Sri VenaktEsa sthOthram

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(1) KamalA-kucha-chUchuka-kumkumathO

niyathAruNithaathula nIlatanO !

KamalAyatha-lochana !LOkapthE !

Vijayee bhava ! VenkatasailapathE !

 

Oh Lord of VenkatAchalam ! Oh Lord of the Universe ! Oh Lord with

long eyes reaching almost to Your ears and reminding us of the softeness

and beauty of lotus flower ! Oh Lord whose matchless dark hued body is

renderd red always with the vermillion (Kumkumam) marks from the front portions

of the breasts of MahA Lakshmi ! Victory be always to Thee!

 

 

 

 

(2) sachathurmukha shaNmukha panchamukha

pramukAkhila dhaivatha mouLimaNE !

SaraNAgathavathsala ! SaaranidhE !

ParipAlaya maam VrushasailapathE !

 

Oh Lord of Vrusha sailam ! Oh Crown Jewel of all DevAs and Gods like the

four-faced BrahmA , the five-faced Sivan and the six-faced KumAra Swamy ! Oh

Lord immensely attached by the bonds of love to those , who seek Your protection

! Please protct me !

 

 

(3) athivElatayA thava dhurvishai-

ranuvEla kruthair-aparAdha sathai:

bharitham thvaritham VrushasailapathE

parayaa krupayaa paripaahi HarE !

 

Oh Lord of Vrusha Giri! May Thou befitting Your name as Hari extend to me Your

immense dayA and protect me , who is guilty of committing limitless and

unbearable sins without let .AdiyEn has now rushed to Your paadha kamalam with

the full trust in Your matchless compassion to overlook my unforgivable

trespasses and protect me .

 

(4) adhivEnkata sailam udhAramathEr

janathAbhi mataadhika dhAnarathAth

ParadEvathayA gadhithAn nigamai:

KamalaadayithAn na param kalayE

 

Oh Lord of Sri Devi ! Oh Lord who is saluted as the God of Gods by VedAs and

Upanishads ! adiyEn does not recognize anyone as being superior to You ! Oh Lord

residing in Venakata Giri ! Your generosity is unmatched and You always bless

Your bhakthAs with more than what they desired .

 

(5) kalavENu ravAvasa gOpavadhU

SathakODi vruthAth smarakODi samath

prathi vallavikAbhimathAth sukhadhAth

VasudEva suthAn na param kalayE

 

adiyEn does not recognize anyone other than Sri KrishNA ( Lord SrinivAsan as

VenkatakrishNan) as a superior God. Sri VenkatEsan in His KrishNA -vathAram is

the one ParamAthmA ,who is surrounded by hundreds of crores of Gopis , who have

lost themselves totally in the charming music coming out of His divine

flute.This son of VasudEvan is far more beautiful than the combined beauty of

crores of ManmathAs and is desired by each and every Gopi maiden and He in turn

blesses them with all pleasures that they desire individually including Moksha

sukham.

 

(6) abhirAma guNAkara ! dhAsarathE!

jagdhEka dhanurdhara ! dheeramathE !

RaghunAyaka! Raama! RamEsa! VibhO !

varadhO Bhava ! Deva! dayA-jaladhE !

 

Oh the treasure house of all auspicious GuNAs revered by every one ! Oh the son

of DhasarathA ! Oh matchless archer in all the Universe ! Oh Lord of firm

sankalpam !Oh the chief of Raghu Kulam ! Oh SupremeLord! Oh effulgent One ! Oh

Ocean of Mercy ! May Thou assume the role of the boon giver(Varadhan) and bless

us !(Comments): Here the prayer is shifting to Sri VenkatarAman , who declared

His SaraNAgathivratham as " DhadhAmyEthath Vratham mama " .

 

(7) avanI tanayA kamanIya karam

rajanIkara chAru mukhAmbhu ruham

rajanichara rAja tamO mihiram

mahanIyam aham RaghurAmam ayE

 

adiyEn performs SaraNAgathi to RaghurAman ,whose hands are held with affection

by SitA PirAtti . He has the most beautifulm face reminding one of a well

blossomed , lotus flower . He is the valorous One , who is like the Sun to the

darkness of the unrighteous RaavaNan . adiyEn seeks refuge in Him .

 

(8) sumukham suhrudham sulabham sughadham

svanujam cha sukAyam amOgha-saram

apahAya Raghudhvaham anyam aham

na kaThanchana kanchana jaathu bhajE

 

Oh VenkatEsA ! You are Sri RaamAvathAran .As RaamachandrA ,

the crest jewel of Raghu Kulam ,You have the most beautiful face and

body , compassionate heart and are easily accessible .You are known

for Your unfailing arrows. You incarnated with Your brothers as the sons

of DasarathA and have the power to grant the boon of Moksham to those

who sought refuge in You.With all of Your aanatha kalyANa guNams in mind ,

adiyEn will never seek anyone other than You for my salvation.

 

(9) vinA VenkatEsam na NaathO na Naatha:

SadhA Venkatesam smarAmi smarAmi

HarE! VenkatEsa ! Praseedha Praseedha

Priyam Venkatesa ! Prayaccha Prayaccha !

 

Oh VenkatEsa! Even in my dreams , adiyEn does not

consider any God superior to You . Therefore ,

adiyEn is always meditating on YOu and You

alone. Oh Hari !Please grant me the boon of what

adiyEn desires or better still , bless me with

any auspicousness , which You deem appropriate

for me.

 

(10) aham dhUratas thE padhAmbhOja yugma

prANama icchayaa Aagathya sEvAm karOmi

sakruthsEvayA nithya sEvA phalam thvam

prayaccha prayaccha PrabhO VenkatEsa

 

Oh Lord VenkatEsA ! adiyEn has come from afar with the longing to worship Your

holy feet this one time .The fierce waves of paapam have tossed me about far and

wide and kept adiyEn away from You . The benovolent waves of

PuNyam have brought me to Your sannadhi today. adiyEn is saluting You heartily

this one time. Please bless me with Mukthi SaamrAjyam , where adiyEn can

delight in nithya Kaimkaryam to You .

 

(11) aj~nAninA mayA dOshAn

asEshAn vihithAn HarE !

Kshamasva Thvam Kshamasva thvam

Seshasaila SikhAmaNE

 

Oh Hari NaarAyana ! Oh Crest jewel of Sesha Sailam ! Please pardon adiyEn

for all the sins committed by me . If You do not forgive my trespasses done out

of ignorance , then Your Naamam as Hari will become meaningless; further, Your

sankalpam to leave Parama Padham in favor of Thirumalai would become an act

without any purpose. Therefore ,Oh VenaktEsA , Please forgive my apachArams and

bless adiyEn .

 

 

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