Sri Venkatesa Stotra
Translated
by
P.R.Ramachander
Kamala kucha choochuka kumkumatho,
Niyatharuni thaathula neela thano,
Kamalayatha lochana loka pathe,
Vijayee bhava venkata
shaila pathe. 1
Victory to the lord
of
Whose blue body
coated with vermillion
From the breasts of
Lakshmi appears red,
And who is the lord
of the universe,
With eyes reminding
us of lotus flower.
Sa chaturmukha shanmukha panchamukha,
Pramukhakhila daivatha mouli mane,
Saranagatha vathsala
sara nidhe,
Paripalaya maam vrusha shaila pathe. 2
Please protect me
oh., Lord of Vrusha mountain,
Who is the crown
jewel among all the gods,
With four faces, six
faces and five faces,
And who is the
ultimate treasure who loves,
Those who come and
surrender to him,
Athivelathaya thava durvishahai,
Anuvela kruthai , aparadha sathai,
Bharitham thwaritham vrusha shaila pathe,
Parayaa krupayaa pari pahi hare. 3
Greatly trembling for
having committed various sins,
And also trembling
for having done hundreds of wrongs,
I have rushed
speedily for surrendering to you, Lord of Vrusha,
And so Oh, Hari, please
shower on me your eternal mercy,
Adhi venkata
shailamudharamathe,
Janathabhi mathaadhika dhana rathaath,
Para devathaya gathi thaan nigamai,
Kamala dayithaan param kalaye. 4
There is none greater
to you, Oh Lord of Lakshmi,
Who is merciful by
nature residing on Venkata mountain,
Who blesses his
devotees with much more than they desire,
And who is saluted by
other gods and books that show the way.
Kalavenuravasa gopavadhoo,
Sathakodi vruthaath, smarakodi samath,
Prathi vallavikabhimadath sukhadath,
Vasudeva suthaan na param kallaye. 5
There is no comparison
to the son of Vasudeva,
Who attracts the gopa
maidens , by music from his flute,
And fulfills the desire of each gopi and gives
her pleasure,
Much More than
hundreds of crores of penances
And prayers
addressed to crores of similar Gods..
Abhirama gunakara dasarathe,
Jagadeka dhanurdhara dheeramathe,
Raghu nayaka rama, Ramesa Vibho,
Varadho bhava , deva dayajaladhe. 6
Become the boon
giver, Oh sea of mercy,
Oh matchless doer of
good, Oh son of Dasaratha,
Oh only archer of the world, oh god with a brave
heart,
Oh Rama the lord of
Raghu clan,
And Oh God who is the
Lord of Lakshmi.
Avaneethanaya kamaneeya karam,
Rajanikara charu
mukhambhuruham,
Rajanichara raja thamo mihiram,
Mahaneeyam aham raghrama maye. 7
I seek refuge in the great Rama of Raghu clan,
Whose pretty hands
are held by the daughter of earth,
Who has a pretty
lotus like face , similar to the moon,
And who as a king
walks at night and destroys darkness like the sun.
Sumukham suhrudham sulabham sukhadham,
Savanujam cha sukhayam amogha saram,
Apahaya
raghudwaham anyam aham,
Na kathanchana kanchana
jaathu bhaje.
8
You are with pleasant face, good heart,
Very easy to reach and giver of pleasures,
Along with your
brothers and with never ending stream of
arrows,
So leaving you, I
would never at any time , even for a second,
Pray any one else, Oh
Jewel of the Raghu clan.
Vina Venkatesam na natho na natha,
Sada venkatesam smarami , smarami,
Hare Venkatesa , praseedha praseedha,
Priyam Venkatesa , prayacha prayacha. 9
I do not have any
Lord except Venkatesa,
I remember and
remember only Lord Venkatesa,
So Hey Venkatesa, be
pleased with me,
I request you to give me only what you like.
Aham dhooradasthe padambhoja yugma,
Pranamechaya agathya sevam karomi,
Sakruth sevaya nithya
seva balam thwam,
Prayacha praycha prabho Venkatesa 10
I was far away from
your two lotus like feet,
And have come with a
wish to serve them,
And so I request and
request you, Lord Venkatesa,
To please allow
me to do good service to you.
Agnaninam maya doshan,
Aseshan vihithan hare,
Kshamasva thwam, kshamasva thwam,
Sesha shail shika mane. 11
Please pardon ,
please pardon ,
Oh crest jewel
of the Sesha mountain,
This ignorant sinner
of the sins committed,
Due to sheer helplessness
, Oh Hari.