Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dattatreya Stotram


by: Author Unknown,

Hindus worship Dattatreya a god in the form of a combination of the great trinity consisting of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. He took this form due to Anasuya, the wife of sage Athri. One story tells that Narada poisoned the minds of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvathy and told them that Anasuya is much greater than them. Incensed by this they sent their lords to Anasuya, who went and requested her to give them alms without wearing any cloths, She made them into babies and combined them into one. This God was Dattatreya. Another story tells of the trinity being forced to approach Anasuya to save the world from the curse of Nalayani. She did this but asked them to become her babies. These babies were Dattatreya (Vishnu), Durvasa (Shiva) and Chandra (Brahma). Once in a hurry when all these babies were crying together, she took them together and they became one. There is a small sect of Hindus called data-panthis in Karnalaka and Maharashtra who worship only Lord Dattatreya. He is picturised as doing meditation along with four Vedas in the form dogs following him.
jatadharam pandurangamsoolahastham krupanidhimsarvaroga haram devamdattatreyamaham bhaje
My salutations to Dattatreya ,Who is with matted hair ,Who is Lord Vishnu,Who holds soola in his hand,Who is store house of mercy,And who is the panacea for all illness.
jagat utapathi karthre chasthithi samhara hethavebhava pasa vimukthayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who created all the worlds,Who looks after the worlds,Who destroys the worlds,And who grants redemption,From the bonds of sorrow of domestic life.
jara janma vinasayadeha shuddhi karaya chadigambara daya moorthedattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who destroys sorrow of birth and old age,Who cleans our body and soul,Who wears the directions as cloths ,And who is the lord of mercy.
karpoora kanthi dehayabrhma moorthy daraya chaveda sasthra parignayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who has a colour of burning camphor,Who takes up the role of the creator,And who is master of the holy Vedas.
hruswa deergha krutha sthulanama gothra vivarjithapancha boothaika deepthayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who is much beyond, thin , thick, short and tall,Who cannot be limited by name or caste,And who shines in the five spirits of the world.
yagna bhokthre cha yagnayayagna roopa daraya chayagna priyaya sidhayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who is the result of fire sacrifices.Who is fire sacrifice himself.Who takes the form of the fire sacrifice,And who is the saint who likes fire sacrifices.adhou brhama madhye vishnuranthe deva sada shivamoorthy thraya swaroopayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who in the beginning is the creator,Who in the middle is Vishnu who takes care,Who in the end is Shiva the destroyer,And who is the lord who represents the trinity.
bhogaalayaya bhogaayayoga yoyaya dharinejithendriya jithagnayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who is the place where pleasure resides,Who is the pleasures himself,Who is the great wearer of Yoga,Who has perfect control of his senses,And who is greater than any scholar.
brhma jnana mayee mudhravasthre cha akasa bhoothaleprgnana gana bhodayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Whose stamp is the knowledge of ultimate,Who wears the sky and earth as his cloths,And who is the three states of wakefulness,Sleep and dream.
sathya roopa sadacharasathya dharma parayanasathyasraya parokshayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who is truth personified,Whose conduct is perfect,Who follows truth as his dharma ,Who depends wholly on truth,And who is not in visible form.
soola hastha gada panevana mala sukundarayagna soothra dara brahmandattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who has in his hands he spear and the mace,Who wears garland of scented flowers of the wild,And who is the prime executor of fire sacrifices.
datha vidhyadya lakshmeesadatha swathma swaroopineguna nirguna roopayadattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Who is the great knowledge,Who is the lord of Lakshmi,Who has the form of the soul of Datta,And who has the form with and without properties.
Phalasruthi
sathru nasa karam sthothramjnana vijnana dhayakamsarva papam samam yathidattatreya namosthuthe
My salutations to Dattatreya,Which would destroy my enemies,Which would give me knowledge of religion and science,And which would destroy all my sins.

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