सर्वदेवता वन्दना (Sarva Devata Vandana - Invocations to Multiple Deities)
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 12 sections
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श्री गणेश वन्दना (Invocation to Lord Ganesha)
Original
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
Transliteration
Vakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabha | Nirvighnaṁ kuru me deva sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā ||
Meaning / Translation
O Lord with the curved trunk and immense form, whose brilliance radiates like millions of suns, please make all my endeavors free from obstacles at all times.
श्री सरस्वती वन्दना (Invocation to Goddess Saraswati)
Original
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि। विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा॥
Transliteration
Sarasvati namastubhyaṁ varade kāmarūpiṇi | Vidyārambhaṁ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā ||
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to You, Goddess Saraswati, the giver of boons and fulfiller of wishes. As I commence my pursuit of knowledge, may success and attainment always attend me.
गुरु वन्दना (Invocation to the Guru as the Trinity)
Original
गुरुर्ब्रह्मा गुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः। गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः॥
Transliteration
Gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ | Guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
Meaning / Translation
The Guru is Brahma (the Creator), the Guru is Vishnu (the Preserver), the Guru is Maheshwara (the Transformer). The Guru is indeed the Supreme Ultimate Reality; salutations to that revered Guru.
श्री विष्णु ध्यानम् (Invocation to Lord Vishnu)
Original
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्। लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्॥
Transliteration
Śāntākāraṁ bhujagaśayanaṁ padmanābhaṁ sureśaṁ Viśvādhāraṁ gaganasadṛśaṁ meghavarṇaṁ śubhāṅgam | Lakṣmīkāntaṁ kamalanayanaṁ yogibhirdhyānagamyaṁ Vande viṣṇuṁ bhavabhayaharaṁ sarvalokaikanātham ||
Meaning / Translation
I bow to Lord Vishnu, of tranquil form, resting upon the celestial serpent, from whose navel springs the cosmic lotus, the ruler of gods, the foundation of the universe, all-pervading like space, cloud-colored, of auspicious limbs, beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, attainable by yogis through meditation, the remover of the fear of worldly existence, and the sole Lord of all creation.
श्री शिव स्तुति (Invocation to Lord Shiva)
Original
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारम् भुजगेन्द्रहारम्। सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि॥
Transliteration
Karpūragauram karuṇāvatāraṁ saṁsārasāram bhujagendrahāram | Sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi ||
Meaning / Translation
I bow to Lord Shiva, who is pure white like camphor, the very embodiment of compassion, the divine essence of existence, adorned with the serpent king as a garland; who eternally resides in the lotus of the heart, together with Goddess Bhavani.
श्री दुर्गा स्तुति (Invocation to Goddess Durga)
Original
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Transliteration
Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | Śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to You, O Narayani, the auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, the auspicious one, the accomplisher of all objectives, the ultimate refuge, the three-eyed one, the radiant Gauri.
श्री सूर्य वन्दना (Invocation to the Sun God)
Original
जपाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम्। तमोऽरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम्॥
Transliteration
Japākusumasaṅkāśaṁ kāśyapeyaṁ mahādyutim | Tamo'riṁ sarvapāpaghnaṁ praṇato'smi divākaram ||
Meaning / Translation
I bow down to the Sun God, radiant like the hibiscus blossom, son of Sage Kashyapa, of sublime brilliance, enemy of darkness, and remover of all impurities and sins.
श्री हनुमान प्रार्थना (Invocation to Lord Hanuman)
Original
मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्। वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
Transliteration
Manojavaṁ mārutatulyavegaṁ jitendriyaṁ buddhimatāṁ variṣṭham | Vātātmajaṁ vānarayūthamukhyaṁ śrīrāmadūtaṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye ||
Meaning / Translation
I take refuge in Lord Hanuman, swift as the mind, fast as the wind, master of the senses, foremost among the wise, son of the wind god Vayu, chief of the vanaras, and beloved emissary of Lord Rama.
श्री राम वन्दना (Invocation to Lord Rama)
Original
रामाय रामभद्राय रामचन्द्राय वेधसे। रघुनाथाय नाथाय सीतायाः पतये नमः॥
Transliteration
Rāmāya rāmabhadrāya rāmacandrāya vedhase | Raghunāthāya nāthāya sītāyāḥ pataye namaḥ ||
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Lord Rama, to Ramabhadra, to Ramachandra, the creator, the lord of the Raghu dynasty, the supreme master, and the divine consort of Mother Sita.
श्री कृष्ण स्तुति (Invocation to Lord Krishna)
Original
वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंसचाणूरमर्दनम्। देवकीपरमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगद्गुरुम्॥
Transliteration
Vasudevasutaṁ devaṁ kaṁsacāṇūramardanam | Devakīparamānandaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ vande jagadgurum ||
Meaning / Translation
I bow to Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, the slayer of Kamsa and Chanura, the supreme joy of Mother Devaki, and the spiritual preceptor of the entire universe.
नवग्रह एवं त्रिमूर्ति मङ्गलम् (Cosmic Harmony and Navagraha Invocation)
Original
ब्रह्मा मुरारिस्त्रिपुरान्तकारी भानुः शशी भूमिसुतो बुधश्च। गुरुश्च शुक्रः शनिराहुकेतवः कुर्वन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम्॥
Transliteration
Brahmā murāristripurāntakārī bhānuḥ śaśī bhūmisuto budhaśca | Guruśca śukraḥ śanirāhuketavaḥ kurvantu sarve mama suprabhātam ||
Meaning / Translation
May Brahma, Murari (Vishnu), Tripurantakari (Shiva), the Sun, the Moon, Mangala (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu, and Ketu—may all these divine forces make this morning auspicious for me.
समर्पण एवं विश्वशान्ति (Surrender and Universal Peace)
Original
कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतिस्वभावात्। करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
Transliteration
Kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā buddhyātmanā vā prakṛtisvabhāvāt | Karomi yadyat sakalaṁ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi || Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning / Translation
Whatever actions I perform through the body, speech, mind, senses, intellect, or innate nature, I surrender all of them to the Supreme Lord Narayana. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.