Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra
Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra
Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra
śrī śrīnivāsa vidyā mantrāḥ
śuklapakṣe
hira̭ṇyavarṇāṃ॒ hari̭ṇīṃ su॒varṇa̭raja॒tasra̭jām |
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒ āva̭ha || śrī.1 ||
sa॒hasra̭śīrṣā॒ purṷṣaḥ | sa॒ha॒srā॒kṣa-ssa॒hasra̭pāt |
sa bhūmiṃ̭-vi~॒śvato̭ vṛ॒tvā | atya̭tiṣṭhaddaśāṅgu॒lam || pu.1 ||
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣmīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hira̭ṇyaṃ-vi~॒ndeya॒-ṅgāmaśva॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham || śrī.2 ||
purṷṣa e॒vedagṃ sarvam᳚ | yadbhū॒taṃ-ya~cca॒ bhavyam᳚ |
u॒tāmṛ̭ta॒tvasyeśā̭naḥ | ya॒dannḙnāti॒roha̭ti || pu.2 ||
a॒śva॒pū॒rvāṃ ra̭thama॒dhyāṃ ha॒stinā̭dapra॒bodhi̭nīm |
śriya̭-nde॒vīmupa̭hvaye॒ śrīrmā̭de॒vīrjṷṣatām || śrī.3 ||
e॒tāvā̭nasya mahi॒mā | ato॒ jyāyāg̭śca॒ pūrṷṣaḥ |
pādo᳚-'sya॒ viśvā̭ bhū॒tāni̭ | tri॒pāda̭syā॒mṛta̭-ndi॒vi || pu.3 ||
kāṃ॒ so᳚smi॒tāṃ hira̭ṇyaprā॒kārā̭mā॒rdrā-ñjvala̭ntī-ntṛ॒ptā-nta॒rpaya̭ntīm |
pa॒dme॒ sthi॒tā-mpa॒dmava̭rṇā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam || śrī.4 ||
tri॒pādū॒rdhva udai॒tpurṷṣaḥ | pādo᳚-'sye॒hā-''bha̭vā॒tpunaḥ̭ |
tato॒ viṣva॒ṅvya̭krāmat | sā॒śa॒nā॒na॒śa॒ne a॒bhi || pu.4 ||
ca॒ndrā-mpra̭bhā॒sāṃ-ya॒śasā॒ jvala̭ntīṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-lo॒ke de॒vajṷṣṭāmudā॒rām |
tā-mpa॒dminī̭mīṃ॒ śara̭ṇama॒ha-mprapa̭dye-'la॒kṣmīrmḙ naśyatā॒-ntvāṃ-vṛ~̭ṇe || śrī.5 ||
tasmā᳚dvi॒rāḍa̭jāyata | vi॒rājo॒ adhi॒ pūrṷṣaḥ |
sa jā॒to atya̭ricyata | pa॒ścādbhūmi॒matho̭ pu॒raḥ || pu.5 ||
ā॒di॒tyava̭rṇe॒ tapa॒so-'dhi̭jā॒to vana॒spati॒stava̭ vṛ॒kṣo-'tha bi॒lvaḥ |
tasya॒ phalā̭ni॒ tapa॒sā nṷdantu mā॒yānta̭rā॒yāśca̭ bā॒hyā a̭la॒kṣmīḥ || śrī.6 ||
yatpurṷṣeṇa ha॒viṣā᳚ | de॒vā ya॒jñamata̭nvata |
va॒sa॒nto a̭syāsī॒dājyam᳚ | grī॒ṣma i॒dhmaśśa॒raddha॒viḥ || pu.6 ||
upai̭tu॒ mā-ndḙvasa॒khaḥ kī॒rtiśca॒ maṇi̭nā sa॒ha |
prā॒du॒rbhū॒to-'smi̭ rāṣṭre॒-'smin kī॒rtimṛ̭ddhi-nda॒dātṷ me || śrī.7 ||
sa॒ptāsyā̭sanpari॒dhayaḥ̭ | tri-ssa॒pta sa॒midhaḥ̭ kṛ॒tāḥ |
de॒vā yadya॒jña-nta̭nvā॒nāḥ | aba̭dhna॒npurṷṣa-mpa॒śum || pu.7 ||
kṣutpi̭pā॒sāma̭lā-ñjye॒ṣṭhāma̭la॒kṣmī-nnā̭śayā॒myaham |
abhṷ̄ti॒masa̭mṛddhi॒-ñca sarvā॒-nnirṇṷda me॒ gṛhā̭t || śrī.8 ||
taṃ-ya~॒jña-mba॒rhiṣi॒ praukṣaṋ | purṷṣa-ñjā॒tama̭gra॒taḥ |
tena̭ de॒vā aya̭janta | sā॒dhyā ṛṣa̭yaśca॒ ye || pu.8 ||
ga॒ndha॒dvā॒rā-ndṷrādha॒rṣā॒-nni॒tyapṷṣṭā-ṅkarī॒ṣiṇī᳚m |
ī॒śvarī̭gṃ sarva̭bhūtā॒nā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam || śrī.9 ||
tasmā᳚dya॒jñātsa̭rva॒hutaḥ̭ | sambhṛ̭ta-mpṛṣadā॒jyam |
pa॒śūgstāgśca̭kre vāya॒vyāṋ | ā॒ra॒ṇyāngrā॒myāśca॒ ye || pu.9 ||
mana̭saḥ॒ kāma॒mākṷ̄tiṃ-vā~॒ca-ssa॒tyama̭śīmahi |
pa॒śū॒nāṃ rū॒pamanna̭sya॒ mayi॒ śrī-śśra̭yatāṃ॒-ya~śaḥ̭ || śrī.10 ||
tasmā᳚dya॒jñātsa̭rva॒hutaḥ̭ | ṛca॒-ssāmā̭ni jajñire |
chandāgṃ̭si jajñire॒ tasmā᳚t | yaju॒stasmā̭dajāyata || pu.10 ||
ka॒rdamḙna pra̭jābhū॒tā॒ ma॒yi॒ sambha̭va ka॒rdama |
śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le mā॒tara̭-mpadma॒māli̭nīm || śrī.11 ||
tasmā॒daśvā̭ ajāyanta | ye ke co̭bha॒yāda̭taḥ |
gāvo̭ ha jajñire॒ tasmā᳚t | tasmā᳚jjā॒tā a̭jā॒vayaḥ̭ || pu.11 ||
āpaḥ̭ sṛ॒jantṷ sni॒gdhā॒ni॒ ci॒klī॒ta va̭sa me॒ gṛhe |
ni ca̭ de॒vī-mmā॒taraṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le || śrī.12 ||
yatpurṷṣaṃ॒-vya~̭dadhuḥ | ka॒ti॒dhā vya̭kalpayann |
mukha॒-ṅkima̭sya॒ kau bā॒hū | kāvū॒rū pādā̭vucyete || pu.12 ||
ā॒rdrā-mpu॒ṣkari̭ṇī-mpu॒ṣṭi॒-mpi॒ṅga॒lā-mpa̭dmamā॒linīm|
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒ āva̭ha || śrī.13 ||
brā॒hma॒ṇo᳚-'sya॒ mukha̭māsīt | bā॒hū rā̭ja॒nyaḥ̭ kṛ॒taḥ |
ū॒rū tada̭sya॒ yadvaiśyaḥ̭ | pa॒dbhyāgṃ śū॒dro a̭jāyata || pu.13 ||
ā॒rdrāṃ-yaḥ॒ kari̭ṇīṃ-ya॒ṣṭiṃ॒ su॒va॒rṇāṃ hḙmamā॒linīm |
sū॒ryāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī॒-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒ āvaha || śrī.14 ||
ca॒ndramā॒ mana̭so jā॒taḥ | cakṣo॒-ssūryo̭ ajāyata |
mukhā॒dindra̭ścā॒gniśca̭ | prā॒ṇādvā॒yura̭jāyata || pu.14 ||
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣmīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hi̭raṇya॒-mprabhṷ̄ta॒-ṅgāvo̭ dā॒syo-'śvā᳚nvi॒ndeya॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham || śrī.15 ||
nābhyā̭ āsīda॒ntari̭kṣam | śī॒rṣṇo dyau-ssama̭vartata |
pa॒dbhyā-mbhūmi॒rdiśa॒-śśrotrā᳚t | tathā̭ lo॒kāgṃ a̭kalpayann || pu.15 ||
kṛṣṇapakṣe
sa॒hasra̭śīrṣā॒ purṷṣaḥ | sa॒ha॒srā॒kṣa-ssa॒hasra̭pāt |
sa bhūmiṃ̭-vi~॒śvato̭ vṛ॒tvā | atya̭tiṣṭhaddaśāṅgu॒lam || pu.1 ||
hira̭ṇyavarṇāṃ॒ hari̭ṇīṃ su॒varṇa̭raja॒tasra̭jām |
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒ āva̭ha || śrī.1 ||
purṷṣa e॒vedagṃ sarvam᳚ | yadbhū॒taṃ-ya~cca॒ bhavyam᳚ |
u॒tāmṛ̭ta॒tvasyeśā̭naḥ | ya॒dannḙnāti॒roha̭ti || pu.2 ||
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣmīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hira̭ṇyaṃ-vi~॒ndeya॒-ṅgāmaśva॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham || śrī.2 ||
e॒tāvā̭nasya mahi॒mā | ato॒ jyāyāg̭śca॒ pūrṷṣaḥ |
pādo᳚-'sya॒ viśvā̭ bhū॒tāni̭ | tri॒pāda̭syā॒mṛta̭-ndi॒vi || pu.3 ||
a॒śva॒pū॒rvāṃ ra̭thama॒dhyāṃ ha॒stinā̭dapra॒bodhi̭nīm |
śriya̭-nde॒vīmupa̭hvaye॒ śrīrmā̭de॒vīrjṷṣatām || śrī.3 ||
tri॒pādū॒rdhva udai॒tpurṷṣaḥ | pādo᳚-'sye॒hā-''bha̭vā॒tpunaḥ̭ |
tato॒ viṣva॒ṅvya̭krāmat | sā॒śa॒nā॒na॒śa॒ne a॒bhi || pu.4 ||
kāṃ॒ so᳚smi॒tāṃ hira̭ṇyaprā॒kārā̭mā॒rdrā-ñjvala̭ntī-ntṛ॒ptā-nta॒rpaya̭ntīm |
pa॒dme॒ sthi॒tā-mpa॒dmava̭rṇā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam || śrī.4 ||
tasmā᳚dvi॒rāḍa̭jāyata | vi॒rājo॒ adhi॒ pūrṷṣaḥ |
sa jā॒to atya̭ricyata | pa॒ścādbhūmi॒matho̭ pu॒raḥ || pu.5 ||
ca॒ndrā-mpra̭bhā॒sāṃ-ya॒śasā॒ jvala̭ntīṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-lo॒ke de॒vajṷṣṭāmudā॒rām |
tā-mpa॒dminī̭mīṃ॒ śara̭ṇama॒ha-mprapa̭dye-'la॒kṣmīrmḙ naśyatā॒-ntvāṃ-vṛ~̭ṇe || śrī.5 ||
yatpurṷṣeṇa ha॒viṣā᳚ | de॒vā ya॒jñamata̭nvata |
va॒sa॒nto a̭syāsī॒dājyam᳚ | grī॒ṣma i॒dhmaśśa॒raddha॒viḥ || pu.6 ||
ā॒di॒tyava̭rṇe॒ tapa॒so-'dhi̭jā॒to vana॒spati॒stava̭ vṛ॒kṣo-'tha bi॒lvaḥ |
tasya॒ phalā̭ni॒ tapa॒sā nṷdantu mā॒yānta̭rā॒yāśca̭ bā॒hyā a̭la॒kṣmīḥ || śrī.6 ||
sa॒ptāsyā̭sanpari॒dhayaḥ̭ | tri-ssa॒pta sa॒midhaḥ̭ kṛ॒tāḥ |
de॒vā yadya॒jña-nta̭nvā॒nāḥ | aba̭dhna॒npurṷṣa-mpa॒śum || pu.7 ||
upai̭tu॒ mā-ndḙvasa॒khaḥ kī॒rtiśca॒ maṇi̭nā sa॒ha |
prā॒du॒rbhū॒to-'smi̭ rāṣṭre॒-'smin kī॒rtimṛ̭ddhi-nda॒dātṷ me || śrī.7 ||
taṃ-ya~॒jña-mba॒rhiṣi॒ praukṣaṋ | purṷṣa-ñjā॒tama̭gra॒taḥ |
tena̭ de॒vā aya̭janta | sā॒dhyā ṛṣa̭yaśca॒ ye || pu.8 ||
kṣutpi̭pā॒sāma̭lā-ñjye॒ṣṭhāma̭la॒kṣmī-nnā̭śayā॒myaham |
abhṷ̄ti॒masa̭mṛddhi॒-ñca sarvā॒-nnirṇṷda me॒ gṛhā̭t || śrī.8 ||
tasmā᳚dya॒jñātsa̭rva॒hutaḥ̭ | sambhṛ̭ta-mpṛṣadā॒jyam |
pa॒śūgstāgśca̭kre vāya॒vyāṋ | ā॒ra॒ṇyāngrā॒myāśca॒ ye || pu.9 ||
ga॒ndha॒dvā॒rā-ndṷrādha॒rṣā॒-nni॒tyapṷṣṭā-ṅkarī॒ṣiṇī᳚m |
ī॒śvarī̭gṃ sarva̭bhūtā॒nā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam || śrī.9 ||
tasmā᳚dya॒jñātsa̭rva॒hutaḥ̭ | ṛca॒-ssāmā̭ni jajñire |
chandāgṃ̭si jajñire॒ tasmā᳚t | yaju॒stasmā̭dajāyata || pu.10 ||
mana̭saḥ॒ kāma॒mākṷ̄tiṃ-vā~॒ca-ssa॒tyama̭śīmahi |
pa॒śū॒nāṃ rū॒pamanna̭sya॒ mayi॒ śrī-śśra̭yatāṃ॒-ya~śaḥ̭ || śrī.10 ||
tasmā॒daśvā̭ ajāyanta | ye ke co̭bha॒yāda̭taḥ |
gāvo̭ ha jajñire॒ tasmā᳚t | tasmā᳚jjā॒tā a̭jā॒vayaḥ̭ || pu.11 ||
ka॒rdamḙna pra̭jābhū॒tā॒ ma॒yi॒ sambha̭va ka॒rdama |
śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le mā॒tara̭-mpadma॒māli̭nīm || śrī.11 ||
yatpurṷṣaṃ॒-vya~̭dadhuḥ | ka॒ti॒dhā vya̭kalpayann |
mukha॒-ṅkima̭sya॒ kau bā॒hū | kāvū॒rū pādā̭vucyete || pu.12 ||
āpaḥ̭ sṛ॒jantṷ sni॒gdhā॒ni॒ ci॒klī॒ta va̭sa me॒ gṛhe |
ni ca̭ de॒vī-mmā॒taraṃ॒ śriyaṃ̭-vā~॒saya̭ me ku॒le || śrī.12 ||
brā॒hma॒ṇo᳚-'sya॒ mukha̭māsīt | bā॒hū rā̭ja॒nyaḥ̭ kṛ॒taḥ |
ū॒rū tada̭sya॒ yadvaiśyaḥ̭ | pa॒dbhyāgṃ śū॒dro a̭jāyata || pu.13 ||
ā॒rdrā-mpu॒ṣkari̭ṇī-mpu॒ṣṭi॒-mpi॒ṅga॒lā-mpa̭dmamā॒linīm|
ca॒ndrāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒ āva̭ha || śrī.13 ||
ca॒ndramā॒ mana̭so jā॒taḥ | cakṣo॒-ssūryo̭ ajāyata |
mukhā॒dindra̭ścā॒gniśca̭ | prā॒ṇādvā॒yura̭jāyata || pu.14 ||
ā॒rdrāṃ-yaḥ॒ kari̭ṇīṃ-ya॒ṣṭiṃ॒ su॒va॒rṇāṃ hḙmamā॒linīm |
sū॒ryāṃ hi॒raṇma̭yīṃ-la~॒kṣmī॒-ñjāta̭vedo ma॒ āvaha || śrī.14 ||
nābhyā̭ āsīda॒ntari̭kṣam | śī॒rṣṇo dyau-ssama̭vartata |
pa॒dbhyā-mbhūmi॒rdiśa॒-śśrotrā᳚t | tathā̭ lo॒kāgṃ a̭kalpayann || pu.15 ||
tā-mma॒ āva̭ha॒ jāta̭vedo la॒kṣmīmana̭pagā॒minī᳚m |
yasyāṃ॒ hi̭raṇya॒-mprabhṷ̄ta॒-ṅgāvo̭ dā॒syo-'śvā᳚nvi॒ndeya॒-mpurṷṣāna॒ham || śrī.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.