Dvādaśa Stotra (द्वादशस्तोत्रम्)
Chapter Six - Matsyakarūpa (षष्ठोध्यायः - मत्स्यकरूप)
मत्स्यकरूप लयोदविहारिन् वेदविनेत्र चतुर्मुखवन्द्य। कूर्मस्वरूपक मन्दरधारिन् लोकविधारक देववरेण्य ॥१॥
matsyakarūpa layōdavihārin vēdavinētra caturmukhavandya। kūrmasvarūpaka mandaradhārin lōkavidhāraka dēvavarēṇya ॥1॥
[मत्स्यकरूप (matsyakarūpa) - fish-formed one; लय + उद + विहारिन् (laya + uda + vihārin) - sporting in the waters of dissolution; वेद + विनेत्र (vēda + vinētra) - rescuer of the Vedas; चतुर्मुख + वन्द्य (caturmukha + vandya) - worshipped by the Four-faced One; कूर्म + स्वरूपक (kūrma + svarūpaka) - tortoise-formed one; मन्दर + धारिन् (mandara + dhārin) - bearer of Mount Mandara; लोक + विधारक (lōka + vidhāraka) - sustainer of the worlds; देव + वरेण्य (dēva + varēṇya) - choicest among the gods;]
O fish-formed one, sporting in the waters of dissolution, rescuer of the Vedas, worshipped by the Four-faced One; O tortoise-formed one, bearer of Mount Mandara, sustainer of the worlds, choicest among the gods! (1)
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सूकररूपक दानवशत्रो भूमिविधारक यज्ञवराङ्ग। देव नृसिंह हिरण्यकशत्रो सर्वभयान्तक दैवतबन्धो ॥२॥
sūkararūpaka dānavaśatrō bhūmividhāraka yajñavarāṅga। dēva nr̥siṁha hiraṇyakaśatrō sarvabhayāntaka daivatabandhō ॥2॥
[सूकररूपक (sūkararūpaka) - boar-formed one; दानवशत्रो (dānavaśatrō) - enemy of the Dānavas; भूमिविधारक (bhūmividhāraka) - supporter of the earth; यज्ञवराङ्ग (yajñavarāṅga) - one whose noble body is sacrifice; देव (dēva) - God; नृसिंह (nr̥siṁha) - Nṛsiṃha; हिरण्यकशत्रो (hiraṇyakaśatrō) - enemy of Hiraṇyaka; सर्वभयान्तक (sarvabhayāntaka) - destroyer of every fear; दैवतबन्धो (daivatabandhō) - friend of the gods;]
O boar-formed one, enemy of the Dānavas, supporter of the earth, whose noble body is sacrifice! O God Nṛsiṃha, enemy of Hiraṇyaka, destroyer of every fear, friend of the gods! (2)
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वामन वामन माणववेष दैत्यवरान्तक कारणरूप। राम भृगूद्वह सूर्जितदीप्ते क्षत्रकुलान्तक शम्भुवरेण्य ॥३॥
vāmana vāmana māṇavavēṣa daityavarāntaka kāraṇarūpa। rāma bhr̥gūdvaha sūrjitadīptē kṣatrakulāntaka śambhuvarēṇya ॥3॥
[वामन (vāmana) - Vāmana; वामन (vāmana) - Vāmana; माणववेष (māṇavavēṣa) - disguised as a young man; दैत्यवरान्तक (daityavarāntaka) - destroyer of the foremost Daitya; कारणरूप (kāraṇarūpa) - embodiment of the cause; राम (rāma) - Rāma; भृगूद्वह (bhr̥gūdvaha) - scion of Bhr̥gu; सु + ऊर्जित + दीप्ते (su + ūrjita + dīptē) - whose radiance is exceedingly powerful; क्षत्रकुलान्तक (kṣatrakulāntaka) - destroyer of warrior clans; शम्भुवरेण्य (śambhuvarēṇya) - esteemed by Śambhu;]
O Vāmana, O Vāmana, disguised as a young man, destroyer of the foremost Daitya, embodiment of the cause! O Rāma, scion of Bhr̥gu, whose radiance is exceedingly powerful, destroyer of warrior clans, esteemed by Śambhu! (3)
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राघव राघव राक्षसशत्रो मारुतिवल्लभ जानकिकान्त। देवकिनन्दन सुन्दररूप रुक्मिणिवल्लभ पाण्डवबन्धो ॥४॥
rāghava rāghava rākṣasaśatrō mārutivallabha jānakikānta। dēvakinandana sundararūpa rukmiṇivallabha pāṇḍavabandhō ॥4॥
[राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava; राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava; राक्षसशत्रो (rākṣasaśatrō) - O enemy of the rākṣasas; मारुतिवल्लभ (mārutivallabha) - O beloved of Māruti; जानकिकान्त (jānakikānta) - O beloved of Jānakī; देवकिनन्दन (dēvakinandana) - O son of Devakī; सुन्दररूप (sundararūpa) - O you of beautiful form; रुक्मिणिवल्लभ (rukmiṇivallabha) - O beloved of Rukmiṇī; पाण्डवबन्धो (pāṇḍavabandhō) - O kinsman of the Pāṇḍavas;]
O Rāghava, Rāghava, enemy of the rākṣasas, beloved of Māruti and Jānakī; son of Devakī, beautiful in form, beloved of Rukmiṇī, and kinsman of the Pāṇḍavas! (4)
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देवकिनन्दन नन्दकुमार वृन्दावनाञ्चन गोकुलचन्द्र। कन्दफलाशन सुन्दररूप नन्दितगोकुलवन्दितपाद ॥५॥
dēvakinandana nandakumāra vr̥ndāvanāñcana gōkulacandra। kandaphalāśana sundararūpa nanditagōkulavanditapāda ॥5॥
[देवकी + नन्दन (dēvakī + nandana) - son of Devakī; नन्द + कुमार (nanda + kumāra) - young son of Nanda; वृन्दावन + अञ्चन (vr̥ndāvana + añcana) - roamer in Vṛndāvana; गोकुल + चन्द्र (gōkula + candra) - moon of Gokula; कन्द + फल + अशन (kanda + phala + aśana) - eater of roots and fruits; सुन्दर + रूप (sundara + rūpa) - beautiful in form; नन्दित + गोकुल (nandita + gōkula) - gladdener of Gokula; वन्दित + पाद (vandita + pāda) - whose feet are revered;]
O son of Devakī, young son of Nanda, roamer in Vṛndāvana, moon of Gokula, eater of roots and fruits, beautiful in form, gladdener of Gokula, whose feet are revered… (5)
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इन्द्रसुतावक नन्दकहस्त चन्दनचर्चित सुन्दरिनाथ। इन्दीवरोदरदलनयन मन्दरधारिन् गोविन्द वन्दे ॥६॥
indrasutāvaka nandakahasta candanacarcita sundarinātha। indīvarōdaradalanayana mandaradhārin gōvinda vandē ॥6॥
[इन्द्रसुत + अवक (indrasuta + avaka) - protector of Indra's son; नन्दकहस्त (nandakahasta) - with Nandaka in your hand; चन्दनचर्चित (candanacarcita) - anointed with sandalwood; सुन्दरिनाथ (sundarinātha) - lord of the beautiful one; इन्दीवर + उदर + दल + नयन (indīvara + udara + dala + nayana) - whose eyes resemble the inner petals of a blue lotus; मन्दरधारिन् (mandaradhārin) - bearer of Mandara; गोविन्द (gōvinda) - Govinda; वन्दे (vandē) - I bow to you;]
Protector of Indra’s son, with Nandaka in your hand, anointed with sandalwood, lord of the beautiful one, your eyes like the inner petals of a blue lotus, bearer of Mandara—Govinda, I bow to you. (6)
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चन्द्रशतानन कुन्दसुहास नन्दितदैवतानन्दसुपूर्ण। दैत्यविमोहक नित्यसुखादे देवसुबोधक बुद्धस्वरूप ॥७॥
candraśatānana kundasuhāsa nanditadaivatānandasupūrṇa। daityavimōhaka nityasukhādē dēvasubōdhaka buddhasvarūpa ॥7॥
[चन्द्रशतानन (candraśatānana) - whose face is like a hundred moons; कुन्दसुहास (kundasuhāsa) - whose lovely smile is like jasmine; नन्दितदैवत (nanditadaivata) - delighter of the gods; आनन्दसुपूर्ण (ānandasupūrṇa) - completely full of bliss; दैत्यविमोहक (daityavimōhaka) - deluder of the Daityas; नित्यसुखादे (nityasukhādē) - source of eternal happiness; देवसुबोधक (dēvasubōdhaka) - enlightener of the gods; बुद्धस्वरूप (buddhasvarūpa) - whose form is Buddha;]
O you whose face is like a hundred moons and whose lovely smile is like jasmine, delighter of the gods, completely full of bliss, deluder of the Daityas, source of eternal happiness, enlightener of the gods, whose form is Buddha… (7)
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दुष्टकुलान्तक कल्किस्वरूप धर्मविवर्धन मूलयुगादे। नारायणामलकारणमूर्ते पूर्णगुणार्णव नित्यसुबोध ॥८॥
duṣṭakulāntaka kalkisvarūpa dharmavivardhana mūlayugādē। nārāyaṇāmalakāraṇamūrtē pūrṇaguṇārṇava nityasubōdha ॥8॥
[दुष्ट-कुल-अन्तक (duṣṭa-kula-antaka) - destroyer of wicked clans; कल्कि-स्वरूप (kalki-svarūpa) - embodiment of Kalki; धर्म-विवर्धन (dharma-vivardhana) - increaser of dharma; मूल-युग-आदे (mūla-yuga-ādē) - origin of the primal age; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Nārāyaṇa; अमल (amala) - spotless one; कारण-मूर्ते (kāraṇa-mūrtē) - embodiment of the cause; पूर्ण-गुण-अर्णव (pūrṇa-guṇa-arṇava) - ocean of perfect qualities; नित्य-सुबोध (nitya-subōdha) - eternally wise one;]
O destroyer of wicked clans, embodiment of Kalki, increaser of dharma, origin of the primal age; O Nārāyaṇa, spotless embodiment of the cause, ocean of perfect qualities, eternally wise one! (8)
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आनन्दतीर्थमुनीन्द्रकृता हरिगाथा। पापहरा शुभा नित्यसुखार्था ॥९॥
ānandatīrthamunīndrakr̥tā harigāthā। pāpaharā śubhā nityasukhārthā ॥9॥
[आनन्दतीर्थ-मुनीन्द्र-कृता (ānandatīrtha-munīndra-kr̥tā) - composed by the eminent sage Ānandatīrtha; हरि-गाथा (hari-gāthā) - tale of Hari; पापहरा (pāpaharā) - removing sin; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; नित्य-सुख-अर्था (nitya-sukha-arthā) - aimed at eternal bliss;]
The auspicious, sin-removing tale of Hari, composed by the eminent sage Ānandatīrtha and aimed at eternal bliss. (9)
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इति श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्यविरचिते द्वादशस्तोत्रे षष्ठोध्यायः।
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācāryaviracitē dvādaśastōtrē ṣaṣṭhōdhyāyaḥ।
[इति (iti) - thus ends; श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - venerable; आनन्दतीर्थ (ānandatīrtha) - Ānandatīrtha; भगवत्पादाचार्य (bhagavatpādācārya) - Bhagavatpādācārya; विरचिते (viracitē) - composed by; द्वादशस्तोत्रे (dvādaśastōtrē) - in the Dvādaśastotra; षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - sixth; अध्यायः (adhyāyaḥ) - chapter;]
Thus ends the sixth chapter of the Dvādaśastotra, composed by the venerable Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya.

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बहुचित्रजगद्बहुधाकरणात् परशक्तिरनन्तगुणः परमः ।
सुखरूपममुष्य पदं परमं स्मरतस्तु भविष्यति तत्सततम् ॥
"The one who has created this variegated vast universe with varied forms has infinite power and is of infinite auspicious qualities. He certainly bestows the highest state of bliss to those who meditate on his ever happy essence." -Dwādasha stōtra 4.3

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