Stotrams

The servants of the Supreme Lord  Sriman Narayana should always behave, act in manners that please Him.  For that alone, He has blessed us with the instruments of mind, speech and action. It is not simple and easy to think of Him and meditate on Him while  controlling the mind which runs faster than the wind.

That is why our acharyas have blessed us with many divine verses composed in praise of the Supreme Lord. These divya-stotras which openly praise the various auspicious attributes of the Lord are most beneficial when repeatedly chanted.

Stotras generally conform to a specific metre (chhandas), often lilting and pleasurable, adding to the enjoyment of the subject. The Lord is called sthavyah: sthavapriyah: meaning:  one who likes being praised.

While the Vedas can be recited by those eligible to recite them, these divya-stotras can be recited by anyone without any qualifications.

We present these compositions of various Srivaishnava Acharyas such as the Azhwars, Srimad Ramanuja and Srimad Vedanta Desikan in these pages.

All these compositions contain enormous references to the nitya-kalyana gunas of Perumal and Piratti and help us realise our position as the seshi (the property and servitor) of the Sriman Narayana, who is sarva-sesha (our proprietor and master).