRiShNaM namasyAmyahaM
kRRiShNenAmarashatravo vinihatAH kRRiShNAya tasmai namaH |
kRRiShNAdeva samutthitaM jagadidaM kRRiShNasya dAso.asmyahaM
kRRiShNe tiShThati sarvametadakhilaM he kRRiShNa rakShasva mAm || 33 ||
tattvaM prasIda bhagavan kuru mayyanAthe
viShNo kRRipAM paramakAruNikaH kila tvam |
saMsArasAgaranimagnamanantadIna-
-muddhartumarhasi hare puruShottamo.asi || 34 ||
namAmi nArAyaNapAdapa~NkajaM
karomi nArAyaNapUjanaM sadA |
vadAmi nArAyaNanAma nirmalaM
smarAmi nArAyaNatattvamavyayam || 35 ||
shrInAtha nArAyaNa vAsudeva
shrIkRRiShNa bhaktapriya chakrapANe |
shrIpadmanAbhAchyuta kaiTabhAre
shrIrAma padmAkSha hare murAre || 36 ||
ananta vaikuNTha mukunda kRRiShNa
govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti |
vaktuM samartho.api na vakti kashchi-
-daho janAnAM vyasanAbhimukhyam || 37 ||
dhyAyanti ye viShNumanantamavyayaM
hRRitpadmamadhye satataM vyavasthitam |
samAhitAnAM satatAbhayapradaM
te yAnti siddhiM paramAM cha vaiShNavIm || 38 ||
kShIrasAgaratara~NgashIkarA-
-.a.asAratArakitachArumUrtaye |
bhogibhogashayanIyashAyine
mAdhavAya madhuvidviShe namaH || 39 ||
yasya priyau shrutidharau kavilokavIrau
mitre dvijanmavarapadmasharAvabhUtAm |
tenAmbujAkShacharaNAmbujaShaTpadena
rAj~nA kRRitA kRRitiriyaM kulashekhareNa || 40 ||
iti kulashekhara 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