Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra
Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra
zrI zrInivAsa vidyA mantrAH
zuklapakSe
hira॑NyavarNAM॒ hari॑NIM su॒varNa॑raja॒tasra॑jAm |
ca॒ndrAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI-JjAta॑vedo ma॒ Ava॑ha || zrI.1 ||
sa॒hasra॑zIrSA॒ puru॑SaH | sa॒ha॒srA॒kSa-ssa॒hasra॑pAt |
sa bhUmiM॑-vi~॒zvato॑ vR॒tvA | atya॑tiSThaddazAGgu॒lam || pu.1 ||
tA-mma॒ Ava॑ha॒ jAta॑vedo la॒kSmImana॑pagA॒minI᳚m |
yasyAM॒ hira॑NyaM-vi~॒ndeya॒-GgAmazva॒-mpuru॑SAna॒ham || zrI.2 ||
puru॑Sa e॒vedagM sarvam᳚ | yadbhU॒taM-ya~cca॒ bhavyam᳚ |
u॒tAmR॑ta॒tvasyezA॑naH | ya॒danne॑nAti॒roha॑ti || pu.2 ||
a॒zva॒pU॒rvAM ra॑thama॒dhyAM ha॒stinA॑dapra॒bodhi॑nIm |
zriya॑-nde॒vImupa॑hvaye॒ zrIrmA॑de॒vIrju॑SatAm || zrI.3 ||
e॒tAvA॑nasya mahi॒mA | ato॒ jyAyAg॑zca॒ pUru॑SaH |
pAdo᳚-'sya॒ vizvA॑ bhU॒tAni॑ | tri॒pAda॑syA॒mRta॑-ndi॒vi || pu.3 ||
kAM॒ so᳚smi॒tAM hira॑NyaprA॒kArA॑mA॒rdrA-Jjvala॑ntI-ntR॒ptA-nta॒rpaya॑ntIm |
pa॒dme॒ sthi॒tA-mpa॒dmava॑rNA॒-ntAmi॒hopa॑hvaye॒ zriyam || zrI.4 ||
tri॒pAdU॒rdhva udai॒tpuru॑SaH | pAdo᳚-'sye॒hA-''bha॑vA॒tpunaH॑ |
tato॒ viSva॒Gvya॑krAmat | sA॒za॒nA॒na॒za॒ne a॒bhi || pu.4 ||
ca॒ndrA-mpra॑bhA॒sAM-ya॒zasA॒ jvala॑ntIM॒ zriyaM॑-lo॒ke de॒vaju॑STAmudA॒rAm |
tA-mpa॒dminI॑mIM॒ zara॑Nama॒ha-mprapa॑dye-'la॒kSmIrme॑ nazyatA॒-ntvAM-vR~॑Ne || zrI.5 ||
tasmA᳚dvi॒rADa॑jAyata | vi॒rAjo॒ adhi॒ pUru॑SaH |
sa jA॒to atya॑ricyata | pa॒zcAdbhUmi॒matho॑ pu॒raH || pu.5 ||
A॒di॒tyava॑rNe॒ tapa॒so-'dhi॑jA॒to vana॒spati॒stava॑ vR॒kSo-'tha bi॒lvaH |
tasya॒ phalA॑ni॒ tapa॒sA nu॑dantu mA॒yAnta॑rA॒yAzca॑ bA॒hyA a॑la॒kSmIH || zrI.6 ||
yatpuru॑SeNa ha॒viSA᳚ | de॒vA ya॒jJamata॑nvata |
va॒sa॒nto a॑syAsI॒dAjyam᳚ | grI॒Sma i॒dhmazza॒raddha॒viH || pu.6 ||
upai॑tu॒ mA-nde॑vasa॒khaH kI॒rtizca॒ maNi॑nA sa॒ha |
prA॒du॒rbhU॒to-'smi॑ rASTre॒-'smin kI॒rtimR॑ddhi-nda॒dAtu॑ me || zrI.7 ||
sa॒ptAsyA॑sanpari॒dhayaH॑ | tri-ssa॒pta sa॒midhaH॑ kR॒tAH |
de॒vA yadya॒jJa-nta॑nvA॒nAH | aba॑dhna॒npuru॑Sa-mpa॒zum || pu.7 ||
kSutpi॑pA॒sAma॑lA-Jjye॒SThAma॑la॒kSmI-nnA॑zayA॒myaham |
abhU॑ti॒masa॑mRddhi॒-Jca sarvA॒-nnirNu॑da me॒ gRhA॑t || zrI.8 ||
taM-ya~॒jJa-mba॒rhiSi॒ praukSan॑ | puru॑Sa-JjA॒tama॑gra॒taH |
tena॑ de॒vA aya॑janta | sA॒dhyA RSa॑yazca॒ ye || pu.8 ||
ga॒ndha॒dvA॒rA-ndu॑rAdha॒rSA॒-nni॒tyapu॑STA-GkarI॒SiNI᳚m |
I॒zvarI॑gM sarva॑bhUtA॒nA॒-ntAmi॒hopa॑hvaye॒ zriyam || zrI.9 ||
tasmA᳚dya॒jJAtsa॑rva॒hutaH॑ | sambhR॑ta-mpRSadA॒jyam |
pa॒zUgstAgzca॑kre vAya॒vyAn॑ | A॒ra॒NyAngrA॒myAzca॒ ye || pu.9 ||
mana॑saH॒ kAma॒mAkU॑tiM-vA~॒ca-ssa॒tyama॑zImahi |
pa॒zU॒nAM rU॒pamanna॑sya॒ mayi॒ zrI-zzra॑yatAM॒-ya~zaH॑ || zrI.10 ||
tasmA᳚dya॒jJAtsa॑rva॒hutaH॑ | Rca॒-ssAmA॑ni jajJire |
chandAgM॑si jajJire॒ tasmA᳚t | yaju॒stasmA॑dajAyata || pu.10 ||
ka॒rdame॑na pra॑jAbhU॒tA॒ ma॒yi॒ sambha॑va ka॒rdama |
zriyaM॑-vA~॒saya॑ me ku॒le mA॒tara॑-mpadma॒mAli॑nIm || zrI.11 ||
tasmA॒dazvA॑ ajAyanta | ye ke co॑bha॒yAda॑taH |
gAvo॑ ha jajJire॒ tasmA᳚t | tasmA᳚jjA॒tA a॑jA॒vayaH॑ || pu.11 ||
ApaH॑ sR॒jantu॑ sni॒gdhA॒ni॒ ci॒klI॒ta va॑sa me॒ gRhe |
ni ca॑ de॒vI-mmA॒taraM॒ zriyaM॑-vA~॒saya॑ me ku॒le || zrI.12 ||
yatpuru॑SaM॒-vya~॑dadhuH | ka॒ti॒dhA vya॑kalpayann |
mukha॒-Gkima॑sya॒ kau bA॒hU | kAvU॒rU pAdA॑vucyete || pu.12 ||
A॒rdrA-mpu॒Skari॑NI-mpu॒STi॒-mpi॒Gga॒lA-mpa॑dmamA॒linIm|
ca॒ndrAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI-JjAta॑vedo ma॒ Ava॑ha || zrI.13 ||
brA॒hma॒No᳚-'sya॒ mukha॑mAsIt | bA॒hU rA॑ja॒nyaH॑ kR॒taH |
U॒rU tada॑sya॒ yadvaizyaH॑ | pa॒dbhyAgM zU॒dro a॑jAyata || pu.13 ||
A॒rdrAM-yaH॒ kari॑NIM-ya॒STiM॒ su॒va॒rNAM he॑mamA॒linIm |
sU॒ryAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI॒-JjAta॑vedo ma॒ Avaha || zrI.14 ||
ca॒ndramA॒ mana॑so jA॒taH | cakSo॒-ssUryo॑ ajAyata |
mukhA॒dindra॑zcA॒gnizca॑ | prA॒NAdvA॒yura॑jAyata || pu.14 ||
tA-mma॒ Ava॑ha॒ jAta॑vedo la॒kSmImana॑pagA॒minI᳚m |
yasyAM॒ hi॑raNya॒-mprabhU॑ta॒-GgAvo॑ dA॒syo-'zvA᳚nvi॒ndeya॒-mpuru॑SAna॒ham || zrI.15 ||
nAbhyA॑ AsIda॒ntari॑kSam | zI॒rSNo dyau-ssama॑vartata |
pa॒dbhyA-mbhUmi॒rdiza॒-zzrotrA᳚t | tathA॑ lo॒kAgM a॑kalpayann || pu.15 ||
kRSNapakSe
sa॒hasra॑zIrSA॒ puru॑SaH | sa॒ha॒srA॒kSa-ssa॒hasra॑pAt |
sa bhUmiM॑-vi~॒zvato॑ vR॒tvA | atya॑tiSThaddazAGgu॒lam || pu.1 ||
hira॑NyavarNAM॒ hari॑NIM su॒varNa॑raja॒tasra॑jAm |
ca॒ndrAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI-JjAta॑vedo ma॒ Ava॑ha || zrI.1 ||
puru॑Sa e॒vedagM sarvam᳚ | yadbhU॒taM-ya~cca॒ bhavyam᳚ |
u॒tAmR॑ta॒tvasyezA॑naH | ya॒danne॑nAti॒roha॑ti || pu.2 ||
tA-mma॒ Ava॑ha॒ jAta॑vedo la॒kSmImana॑pagA॒minI᳚m |
yasyAM॒ hira॑NyaM-vi~॒ndeya॒-GgAmazva॒-mpuru॑SAna॒ham || zrI.2 ||
e॒tAvA॑nasya mahi॒mA | ato॒ jyAyAg॑zca॒ pUru॑SaH |
pAdo᳚-'sya॒ vizvA॑ bhU॒tAni॑ | tri॒pAda॑syA॒mRta॑-ndi॒vi || pu.3 ||
a॒zva॒pU॒rvAM ra॑thama॒dhyAM ha॒stinA॑dapra॒bodhi॑nIm |
zriya॑-nde॒vImupa॑hvaye॒ zrIrmA॑de॒vIrju॑SatAm || zrI.3 ||
tri॒pAdU॒rdhva udai॒tpuru॑SaH | pAdo᳚-'sye॒hA-''bha॑vA॒tpunaH॑ |
tato॒ viSva॒Gvya॑krAmat | sA॒za॒nA॒na॒za॒ne a॒bhi || pu.4 ||
kAM॒ so᳚smi॒tAM hira॑NyaprA॒kArA॑mA॒rdrA-Jjvala॑ntI-ntR॒ptA-nta॒rpaya॑ntIm |
pa॒dme॒ sthi॒tA-mpa॒dmava॑rNA॒-ntAmi॒hopa॑hvaye॒ zriyam || zrI.4 ||
tasmA᳚dvi॒rADa॑jAyata | vi॒rAjo॒ adhi॒ pUru॑SaH |
sa jA॒to atya॑ricyata | pa॒zcAdbhUmi॒matho॑ pu॒raH || pu.5 ||
ca॒ndrA-mpra॑bhA॒sAM-ya॒zasA॒ jvala॑ntIM॒ zriyaM॑-lo॒ke de॒vaju॑STAmudA॒rAm |
tA-mpa॒dminI॑mIM॒ zara॑Nama॒ha-mprapa॑dye-'la॒kSmIrme॑ nazyatA॒-ntvAM-vR~॑Ne || zrI.5 ||
yatpuru॑SeNa ha॒viSA᳚ | de॒vA ya॒jJamata॑nvata |
va॒sa॒nto a॑syAsI॒dAjyam᳚ | grI॒Sma i॒dhmazza॒raddha॒viH || pu.6 ||
A॒di॒tyava॑rNe॒ tapa॒so-'dhi॑jA॒to vana॒spati॒stava॑ vR॒kSo-'tha bi॒lvaH |
tasya॒ phalA॑ni॒ tapa॒sA nu॑dantu mA॒yAnta॑rA॒yAzca॑ bA॒hyA a॑la॒kSmIH || zrI.6 ||
sa॒ptAsyA॑sanpari॒dhayaH॑ | tri-ssa॒pta sa॒midhaH॑ kR॒tAH |
de॒vA yadya॒jJa-nta॑nvA॒nAH | aba॑dhna॒npuru॑Sa-mpa॒zum || pu.7 ||
upai॑tu॒ mA-nde॑vasa॒khaH kI॒rtizca॒ maNi॑nA sa॒ha |
prA॒du॒rbhU॒to-'smi॑ rASTre॒-'smin kI॒rtimR॑ddhi-nda॒dAtu॑ me || zrI.7 ||
taM-ya~॒jJa-mba॒rhiSi॒ praukSan॑ | puru॑Sa-JjA॒tama॑gra॒taH |
tena॑ de॒vA aya॑janta | sA॒dhyA RSa॑yazca॒ ye || pu.8 ||
kSutpi॑pA॒sAma॑lA-Jjye॒SThAma॑la॒kSmI-nnA॑zayA॒myaham |
abhU॑ti॒masa॑mRddhi॒-Jca sarvA॒-nnirNu॑da me॒ gRhA॑t || zrI.8 ||
tasmA᳚dya॒jJAtsa॑rva॒hutaH॑ | sambhR॑ta-mpRSadA॒jyam |
pa॒zUgstAgzca॑kre vAya॒vyAn॑ | A॒ra॒NyAngrA॒myAzca॒ ye || pu.9 ||
ga॒ndha॒dvA॒rA-ndu॑rAdha॒rSA॒-nni॒tyapu॑STA-GkarI॒SiNI᳚m |
I॒zvarI॑gM sarva॑bhUtA॒nA॒-ntAmi॒hopa॑hvaye॒ zriyam || zrI.9 ||
tasmA᳚dya॒jJAtsa॑rva॒hutaH॑ | Rca॒-ssAmA॑ni jajJire |
chandAgM॑si jajJire॒ tasmA᳚t | yaju॒stasmA॑dajAyata || pu.10 ||
mana॑saH॒ kAma॒mAkU॑tiM-vA~॒ca-ssa॒tyama॑zImahi |
pa॒zU॒nAM rU॒pamanna॑sya॒ mayi॒ zrI-zzra॑yatAM॒-ya~zaH॑ || zrI.10 ||
tasmA॒dazvA॑ ajAyanta | ye ke co॑bha॒yAda॑taH |
gAvo॑ ha jajJire॒ tasmA᳚t | tasmA᳚jjA॒tA a॑jA॒vayaH॑ || pu.11 ||
ka॒rdame॑na pra॑jAbhU॒tA॒ ma॒yi॒ sambha॑va ka॒rdama |
zriyaM॑-vA~॒saya॑ me ku॒le mA॒tara॑-mpadma॒mAli॑nIm || zrI.11 ||
yatpuru॑SaM॒-vya~॑dadhuH | ka॒ti॒dhA vya॑kalpayann |
mukha॒-Gkima॑sya॒ kau bA॒hU | kAvU॒rU pAdA॑vucyete || pu.12 ||
ApaH॑ sR॒jantu॑ sni॒gdhA॒ni॒ ci॒klI॒ta va॑sa me॒ gRhe |
ni ca॑ de॒vI-mmA॒taraM॒ zriyaM॑-vA~॒saya॑ me ku॒le || zrI.12 ||
brA॒hma॒No᳚-'sya॒ mukha॑mAsIt | bA॒hU rA॑ja॒nyaH॑ kR॒taH |
U॒rU tada॑sya॒ yadvaizyaH॑ | pa॒dbhyAgM zU॒dro a॑jAyata || pu.13 ||
A॒rdrA-mpu॒Skari॑NI-mpu॒STi॒-mpi॒Gga॒lA-mpa॑dmamA॒linIm|
ca॒ndrAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI-JjAta॑vedo ma॒ Ava॑ha || zrI.13 ||
ca॒ndramA॒ mana॑so jA॒taH | cakSo॒-ssUryo॑ ajAyata |
mukhA॒dindra॑zcA॒gnizca॑ | prA॒NAdvA॒yura॑jAyata || pu.14 ||
A॒rdrAM-yaH॒ kari॑NIM-ya॒STiM॒ su॒va॒rNAM he॑mamA॒linIm |
sU॒ryAM hi॒raNma॑yIM-la~॒kSmI॒-JjAta॑vedo ma॒ Avaha || zrI.14 ||
nAbhyA॑ AsIda॒ntari॑kSam | zI॒rSNo dyau-ssama॑vartata |
pa॒dbhyA-mbhUmi॒rdiza॒-zzrotrA᳚t | tathA॑ lo॒kAgM a॑kalpayann || pu.15 ||
tA-mma॒ Ava॑ha॒ jAta॑vedo la॒kSmImana॑pagA॒minI᳚m |
yasyAM॒ hi॑raNya॒-mprabhU॑ta॒-GgAvo॑ dA॒syo-'zvA᳚nvi॒ndeya॒-mpuru॑SAna॒ham || zrI.15 ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra is a collection of Vedic mantras associated with Lord Srinivasa (Vishnu) that are recited for the acquisition of knowledge (vidya). The collection includes the opening verse of the Sri Suktam (from the Rigveda) and the Purusha Suktam, grouped together under the invocation of Srinivasa. It belongs to the Vaishnava tradition of mantra compilation.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra?
- Recitation is said to support the attainment of knowledge and wisdom.
- Devotees chant it for prosperity and the blessings of Lakshmi.
- It draws on the power of the Sri Suktam and Purusha Suktam.
- Regular chanting is associated with divine grace for learning and clarity of mind.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra is recited on Vaikuntha Ekadashi, Fridays (associated with Lakshmi), and on occasions when seeking success in education or knowledge. Morning worship is the primary time. It is also recited at Srinivasa temple observances.
Historical and traditional background
The constituent mantras — the Sri Suktam and Purusha Suktam — are both Vedic hymns from the Rigveda and are among the most ancient and frequently recited texts in Hindu ritual. This collection groups them under the invocation of Lord Srinivasa, a practice specific to a Vaishnava devotional lineage. The compilation as a unified "Vidya Mantra" is not found in a single ancient scripture and likely represents a regional or institutional devotional practice. The compiler is not recorded.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Suktam — the Vedic hymn to Lakshmi from the Rigveda, which forms a part of this collection.
- Sri Srinivasa Gadyam — a prose hymn to Lord Srinivasa recited in the same temple and devotional context.