Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

नाहं रॊद्धुं करणनिचयं दुर्नयं पारयामि
    स्मारं स्मारं जनिपथरुजं नाथ सीदामिभीत्या ।
किं वा कुर्वॆ किमुचितमुह क्वाद्य गच्छामि हन्त
    त्वत्पादाब्जप्रपदनमृतॆ नैव पश्यामुपायम् ॥ १० ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

nAhaM rOddhuM karaNanichayaM durnayaM pArayAmi
    smAraM smAraM janipatha rujaM nAtha sIdAmibhItyA |
kiM vA kurvE kimuchitamuha kvAdya gacChAmi hanta
    tvatpAdAbjaprapadanamRutE naiva pashyAmupAyam || 10 ||

(nAhaM rOddhuM karaNa nichayaM durnayaM pArayAmi
    smAraM smAraM janipatharujaM nAtha sIdAmi bhItyA |
kiM vA kurvE kim uchitamuha kvAdya gacChAmi hanta
    tvat pAdAbja prapada namRutE naiva pashyAmupAyam || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 I am not able to bear the misconduct of the assembly of instruments (senses)!
Oh Lord, I am getting exhausted in fear remembering the movement of Kama that crushes!
What can I do? What is appropriate to do? Where can I go? Alas!
I do not see any alternative than falling in submission at Your lotus-feet!! 

 Notes: 

1. rOddh - to stop; nichaya - assembly; durnaya - bad conduct; pAraya - able; smAra - remember; rujam - crushed; sIdAmi - to be weary; bhIti - fear; hanta - alas; prapada - fall to feet; namRuta - submit; pashya - see; upAyam - approach.

See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music