Panch Badri Five Sacred Vishnu Lord Vishnu pilgrimage
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View lyrics page →Mangalacharan (Invocation)
Original
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय नमः । बद्रीनाथाय नमः योगध्यानाय नमः । भविष्यबद्री नमः वृद्धबद्री नमः । आदिबद्री नमः पञ्चबद्रीभ्यो नमः ॥
Transliteration
Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya namah | badrinathaya namah yogadhyayanaya namah | bhavishyabadri namah vriddhabadri namah | adibadri namah panchabadribhyo namah ||
Meaning / Translation
Om, salutations to Lord Vasudeva. Salutations to Badrinath, to Yogadhyan Badri, to Bhavishya Badri, to Vriddha Badri, to Adi Badri — salutations to the five sacred Badris.
Verse 1: Shri Badrinath (Main Shrine)
Original
हिमालयश्रृङ्गे बदरीवनं यत्र विष्णुः सनातनो योगीन्द्रवेषः । तप्तकुण्डस्नानेन पापं हरति दर्शनादेव मुक्तिं प्रयच्छति ॥ नारायणं पद्मनाभं गदाधरं शङ्खचक्रधारिणम् । बद्रीनाथं प्रणमामि सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥
Transliteration
Himalayashriñge badarivanaṃ yatra viṣṇuḥ sanātano yogīndraveṣaḥ | taptakuṇḍasnānena pāpaṃ harati darśanādeva muktiṃ prayacchati || nārāyaṇaṃ padmanābhaṃ gadādharaṃ śaṅkhacakradhāriṇam | badrināthaṃ praṇamāmi sarvapāpapraṇāśanam ||
Meaning / Translation
At the peak of Himalaya in Badarivan, the eternal Lord Vishnu resides as the king of yogis. Bathing in the hot spring (Tapt Kund) removes sins, and mere darshan grants liberation. I bow to Badrinath — Narayana, Padmanabha, gada-bearer, holder of conch and discus — destroyer of all sins.
Verse 2: Shri Yogadhyan Badri (Pandukeshwar)
Original
पाण्डुकेश्वरं यत्र ध्यानस्थो विष्णुः पद्मासनस्थितः । पाण्डवैः पूजितो देवो योगध्यानबद्रीर्यश्च सः ॥ ध्यायतो योगमुद्रया मुक्तिदो भक्तवत्सलः । योगध्यानं बद्रीनाथं प्रणतोऽस्मि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Transliteration
Pāṇḍukeśvaraṃ yatra dhyānastho viṣṇuḥ padmāsanasthitaḥ | pāṇḍavaiḥ pūjito devo yogadhyānabadrīryaśca saḥ || dhyāyato yogamudrayā muktido bhaktavatsalaḥ | yogadhyānaṃ badrīnāthaṃ praṇato'smi namo'stu te ||
Meaning / Translation
At Pandukeshwar, Lord Vishnu sits in padmasana, deep in meditation, worshipped by the Pandavas. He is Yogadhyan Badri, the bestower of liberation through yogic mudra, ever affectionate to devotees. I prostrate to Yogadhyan Badri — salutations to You.
Verse 3: Shri Bhavishya Badri (Subhain)
Original
सुभैंनगरे भविष्यबद्री भविष्यति कलौ युगे । नरनारायणरूपेण अवतारयिष्यति प्रभुः ॥ तत्रैव तपस्यन्ति सिद्धाः मोक्षार्थं हरिं भजन्ति च । भविष्यबद्रीं शरणं प्रपद्ये भवभयापहम् ॥
Transliteration
Subhainagare bhaviṣyabadri bhaviṣyati kalau yuge | naranārāyaṇarūpeṇa avatārayiṣyati prabhuḥ || tatraiva tapyanti siddhāḥ mokṣārthaṃ hariṃ bhajanti ca | bhaviṣyabadriṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye bhavabhayāpaham ||
Meaning / Translation
In Subhain village, Bhavishya Badri shall manifest in Kali Yuga as the Lord in Nara-Narayana form. There, perfected beings perform tapasya for liberation, worshipping Hari. I take refuge in Bhavishya Badri, the remover of worldly fear.
Verse 4: Shri Vriddha Badri (Animath)
Original
अणिमठे वृद्धबद्री स्थितो विष्णुर्जरारहितः । आदौ पूजितो येन नारदादिभिर् सुरैः ॥ वृद्धरूपेण दर्शयन् लीला मायामहेश्वरः । वृद्धबद्रीं नमामि नित्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥
Transliteration
Aṇimaṭhe vriddhabadri sthito viṣṇurjarārahitaḥ | ādau pūjito yena nāradādibhir suraiḥ || vriddharūpeṇa darśayan līlā māyāmaheśvaraḥ | vriddhabadriṃ namāmi nityaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam ||
Meaning / Translation
At Animath, Vriddha Badri stands as Vishnu, free from old age, first worshipped by Narada and the gods. The great Lord of Maya displays His lila in an elderly form. I ever bow to Vriddha Badri, the granter of all desired fruits.
Verse 5: Shri Adi Badri (Karnaprayag)
Original
कर्णप्रयागसन्निकर्षे आदिबद्रीरवस्थितः । आदौ नारायणः साक्षात् प्रतिष्ठितो ब्रह्मणा पुरा ॥ सप्तमन्दिरसंयुक्तं तीर्थं पुण्यफलदायकम् । आदिबद्रीं प्रणमामि मुक्तिदं भक्तवत्सलम् ॥
Transliteration
Karṇaprayāgasaṃnikarṣe adibadrīravasthitaḥ | ādau nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāt pratiṣṭhito brahmaṇā purā || saptamandirasaṃyuktaṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaphaladāyakam | adibadrīṃ praṇamāmi muktidaṃ bhaktavatsalam ||
Meaning / Translation
Near Karnaprayag, Adi Badri is established — the original Narayana, installed by Brahma in ancient times. This tirtha with seven temples bestows meritorious fruits. I bow to Adi Badri, the giver of liberation, dear to devotees.
Phalashruti (Benefits of Recitation)
Original
पञ्चबद्रीस्तवं यः पठेन्नित्यं भक्त्या समाहितः । सर्वपापविमुक्तश्च विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ बद्रीक्षेत्रं यथावत्स्तु ददाति पुण्यमुत्तमम् । एतत्स्तोत्रं पठेद्यस्तु स याति परमां गतिम् ॥ इति श्रीपञ्चबद्रीस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Transliteration
Pañcabadristavaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ bhaktyā samāhitaḥ | sarvapāpavimuktaśca viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || badrīkṣetraṃ yathāvats tu dadāti puṇyamuttamam | etatstotraṃ paṭhedyastu sa yāti paramāṃ gatim || iti śrīpañcabadristotraṃ sampūrṇam ||
Meaning / Translation
Whoever recites this Panch Badri Stotra daily with devotion becomes free from all sins and attains Vishnu's abode. It grants the supreme merit of visiting the Badri kshetra in full. One who reads this stotra reaches the highest goal. Thus ends the Shri Panch Badri Stotram.