Narayaniyam Dashaka 2
Narayaniyam Dashaka 2
Narayaniyam Dashaka 2
nārāyaṇīyaṃ daśaka 2 - bhagavataḥ svarūpamādhuryaṃ tathā bhaktimahattvam
sūryaspardhikirīṭamūrdhvatilakaprodbhāsiphālāntaraṃ
kāruṇyākulanetramārdrahasitollāsaṃ sunāsāpuṭam|
gaṇḍodyanmakarābhakuṇḍalayugaṃ kaṇṭhojvalatkaustubhaṃ
tvadrūpaṃ vanamālyahārapaṭalaśrīvatsadīpraṃ bhaje||1||
keyūrāṅgadakaṅkaṇottamamahāratnāṅgulīyāṅkita-
śrīmadbāhucatuṣkasaṅgatagadāśaṅkhāripaṅkeruhām |
kāñcit kāñcanakāñcilāñcchitalasatpītāmbarālambinī-
mālambe vimalāmbujadyutipadāṃ mūrtiṃ tavārticchidam ||2||
yatttrailokyamahīyaso'pi mahitaṃ sammohanaṃ mohanāt
kāntaṃ kāntinidhānato'pi madhuraṃ mādhuryadhuryādapi |
saundaryottarato'pi sundarataraṃ tvadrūpamāścaryato'-
pyāścaryaṃ bhuvane na kasya kutukaṃ puṣṇāti viṣṇo vibho ||3||
tattādṛṅmadhurātmakaṃ tava vapuḥ samprāpya sampanmayī
sā devī paramotsukā cirataraṃ nāste svabhakteṣvapi |
tenāsyā bata kaṣṭamacyuta vibho tvadrūpamānojñaka -
premasthairyamayādacāpalabalāccāpalyavārtodabhūt ||4||
lakṣmīstāvakarāmaṇīyakahṛtaiveyaṃ pareṣvasthire-
tyasminnanyadapi pramāṇamadhunā vakṣyāmi lakṣmīpate |
ye tvaddhyānaguṇānukīrtanarasāsaktā hi bhaktā janā-
steṣveṣā vasati sthiraiva dayitaprastāvadattādarā ||5||
evambhūtamanojñatānavasudhāniṣyandasandohanaṃ
tvadrūpaṃ paracidrasāyanamayaṃ cetoharaṃ śṛṇvatām |
sadyaḥ prerayate matiṃ madayate romāñcayatyaṅgakaṃ
vyāsiñcatyapi śītavāṣpavisarairānandamūrchodbhavaiḥ ||6||
evambhūtatayā hi bhaktyabhihito yogassa yogadvayāt
karmajñānamayāt bhṛśottamataro yogīśvarairgīyate |
saundaryaikarasātmake tvayi khalu premaprakarṣātmikā
bhaktirniśramameva viśvapuruṣairlabhyā ramāvallabha ||7||
niṣkāmaṃ niyatasvadharmacaraṇaṃ yat karmayogābhidhaṃ
taddūretyaphalaṃ yadaupaniṣadajñānopalabhyaṃ punaḥ |
tattvavyaktatayā sudurgamataraṃ cittasya tasmādvibho
tvatpremātmakabhaktireva satataṃ svādīyasī śreyasī ||8||
atyāyāsakarāṇi karmapaṭalānyācarya niryanmalā
bodhe bhaktipathe'thavā'pyucitatāmāyānti kiṃ tāvatā |
kliṣṭvā tarkapathe paraṃ tava vapurbrahmākhyamanye puna-
ścittārdratvamṛte vicintya bahubhissiddhyanti janmāntaraiḥ ||9||
tvadbhaktistu kathārasāmṛtajharīnirmajjanena svayaṃ
siddhyantī vimalaprabodhapadavīmakleśatastanvatī |
sadyassiddhikarī jayatyayi vibho saivāstu me tvatpada-
premaprauḍhirasārdratā drutataraṃ vātālayādhīśvara ||10||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Narayaniyam Dashaka 2 is the second ten-verse section of the Narayaniyam, composed by Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri in the 16th century CE. This dashaka, titled "Bhagavatah Svarupa Madhuriyam Tatha Bhakti Mahattvam" (The Sweetness of the Lord's Form and the Greatness of Devotion), describes the enchanting attributes of Lord Narayana and affirms that sincere devotion is the primary path to realizing the divine. It follows the introductory dashaka and begins the Narayaniyam's sustained engagement with the form and qualities of Lord Narayana as worshipped at Guruvayur.
What are the benefits of chanting Narayaniyam Dashaka 2?
- Cultivates devotion (bhakti) through meditation on the beauty of the Lord's form
- Deepens understanding of the relationship between the devotee and Lord Narayana
- Supports daily contemplative practice within the Vaishnava tradition
- Connects the practitioner to the Guruvayur devotional lineage
When is the best time to recite this?
The dashaka is recited morning and evening. It is particularly auspicious on Ekadashi and days dedicated to Lord Vishnu, and is recited as part of a sequential reading of the full Narayaniyam.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri composed the Narayaniyam at the Guruvayur temple in Kerala over 100 days in the late 16th century CE. The work synthesizes the narrative content of the Srimad Bhagavatam with Advaita Vedanta philosophy and intense devotional poetry. The second dashaka's emphasis on devotion reflects the bhakti-Vedanta synthesis that characterizes the Narayaniyam as a whole. The complete work is considered one of the most important Sanskrit devotional texts of the Kerala tradition and is recited daily at Guruvayur.
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Related Texts
- Narayaniyam Dashaka 1 — the opening dashaka of the same work that establishes the nature of Brahman and provides the theological foundation for this section
- Narayaniyam Dashaka 8 — another dashaka from the same work, addressing the cosmic themes of creation and dissolution in the Narayaniyam sequence