Hari Stotram lyrics in Sanskrit & English, with meaning
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Shloka 1#
जगज्जालपालं चलत्कण्ठमालं
शरच्चन्द्रभालं महादैत्यकालम् ।
नभोनीलकायं दुरावारमायं
सुपद्मासहायं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥jagajjālapālaṃ calatkaṇṭhamālaṃ
śaraccandrabhālaṃ mahādaityakālam |
nabhonīlakāyaṃ durāvāramāyaṃ
supadmāsahāyaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जो जगत् के जाल के पालक हैं, जिनके गले में माला झूलती है, जिनका ललाट शरद् के चन्द्रमा जैसा है, जो महादैत्यों के काल हैं; आकाश जैसे नीले शरीर वाले, जिनकी माया दुर्लंघ्य है, जो लक्ष्मी के साथी हैं — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
Protector of the web of the world, with a swaying garland at his throat, his forehead bright as the autumn moon, death to the great demons; his body blue as the sky, his maya hard to overcome, the companion of Lakshmi — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 2#
सदाम्भोधिवासं गलत्पुष्पहासं
जगत्सन्निवासं शतादित्यभासम् ।
गदाचक्रशस्त्रं लसत्पीतवस्त्रं
हसच्चारुवक्त्रं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥sadāmbhodhivāsaṃ galatpuṣpahāsaṃ
jagatsannivāsaṃ śatādityabhāsam |
gadācakraśastraṃ lasatpītavastraṃ
hasaccāruvaktraṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जो सदा क्षीरसागर में निवास करते हैं, जिनकी हँसी झरते फूलों जैसी है, जिनमें जगत् बसा है, जो सौ सूर्यों जैसे प्रकाशमान हैं; गदा और चक्र धारण करने वाले, चमकते पीताम्बर वाले, सुन्दर मुस्कुराते मुख वाले — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
Who dwells forever in the ocean, whose smile is like blossoms falling, in whom the world rests, radiant as a hundred suns; who bears mace and discus, whose yellow robe gleams, whose lovely face is smiling — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 3#
रमाकण्ठहारं श्रुतिव्रातसारं
जलान्तर्विहारं धराभारहारम् ।
चिदानन्दरूपं मनोज्ञस्वरूपं
धृतानेकरूपं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥ramākaṇṭhahāraṃ śrutivrātasāraṃ
jalāntarvihāraṃ dharābhārahāram |
cidānandarūpaṃ manojñasvarūpaṃ
dhṛtānekarūpaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जो लक्ष्मी के कण्ठहार हैं, सब वेदों के सार हैं, जल में विहार करने वाले और पृथ्वी का भार हरने वाले हैं; चिदानन्दरूप, मनोहर स्वरूप वाले, अनेक रूप धारण करने वाले — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
The necklace at Lakshmi's throat, the essence of all the Vedas, who sports in the waters and removes the burden of the earth; whose nature is consciousness and bliss, whose form is captivating, who has taken many forms — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 4#
जराजन्महीनं परानन्दपीनं
समाधानलीनं सदैवानवीनम् ।
जगज्जन्महेतुं सुरानीककेतुं
त्रिलोकैकसेतुं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥jarājanmahīnaṃ parānandapīnaṃ
samādhānalīnaṃ sadaivānavīnam |
jagajjanmahetuṃ surānīkaketuṃ
trilokaikasetuṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जो बुढ़ापे और जन्म से रहित हैं, परम आनन्द से परिपूर्ण हैं, समाधि में लीन हैं, सदा पुरातन होकर भी नित्य नवीन हैं; जगत् की उत्पत्ति के कारण, देवसेना के ध्वज, तीनों लोकों के एकमात्र सेतु — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
Free of old age and birth, full of supreme bliss, absorbed in deep meditation, ever ancient and ever new; the cause of the world's birth, the banner of the hosts of gods, the one bridge across the three worlds — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 5#
कृताम्नायगानं खगाधीशयानं
विमुक्तेर्निदानं हरारातिमानम् ।
स्वभक्तानुकूलं जगद्वृक्षमूलं
निरस्तार्तशूलं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥kṛtāmnāyagānaṃ khagādhīśayānaṃ
vimukternidānaṃ harārātimānam |
svabhaktānukūlaṃ jagadvṛkṣamūlaṃ
nirastārtaśūlaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जिनका गुणगान वेद करते हैं, जो पक्षीराज गरुड़ पर सवार होते हैं, जो मुक्ति के मूल कारण हैं, शत्रुओं का अभिमान हरते हैं; अपने भक्तों के अनुकूल, जगत्-रूपी वृक्ष के मूल, दुखियों की पीड़ा दूर करने वाले — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
Whose praises the Vedas sing, who rides Garuda, king of birds, the source of liberation, who humbles the pride of his enemies; kind to his devotees, the root of the tree of the world, who removes the pain of the suffering — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 6#
समस्तामरेशं द्विरेफाभकेशं
जगद्बिम्बलेशं हृदाकाशदेशम् ।
सदा दिव्यदेहं विमुक्ताखिलेहं
सुवैकुण्ठगेहं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥samastāmareśaṃ dvirephābhakeśaṃ
jagadbimbaleśaṃ hṛdākāśadeśam |
sadā divyadehaṃ vimuktākhilehaṃ
suvaikuṇṭhagehaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जो सब देवताओं के स्वामी हैं, जिनके केश भौंरे जैसे काले हैं, यह जगत् जिनका एक छोटा-सा प्रतिबिम्ब है, जो हृदयाकाश में रहते हैं; सदा दिव्य शरीर वाले, सब इच्छाओं से मुक्त, सुन्दर वैकुण्ठ जिनका धाम है — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
Lord of all the gods, with hair dark as a bee, of whom the world is a small reflection, who dwells in the space of the heart; whose body is ever divine, free of all desire, whose home is the blessed Vaikuntha — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 7#
सुरालिबलिष्ठं त्रिलोकीवरिष्ठं
गुरूणां गरिष्ठं स्वरूपैकनिष्ठम् ।
सदा युद्धधीरं महावीरवीरं
महाम्भोधितीरं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥surālibaliṣṭhaṃ trilokīvariṣṭhaṃ
gurūṇāṃ gariṣṭhaṃ svarūpaikaniṣṭham |
sadā yuddhadhīraṃ mahāvīravīraṃ
mahāmbhodhitīraṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जो देवताओं में सबसे बलवान, तीनों लोकों में श्रेष्ठ, गुरुओं में सबसे बड़े और अपने स्वरूप में स्थित हैं; युद्ध में सदा धीर, महावीरों के भी वीर, (संसार-रूपी) महासागर के किनारे — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
Mightiest among the gods, the best in the three worlds, greatest of teachers, established in his own true nature; ever steady in battle, the hero of great heroes, the shore of the great ocean (of worldly life) — I worship him, I worship him.
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Shloka 8#
रमावामभागं तलानग्रनागं
कृताधीनयागं गतारागरागम् ।
मुनीन्द्रैः सुगीतं सुरैः सम्परीतं
गुणौघैरतीतं भजेऽहं भजेऽहम् ॥ramāvāmabhāgaṃ talānagranāgaṃ
kṛtādhīnayāgaṃ gatārāgarāgam |
munīndraiḥ sugītaṃ suraiḥ samparītaṃ
guṇaughairatītaṃ bhaje'haṃ bhaje'ham ||जिनके वाम भाग में लक्ष्मी हैं और नीचे शेषनाग हैं, सब यज्ञ जिनके अधीन हैं, जो आसक्ति से रहित होकर भी प्रेममय हैं; महामुनि जिनका गुणगान करते हैं, देवता जिन्हें घेरे रहते हैं, जो सब गुणों से परे हैं — उन्हें मैं भजता हूँ, भजता हूँ।
With Lakshmi at his left side and the serpent (Shesha) beneath him; to whom all sacrifices are offered, free of attachment yet full of love; sung by the great sages, surrounded by the gods, beyond all qualities — I worship him, I worship him.
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Phalashruti#
इदं यस्तु नित्यं समाधाय चित्तं
पठेदष्टकं कण्ठहारं मुरारेः ।
स विष्णोर्विशोकं ध्रुवं याति लोकं
जराजन्मशोकं पुनर्विन्दते नो ॥idaṃ yastu nityaṃ samādhāya cittaṃ
paṭhedaṣṭakaṃ kaṇṭhahāraṃ murāreḥ |
sa viṣṇorviśokaṃ dhruvaṃ yāti lokaṃ
jarājanmaśokaṃ punarvindate no ||जो प्रतिदिन चित्त को एकाग्र करके मुरारि के कण्ठहार-रूपी इस अष्टक का पाठ करता है, वह निश्चय ही शोकरहित विष्णुलोक को जाता है और फिर कभी बुढ़ापे और जन्म का दुःख नहीं पाता।
Whoever, with a collected mind, recites every day this ashtakam, a necklace for the throat of Murari, surely reaches Vishnu's world, free from sorrow, and never again knows the grief of old age and birth.
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What Hari Stotram means
Hari Stotram describes Vishnu as both the cosmic lord — resting on the ocean, radiant as a hundred suns, the root of the tree of the world — and the loving protector who removes the pain of his devotees. The quick, regular metre (bhujangaprayata, "the movement of a serpent") and the repeated "bhaje'ham bhaje'ham" make it easy to sing.
How to chant Hari Stotram
- WhenThursdays, Ekadashi, evening prayer
- TimeAbout 3 minutes
- Often withVishnu Sahasranama, Achyutashtakam, Om Namo Narayanaya
- Light a lamp. Before an image of Vishnu, Krishna or Rama.
- Recite in rhythm. Each line has four beats of "da-DUM-DUM"; keep it steady.
- Offer tulsi. Close with the phalashruti and a tulsi leaf.
It is widely sung in Kerala homes at dusk along with other nama-japa.
Where Hari Stotram comes from
The colophon names Swami Brahmananda, described as a paramahamsa, as its author; little else is known about him. The hymn is common in South Indian, especially Kerala, prayer collections.
About Hari Stotram
Jagajjalapalam — a rhythmic hymn to Vishnu, protector of the web of the world, with every verse ending "bhaje'ham bhaje'ham", I worship him, I worship him. Popular in Kerala and across India. It was composed by Swami Brahmananda, Traditional. The text is in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit text: Sanskrit Wikisource. Transliteration and meanings by The Hindu Book.
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Hari Stotram?
Hari Stotram was composed by Swami Brahmananda (Traditional).
Where can I read Hari Stotram lyrics in English?
This page has the full Hari Stotram in Sanskrit (Devanagari) with the English transliteration under every verse, and the meaning of each verse in Hindi and English. Use the Chant and Meaning buttons above the verses to show only what you need.
हरिस्तोत्रम् का अर्थ क्या है?
इस पेज पर हरिस्तोत्रम् के हर पद के नीचे उसका सरल हिंदी अर्थ और अंग्रेज़ी अर्थ दिया गया है।
How many verses are there in Hari Stotram?
Hari Stotram has 9 verses as given on this page.
In which language is Hari Stotram?
Hari Stotram is in Sanskrit. This page gives the original text in Devanagari with Roman transliteration and meaning in Hindi and English.
How long does it take to recite Hari Stotram?
A full recitation takes about 3 min.
To whom is Hari Stotram dedicated?
Hari Stotram is dedicated to Vishnu. Jagajjalapalam — a rhythmic hymn to Vishnu, protector of the web of the world, with every verse ending "bhaje'ham bhaje'ham", I worship him, I worship him. Popular in Kerala and across India.
What does "jagaj-jala-palam" mean?
"Protector of the web (net) of the world" — Vishnu as the preserver who sustains the whole interconnected universe.
Who wrote Hari Stotram?
The traditional colophon credits Swami Brahmananda, a paramahamsa (renunciate).
