Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

दासॊऽस्मीति त्वयि शिव मया नित्यसिद्धं निवॆद्यं
    जानास्यॆतत्त्वमपि यदहं निर्गतिः संभ्रमामि ।
नास्त्यॆवान्यन्मम किमपि तॆ नाथ विज्ञापनीयं
    कारुण्यान्मॆ शरणवरणं दीनवृत्तॆर्गृहाण ॥ २० ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

dAsO&smIti tvayi shiva mayA nityasiddhaM nivEdyaM
    jAnAsyEtattvamapi yadahaM nirgatiH saMbhramAmi |
nAstyEvAnyanmama kimapi tE nAtha vij~jApanIyaM
    kAruNyAnmE sharaNavaraNaM dInavRuttErgRuhANa || 20 ||

(dAsa asmi iti tvayi shiva mayA nitya siddhaM nivEdyaM
    jAnAsi Etat tvam api yadahaM nirgatiH saMbhramAmi |
nAsti Eva anyan mama kimapi tE nAtha vij~jApanIyaM
    kAruNyAn mE sharaNavaraNaM dInavRuttEr gRuhANa ||  )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Oh Shiva, "I am Your slave", is my regular update to You.
You are also aware that I am wandering around without a refuge!
There is no other thing, oh Lord, that I want to plead to You
- out of compassion, accept me - the one in miserable state
- into Your Refuge enclave!

 Notes: 

1. nivedyam - making known; sambhram - wander.
2. This song reflects the same emotions expressed by 
Manikkavasagar in Nithal Vinnappam

See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music