Sri VenaktEsa Prapatthi--II

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(5) RekhAmaya dhvaja sudhA kalasaatapatra

vajraankusaambhuruha kalpaka sankha chakrai: I

bhavairalankrutha talou paratathvachihnai:

Sri Venkatsa charanou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

(Meaning ): Oh Lord of Venkata Giri ! The secret that

You are the Supreme ruler of all the universes is

clearly revealed by the markings seen on the soles

of Your holy feet. There , we see the lines taking

the shapes of umbrella , nectar pot , flag , vajrA

weapon , goad , lotus flower , conch , disc and

kalpakA tree. These symbols adorning Your feet

offer unmistakable proof that You are the God of

Gods . AdiyEn offers my Prapatthi at these divine

feet.

 

(6) thAmrOdhara dhyuthi parAjitha Padma Raagou

baahyair mahObirabhibhUtha mahEndra neelou I

udhyan nakhAmsubhi rudhastha sasAnga bhAsou

Sri VenkatEsa charanou SaraNam prapadhyE

 

(Meaning ): Oh Lord of Sapthagiri ! The soles of

Your feet have a reddish hue darker than that of

the best PadmarAgA stones .Your outter feet have

a hue that in their bluishness defeat the best of

IndraneelA gems. The nails of Your feet outshine

the Moon in their cool, white lustre. All of these

hues assoicated with Your holy feet reveal that You

are none other than the Lord of all Universes .

Therefore , adiyEn performs my SaraNAgathi at

those divine Paadha Kamalams.

 

(7) saprEmabheethi Kamala kara pallavAbhyAm

samvAhanEapi sapadhi klamamaadhanou I

kaaanthAvavaangmanasa gOchara soukumAryou

Sri VenaktEsa charaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

(Meaning): Oh the Emperor resident at the Venkatam

hills ! During Your incarnation as ThrivikramA ,

Your feet measured the universes . During Your

incarnation as Sri RaamA, Your feet travelled over

harsh forest and mountain paths . These very same

feet are so tender that they bruise from the gentle

pressure generated by the soft hands of MahA Lakshmi,

when She squeezes them. It is indeed a paradox that

Your matchless feet are harder than the stones of forest

paths and yet more tender than Your consort's lotus

soft hands. AdiyEn offers my Prapatthi to those

mysterious feet, whose greatness is not easy

to comprehend .

 

(8) LakshmI mahI tadhanurUpa nijAnubhAva-

NeeLAdhi dhivya mahishI kara pallavAnAm I

aaruNya samkraNamatha: kila saandhrarAgou

Sri VenaktEsa charaNou SaraNm prapadhyE II

 

(Meaning ): Oh Lord SrinivAsA ! MahA lakshmi ,

BhUmi Devi , NeeLA Devi and other consorts of

Yours offer their kaimkaryams to You through

the act of squeezing Your feet , when You are

resting on Your serpent bed. Your feet appear

to have incorporated the reddish hue of their

lotus-red hands with Your feet during the occasion

of their kaimkaryam to You . AdiyEn surrenders unto

those sacred feet , which have the hue of the red

PadmarAgA gem .

 

(9) nithyAnamadh Vidhi SivAdhi KirIDa kODi

prathyuptha deeptha navarathnamaha: parOhai: I

nIrajanAvidhim udhAramupAdhadhAnou

Sri VenkatEsa charnou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

(Meaning ): Oh Crown Jewel of Venkatam Hills ! Brahmaa

and MahEswaran offer constant worship at Your divine feet

through their prostrations . At that time , the lustre from

the nine kinds of gems adorning their crowns shine on Your

feet and appear to give the impression of deepa-aarAdhanam

to Your holy feet . AdiyEn surrenders unto those feet .

which serve as the object of worship even for

BrahmA and MahEswaran .

 

(10) VishNO: padhE parama ithyudhitha prasamsou

yauv madhva uthsa ithi bhOgyatayAapi upAtthou I

bhUayasThaThEthi tava paaNitala prathishtou

Sri VenkatEsa CharaNou SaraNam prapadhyE II

 

(Meaning): Oh Lord VenkatEsA ! The majesty of Your

feet have been praised by the VedAs through passages

such as " VishNO: padhE paramE", and "madhva utsa" .

The residents of Vaikuntam also offer their praise

to Your holy feet through the recitation of above

such Vedic and Upanishadic passages.Your feet indeed

are the ones that bless those who are fortunate to

serve them and shower innumerable gifts on them ,

both in this and the other world . You also point

with Your right hand through the varadha mudhrA that

Your feet are indeed the sure means for attaining

salvation.Therefore , adiyEn offers my SaraNAgathi

at Your sacred feet.