Sri Venkatesa Prapathi Meaning
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Sri Venkatesa Prapathi
1. Eesanam jagothosya Venkatapathe: vishno:
paraam preyaseem—Thadhwakshasthala
nithyavasarasikam thath kshanthi samvardhineem
Padmalankrutha pani pallavayugam Padmasanasthaam
Sriyam—Vathsalyadi gunojwalam
Bhagavatheem vande jaganmatharam
1. Sri Srinivasa! Sri Lakshmi ever dwells in your broad
bosom. She appeals to you to excuse my errors
and to admit poor me in your rich presence.
2. Sreeman krupajaianidhe krithasarvaloka
Sarvagna Saktanathavathsala sarvaseshin
Swamin susheela sulabhasritha parijatha
Sree Venkatesa charanow saranam prapadhye
2. Sri Venkatesa! You are an ocean of Bliss. I am
Sri Lakshmi s endearing devotee. Pray allow me to you with my ardent prayers.
3. Aanupurarpitha sujatha sugandhi pushpa
Sowrabhya Sowrabhakarow samasannivesow
Sowmyow sadanubhavanepi navanu bhavyow
Sree Venkatesa charanow
saranam papadhye
3. Fragrant Flowers adorn your Holy Feet. I am
surrendering myself to these fragrant, flowerbedecked feet.
4. Sadyo vikasi samudithvara saandra raga
Sourabhya nirbhara saroruha soumya vaartham
Samyakshu sahasa padeshu vilekhayanthow
Sree Venkatesa charanow saranam prapadhye
4. Lotus, the queen of flowers, is more too equal
to Your dazzling Feet.
5. Rekamayadwaja sudhakala saathapatra
Vajraamkrusamburuha kalpaka sanka chakrai:
Bhawyai ralankruthathalow
parathathva chinnai: Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
5. Sri Srinivasa! You are Supremely omniscient. Conch
and Chakra line the soles of your Holy Feet.
6. Thamrodara dyuthi parajitha padmaraagow
Baahyairmahobhi rabhi bhootha
mahendra neelow Udhyannakhamsu—
bhirudastha sasaanka bhasow
Sree Venkatessa charanow saranam prapadhye
6. The soles of your Feet are the most dazzling,
surpassing the precious Padmaraga.
The white nails in your beautiful toes exceed the
full-moon splendour.
7. Saprema bheethi kamalakara pallavabhyam
Samvahanepi sapadiklamamatha dhanow Kantha
vavaangmanasa gochara sowkumaryow
Sree Venkatesa charanow saranam prapadhye
7. As Tirivikrama, your feet measured the world. As
Sri Rama, you roamed in the Dandakaranya Forests.
Sri Sita s caress removed the toil off thy legs.
8. Lakshmeemaheetha dhanuroopa nljanubhava
Neeladi divyamahisheekara pallavanam
Aarunya sankramanatha: kila saandra raagow
Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
8. The divine touch of Nappinnai, Thirumagal and
manamagal has rendered your feet attractively red
Your Holy feet have therefore become as
soft as flowers.
9. Nithyanamadvidhi sivadi kireetakoti
Prathyupthadeepta navarathna mahaprarohai:
Neerajanavidhi
mudaramupada dhanow
Sree Venkatesa charanow
saranam prapadhye
9. Ayan, Aran and Devas are constantly at your side,
praying incessantly for the general good.
Diamonds on the heads of celestials, and the brilliance from
the inset precious stones add lustre to thy feet.
10. Vishno: pade parama ithyuditha prasamsow
Yow madhwa uthsa ithi bhogyathayapyupaaththow
Bhooyasthathethi thava paanithala pradishtow Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
10. Upanishads announce your greatness in
Venghadam. Your imposing Tiruvadi are being
pointed out by you for mortals to cherish.
11. Parthaaya thathsadrusa saarathina
thvayaiva Yow darshithow swacharanow saranam vrajethi Shoyopi
mahyamihathow karadarsithowthe
Sree Venkatesa charanow
saranam prapadhye
11. You are Kannan of the Gita. You then asked
Arjuna to surrender to your feet.
And in like manner you are directing mortals to surrender
unto your feet.
12. Manmoordhni kaaliyapane
vikataataveshu Sree Venkatadri sikhare sirasi srutheenaam
Chithepyananyamanasam samamahithowthe Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
12. Sri Venkatesa! You were born as Sri Rama.
You then took an avathar as Sri Krishna.
Vedas proclaim you. We adore you forever.
13. Amiana hrushyadavaneethala
keernapushpow Sree Venkatadri
sikharabharanaya manow Aanandithaakila
manonayanow thavaithow Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
13. Devas and others extol you at your flower-be the
decked feet. These flowers are of an unfading kind,
as they are in constant touch at your
Tiruvadi. Bakthas are in ecstasy as they visualise
the heads of flowers at your Tiruvadi.
14. Praya: prasanna janatha
prathamavagahyow Mathu:
sthanaviva sisoramrtuhayamanow
Prapthow parasparathulamathulantharowthe Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
l4. Your Tiruvadi are invincible. Bakthas, drinking the
sweet sight of your endearing Tiruvadi, are ever
ready to serve you at your Holy Feet.
1 5. Sathvotharaissathathasevya
padambujena Samsaratharaka
dayadradruganchalena Soumyopayanthru
munina mamadarshithowthe Sree Venkatesa
charanow saranam prapadhye
l5. Manawala Mamuni, extolling your Tiruvadi,
announces to the devotee world that your Holy Feet should ever be in their
thoughts and words.
16. Sreesa sriya ghatikaya thvadupaya
bhave Prapye thvayi swayamu
peyathayaspuranthya ithyasrithaya
niravadya gunayathubhyam Syam
kinkaroo Vrishagireesanajathumahyam
16. Alarmelmangai, your Heavenly consort guides us all.
Oh, God Srinivasa! Help us to cross this sea of Samsara.
We are ever your slaves.
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