Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

अद्यैव त्वत्पदनलिनयॊरर्पयाम्यन्तरात्म-
    -न्नात्मानं मॆ सह परिकरैरद्रिकन्याधिनाथ ।
नाहं बॊद्धुं शिव तव पदं न क्रिया यॊगचर्याः
    कर्तुं शक्नॊम्यनितरगतिः कॆवलं त्वां प्रपद्यॆ ॥ १५ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

adyaiva tvatpadanalinayOrarpayAmyantarAtma-
    -nnAtmAnaM mE saha parikarairadrikanyAdhinAtha |
nAhaM bOddhuM shiva tava padaM na kriyA yOgacharyAH
    kartuM shaknOmyanitaragatiH kEvalaM tvAM prapadyE || 15 ||

(adyaiva tvat pada nalinayOr arpayAmi antarAtman
    AtmAnaM mE saha parikarair adrikanyAdhinAtha |
nAhaM bOddhuM shiva tava padaM na kriyA yOgacharyAH
    kartuM shaknOmi anitaragatiH kEvalaM tvAM prapadyE || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Now, indeed, Oh the Inner Essence, I offer my soul 
along with its auxiliaries, oh the Lord of Parvati!
(However) I do not know, oh Shiva, Your Feet, nor 
the worship procedures, nor can I perform the path of yoga.
Without any other options, I take refuge in You!

 Notes: 

1. adya - now; iva - indeed; nalina - lotus; parikara - supporting things;
adri - mountain; boddhum - do not know; prapadyE - fall upon/ take refuge.
2. antarAtman 
Notably Appayya Dikshithar addresses the Lord as 
Antaratman and surrendering the Atman to that Lord 
Who is resident in the Atman.
The Lord Shiva as one of the Ashtamurthams resides in the
soul and kindles it. 
It could be seen that in many places in Atmarpanastuti 
Appayya Dikshithar has used "antaratman" for referring to Lord.
3. Even to surrender to the Lord, the grace of the God is
a must. Without that the surrender cannot be complete.
c.f.அவன் அருளாலே அவன் தாள் வணங்கி - சிவபுராணம்.

See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music