Kurma is the second avatar of Sri Maha Vishnu. Like the other Vishnu avatars, Kurma appears in times of crisis to restore the cosmic balance. His iconography is a turtle, or more commonly half turtle half man. These are found on many roofs of the Vaishnava temple or reliefs.
Kakaradi Shri Kurma Ashtottarashatanama Stotram Lyrics in English:
॥ kakaradi srikurmastottarasatanamastotram ॥
sri hayagrivaya namah ।
harih Om
kamathah kandhimadhyasthah karunavarunalayah ।
kulacalasamuddharta kundalindrasamasrayah ॥ 1 ॥
kathoraprstah kudharah kalusikrtasagarah ।
kalyanamurtih kratubhukprarthanadhrta vigrahah ॥ 2 ॥
kulacalasamudbhrantighrstakandutisaukhyavan ।
karalasvasasanksubdhasindhurmiprahatambarah ॥ 3 ॥
kandhikardamakasturiliptavaksahsthalah krti ।
kuliradipayassattvanispesanacatuspadah ॥ 4 ॥
karagradattasambhuktatimingilagilotkarah ।
kandhipuspadvirephabhah kapardyadisamiditah ॥ 5 ॥
kalyanacalatungatmagadhikrtapayonidhih ।
kulisatprsthasangharsaksinamulakulacalah ॥ 6 ॥
kasyapisatkucaprayamandarahataprsthakah ।
kayaikadesaparyaptasesadiggajamandalah ॥ 7 ॥
kathoracaranaghatadvaidhikrtapayonidhih ।
kalakutakrtatrasah kandadurmitavaibhavah ॥ 8 ॥
kamaniyah kavistutyah kanidhih kamalapatih ।
kamalasanakalyanasandhata kalinasanah ॥ 9 ॥
kataksaksatadevartih kendradividhrtamjalih ।
kalipatipritipatram kamitarthapradah kavih ॥ 10 ॥
kutasthah kutakamathah kutayogisudurlabhah ।
kamahinah kamahetuh kamabhrtkamjalocanah ॥ 11 ॥
kratubhugdainyavidhvamsi kratubhukpalakah kratuh ।
kratupujyah kratunidhih kratutrata kratudbhavah ॥ 12 ॥
kaivalyasaukhyadakathah kaisorotksiptamandarah ।
kaivalyanirvanamayah kaitabhapratisudanah ॥ 13 ॥
krantasarvambudhih krantapatalah komalodarah ।
kandhisormijalaksaumah kulacalakacotkarah ॥ 14 ॥
katunissvasanirdhutaraksastulah krtadbhutah ।
kaumodakihatamitrah kautukakavitahavah ॥ 15 ॥
karalikamtakoddharta kavitabdhimanisumah ।
kaivalyavallarikandah kandukikrtacandirah ॥ 16 ॥
karapitasamastabdhih kayantargatavascarah ।
karparabjadvirephabhamandarah kandalatsmitah ॥ 17 ॥
kasyapivratatikandah kasyapadisamanatah ।
kalyanajalanilayah kratubhunnetranandanah ॥ 18 ॥
kabandhacaraharyaksah krantadarsimanoharah ।
karmathavisayah karmakartrbhavadivarjitah ॥ 19 ॥
karmanadhinah karmajnah karmapah karmacodanah ।
karmasaksi karmahetuh karmajnanavibhagakrt ॥ 20 ॥
karta karayita karyam karanam karanam krtih ।
krtsnam krtsnatigah krtsnacetanah krtsnamohanah ॥ 21 ॥
karanagocarah kalah karyakaranatatigah ।
kalavasah kalapasabaddhabhaktavanabhidhah ॥ 22 ॥
krtakrtyah keliphalah kirtaniyah krtotsavah ।
krtetaramahanandah krtajnah krtasatsukhah ॥ 23 ॥
॥ iti kakaradi sri kamathavatarastottarasatam ramena parabhava
vaisakha bahuladvadasyam likhitam sri hayagrivayarpitam ॥
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