Parameshwara
stotram
(Prayer to the God
ultimate)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Here is a prayer to the God ultimate. In some stanza it
addresses Lord Shiva and in another Lord Vishnu but what it aims is to address
God who is beyond such limited descriptions. It is extremely musical and taken
from Sthothra Rathnavali published by Gita press,
Jagadeesa sudheesa bhavesa vibho,
Parameshwara parathpara pootha pitha,
Pranatham pathitham hatha budhi balam,
Janatarana taraya thapithakam. 1
Hey Lord of universe,
Hey Lord of good people,
Hey source of
everything, Hey supreme one,
Hey primeval God, Hey
very holy one, Hey son, Hey father,
I pray, take care of
this sinner who lacks wisdom and strength,
And help me cross
this painful life which is difficult to cross.
Guna heena sudheena malina mathim,
Thwayi pathari dathari chaparathim,
Thamasa rajasa vrutha vruthimimam,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 2
Oh God who helps
people to cross this life,
Please help me, who am
troubled by this life
Who does not have good
qualities, who is miserable,
Who possesses a very dirty mind,
And who has base and
egoistic personality,
To cross this
life though I am,
Far away from your
protective and endowing glance.
Mama Jeevana meenamimam pathitham,
Marughora bhveeha suveehamaho,
Karunabdhi chalomirjala nayanam,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 3
Oh God who helps
people to cross this life,
I am a fish which has
fallen in the arid desert of life,
And you can save
me by a mere glance,
Of your eyes which are the ocean of mercy,
And so please help me
to cross this trouble giving life.
Bhava vaarana karana karma thathou,
Bhava sindhujale shiva
magnamatha,
Karunancha samarpaya thareem twaritham,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 4
Oh God who helps
people to cross this day to day life,
Oh destroyer of
universe and who is the cause of that universe,
I am drowned in this ocean of day to day life , Oh Lord Shiva,
And so please
speedily give me the boat of your mercy ,
And so please help me
to cross this trouble giving life.
.
Aathinasaya janur mama
punya ruche,
Durithou gabharou
paripoorna bhuva,
Sujaganya maganyamapunyaruchim,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 5
Oh God who helps
people to cross this day to day life,
Oh God who
appreciates good acts, quickly destroy
my life,
Which has filled the
earth with huge amount of sins committed ,
Due to my infinite
interest in evil and sin , all my life.
Bhava karaka narakahaaraka
hey,
Bhavatharaka pathakadaraka hey,
Hara Sankara kinkara karma chayam,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 6
Oh God who helps
people to cross this day to day life,
Who is the creator of
the world, who liberates one from hell,
Who is the destroyer
of the world and who uplifts sinners,
Oh God Shankara,
please save this, your slave from his existence.
Trishithaschirmasmi sudhaam hitha may,
Aachyutha chinmaya
dehi vadanya vara,
Athimohaavasena
vinashtakrutham,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 7
Oh God who helps
people to cross this day to day life,
I am very thirsty for
life giving nectar of knowledge,
Oh infallible one, Oh
blissful one, please give it to me,
Who has lost
everything due to a great delusion, Oh giver of boons.
Pranamami namami, namami bhavam,
Bhava janma kruthi
prani shoodanakam,
Guna heena mananthamitham saranam,
Janatarana taraya
thapithakam. 8
Oh God who helps
people to cross this day to day life
I bow to you, I
salute you , and I salute the God who is the originator,
Oh God who removes
the fear in the mind of animals who are born,
Oh God who is beyond
qualities, Oh limitless one, I surrender to you.