Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

त्वामॆवैकं हतजनिपथॆ पान्थमस्मिन्प्रपञ्चॆ
    मत्वा जन्मप्रचयजलधॆः बिभ्यतः पारशून्यात् ।
यत्तॆ धन्याः सुरवर मुखं दक्षिणं संश्रयन्ति
    क्लिष्टं घॊरॆ चिरमिह भवॆ तॆन मां पाहि नित्यम् ॥ २३ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

tvAmEvaikaM hatajanipathE pAnthamasminprapa~jchE
    matvA janmaprachayajaladhEH bibhyataH pArashUnyAt |
yattE dhanyAH suravara mukhaM dakShiNaM saMshrayanti
    kliShTaM ghOrE chiramiha bhavE tEna mAM pAhi nityam || 23 ||

(tvAm Eva ekaM hatajanipathE pAntham asmin prapa~jchE
    matvA janma prachaya jaladhEH bibhyataH pAra shUnyAt |
yattE dhanyAH suravara mukhaM dakShiNaM saMshrayanti
    kliShTaM ghOrE chiram iha bhavE tEna mAM pAhi nityam || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 In this ruined path of life, in this world, frightened unable to see the 
shore of the ocean of birth, taking You only as the companion,
those gifted who resort to which southern face of the Best of all divines
with that (face) take care of me forever, who is suffering for long in the samsara.

 Notes: 

1. hatajanipathe - ruined life-path; pAntha - companion; prachaya - accumulation;
bibhyataH - frightened; pAra - shore; suravara - best of divines;
samshrayanti - resort to; kliShTam - molested.

2, mukhaM dakShiNaM 
This is the aghora face - south facing. The Lord
is the Dakshinamurthi in this face. This face removes the
sins and pains of the seeker by imparting the supreme wisdom.
Hence, dikshithar is seeking the blessing of this glorious face
of Lord Shiva.

See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music