% Text title            : Shodashaksharamantrajapamahatmya Stotram
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% Author                : Swami Umeshvaranand Tirth
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% Description/comments  : Ganga Mahatmya And Stuti Ratnavali By Swami Umeshvaranand Tirth
% Latest update         : February 2, 2024
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nArada.nprati brahmovAcha shR^iNunAradaH tatparaH |
hare kR^iShNa hare kR^iShNa kR^iShNa kR^iShNa hare hare |
hare rAma hare rAma rAma rAma hare hare ||
iti ShoDashakaM nAmaH kalikalmaSha nAshakam |
nAtaH parataropAyaM sarvavedeShu dR^ishyate || 1||
ShoDashaHkalayAyukto jIvastvAvaraNaM tyajan |
tadA prAkAshate brahma meghApAye yathAraviH || 2||
punaH prapachCha devarShi kiM vidhi japato janaiH |
brahmAhahyasya mantrasya vidhirnAstyeva nAradaH || 3||
apavitraH pavitro vA sarvadA jApakonaraH |
sAlokya~ncha sArUpya~ncha sAmIpya~nchasAyujyatA || 4||
chaturvidhAgatiM prApya sachchidAnanda saMyutaH |
pitR^idevamanuShyANAmapakArAt vimuchyate || 5||
brahmahatyAdi pApAni taratyeva na saMshayaH |
svarNasteyAt dharmatyAgAt sarvadoShAt vimuchyate || 6||
vedAntavAkyai kalikalmaShaghnaM
       atyantaguptaM matamudhR^ita~ncha |
tedhanyabhAgyA satataM smaranti
       taranti pAraM bhavasAgarasya || 7||
hareti kR^iShNeti hareti kR^iShNaH
       kR^iShNeti kR^iShNeti hare hareti |
hareti rAmeti hareti rAmaH
       rAmeti rAmeti hare hareti || 8||
idaM paraM durlabha nAmakIrtanaM
       kalauyuge ye puruShAjapanti |
gAyanti nityaM hR^idibhAvayuktA
       shrIkR^iShNasAyujyagatiMlabhante || 9||
koTItrayasArddha japantiyete
       shudhyanti pApAt kalikalmaShAchcha |
sAkShAt prakurvanti parAtmatattvaM
       saMyAnti divyaM paramAtmanaH padam || 10||
idaM supuNyaM kalikalmaShaghnaM
       mantra~ncha divyaM puruShA dine dine |
japanti gAyantI iha martyaloke
       saMyanti taM brahmamayaM sudhAmam || 11||
yena kena prakAreNa japamAtreNa sidhyati |
japantaM satataM nAmaM jIvanmukto bhavennara || 12||


iti shrI svAmI umeshvarAnandatIrthavirachitaM
          ShoDashAkSharamantrajapamahAtmyaM sampUrNam |
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