Narayana Stotram
Narayana Stotram
Narayana Stotram
nārāyaṇa stotram
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya gopāla hare ||
karuṇāpārāvāra varuṇālayagambhīra nārāyaṇa || 1 ||
ghananīradasaṅkāśa kṛtakalikalmaṣanāśana nārāyaṇa || 2 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
yamunātīravihāra dhṛtakaustubhamaṇihāra nārāyaṇa || 3 ||
pītāmbaraparidhāna surakalyāṇanidhāna nārāyaṇa || 4 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
mañjulaguñjābhūṣa māyāmānuṣaveṣa nārāyaṇa || 5 ||
rādhādharamadhurasika rajanīkarakulatilaka nārāyaṇa || 6 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
muralīgānavinoda vedastutabhūpāda nārāyaṇa || 7 ||
vārijabhūṣābharaṇa rājīvarukmiṇīramaṇa nārāyaṇa || 8 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
jalaruhadalanibhanetra jagadārambhakasūtra nārāyaṇa || 9||
pātakarajanīsaṃhāra karuṇālaya māmuddhara nārāyaṇa || 10 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
agha bakahayakaṃsāre keśava kṛṣṇa murāre nārāyaṇa || 11 ||
hāṭakanibhapītāmbara abhayaṃ kuru me māvara nārāyaṇa || 12 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
daśaratharājakumāra dānavamadasaṃhāra nārāyaṇa || 14 ||
govardhanagiri ramaṇa gopīmānasaharaṇa nārāyaṇa || 15 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
sarayutīravihāra sajjanaṛṣimandāra nārāyaṇa || 16 ||
viśvāmitramakhatra vividhavarānucaritra nārāyaṇa || 17 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
dhvajavajrāṅkuśapāda dharaṇīsutasahamoda nārāyaṇa || 18 ||
janakasutāpratipāla jaya jaya saṃsmṛtilīla nārāyaṇa || 19 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
daśarathavāgdhṛtibhāra daṇḍaka vanasañcāra nārāyaṇa || 20 ||
muṣṭikacāṇūrasaṃhāra munimānasavihāra nārāyaṇa || 21 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
vālivinigrahaśaurya varasugrīvahitārya nārāyaṇa || 22 ||
māṃ muralīkara dhīvara pālaya pālaya śrīdhara nārāyaṇa || 23 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
jalanidhi bandhana dhīra rāvaṇakaṇṭhavidāra nārāyaṇa || 24 ||
tāṭakamardana rāma naṭaguṇavividha surāma nārāyaṇa || 25 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
gautamapatnīpūjana karuṇāghanāvalokana nārāyaṇa || 26 ||
sambhramasītāhāra sāketapuravihāra nārāyaṇa || 27 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare...
acaloddhṛtacañcatkara bhaktānugrahatatpara nārāyaṇa || 28 ||
naigamagānavinoda rakṣita suprahlāda nārāyaṇa || 29 ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya govinda hare nārāyaṇa ||
nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa jaya gopāla hare nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa nārāyaṇa ||
iti śrimacchaṅkarācārya viracitaṃ nārāyaṇa stotraṃ sampūrṇam ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Narayana Stotram is a Sanskrit devotional hymn of 28 verses addressed to Lord Narayana, the supreme deity of Vaishnavism. The verses repeatedly invoke names such as Narayana, Govinda, and Gopala, and describe Narayana as the ocean of compassion and the destroyer of sins. The text belongs to the Vaishnava tradition and functions as a nama-japa-structured stotram suitable for daily recitation.
What are the benefits of chanting Narayana Stotram?
- Purifies the mind through repeated invocation of Narayana's names
- Removes accumulated sins and negative tendencies
- Brings peace of mind and a sense of divine connection
- Supports regular devotional practice within the Vaishnava tradition
When is the best time to recite this?
The stotram is recited in the morning and evening. Ekadashi, Vaikuntha Ekadashi, and other Vaishnava festivals are particularly auspicious occasions. It may also be recited at any time for spiritual solace.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The authorship of this specific Narayana Stotram is not attributed to any particular sage or scholar, and its precise date of composition is not established. Many stotrams bearing this title exist within the Vaishnava corpus, composed across different periods and regions. The tradition of composing devotional hymns to Narayana and Vishnu extends from the Vedic period through the Puranic and bhakti eras. This text follows the convention of alternating epithets with refrains, a format common in later Sanskrit and vernacular devotional poetry.
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Related Texts
- Narayana Suktam — the Vedic hymn to Narayana found in the Yajurveda, offering an older scriptural counterpart to this devotional stotram
- Narayana Kavacham — the protective hymn to Narayana from the Srimad Bhagavatam, commonly recited alongside praise-focused texts in Vaishnava practice