Sri Venkatesa Karavalmba Stotram
(Prayer for Support of hands from Lord Venkateswara)
Composed by
Saint Nrusimha Bharathi of
Sringeri,
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Sri Sesha saila suniketana divyamoorthe,
Narayanachyutha hare nalinayataksha,
Leelakataksha parirakshitha sarvaloka,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 1
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Whose divine form has
its abode in the
Who is Narayana,
Achyutha and Hari and has lotus like eyes,
And who protects all
the worlds with a playful sidelong glance.
Brahmadhi vanditha padambuja Shankapane,
Srimath Sudarshana sushobitha divyahastha,
Karunya sagara saranya supunyamoothe,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 2
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Who holds a conch and
whose lotus like feet is worshipped by Brahma and others,
Whose divine hands
shine because he holds the holy
Sudarshana,
And who is the ocean
of mercy and the holy form which provides refuge to all.
Vedantha –Vedhya,bhavasagara karnadhara,
Sri Padmanabha Kamalarchidha padma pada,
Lokaika pavana parathpara papa haarin,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 3
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Who is known through
the vedanthas and helps us to cross the ocean of birth,
Who is the
Padmanabha, whose lotus like feet are worshipped by Lakshmi,
Who makes all the
worlds holy and who removes all sins.
Lakshmipathe nigamalakshya nija swaroopa,
Kamadhidosha pariharaka bodha dhayin,
Daithyadhimardhana janardhana Vasu deva,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 4
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Who is the consort of
Lakshmi and whose real form is the true aim of Vedas,
Whose realization is
the antidote to the ills of all actions,
Who killed all asuras
and who is Vasudeva and Janardhana.
Tapatrayam hara vibhorabhasa Murare,
Samraksha maam karunya sarasiruhaksha,
Machsishya mityanudinam pariraksha Vishno,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 5
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Who is the great
killer of Mura who removes all three pains,
Please protect me
with your lotus like merciful eyes,
And take me as your
disciple and look after me daily.
Srijatopa navartana lasad kireeta,
Kasthoorika thilaka shobhi lalata desa,
Rakendabimba vadanumbuja varijaksha,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 6
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa,
Whose form shines
with his crown studded with precious gems,
Whose forehead shines
with the thilaka made of musk,
Who has lotus like
eyes and a lotus like full moon face.
Vandaruloka vara dana
vacho vilasa,
Rathnadhyahara parishobitha kambukantha,
Keyura rathna savi bhashi digantarala,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 7
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa
Who with gracious
words grants boons to devotees praising him,
Whose conch like neck
shines with necklace of precious stones,
And the bright stones
on his shoulder light greatly the horizon.
Divyagandangitha bhujadwaya mangalathman,
Keyoorabhooshana sushobitha deergha baho,
Nagendra kankana karadwaya kamadhayin,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 8
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Lord Venkatesa
Who is the divine
soul with two hands and applied with sandal paste,
Who has long hands
glittering because of the bracelets,
And who is fulfiller
of desires with wrist bands made of
serpent king .
Swamin jagaddharana varidhi madhyamagna,
Maam udharaya krupaya karunapayodhe,
Lakshmeescha dehi mama dharma
samrudhi hethum,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 9
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Oh Lord Venkatesa
Who is the god who
supports the universe and is the ocean of mercy,
And kindly lift me up
who is sunk in the middle of the sea of life,
And grant me in large
measure that which would increase spiritual merit.
Divyanga raga paricharchitha komalanga,
Peethambaravrutha thano , tharunarka bhasa,
Sathyanganabha, paridhana supatthu bhanda,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 10
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Oh Lord Venkatesa
Whose holy body is
made pretty with coating of heavenly colour,
Whose body is attired
in yellow silk, who shines like the young sun,
Who has Brahma on his
navel and who ties a cloth on his waist.
Rathnadya dhama sunibadha kati pradesa,
Manikhya darpana susannibha janudesa,
Janghadwayena parimohitha sarvaloka,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 11
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Oh Lord Venkatesa
Whose waist is
securely tied with a belt made of gems,
Whose knee resembles
mirrors made of rubies,
And who enchants the
entire world by his two legs.
Lokaikapavana sarit parishobhithange,
Twat pada darasana, dine cha mamaghameesa,
Harda thamascha sakalam layamapa bhooman,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 12
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Oh Lord Venkatesa
Whose feet is washed
by the universally purifying waters,
And the day that I
catch sight of your holy feet, my sins,
As well the darkness
in my mind gets dissolved and disappear.
Kamadhi vairi nivohachyutha may prayatha,
Daridrya mapayapagatham sakalam dayalo,
Deenam samanam
samavalokya dayardra drushtya,
Sri Venkatesa mama dehi Karavalambam. 13
Please give me the
protection of your hands, Oh Lord Venkatesa
When you saw this
poor me with your merciful eyes,
All my enemies,
lust and other evil passions departed,
And the poverty which
was attached to me also vanished.
Sri Venkateswara pada pankaja shadpadena,
Sriman Nrusimha yathina rachitham jagatyam,
Ye that pathanthi manuja purushothamasya,
They prapnuvanthi paramaam padavim Murare. 14
This ode which was
offered at the holy feet of Venkatesa,
Was composed for the
world by the Sri Narasimha yati,
And those men who
happen to read this ode addressed to the God,
Would reach the great state of the world of Murari.
Ithi Sringeri Jagatguruna,
Sri Nrusimhabharathi swamina Rachitham,
Sri Venkatesa Karavalamba stotram Sampoornam.
Thus ends the Sri
Venkatesa Karavalamba Stotram,
Composed by Sri
Nrusimha Bharathi,
Who was the teacher
of the world at Sringeri.