ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ರಮಾಜಾನೇ ಜಾನೇ ಯದಿಹ ತವ ಭಕ್ತೇಷು ವಿಭವೋ
ನ ಸದ್ಯಸ್ಸಂಪದ್ಯಸ್ತದಿಹ ಮದಕೃತ್ತ್ವಾದಶಮಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಶಾಂತಿಂ ಕೃತ್ವೈವ ಪ್ರದಿಶಸಿ ತತಃ ಕಾಮಮಖಿಲಂ
ಪ್ರಶಾಂತೇಷು ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ನ ಖಲು ಭವದೀಯೇ ಚ್ಯುತಿಕಥಾ ॥1॥
Meaning
ರಮಾಜಾನೇ - O Consort of Laxmi (Ramaa); ಜಾನೇ ಯತ್-ಇಹ - I know that here; ತವ ಭಕ್ತೇಷು ವಿಭವಃ - to Thy devotees prosperity; ನ ಸದ್ಯಃ-ಸಂಪದ್ಯಃ- - does not quickly come; ತತ್-ಇಹ - that (prosperity) here; ಮದ-ಕೃತ್ತ್ವಾತ್- - (because is) pride generating; ಅಶಮಿನಾಂ - of the passionate; ಪ್ರಶಾಂತಿಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ-ಏವ - dispassionate making (them) only; ಪ್ರದಿಶಸಿ ತತಃ - (Thou) give then; ಕಾಮಂ-ಅಖಿಲಂ - desires all; ಪ್ರಶಾಂತೇಷು ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ - to the dispassionate quickly; ನ ಖಲು - not indeed; ಭವದೀಯೇ ಚ್ಯುತಿ-ಕಥಾ - to Thy devotee downfall does not come;
Translation
O Consort of Ramaa! (Laxmi) Thy devotees are not easily blessed in this world. I know it to be so because prosperity generates pride in the passionate people. After making them dispassionate Thou do fulfill all their desires. Those who are already dispassionate, to them Thy blessings come quickly. There is no question of Thy devotee's downfall.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಸಾದರುಷಿತಾನ್ ವಿಧಿಶಂಕರಾದೀನ್
ಕೇಚಿದ್ವಿಭೋ ನಿಜಗುಣಾನುಗುಣಂ ಭಜಂತಃ ।
ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾ ಭವಂತಿ ಬತ ಕಷ್ಟಮದೀರ್ಘದೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ
ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಂ ವೃಕಾಸುರ ಉದಾಹರಣಂ ಕಿಲಾಸ್ಮಿನ್ ॥2॥
Meaning
ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಸಾದ-ರುಷಿತಾನ್ - quickly pleased and angered; ವಿಧಿ-ಶಂಕರ-ಆದೀನ್ - Brahmaa Shiva and others; ಕೇಚಿತ್-ವಿಭೋ - some people O Lord!; ನಿಜ-ಗುಣ-ಅನುಗುಣಂ - in their own nature's accordance; ಭಜಂತಃ - worshipping; ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಃ-ಭವಂತಿ - disgrace attain to; ಬತ ಕಷ್ಟಂ- - alas unfortunate (is this); ಅದೀರ್ಘ-ದೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ - due to shortsightedness; ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಂ ವೃಕಾಸುರ - (It is) clear (by) Vrikaasura; ಉದಾಹರಣಂ ಕಿಲ-ಅಸ್ಮಿನ್ - example indeed in this (case);
Translation
O Lord! Brahamaa, Shiva and others who are pleased and angered quickly, are worshipped by people in accordance with their own nature. Alas! They are led to disgrace by their shortsightedness. This is indeed clear by the example of Vrikaasura.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಶಕುನಿಜಃ ಸ ತು ನಾರದಮೇಕದಾ
ತ್ವರಿತತೋಷಮಪೃಚ್ಛದಧೀಶ್ವರಮ್ ।
ಸ ಚ ದಿದೇಶ ಗಿರೀಶಮುಪಾಸಿತುಂ
ನ ತು ಭವಂತಮಬಂಧುಮಸಾಧುಷು ॥3॥
Meaning
ಶಕುನಿಜಃ ಸ - the son of Shakuni, he (Vrikaasura); ತು ನಾರದಂ-ಏಕದಾ - indeed to Naarada once; ತ್ವರಿತ-ತೋಷಂ-ಅಪೃಚ್ಛತ್- - soon pleased asked (about); ಅಧೀಶ್ವರಂ - the Deity; ಸ ಚ ದಿದೇಶ - and he indicated; ಗಿರೀಶಂ-ಉಪಾಸಿತುಂ - Shiva to worship; ನ ತು ಭವಂತಂ- - (and) not indeed Thee; ಅಬಂಧುಂ-ಅಸಾಧುಷು - (who are) non supportive towards evil people;
Translation
Vrikaasura, the son of Shakuni once asked Naarada as to which Deity was the easiest to please. Naarada instructed him to worship Shiva and not Thee who are not supportive towards evil minded people.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ತಪಸ್ತಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಘೋರಂ ಸ ಖಲು ಕುಪಿತಃ ಸಪ್ತಮದಿನೇ
ಶಿರಃ ಛಿತ್ವಾ ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪುರಹರಮುಪಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಪುರತಃ ।
ಅತಿಕ್ಷುದ್ರಂ ರೌದ್ರಂ ಶಿರಸಿ ಕರದಾನೇನ ನಿಧನಂ
ಜಗನ್ನಾಥಾದ್ವವ್ರೇ ಭವತಿ ವಿಮುಖಾನಾಂ ಕ್ವ ಶುಭಧೀಃ ॥4॥
Meaning
ತಪಃ-ತಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಘೋರಂ - penance practicing very severe; ಸ ಖಲು ಕುಪಿತಃ - he indeed in great anger; ಸಪ್ತಮ-ದಿನೇ - on the seventh day; ಶಿರಃ ಛಿತ್ವಾ - (his) head cutting off; ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪುರಹರಂ- - immediately Shiva; ಉಪಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಪುರತಃ - making to appear in front; ಅತಿಕ್ಷುದ್ರಂ ರೌದ್ರಂ - very mean and cruel; ಶಿರಸಿ ಕರ-ದಾನೇನ - on head placing (his) hand; ನಿಧನಂ - death; ಜಗನ್ನಾಥಾತ್-ವವ್ರೇ - from the Lord of the universe (Shiva) sought (as a boon); ಭವತಿ ವಿಮುಖಾನಾಂ - from Thee (those who are) indifferent; ಕ್ವ ಶುಭಧೀಃ - where is good sense;
Translation
He indeed practiced severe penance and on the seventh day greatly angered, threatened to cut off his head and thus made Shiva appear before him immediately. From the Lord of the universe, Shiva, he sought a very mean and cruel boon that on who-so-ever's head he placed his hand would die immediately. How can good sense prevail upon people who are indifferent to Thee?
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಮೋಕ್ತಾರಂ ಬಂಧಮುಕ್ತೋ ಹರಿಣಪತಿರಿವ ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವತ್ಸೋಽಥ ರುದ್ರಂ
ದೈತ್ಯಾತ್ ಭೀತ್ಯಾ ಸ್ಮ ದೇವೋ ದಿಶಿ ದಿಶಿ ವಲತೇ ಪೃಷ್ಠತೋ ದತ್ತದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ।
ತೂಷ್ಣೀಕೇ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೇ ತವ ಪದಮಧಿರೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಂತಮುದ್ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಶರ್ವಂ
ದೂರಾದೇವಾಗ್ರತಸ್ತ್ವಂ ಪಟುವಟುವಪುಷಾ ತಸ್ಥಿಷೇ ದಾನವಾಯ ॥5॥
Meaning
ಮೋಕ್ತಾರಂ - the one who releases; ಬಂಧ-ಮುಕ್ತಃ - from bondage released; ಹರಿಣಪತಿಃ-ಇವ - a lion as if; ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವತ್-ಸ-ಅಥ ರುದ್ರಂ - rushed he then towards Shiva; ದೈತ್ಯಾತ್ ಭೀತ್ಯಾ ಸ್ಮ - by the Asura afraid being; ದೇವಃ ದಿಶಿ ದಿಶಿ - the Lord in all directions; ವಲತೇ - ran about; ಪೃಷ್ಠತಃ-ದತ್ತ-ದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ - towards the back looking; ತೂಷ್ಣೀಕೇ ಸರ್ವ-ಲೋಕೇ - as kept quiet all the world; ತವ ಪದಂ-ಅಧಿರೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಂತಂ- - Thy abode climbing up to; ಉದ್ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಶರ್ವಂ - seeing Shiva; ದೂರಾತ್-ಏವ-ಅಗ್ರತಃ-ತ್ವಂ - from far only, in front Thou; ಪಟು-ವಟು-ವಪುಷಾ - (in) a clever Brahamachari's guise; ತಸ್ಥಿಷೇ ದಾನವಾಯ - stood (waiting) for the Asura;
Translation
Like a lion who rushes towards the rescuer, Vrikaasura rushed towards Shiva. Lord Shiva ran about in all directions in panic of the Asura, and kept looking backwards. Everyone in the whole world kept quiet. Then from far Thou saw Shiva as he was about to reach Thy abode. Then, in the guise of a clever Brahmachaari Thou stood waiting for the Asura.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಭದ್ರಂ ತೇ ಶಾಕುನೇಯ ಭ್ರಮಸಿ ಕಿಮಧುನಾ ತ್ವಂ ಪಿಶಾಚಸ್ಯ ವಾಚಾ
ಸಂದೇಹಶ್ಚೇನ್ಮದುಕ್ತೌ ತವ ಕಿಮು ನ ಕರೋಷ್ಯಂಗುಲೀಮಂಗಮೌಲೌ ।
ಇತ್ಥಂ ತ್ವದ್ವಾಕ್ಯಮೂಢಃ ಶಿರಸಿ ಕೃತಕರಃ ಸೋಽಪತಚ್ಛಿನ್ನಪಾತಂ
ಭ್ರಂಶೋ ಹ್ಯೇವಂ ಪರೋಪಾಸಿತುರಪಿ ಚ ಗತಿಃ ಶೂಲಿನೋಽಪಿ ತ್ವಮೇವ ॥6॥
Meaning
ಭದ್ರಂ ತೇ ಶಾಕುನೇಯ - hail to you O son of Shakuni!; ಭ್ರಮಸಿ ಕಿಂ ಅಧುನಾ ತ್ವಂ - (why are) running about now you; ಪಿಶಾಚಸ್ಯ ವಾಚಾ - on a ghost's words; ಸಂದೇಹಃ-ಚೇತ್-ಮತ್-ಉಕ್ತೌ - doubt if there is in my words; ತವ ಕಿಮು ನ ಕರೋಷಿ- - on your, why not do you do; ಅಂಗುಲೀಂ-ಅಂಗ-ಮೌಲೌ - the finger, O dear One, on the head; ಇತ್ಥಂ ತ್ವತ್-ವಾಕ್ಯ-ಮೂಢಃ - thus by Thy words fooled; ಶಿರಸಿ ಕೃತ-ಕರಃ - on head placing hand; ಸಃ-ಅಪತತ್-ಛಿನ್ನ-ಪಾತಂ - he fell (like) an uprooted tree; ಭ್ರಂಶಃ- ಹಿ-ಏವಂ - destruction indeed such; ಪರ-ಉಪಾಸಿತುಃಅಪಿ - other (deities) worshipping indeed; ಚ ಗತಿಃ - and are a last resort; ಶೂಲಿನಃ-ಅಪಿ ತ್ವಂ-ಏವ - to Shankara also Thou alone;
Translation
Hail to you O son of Shakuni! Why are you needlessly running about, placing your faith in this ghost? If you doubt my words, O dear One! Test for yourself by placing your fingers on your own head.' Befooled by these words of Thine, he placed his hand on his head and immediately fell down dead as an uprooted tree. Such is the fate of the people who worship other deities. What more, Thou are the ultimate refuge of even Shiva.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಭೃಗುಂ ಕಿಲ ಸರಸ್ವತೀನಿಕಟವಾಸಿನಸ್ತಾಪಸಾ-
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿಷು ಸಮಾದಿಶನ್ನಧಿಕಸತ್ತ್ವತಾಂ ವೇದಿತುಮ್ ।
ಅಯಂ ಪುನರನಾದರಾದುದಿತರುದ್ಧರೋಷೇ ವಿಧೌ
ಹರೇಽಪಿ ಚ ಜಿಹಿಂಸಿಷೌ ಗಿರಿಜಯಾ ಧೃತೇ ತ್ವಾಮಗಾತ್ ॥7॥
Meaning
ಭೃಗುಂ ಕಿಲ - Bhrigu indeed; ಸರಸ್ವತೀ-ನಿಕಟ-ವಾಸಿನಃ- - living near (the river) Saraswati; ತಾಪಸಾಃ- - the ascetics; ತ್ರಿ-ಮೂರ್ತಿಷು - among the Trinity; ಸಮಾದಿಶನ್- - instructed (Bhrigu); ಅಧಿಕ-ಸತ್ತ್ವತಾಂ ವೇದಿತುಂ - to know who is more inclined towards Saatvic gunas; ಅಯಂ ಪುನಃ-ಅನಾದರಾತ್- - this (Bhrigu) again with non-respect; ಉದಿತ-ರುದ್ಧ-ರೋಷೇ - (which) arose, and was controlled, the anger; ವಿಧೌ - in Brahmaa (when); ಹರೇ-ಅಪಿ ಚ - and in Shiva also; ಜಿಹಿಂಸಿಷೌ - eager to kill (Bhrigu); ಗಿರಿಜಯಾ ಧೃತೇ - by Paarvati restricted; ತ್ವಾಂ-ಅಗಾತ್ - to Thee went;
Translation
Once the ascetics residing on the banks of the river Saraswati assigned sage Bhrigu to test who among the Trinity was more inclined towards Saatvic guna. Bhrigu went to Brahmaa who was enraged, but he controlled his anger, when Bhrigu showed his disrespect. Next he went to Shiva and behaved with him in the same manner. Shiva was eager to kill him but was restricted by Paarvati. Then Bhrigu went to Thee.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸುಪ್ತಂ ರಮಾಂಕಭುವಿ ಪಂಕಜಲೋಚನಂ ತ್ವಾಂ
ವಿಪ್ರೇ ವಿನಿಘ್ನತಿ ಪದೇನ ಮುದೋತ್ಥಿತಸ್ತ್ವಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಂ ಕ್ಷಮಸ್ವ ಮುನಿವರ್ಯ ಭವೇತ್ ಸದಾ ಮೇ
ತ್ವತ್ಪಾದಚಿನ್ಹಮಿಹ ಭೂಷಣಮಿತ್ಯವಾದೀಃ ॥8॥
Meaning
ಸುಪ್ತಂ ರಮಾ-ಅಂಕ-ಭುವಿ - sleeping on Laxmi's lap; ಪಂಕಜಲೋಚನಂ ತ್ವಾಂ - lotus eyed Thee; ವಿಪ್ರೇ ವಿನಿಘ್ನತಿ ಪದೇನ - when the sage hit by foot; ಮುದಾ-ಉತ್ಥಿತಃ-ತ್ವಂ - happily getting up Thou; ಸರ್ವಂ ಕ್ಷಮಸ್ವ ಮುನಿವರ್ಯ - everything forgive O great sage; ಭವೇತ್ ಸದಾ ಮೇ - will be always my; ತ್ವತ್-ಪಾದ-ಚಿನ್ಹಂ-ಇಹ - your foot mark here; ಭೂಷಣಂ-ಇತಿ-ಅವಾದೀಃ - decoration, thus Thou said;
Translation
When Bhrigu went to Thee, O Lotus eyed! Thou were sleeping on Laxmi's lap. He hit Thee on the chest with his foot. Thou got up in good humour and asked for pardon for everything and told him that the mark of his foot would always remain as a decoration on his chest.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ್ಯ ತೇ ಚ ಸುದೃಢಂ ತ್ವಯಿ ಬದ್ಧಭಾವಾಃ
ಸಾರಸ್ವತಾ ಮುನಿವರಾ ದಧಿರೇ ವಿಮೋಕ್ಷಮ್ ।
ತ್ವಾಮೇವಮಚ್ಯುತ ಪುನಶ್ಚ್ಯುತಿದೋಷಹೀನಂ
ಸತ್ತ್ವೋಚ್ಚಯೈಕತನುಮೇವ ವಯಂ ಭಜಾಮಃ ॥9॥
Meaning
ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ್ಯ ತೇ ಚ - and having decided they; ಸುದೃಢಂ ತ್ವಯಿ - firmly in Thee; ಬದ್ಧಭಾವಾಃ - anchoring devotion; ಸಾರಸ್ವತಾಃ-ಮುನಿವರಾಃ- - residing near the river Saraswati, the great sages; ದಧಿರೇ ವಿಮೋಕ್ಷಂ - attained liberation; ತ್ವಾಂ-ಏವಂ-ಅಚ್ಯುತ - to Thee, thus, O Changeless One!; ಪುನಃ-ಅಚ್ಯುತಿ-ದೋಷ-ಹೀನಂ - again from the decay defect free; ಸತ್ತ್ವ-ಉಚ್ಚಯ-ಏಕ-ತನುಂ- - of Saatvic and majestic one form; ಏವ ವಯಂ ಭಜಾಮಃ - alone I worship;
Translation
The great ascetics residing near the Saraswati river decided that Thou were the most Saatvic of the Trinity. They firmly anchored their devotion into Thee and attained union with Thee. O Changeless One! Who are free from the shortcoming of decay, Thy exalted Saatvic form we worship.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಜಗತ್ಸೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾದೌ ತ್ವಾಂ ನಿಗಮನಿವಹೈರ್ವಂದಿಭಿರಿವ
ಸ್ತುತಂ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ ಸಚ್ಚಿತ್ಪರಮರಸನಿರ್ದ್ವೈತವಪುಷಮ್ ।
ಪರಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಭೂಮನ್ ಪಶುಪವನಿತಾಭಾಗ್ಯನಿವಹಂ
ಪರಿತಾಪಶ್ರಾಂತ್ಯೈ ಪವನಪುರವಾಸಿನ್ ಪರಿಭಜೇ ॥10॥
Meaning
ಜಗತ್-ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ-ಆದೌ - the universe's creation in the beginning of; ತ್ವಾಂ ನಿಗಮ-ನಿವಹೈಃ- - to Thee by the Vedas altogether; ವಂದಿಭಿಃ-ಇವ - as by the minstrels as (in a king's court); ಸ್ತುತಂ ವಿಷ್ಣೋ - praised O Vishnu!; ಸತ್-ಚಿತ್-ಪರಮ-ರಸ- - Pure Consciousness Highest Bliss; ನಿರ್ದ್ವೈತ-ವಪುಷಂ - undual embodiment; ಪರಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಭೂಮನ್ - the Supreme Being O Infinite One!; ಪಶುಪ-ವನಿತಾ-ಭಾಗ್ಯ-ನಿವಹಂ - the cowherd women's merits' embodiment; ಪರಿತಾಪ-ಶ್ರಾಂತ್ಯೈ - the sorrows to be removed; ಪವನಪುರವಾಸಿನ್ - O Resident of Guruvaayur!; ಪರಿಭಜೇ - I intensely worship;
Translation
O Vishnu! In the beginning of the creation of the universe, Thy praises were sung by the Vedas just as the minstrels in the king's court.O Infinite One! Thou are the Pure Consciousness Highest Bliss undual embodiment. Thou are also the personification of all the merits of the cowherd women put together. O Resident of Guruvaayur! I intensely worship Thee for the removal of all my sorrows.
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