Vishnu Sthuthi from Shiva Purana

                                             Vishnu Sthuthi from Shiva Purana

                                                           Translated by

                                                          P.R.Ramachander

    ( Here is rare stotra addressed to Lord Vishnu  by the devas after the killing of asura called  Jalandhara

     Which occurs in  Shiva Purana. The Sanskrit originals can be seen in

            https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24348664/pdf/Vishnu%20Stuti%20-%20Shiva%20Puranam.pdf )

Deva Oochu:-

The Devas told:-

1.Hrishikesa , Mahabaho, Bhagawan Madhu soodana,

Namasthe deva devesa , sarva daithya  vinasaka.

Oh Lord of the senses, Oh great  warrior , Oh God who killed Madhu,

Salutation oh God of Gods, who is the killer   of all asuras.

2.Mathsya swaroopaya they Vishnu, Vedhaan neethavathe  Nama,

Sathyavrathena  sadrajaja pralayabdhi viharine.

Oh Vishnu taking the form of fish   , you saved the Vedas,

And you also gave a resting place to the good king Sathyavratha, during deluge.

3.Kurvaanaam suraanaam cha Mandhanayodhyamam brusam,

Bhibrathe Mandhara girim Koorma roopaya they nama,

After making    the devas   to churn with great speed,

You supported the Mandhara mountain  in the form of a tortoise, I salute you.

4.Namasthe Bhagawan Nadha krathave Sookarathmane,

Vasundharaam Janaadharaam moordhadhdho bhibrathe nama.

Oh God  , Oh Lord who   took the form of a wild boar,

Who  carried the world which carries people on his  head.

5.Vamanaya namasthubhyam uprndraakhyaya Vishnave ,

Vipra roopena daithyendram Balim chalayathe vibho.

I salute that Vamana  , who is Vishnu born as brother  of Indra,

Who taking  the form of a Brahmin , deceived   the Rakshasa king Bali, Oh Lord.

6.Nama Parasuramaya , Kshathra, nikshatra kaarine,

Mathur hitha kruthe thubhyam kupithaayaasatham druhe.

Salutations to Parasurama   who made    the warriors as  no warriors,

Who  obeyed his mother   , and who was in the state  of perpetual anger.

7.Ramaya lokaramaya Maryadha purushaya they,

Ravananthakarasu sithayam pathaye nama.

Oh Rama, oh attractor of the world , you were   the ideal man,

You put an  end to Ravana, oh consort of Sita, my salutations.

8.Namasthe Jnana goodaya , Krishnaya paramathmane,

Radha Vihara  seelaaya  naanaa leela karaya cha.

Salutations to the God whose wisdom is mysterious , Oh Krishna, Oh divine soul,

 Who had the habit of playing with Radha and who used to engage himself in many sports.

9.Namasthe Gooda dehaaya, Veda Nindaa karaaya cha,

Yogaacharyaya Jainaaya , Boudha roopaya maapathe.

Salutations to him who has a mysterious body , who berated    the Vedas,

Who is The Jina   who is an expert in Yoga   and who also assumes the form  of the wise one.

10.Namasthe Kalki roopaya , mleschhanam antha kaarine,

Anantha Sakthi roopaya , sad dharma sthapanaaya cha.

I salute he who has the form of Kalki, who exterminates barbarians,

Who has a form of limitless power and who would reinstate  good Dharma.

11.Nama Kapila roopaaya, Devahoothyai mahathmane,

Vadathe Sankhya yogam cha Sankhyayacharya vai Prabho

Salutations to the tawny coloured one , who was the great one ,

Who taught Sankhya Yoga   to Devahoothi(his mother),

And is the Lord  who is the foremost in Sankhya yoga.

12.Nama Paramahamsaaya , janam samvadathe param,

Vidathre Jnana  roopaya , yenathma samprasedathi.

Salutations to the supremely enlightened, who  teaches  the great  Jnana,

Who has    the form of Jnana , who makes our  soul  at peace

(Possibly about Dathathreya )

13,Veda Vyasaya Vedaanaam Vibhaagam kurvatho nama ,

Hithaaya sarva lokaanaam , , purana rachanaaya cha.

Salutations to Veda Vyasa    who classified the Vedas,

And who for the good of the world , wrote  the epics.

14.Yevam mathsyaadhi thanubhir BHaktha karye dhyaathaya they,

SArga , sthithi dwamsa karthre  namasthe brahmane Prabho.

Like this in the  bodies of   things like fish  ,

You had remembered the problems of devotees

OH God who created  , looked after and destroyed,

Oh Lord who is Brahmam itself , our salutations.

15.Aarthi hanthre swadaasanaam , sukhadaya shubhaaya cha,

Peethambaraaya haraye thaarkshya yaanaya they nama,

Sarva kriyayaika karthre saranyaya they nama.

Oh destroyer of pain who grants auspiciousness  and pleasure to his devotees,

OH Hari who wears yellow  silk , who travels on a bird , our salutations,

Oh Doer of all jobs  , for the sake of our protection we salute you.

16.Daithya sathapitha, marthya dukhadi dwamsa vajraka,

Sesha thalpa sayaaya, soorya Chandra nethraya they nama.

Oh trouble giver to asuras , Oh diamond like one destroying the sorrows of humans,

Oh Lord who sleeps on snake  and who has moon and Sun as his eye, our salutations.

17.Krupa sindho, Ramanatha pahi na saranagathaan,

Jalandharena devascha swargath sarve nirakrutha.

Oh ocean of mercy, Oh Ramanatha  protect us who surrender to you,

Oh God  who accepts  all of us to heaven along with devas  and Jalndhara.

18.Sooryo nissaritha sthanaas chandro vahnis thadaiva cha,

Pataalaan Nagarajascha Dharma Rajo nirakrutha.

Oh God who is the essence of Sun, moon as well as fire,

You protect the king of snakes in Patala as well as  the Lord of Dharma(Yama).

19.Vicharanthi yadha marthya , shobhanthi naiva they sura,

Saranam they vaya prapthaa vadhas thasya  vichinthya thaam.

All those men who think about you, reach and surrender  to you,

And those  who talk  about you, shine like  devas and are looked after by you.

            Ithi Shiva Maha purane  dwitheeyaam rudra samhithaayaam  ,

            Panchama Yudha Kande  Sri Vishnu sthuthi sampoornam

Thus ends the prayer addressed to Vishnu    which occurs   in the fifth book of war  ,

                      In the second  book of Rudra   in the great epic of  Lord Shiva.