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श्रीरङ्गनाथाष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम् Śrī Raṅganātha Aṣṭottara Śata Nāmastotram
The Hymn of the One Hundred and Eight Names of Śrī Raṅganātha
I bow to Viṣṇu, who reclines upon the serpent Ananta, the infallible, the primeval, and the immutable one. He is beyond material nature, immeasurable, and the very Self of all beings. My homage to the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Light, the Supreme Ether, greater than the greatest. He is the ultimate refuge, the supreme reality, the Supreme Self. (v.4-5)
Salutations to the Truth, the embodiment of Truth, the one true to His promise, the eternal one. He is of true vows, the Truth of truths, the Cosmic Order, the ultimate Truth. I bow to Him who is the form of both the perishable and the imperishable, and the controller of both. He is the imperishable Puruṣa, the primeval being, invoked by countless devotees. (v.6-7)
I bow to the protector of all virtuous souls and the chastiser of the wicked. He is the bestower of undiminishing rewards, the beloved consort of Lakṣmī. My reverence to the bestower of boons, Vāsudeva, the beloved of the cowherd women. He is like the wish-fulfilling Mandāra tree for those who bow before Him, possessing a most beautiful form. (v.8-9)
I offer my salutations to Keśava, Mādhava, Kṛṣṇa, Śrīdhara, and Gadādhara; to Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, the lotus-eyed one. I bow to Govinda, the delight of Gokula, the lifter of Govardhana hill, Hari; to Gopāla, the one of virtuous character, the Lord of the Gopīs. My homage to the auspicious one, the most auspicious of all, the sweet one, the slayer of the demon Madhu; to Mukunda, the one of enchanting form, the embodiment of all forms. I bow to Hṛṣīkeśa, Padmanābha, Dāmodara, and Adhokṣaja; to Hayagrīva, Nārasiṃha, and Varāha. (v.10-13)
I bow to Rāma, of charming exploits, Rāghava, the leader of the world. He is the refuge of all worlds, the wielder of the Śārṅga bow. (v.14)
My salutations to Him who is dark like a blue lotus petal, the flawless, the stainless. He is free from ailment, the pure, and beyond all material forms. I bow to the kinsman of all surrendered souls, the bestower of desired fruits upon His devotees; the glorious Lord, of magnificent form, with lotus-feet. (v.15-16)
I bow to Him who resides in the middle of the Kāverī river, possessing a lovely form. He is an ocean of compassion, the beloved, the one who can assume any form at will. My reverence to Trivikrama, Vāmana, the destroyer of the three kinds of suffering. He is the three forms (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva), the one of a hundred forms, indeed, the one of infinite forms. (v.17-18)
Whoever recites these one hundred and eight names of Raṅganātha, as sung by Dharmavarmā, attains all auspiciousness. With these one hundred and eight verses, the king respectfully worshipped Raṅgeśa, whose name is sacred to hear and chant. Then Lord Raṅgeśa, the one with eyes as large as lotuses, being thus worshipped by Dharmavarmā, became exceedingly pleased. (v.19-21)
Thus, the twenty-fifth chapter, titled "The Hymn of the One Hundred and Eight Names of Śrī Raṅganātha," in the Fourth Part of the "Divyadeśavaibhavam" composed by Śrī Kṛṣṇapremi Mahāprabhu.
