Thursday 28 December 2017

Sri Krishna Dhvadhashanama Sthothram - Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











Sri Krishna speaks “ Oh! Arjjuna, I shall narrate the thousands of propitious names which is capable to eradicate all the sins of the humans, these are twelve auspicious names of Supreme Lord  Vishnu, firstly Hari, secondly Keshava who have beautiful curly hair locks, thirdly Padmanabha who have lotus on his havel, fourthly  Vamana/Lord Vishnu’s manifestation as dwarf, fifthly Vedagarbha who is born from Veda, sixthly Madhusoodhana who is the slayer of demon Madhu, seventhly Vasudeva who is the protector of the Universe and its living beings/inconquerable, eighthly Varaha/Lord Vishnu’s incarnation as wild boar, ninthly Pundareekaksha who has the eyes resembles to lotus flower petals, tenthly Janardhana who is the protector of Universe and its living beings , eleventhly Krishna who has the complexion of dark clouds, and twelfthly Sreedhara who carries Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi on his chest, worshiper whoever reads or listens to these twelve sacred names during the hours of dawn and dusk on daily basis will attain the merits of observing thousands of Chandhrayana, performance of hundreds of marriage of bride to suitable bridegroom, and performance of thousands of Ashwamedha Yaga, it is highly propitious to recite on the  auspicious days of Amavasya, Pournami, and Dhvadhashi, whoever reads or listens to these sacred names of Lord Vishnu in the early hours of dawn would be freed from all the sins.”


Sri Krishna Uvacha –

 Kim They  Nama Sahasrena  Vijjathena Thavarjjuna | Thani Namani Vijjaya Nara: Papai: Pramuchyathe ||

 Prathamam Thu Harim Vidhyath  Dhvitheeyam Keshavam Thatha | Thritheeya Padmanabham Cha Chathurtham  Vamanam Smareth ||

Panchamam Vedagarbha Thu Shashtam Cha Madhusoodhanam | Sapthamam Vasudevam Cha  Varaham Chashtamam Thatha ||

Navamam Pundareekaksham Dhashamam Thu Janardhanam | Krishnam Yekadhasham Vidhyath Dhvadhasham Sreedharam  Thatha ||

Yethath Dhvadhashanamani Vishnu Prokthanyanekasha: | Sayam Pratha: Paden Nithyam  Thasya Punyaphalam Shrunu ||

Chandhrayana Sahasrani Kanyadhanam Shathani Cha | Ashwamedha Sahasrani Phalam Prapnothya Samshaya: ||

Amayam Paurnamasyam Cha Dhvadhashayam Thu Visheshatha: | Pratha: Kale  Paden Nithyam Sarvapapai: Pramuchyathe ||


|| Ithi Sri Krishna Dhvadhashanamam Sampoornnam ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||