shodasaayudha stotra

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shodasaayudha stotra

Introduction

This stotra further elaborates the greatness and glory of Sudarsana by singing about the weapons which Sudarsana wields. The first of them is Sudarsana itself (2) and the sixteenth is trisoolam (17). Sloka 18 invokes the protective grace of Sudarsana who is referred to as Shodasaayudha -- one who has 16 weapons. One peculiarity of this stotra is that all the slokas, 1 to 17, invoke protection of Sri Sudarsana on the listener -- May He protect you or confer auspiciousness on you and so on.

It is believed that this stotram (possibly Sudarsanaashtakam too) was sung by Desika at Kanchipuram when he was told that at Tirupputkuzhi (about five miles from Kanchipuram) a fever was raging in epidemic form. His prayers made in this stotra were answered and the place was freed from the epidemic and people resettled there as before. This tradition explains why these two stotras, Sudarsanashtakam and Shodasaayudha Stotram, find a place next to Paramartha Stuti, which as we saw was a hymn in praise of the Perumal of that place.

Slokas

Shrii 
Shriimate raamaanujaaya namaha 
Shriimate nigamaanta mahaa desikaaya namaha
   ShoDashaayudha stotram.h
shriimaan.h veN^kaTa naathaaryaH kavitaarkika kesarii | 
vedaantaa chaarya varyome sannidhattaaM sadaahR^idi || 
sva sa~Nkalpa kalaa kalpair.h aayudhair.h aayudheshvaraH. 
juShTaH ShoDashabhir.h divyair.h juShataaM vaH paraH pumaan.h..1 

yadaayattaM jagachchakraM kaala chakraM cha shaashvatam.h. 
paatu vastatparaM chakraM chakra ruupasya chakriNaH..2 

yatprasuuti shatairaasan.h rudraaH parashu laa~nchhitaaH. 
sa divyo heti raajasya parashuH paripaatu vaH..3 

helayaa heti raajena yasmin.h daityaaH samuddhR^ite. 
sakuntaa iva dhaavanti sa kuntaH paalayeta vaH..4 

daitya daanava mukhyaanaaM daNDyaanaaM yena daNDanam.h. 
heti daNDesha daNDo.asau bhavataaM daNDayed.h dviShaH..5 

ananyaanvaya bhaktaanaaM rundhannaashaa mata~Ngajaan.h. 
ana~Nkusha vihaaro vaH paatu hetiishvaraa~NkushaH..6 

saMbhuuya shalabhaayante yatra paapaani dehinaam.h. 
sa paatu shata vaktraagni hetirhetiishvarasya vaH..7 

avidhyaaM sva prakaashena vidhyaaruupashchhinatti yaH. 
sa sudarshana nistriMshaH sautu vastatva darshanam.h..8 

kriyaa shakti guNo viShNoH yo bhavatyati shaktimaan.h. 
akuNTha shakti saa shaktir.h ashaktiM vaarayeta vaH..9 

taaratvaM yasya saMsthaane shabde cha paridR^ishyate. 
prabhoH praharaNendrasya paa~nchajanyaH sa paatu vaH..10 

yaM saatvikam.h aha~Nkaaram.h aamanantyaxa saayakam.h. 
avyaad.h vashchakra ruupasya taddhanuH shaar~NgaaH dhanvanaH..11 

aayudhendreNa yenaiva vishvasargo virichyate. 
sa vaH saudarshanaH kuryaat.h paashaH paashaH vimochanam.h..12 

vihaaro yena devasya vishva xetra kR^iShiivalaH 
vyajyate tena siireNa naasiira vijayostu vaH..13 

aayudhaanaaM ahaM vajraM itya giiyata yaH sa vaH. 
avyaadhdetiisha vajro.asau vadadhiichyasthi saMbhavaH..14 

vishva saMhR^iti shaktiryaa vishrutaa buddhi ruupiNii. 
saa vaH saudarshanii bhuuyaat.h gada prashaminii gadaa..15 

yaatyati xoda shaalitvaM musalo yena tena vaH. 
hetiisha musalenaashu bhidhyataaM moha mausalam.h..16 

shuuli dR^iShTa manorvaachyo yena shuulayati dviShaH. 
bhavataaM tena bhavataat.h trishuulena vishuulataa..17 

astra graamasya kR^itsnasya prasuutiM yaM prachaxate. 
so.avyaat.h sudarshano vishvam.h aayudhaiH ShoDashaayudhaH..18 

shriimad.h ve~NkaTa naathena shreyase bhuuyase sataam.h. 
kR^iteyam.h aayudhendrasya ShoDashaayudha saMstutiH..19 

kavitaarkika siMhaaya kalyaaNaguNashaaline . 
shriimate veN^kaTeshaaya vedaantagurave namaH 

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