Sri Raghavendro hari pada
kancha ,
NIshevann labdha samastha
sampath,
Deva swabhavo divija
dhrumo,
Ayam ishta pradho me
sathatham sa
bhooyath.
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Hari pada – Sri Hari’s feet
kancha - Lotus
NIshevann – worship
labdha – received
samastha sampath – all riches *
Deva swabhavo – divine nature
divija – divine
dhrumo - tree
Ayam – he (raghavendra just like Kalpavriksha gives everything his
devotee desires)
ishta pradho – giving one’s desire
me – me
Sathatham sa bhooyath – may he always be
Sri Raghavendra devoted to the feet
of Narayana,
Who serves him with all the assets
that he has,
Who is god like, who is
similar to the wish giving tree,
Would bless me with all my wishes
always.
* In the Bhagavath
Gita, at the begging of chapter 16, an outline of what is “deva svabhava” (divine
nature), and äsura svabhava” (demonic nature) is outlined. These are:
Bhavya swaroopo bhava
dukha thoola,
Sanga agni charya sukha
dairya shali,
Samastha dushta graham
nigraheso,
Durathya yopa plava Sindhu
sethu.
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Bhavya swaroopo – Rayaru’s auspicious form
Bhava – samsara
dukha – sorrows
thoola - cotton
Sanga – large mass
agni - fire
charya – burning
sukha – happiness
dairya – courage
shali – he is
Samastha – all
dushta graham – negative impact on life
nigraha isha – the lord in controlling
Durathyaya – unfathomable
upaplava – disturbance
Durathya yopa plova – the ocean of difficulties and adversities that we face in
our life
Sindhu sethu – a bridge to crossover
He has a holy personality , who
burns away sorrow and misery,
Who looks after welfare of the
society and is very courageous,,
Who is capable of destroying the
effects of evil planets,
And who is like the bridge built to
cross the ocean of misery.
Nirastha dhosho niravadhya
vesha,
Prathyarthi mookhtwa
nidhana bhasha,
Vidhwath parigneya maha
visesho,
Vakvaikari nirjjatha
bhavya sesha. 6
Nirastha – free from
dhosho – flaw
niravadhya – praiseworthy
vesha – form
Prathi – against
prathiyarthi – opponent who comes for debatex
mookhtwa – silence
nidhana bhasha – capable of silencing the opponent who com to debate him
Vidhwath – scholar
parigneya – to be recognized by all (gna – to know, Gneya – know by)
maha visesho – great
quallities
Vak – speech
Vaikari – skill
nirjjatha – defeated
bhavya – excellent
sesha - sheshatheerta
He does not have any thing bad in
him and appears fully praiseworthy,
Who by his firm and thoughtful words
silences others in argument,
Whose greatness can be full known to
only learned people,
And who has conquered pandit by name
‘sheshatheertha’ by his mastery of words.
Santhana sampath parishuddha bhakthi,
Vignana vag deha supata vadhin,
Hathwa sarerothdha samastha doshan,
Dathwa sa no avyadh Guru Raghavendra. 7
Santhana – children
sampath – wealth (not just material wealth but also knowledge)
parishuddha bhakthi – pure devotion
Vignana – special knowledge (vishesha gnana)
Vak – speech
deha – body
supata – strength
aadhin – etc (et cetera)
Hathwa – eliminating
Sarerothdha – arising from the body
samastha doshan – all the flaws
Dathwa – giving
Sa – that (Guru Raghavendra)
Avyadh - protect
Let the Guru Raghavendra grant me, children, wealth and devotion,
Special knowledge , health and skills with words,
Giving us freedom from all the ills of our body,
And also destroy bad effects from all the diseases.
Yad padodhaka sanchaya sura nadhi mukhya paga sadhitha,
Asankhya anuthama punya sankha vilasad prakhata punyavaha,
Dus thapa thraya nasano bhuvi maha vandhyaya suputhra pradho,
Vyanga swanga samrudhidho graha maha papa hastham shraye. 8
Yad – whose
padodhaka – pada – feet, udhaka – water (water used to wash a persons feet)
sanchaya – collection
sura nadhi – divine river Ganga
mukhya paga – from bathing and drinking
asadhitha – can be obtained
Asankhya – immesurable
Anuthama – unbeaten
punya sankha
vilasad – illustrious
prakyahata - famous
punya – merit or virtue
avaha – aa+ vah - bring
Dus thapa thraya – the three types of miseries, related to Adhidaivika, adhibhautika, adyatmika.
nashana – destroys
bhuvi – earth
maha vandhyaya – most unproductive woman
suputhra – great son
pradha - give
Vyanga – someone depressed of them earlier
swanga – elegant limbs
samrudhidho - prosperous
graha – nine celestial bodies
maha papa – bad effect of these grahas
apaha – taken away
tham – I
shraye - surrender
The collection of water that washes your feet which helps us to attain all desires,
Which brings unmeasurable, unsurpassed , illustrious and famous blessings
Which destroys the three types of miseries, blesses with good son saluted by the world,
To the elegant one deprived of them earlier and also destroys the bad effects of planets.
Yad pada kanja rajasa parii bhooshithanga,
Yad pad padma Madhu payitha manasa ye
Yad pada padma parikeerthana jeernavacha,
Thad darshanam duritha kanana davabhutham. 9
Yad – whose
pada – feet
kanja – lotus
rajasa – dust particles
parii bhooshith – adorned all over
Anga - body
Yad pad – feet
Padma - Lotus
Madhu – bee
payitha – attached
manasa ye - mind
parikeerthana – recite praise of
jeernavacha - digested
Thad darshanam – the sight of those devotees
duritha - miseries
kanana – forest
davamrutham – forest fire.
The sight of the devotee wearing the holy dust of his feet,
Who is drunk with the honey extracted from his lotus like feet,
And who understands and sings the praise of his lotus like feet,
Is the fast spreading fire which destroys our miseries.
Sarva thanthra swathanthrosou
sri madhwa matha vardhana,
Vijayeendra karabhjothdha
sudheendra vara puthraka 10
Sarva thanthra – all the sashtras and skills
Swathanthra – independent (he learnt shastra’s on his own, otherwise it doesn’t mean he is independent from Hari, as only the Sri Hari is independent).
Asau – He, Guru Ragavendra
vardhana – responsible for the growth
sri madhwa matha vardhana – responsible for the growth of madhwa matha – Dvaita Siddhandha
Vijayeendra – Shri Vijayeendra Thirtha, Pontiff of Rayaru matha befor Predecessor of Raghavendra swami
Kara- hands
Abja – born in water
Karabhjothdha – lotus
Sudheendra - Shri Sudheendra
vara – the best
puthraka - son
A very independent saint who is well learned,
Who goes on propagating the principles of Madhwa,
Who is the blessed student of Saint Sudheendra,
Who was a blessing of lotus like hand of Vijayeendra.
Sri Raghavendro yathi rat
gurur may syath bhaya pahaa
Jnana Bhkthi suputrayuh,
Yasha sri Punya vardhana. 11
Sri Raghavendro – Shri Raghavendra
Yai – ascetic
Yatirat - great among the ascetics
Guru – teacher or predecessor
syath – may be he
bhaya – my fears
apaha – take away
Jnana – knowledge
Bhkthi – devotion
Suputr – good progeny
Ayuh – longevity
Yasha – fame
Punya – merit
Vardhana – growth
The great Saint Raghavendra.
My Guru who takes away fear,
And blesses with wisdom.
Devotion, good children, fame,
And leads to increase of blessed deeds.
Prathivadi jaya swantha
bhedha china dharo guru,
Sarva vidha pravenenyo
Raghavendranna vidhyathe 12
Prathivadi – opponent
jaya – victory
antha – inside
bhedha – many things
china - symbol
adharo guru – respected Guru (Raghavendra)
Sarva vidha – all sashtras
Pravena – expert
anyo – someone besides Raghavendran
vidhyathe – cannot be found .
There is no one like Guru Raghavendra,
There is no one like Guru Raghavendra,
Who defeats all those who debate against him,
And appears to them very fearful,
And also an expert in all Vedas and arts.
Aparokshi krutha shreesa samupekshitha bhavaja,
Apekshitha pradhat anyo raghavendranna vidhyathe. 13
Aparokshi krutha – directly perceived
Shreesa – Lord of Shri (Lakshmi)
samupekshitha – really discarded
bhavaja – evil desires arising out of mind
Apekshitha – which we desire
pradhat – the giver of
anyo – someone besides Raghavendran
vidhyathe – cannot be found
There is no one like Guru Raghavendra,
Who has directly seen the consort of Lakshmi,
Who has discarded all bad desires,
And who grants us all that we desire.
Daya dakshinya vairagya, vak patava mukha athi,
Shapanugraha sakthanyo raghavendranna vidhyathe. 14
Daya – compassion
dakshinya – straightforwardness
vairagya – dispassion for worldly objects
vak patava – skill in speaking
mukha – mouth
adi – etc
ankitha – adorned by all these
Shapa – curse
anugraha – blessings
sakthanyo - Srhi Raghavendran is capable of this\
vidhyathe – cannot be found
There is no one like Guru Raghavendra,
Who is merciful, straight forward and detached,
Who adorns himself with mastery of words,
And who is capable of cursing as well as blessing.
Agnana vismrithi bhranthi samashyapasmriti kshaya,
Thanthra kampa vacha kountya mukha ye chendriyongava,
Doshasthe nasa mayanthi Raghavendra prasadatha. 15
A gnana – Ignorance
vismrithi – forgetfulness
bhranthi – misconception
samashya – lack of faith
apasmriti - decay of sense
kshaya – to destroy
Thanthra – lethargy
kampa vacha – stammering or shaking speech
kountya – foolishness
mukha – mouth
indriyongava – sense organ
Dosha – flaws
nasa mayanthi – destruction
Raghavendra prasadatha – from the grace of Shri Raghavendra
With the blessings of Guru Raghavendra , ignorance,
Forgetfulness, misunderstanding , doubts , decay of sense,
Lethargy , shaking , stammering would disappear from all organs.,
“ Sri Raghavendraya nama” ihyashtakshara manthratha,
Japithad bhavitha nithyam, ishartha syur na samshaya. 16
Ihy – in this
Ashta – eight
Akshara - letter
Manthratha - mantra
Japithad – meditate/recite
Bhavitha nithyam – one will always have
Ishtartha – desired goal
(artha – goal)
Syur – fulfillment
na – no
samshaya - doubt
Chanting of the eight lettered mantra,
“Sri Raghavendraya nama”,
Daily and without any break,
Would lead without doubt to fulfillment of all desires.
Hanthu nah kayajan doshan Athmameeya samud bhavan,
Sarvan api pumarthascha dadathu guru rathma vidh. 17
Hanthu – may he kill
Nah – our
Kaya – body
kayajan – born arising from the body
doshan – flaws
Athmameeya – atma + atmiya
Atma – self
Aatmiyaru – close to oneself; relatives, friends
samud bhavan
sam – well
ud + bhu – arise
sam – existence
[so many flaws occurring within us and from our friends and relatives]
Sarvan – all
Api – and also
Pumarthascha – purusharthas (dharma, artha, kama, moksha)
Dadathu – may he give
Guru – guru rayaru
Athma – atma (paramatma)
vid – to know
Let the great Guru who has clear understanding of Athma,
Destroy all ills of the body and also those arising out of our mind,
And also similar ills of our friends and relatives.
Ithi kala thraye nithyam prarthaanaam ya karothi sa,
Iha muthraptha sarveshto modathe nathra samsaya. 18
Ithi – This
kala thraye – 3 times a day
nithyam – continuously
prarthaanaam – prayers
ya – he (yaaru)
karothi – does (maduthano)
sa – who (avanu)
Iha – here
Amuthra – next world as well
Aptha – obtain
sarveshto – all ones desire
modathe – prospers with happiness
nathra – there is no
samshaya - doubt
He who does these prayers in dawn noon and dusk daily,
Would without any doubt achieve all that he wants.
Aagamya mahima loke Raghavendro maha yasa,
Sri madhwa matha dughdhabdhi Chandro aavatha sada anagha. 19
Aagamya - not understood
Mahima - Greatness
Loke – world
Raghavendro - Rayaru
Maha – great
Yasa – fame
Sri madhwa – shri Madwacharya
Matha – philosophy
Dughdhabdhi – milky ocean
Chandra - moon
Aavatha - protect
Sada – always
Anagha – protect
In this world Sri Raghavendra existed with great fame,
And was the moon to the ocean of Philosophy of Sri Madhwa,
And we seek his blessings of this flawless Guru.
Sarva yathra phala vyapthyai yada shakthi pradakshinm,
Karomi thava sidhasya vrundavana gatham jalam,
Shirasa dharayamyadhya sarva theertha phalapthaye. 20
Sarva - every
Yathra - thirtha yatras
Phala - fruits
Apthyai – for the sake of obtaining
yada shakthi – as capable by me
pradakshinm - pradakshna
Karomi – do
thava sidhasya – O great achiever Shri Rayaru
vrundavana gatham – abisheka to rayaru brindavana
jalam – water
Shirasa – head
Dharayamy - accept
adhya – now
sarva – all
theertha - sacred rivers
phala – fruits
apthaye – sake of obtaining
I go round your Brindavana so that I get the effect f all pilgrimages,
I sprinkle on my head the water that has passed through the saint’s Brindavana,
And I get the effect of visiting and sprinkling all the sacred waters.
Sarvabheeshata sidhyartha namaskaram karomyaham,
Thava sankeethanam veda shasthrartha jnaana sidhaye. 21
Sarva – all
Abhee – towards
abheeshata – what we desire towards
artha – goal
sidhyartha – skae of obtaining goal
namaskaram – prostrate
karomyaham – I do
Thava – chanting
sankeethanam – name
veda shasthrartha – veda shastras
jnaana – knowledge
sidhaye - understand
For getting all my wishes fulfilled I salute you,
And singing about you gives same effect as reading Vedas and other holy books.
Samsare aksha sagare prakrthitho agahade sadaa dusthare,
Sarva vadhya jala grahairanupame kamadhi bhanga kule,
Nana vibhrama drubhrame amitha bhayasthomadhi phenothkate,
Dukhothkrushte vishe samudhara guro maam magna roopam sada. 22
Sam – lift me out of this samsara
Samsare - Life
aksha – indestructible
sagare - ocean
prakrthitho – nature
agahade – deep
sadaa – always
dusthare – difficult to cross
Sarva - all
Avadhya – imperfections
Jalagraha – crocodile
anupame – unparalleled
kama – lust
adhi - etc
Bhanga kule – waves in the ocean
Nana – various
Vibhrama – confusion
drubhrame - whirlpool of ignorance
amitha – countless
bhaya – fear
bhayasthoma – heap of fear
phena – froth (foam)
uthkate - difficult
Dukho - sorrow
uthkrushte – full of
Vishe – poison
samudhara – ocean
Guro – O guru rayaru
maam - me
magna - submerged
roopam - form
sada – always
Oh great Guru, save me from this deep , impassable ocean of misery called life,
With crocodile like blemishes which are stressed by ocean wave like desires,
With whirlpools of ignorance and perverse knowledge trying to pull me down,
And great sorrows which are like worst poisons trying to put me down.
Raghavendra Guru stotram ya padeth Bhakthi poorvakam,
Thasya kushtadhi roganam Nivruthi stwaraya Bhaved. 23
Raghavendra Guru stotram – Stotra of Guru Raghavendra
ya padeth – whoever recites
Bhakthi – devotion
Poorvakam – full of
Thasya – has
kushtadhi – leprosy
roganam – diseases
Nivruthi – will be gone
twaraya – fast
Bhaved - happen
To him who reads with devotion this prayer to Guru Raghavendra.
Would easily get rid of diseases like leprosy .
Andho.api divya drushti, syadheda mookopi vagpati,
Poorna ayu poorna sampathi, stotrasyaasya japangaveth. 24
Andha – blind
api – even though
divya drushti – blessed with great sight
syad – would be
eda mookopi – mute by birth (unable to speak)
vagpati – proficient in speech
Poorna – full
Ayah – life
poorna - full
sampathi – wealth
Stotrasyaasya – this stotra
Japangaveth – by doing meditation
A blind person would get sacred sight , a dumb person would gain mastery of words,
And get full term of life, also get all types of wealth , by repeatedly chanting this stotra.
Ya pibhe jjalamethena stotrenaivapi manthritham,
Thasya kukshi gatha dosha sarve nasyanthi thath kshanath. 25
Yah – he who
Pibet – drinks
Jalam – water
ethena – by
stotrena - stotra
aivapi manthritham – dedicated recitation
Thasya – his/ her (one who suffers from)
Kukshi – stomach
Gatha – arising
dosha – flaws or diseases
sarve – other bodily diseases.
nasyanthi – get destroyed
thath – that
kshanath – in an interval of time.
He who drinks the water sanctified by recitation of this stotra,
Would get all the diseases of his stomach cured immediately.
Sarva yathra phala vyapthyai yada shakthi pradakshinm,
Karomi thava sidhasya vrundavana gatham jalam,
Shirasa dharayamyadhya sarva theertha phalapthaye. 20
Sarva - every
Yathra - thirtha yatras
Phala - fruits
Apthyai – for the sake of obtaining
yada shakthi – as capable by me
pradakshinm - pradakshna
Karomi – do
thava sidhasya – O great achiever Shri Rayaru
vrundavana gatham – abisheka to rayaru brindavana
jalam – water
Shirasa – head
Dharayamy - accept
adhya – now
sarva – all
theertha - sacred rivers
phala – fruits
apthaye – sake of obtaining
I go round your Brindavana so that I get the effect f all pilgrimages,
I sprinkle on my head the water that has passed through the saint’s Brindavana,
And I get the effect of visiting and sprinkling all the sacred waters.
Sarvabheeshata sidhyartha namaskaram karomyaham,
Thava sankeethanam veda shasthrartha jnaana sidhaye. 21
Sarva – all
Abhee – towards
abheeshata – what we desire towards
artha – goal
sidhyartha – skae of obtaining goal
namaskaram – prostrate
karomyaham – I do
Thava – chanting
sankeethanam – name
veda shasthrartha – veda shastras
jnaana – knowledge
sidhaye - understand
For getting all my wishes fulfilled I salute you,
And singing about you gives same effect as reading Vedas and other holy books.
Samsare aksha sagare prakrthitho agahade sadaa dusthare,
Sarva vadhya jala grahairanupame kamadhi bhanga kule,
Nana vibhrama drubhrame amitha bhayasthomadhi phenothkate,
Dukhothkrushte vishe samudhara guro maam magna roopam sada. 22
Sam – lift me out of this samsara
Samsare - Life
aksha – indestructible
sagare - ocean
prakrthitho – nature
agahade – deep
sadaa – always
dusthare – difficult to cross
Sarva - all
Avadhya – imperfections
Jalagraha – crocodile
anupame – unparalleled
kama – lust
adhi - etc
Bhanga kule – waves in the ocean
Nana – various
Vibhrama – confusion
drubhrame - whirlpool of ignorance
amitha – countless
bhaya – fear
bhayasthoma – heap of fear
phena – froth (foam)
uthkate - difficult
Dukho - sorrow
uthkrushte – full of
Vishe – poison
samudhara – ocean
Guro – O guru rayaru
maam - me
magna - submerged
roopam - form
sada – always
Oh great Guru, save me from this deep , impassable ocean of misery called life,
With crocodile like blemishes which are stressed by ocean wave like desires,
With whirlpools of ignorance and perverse knowledge trying to pull me down,
And great sorrows which are like worst poisons trying to put me down.
Raghavendra Guru stotram ya padeth Bhakthi poorvakam,
Thasya kushtadhi roganam Nivruthi stwaraya Bhaved. 23
Raghavendra Guru stotram – Stotra of Guru Raghavendra
ya padeth – whoever recites
Bhakthi – devotion
Poorvakam – full of
Thasya – has
kushtadhi – leprosy
roganam – diseases
Nivruthi – will be gone
twaraya – fast
Bhaved - happen
To him who reads with devotion this prayer to Guru Raghavendra.
Would easily get rid of diseases like leprosy .
Andho.api divya drushti, syadheda mookopi vagpati,
Poorna ayu poorna sampathi, stotrasyaasya japangaveth. 24
Andha – blind
api – even though
divya drushti – blessed with great sight
syad – would be
eda mookopi – mute by birth (unable to speak)
vagpati – proficient in speech
Poorna – full
Ayah – life
poorna - full
sampathi – wealth
Stotrasyaasya – this stotra
Japangaveth – by doing meditation
A blind person would get sacred sight , a dumb person would gain mastery of words,
And get full term of life, also get all types of wealth , by repeatedly chanting this stotra.
Ya pibhe jjalamethena stotrenaivapi manthritham,
Thasya kukshi gatha dosha sarve nasyanthi thath kshanath. 25
Yah – he who
Pibet – drinks
Jalam – water
ethena – by
stotrena - stotra
aivapi manthritham – dedicated recitation
Thasya – his/ her (one who suffers from)
Kukshi – stomach
Gatha – arising
dosha – flaws or diseases
sarve – other bodily diseases.
nasyanthi – get destroyed
thath – that
kshanath – in an interval of time.
He who drinks the water sanctified by recitation of this stotra,
Would get all the diseases of his stomach cured immediately.
Yad vrundavana masadhya pangu kanchopi vaa janah,
Storenanena yah kuryath pradakshina namaskruthi,
Sa jangalo bhave deva guru raj prasadatha. 26
Yad vrundavana - that Sri Rayaru bridhavan
asadhya – having approached
Pangu – lame
kanchopi vaa – or even a disable
janah – person
Storenanena – reciting this stotra
yah – that disabled person
kuryath – who does
pradakshina namaskruthi – do pradakshina namaskara
Sa – that person
Jangalo – expert in walking
bhave – becomes
deva guru raj – king among gurus
prasadatha – through grace of rayaru
Even a lame or handicapped person approaching this Brindavana,
Chants this stotra, perambulates and salutes it,
Would by grace of the god like Guru,
Would become a great expert in walking
Soma soorya parogo cha pushyarkadhi samagame,
Yo anuthamam idham stotramashtothara satham japeth,
Bootha pretha pisachadhi peeda thasya na jayathe. 27
Soma – moon
Soorya – sun
uparogo – time of ecplise (both solar and lunar)
cha – and
pushya – one of nakshatras
arka – sun
adhi – etc
samagame – during union of sun and pushyam
Yo anuthamam – nothing great
idham – this
stotraam – raghavendra stotra
ashtothara satham – 108 (shatha – 100, ashta – 8)
Japeth – recites
Bootha – ghost
Pretha – passed away
Pisachadhi –demon
Peeda – torment
thasya – for that person
na jayathe – will not rise
During the eclipse of Moon or Sun or during Pushya Star,
He with purity recites this stotra one hundred and eight times,
Will not have troubles from ghosts , ghouls and devils.
Yethad stotram samucharya guror vrundavananthike,
Deepa samyojana jnanam puthra labho bhaved druvam. 28
etat stotram – this rayaru stotra
samucharya – recited well
guror – guru shri ragavendra
vrundavananthike – in proximity of rayaru bridavana in mantralaya
Deepa – lamp
Samyojana – lighting
jnanam – knowledge
puthra labho – obtaining a son
bhaved – will happen
druvam – there is about doubt in this
If this prayer is chanted before the Brindavana of the Guru,
And a light is lit , definitely become wise and also get a son.
Paravadhi jayo divya jnana bhakthya yadhi vardhanam,
Sarvabhishta pravrudhisyannathra karya navicharana. 29
Paravadhi – his opponent speaker
jaya – victory
divya – divine
jnana – knowledge
bhakthi – devotion
adhi – etc
vardhanam - growth
Sarva – all
Abhishta – that we desire
Pravrudhi – real growth
Syat – will happen
athra karya – here, in this respect ‘
navicharana – no need to worry
He would get victory over those who argue with him,
Get divine knowledge and his devotion will increase,
And he not get worried about any thing in life,
Because all this desires would be fulfilled.
** krishnarpanamstu**
