Vishnu Mantra (Shantakaram)
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शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं
Śāntākāraṃ Bhujaga-śayanaṃ
पद्मनाभं सुरेशम् ।
Padmanābhaṃ Sureśam
विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं
Viśvādhāraṃ Gagana-sadṛśaṃ
मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ॥
Meghavarṇaṃ Śubhāṅgam
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं
Lakṣmīkāntaṃ Kamala-nayanaṃ
योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम् ।
Yogibhir Dhyāna-gamyam
वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं
Vande Viṣṇuṃ Bhava-bhaya-haraṃ
सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥
Sarva-lokaika-nātham
Meaning
Of peaceful form, reclining upon the serpent,
lotus-naveled, lord of the gods,
the support of the universe, boundless as the sky,
of the hue of a cloud, of auspicious form,
beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed,
reached by yogis through meditation,
I salute Vishnu, remover of the fear of worldly existence,
the sole lord of every world.
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