Dvadasha stotra is a series of 12

Stotras ''Stotra'' (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise."Monier Williams, Monier Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Article on 'Stotra'' It is a literary genre of In ...

composed by Sri

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' ...

, the 13th-century founder of the Tattvavada or

Dvaita Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta su ...

school of philosophy. 'Dvadasha' in

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means 12 and all the 12 stotras are in praise of Lord

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. It is believed that the stotras were composed in connection with the installation of the idol of Lord

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. While most of the 12 stotras are praises of the Lord, the third stotra is actually a summary of Madhvacharya's philosophy. There have been numerous musical compositions of Dvadasha stotras over the years. It is also a ritual to recite the Dvadasha stotras at the time of "naivedya" or offering of food to God at

Madhva Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the '' Dvaita'' (dualism) sch ...

temples.

Commentaries and translations

There are eight known commentaries on the Dvadasha stotras.Commentaries on the Dvadasha Stotra
/ref> They are by, * Gangodamishra * Gûdhakartrka * Chalari Narasimhacharya * Channapattana Thimmannacharya * Umarji Tirumalacharya * C M Padmanabhacharya * Punyashravana Bhikshu * Sri Vishwapati Tîrtha

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Transliteration of the Dvadasha Stotras in Roman alphabets
Dvaita Vedanta Hindu devotional texts Madhvacharya Vaishnavism 13th-century books

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