Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

ध्यायन्तस्त्वां कतिचन भवं दुस्तरं निस्तरन्ति
    त्वत्पादाब्जं विधिवदितरे नित्यमाराधयन्तः ।
अन्ये वर्णाश्रमविधिरता पालयन्तस्वदाज्ञां
    सर्वं हित्वा भवजलनिधावेष मज्जामि घोरे ॥ ६ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

dhyAyantastvAM katichana bhavaM dustaraM nistaranti
    tvatpAdAbjaM vidhivaditare nityamArAdhayantaH |
anye varNAshramavidhiratA pAlayantasvadAj~jAM
    sarvaM hitvA bhavajalanidhAveSha majjAmi ghore || 6 ||

(dhyAyan tastvAM katichana bhavaM dustaraM nistaranti
    tvat pAdAbjaM vidhivaditare nityam ArAdhayantaH |
anye varNAshrama vidhiratA pAlayan tasvadAj~jAM
    sarvaM hitvA bhavajalanidhAveSha majjAmi ghore || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Some by meditating on You, cross the difficult to cross ocean of births;
Some worship ever Your Feet, in the way prescribed;
Some others act as per the duties ordained from You;
Leaving out all these I am drowning in the cruel ocean of births!    

 Notes: 

1. kati - some; dustara - difficult to pass; nistara - cross; majja - sink 2. Wise people fix their mind in the Bliss of Lord Shiva or have their focus in worshipping the Lord or keep doing the duties as the work of the Lord. Others just get lost in the ocean of this world.
See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music