Vande Vandyam Sadanandam(Vishnu stotra.55)

Vande Vandyam Sadanandam(Vishnu stotra.55)DWADASH STOTRA.1

Madhwa krit dwadas stotrani-pratham stotra

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 ॥ द्वादश स्तोत्राणि॥
अथ प्रथमस्तोत्रम्
वन्दे वन्द्यं सदानन्दं वासुदेवं निरञ्जनम् ।
इन्दिरापतिमाद्यादि वरदेश वरप्रदम् ॥ १॥

नमामि निखिलाधीश किरीटाघृष्टपीठवत् ।
हृत्तमः शमनेऽर्काभं श्रीपतेः पादपङ्कजम् ॥ २॥

जाम्बूनदाम्बराधारं नितम्बं चिन्त्यमीशितुः ।
स्वर्णमञ्जीरसंवीतं आरूढं जगदम्बया ॥ ३॥

उदरं चिन्त्यं ईशस्य तनुत्वेऽपि अखिलम्भरं ।
वलित्रयाङ्कितं नित्यं आरूढं श्रियैकया ॥ ४॥

स्मरणीयमुरो विष्णोः इन्दिरावासमुत्तमैः । var 
इन्दिरावासमीशितुः इन्दिरावासमुत्तमम्
अनन्तं अन्तवदिव भुजयोरन्तरङ्गतम् ॥ ५॥

शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधराश्चिन्त्या हरेर्भुजाः ।
पीनवृत्ता जगद्रक्षा केवलोद्योगिनोऽनिशम् ॥ ६॥

सन्ततं चिन्तयेत्कण्ठं भास्वत्कौस्तुभभासकम् ।
वैकुण्ठस्याखिला वेदा उद्गीर्यन्तेऽनिशं यतः ॥ ७॥

स्मरेत यामिनीनाथ सहस्रामितकान्तिमत् ।
भवतापापनोदीड्यं श्रीपतेः मुखपङ्कजम् ॥ ८॥

पूर्णानन्यसुखोद्भासिं अन्दस्मितमधीशितुः ।
गोविन्दस्य सदा चिन्त्यं नित्यानन्दपदप्रदम् ॥ ९॥

स्मरामि भवसन्ताप हानिदामृतसागरम् ।
पूर्णानन्दस्य रामस्य सानुरागावलोकनम् ॥ १०॥

ध्यायेदजस्रमीशस्य पद्मजादिप्रतीक्षितम् ।
भ्रूभङ्गं पारमेष्ठ्यादि पददायि विमुक्तिदम् ॥ ११॥

सन्ततं चिन्तयेऽनन्तं अन्तकाले var   अन्त्यकाले विशेषतः ।
नैवोदापुः गृणन्तोऽन्तं यद्गुणानां अजादयः ॥ १२॥

इति श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्य विरचितं
द्वादशस्तोत्रेषु प्रथमस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्

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 DWADASH STOTRA.1

1.I offer my salutations always to Krishna, the son of Vasudeva and 
consort of Lakshmi, who is always fit for such prostration, who is full 
of bliss and other auspicious qualities, and is without any blemish or 
defect, and is the giver of great boons such as Moksha to Gods like 
Brahma, who are themselves known as givers of boons to others.
Srimadacharya now describes the limbs of the Lord from the feet up
2.The feet of the Lord of Shri are like the Efulgent Sun in dispelling the
 darknees of the mind called Ajnana, and rests on a pedestal which is 
touched frequently by the crowns on the heads of the great gods like 
Brahma and Rudra who are the masters of the world. (when they prostrate 
with deep devotion before Him.)
3.The waist of the Lord is covered by a golden cloth and is surrounded by a
 golden waistband (Manjeera - Odyaana). Sri Lakshmi is always resting 
there (she sits on His lap, with her hands around His waist). Such a 
waist is to be contemplated. (by those desiring Mukthi).
4.The stomach portion of the Lord looks slim and small, but holds the 
entire Universe. It is also covered by the Three lines (Vali thrayaa) 
and is always embraced by Ramaa. Such a stomach should be contemplated.
5.The chest of Lord Vishnu, who is all pervading and is the Lord of all, 
is the abode of Indira (Lakshmi) and is infinite in  space and time, but
 is still spanned by the arms (at either end). Such a chest should be 
remembered.
6.The four arms of the Lord wear the conch, discus, mace and the lotus and
 are round and full. Their main task is to protect the world always. 
Such arms should always be remembered. 
7.The neck of the Lord of Vaikunta (Naaraayana) is adorned with the 
brilliant Kausthubha Mani and is always reciting all the  Vedas. Such a 
neck should always be contemplated.
8.The lotus like face of the Lord of Shri is effulgent with such 
brilliance that it can not be equalled even by thousands of full moons. 
It removes the sorrows of the worldly bonds and is very suitable for 
praise. Such a face should be remembered.
9.There is a half smile on the face of Govinda ( which means main diety 
described by the Shruthies) which is capable of giving the greatest gift
 of the coveted Moksha - the abode of eternal bliss, which is full and 
without any comparison. Such a smile should be contemplated.
10.I think of the gracious and love-filled look of Sri Rama, who is Himself
 full of bliss. His kind look is like the ocean of nectar which can 
remove all the sorrows and miseries caused by Samsara.
11.The twitching of the eye brows of the Lord of all can give the highest 
positions like that of Chathurmukha Brahma and even Moksha. It is waited
 upon even by Brahma and others. Such eye brows should be contemplated.
12.Brahma and other great gods praise the unique, great and extraordinary 
auspicious qualities of the Lord of all who has no end (of the four 
kinds) and can never reach the position of having completely described 
or understood even one of these qualities. I will contemplate such a 
Paramaathma always.
This sthothra is an aid to remember the extraordinary qualities of the 
Lord and also serves as an Aaapadashira sthothra – describing Him from 
feet to the Head.

Vasudeva (the prelude to the Krishna Icon being
 installed shortly) is the fittest entity to be worshipped as He is 
Himself without blemish and is the giver of boons to boon givers 
themselves. More over, He is the only person who can give Moksha, which 
none else can give and gives this supreme blessing even to the others. 
The conviction that  Krishna is supreme, without blemish and can give us
 the greatest gift which we can aspire, will lead to our praying Him  
rather than any one else and will also make us disinterested in worldly 
boons - just as some one who has access  to the emperor will not seek 
some minor favours from a lesser official. The prayer also conveys the 
nature of the true Rju Jiva - absolute certainty in knowledge, devotion 
to God Vishnu surpassing all else and being never affected by  ignorance
 (Ajnana). The sthothra also conveys the following qualities of Vishnu :

1. His Sakala Kalyana Guna paripoornathva
2. His Nirdoshathva
3. His supremacy over all other gods
4. His grace being essential for the removal of primordial ignorance (Ajnana)
5. His being served by His consort Lakshmi - in every manner possible.
6. His infinite auspicious qualities - in number, extent etc. and being without any limitation of any kind.
7. His reciting the Vedas constantly in the form of Hayagriva.
8. His face with the radiance of thousand moons which will remove the misery of the world just by contemplation.
9.
 His totally effortless control over the world - indicated by the 
twitching of His eye brows being adequate to confer even the positions 
of the Creator of the world etc.
10. The necessity to think of Him 
always, specially when one anticipates his end. This gives the 
indication that the last thoughts of a dying person, which can only be 
determined by his priorites in life, will have decisive effect on his 
future lives. 
11. The epithets used for addressing God are also most
 appropriate - Sreepathi - who is worshipped by all other gods, Isha - 
who is the lord of Lakshmi herself, the mother of all others, Vishnu - 
being sarvavyapi and Anantha, Hari – who destroys the causes of our 
misery and suffering (evil), Vaikunta - who always recites the Vedas, 
thus giving continuity to them even at the time of universal 
dissolution, Govinda - the main diety extolled by the Vedas, Raama - the
 one form which gave pleasure even to the onlookers when they saw Him 
and who will remove the sorrow and the pain of the world, Anantha - who 
is infinte in space, time and qualities and whose extent no one but 
Himself knows - as it is said that Lakshmi, His eternal consort who has 
been with Him with no break since beginningless time is yet to complete 
her understanding of the extent of His qualities with respect to a nail 
of His.
Further thinking about the words, phrases used, appellations 
for God, directions for action (Vidhi Vakya) etc will perhaps give far 
more understanding. Thus Dvadasha Sthothra flowing from the devotion 
filled mind of the Sarvajna who founded the Thathvavada philosophy is 
inspired, mystical, accurate, and most efficacious in giving the desired
 results for those who recite it with understanding and devotion.