Monday 2 May 2016

Sri Krishna Dhvadhashanama Sthothram by Phalguna Rishi/Arjuna – Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











“ Oh ! Sages, kindly listen to the Dhvadhashanama Sthavam/twelve sacred names of Lord Gopala who is illustrious, righteous, beyond description and eternal.  Long ago it was described to Arjuna by Lord Gopala who was with Yasodha, in the city of Dwaraka.  Sri Krishna Dhvadhashanama Sthothram is highly propitious, recited by Phalguna Rishi, it has Anushutp as meter, Sri Krishnaparamathma as presiding deity, Om as Bheejamanthra, Swaha as Shakthi, and it is recited to please Lord Gopalakrishna.”

Dhyanam –

“In the early morning hours I shall meditate upon Lord Gopala/savior of cows, he is charismatic and dark complexioned and he has powerful knees and arms, he is decked in magnificent ear stud.  I shall meditate and recite Lord Hari/who has the complexion of dark clouds as Prathamam/first sacred chant, Lord Keshava/who has beautiful curly hair locks as Dhvitheeyam/second, Lord Padmanabha/who has lotus flower on his navel as Thritheeyam/ third,  Lord Vamana/one of the incarnation as dwarf as Chathurtham/ fourth, Vedagarbha/who is the personification of Veda as Panchamam/ fifth, Lord Madhusoodhana/slayer of demon Madhu as Shashtamam/ sixth, Lord Vasudeva/great illusionist as Sapthamam/ seventh, Lord Varaha/one of the incarnation as wild boar as Ashtamam/ eighth, Lord Pundarikaksha/lotus eyed as Navamam/ ninth, Lord Janardhana/savior of Universe and its living beings as Dashamam/ tenth, Lord Krishna/dark complexioned as Ekadasham/ eleventh, and Lord Sridhara/who carries Goddess Sri on his chest as Dhvadhasham/ twelveth.”


Oh! Arjuna whoever recites or listens to these twelve sacred names during dawn, noon and dusk would be blessed with abundance of devout act, it brings the meritorious rewards of performance of thousands of Chandrayana, performance of marriage of  girl child to a deserving bride groom, performance of thousands of Ashwamedha Yagam etc..”



Shrunuthvam  Munayasarve  Gopalasya Mahathmana|
Ananthasyaprameyasya Nama Dhvadhashakam Sthavam ||

Arjunaya Pura Githam Gopalena Mahathmana: |
Dwarakayam Prarthayathe Yasodhascha Sannidhou ||

|| Asya Sri Krishnadhvadhasha Nama Sthothra Mahamanthrasya:  Phalguna Rishi: Anushtup Chandha: Sri Krishna Paramathma Devatha: Om Bheejam Swahethi Shakthi: Sri Gopalakrishna Preethyarthe Jape Viniyoga: ||

Dhyanam –

Janubhyam Abhidhvantham Bahubhyam Athi Sundaram |
Sakundalalakam Balam Gopalam Chinthayeth Usha: ||

Sri Krishna Uvacha –

Kim The  Nama Sahasrena  Vijjathena Thavarjuna |
Thani Namani Vijjaya Nara: Papai: Pramucchyathe ||

Prathame Thu Harim  Vidhyath Dhvitheeyam Keshavam Thatha |
Thritheeyam Padhmanabham Cha Chathurtham Vamanam Smareth ||

Panchamam Vedagarbham Cha Shashtam Cha Madhusoodhanam |
Sapthamam Vasudevam Cha Varaham Chashtamam  Thatha ||

Navamam Pundarikaksham Dhashamam Hi  Janardhanam |
Krishnam Ekadasham Viddhath Dhvadhasham Sridharam Thatha ||

Dhvadhashaithani Namani Vishnu Prokthanyanekasha: |
Sayam Pratha: Padennnithyam Thasya Punyaphalam Shrunu ||

Chandrayana Sahasrani  Kanyadhana Shathani Cha |
Ashwamedha Sahasrani Phalam Prapnothya Samshaya: ||

Amayam  Pournamasyam Cha Dhvadhashyam Thu Visheshatha: |
Pratha: Kale  Padennithyam Sarvapapai: Pramuchyathe ||

|| Ithi Srikrishna Dhvadhashanama Sthothram Sampoornam ||



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||