Narayaniyam Caturnavatitamadasakam in English:

॥ narayanīyaṁ caturnavatitamadaśakam ॥

narayanīyaṁ caturnavatitamadaśakam (94) – tattvajñanōtpattiḥ ।

śuddha niskamadharmaiḥ pravaragurugira tatsvarūpaṁ paraṁ tē
śuddhaṁ dēhēndriyadivyapagatamakhilavyaptamavēdayantē ।
nanatvasthaulyakarśyadi tu gunajavapussaṅgatō:’dhyasitaṁ tē
vahnērdaruprabhēdēsviva mahadanutadīptataśantatadi ॥ 94-1 ॥

acaryakhyadharastharanisamanumilacchisyarūpōttarara-
nyavēdhōdbhasitēna sphutataraparibōdhagnina dahyamanē ।
karmalīvasanatatkr̥tatanubhuvanabhrantikantarapūrē
dahyabhavēna vidyaśikhini ca viratē tvanmayī khalvavastha ॥ 94-2 ॥

ēvaṁ tvatpraptitō:’nyō nahi khalu nikhilaklēśahanērupayō
naikantatyantikastē kr̥sivadagadasadgunyasatkarmayōgaḥ ।
durvaikalyairakalya api nigamapathastatphalanyapyavapta
mattastvaṁ vismarantaḥ prasajati patanē yantyanantanvisadan ॥ 94-3 ॥

tvallōkadanyalōkaḥ kvanu bhayarahitō yatparardhadvayantē
tvadbhītassatyalōkē:’pi na sukhavasatiḥ padmabhūḥ padmanabha ।
ēvaṁbhavē tvadharmarjitabahutamasaṁ ka katha narakanaṁ
tanmē tvaṁ chindhi bandhaṁ varada kr̥panabandhō kr̥papūrasindhō ॥ 94-4 ॥

yatharthyattvanmayasyaiva hi mama na vibhō vastutō bandhamōksau
mayavidyatanubhyaṁ tava tu viracitau svapnabōdhōpamau tau ।
baddhē jīvadvimuktiṁ gatavati ca bhida tavatī tavadēkō
bhuṅktē dēhadrumasthō visayaphalarasannaparō nirvyathatma ॥ 94-5 ॥

jīvanmuktatvamēvaṁvidhamiti vacasa kiṁ phalaṁ dūradūrē
tannamaśuddhabuddhērna ca laghu manasaśśōdhanaṁ bhaktitō:’nyat ।
tanmē visnō kr̥sīsthastvayi kr̥tasakalaprarpanaṁ bhaktibharaṁ
yēna syaṁ maṅksu kiñcidguruvacanamilattvatprabōdhastvadatma ॥ 94-6 ॥

śabdabrahmanyapīha prayatitamanasastvaṁ na jananti kēcit
kastaṁ vandhyaśramastē cirataramiha gaṁ bibhratē nisprasūtiṁ ।
yasyaṁ viśvabhiramassakalamalahara divyalīlavataraḥ
saccitsandraṁ ca rūpaṁ tava na nigaditaṁ taṁ na vacaṁ bhriyasam ॥ 94-7 ॥

yō yavanyadr̥śō va tvamiti kimapi naivavagacchami bhūma-
nnēvañcananyabhavastvadanubhajanamēvadriyē caidyavairin ।
tvalliṅganaṁ tvadaṅghripriyajanasadasaṁ darśanasparśanadi-
rbhūyanmē tvatprapūjanatinutigunakarmanukīrtyadarō:’pi ॥ 94-8 ॥

yadyallabhyēta tattattava samupahr̥taṁ dēva dasō:’smi tē:’haṁ
tvadgēhōnmarjanadyaṁ bhavatu mama muhuḥ karma nirmayamēva ।
sūryagnibrahmanatmadisu lasitacaturbahumaradhayē tvaṁ
tvatprēmardratvarūpō mama satatamabhisyandataṁ bhaktiyōgaḥ ॥ 94-9 ॥

aikyaṁ tē danahōmavrataniyamatapassaṅkhyayōgairdurapaṁ
tvatsaṅgēnaiva gōpyaḥ kila sukr̥titamaḥ prapuranandasandram ।
bhaktēsvanyēsu bhūyassvapi bahumanusē bhaktimēva tvamasaṁ
tanmē tvadbhaktimēva dr̥dhaya hara gadankr̥sna vatalayēśa ॥ 94-10 ॥

iti caturnavatitamadaśakaṁ samaptam ।

Narayaniyam Caturnavatitamadasakam Meaning:

Those who are made pure by actions without attachment to their fruits,
And those who have become pure by observing acts of Dharma,
From the teachings of the great Guru, gain knowledge about your form,
Which is very distinct from the body as well as the sense organs,
And which is everywhere and which is called the supreme Brahmam,
And the fact that properties like stoutness, thinness, diversity and so on,
Which are attributed to you, who is the divine supreme Brahman,
Arise out of the association of yourself with some distinct body,
And is similar to the fire being called small, big, bright or dim. ॥ 94.1 ॥

The greatly shining fire of wisdom produced by the churning of the base stick,
Called teacher by the upper fire-stick called disciple,
Burns the misconception that this physical world is real,
And also the delusions caused by past deeds and the body that it creates,
And when there is nothing else is left to be burnt, that fire of wisdom is put out,
And in that state definitely, one becomes identified with the divine supreme God. ॥ 94.2 ॥

Except for the realization of God, when you become one with it,
There exists no other method whatsoever to remove all sorrows and distress,
For methods such as cure of diseases by chants, the six tactics adopted,
By kings to deal with their enemies and eightfold concepts of Yoga,
Are not quite effective like this method, and even if some results are realized,
Those who perform them forget you completely due to pride of their achievement,
And when they reach this baser state, they would suffer countless sorrows. ॥ 94.3 ॥

Oh Padmanabha, There are no other worlds which are fear-free like Vaikunta,
At the time of deluge, even the Brahma gets scared in Sathya Loka,
Due to his being completely engulfed in your divine form, and when this is so,
What would the fate of the householders who do actions devoid of Dharma,
And have earned in their life endless sufferings and so Oh God,
Who blesses, who is the friend of the oppressed and a sea of mercy,
I request you alone to cut off all my attachments completely. ॥ 94.4 ॥

Oh Lord, actually I being a part of the divine you, there is nothing,
Called attachment or salvation to me and the feelings to me that exists,
Are but the mirages created by the illusion of your subtle powers,
And are similar to the state of dream and wakefulness,
And it is a fact that the difference between one who is attached,
And one who is detached is only like the difference between these states,
And while the attached one enjoys pleasures sitting on the tree called the body,
The detached one who enjoys the everlasting joy,
Does not enjoy the fruits called worldly life and so is not attached. ॥ 94.5 ॥

What is the point of describing that state of the freedom of the soul,
For such a state is far, far away to anyone with an unclean mind,
And it is for sure that this state of the mind cannot be attained,
By anything other than devotion to you, and so Oh Lord Vishnu,
Please bless me with staunch devotion to you where,
I surrender everything to you, using which, I would speedily,
Get salvation with minimum teaching from a Guru. ॥ 94.6 ॥

There are some others who completely believe only in Vedic sayings,
And alas Oh God, they are not understanding, that they are working unnecessarily,
For those who carry those sayings which do not give rise to devotion,
Are like those who are breeding a cow which is barren,
And Oh God, let me not read any of those words that do not mention,
The stories of your pretty incarnations which are divine and capable of destroying sins,
And also describe your form of supreme divine joy. ॥ 94.7 ॥

Oh God who is everywhere, I do not know anything of your form, your importance,
And your activities and this is certain, Oh God who gave salvation to even Shishupala,
Even at this stage let my mind not waver and let me with great attention,
Pray Only you and be able to see and touch your idols as well as your devotees,
And let my mind be engaged in your worship, salutation, prayer,
And the singing of your great qualities always. ॥ 94.8 ॥

Oh God, I am your servant and let me offer you all that I get in my hand,
Let me be able to, again and again, be able to do lowly services in your temple,
And I worship you in the shining four formed form which shines,
In the Sun, Fire, Brahmin and the Soul and let my mind melt in the love of God,
Always without stop and turn into a continuous flow. ॥ 94.9 ॥

Merging to become one with you cannot be easily be obtained by charity,
Fire sacrifice, penance and rituals and the very blessed Gopis, obtained
That great state of bliss by their simple wholehearted devotion to you,
And even though there are many other devotees, you seem,
To give much more importance and recognition to these Gopa maidens,
Hey Krishna, hey Lord of Guruvayur, so please make me your staunch devotee,
And also be kind enough to remove and cure all my diseases. ॥ 94.10 ॥

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