Oh Shiva! How Can Your Riches Be Concealed?
Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

आलॆपनं भसितमावसथः श्मशानम्
    अस्थीनि तॆ सततमाभरणानि सन्तु ।
निह्नॊतुमीश निखिलश्रुतिसारसिद्धम्
    ऐश्वर्यमम्बुजभवॊऽपि च न क्षमस्तॆ ॥ ४३ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

AlEpanaM bhasitamAvasathaH shmashAnam
    asthIni tE satatamAbharaNAni santu |
nihnOtumIsha nikhilashrutisArasiddham
    aishvaryamambujabhavO&pi cha na kShamastE || 43 ||

(AlEpanaM bhasitam AvasathaH shmashAnam
    asthIni tE satatam AbharaNAni santu |
nihnOtum Isha nikhila shruti sAra siddham
    aishvaryam ambujabhavO api cha na kShamastE || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Smeared in ash; Dwelling is cemetery;
Ever adorning ornaments are bones;
Even the brahma would be incapable of
hiding Your riches, oh Ishvara, Who has been 
determined as the essence of all vedas!

 Notes: 

1. AlEpanam - smeared; asthIni - bones; nihnnu - conceal; 
kShama - competent.

See Also:
1. Complete Atmarpana stuti in with music