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Venkatesa Dwadasa Nama Stotram

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Sri Venkatesa Dwadasa Nama Stotram 


(The prayer of twelve names   addressed to Lord Venkatesa)



Translated by

P.R.Ramachander



1,Venkateso , Vasudeva  , varijasana vandhita ,

Swami Pushkarani vasa , Shanka chakra Gadha dhara



1, Lord of Venkata mountain , son of Vasudeva ,Lord saluted by Lord Brahma,

He who lives in temple tank at Thirupathi , The lord   who carries the conch  and the wheel.



2,peethambaradhao   deva  , Garudarooda shobhitha  ,

Viswathma, Viswalokesa   Vijayo  Venkateswara



He who wears yellow silk , God, He who shines   riding on Garuda ,

The soul of the universe , Lord  of the universe , The victorious one  , The God  of Venkata.



3.Yethath   dwadasa naamani   trisandhyam ya paden nara  ,

Sarva papa nirmuktho  Vishno   sayujyamapnuyath.



If a human being reads   these   twelve names  ,

At dawn , noon and dusk  , he would get rid of all sins,

And  make his own   the world of Lord Vishnu.

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