॥ Sri Venkateswara Prapatti Sanskrit Lyrics ॥
ईशानां जगतोஉस्य वेङ्कटपते र्विष्णोः परां प्रेयसीं
तद्वक्षःस्थल नित्यवासरसिकां तत्-क्षान्ति संवर्धिनीम् ।
पद्मालङ्कृत पाणिपल्लवयुगां पद्मासनस्थां श्रियं
वात्सल्यादि गुणोज्ज्वलां भगवतीं वन्दे जगन्मातरम् ॥
श्रीमन् कृपाजलनिधे कृतसर्वलोक
सर्वज्ञ शक्त नतवत्सल सर्वशेषिन् ।
स्वामिन् सुशील सुल भाश्रित पारिजात
श्रीवेङ्कटेशचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 2 ॥
आनूपुरार्चित सुजात सुगन्धि पुष्प
सौरभ्य सौरभकरौ समसन्निवेशौ ।
सौम्यौ सदानुभनेஉपि नवानुभाव्यौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 3 ॥
सद्योविकासि समुदित्त्वर सान्द्रराग
सौरभ्यनिर्भर सरोरुह साम्यवार्ताम् ।
सम्यक्षु साहसपदेषु विलेखयन्तौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 4 ॥
रेखामय ध्वज सुधाकलशातपत्र
वज्राङ्कुशाम्बुरुह कल्पक शङ्खचक्रैः ।
भव्यैरलङ्कृततलौ परतत्त्व चिह्नैः
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 5 ॥
ताम्रोदरद्युति पराजित पद्मरागौ
बाह्यैर्-महोभि रभिभूत महेन्द्रनीलौ ।
उद्य न्नखांशुभि रुदस्त शशाङ्क भासौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 6 ॥
स प्रेमभीति कमलाकर पल्लवाभ्यां
संवाहनेஉपि सपदि क्लम माधधानौ ।
कान्ता नवाङ्मानस गोचर सौकुमार्यौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 7 ॥
लक्ष्मी मही तदनुरूप निजानुभाव
नीकादि दिव्य महिषी करपल्लवानाम् ।
आरुण्य सङ्क्रमणतः किल सान्द्ररागौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 8 ॥
नित्यानमद्विधि शिवादि किरीटकोटि
प्रत्युप्त दीप्त नवरत्नमहः प्ररोहैः ।
नीराजनाविधि मुदार मुपादधानौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 9 ॥
“विष्णोः पदे परम” इत्युदित प्रशंसौ
यौ “मध्व उत्स” इति भोग्य तयाஉप्युपात्तौ ।
भूयस्तथेति तव पाणितल प्रदिष्टौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 10 ॥
पार्थाय तत्-सदृश सारधिना त्वयैव
यौ दर्शितौ स्वचरणौ शरणं व्रजेति ।
भूयोஉपि मह्य मिह तौ करदर्शितौ ते
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 11 ॥
मन्मूर्थ्नि कालियफने विकटाटवीषु
श्रीवेङ्कटाद्रि शिखरे शिरसि श्रुतीनाम् ।
चित्तेஉप्यनन्य मनसां सममाहितौ ते
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 12 ॥
अम्लान हृष्य दवनीतल कीर्णपुष्पौ
श्रीवेङ्कटाद्रि शिखराभरणाय-मानौ ।
आनन्दिताखिल मनो नयनौ तवै तौ
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 13 ॥
प्रायः प्रपन्न जनता प्रथमावगाह्यौ
मातुः स्तनाविव शिशो रमृतायमाणौ ।
प्राप्तौ परस्पर तुला मतुलान्तरौ ते
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 14 ॥
सत्त्वोत्तरैः सतत सेव्यपदाम्बुजेन
संसार तारक दयार्द्र दृगञ्चलेन ।
सौम्योपयन्तृ मुनिना मम दर्शितौ ते
श्रीवेङ्कटेश चरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥ 15 ॥
श्रीश श्रिया घटिकया त्वदुपाय भावे
प्राप्येत्वयि स्वयमुपेय तया स्फुरन्त्या ।
नित्याश्रिताय निरवद्य गुणाय तुभ्यं
स्यां किङ्करो वृषगिरीश न जातु मह्यम् ॥ 16 ॥
इति श्रीवेङ्कटेश प्रपत्तिः
Lord Maha Vishnu Stotram – Sri Venkateswara Prapatti Meaning
I salute Goddess Lakshmi,
who is the Mistress(queen) of the Universe,
who is the most beloved of Vishnu,
the Lord of Venkatachala,
who is fond of ever dwelling in His(Vishnu’s) chest,
who is the promoter of forgiveness,
who has sprout-like hands decorated with Lotuses,
who is seated on the Lotus,
(or seated in the posture of a Lotus, Padmasana),
who shines with virtues as mercy
and who is the mother of the Universe!
One possessed of Sri(wealth)!
Ocean of Compassion!
Creator of the whole Universe!
The Omniscient!
The Almighty!
Affectionate to those that bow(to Thee)!
The Principal(of the animate and inanimate world)!
Lord! easily attainable by persons of good conduct!
The Divine Tree(parijata) to those who seek refuge!
Venkatesa! I resort to Thy feet.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet
which add fragrance to the smell of the sweet-smelling flowers
offered (decorated) upto the anklets,
which are well-placed and handsome,
and which are enjoyable anew,
even though they are ever-enjoyed.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet
which induce us to ascribe to the hurriedly placed beautiful feet
the equality of lotuses,
which have just blossomed
and have well-emanating fragrance
and dense redness
(feet remind us their similarity with the lotuses),
and (state), as it were,
that comparing Lord’s feet with the lotuses
is a bold (hasty) step.
(It means the feet of the Lord are superior several times to the Lotuses and comparing them is a hasty action.)
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet
whose soles bear the marks of the Supreme spirit
like the Banner,
Pot of Ambrosia,
Umbrella,
Thunderbolt,
Grass,
Lotus,
Divine Tree(Kalpaka Vrksha),
Conch,
and the Disc, which are in the form of auspicious lines.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet
whose reddish soles have surpassed
the lustre of the Rubies(padmaraga stones),
or red lotuses,
whose exteriors have excelled
the brilliance of the Sapphires(indranila stones)
and whose nails of the toes
have out-beaten the Moonlight.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet
which, though massaged with love and apprehension
by the sprout-like hands of Lakshmi,
are at once experiencing fatigue,
which are very charming,
and the tenderness of which
is not within the scope of speech or mind.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’ss feet,
which have become extremely red
in account of union with red-ness of
the sprout-like hands of Divine Queens
like Sridevi,
Bhudevi,
and also Niladevi,
who has greatness like that of Sridevi and Bhudevi.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet,
which receive as it were,
the grand nirajana (arati)
by the multitude of lustres
of effulgent nine gems
(studded) on the edge of the crowns
of Brahma, Siva and others,
who bow their heads daily.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet,
which are extolled (in the Rg Veda)
as “Visnoh parame pade” (in the most exalted abode of Vishnu),
which are, (again) extalled therein
as “madhva utsa” (meaning the fountain the honey)
as extremely enjoyable
and which are indicated as such by
the show of the palm of Thy hand.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet,
which were shown to Arjuna by Thee(Krishna),
the worthy charioteer of Arjuna,
as ‘seek their refuge’,
and which are now again, here, (on Venkatadri),
pointed out to me (‘as seek their refuge’)
by Thy hand.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet,
which are placed alike
on my (this sinner’s) head,
on the hood of the serpent Kaliya,
in the thick forests,
on the peak of the Venkatachala,
in the Upanishads,
and in the hearts of the sages
who meditate on God only.
(It means the Lord exists everywhere.)
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet,
around which the scattered flowers
remain unwithered and blossoming,
(The feet) which are as ornament
to the Venkatachala
and (The feet) by which
the hearts and eyes of all persons are delighted.
I seek refuge of Sri Venkateswara’s feet,
which are to be seen at first
by the people that salute (them),
which are nectar-like
as the mother’s breasts are to the baby,
which can be compared to each other,
and which are incomparable to anything else.
I seek refuge of Thy feet
which were shown to me by the sage Manavata,
the sage whose feet are always worshipped
by the Sattvic people (men of Sattva guna)
and whose mild, merciful glances
enable (men) to cross the ocean of tranmigration. (samsara)
When Thou art a means (upaya) to the devotees
for the attainment of the Supreme Abode (Liberation);
Lakshmi brings about this.
When Thou becometh the object of attainment (prapya),
Lakshmi too appears to be so,
resorting to Thee always,
Thou art of pure, faultless qualities.
I become servant to Thee and not to myself at any time.
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