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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

एतावन्तं भ्रमणनिचयं प्रापितॊऽयं वराकः
    श्रान्तः स्वामिन्नगतिरधुना मॊचनीयस्त्वयाहम् ।
कृत्याकृत्यव्यपगतमतिर्दीनशाखामृगॊऽयं
    संताड्यैनं दशनविवृतिं पश्यतस्तॆ फलं किम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

etAvantaM bhramaNanichayaM prApitO&yaM varAkaH
    shrAntaH svAminnagatiradhunA mOchanIyastvayAham |
kRutyAkRutyavyapagatamatirdInashAkhAmRugO&yaM
    saMtADyainaM dashanavivRutiM pashyatastE phalaM kim || 33 ||

(etAvantaM bhramaNa nichayaM prApita ayaM varAkaH
    shrAntaH svAmin agatir adhunA mOchanIyas tvayA aham |
kRutya akRutya vyapagata matir dIna-shAkhA-mRuga ayaM
    saMtADya enaM dashana vivRutiM pashyataH tE phalaM kim || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 So far, wandering too much, this poor being has become tired.
Oh Master, this helpless being is to be relieved by You.
This animal (monkey) of low branches does not have mental 
maturity to distinguish what is doable and what not;
Beating it up, seeing its grin, what is the use?

 Notes: 

1. Etavantam - so far; bhramana - wandering; nichayam - many; prApita - got; 
varAkaH - wretched; shrAnta - pained; adhunA - now; vyapagata - disappeared; 
santADya - beaten; dashana - tooth.

2. Like the captured monkey used in amusements,
I have been going all around the place! I am tired of all the
wandering. I am so stupid to not even realize what is appropriate and
what is not. If You beat me, I will react with a grin.
Seeing that what is that You would get?

So, please liberate me, my Lord!

See Also:
1. Complete Atmarpana stuti in with music