शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं
Shantakaram Bhujagshayanam
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशंविश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्ण शुभाङ्गम् ।लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यम्वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥
Shantaa-kaaram Bhujaga Shayanam Padmanaabham SureshamVishvaa-dhaaram Gagana Sadrsham Meghavarnna Shubhaangam ।Lakshmi-kaantam Kamala Nayanam Yogibhir Dhyaana GamyamVande Vishnum Bhava-Bhaya-Haram Sarva Lokaika-naatham ॥
About Shantakaram Bhujagshayanam. Shantakaram Bhujagshayanam is a classical Sanskrit dhyana shloka that meditates on the tranquil form of Lord Vishnu — reclining on the serpent Shesha, lotus-naveled, sky-hued, and beloved of Goddess Lakshmi. It is chanted at the start of Vishnu and Krishna worship, and often recited before reading the Bhagavad Gita or performing Satyanarayan puja, invoking Vishnu as the remover of worldly fear.