Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

उल्लंघ्याज्ञामुडुपतिकलाचूड तॆ विश्ववन्द्य
    त्यक्ताचारः पशुवदधुना मुक्तलज्जश्चरामि ।
एवं नानाविधभवततिप्राप्तदीर्घापराधः
    क्लॆशाम्भॊधिं कथमहमृतॆ त्वत्प्रसादात् तरॆयम् ॥ ११ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

ullaMghyAj~jAmuDupatikalAchUDa tE vishvavandya
    tyaktAchAraH pashuvadadhunA muktalajjashcharAmi |
evaM nAnAvidhabhavatatiprAptadIrghAparAdhaH
    klEshAmbhOdhiM kathamahamRutE tvatprasAdAt tarEyam || 11 ||

(ullaMghya Aj~jAm uDupati kalAchUDa tE vishvavandya
    tyaktAchAraH pashuvadadhunA muktalajjashcharAmi |
evaM nAnAvidhabhavatatiprAptadIrghAparAdhaH
    klEshAmbhOdhiM kathamahamRutE tvatprasAdAt tarEyam ||  )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Oh Lord crowned with cresent! One saluted by the world!
Violating Your order, leaving aside the manners, like an animal,
free from shame I am wandering!
With the long list of offence accumulated over various births,
how can I cross the ocean of distress without Your favour?

 Notes: 

1. ullaMghya - violate; uDupati - moon; pashuvat - like animal; adhuna - now; lajja - shame; klesha - distress; ambhodhi - ocean; RutE - without; tara - cross across.

See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music