Sri Gayatri Sahasra Nama Stotram
Sri Gayatri Sahasra Nama Stotram
zrI gAyatri sahasra nAma stotram
nArada uvAca –
bhagavansarvadharmajJa sarvazAstravizArada |
zrutismRtipurANAnAM rahasyaM tvanmukhAcchrutam || 1 ||
sarvapApaharaM deva yena vidyA pravartate |
kena vA brahmavijJAnaM kiM nu vA mokSasAdhanam || 2 ||
brAhmaNAnAM gatiH kena kena vA mRtyu nAzanam |
aihikAmuSmikaphalaM kena vA padmalocana || 3 ||
vaktumarhasyazeSeNa sarve nikhilamAditaH |
zrInArAyaNa uvAca –
sAdhu sAdhu mahAprAjJa samyak pRSTaM tvayA'nagha || 4 ||
zRNu vakSyAmi yatnena gAyatryaSTasahasrakam |
nAmnAM zubhAnAM divyAnAM sarvapApavinAzanam || 5 ||
sRSTyAdau yadbhagavatA pUrve proktaM bravImi te |
aSTottarasahasrasya RSirbrahmA prakIrtitaH || 6 ||
chando'nuSTuptathA devI gAyatrIM devatA smRtA |
halobIjAni tasyaiva svarAH zaktaya IritAH || 7 ||
aGganyAsakaranyAsAvucyete mAtRkAkSaraiH |
atha dhyAnaM pravakSyAmi sAdhakAnAM hitAya vai || 8 ||
dhyAnam
raktazvetahiraNyanIladhavalairyuktAM trinItrojjvalAM
raktAM raktanavasrajaM maNigaNairyuktAM kumArImimAm |
gAyatrIM kamalAsanAM karatalavyAnaddhakuNDAmbujAM
padmAkSIM ca varasrajaM ca dadhatIM haMsAdhirUDhAM bhaje || 9 ||
acintyalakSaNAvyaktApyarthamAtRmahezvarI |
amRtArNavamadhyasthApyajitA cAparAjitA || 10 ||
aNimAdiguNAdhArApyarkamaNDalasaMsthitA |
ajarAjAparAdharmA akSasUtradharAdharA || 11 ||
akArAdikSakArAntApyariSaDvargabhedinI |
aJjanAdripratIkAzApyaJjanAdrinivAsinI || 12 ||
aditizcAjapAvidyApyaravindanibhekSaNA |
antarbahiHsthitAvidyAdhvaMsinI cAntarAtmikA || 13 ||
ajA cAjamukhAvAsApyaravindanibhAnanA |
ardhamAtrArthadAnajJApyarimaNDalamardinI || 14 ||
asuraghnI hyamAvAsyApyalakSmIghnyantyajArcitA |
AdilakSmIzcAdizaktirAkRtizcAyatAnanA || 15 ||
AdityapadavIcArApyAdityaparisevitA |
AcAryAvartanAcArApyAdimUrtinivAsinI || 16 ||
AgneyI cAmarI cAdyA cArAdhyA cAsanasthitA |
AdhAranilayAdhArA cAkAzAntanivAsinI || 17 ||
AdyAkSarasamAyuktA cAntarAkAzarUpiNI |
AdityamaNDalagatA cAntaradhvAntanAzinI || 18 ||
indirA ceSTadA ceSTA cendIvaranibhekSaNA |
irAvatI cendrapadA cendrANI cendurUpiNI || 19 ||
ikSukodaNDasaMyuktA ceSusandhAnakAriNI |
indranIlasamAkArA ceDApiGgalarUpiNI || 20 ||
indrAkSIcezvarI devI cehAtrayavivarjitA |
umA coSA hyuDunibhA urvArukaphalAnanA || 21 ||
uDuprabhA coDumatI hyuDupA hyuDumadhyagA |
UrdhvA cApyUrdhvakezI cApyUrdhvAdhogatibhedinI || 22 ||
UrdhvabAhupriyA cormimAlAvAggranthadAyinI |
RtaM carSirRtumatI RSidevanamaskRtA || 23 ||
RgvedA RNahartrI ca RSimaNDalacAriNI |
RddhidA RjumArgasthA RjudharmA RjupradA || 24 ||
RgvedanilayA RjvI luptadharmapravartinI |
lUtArivarasambhUtA lUtAdiviSahAriNI || 25 ||
ekAkSarA caikamAtrA caikA caikaikaniSThitA |
aindrI hyairAvatArUDhA caihikAmuSmikapradA || 26 ||
oGkArA hyoSadhI cotA cotaprotanivAsinI |
aurvA hyauSadhasampannA aupAsanaphalapradA || 27 ||
aNDamadhyasthitA devI cAHkAramanurUpiNI |
kAtyAyanI kAlarAtriH kAmAkSI kAmasundarI || 28 ||
kamalA kAminI kAntA kAmadA kAlakaNThinI |
karikumbhastanabharA karavIrasuvAsinI || 29 ||
kalyANI kuNDalavatI kurukSetranivAsinI |
kuruvindadalAkArA kuNDalI kumudAlayA || 30 ||
kAlajihvA karAlAsyA kAlikA kAlarUpiNI |
kamanIyaguNA kAntiH kalAdhArA kumudvatI || 31 ||
kauzikI kamalAkArA kAmacAraprabhaJjinI |
kaumArI karuNApAGgI kakuvantA karipriyA || 32 ||
kesarI kezavanutA kadambakusumapriyA |
kAlindI kAlikA kAJcI kalazodbhavasaMstutA || 33 ||
kAmamAtA kratumatI kAmarUpA kRpAvatI |
kumArI kuNDanilayA kirAtI kIravAhanA || 34 ||
kaikeyI kokilAlApA ketakI kusumapriyA |
kamaNDaludharA kAlI karmanirmUlakAriNI || 35 ||
kalahaMsagatiH kakSA kRtakautukamaGgalA |
kastUrItilakA kamprA karIndragamanA kuhUH || 36 ||
karpUralepanA kRSNA kapilA kuharAzrayA |
kUTasthA kudharA kamrA kukSisthAkhilaviSTapA || 37 ||
khaDgakheTadharA kharvA khecarI khagavAhanA |
khaTvAGgadhAriNI khyAtA khagarAjoparisthitA || 38 ||
khalaghnI khaNDitajarA khaNDAkhyAnapradAyinI |
khaNDendutilakA gaGgA gaNezaguhapUjitA || 39 ||
gAyatrI gomatI gItA gAndhArI gAnalolupA |
gautamI gAminI gAdhA gandharvApsarasevitA || 40 ||
govindacaraNAkrAntA guNatrayavibhAvitA |
gandharvI gahvarI gotrA girIzA gahanA gamI || 41 ||
guhAvAsA guNavatI gurupApapraNAzinI |
gurvI guNavatI guhyA goptavyA guNadAyinI || 42 ||
girijA guhyamAtaGgI garuDadhvajavallabhA |
garvApahAriNI godA gokulasthA gadAdharA || 43 ||
gokarNanilayAsaktA guhyamaNDalavartinI |
gharmadA ghanadA ghaNTA ghoradAnavamardinI || 44 ||
ghRNimantramayI ghoSA ghanasampAtadAyinI |
ghaNTAravapriyA ghrANA ghRNisantuSTakAriNI || 45 ||
ghanArimaNDalA ghUrNA ghRtAcI ghanaveginI |
jJAnadhAtumayI carcA carcitA cAruhAsinI || 46 ||
caTulA caNDikA citrA citramAlyavibhUSitA |
caturbhujA cArudantA cAturI caritapradA || 47 ||
cUlikA citravastrAntA candramaHkarNakuNDalA |
candrahAsA cArudAtrI cakorI candrahAsinI || 48 ||
candrikA candradhAtrI ca caurI caurA ca caNDikA |
caJcadvAgvAdinI candracUDA coravinAzinI || 49 ||
cArucandanaliptAGgI caJcaccAmaravIjitA |
cArumadhyA cArugatizcandilA candrarUpiNI || 50 ||
cAruhomapriyA cArvAcaritA cakrabAhukA |
candramaNDalamadhyasthA candramaNDaladarpaNA || 51 ||
cakravAkastanI ceSTA citrA cAruvilAsinI |
citsvarUpA candravatI candramAzcandanapriyA || 52 ||
codayitrI ciraprajJA cAtakA cAruhetukI |
chatrayAtA chatradharA chAyA chandaHparicchadA || 53 ||
chAyAdevI chidranakhA channendriyavisarpiNI |
chando'nuSTuppratiSThAntA chidropadravabhedinI || 54 ||
chedA chatrezvarI chinnA churikA chedanapriyA |
jananI janmarahitA jAtavedA jaganmayI || 55 ||
jAhnavI jaTilA jetrI jarAmaraNavarjitA |
jambUdvIpavatI jvAlA jayantI jalazAlinI || 56 ||
jitendriyA jitakrodhA jitAmitrA jagatpriyA |
jAtarUpamayI jihvA jAnakI jagatI jarA || 57 ||
janitrI jahnutanayA jagattrayahitaiSiNI |
jvAlAmukhI japavatI jvaraghnI jitaviSTapA || 58 ||
jitAkrAntamayI jvAlA jAgratI jvaradevatA |
jvalantI jaladA jyeSThA jyAghoSAsphoTadiGmukhI || 59 ||
jambhinI jRmbhaNA jRmbhA jvalanmANikyakuNDalA |
jhiJjhikA jhaNanirghoSA jhaJjhAmArutaveginI || 60 ||
jhallarIvAdyakuzalA JarUpA JabhujA smRtA |
TaGkabANasamAyuktA TaGkinI TaGkabhedinI || 61 ||
TaGkIgaNakRtAghoSA TaGkanIyamahorasA |
TaGkArakAriNI devI ThaThazabdaninAdinI || 62 ||
DAmarI DAkinI DimbhA DuNDumAraikanirjitA |
DAmarItantramArgasthA DamaDDamarunAdinI || 63 ||
DiNDIravasahA DimbhalasatkrIDAparAyaNA |
DhuNDhivighnezajananI DhakkAhastA DhilivrajA || 64 ||
nityajJAnA nirupamA nirguNA narmadA nadI |
triguNA tripadA tantrI tulasI taruNA taruH || 65 ||
trivikramapadAkrAntA turIyapadagAminI |
taruNAdityasaGkAzA tAmasI tuhinA turA || 66 ||
trikAlajJAnasampannA triveNI ca trilocanA |
trizaktistripurA tuGgA turaGgavadanA tathA || 67 ||
timiGgilagilA tIvrA trisrotA tAmasAdinI |
tantramantravizeSajJA tanumadhyA triviSTapA || 68 ||
trisandhyA tristanI toSAsaMsthA tAlapratApinI |
tATaGkinI tuSArAbhA tuhinAcalavAsinI || 69 ||
tantujAlasamAyuktA tArahArAvalipriyA |
tilahomapriyA tIrthA tamAlakusumAkRtiH || 70 ||
tArakA triyutA tanvI trizaGkuparivAritA |
talodarI tilAbhUSA tATaGkapriyavAdinI || 71 ||
trijaTA tittirI tRSNA trividhA taruNAkRtiH |
taptakAJcanasaGkAzA taptakAJcanabhUSaNA || 72 ||
traiyambakA trivargA ca trikAlajJAnadAyinI |
tarpaNA tRptidA tRptA tAmasI tumburustutA || 73 ||
tArkSyasthA triguNAkArA tribhaGgI tanuvallariH |
thAtkArI thAravA thAntA dohinI dInavatsalA || 74 ||
dAnavAntakarI durgA durgAsuranibarhiNI |
devarItirdivArAtrirdraupadI dundubhisvanA || 75 ||
devayAnI durAvAsA dAridryodbhedinI divA |
dAmodarapriyA dIptA digvAsA digvimohinI || 76 ||
daNDakAraNyanilayA daNDinI devapUjitA |
devavandyA diviSadA dveSiNI dAnavAkRtiH || 77 ||
dInAnAthastutA dIkSA daivatAdisvarUpiNI |
dhAtrI dhanurdharA dhenurdhAriNI dharmacAriNI || 78 ||
dhurandharA dharAdhArA dhanadA dhAnyadohinI |
dharmazIlA dhanAdhyakSA dhanurvedavizAradA || 79 ||
dhRtirdhanyA dhRtapadA dharmarAjapriyA dhruvA |
dhUmAvatI dhUmakezI dharmazAstraprakAzinI || 80 ||
nandA nandapriyA nidrA nRnutA nandanAtmikA |
narmadA nalinI nIlA nIlakaNThasamAzrayA || 81 ||
nArAyaNapriyA nityA nirmalA nirguNA nidhiH |
nirAdhArA nirupamA nityazuddhA niraJjanA || 82 ||
nAdabindukalAtItA nAdabindukalAtmikA |
nRsiMhinI nagadharA nRpanAgavibhUSitA || 83 ||
narakaklezazamanI nArAyaNapadodbhavA |
niravadyA nirAkArA nAradapriyakAriNI || 84 ||
nAnAjyotiH samAkhyAtA nidhidA nirmalAtmikA |
navasUtradharA nItirnirupadravakAriNI || 85 ||
nandajA navaratnADhyA naimiSAraNyavAsinI |
navanItapriyA nArI nIlajImUtanisvanA || 86 ||
nimeSiNI nadIrUpA nIlagrIvA nizIzvarI |
nAmAvalirnizumbhaghnI nAgalokanivAsinI || 87 ||
navajAmbUnadaprakhyA nAgalokAdhidevatA |
nUpurAkrAntacaraNA naracittapramodinI || 88 ||
nimagnAraktanayanA nirghAtasamanisvanA |
nandanodyAnanilayA nirvyUhoparicAriNI || 89 ||
pArvatI paramodArA parabrahmAtmikA parA |
paJcakozavinirmuktA paJcapAtakanAzinI || 90 ||
paracittavidhAnajJA paJcikA paJcarUpiNI |
pUrNimA paramA prItiH paratejaH prakAzinI || 91 ||
purANI pauruSI puNyA puNDarIkanibhekSaNA |
pAtAlatalanirmagnA prItA prItivivardhinI || 92 ||
pAvanI pAdasahitA pezalA pavanAzinI |
prajApatiH parizrAntA parvatastanamaNDalA || 93 ||
padmapriyA padmasaMsthA padmAkSI padmasambhavA |
padmapatrA padmapadA padminI priyabhASiNI || 94 ||
pazupAzavinirmuktA purandhrI puravAsinI |
puSkalA puruSA parvA pArijAtasumapriyA || 95 ||
pativratA pavitrAGgI puSpahAsaparAyaNA |
prajJAvatIsutA pautrI putrapUjyA payasvinI || 96 ||
paTTipAzadharA paGktiH pitRlokapradAyinI |
purANI puNyazIlA ca praNatArtivinAzinI || 97 ||
pradyumnajananI puSTA pitAmahaparigrahA |
puNDarIkapurAvAsA puNDarIkasamAnanA || 98 ||
pRthujaGghA pRthubhujA pRthupAdA pRthUdarI |
pravAlazobhA piGgAkSI pItavAsAH pracApalA || 99 ||
prasavA puSTidA puNyA pratiSThA praNavAgatiH |
paJcavarNA paJcavANI paJcikA paJjarasthitA || 100 ||
paramAyA parajyotiH paraprItiH parAgatiH |
parAkASThA parezAnI pAvanI pAvakadyutiH || 101 ||
puNyabhadrA paricchedyA puSpahAsA pRthUdarI |
pItAGgI pItavasanA pItazayyA pizAcinI || 102 ||
pItakriyA pizAcaghnI pATalAkSI paTukriyA |
paJcabhakSapriyAcArA pUtanAprANaghAtinI || 103 ||
punnAgavanamadhyasthA puNyatIrthaniSevitA |
paJcAGgI ca parAzaktiH paramAhlAdakAriNI || 104 ||
puSpakANDasthitA pUSA poSitAkhilaviSTapA |
prANapriyA paJcazikhA pannagoparizAyinI || 105 ||
paJcamAtrAtmikA pRthvI pathikA pRthudohinI |
purANanyAyamImAMsA pATalI puSpagandhinI || 106 ||
puNyaprajA pAradAtrI paramArgaikagocarA |
pravAlazobhA pUrNAzA praNavA pallavodarI || 107 ||
phalinI phaladA phalguH phUtkArI phalakAkRtiH |
phaNIndrabhogazayanA phaNimaNDalamaNDitA || 108 ||
bAlabAlA bahumatA bAlAtapanibhAMzukA |
balabhadrapriyA vandyA baDavA buddhisaMstutA || 109 ||
bandIdevI bilavatI baDizaghnI balipriyA |
bAndhavI bodhitA buddhirbandhUkakusumapriyA || 110 ||
bAlabhAnuprabhAkArA brAhmI brAhmaNadevatA |
bRhaspatistutA bRndA bRndAvanavihAriNI || 111 ||
bAlAkinI bilAhArA bilavAsA bahUdakA |
bahunetrA bahupadA bahukarNAvataMsikA || 112 ||
bahubAhuyutA bIjarUpiNI bahurUpiNI |
bindunAdakalAtItA bindunAdasvarUpiNI || 113 ||
baddhagodhAGgulitrANA badaryAzramavAsinI |
bRndArakA bRhatskandhA bRhatI bANapAtinI || 114 ||
bRndAdhyakSA bahunutA vanitA bahuvikramA |
baddhapadmAsanAsInA bilvapatratalasthitA || 115 ||
bodhidrumanijAvAsA baDisthA bindudarpaNA |
bAlA bANAsanavatI baDabAnalaveginI || 116 ||
brahmANDabahirantaHsthA brahmakaGkaNasUtriNI |
bhavAnI bhISaNavatI bhAvinI bhayahAriNI || 117 ||
bhadrakAlI bhujaGgAkSI bhAratI bhAratAzayA |
bhairavI bhISaNAkArA bhUtidA bhUtimAlinI || 118 ||
bhAminI bhoganiratA bhadradA bhUrivikramA |
bhUtavAsA bhRgulatA bhArgavI bhUsurArcitA || 119 ||
bhAgIrathI bhogavatI bhavanasthA bhiSagvarA |
bhAminI bhoginI bhASA bhavAnI bhUridakSiNA || 120 ||
bhargAtmikA bhImavatI bhavabandhavimocinI |
bhajanIyA bhUtadhAtrIraJjitA bhuvanezvarI || 121 ||
bhujaGgavalayA bhImA bheruNDA bhAgadheyinI |
mAtA mAyA madhumatI madhujihvA madhupriyA || 122 ||
mahAdevI mahAbhAgA mAlinI mInalocanA |
mAyAtItA madhumatI madhumAMsA madhudravA || 123 ||
mAnavI madhusambhUtA mithilApuravAsinI |
madhukaiTabhasaMhartrI medinI meghamAlinI || 124 ||
mandodarI mahAmAyA maithilI masRNapriyA |
mahAlakSmIrmahAkAlI mahAkanyA mahezvarI || 125 ||
mAhendrI merutanayA mandArakusumArcitA |
maJjumaJjIracaraNA mokSadA maJjubhASiNI || 126 ||
madhuradrAviNI mudrA malayA malayAnvitA |
medhA marakatazyAmA mAgadhI menakAtmajA || 127 ||
mahAmArI mahAvIrA mahAzyAmA manustutA |
mAtRkA mihirAbhAsA mukundapadavikramA || 128 ||
mUlAdhArasthitA mugdhA maNipUrakavAsinI |
mRgAkSI mahiSArUDhA mahiSAsuramardinI || 129 ||
yogAsanA yogagamyA yogA yauvanakAzrayA |
yauvanI yuddhamadhyasthA yamunA yugadhAriNI || 130 ||
yakSiNI yogayuktA ca yakSarAjaprasUtinI |
yAtrA yAnavidhAnajJA yaduvaMzasamudbhavA || 131 ||
yakArAdihakArAntA yAjuSI yajJarUpiNI |
yAminI yoganiratA yAtudhAnabhayaGkarI || 132 ||
rukmiNI ramaNI rAmA revatI reNukA ratiH |
raudrI raudrapriyAkArA rAmamAtA ratipriyA || 133 ||
rohiNI rAjyadA revA ramA rAjIvalocanA |
rAkezI rUpasampannA ratnasiMhAsanasthitA || 134 ||
raktamAlyAmbaradharA raktagandhAnulepanA |
rAjahaMsasamArUDhA rambhA raktabalipriyA || 135 ||
ramaNIyayugAdhArA rAjitAkhilabhUtalA |
rurucarmaparIdhAnA rathinI ratnamAlikA || 136 ||
rogezI rogazamanI rAviNI romaharSiNI |
rAmacandrapadAkrAntA rAvaNacchedakAriNI || 137 ||
ratnavastraparicchannA rathasthA rukmabhUSaNA |
lajjAdhidevatA lolA lalitA liGgadhAriNI || 138 ||
lakSmIrlolA luptaviSA lokinI lokavizrutA |
lajjA lambodarI devI lalanA lokadhAriNI || 139 ||
varadA vanditA vidyA vaiSNavI vimalAkRtiH |
vArAhI virajA varSA varalakSmIrvilAsinI || 140 ||
vinatA vyomamadhyasthA vArijAsanasaMsthitA |
vAruNI veNusambhUtA vItihotrA virUpiNI || 141 ||
vAyumaNDalamadhyasthA viSNurUpA vidhipriyA |
viSNupatnI viSNumatI vizAlAkSI vasundharA || 142 ||
vAmadevapriyA velA vajriNI vasudohinI |
vedAkSaraparItAGgI vAjapeyaphalapradA || 143 ||
vAsavI vAmajananI vaikuNThanilayA varA |
vyAsapriyA varmadharA vAlmIkiparisevitA || 144 ||
zAkambharI zivA zAntA zAradA zaraNAgatiH |
zAtodarI zubhAcArA zumbhAsuravimardinI || 145 ||
zobhAvatI zivAkArA zaGkarArdhazarIriNI |
zoNA zubhAzayA zubhrA ziraHsandhAnakAriNI || 146 ||
zarAvatI zarAnandA zarajjyotsnA zubhAnanA |
zarabhA zUlinI zuddhA zabarI zukavAhanA || 147 ||
zrImatI zrIdharAnandA zravaNAnandadAyinI |
zarvANI zarvarIvandyA SaDbhASA SaDRtupriyA || 148 ||
SaDAdhArasthitA devI SaNmukhapriyakAriNI |
SaDaGgarUpasumatI surAsuranamaskRtA || 149 ||
sarasvatI sadAdhArA sarvamaGgalakAriNI |
sAmagAnapriyA sUkSmA sAvitrI sAmasambhavA || 150 ||
sarvAvAsA sadAnandA sustanI sAgarAmbarA |
sarvaizvaryapriyA siddhiH sAdhubandhuparAkramA || 151 ||
saptarSimaNDalagatA somamaNDalavAsinI |
sarvajJA sAndrakaruNA samAnAdhikavarjitA || 152 ||
sarvottuGgA saGgahInA sadguNA sakaleSTadA |
saradhA sUryatanayA sukezI somasaMhatiH || 153 ||
hiraNyavarNA hariNI hrIGkArI haMsavAhinI |
kSaumavastraparItAGgI kSIrAbdhitanayA kSamA || 154 ||
gAyatrI caiva sAvitrI pArvatI ca sarasvatI |
vedagarbhA varArohA zrIgAyatrI parAmbikA || 155 ||
iti sAhasrakaM nAmnAM gAyatryAzcaiva nArada |
puNyadaM sarvapApaghnaM mahAsampattidAyakam || 156 ||
evaM nAmAni gAyatryAstoSotpattikarANi hi |
aSTamyAM ca vizeSeNa paThitavyaM dvijaiH saha || 157 ||
japaM kRtvA homa pUjA dhyAnaM kRtvA vizeSataH |
yasmai kasmai na dAtavyaM gAyatryAstu vizeSataH || 158 ||
subhaktAya suziSyAya vaktavyaM bhUsurAya vai |
bhraSTebhyaH sAdhakebhyazca bAndhavebhyo na darzayet || 159 ||
yadgRhe likhitaM zAstraM bhayaM tasya na kasyacit |
caJcalApisthirA bhUtvA kamalA tatra tiSThati || 160 ||
idaM rahasyaM paramaM guhyAdguhyataraM mahat |
puNyapradaM manuSyANAM daridrANAM nidhipradam || 161 ||
mokSapradaM mumukSUNAM kAminAM sarvakAmadam |
rogAdvai mucyate rogI baddho mucyeta bandhanAt || 162 ||
brahmahatyA surApAnaM suvarNasteyino narAH |
gurutalpagato vApi pAtakAnmucyate sakRt || 163 ||
asatpratigrahAccaivA'bhakSyabhakSAdvizeSataH |
pAkhaNDAnRtamukhyebhyaH paThanAdeva mucyate || 164 ||
idaM rahasyamamalaM mayoktaM padmajodbhava |
brahmasAyujyadaM nRRNAM satyaM satyaM na saMzayaH || 165 ||
iti zrIdevIbhAgavate mahApurANe dvAdazaskandhe gAyatrIsahasranAma stotra kathanaM nAma SaSTho'dhyAyaH ||
About This Stotram
Sri Gayatri Sahasra Nama Stotram
Sanskrit Title: श्री गायत्रि सहस्र नाम स्तोत्रम्
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Overview
The Sri Gayatri Sahasra Nama Stotram is highly significant as it enumerates a thousand names of Goddess Gayatri, who is considered the personification of the Vedic Gayatri Mantra. This mantra is revered as the mother of all Vedas and is central to Hindu spiritual practice. Reciting or meditating upon the thousand names is believed to invoke the full power and grace of the Goddess, leading to spiritual realization, purification of the mind, and the removal of obstacles on the path to liberation. It is a powerful tool for devotees seeking to connect with the divine feminine energy and attain self-realization. The stotram's structure, starting with Narada's inquiry, highlights its role in imparting esoteric knowledge about spiritual practices and their benefits.
Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Deity | Gayatri |
| Author | Unknown |
| Type | Sahasra Nama Stotram |
| Category | Stotram |
| Number of Verses | 165 |
| Origin | The Sri Gayatri Sahasra Nama Stotram is a hymn dedicated to Goddess Gayatri, a prominent Vedic deity. While the provided text begins with Narada asking questions to an unnamed Bhagavan, the specific textual origin of this Sahasra Nama (a thousand names hymn) is not explicitly stated in the excerpt. Sahasra Nama stotrams are common in Hindu tradition, often found within Puranas, Agamas, or as standalone compositions. The excerpt suggests a dialogue format, possibly from a Purana or an Upanishadic commentary, where Narada seeks spiritual knowledge. The composition date is uncertain, but Sahasra Namas are generally considered ancient, with many attributed to the Puranic era or later compilations by sages. |
Benefits of Recitation
- Attainment of Brahmajnana (knowledge of Brahman)
- Liberation from sins
- Attainment of Moksha (liberation)
- Protection from death
- Guidance for Brahmins
Best Time to Recite
Morning, evening, during Gayatri Japa, during auspicious days like Vasant Panchami, Navaratri, or any day dedicated to spiritual practice.
Historical Context
The Sri Gayatri Sahasra Nama Stotram, like many Sahasra Namas, is part of a rich tradition of devotional literature in Hinduism. The excerpt suggests a dialogue between the sage Narada and a knowledgeable Bhagavan, a common narrative device in Puranic literature to convey spiritual teachings. Narada is often depicted as a divine sage who travels the cosmos and disseminates spiritual knowledge. The questions posed by Narada – about the means to Brahmajnana, liberation, and protection – are fundamental inquiries in Hindu philosophy. The stotram likely emerged from a tradition that sought to systematize and elaborate upon the worship of Gayatri, a deity whose importance is established in the Vedas. The exact period of its composition is unknown, but Sahasra Namas are generally considered to have evolved over centuries, with many attributed to various sages or compiled within larger scriptural works.
Alternate Names
- Gayatri Sahasranamam
- Gayatri Stotram
Related Stotrams
- Gayatri Mantra
- Gayatri Ashtakam
- Gayatri Kavacham
- Saraswati Sahasra Nama Stotram
Last Updated: 2025-12-01