Dathathreya Stotram from Narada Purana

Dathathreya Stotram from Narada Purana

By

Sage Narada

Translated by 

P.R.Ramachander

Dhyanam

Jatadharam, pandurangam  soolahastham  , krupa nidhim,

Sarva Roga haram devam   Dathathreyam aham  Bhaje.

I praise that Dathathreya  carrying a matted tuft , white coloured ,

 Treasure of mercy and the God who cures   all diseases.

Nyasam

Asya Dathathreya stotra manthrasya Bhagawan Narada Rishi,

Anushtup Chanda, Sri  Datha Paramathma Devatha,

Sri datha preethyarthe  Jape viniyoga.

The Sage connected with the prayer of Dathathreya  is God like Narada,

The Meter is Anushtup, the God addressed is    the  divine God Dathathreya,

And this chanting is    being done for pleasing   God Dathathreya.

1.Jagat uthpathi Karthre cha sthithi  samhara hethave ,

Bhava pasa vimukthaya  , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya who   creates   the world,

And causes for its protection and destruction and who frees us from the bond of Karma.

2.Jara Janma vinasaya , deha shudhi karaya cha,

Digambara  dhaya  moorthe, Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who destroys old age   and births,

Who cleans our body and is the  form of mercy who wears  directions as   dress.

3.Karpoora kanthi dehaya , Brahma moorthi daraya cha,

Veda sastra parignaya, Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who has a body like shining camphor,

Who carries the form of Brahma and is an expert  in Vedas   and Sasthras.

4.Hruswa, deergha krusa sthoola  nama gothra vivarjitha,

Pancha bhoothaika deepthaya , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who is free from short and long,

Small and huge  , names , clans   and  shines due the five elements.

5.Yajna bhokthe cha   yajnaya   yajna roopa dharaya cha,

Yajnapriyaaya sidhaaya , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who feeds on the Yajna, who is Yajna,

Who takes the form of Yajna, who likes Yajna  and who is a great sage.

6.AAdhou Brahma,Madhya Vishnu ranthe Deva Sadashiva,

Moorthi thraya  swaroopaya, Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who in the beginning is Brahma,

In the middle is Vishnu and in the end is Sadashiva and has   the form of divine trinity.

7.Bhogalayaya , bhogaya  yoga yogyaya dharine ,

Jithendrya jithajnaya, Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya who is temple  of pleasure  , who is pleasure

Who is an expert in Yoga  , who has won over his senses   as well as knowledge.

8.Digambaraya, divyaya , divya roopa pradhaya cha,

Sadodhitha para brahma , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who wears directions  as cloth  ,

Who is divine  , who can give a divine form and who is ever rising divine Brahmam.

9.JambudweepaMaha kshethre mathapura nivasine,

Jaya manasatham deva, Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya , Who lives  in Mathapura ,

Which is  in Jambu Dweepa, Victory to the God  of the minds.

10.BHikshatanam gruhe grame  pathram  hema mayam  kare,

Nanaswada mayi bhiksha , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who  took  alms  in homes of villages,

In golden pot  and got   several    tasteful   alms.

11,Brahma jnana mayi  mudraa  vasthre chaaakasa  bhoothale ,

Prajnana gana bodhaya , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who shows the  seal of  knowledge of Brahmam,

Whose cloths are the sky and  earth and who teaches nothing but pure knowledge.

12,Avadhootha sadananda, para  brahma swaroopine,

Videha deha roopaya  , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who is a mendicant , who has form ,

of divine Brahmam and has the    body form of the body less

13.SAthya roopa sadachara , sathya dharma paarayana,

Sathyasraya parokshaaya  , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who has  the form of truth, follows  good behavior,

Who  is the strong follower  of Dharma of truth , and depends on truth as a matter of fact.

14.Soola hastha Gada pane , vana mala sugandhara,

Yagna suthra dhara  Brahman , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who holds the spear  and mace in his hand,

Who smells of forest garland and is the Brhaman   who organizes   Yajna.

15.Ksharakshara swaroopaya parathpara tharaya cha,

DAtha mukthipara   stotra  , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya who has a form that is not stable as well one which is stable,

Who is greatly divine among divines, and I pray Datha for salvation.

16.Dath vidhyadya Lakshmeesa Datha Swathma swaroopine,

Guna , nirguna roopaya , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, who gives knowledge, who is consort of Lakshmi,

Who is the form of his own soul,  has form with properties and without properties.

Phala Sruthi

(Effect of chanting)

17,SAthru nasa karam Stotram , Jnana Vijnana  Dhayakam,

SArva paapam samam, Yathi  , , Dathathreya Namothuthe.

Salutations  to Dathathreya, this prayer destroys enemies,

Grants wisdom of religion and science and   also   removes all   the sins.

18. Idham Stotram Maha Divyam  , Datha prathyaksha Karakam,

Dathathreya prasadascha, Naradena prakeerthitham.

This very divine prayer , brings Dathathreya before you,

And also gets you the grace of Dathathreya and is composed by sage Narada.

Ithi Narada Purane  Narada Virachitham  Dathathreya Stotram Sampoornam,

Thus ends the prayer addressed to Dathathreya written by Narada from Narada Puranam.