NaaraayaNiiyam 100.9

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14mar01

 

 

 

OM Namo Vaasudevaaya

Dashakam 100

Shlokam 9

 

 

 

manjiiram manju-naadair-iva pada- bhajanam

shreya ityaalapantam

 

paadaagram bhraanti-majjat-praNata-jana-mano-

mandaro-ddhaara-kuurmam |

 

uttunga-aataamra-raajan-nakhara-himakara-

jyotsnayaa ca'aashritaanam

 

santaapa-dhvaanta-hantriim tatim-anukalaye

mangalaam-anguliinaam ||

 

 

 

 

I meditate (anukalaye) on your anklets (manjiiram) which seem to be

announcing (aalapantam iva) in sweet tones (manju- naadaiH)

that (iti) worship of your feet (pada-bhajanam) will lead to the

highest good (shreya H).

[pada-bhajanam shreya iti , manjunaadaiH aalapantam iva, manjiiram

anukalaye]

 

 

I meditate (anukalaye) on the upper part of your foot (paadagram)

which is

shaped like the back of a tortoise.

As a tortoise (kuurma) you once lifted up the mandara mountain

(mandara-uddharam) and prevented it from sinking in the ocean.

Similarly meditation on your tortoise shaped foot lifts up the minds

(mano)

of your devotees (praNata-jana) who are immersed (majjat) in the sea

of delusion (bhraanti).

[praNata- jana , bhraanti- majjat mana, uddhaaram paadaagram

anukalaye]

 

 

I meditate (anukalaye) on the auspicious (mangalaam) row (tatim) of

your toes (anguliinaam). The toe-nails (nakhara) are raised (uttunga)

and slightly

reddish (aa-taamra). The nails are shining (raajan). The radiance from

these nails

resembles the light (jyotsnaa) of the moon (himakara). This light

destroys (hantrii)

the darkness (dhvaanta) of the sorrow (santaapa) of those who have

taken refuge

(aashritanaam) in you.

[ nakhara himakara jyotsnayaa, aashritaanaam santaapa

dhvaanta-hantriim,

anguliinaam mangalaam tatim , anukalaye]

 

 

 

I meditate on the musical notes emanating from the anklets, on the

convex

surface of the upper foot, and on the radiance of the toe-nails. This

will

lift me out of the ocean of grief in which I have fallen due to my

ignorance.

 

Sarva mangalaani bhavantu.

 

V.M.Sundaram.