• • • Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र)(sometimes stotram, स्तोत्रम्) is a word that means 'ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise'. It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a which is composed to be recited. A stotra can be a prayer, a description, or a conversation, but always with a poetic structure. It may be a simple poem expressing praise and personal devotion to a deity for example, or poems with embedded spiritual and philosophical doctrines. Many stotra hymns praise aspects of the divine, such as,,. Relating to word ' stuti', coming from the same Sanskrit root * stu- ('to praise'), and basically both mean 'praise'. Notable stotras are in praise of Shiva and, a prayer for protection to.

Text, Lyrics, Meaning, Translations of Stothras of Lord Vishnu, Purusha Suktam, Vishnu Sahasra Namam, Narayana Suktam, Achyuthashtakam, Dattatreya Stotram, Krishna Ashtakam, Mukunda Mala, Madhurashtakam, Nama Ramayana, Nrusimha Stotram, Vishnu Suktam [Narayana Kavacham occurs in Bhagavada Purana in the sixth Skanda and occurs in Chapter eight.

Stotras are a type of popular devotional literature. Among the early texts with Stotras are by Kuresha, [ ] which combine 's Vedantic ideas on qualified about and (ultimate, unchanging reality), with temple practices. Htc verizon droid. — Appar, Ardhanarishvara Stotra, Nama-stotra [ ] The nama-stotra is based on chanting a litany of names for a deity. The, a type of nama-stotra, is a litany of a thousand names for a particular deity. Means '1000 names'; Sahasra means 1000 and nama means names.

Crossword forge 7 3 keygen download. For example, means 1000 names of Vishnu. Other nama-stotras may include 100 or 108 epithets of the deity. According to Hinduism, the names of God are valuable tools for devotion. Notable stotras [ ] • • • • • • • • • Jainism • See also [ ] • • References [ ].