Dwadasakshara stotram
“Om Namo bhagwathe Vasudevaya”, is the famous twelve letter manthra of Vishnu. In this prayer
The first letters of the twelve stanzas if read continuously is this great manthra.
1.Om it hi jnana vasthrena raga ninrnejani krutha,
Karma nidhraam prapannosmi , thrahi maam madhsudana.
2. Na gather vidhyatha chanyaa thwameva saranam mama,
Maya pangena lipthosmi , thrahi maam madhudsudana.
3.Mohitho moha jaalena putha dhara gruhaadishu,
Trushnayaa peedya manosmi , thrahi maam, madhusudana.
4.Bakthi heenam thu dheenam cha dukha soka samanvitham,
Anasrayam anadham cha thrahi maam Madhusudana.
5.Gathagatha parisrantho doormadhwani karmanaam,
Samsara bhaya bheethosmi, thrahi maam madhusudana
6.Vasitho mathru garbheshu , peedithoham Janardhana,
Garbhavasa kshayakara, thrahi maam Madhusudana.
7.Thena deva prapannosmi , sathwasraya parayana,
Jara marana bheethosmi , thrahi maam, Madhusudana.
8. Vacha thoopa krutham paapam , karmanaa yadhuparjitham,
Mayaa deva duracharam , thrahi maam Madhusudana.
9.Sukrutham na krutham, kinchid dushkrutham thu sadaa krutham,
Thennaham pari thapthosmi, thrahi maam, Madhusudana.
10.Dehanthara sahasreshu kuyoni sevithaa mayaa,
Thiryak thwam Manushathwam cha, thrahi maam Madhusudana.
11.Vasudeva, hrishikesa , Vaikunta purushothama,
Srushti samahara karana, thrahi mam, Madhusudana.
12.Yathra aham aagamishyami Nari Vaa purushopi vaa,
Thathra thathra cha they bhakthi , thrai mam, Madhusudana.
13.Dwadasarna sthuthi mimaam ya padeth yad srunuyadhapi,
Sa yathi paramam sthanam , yathra yogeswaro Hari.