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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

स्वप्नॆ वापि स्वरसविकसद्दिव्यपङ्कॆरुहाभं
    पश्यॆयं किं तव पशुपतॆ पादयुग्मं कदाचित् ।
क्वाहं पापः क्व तव चरणालॊकभाग्यं तथापि
    प्रत्याशां मॆ घटयति पुनर्विश्रुता तॆऽनुकम्पा ॥ ४१ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

svapnE vApi svarasavikasaddivyapa~gkEruhAbhaM
    pashyEyaM kiM tava pashupatE pAdayugmaM kadAchit |
kvAhaM pApaH kva tava charaNAlOkabhAgyaM tathApi
    pratyAshAM mE ghaTayati punarvishrutA tE&nukampA || 41 ||

(svapnE va api svarasa vikasat divya pa~gkEruhAbhaM
    pashyEyaM kiM tava pashupatE pAdayugmaM kadAchit |
kva ahaM pApaH kva tava charaNa AlOka bhAgyaM tathA api
    pratyAshAM mE ghaTayati punar vishrutA tE anukampA ||  )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Oh Pashupati! Will I get to see Your two feet 
that are like the Self-manifest Divine Lotus - even in my dreams?
Where am I - the sin? Where is the virtue of having darshan of Your Feet?
Still, because of Your well celebrated Grace, hope is anchored in me!

 Notes: 

1. svarasa vikasa - self manifest; pa~gEruhAbham - lotus; kadAchit - whenever; 
AlOka - seeing; pratyAshA - hope; ghaTaya - intently occupied with;
vishruta - famous; anukampa - compassionate.

2. c.f. ஈசனார்க்கு அன்பு ஆர்? யாம் ஆர் - திருவாசகம்

See Also:
1. Complete Atmarpana stuti in with music