Are there any references to simple prayers to Lord Vishnu in the scriptures?

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I don't mean recitation of vedas, mantras, japas or even stotrams, or even any rituals. I mean simple prayers in your own words in any language such as english, such as "Please help me with xyz." or "Please protect me from danger.". Do any of the scriptures talk about such simple prayers? Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them? Do they say anything about how such prayers should be done? Please quote from the scriptures and provide their translation in english.

vishnu vaishnavism sri-vaishnava puja prayer

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  I'll tell you simple: If you can feel the presence of Lord Hari around you and everywhere, no need of any mantras japas. Just call Narayana with full devotion, he will at present come near you.
  – Akshay Kumar S
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  And moreover, you have asked similar questions previously twice on how to Pray to Lord Narayana. This is third time. @Sarvabhouma
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  There is payer of Lord Vishnu by Gajendra (elephant) in Srimad Bhagavata Purana for his rescue. But there is no direct asking for saving or rescuing . WE rarely find such direct asking , most prayers are simple glories of gods hearing which gods came to rescue.
  – SwiftPushkar
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  You may take a look at Vishnupujastotra
  – Pandya♦
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  First u ask is there such prayer in scriptures and then u say that the prayer shd be in our own languages or in English. Now, how can both be true simultaneously? Scriptures are in Sanskrit.
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  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I don't mean recitation of vedas, mantras, japas or even stotrams, or even any rituals. I mean simple prayers in your own words in any language such as english, such as "Please help me with xyz." or "Please protect me from danger.". Do any of the scriptures talk about such simple prayers? Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them? Do they say anything about how such prayers should be done? Please quote from the scriptures and provide their translation in english.

vishnu vaishnavism sri-vaishnava puja prayer

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asked 5 hours ago

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  I'll tell you simple: If you can feel the presence of Lord Hari around you and everywhere, no need of any mantras japas. Just call Narayana with full devotion, he will at present come near you.
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  And moreover, you have asked similar questions previously twice on how to Pray to Lord Narayana. This is third time. @Sarvabhouma
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  There is payer of Lord Vishnu by Gajendra (elephant) in Srimad Bhagavata Purana for his rescue. But there is no direct asking for saving or rescuing . WE rarely find such direct asking , most prayers are simple glories of gods hearing which gods came to rescue.
  – SwiftPushkar
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You may take a look at Vishnupujastotra
  – Pandya♦
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  First u ask is there such prayer in scriptures and then u say that the prayer shd be in our own languages or in English. Now, how can both be true simultaneously? Scriptures are in Sanskrit.
  – Rickross
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I don't mean recitation of vedas, mantras, japas or even stotrams, or even any rituals. I mean simple prayers in your own words in any language such as english, such as "Please help me with xyz." or "Please protect me from danger.". Do any of the scriptures talk about such simple prayers? Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them? Do they say anything about how such prayers should be done? Please quote from the scriptures and provide their translation in english.

vishnu vaishnavism sri-vaishnava puja prayer

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asked 5 hours ago

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I don't mean recitation of vedas, mantras, japas or even stotrams, or even any rituals. I mean simple prayers in your own words in any language such as english, such as "Please help me with xyz." or "Please protect me from danger.". Do any of the scriptures talk about such simple prayers? Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them? Do they say anything about how such prayers should be done? Please quote from the scriptures and provide their translation in english.

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2046

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I'll tell you simple: If you can feel the presence of Lord Hari around you and everywhere, no need of any mantras japas. Just call Narayana with full devotion, he will at present come near you.
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  And moreover, you have asked similar questions previously twice on how to Pray to Lord Narayana. This is third time. @Sarvabhouma
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  There is payer of Lord Vishnu by Gajendra (elephant) in Srimad Bhagavata Purana for his rescue. But there is no direct asking for saving or rescuing . WE rarely find such direct asking , most prayers are simple glories of gods hearing which gods came to rescue.
  – SwiftPushkar
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You may take a look at Vishnupujastotra
  – Pandya♦
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  First u ask is there such prayer in scriptures and then u say that the prayer shd be in our own languages or in English. Now, how can both be true simultaneously? Scriptures are in Sanskrit.
  – Rickross
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I'll tell you simple: If you can feel the presence of Lord Hari around you and everywhere, no need of any mantras japas. Just call Narayana with full devotion, he will at present come near you.
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  And moreover, you have asked similar questions previously twice on how to Pray to Lord Narayana. This is third time. @Sarvabhouma
  – Akshay Kumar S
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  There is payer of Lord Vishnu by Gajendra (elephant) in Srimad Bhagavata Purana for his rescue. But there is no direct asking for saving or rescuing . WE rarely find such direct asking , most prayers are simple glories of gods hearing which gods came to rescue.
  – SwiftPushkar
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You may take a look at Vishnupujastotra
  – Pandya♦
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  First u ask is there such prayer in scriptures and then u say that the prayer shd be in our own languages or in English. Now, how can both be true simultaneously? Scriptures are in Sanskrit.
  – Rickross
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

I'll tell you simple: If you can feel the presence of Lord Hari around you and everywhere, no need of any mantras japas. Just call Narayana with full devotion, he will at present come near you.
– Akshay Kumar S
5 hours ago

I'll tell you simple: If you can feel the presence of Lord Hari around you and everywhere, no need of any mantras japas. Just call Narayana with full devotion, he will at present come near you.
– Akshay Kumar S
5 hours ago

1

1

And moreover, you have asked similar questions previously twice on how to Pray to Lord Narayana. This is third time. @Sarvabhouma
– Akshay Kumar S
5 hours ago

And moreover, you have asked similar questions previously twice on how to Pray to Lord Narayana. This is third time. @Sarvabhouma
– Akshay Kumar S
5 hours ago

There is payer of Lord Vishnu by Gajendra (elephant) in Srimad Bhagavata Purana for his rescue. But there is no direct asking for saving or rescuing . WE rarely find such direct asking , most prayers are simple glories of gods hearing which gods came to rescue.
– SwiftPushkar
4 hours ago

There is payer of Lord Vishnu by Gajendra (elephant) in Srimad Bhagavata Purana for his rescue. But there is no direct asking for saving or rescuing . WE rarely find such direct asking , most prayers are simple glories of gods hearing which gods came to rescue.
– SwiftPushkar
4 hours ago

1

1

You may take a look at Vishnupujastotra
– Pandya♦
4 hours ago

You may take a look at Vishnupujastotra
– Pandya♦
4 hours ago

First u ask is there such prayer in scriptures and then u say that the prayer shd be in our own languages or in English. Now, how can both be true simultaneously? Scriptures are in Sanskrit.
– Rickross
2 hours ago

First u ask is there such prayer in scriptures and then u say that the prayer shd be in our own languages or in English. Now, how can both be true simultaneously? Scriptures are in Sanskrit.
– Rickross
2 hours ago

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Yes , there is a prayer of Lord Vishnu /Krishna in Srimad Bhagavata Purana-Skanda 11- Chapter -27 -Verse 46. This chapter is about Kriya-Yoga i.e. related to worship of Vishnu/Krishna and mentions the procedure of deity worship. This is general prayer for protection /rescue from any problematic situation as well as saving ourselves from this ocean of samsara i.e. misiries ,pain , cycle of birth and death.

शिरो मत्पादयो: कृत्वा बाहुभ्यां च परस्परम् ||
प्रपन्नं पाहि मामीश
भीतं मृत्युग्रहार्णवात ||46||

śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā bāhubhyāḿ ca parasparam
prapannaḿ pāhi mām
īśa bhītaḿ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt

Placing his head at the feet of the Deity, he should then stand with
folded hands before the Lord and pray, “O my Lord, please protect me,
who am surrendered unto You. I am most fearful of this ocean of
material existence, standing as I am in the mouth of death.”

---

The chapter is also discussing how such prayers should be done. We can read the full procedure of worship and prayer in the chapter. I am just mentioning some of the verses.

द्रव्यैः प्रसिद्धैर्मद्यागः प्रतिमादिष्वमायिनः |
भक्तस्य च
यथालब्धैर्हृदि भावेन चैव हि ॥15॥
dravyaiḥ prasiddhair
mad-yāgaḥ pratimādiṣv amāyinaḥ bhaktasya ca yathā-labdhair hṛdi
bhāvena caiva hi

One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent
paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from material desire may
worship Me with whatever he is able to obtain, and may even worship Me
within his heart with mental paraphernalia.

---

स्तवैरुच्चावचैः स्तोत्रैः पौराणैः प्राकृतैरपि |
स्तुत्वा प्रसीद
भगवन्निति वन्देत दण्डवत् ॥ 45 ॥

stavair uccāvacaiḥ stotraiḥ paurāṇaiḥ prākṛtair api stutvā prasīda
bhagavann iti vandeta daṇḍa-vat

The devotee should offer homage to the Lord with all kinds of hymns
and prayers, both from the Purāṇas and from other ancient scriptures,
and also from ordinary traditions. Praying, “O Lord, please be
merciful to me!” he should fall down flat like a rod to offer his
obeisances.

---

Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them?

Yes , Mahabharata - Sabha Parva - Dyuta Parva says so. During her disrobement Draupadi called Vishnu /Krishna/Hari for her protection and Lord Vishnu in the form of Krishna /Hari immediately came to her rescue.

कृष्णं च विष्णुं च हरिं नरं च |
त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी ||

ततस्तुधर्मोsन्तरितो महात्मा
समावृणोद् वै विविधै सुवस्त्रे: ||46||

P. 132 Vaisampayana continued,--"When the attire of Draupadi was being
thus dragged, the thought of Hari, (And she herself cried aloud,
saying), 'O Govinda, O thou who dwellest in Dwaraka, O Krishna, O thou
who art fond of cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana). O Kesava, seest thou
not that the Kauravas are humiliating me. O Lord, O husband of
Lakshmi, O Lord of Vraja (Vrindavana), O destroyer of all afflictions,
O Janarddana, rescue me who am sinking in the Kaurava Ocean. O
Krishna, O Krishna, O thou great yogin, thou soul of the universe,
Thou creator of all things, O Govinda, save me who am distressed,--who
am losing my senses in the midst of the Kurus.' Thus did that
afflicted lady resplendent still in her beauty, O king covering her
face cried aloud, thinking of Krishna, of Hari, of the lord of the
three worlds. Hearing the words of Draupadi, Krishna was deeply moved.
And leaving his seat, the benevolent one from compassion, arrived
there on foot. And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also
called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious
Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many
hues

---

So from this incidence its quite proved that Shree Hari /Vishnu listens to the prayers of devotees and reponds and rescues them , no matter even its a animal. Even there is a prayer by Gajendra (elephant) to lord Vishnu present in Srimad Bhagavata purana when he was in captured by crocodile.

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Yes , there is a prayer of Lord Vishnu /Krishna in Srimad Bhagavata Purana-Skanda 11- Chapter -27 -Verse 46. This chapter is about Kriya-Yoga i.e. related to worship of Vishnu/Krishna and mentions the procedure of deity worship. This is general prayer for protection /rescue from any problematic situation as well as saving ourselves from this ocean of samsara i.e. misiries ,pain , cycle of birth and death.

शिरो मत्पादयो: कृत्वा बाहुभ्यां च परस्परम् ||
प्रपन्नं पाहि मामीश
भीतं मृत्युग्रहार्णवात ||46||

śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā bāhubhyāḿ ca parasparam
prapannaḿ pāhi mām
īśa bhītaḿ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt

Placing his head at the feet of the Deity, he should then stand with
folded hands before the Lord and pray, “O my Lord, please protect me,
who am surrendered unto You. I am most fearful of this ocean of
material existence, standing as I am in the mouth of death.”

---

The chapter is also discussing how such prayers should be done. We can read the full procedure of worship and prayer in the chapter. I am just mentioning some of the verses.

द्रव्यैः प्रसिद्धैर्मद्यागः प्रतिमादिष्वमायिनः |
भक्तस्य च
यथालब्धैर्हृदि भावेन चैव हि ॥15॥
dravyaiḥ prasiddhair
mad-yāgaḥ pratimādiṣv amāyinaḥ bhaktasya ca yathā-labdhair hṛdi
bhāvena caiva hi

One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent
paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from material desire may
worship Me with whatever he is able to obtain, and may even worship Me
within his heart with mental paraphernalia.

---

स्तवैरुच्चावचैः स्तोत्रैः पौराणैः प्राकृतैरपि |
स्तुत्वा प्रसीद
भगवन्निति वन्देत दण्डवत् ॥ 45 ॥

stavair uccāvacaiḥ stotraiḥ paurāṇaiḥ prākṛtair api stutvā prasīda
bhagavann iti vandeta daṇḍa-vat

The devotee should offer homage to the Lord with all kinds of hymns
and prayers, both from the Purāṇas and from other ancient scriptures,
and also from ordinary traditions. Praying, “O Lord, please be
merciful to me!” he should fall down flat like a rod to offer his
obeisances.

---

Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them?

Yes , Mahabharata - Sabha Parva - Dyuta Parva says so. During her disrobement Draupadi called Vishnu /Krishna/Hari for her protection and Lord Vishnu in the form of Krishna /Hari immediately came to her rescue.

कृष्णं च विष्णुं च हरिं नरं च |
त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी ||

ततस्तुधर्मोsन्तरितो महात्मा
समावृणोद् वै विविधै सुवस्त्रे: ||46||

P. 132 Vaisampayana continued,--"When the attire of Draupadi was being
thus dragged, the thought of Hari, (And she herself cried aloud,
saying), 'O Govinda, O thou who dwellest in Dwaraka, O Krishna, O thou
who art fond of cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana). O Kesava, seest thou
not that the Kauravas are humiliating me. O Lord, O husband of
Lakshmi, O Lord of Vraja (Vrindavana), O destroyer of all afflictions,
O Janarddana, rescue me who am sinking in the Kaurava Ocean. O
Krishna, O Krishna, O thou great yogin, thou soul of the universe,
Thou creator of all things, O Govinda, save me who am distressed,--who
am losing my senses in the midst of the Kurus.' Thus did that
afflicted lady resplendent still in her beauty, O king covering her
face cried aloud, thinking of Krishna, of Hari, of the lord of the
three worlds. Hearing the words of Draupadi, Krishna was deeply moved.
And leaving his seat, the benevolent one from compassion, arrived
there on foot. And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also
called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious
Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many
hues

---

So from this incidence its quite proved that Shree Hari /Vishnu listens to the prayers of devotees and reponds and rescues them , no matter even its a animal. Even there is a prayer by Gajendra (elephant) to lord Vishnu present in Srimad Bhagavata purana when he was in captured by crocodile.

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Yes , there is a prayer of Lord Vishnu /Krishna in Srimad Bhagavata Purana-Skanda 11- Chapter -27 -Verse 46. This chapter is about Kriya-Yoga i.e. related to worship of Vishnu/Krishna and mentions the procedure of deity worship. This is general prayer for protection /rescue from any problematic situation as well as saving ourselves from this ocean of samsara i.e. misiries ,pain , cycle of birth and death.

शिरो मत्पादयो: कृत्वा बाहुभ्यां च परस्परम् ||
प्रपन्नं पाहि मामीश
भीतं मृत्युग्रहार्णवात ||46||

śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā bāhubhyāḿ ca parasparam
prapannaḿ pāhi mām
īśa bhītaḿ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt

Placing his head at the feet of the Deity, he should then stand with
folded hands before the Lord and pray, “O my Lord, please protect me,
who am surrendered unto You. I am most fearful of this ocean of
material existence, standing as I am in the mouth of death.”

---

The chapter is also discussing how such prayers should be done. We can read the full procedure of worship and prayer in the chapter. I am just mentioning some of the verses.

द्रव्यैः प्रसिद्धैर्मद्यागः प्रतिमादिष्वमायिनः |
भक्तस्य च
यथालब्धैर्हृदि भावेन चैव हि ॥15॥
dravyaiḥ prasiddhair
mad-yāgaḥ pratimādiṣv amāyinaḥ bhaktasya ca yathā-labdhair hṛdi
bhāvena caiva hi

One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent
paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from material desire may
worship Me with whatever he is able to obtain, and may even worship Me
within his heart with mental paraphernalia.

---

स्तवैरुच्चावचैः स्तोत्रैः पौराणैः प्राकृतैरपि |
स्तुत्वा प्रसीद
भगवन्निति वन्देत दण्डवत् ॥ 45 ॥

stavair uccāvacaiḥ stotraiḥ paurāṇaiḥ prākṛtair api stutvā prasīda
bhagavann iti vandeta daṇḍa-vat

The devotee should offer homage to the Lord with all kinds of hymns
and prayers, both from the Purāṇas and from other ancient scriptures,
and also from ordinary traditions. Praying, “O Lord, please be
merciful to me!” he should fall down flat like a rod to offer his
obeisances.

---

Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them?

Yes , Mahabharata - Sabha Parva - Dyuta Parva says so. During her disrobement Draupadi called Vishnu /Krishna/Hari for her protection and Lord Vishnu in the form of Krishna /Hari immediately came to her rescue.

कृष्णं च विष्णुं च हरिं नरं च |
त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी ||

ततस्तुधर्मोsन्तरितो महात्मा
समावृणोद् वै विविधै सुवस्त्रे: ||46||

P. 132 Vaisampayana continued,--"When the attire of Draupadi was being
thus dragged, the thought of Hari, (And she herself cried aloud,
saying), 'O Govinda, O thou who dwellest in Dwaraka, O Krishna, O thou
who art fond of cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana). O Kesava, seest thou
not that the Kauravas are humiliating me. O Lord, O husband of
Lakshmi, O Lord of Vraja (Vrindavana), O destroyer of all afflictions,
O Janarddana, rescue me who am sinking in the Kaurava Ocean. O
Krishna, O Krishna, O thou great yogin, thou soul of the universe,
Thou creator of all things, O Govinda, save me who am distressed,--who
am losing my senses in the midst of the Kurus.' Thus did that
afflicted lady resplendent still in her beauty, O king covering her
face cried aloud, thinking of Krishna, of Hari, of the lord of the
three worlds. Hearing the words of Draupadi, Krishna was deeply moved.
And leaving his seat, the benevolent one from compassion, arrived
there on foot. And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also
called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious
Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many
hues

---

So from this incidence its quite proved that Shree Hari /Vishnu listens to the prayers of devotees and reponds and rescues them , no matter even its a animal. Even there is a prayer by Gajendra (elephant) to lord Vishnu present in Srimad Bhagavata purana when he was in captured by crocodile.

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Yes , there is a prayer of Lord Vishnu /Krishna in Srimad Bhagavata Purana-Skanda 11- Chapter -27 -Verse 46. This chapter is about Kriya-Yoga i.e. related to worship of Vishnu/Krishna and mentions the procedure of deity worship. This is general prayer for protection /rescue from any problematic situation as well as saving ourselves from this ocean of samsara i.e. misiries ,pain , cycle of birth and death.

शिरो मत्पादयो: कृत्वा बाहुभ्यां च परस्परम् ||
प्रपन्नं पाहि मामीश
भीतं मृत्युग्रहार्णवात ||46||

śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā bāhubhyāḿ ca parasparam
prapannaḿ pāhi mām
īśa bhītaḿ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt

Placing his head at the feet of the Deity, he should then stand with
folded hands before the Lord and pray, “O my Lord, please protect me,
who am surrendered unto You. I am most fearful of this ocean of
material existence, standing as I am in the mouth of death.”

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The chapter is also discussing how such prayers should be done. We can read the full procedure of worship and prayer in the chapter. I am just mentioning some of the verses.

द्रव्यैः प्रसिद्धैर्मद्यागः प्रतिमादिष्वमायिनः |
भक्तस्य च
यथालब्धैर्हृदि भावेन चैव हि ॥15॥
dravyaiḥ prasiddhair
mad-yāgaḥ pratimādiṣv amāyinaḥ bhaktasya ca yathā-labdhair hṛdi
bhāvena caiva hi

One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent
paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from material desire may
worship Me with whatever he is able to obtain, and may even worship Me
within his heart with mental paraphernalia.

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स्तवैरुच्चावचैः स्तोत्रैः पौराणैः प्राकृतैरपि |
स्तुत्वा प्रसीद
भगवन्निति वन्देत दण्डवत् ॥ 45 ॥

stavair uccāvacaiḥ stotraiḥ paurāṇaiḥ prākṛtair api stutvā prasīda
bhagavann iti vandeta daṇḍa-vat

The devotee should offer homage to the Lord with all kinds of hymns
and prayers, both from the Purāṇas and from other ancient scriptures,
and also from ordinary traditions. Praying, “O Lord, please be
merciful to me!” he should fall down flat like a rod to offer his
obeisances.

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Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them?

Yes , Mahabharata - Sabha Parva - Dyuta Parva says so. During her disrobement Draupadi called Vishnu /Krishna/Hari for her protection and Lord Vishnu in the form of Krishna /Hari immediately came to her rescue.

कृष्णं च विष्णुं च हरिं नरं च |
त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी ||

ततस्तुधर्मोsन्तरितो महात्मा
समावृणोद् वै विविधै सुवस्त्रे: ||46||

P. 132 Vaisampayana continued,--"When the attire of Draupadi was being
thus dragged, the thought of Hari, (And she herself cried aloud,
saying), 'O Govinda, O thou who dwellest in Dwaraka, O Krishna, O thou
who art fond of cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana). O Kesava, seest thou
not that the Kauravas are humiliating me. O Lord, O husband of
Lakshmi, O Lord of Vraja (Vrindavana), O destroyer of all afflictions,
O Janarddana, rescue me who am sinking in the Kaurava Ocean. O
Krishna, O Krishna, O thou great yogin, thou soul of the universe,
Thou creator of all things, O Govinda, save me who am distressed,--who
am losing my senses in the midst of the Kurus.' Thus did that
afflicted lady resplendent still in her beauty, O king covering her
face cried aloud, thinking of Krishna, of Hari, of the lord of the
three worlds. Hearing the words of Draupadi, Krishna was deeply moved.
And leaving his seat, the benevolent one from compassion, arrived
there on foot. And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also
called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious
Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many
hues

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So from this incidence its quite proved that Shree Hari /Vishnu listens to the prayers of devotees and reponds and rescues them , no matter even its a animal. Even there is a prayer by Gajendra (elephant) to lord Vishnu present in Srimad Bhagavata purana when he was in captured by crocodile.

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Yes , there is a prayer of Lord Vishnu /Krishna in Srimad Bhagavata Purana-Skanda 11- Chapter -27 -Verse 46. This chapter is about Kriya-Yoga i.e. related to worship of Vishnu/Krishna and mentions the procedure of deity worship. This is general prayer for protection /rescue from any problematic situation as well as saving ourselves from this ocean of samsara i.e. misiries ,pain , cycle of birth and death.

शिरो मत्पादयो: कृत्वा बाहुभ्यां च परस्परम् ||
प्रपन्नं पाहि मामीश
भीतं मृत्युग्रहार्णवात ||46||

śiro mat-pādayoḥ kṛtvā bāhubhyāḿ ca parasparam
prapannaḿ pāhi mām
īśa bhītaḿ mṛtyu-grahārṇavāt

Placing his head at the feet of the Deity, he should then stand with
folded hands before the Lord and pray, “O my Lord, please protect me,
who am surrendered unto You. I am most fearful of this ocean of
material existence, standing as I am in the mouth of death.”

---

The chapter is also discussing how such prayers should be done. We can read the full procedure of worship and prayer in the chapter. I am just mentioning some of the verses.

द्रव्यैः प्रसिद्धैर्मद्यागः प्रतिमादिष्वमायिनः |
भक्तस्य च
यथालब्धैर्हृदि भावेन चैव हि ॥15॥
dravyaiḥ prasiddhair
mad-yāgaḥ pratimādiṣv amāyinaḥ bhaktasya ca yathā-labdhair hṛdi
bhāvena caiva hi

One should worship Me in My Deity forms by offering the most excellent
paraphernalia. But a devotee completely freed from material desire may
worship Me with whatever he is able to obtain, and may even worship Me
within his heart with mental paraphernalia.

---

स्तवैरुच्चावचैः स्तोत्रैः पौराणैः प्राकृतैरपि |
स्तुत्वा प्रसीद
भगवन्निति वन्देत दण्डवत् ॥ 45 ॥

stavair uccāvacaiḥ stotraiḥ paurāṇaiḥ prākṛtair api stutvā prasīda
bhagavann iti vandeta daṇḍa-vat

The devotee should offer homage to the Lord with all kinds of hymns
and prayers, both from the Purāṇas and from other ancient scriptures,
and also from ordinary traditions. Praying, “O Lord, please be
merciful to me!” he should fall down flat like a rod to offer his
obeisances.

---

Do they talk about whether Lord Vishnu hears such prayers, listens to them and answers them?

Yes , Mahabharata - Sabha Parva - Dyuta Parva says so. During her disrobement Draupadi called Vishnu /Krishna/Hari for her protection and Lord Vishnu in the form of Krishna /Hari immediately came to her rescue.

कृष्णं च विष्णुं च हरिं नरं च |
त्राणाय विक्रोशति याज्ञसेनी ||

ततस्तुधर्मोsन्तरितो महात्मा
समावृणोद् वै विविधै सुवस्त्रे: ||46||

P. 132 Vaisampayana continued,--"When the attire of Draupadi was being
thus dragged, the thought of Hari, (And she herself cried aloud,
saying), 'O Govinda, O thou who dwellest in Dwaraka, O Krishna, O thou
who art fond of cow-herdesses (of Vrindavana). O Kesava, seest thou
not that the Kauravas are humiliating me. O Lord, O husband of
Lakshmi, O Lord of Vraja (Vrindavana), O destroyer of all afflictions,
O Janarddana, rescue me who am sinking in the Kaurava Ocean. O
Krishna, O Krishna, O thou great yogin, thou soul of the universe,
Thou creator of all things, O Govinda, save me who am distressed,--who
am losing my senses in the midst of the Kurus.' Thus did that
afflicted lady resplendent still in her beauty, O king covering her
face cried aloud, thinking of Krishna, of Hari, of the lord of the
three worlds. Hearing the words of Draupadi, Krishna was deeply moved.
And leaving his seat, the benevolent one from compassion, arrived
there on foot. And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also
called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious
Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many
hues

---

So from this incidence its quite proved that Shree Hari /Vishnu listens to the prayers of devotees and reponds and rescues them , no matter even its a animal. Even there is a prayer by Gajendra (elephant) to lord Vishnu present in Srimad Bhagavata purana when he was in captured by crocodile.

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