stotra
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Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited. 'Stotra' derives from 'stu' meaning 'to praise'
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 1,669 inbound references to stotra, and connects out to Mahabharata, Ramayana and Naalayira Divya Prabhandham.
Vinony files it under Chants, Hindu devotional texts and Stotras.
Vinony links it to 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- music genre
- Has part
- Sahasranama
- Religion
- Jainism
- Country of origin
- India
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- facet of
- worship
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology and definition
- Example
- Nama-stotra
- Notable stotras
- Stotras for Siva
- Stotras for Devi
- Stotras for Vishnu & avatara
- Stotras for other Gods & Goddesses
- General / Philosophical Stotras
- Jainism
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited. 'Stotra' derives from 'stu' meaning 'to praise'
A stotra can be a prayer, a description, or a conversation, but always with a poetic structure. It may be a simple poem expressing praise and personal devotion to a deity for example, or poems with embedded spiritual and philosophical doctrines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “stotra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.