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pralaya-payodhi-jale dhritavan asi vedamvihita-vahitra-caritram akhedamkeshava! dhrita-mina-sharira! jaya jagadisha! hare (1)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of a fish! O Jagadisha! O You who remove Yourdevotees tribulations! All glories to You, because in the waters of the universaldissolution You killed the demon Hayagriva and rescued the Vedas. You took on aform resembling a boat, and easily kept Satyavrata Rishi and the seven principal sagesafloat.

kshitir iha vipulatare tishthati tava prishthedharani-dharana-kina-cakra-garishthekeshava! dhrita-kurma-sharira! jaya jagadisha! hare (2)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of a tortoise! O Jagadisha! O You who steal Yourdevotees hearts! All glories to You, because in this incarnation You hold the MandaraMountain and indeed the entire earth planet on Your massive back, which is nowadorned with many scar-like depressions.

vasati dashana-shikhare dharani tava lagnashashini-kalanka-kaleva nimagnakeshava! dhrita-shukara-rupa! jaya jagadisha! hare (3)

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O Keshava! O You who assume the form of a boar! O Jagadisha! O You who remove Yourdevotees sins! All glories to You, because the earth planet which had becomeimmersed in the ocean at the bottom of the universe sits fixed to the tip of Your tusklike a spot upon the moon.

tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-shringamdalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu-bhringamkeshava! dhrita-narahari-rupa! jaya jagadisha! hare (4)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of half-man, half-lion! O Jagadisha! O You whoremove Your devotees suffering! All glories to You, because with one of the wonderful,petal-like nails of Your beautiful lotus hands You rip asunder the bumblebee-likebody of Hiranyakashipu. The astonishing thing about this is that ordinarily it is thebumblebee which rips the petals of the lotus, but here the petal rips apart thebumblebee.

chalayasi vikramane balim adbhuta-vamana!pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana!keshava! dhrita-vamana-rupa! jaya jagadisha! hare (5)

O Keshava! O You who assume the wonderful form of a dwarf brahmana! O Jagadisha!O Hare, who steal away Your devotees false egos! All glories to You, because at thetime of measuring the earth You deceived Bali Maharaja with Your massive steps andby the Ganges water which emanates from the toe nails of Your lotus feet, You purifyall the residents of this world.

kshatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papamsnapayasi payasi shamita-bhava-tapamkeshava! dhrita-bhrigupati-rupa! jaya jagadisha! hare (6)

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O Keshava! O You who assume the form of Parashurama! O Jagadisha! All glories to You,because You remove the torments, sins, and sufferings of the residents of this worldby bathing the earth (at Kurukshetra) in rivers of blood from the bodies of the demoniackshatriyas whom You slay.

vitarasi dikshu rane dik-pati-kamaniyamdasha-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyamkeshava! dhrita-rama-sharira! jaya jagadisha! hare (7)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of Ramacandra! O Jagadisha! O You who removethe rishis suffering! All glories to You, because in the battle of Lanka You destroy thedemon Ravana and distribute his heads as a pleasing offering to the presiding deitiesof the ten directions, who greatly desired this action due to being much harassed bythis monster.

vahasi vapushi vishade vasanam jaladabhamhala-hati-bhiti-milita-yamunabhamkeshava! dhrita-haladhara-rupa! jaya jagadisha! hare (8)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of Balarama! O Jagadisha! O You who vanquishthe arrogance of the wicked! All glories to You, because on Your brilliant white bodyYou wear garments the colour of a fresh blue raincloud. These garments are also thesame beautiful dark hue of the Yamuna who is greatly fearful due to the striking ofYour plough.

nindasi yajna-vidher ahaha shruti-jatamsadaya-hridaya! darshita-pashu-ghatamkeshava! dhrita-buddha-sharira! jaya jagadisha! hare (9)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of Buddha! O Jagadisha! O You who dispelatheism! O Hare! All glories to You because Your heart is so full of compassion.



Therefore You advocate non-violence as the supreme religious principle. Aho! Youdecry the shrutis which prescribe the performance of sacrifices that inflict pain uponanimals.

mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavalamdhuma-ketum iva kim api karalamkeshava! dhrita-kalki-sharira! jaya jagadisha! hare (10)

O Keshava! O You who assume the form of Kalki! O Jagadisha! O You who remove thefilth of the age of Kali! All glories to You, because like a comet signifying the eminentdestruction of the wicked, You appear wielding a huge, terrifying sword with which toannihilate the barbarians who remain at the end of Kali-yuga.

shri-jayadeva-kaver idam uditam udaramshrinu sukhadam shubhadam bhava-saramkeshava! dhrita-dasha-vidha-rupa! jaya jagadisha! hare (11)

O Keshava! O You who assume these ten forms! O Jagadisha! O You who remove Yourdevotees material desires! All glories to You! My humble supplication at Your lotusfeet is that You please hear this Dashavatara-Stotra composed by the poet Jayadeva,because it describes the essence of Your incarnations and is most excellent, bestowinghappiness and auspiciousness.

vedan uddharate jaganti vahate bhu-golam udvibhratedaityan darayate balim chalayate kshatra-kshayam kurvatepaulastyam jayate halam kalayate karunyam atanvatemlecchan murcchayate dashakriti-krite krishnaya tubhyam namah (12)

O Shri Krishna, You descend in ten incarnations! I offer hundreds of pranamas unto You,because as Matsya You rescue the Vedas, as Kurma You support the earth planet, asVaraha You lift the earth with Your tusks, as Nrisimha You tear open the chest of the



demon Hiranyakashipu, as Vamana You trick Bali, as Parashurama You slay the wickedkshatriyas, as Rama You conquer Ravana, as Balarama You wield a plough, as BuddhaYou show compassion to all living entities, and as Kalki You vanquish the barbariansremaining at the end of Kali-yuga.


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