svAdayanniha sarvEshAm trayyantArtham sudurgraham |
stOtrayAmAsa yOgindrah tamvande yAmnuAhvyam ||
yatpadAmbhO ruhadyhAna avidhvasta ashEsakalmashah |
vastutAm upayatOham yamunEyam namAmi tam ||
namO namO yamunAya yamunAya namO namah
namO namO yamunAya yamunAya namO namah
ChatusshOki – 4 shlOkAs by ALavandAr:
kAntaste puruShottama: phaNipati: shayyAsanaM vAhanaM
vedAtmA vihageshvarO yavanikA mAyA jaganmohinI |
brahmeshAdi suravraja: sadayita: tvaddAsadA sIgaNa:
shrIrityeva cha nAma te bhagavati brUma: kathaM tvAM vayam - ShlOka 1:
Meaning:
You who are complete in auspicious qualities; bhagavati
Sriman Narayana puruShottama:
is the loving consort kAnta:
to You; te
Adisesha, the chief of serpents, phaNipati:
is Your bed shayyA
Garuda, the chief of birds, vihageshvara:
who has the Vedas as his body, vedAtmA
is Your seat Asanam
and vehicle; vAhanam
the primordial substance mAyA
which deludes the world jaganmOhini
is your veil; yavanikA
Brahma, Shiva and the devas brahmeshAdi suravraja:
along with their consorts sadayita:
are Your multitudes of servants; tvat dAsa dAsI gaNa:
and your divine name te nAma cha
is Shri: shrI: iti eva
How will katham
we, who are so ignorant, vayam
describe brUma:
You, who has such greatness? tvAm
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ShlOka 2:
yasyAste mahimAnam Atmana iva tvadvallabhOpi prabhu:
nAlaM mAtuM iyattayA niravadhiM nityAnukUlaM svata: |
tAM tvAM dAsa iti prapanna iti cha stoShyAmi ahaM nirbhaya:
lokaikEshvari! lokanAthadayite! dAnte! dayAM te vidan ||
Meaning:
The sole Ishvari to all worlds! Lokai kEshvari
Dear consort to Him, who is the Lord of all worlds! lokanAtha dayite
One who is full of mercy! dAnte
Your greatness mahimAnam
which is immeasurable and niravadhim
which naturally always conforms to Him, svata: nitya anukUlam
is something yasyA te
that cannot be measured and known mAtum na alam
as this much, iyattayA
even by Your Lord who is the Ishvara, prabhu: tvat vallabha: api
like His own greatness. Atmana: iva
I, who know Your mercy, te dayAm vidan aham
as Your servant, dAsa: iti
and as one who has surrendered to You, prapanna: iti cha
pray to stOShyAmi
You tAm tvAm
without fear. nirbhaya:
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ShlOka 3:
IShat tvat karuNA nirIkShaNa sudhA sandhukShaNAt rakShyate
naShTaM prAk tadalAbhata: tribhuvanam samprati anantOdayam |
shreyo na hya aravindalOchana mana: kAntA prasAdAdRute
saMsruti akShara vaiShNavAdhvasu nRuNAM saMbhAvyate karhichit
Meaning:
The three worlds tribhuvanam
which had originally perished prAknaShTam
without (Your) grace tat alAbhata:
are now samprati
for a little while Ishat
protected rakShyate
by having immeasurable greatness anantOdayam
nirIkShaNa sudhA
because of the nectarine shower
sandhukShaNAt
which is Your compassion. tvat karuNA
For men, nruNAm
amongst aishvaryam, samsruti
kaivalyam, akShara
and paramapadham, vaiShNavAdhvasu
excellence shreya:
will not happen na hi sambhAvyate
without the grace of prasAdAdRute
Sridevi, who is dear kAntA
to the heart of mana:
the lotus eyed Sriman Narayana. Aravindalochana
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ShlOka 4:
shAntAnanda mahA vibhUti paramaM yat brahma rUpaM hare:
mUrtaM brahma tatOpi tatpriyataraM rUpaM yadat yadbhutam |
yAnyanyAni yathA sukhaM viharato rUpANi sarvANi tAn-
yAhu: svairAnu rUparUpa vibhavai: gADhopa gUDhAni te ||
Meaning:
The form of Hari hare: yat rUpam
that does not have the six lowly qualities shAnta
(of hunger, thirst, sadness, lust, aging and death),
that is full of joy, Ananda
that has nothing above Himself, paramam
that is expanded (and expands others); brahma
more than that, api
the form rUpam yat
that is dear to Him tatpriyataram
that is visible, mUrtam
that is said by the word Brahmam, brahma
and that is excellent; atyadbhutam
and all other forms anyAni rUpANi yAni
to Him who plays as desired; yathAsukham viharata:
all these forms tAni sarvANi
are well embraced, it is said, gADhopagUDhAni Ahu:
svai: anurUpa rUpa
by the forms extraordinary and appropriate
vibhavai:
to You. te
ALavandAr tiruvadigaLE sharaNam
ALwAr EmberumanAr tiruvadigaLE sharaNam
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