Sri Venkatesa Prapathi

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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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