Narayaneeyam : Dasakam:99-In Praise of Lord's Glory

The prayer of the Vedas

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 01

 विष्णोर्वीर्याणि को वा कथयतु धरणे: कश्च रेणून्मिमीते
यस्यैवाङ्घ्रित्रयेण त्रिजगदभिमितं मोदते पूर्णसम्पत्
योसौ विश्वानि धत्ते प्रियमिह परमं धाम तस्याभियायां
त्वद्भक्ता यत्र माद्यन्त्यमृतरसमरन्दस्य यत्र प्रवाह: ॥१॥

viShNOrviiryaaNi kO vaa kathayatu dharaNeH kashcha reNuunmimiite

yasyaivaanghritrayeNa trijagadabhimitaM mOdate puurNasampat |

yO(a)sau vishvaani dhatte priya miha paramaM dhaama tasyaabhiyaayaaM

tadbhaktaa yatra maadyantyamR^itarasamarandasya yatra pravaahaH || 1

Who will narrate the greatness of Lord Vishnu? Who is there to count the the sand particles of the universe? The three strides of His feet alone measured the three worlds, and the worlds are full of joy with wealth and prosperity because of the touch of His feet. He alone is the support of the worlds. His supreme abode is dear to me and may I attain it, where Thy devotees enjoy divine bliss there and there is flow of nectar in that place.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 02

आद्यायाशेषकर्त्रे प्रतिनिमिषनवीनाय भर्त्रे विभूते-
र्भक्तात्मा विष्णवे य: प्रदिशति हविरादीनि यज्ञार्चनादौ ।
कृष्णाद्यं जन्म यो वा महदिह महतो वर्णयेत्सोऽयमेव
प्रीत: पूर्णो यशोभिस्त्वरितमभिसरेत् प्राप्यमन्ते पदं ते ॥२॥

aadyaayaasheShakartre pratinimiSha naviinaaya bhartre vibhuuteH

bhaktaatmaa viShNave yaH pradishati haviraadiini yaj~naarchanaadau |

kR^iShNaadyaM janma yO vaa mahadiha mahatO varNayetsO(a)yameva

priitaH puurNOyashObhistvaritam- abhisaret praapyamante padaM te || 2

That devotee ,who with devotion in his mind worships throughYagnyas and worship by offering oblations in Homa,That great Vishnu who existed much before the creation of the world,Who created the world , who is new every moment of time, who is Lord of all majesties, or a devotee who describes the incarnations of Lord, like that of Krishna, which is the greatest, he alone will be happy and full of renown, and at the end of his life will quickly attain the abode which is to be attained in the end - Thy abode.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 03

 हे स्तोतार: कवीन्द्रास्तमिह खलु यथा चेतयध्वे तथैव
व्यक्तं वेदस्य सारं प्रणुवत जननोपात्तलीलाकथाभि: ।
जानन्तश्चास्य नामान्यखिलसुखकराणीति सङ्कीर्तयध्वं
हे विष्णो कीर्तनाद्यैस्तव खलु महतस्तत्त्वबोधं भजेयम् ॥३॥

he stOtaaraH kaviindraastamiha khalu yathaa chetayadhve tathaiva

vyaktaM vedasya saaraM praNuvata jananOpaatta liilaakathaabhiH |

jaanantashchaasya naamaanyakhilasukhakaraaNiiti sankiirtayadhvaM

he viShNO kiirtanaadyaistava khalu mahatastattvabOdhaM bhajeyam || 3

O you poets, who sing the praise of the kings women etc., in whatever way you know, sing the praise of the Lord who is clear essence of all the Vedas, narrating His deeds in various incarnations. Understand that the chanting of His names confers limitless happiness, and so chant them whole heartedly. O Lord Vishnu! by chanting the names of Thee The Great, I will attain the knowledge of the Truth.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 04

 विष्णो: कर्माणि सम्पश्यत मनसि सदा यै: स धर्मानबध्नाद्
यानीन्द्रस्यैष भृत्य: प्रियसख इव च व्यातनोत् क्षेमकारी ।
वीक्षन्ते योगसिद्धा: परपदमनिशं यस्य सम्यक्प्रकाशं
विप्रेन्द्रा जागरूका: कृतबहुनुतयो यच्च निर्भासयन्ते ॥४॥

viShNOH karmaaNi sampashyata manasi sadaa yaiH saH dharmaanabadhnaad

yaaniindrasyaiSha bhR^ityaH priyasakha iva cha vyaatanOt kshemakaarii |

iikshante yOgasiddhaaH parapadamanishaM yasya sanyak prakaashaM

viprendraa jaagaruukaaH kR^itabahunutayO yachcha nirbhaasayante ||4

One should always meditate on the great deeds of Lord Mahaa Vishnu, by which He established righteousness, and by which He helped Indra sometimes as a servant, and some times as a friend, bringing welfare to him and to the whole world. The Lord's supreme state and well illumined Pure Consciousness is experienced by Yogis and Siddhas. Whose greatness great holy men and scholars try to expound by composing many hymns of praise.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 05

 नो जातो जायमानोऽपि च समधिगतस्त्वन्महिम्नोऽवसानं
देव श्रेयांसि विद्वान् प्रतिमुहुरपि ते नाम शंसामि विष्णो ।
तं त्वां संस्तौमि नानाविधनुतिवचनैरस्य लोकत्रयस्या-
प्यूर्ध्वं विभ्राजमाने विरचितवसतिं तत्र वैकुण्ठलोके ॥५॥

nO jaatOjaayamaanO(a)pi cha samadhigatastvanmahimnO(a)vasaanaM

deva shreyaamsi vidvaan pratimuhurapi te naama shamsaami viShNO |

taM tvaaM samstaumi naanaavidhanuti vachanairasya lOkatrayasyaapyuurdhvaM

vibhraajamaane virachitavasatiM tatra vaikuNThalOke || 5

Oh God Vishnu , all those who are already born and also those ,Who are going to be born have not yet found the limit of your greatness, And understanding their greatness , I again and again chant your names,I also praise you with several prayers, you who live in Vaikunta,Which is shining above all these three worlds.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 06

 आप: सृष्ट्यादिजन्या: प्रथममयि विभो गर्भदेशे दधुस्त्वां
यत्र त्वय्येव जीवा जलशयन हरे सङ्गता ऐक्यमापन् ।
तस्याजस्य प्रभो ते विनिहितमभवत् पद्ममेकं हि नाभौ
दिक्पत्रं यत् किलाहु: कनकधरणिभृत् कर्णिकं लोकरूपम् ॥६॥

aapaH sR^iShTyaadi janyaaH prathamamayi vibhO garbhadeshe dadhustvaaM

yatra tvayyeva jiivaa jalashayana hare sangataa aikyamaapan |

tasyaajasya prabhO te vinihitamabhavat padmamekaM hi naabhau

dik patraM yatkilaahuH kanakadharaNibhR^itkarNikaM lOkaruupam || 6

O Lord of the Universe! At first, at the beginning of the creation water came into existence and held Thee into themselves. O Lord Reclining on the Waters! All the jeevas then were merged and held in Thy being. On Thee the Birthless Lord! There rose one lone lotus from Thy naval with eight petals representing the eight quarters and the golden mountain (Mahaameru) as its pericarp representing all the worlds.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 07

 हे लोका विष्णुरेतद्भुवनमजनयत्तन्न जानीथ यूयं
युष्माकं ह्यन्तरस्थं किमपि तदपरं विद्यते विष्णुरूपम् ।
नीहारप्रख्यमायापरिवृतमनसो मोहिता नामरूपै:
प्राणप्रीत्येकतृप्ताश्चरथ मखपरा हन्त नेच्छा मुकुन्दे ॥७॥

he lOkaa viShNuretad bhuvanamajanayattanna jaaniitha yuuyaM

yuShmaakaM hyantarasthaM kimapi tadaparaM vidyate viShNuruupam |

niihaara prakhya maayaa parivR^ita manasO mOhitaa naamaruupaiH

praaNapriityaikatR^iptaashcharatha makhaparaa hanta nechChaa mukunde || 7

Oh World , you do not know that this world was created by Lord Vishnu,And also that within your heart there is another image of Vishnu,And in spite of that fact you spend your time , With your minds covered with the mist of Maayaa, you are infatuated by names and shapes, With the mind and body satisfied with pleasure of senses,And with interest in rituals like Yaga but with no interest in Vishnu.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 08

मूर्ध्नामक्ष्णां पदानां वहसि खलु सहस्राणि सम्पूर्य विश्वं
तत्प्रोत्क्रम्यापि तिष्ठन् परिमितविवरे भासि चित्तान्तरेऽपि ।
भूतं भव्यं च सर्वं परपुरुष भवान् किञ्च देहेन्द्रियादि-
ष्वाविष्टोऽप्युद्गतत्वादमृतसुखरसं चानुभुङ्क्षे त्वमेव ॥८॥

muurdhnaamakshNaaM padaanaaM vahasi khalu sahasraaNi sampuurya vishvaM

tat prOtkramyaapi tiShThan parimitavivare bhaasi chittaantare(a)pi|

bhuutaM bhavyaM cha sarvaM parapuruSha bhavaan ki~ncha dehendriyaadiShu

aaviShTO hyudgatatvaadamR^itamukharasaM chaanubhunkshe tvameva || 8

Oh Lord you have thousands of heads, eyes and feet,And though you are everywhere in the world and also outside it,You shine well even in the mind with a very small opening,And Oh Lord who is the divine Purusha,You are all that is past and all that is going to happen,And not only that , though you are pervading in body and senses,You are much above them and enjoy the supreme bliss of liberation

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 09

 यत्तु त्रैलोक्यरूपं दधदपि च ततो निर्गतोऽनन्तशुद्ध-
ज्ञानात्मा वर्तसे त्वं तव खलु महिमा सोऽपि तावान् किमन्यत् ।
स्तोकस्ते भाग एवाखिलभुवनतया दृश्यते त्र्यंशकल्पं
भूयिष्ठं सान्द्रमोदात्मकमुपरि ततो भाति तस्मै नमस्ते ॥९॥

yattu trailOkyaruupaM dadhadapi cha tatO nirgataH anantashuddha

j~naanaatmaa vartase tvaM tava khalu mahimaa sO(a)pi taavaan kimanyat |

stOkaste bhaaga evaakhila bhuvanatayaa dR^ishyate tryamshakalpaM

bhuuyiShThaM saandramOdaatmakamupari tatO bhaati tasmai namaste || 9

O Infinite Being! Having taken on the form of the three worlds, Thou You exist outside it as the endless and purest knowledge ,And your greatness is indeed wonderful for only a very small part of yourself,Is seen occupying all the three worlds and the rest of it,Which is nearly three fourth of the whole shines above the three worlds,Oh Lord my salutations to you who is like that.

Dasakam: 099 -- Slokam: 10

 अव्यक्तं ते स्वरूपं दुरधिगमतमं तत्तु शुद्धैकसत्त्वं
व्यक्तं चाप्येतदेव स्फुटममृतरसाम्भोधिकल्लोलतुल्यम् ।
सर्वोत्कृष्टामभीष्टां तदिह गुणरसेनैव चित्तं हरन्तीं
मूर्तिं ते संश्रयेऽहं पवनपुरपते पाहि मां कृष्ण रोगात् ॥१०॥

avyaktaM te svaruupaM duradhigamatamaM tattu shuddhaikasattvaM

vyaktaM chaapyetadeva sphuTamamR^itarasaambhOdhi kallOlatulyam |

sarvOtkR^iShTaamabhiiShTaaM tadiha guNarasenaiva chittaM harantiiM

muurtiM te samshraye(a)haM pavanapurapate paahimaaM kR^iShNa rOgaat10

I find it difficult to understand that abstract form of yours which is not clear,But find it very easy to comprehend that pure Sathva form of yours,Which is equivalent to the waves of the great ocean of nectar,And due to that greater than everything that I perceive here,And very pleasant to my mind and I surrender to that form of yours,Oh Lord of Guruvayur , Oh Krishna, save me from all diseases

Narayaneeyam Dasakam-98 Nishkala Brahma

Dasakam: 98 -- Nishkala Brahma

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 01

 यस्मिन्नेतद्विभातं यत इदमभवद्येन चेदं य एत-
द्योऽस्मादुत्तीर्णरूप: खलु सकलमिदं भासितं यस्य भासा ।
यो वाचां दूरदूरे पुनरपि मनसां यस्य देवा मुनीन्द्रा:
नो विद्युस्तत्त्वरूपं किमु पुनरपरे कृष्ण तस्मै नमस्ते ॥१॥

yasminnetadvibhaataM yata idamabhavadyena chedaM ya etadyO(

a)smaaduttiirNaruupaH khalu sakalamidaM bhaasitaM yasya bhaasaa |

yO vaachaaM duuraduure punarapi manasaaM yasya devaa muniindraaH

nO vidyustattvaruupaM kimu punarapare kR^iShNa tasmai namaste || 1

Oh Lord Krishna , My salutations to you , who art the very Brahman which is the substratumof this universe, from which this universe took birth and into which it dissolves; whichis, indeed, what appears as the universe but which transcends it; by the light of whichthis universe is illumined; which is far beyond description or picturisation by words andbeyond conception by the mind; and the true nature of which even the gods and greatsages do not fully comprehend, not to speak of lesser beings

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 02

 जन्माथो कर्म नाम स्फुटमिह गुणदोषादिकं वा न यस्मिन्
लोकानामूतये य: स्वयमनुभजते तानि मायानुसारी ।
विभ्रच्छक्तीररूपोऽपि च बहुतररूपोऽवभात्यद्भुतात्मा
तस्मै कैवल्यधाम्ने पररसपरिपूर्णाय विष्णो नमस्ते ॥२॥

janmaathO karma naama sphuTamiha guNadOShaadikaM vaa na yasmin

lOkaanaamuutaye yaH svayamanubhajate taani maayaanusaarii |

bibhrachChaktiiraruupOpi cha bahutararuupO(a)vabhaatyadbhutaatmaa

tasmai kaivalyadhaamne pararasaparipuurNaaya viShNO namaste || 2

My salutions to Thee, O Vishnu, who art the Supreme Bliss Absolute and the abodeof salvation; for whom there is neither birth nor activity, nor name; in whom attributes ofgood and evil and the like are not manifest and, yet, You assume all of them independently for the good of the world through Maya,Taking in to your control, knowledge and ignorance though you are formless,Due to your being innately miraculous , you shone in various forms,And Oh God , I salute you who is full of divine joy and the form of salvation.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 03

 नो तिर्यञ्चन्न मर्त्यं न च सुरमसुरं न स्त्रियं नो पुंमांसं
न द्रव्यं कर्म जातिं गुणमपि सदसद्वापि ते रूपमाहु: ।
शिष्टं यत् स्यान्निषेधे सति निगमशतैर्लक्षणावृत्तितस्तत्
कृच्छ्रेणावेद्यमानं परमसुखमयं भाति तस्मै नमस्ते ॥३॥

nO tirya~nchaM na martyaM na cha suramasuraM na sitrayaM nO pumaamsaM

na dravyaM karma jaatiM guNamapi sadasadvaa(a)pi te ruupamaahuH |

shiShTaM yatsyaanniShedhe sati nigamashatairlakshaNaa vR^ittitastat

kR^ichChreNaavedyamaanaM paramasukhamayaM bhaati tasmai namaste || 3

According to the Upanishads Thy form is not that of a bird or animal, man or god or demon; it is neither female nor male; it is not of matter/substance, function, or quality ;it is neither existent nornon-existent (being Existence itself). Thou art what remains after negation ofeverything, and is implied or signified, with considerable difficulty, by innumerablescriptural statements and averments as the Supreme Being, and which shines as BlissAbsolute. And Oh God , I salute you who is full of divine joy and the form of salvation.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 04

 मायायां बिम्बितस्त्वं सृजसि महदहङ्कारतन्मात्रभेदै-
र्भूतग्रामेन्द्रियाद्यैरपि सकलजगत्स्वप्नसङ्कल्पकल्पम् ।
भूय: संहृत्य सर्वं कमठ इव पदान्यात्मना कालशक्त्या
गम्भीरे जायमाने तमसि वितिमिरो भासि तस्मै नमस्ते ॥४॥

maayaayaaM bimbitastvaM sR^ijasi mahadahankaara tanmaatrabhedaiH

bhuutagraamendriyaadyairapi sakalajagatsvapnasankalpa kalpam |

bhuuyaH sanhR^itya sarvaM kamaTha iva padaanyaatmanaa kaalashaktyaa

gambhiire jaayamaane tamasi vitimirO bhaasi tasmai namaste ||4

As an image reflected in Maya you create the entire universe employing,Intellect , ego differences, the senses of sound, touch form , taste and smell,As well the five elements, the eleven sense organs , as projected in a state of dream,And at the time of deluge like a tortoise drawing its legs within himself ,Using your soul which has the power of destruction you destroy everything, The whole universe is projected like a dream and the articles in the dream. Again withdrawing everything into Thyself with Thy power of Kaal (Time), like the totoise drawing in its legs, an intense darkness is produced. Uneffectedd by this darkness, Thou do shine. To That Thee salutations.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 05

 शब्दब्रह्मेति कर्मेत्यणुरिति भगवन् काल इत्यालपन्ति
त्वामेकं विश्वहेतुं सकलमयतया सर्वथा कल्प्यमानम् ।
वेदान्तैर्यत्तु गीतं पुरुषपरचिदात्माभिधं तत्तु तत्त्वं
प्रेक्षामात्रेण मूलप्रकृतिविकृतिकृत् कृष्ण तस्मै नमस्ते ॥५॥

shabda brahmeti karmetyaNuriti bhagavan kaala ityaalapanti

tvaamekaM vishvahetuM sakalamayatayaa sarvathaa kalpyamaanam |

vedaantairyattugiitaM puruShaparachidaatmaabhidhaM tattutattvaM

prekshaamaatreNa muulaprakR^iti vikR^itikR^it kR^iShNa tasmai namaste || 5

O Lord! who art all-comprehensive and, hence,conceivable in any and every form or manner; Who art the prime cause of the entire universe; everything are described as and are spoken of as the Primeval Sound, Karma, Atom, Time and so on. In Vedaant that reality alone is called Purusha, Supreme Being, Pure Conciousness and Aatma, and by whose mere glance causes Maayaa to project the universe with various modifications. And Oh Lord Krishna , my salutations to you.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 06

 सत्त्वेनासत्तया वा न च खलु सदसत्त्वेन निर्वाच्यरूपा
धत्ते यासावविद्या गुणफणिमतिवद्विश्वदृश्यावभासम् ।
विद्यात्वं सैव याता श्रुतिवचनलवैर्यत्कृपास्यन्दलाभे
संसारारण्यसद्यस्त्रुटनपरशुतामेति तस्मै नमस्ते ॥६॥

sattvenaasattayaa vaa na cha khalu sadasattvena nirvaachyaruupaa

dhatte yaa(a)saavavidyaa guNa phaNimativadvishvadR^ishyaavabhaasam |

vidyaatvaM saiva yaataa shrutivachanalavairyatkR^ipaasyandalaabhe

samsaaraaraNya sadyastruTana parashutaameti tasmai namaste || 6

Avidyaa, ignorance, which cannot be described as existent or non existent or even both, projects the objective world, just as a rope is projected as a snake,And this world is similar to that as it appears as existing to all of us,And this same illusion , under the presence of the tide of the divine mercy,When we slowly start understanding the implication of Vedic philosophy,Becomes the great axe of wisdom and helps us to clear the forest of life,And Oh God !who is everything, my salutations to you.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 07

 भूषासु स्वर्णवद्वा जगति घटशरावादिके मृत्तिकाव-
त्तत्त्वे सञ्चिन्त्यमाने स्फुरति तदधुनाप्यद्वितीयं वपुस्ते ।
स्वप्नद्रष्टु: प्रबोधे तिमिरलयविधौ जीर्णरज्जोश्च यद्व-
द्विद्यालाभे तथैव स्फुटमपि विकसेत् कृष्ण तस्मै नमस्ते ॥७॥

bhuuShaasu svarNavadvaa jagati ghaTasharaavaadike mR^ittikaavat

tattve san~nchintyamaane sphurati tadadhunaa(a)pyadvitiiyaM vapuste |

svapnadraShTuH prabOdhe timiralayavidhau jiirNarajjOshcha yadvat

vidyaalaabhe tathaiva sphuTamapi vikaset kR^iShNa tasmai namaste || 7

On contemplation of the true nature of things, one realises that, in truth, there is onlythe non-dual Self or Brahman that shines in the universe,When we think about the principle of the world, like the Gold in the case of ornaments,Like the clay in case of pot and other earthen vessels , the Brahmam in you,Which is without any second in this world shines lustrously,And like a man realizing the truth after waking up after the dream ,And like the realization about the rope after the day break,When ignorance is removed, the real truth in the principle,Would become clear and shine, Oh Krishna my salutations to you.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 08

 यद्भीत्योदेति सूर्यो दहति च दहनो वाति वायुस्तथान्ये
यद्भीता: पद्मजाद्या: पुनरुचितबलीनाहरन्तेऽनुकालम् ।
येनैवारोपिता: प्राङ्निजपदमपि ते च्यावितारश्च पश्चात्
तस्मै विश्वं नियन्त्रे वयमपि भवते कृष्ण कुर्म: प्रणामम् ॥८॥

yadbhiityOdeti suuryO dahati cha dahanO vaati vaayustathaa(a)nye

yadbhiitaaH padmajaadyaaH punaruchita baliinaaharante(a)nukaalam |

yenaivaarOpitaaH praa~Nnijapadamapi te chyaavitaarashcha pashchaat

tasmai vishvaM niyantre vayamapi bhavate kR^iShNa kurma praNaamam || 8

Oh Lord! our obeisance to Thee who art the Controller of the entire universe; Fearing whom the sun rises, the fire burns, the wind blows, and Brahmaa and others bring appropriate offerings perform their functions at the proper time. By whom alone they are raised to their places at the beginning of creation and later removed. To That Controller of the world! To Thee Krishna! we make prostrations.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 09

त्रैलोक्यं भावयन्तं त्रिगुणमयमिदं त्र्यक्षरस्यैकवाच्यं
त्रीशानामैक्यरूपं त्रिभिरपि निगमैर्गीयमानस्वरूपम् ।
तिस्रोवस्था विदन्तं त्रियुगजनिजुषं त्रिक्रमाक्रान्तविश्वं
त्रैकाल्ये भेदहीनं त्रिभिरहमनिशं योगभेदैर्भजे त्वाम् ॥९॥

trailOkyaM bhaavayantaM triguNamayamidaM tryaksharasyaikavaachyaM

triishaanaamaikyaruupaM tribhirapi nigamairgiiyamaanasvaruupaM |

tisrO(a)vasthaa vidantaM triyugajanijuShaM trikramaakraantavishvaM

traikaalye bhedahiinaM tribhirahamanishaM yOgabhedairbhaje tvaam || 9

Using the three yogas namely Jnana, Karma and Bhakti), constantly worship Theewho doth manifest the three worlds suffused with the three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas andTamas); Who art the one revealed and signified by the three-lettered Pranava AUM; Who art the combined embodiment of the Trinity (Brahma, Vishnu and Siva);Who art the Entity sung about by the three Vedas (Rik, Yajus and Sama); Who artcognisant of the three states (waking, dreaming and deep slumber); Who dothincarnate in the three yugas (Threta, Dvapara and Kali); Who doth measure (asVamana) the entire universe in three strides; and Who doth remain unchanged in thepast, present and future.

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 10

 सत्यं शुद्धं विबुद्धं जयति तव वपुर्नित्यमुक्तं निरीहं
निर्द्वन्द्वं निर्विकारं निखिलगुणगणव्यञ्जनाधारभूतम् ।
निर्मूलं निर्मलं तन्निरवधिमहिमोल्लासि निर्लीनमन्त-
र्निस्सङ्गानां मुनीनां निरुपमपरमानन्दसान्द्रप्रकाशम् ॥१०॥

satyaM shuddhaM vibuddhaM jayati tava vapurnityamuktaM niriihaM

nirdvandvaM nirvikaaraM nikhilaguNagaNa vya~njanaadhaarabhuutam |

nirmuulaM nirmalaM tanniravadhi mahimOllaasi nirliinamantarnissangaanaaM

muniinaaM nirupama paramaananda saandra prakaasham || 10

That attribute-less (Nirguna) aspect of Thine doth shine forth victoriously - That aspectwhich is the eternally pure, changeless Reality; ever vigilant; ever free;is devoid of desire (and, hence, action-less); transcends all dualities; is thefountainhead of all good qualities and attributes, yet, itself without origin or cause; iswithout blemish, being untainted by sentiments or emotions like love, hate, etc; isrefulgent with infinite glory; which is latent in the hearts and minds of sages who arebondage-free; and which is resplendent with concentrated, matchless, Supreme BlissAbsolute

Dasakam: 098 -- Slokam: 11

 दुर्वारं द्वादशारं त्रिशतपरिमिलत्षष्टिपर्वाभिवीतं
सम्भ्राम्यत् क्रूरवेगं क्षणमनु जगदाच्छिद्य सन्धावमानम् ।
चक्रं ते कालरूपं व्यथयतु न तु मां त्वत्पदैकावलम्बं
विष्णो कारुण्यसिन्धो पवनपुरपते पाहि सर्वामयौघात् ॥११॥

durvaaraM dvaadashaaraM trishataparimilatShaShTi parvaabhiviitaM

sambhraamyat kruuravegaM kshaNamanu jagadaachChidya sandhaavamaanam |

chakraM te kaalaruupaM vyathayatu na tu maaM tvatpadaikaavalambaM

viShNO kaaruNya sindhO pavanapurapate paahi sarvaamayaughaat ||11

O Vishnu! Thy irreversible wheel of time with its twelve spokes(months),and 360 teeth (days), whirling with ferocious speed, cutting the universe every moment , and running forward, may it not torment me, whose only refuge is at Thy feet.!. O Vishnu, Ocean of mercy and Hey Lord of Guruvayur, Please save me from all diseases and give me protection.

Narayaneeyam Dasakam:97 Markandeya

Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 01

 
त्रैगुण्याद्भिन्नरूपं भवति हि भुवने हीनमध्योत्तमं यत्
ज्ञानं श्रद्धा च कर्ता वसतिरपि सुखं कर्म चाहारभेदा: ।
त्वत्क्षेत्रत्वन्निषेवादि तु यदिह पुनस्त्वत्परं तत्तु सर्वं
प्राहुर्नैगुण्यनिष्ठं तदनुभजनतो मङ्क्षु सिद्धो भवेयम् ॥१॥

traiguNyaadbhinnaruupaM bhavati hi bhuvane hiina madhyOttamaM yad

j~naanaM shraddhaa cha kartaa vasatirapi cha sukhaM karma chaahaarabhedaaH |

tvatkshetra tvanniShevaadi tu yadiha punastvatparaM tattusarvaM

praahurnairguNyaniShThaM tadanubhajanatO mankshusiddhO bhaveyam || 1

In this world, under the influence of the three gunas (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas),various matters, like knowledge and faith, doer and dwelling, joy and action, fall into three different categories of low, medium and sublime, according to the degree of their different kinds and different gradations,However, this differentiation is absent inThy temple, Thy worship and everything else connected with Thee, as these transcend the three gunas. By resorting steadily to these, I shall soon attain perfection

 

 Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 02

  त्वय्येव न्यस्तचित्त: सुखमयि विचरन् सर्वचेष्टास्त्वदर्थं
त्वद्भक्तै: सेव्यमानानपि चरितचरानाश्रयन् पुण्यदेशान् ।
दस्यौ विप्रे मृगादिष्वपि च सममतिर्मुच्यमानावमान-
स्पर्धासूयादिदोष: सततमखिलभूतेषु संपूजये त्वाम् ॥२॥

tvayyevanyastachittaH sukhamayi vicharan sarvacheShTaastvadarthaM

ttadbhaktaiH sevyamaanaanapi charitacharaanaashrayan puNyadeshaan |

dasyau vipre mR^igaadiShvapi cha samamatirmuchyamaanaavamaana

spardhaasuuyaadi dOShaH satatamakhilabhuuteShu sampuujaye tvaam || 2

O Lord!, Keeping my mind fixed on you and spending this life,Offering thought words and action as an offering to you. I will go to the holy places, where Thy devotees go, or where they went in the past. I will maintain an equal minded behavior towards a robber or a Brahmin and also towards animals. Shedding the defective mental attitude of dishonor, honor, enmity, jealousy etc., I will worship Thee in all beings

Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 03
 त्वद्भावो यावदेषु स्फुरति न विशदं तावदेवं ह्युपास्तिं
कुर्वन्नैकात्म्यबोधे झटिति विकसति त्वन्मयोऽहं चरेयम् ।
त्वद्धर्मस्यास्य तावत् किमपि न भगवन् प्रस्तुतस्य प्रणाश-
स्तस्मात्सर्वात्मनैव प्रदिश मम विभो भक्तिमार्गं मनोज्ञम् ॥३॥

tvadbhaavO yaavadeShu sphurati na vishadaM taavadevaM hyupaastiM

kurvannaikaatmyabOdhe jhaTiti vikasati tvanmayO(a)haM chareyam |

tvaddharmasyaasya taavat kimapi na bhagavan prastutasya praNaashaH

tasmaatsarvaatmanaiva pradisha mama vibhO bhaktimaargaM manOj~nam || 3

Till my mind firmly and truly recognizes that a Brahmin and a thief, Are different forms of yourselves, I would continue worshipping you,Always as indicated earlier till I get to know that the soul is one entity,And spend all my life with you only , Oh Lord! Once the practice of Bhagavata Dharma is begun, it cannot be totally lost. Therefore. O Lord! set me on the captivating path of devotion.

 
Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 04
तं चैनं भक्तियोगं द्रढयितुमयि मे साध्यमारोग्यमायु-
र्दिष्ट्या तत्रापि सेव्यं तव चरणमहो भेषजायेव दुग्धम् ।
मार्कण्डेयो हि पूर्वं गणकनिगदितद्वादशाब्दायुरुच्चै:
सेवित्वा वत्सरं त्वां तव भटनिवहैर्द्रावयामास मृत्युम् ॥४॥

taM chainaM bhaktiyOgaM draDhayitumayi me saadhyamaarOgyamaayuH

diShTyaa tatraapi sevyaM tava charaNamahO bheShajaayeva dugdham |

maarkaNDeyO hi puurvaM gaNakanigadita dvaadashaabdaayuruchchaiH

sevitvaa vatsaraM tvaaM tava bhaTanivahairdraavayaamaasa mR^ityum ||4

O Lord! To bring to practice this path of Bhakti Yoga, I need good health and long life. Fortunately, to achieve this I need to do is to surrender to your lotus like feet,And wonder of wonders ,this is like drinking milk to cure diseases, Long ago, Maarkandeya was told by an astrologer that his life span was of twelve years only. He worshipped intensely at Thy feet for one year and when death approached, it was driven away by Thy emissaries.

 Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 05
मार्कण्डेयश्चिरायु: स खलु पुनरपि त्वत्पर: पुष्पभद्रा-
तीरे निन्ये तपस्यन्नतुलसुखरति: षट् तु मन्वन्तराणि ।
देवेन्द्र: सप्तमस्तं सुरयुवतिमरुन्मन्मथैर्मोहयिष्यन्
योगोष्मप्लुष्यमाणैर्न तु पुनरशकत्त्वज्जनं निर्जयेत् क: ॥५॥  

maarkaNDeyashchiraayuH sa khalu punarapi tvatparaH puShpabhadraa

tiire ninye tapasyannatula sukharatiH ShaT tu manvantaraaNi |

devendraH saptamastaM surayuvati marunmanmathaiH mOhayiShyan

yOgOShmapluShyamaaNairna tu punarashakattvajjanaM nirjayet kaH || 5

Always inclined towards worshipping Thee, Maarkandeya was thus endowed with a blessing of living for ever. He continued to do penance on the banks of Pushpabhadraa river and revelled in incomparable bliss for six manvantras. In the seventh Manvantra, the Indra there, tried to seduce him with the help of celestial damsels, soft breeze and Manmatha the god of love. all of whom soon came to grief by being scorched in the fire ofMarkandeya's penance (Yoga) and failed in their mission. Who can, indeed, everovercome Thy devotees ?

 

Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 06
प्रीत्या नारायणाख्यस्त्वमथ नरसख: प्राप्तवानस्य पार्श्वं
तुष्ट्या तोष्टूयमान: स तु विविधवरैर्लोभितो नानुमेने ।
द्रष्टुं माय़ां त्वदीयां किल पुनरवृणोद्भक्तितृप्तान्तरात्मा
मायादु:खानभिज्ञस्तदपि मृगयते नूनमाश्चर्यहेतो: ॥६॥

priityaa naaraayaNaakhya stvamatha narasakhaH praaptavaanasya paarshvaM

tuShTyaa tOShTuuyamaanaH sa tu vividhavarairlObhitO naanumene |

draShTuM maayaaM tvadiiyaaM kila punaravR^iNOd bhaktitR^iptaantaraatmaa

maayaa duHkhaanabhij~nastadapimR^igayate nuunamaashcharyahetOH || 6  

Thou as sage Naaraayana, along with Thy friend Nara,Very much wanted to see Markandeya and paid a visit to him,And that Markandeya praised you continuously by several prayers, But refused any boons from you , though you were prepared to give any boon,And when you compelled him, he requested you to show him Maya(illusion),For he being a sage without any desire and mind filled with devotion, Was not aware of the sorrow caused by Maya and wanted to see it, Out of his simple curiosity and sense of wonder.

 Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 07
 याते त्वय्याशु वाताकुलजलदगलत्तोयपूर्णातिघूर्णत्-
सप्तार्णोराशिमग्ने जगति स तु जले सम्भ्रमन् वर्षकोटी: ।
दीन: प्रैक्षिष्ट दूरे वटदलशयनं कञ्चिदाश्चर्यबालं
त्वामेव श्यामलाङ्गं वदनसरसिजन्यस्तपादाङ्गुलीकम् ॥७॥

yaate tvayyaashu vaataakula jaladagalat tOyapuurNaatighuurNat

saptaarNOraashimagne jagati sa tu jale sambhraman varShakOTiiH |

diinaH praikshiShTa duure vaTadalashayanaM ka~nchidaashcharya baalaM

tvaameva shyaamalaangaM vadanasarasijanyasta paadaanguliikam || 7 

  

As soon as Thou left, the clouds were tossed about by unruly winds and torrential rain waters made the waters of the seven seas overflow, submerging the whole world. Maarkandeya wandered in these waters for millions of years. Exhausted, he saw far away, a wonderous Infant, Thee alone, with the body with a blue hue, lying on a banyan leaf, with the toe placed in the lotus mouth.

                
  Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 08
 दृष्ट्वा त्वां हृष्टरोमा त्वरितमुपगत: स्प्रष्टुकामो मुनीन्द्र:
श्वासेनान्तर्निविष्ट: पुनरिह सकलं दृष्टवान् विष्टपौघम् ।
भूयोऽपि श्वासवातैर्बहिरनुपतितो वीक्षितस्त्वत्कटाक्षै-
र्मोदादाश्लेष्टुकामस्त्वयि पिहिततनौ स्वाश्रमे प्राग्वदासीत् ॥८॥

dR^iShTvaa tvaaM hR^iShTarOmaa tvaritamabhigataH spraShTukaamO muniindraH

shvaasenaantarniviShTaH punariha sakalaM dR^iShTavaan viShTapaugham |

bhuuyO(a)pi shvaasavaatairbahiranupatitO viikshitastvatkaTaakshaiH

mOdaadaashleShTukaamastvayi pihitatanau svaashrame praagvadaasiit || 8

Thrilled on seeing Thee (as the child on the Banyan leaf), Markandeya, with hairstanding on end all over his body, rushed towards Thee, wishing to touch Thee, and was immediately sucked in by the inhalation of Thy breath. Inside Thee, he saw all the worlds. Then, on being ejected by the exhalation of Thy breath, and being overjoyed by the touch of Thy side-long glance, he reached out to embrace Thee. However, on Thy sudden disappearance, he found himself back in his hermitage as before.

 
 Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 09
 गौर्या सार्धं तदग्रे पुरभिदथ गतस्त्वत्प्रियप्रेक्षणार्थी
सिद्धानेवास्य दत्वा स्वयमयमजरामृत्युतादीन् गतोऽभूत् ।
एवं त्वत्सेवयैव स्मररिपुरपि स प्रीयते येन तस्मा-
न्मूर्तित्रय्यात्मकस्त्वं ननु सकलनियन्तेति सुव्यक्तमासीत् ॥९॥

gauryaa saardhaM tadagre purabhidatha gatastvatpriya prekshaNaarthii

siddhaanevaasya dattvaa svayamayamajaraamR^ityutaadiin gatO(a)bhuut |

evaM tvatsevayaiva smararipurapi sa priiyate yena tasmaat

muurti trayyaatmakastvaM nanu sakala niyanteti suvyaktamaasiit || 9

 

Lord Shiva, along with Gauri went to Maarkandeya, desirous of seeing Thy devotee. He gave the boons of freedom from old age and death etc., without being asked for, which the sage had also acquired by his penance. In this manner, Lord Shiva was also pleased by the worship of Thee alone. This also clearly shows that Thou are Trinity itself Brahmaa Vishnu and Shiva , and also the inner controller of all

Dasakam: 097 -- Slokam: 10
त्र्यंशेस्मिन् सत्यलोके विधिहरिपुरभिन्मन्दिराण्यूर्ध्वमूर्ध्वं
तेभोऽप्यूर्ध्वं तु मायाविकृतिविरहितो भाति वैकुण्ठलोक: ।
तत्र त्वं कारणाम्भस्यपि पशुपकुले शुद्धसत्त्वैकरूपी
सच्चित्ब्रह्माद्वयात्मा पवनपुरपते पाहि मां सर्वरोगात् ॥१०॥
 

tryamshe(a)smin satyalOke vidhihari purabhinmandiraaNyuurdhva muurdhvaM

tebhyO(a)pyuurdhvaM tu maayaa vikR^iti virahitO bhaati vaikuNThalOkaH |

tatra tvaM kaaraNaambhasyapi pashupakule shuddha sattvaikaruupii

sachchidbrahmaadvayaatmaa pavanapurapate paahi maaM sarvarOgaat ||10

In the Satyaloka, in three parts, placed one above the other are located the abodes of Brahmaa Vishnu and Shiva. Above all these is the realm of Vaikuntha which is free from the effects of Maayaa and Prakriti, there, in the Causal Waters as also in the house of cowherds, Thou do shine in a pure Sattvic form as Sat Chit Brahma a mixture of Sath and Chith. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Do save me from all diseases.