VENKATESHA STAVARAJA - PART 1

Thanks a lot to Prof. D. V. Potdar for the content and explaination. For many days I was searching the meaning and atlast found through this site. Ref : http://www.geocities.ws/haridasaru/Shri_Guru_Jagannath_Das.pdf.

SrIramaNa sarvESa sarvada |

sAraBOkta svataMtra sarvada |

pAramahimOdhdAra sadguNa pUrNa gaMBIra |

sAridavaraGadUragaisi sUrijanarige sauKya nIDuva | dhIravEMkaTaramaNa karuNadi pUreyO nI enna || 1 ||

SrIramaNa – Consort of shree

sarvESa – Lord of all

sarvada – all - pervasive

sAraBOkta – enjoyer of essence

svataMtra – independence

sarvada – all - giver

pAramahimOdhdAra – of immense fame

sadguNa – generous

pUrNa gaMBIra - solemn

sAridavaraGa – your loved ones

dUragaisi – drive away

sUrijanarige – noble people

sauKya nIDuva – bring them joy

dhIravEMkaTaramaNa

karuNadi – merciful

pUreyO – protect

nI – you

enna -me

Consort of Shree, Lord of all, all-pervasive, Enjoyer of essence, independent, All-giver, Of immense fame, generous, solemn You drive away the sorrows of your wards, bring them joy, Dheervenkat Raman, merciful, protect.

GannamahimA panna pAlaka |

Ninna hora tinnanya dEvara |

Mannadali nA nenese  neMdigu banna paDisadiru |

Enna pAlaka nIne irutire innu Bava BayavEke enage |

canna vEMkaTaramaNa karuNadi poreyO nI enna || 2 ||

GannamahimA – great reknown

panna –  wards

pAlaka - protector

Ninna – your

hora – except

anya – others

dEvara

Mannadali – heart

Nenese – think

neMdigu – ever

banna paDisadiru - hurt

Enna –  me

pAlaka – protect

nIne – you

irutire – stay/remain

innu – whatelse

Bava – worldly

BayavEke – fear

Enage – for me

canna vEMkaTaramaNa

Of great reknown, Protector of wards (bold warriors). I won’t repeat any name except Yours, even though hurt. While You protect me, why should I fear worldly sorrow, ChennaVenkat Raman, merciful one, please protect me.

Lakumi Bomma pavAma rEsharu

Baguthi pUrvaka ninna bhajisi sAkkala lOkake

nAda reniparu sarva kAladhali

Nikila jIvara pOrevo dEvane

BhAghuthi nee yenagiya tiralu vyagutha

vAkya pakirthi papadho Shriniketanane || 3 ||

Lakumi – Lakshmi

Bomma – Brahma

pavAma - Vayu

rEsharu - Indra

Baguthi - devotion

pUrvaka – full of

bhajisi - worship

sAkkala – all

lOkake - world

nAda eniparu – ruler

sarva - all

kAladhali - times

Nikila -  entire

jIvara – jivas

pOrevo - protect

BhAghuthi - devotion                                        

nee - you

yenagiya  iralu– for me

vyagutha – make

vAkya -  words

pakirthi - disgrace

papadho  - inauspicious

Shriniketanane

­­Lakumi, Bomma, Bhava, Amaresha, Worship You with devotion, And You rule all worlds, ever. You’re the Protector of all. Make me Your devotee, lest You be blamed, Shreeniketana.

yAke puTTadu karuNa ennoLu |

sAkalAreya ninna SaraNana |

nUkibiTTare ninage lOkadi KyAti bappuvudE |

nOkanIyaka nIne ennanu |

jOkeyiMdali kAyO biDade |

EkadEvanu nIne vEMkaTa SEShagirivAsa || 4 ||

yAke - why

puTTadu - hard

karuNa – mercy

ennoLu – me

sAkalAreya -  spare

 ninna –your

SaraNana  - feet

nUkibiTTare – reject  

KyAti – name

bappuvudE – put in fright  

nOkanIyaka  –  Lord

nIne – you

ennanu - me

jOkeyiMdali – with care  

kAyO - protect

biDade  - without leaving me

EkadEvanu – only

vEMkaTa SEShagirivAsa

Why is it hard on me? Why don’t You take me under Your wing? I hold your feet tight. Won’t rejection of a devotee, bring You a bad name? Tender me with care, You are my only Lord, Venkat Shesha Giri Vas.

aMbujAMbaka ninna padayuga |

naMbikoMDa I pariyalirutire |

DoMbegArana teradi nI nirBAgya sthiti tOre |

biMba mUruti ninna karagata |

kaMbuvaravE gatiyO viSvakuTuMbi |

ennanu salahO saMtata SEShagirivAsa || 5 ||

aMbujAMbaka – lotus eyed

padayuga - feet

naMbikoMDa – trust

I pariyalirutire – this kind  

DoMbegArana – rag/down

teradi – manner

nirBAgya - poor

sthiti - state

biMba – shadow

mUruti - form

karagada – hand

kaMbuvaravE – conch

gatiyO – refuge

viSva  - universe/world

kuTuMbi - fill

ennanu – me

salahO - protect

saMtata – eternally

SEShagirivAsa

Lotus-eyed, I trust Your feet. Dont let me down, don’t make me poor. Or Myself, Your shadow, will be pitiful , oh the one with conch shell in hands. The world’s Your family. Let me join it, Shesha Giri Vas.

Lord Venkateshwara

SArasiri vaikunta dyajisi

Dharuniyolu Kollanagi

Chora karmava mAdi bhadhukiha dhariari Illa

SAri pEluve Ninna gunagala

BharavAgiruthi janarige

Dheera venkata ramana karunadhi poreviyo nee yenna || 6 ||

SArasiri – glorious

vaikunta  

dyajisi - depart

Dharuni – earth

yolu Kollanagi – came to

Chora - theif

karmava  - act

mAdi –  do

bhadhukhiha –  lived

dhariari  Illa – no way

Sari  pEluve – sing it with love

Gunagala - attributes

BharavAgiruthi - load

Janarige - people

Dheera - brave

venkata ramana

 karunadhi - mercy

poreviyo – protect  

Departing from glorious heaven, You came to the earth. As a  cowherd, You had to pinch of food. You acted as a theif. But I’ll sing Your praise, that’s limitless. Protect me Dheervenkat Ramana

nIra mUlugi BarapOthu Dharunithalava kaithu sItili

Krura nudharava siLi karulina mAle dharisidharu

gOra vipra kUtari Vanavana

Sari gOpa dhikamb rasvava

Yeri pOdharu bidenO venkata seshagirivAsa || 7 ||  

nIra – water  

mUlugi – dive

BarapOthu – buoying  

Dharunithala - earth

akaithu sItili - digging

Krura- cruel

udharava –  stomach

siLi – tearing

karulina – guts/intestine

mAle – above

dharisidharu - wear

gOra –  splendid

vipra -  brahmin

kUtari - axe

Vanavana - forest

gOpa – cowherd

dhikamb – wandered

ashvava - horse

Yeri – above

pOdharu – ride away

bidenO  - not leave

venkata seshagirivAsa   

Diving in water, buoying up a mountain, Digging up the earth. Tearing up the tummy of the tyrant  in anger, You made a garland out of his guts. In the guise of a Brahmin kid You went to a king, to beg. You wielded a chopper, Wandered in the forests.  You have been a cowherd. Even if You ride away on a bare horse now*, I’ll chase you, Venkatgiri Vas.

* the tenth incarnations

Lashmi nAyaka sArva bhoumana

Pakshi vAhana parama PurushAne

mOksha dayaka prAna janaKane visva vyapakaNe

akshayAm baravidhu vijayana

paKsha padhava mAdi kurugala

laKshya Madathe kOndhayo shri seshagirivAsa || 8 ||

Lashmi nAyaka – Husband of Lakshmi

sArva bhoumana - cosmopolitan  

Pakshi – bird

vAhana – vehicle

 parama PurushAne – supreme being

mOksha

dayaka – grant

prAna –  life

janaKane – father

visva – universe

vyapakaNe – pervasive (omnipresent)

akshayAmbara – endless

vidhu –  firm

vijayana - victory                 

paKsha – favour

pandhava - pandvas

mAdi - make

kurugala - kauravas

alaKshya – neglecting

Madathe – without making

kOndhayo – finished

shri seshagirivAsa

Lord of Lakshmi, Sovereign, Bird-vehicle, supreme being, Release-granter, Sire of Prana, All-pervasive, When Draupadi’s sari was undraped, You made it endless. Supporter of Partha, You charioted his car.  And finished the Kauravas, Sheshagiri Vas.

hiMde nI prahlAdagOsuga |

eMdu nODada rUpa dharisi |

baMdu daityana oDala bagede porede bAlakana ||

taMdetAygaLa biTTu vipinadi |

niMdu tapisuva paMcavatsara |

kaMdanA dhruva nigOlidu poredeyo SEShagirivAsa || 9 ||

hiMde – before

nI – you

prahlAdagOsuga - prahlada

eMdu nODada – never seen

rUpa dharisi – held a rupa

baMdu – came

daityana – demon

oDala – body

bagede -  tear

porede - protect

bAlakana - boy

tamede – father

tAygaLa - mother             

biTTu  - abandon

vipinadi -  forest

niMdu - stand

tapisuva - meditate
paMcavatsara - five year old

kaMdanA - child

dhruva

nigOlidu –  favored

poredeyo – protected

SEShagirivAsa

You have shown Prahlada a rupa which nobody has seen before. To save him you have killed a demon, tore his body apart.When the five-year old Dhruva, Proceeded to forest, abandoning parents, You favored and protected him, Sheshagiri Vas.

Maduvi nOlagiha mathrikAlanu

Pididhu bHathisi kariyu dhrijagat

Vapaya paliso yenAlu takshana bAndhu palisade

Madathi mathanu kEli bAlubari

BadavaBrahmana dhAnya kOdalu

pOdavi kasadhAla bhaghya nidithe seshagirivAsa || 10 ||

Maduvi – lake

Olagiha – inside

Mathri – elephant

kAlanu – leg

Pididhu – caught

bHathisi – affect

kariyu - called

Dhrijagat – three worlds

Vapaya – break off

Paliso - protect

yenAlu – said

takshana – immediately

bAndhu – came

palisade - saved

Madathi – wife

mathanu – words

kEli –heeding

bAlubari -  devoted

Badava – poor

Brahmana – bramhan

dhAnya – puffed rice

kOdalu - gave

pOdavi – way

kaladhAla - time

bhaghya -fortune

nidithe –showered

seshagirivAsa

When  the crocodile grabbed the elephant's feet in the lake,the elephant prayed, “Lord of the three worlds, please protect me “. You rushed to help the elephant Gajendra. Heeding his wife’s words, when the poor brahmin met You and offered pounded rice, You showered wealth to the poor Brahmin Sudhama by the time he was back home, Sheshagiri Vas. 

hiMtu mADida mahimegaLa nAn

eMtu varNisalEnu Pala

SrIkAMta ennanu poreye

skIruti ninage PalavEno |

kantu janakane enna manasina |

aMtaraMgadi nIne sarvada |

niMtu prEraNe mALpe sarvada SEShagirivAsa || 11 ||

hiMtu - past

mADida -made

mahimegaLa – deeds  

eMtu – how to

varNisalEnu - describe

Pala - result

SrIkAMta – beloved by Shri  

ennanu –   me

poreye - protect

kIruti –  happy

PalavEno - praise

kantu - love

janakane - father

enna - me

manasina - heart

aMtaraMgadi - within

sarvada - always

niMtu – stand

prEraNe mALpe- inspire me

SEShagirivAsa  

There are so many past good deeds by You, it’s difficult to recount. Just grant my wishes, let both of us be happy. Reside in my heart, keep me active, Sheshagiri Vas.

SrInivAsane BaktapOShane |

j~jAnikulagaLigaBayadAyaka |

dhInabAMdava nIne enna manadArtha pUraisO |

anupa mOpama j~jAna saMpada |

vinaya pUrvaka vittu pAliso |

janumajanumake mareya bEDavO SEShagirivAsa || 12 ||

SrInivAsane

Bakta- devotees

pOShane - protector

j~jAnikulaga – learned people

aBayadAyaka - fearless

dhIna - poor

bAMdava - relative

enna - me

manadartha - wishes

pUraisO  - fullfill

anupama - excellent

pamaj~jAna – rare knowledge

saMpada - wealth

vinayapUrvaka – full of knowledge

ittu – with

pAliso - save

janumajanumake – birth after birth

mareya – forget

bEDavO – not

SEShagirivAsa

Protecter of devotees, the learned and the poor, fulfill my wishes. Grant me rare knowledge, wealth, make me remember You, in life after life. Do not bring forgetfulness, Sheshagirivas

madavu matsara lOBa mOhavu |

odagabAradu enna manadali |

padumanABane j~jAna BaktiVirakti nInittu |

hRudayamadhyadi ninna rUpavu |

vadanadali tava nAmamaMantravu |

sadaya pAlisu bEDikoMbEnu SEShagirivAsa || 13 ||

madavu – pride

matsara – jealous

lOBa – greed

mOhavu - attachment

odagabAradu – disoblige

enna – my

manadali - mind

padumanABane – lotus naveled

j~jAna – knowledge

Bakti- devotion

virakti – strong dislike(aversion)

nInittu – grant me

hRudaya – heart

madhyadi – middle

ninna – your

rUpavu – form (bimba)

vadanadali – mouth

tava – your

nAma – name

Mtravu – seal/stamp  

sadaya – kindly

pAlisu – protect

bEDikoMbEnu – pray

SEShagirivAsa

Drive away pride, jealousy, greed, infatuation from my mind, Grant me knowledge, devotion, non-attachment, Let Your form be in my heart, Your name on my lips, I beg You, Sheshagiri Vas.

aMdanuDi pusiyAgabAradu |

baMda BAgyavu pOgabAradu |

kuMdubArade ninna karuNavu dinadi vardhisali |

niMde mADuva janara saMgavu |

eMdigAdaru doreyabAradu |

eMdu ninnanu bEDikoMbeno SEShagirivAsa || 14 ||

aMdanuDi  - my words

pusiyAga - ignore

bAradu  - not

baMda –  that came

BAgyavu – fortune

pOgabAradu – should not go

kuMdu – weakness/failure

bArade – should not come

karuNavu -  mercy

dinadi - dawn

vardhisali -  enlarge/increase

niMde mADuva –  disrespect

janara – people

saMgavu – association

eMdigAdaru – ever  

doreyabAradu – shoud not come

eMdu ninnanu – your

bEDikoMbeno – pray

SEShagirivAsa

Let my words come true, My wealth be retained, Your blessings multiply day by day. Keep me away from slanderers, I pray You, Sheshagiri Vas.

Enu bEDali enna dEvanE |

sAnurAgadi enna pAliso |

nAnA vidhavidha sauKyaniDuvudihaparaMgaLali |

 SrInivAsane ninna dAsage |

Enu koretilelli nODalu |

nIne niMtIbidadi pELisu SEShagirivAsa || 15 ||

Enu – what

bEDali – to ask

enna dEvanE – my lord

sAnurAgadi – affectionate/ loyal

enna pAliso – save me

nAnA vidhavidha –various

 sauKya – happiness

niDuvu – granted

paraMgaLali - supreme

 SrInivAsane – abode of Shri

ninna – your

dAsage - servant

Enu – there is no

koreti – lack

ellilli – everywhere

nODalu -  seen

niMtIbidadi – sustain

pELisu – prayer

SEShagirivAsa

I do not know what to ask, Grant me happiness of all sorts Shrinivas, see Your servant lacks not anything, That’s my prayer, Sheshagiri Vas.

Shri Venkateshwara

Aru munidavarEnu mALparo |

AruvolidavarEnu mALparo |

ArunEhigar Aru dvEShigaL ArudASinaru |

krora jIvarahaNidu sAtvika |

dhIra jIvara poredu ninnali |

sAra Bakutiyanittu pAlisO SEShagirivAsa || 16 ||

Aru – abundant

Munidavar – anger

Enu - what  

mALparo – will do

volidavar - favourable

nEhigarAru - freinds

dvEShigaLAru – enemies

dASinaru - indifferent

krora – cruel  

jIvarahaNidu – living beings

sAtvika – pure  

dhIra - brave

jIvara – beings

poredu – protect

ninnali – within you

sAra - love

Bakutiyanittu – with devotion

pAlisO – guard me

SEShagirivAsa

The wrath of others, I don’t mind, Nor care I, for favors of friends, enemies or the indifferent. Punish the wicked, protect the meek, Let me be always attached to You, Sheshagiri Vas.

ninna sEveyanittu enage |

ninna padayugaBakti nIDi |

ninna guNagala stavana mADuva j~jAna nInittu |

enna manadali nIne niMtu |

GannakAryava mADi mADisu |

dhanyan eMde nisenna lOkadi SEShagirivAsa || 17 ||

sEveyanittu – serving

enage - me

ninna – your

padayuga – feet

Bakti - devotion

nIDi - provide

guNagala – atributes

stavana – praise

mADuva – make

 j~jAna – knowledge

nInittu – you give

manadali – heart

 niMtu - reside

GannakAryava – noble deeds

 mADisu - make

dhanya neMdenisenna – fullfillment

 lOkadi – world

SEShagirivAsa

Let me serve You, worship Your feet, Enlighten me, let me sing Your praise, Reside in my heart, make me do noble deeds, Bring me contentment, Sheshagiri Vas.

jaya jayatu SaTha kUrmarUpane |

jaya jayatu kiTi siMha vAmana |

jaya jayatu BRugurAma raGukulasOma SrIrAma |

jaya jayatu siri yaduvarENyane |

jaya jayatu janamOha buddane |

jaya jayatu kalikalmaShaGnane kalkinAmakane || 18 ||

jaya jayatu – victory

kUrmarUpane – tortoise form

kiTa siMha – man – lion

vAmana – vamana form

BRugurAma – son of Bhrigu

 raGukulasOma SrIrAma - Sriramachandra

 siri yaduvarENyane -  Krisna

janamOha – infacuating men

buddane – Buddha

kalikalmaSh - dark

kalkinAmakane - kalki

Victory to You in Tortoise form*, Victory to You in Man-lion, Vaman forms Victory to You Rama, Son of Bhrigu, And Rama, the light of Raghu Kula. Victory to You, the star among the yadavas, Victory to You, Buddha, deluder of the people, Victory to You in Tortoise form*, Victory to You in Man-lion, Vaman forms Victory to You Rama, Son of Bhrigu, And Rama, the light of Raghu Kula. Victory to You, the star among the yadavas, Victory to You, Buddha, deluder of the people.

* from stanza 7 (above)

karuNasAgara nIne nijapada |

SaraNavatsala nIne SASvata |

SaraNa jana maMdAra kamala kAMta jayavaMta |

niruta ninnanu nutisi pADuve |

varada guru jagannAthaviThThala |

parama prEmadi poreyo ennanu SEShagirivAsa || 19 ||

karuNa – mercy

sAgara – ocean

nijapada - devotee

SaraNavatsala- potect

SASvata - everlasting

janamaMdAra-  repeated birth

kamalakAMta – husband of Kamal

 jayavaMta - victorious

niruta – forever

ninnanu – you

nutisi – praise

pADuve – sing

varada - granter

guru jagannAthaviThThala

parama - supreme

premade- affection

poreyo – protect

ennanu – me

SEShagirivAsa

Ocean of mercy, protector of devotees, Everlasting, wish-fulfiller of wards, Kamalakant, Victorious, I sing Your praise, Granter of boons, Guru Jagannath Vithal, With all affection protect me, Sheshagiri Vas..