Prayer from Atmarpanastuti of Appayya Dikshitar

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Prayer of the Day

Prayer in Sanskrit 

 

प्राणॊत्क्रान्तिव्यतिकरदलत्सन्धिबन्धॆ शरीरॆ
    प्रॆमावॆशप्रसरदमिताक्रन्दितॆ बन्धुवर्गॆ ।
अन्तः प्रज्ञामपि शिव भजन्नन्तरायैरनन्तै
    राविद्धॊऽहं त्वयि कथमिमामर्पयिष्यामि बुद्धिम् ॥ १४ ॥

Shloka as Romanized text

 

prANOtkrAntivyatikaradalatsandhibandhE sharIrE
prEmAvEshaprasaradamitAkranditE bandhuvargE |
antaH praj~jAmapi shiva bhajannantarAyairanantai
rAviddhO&haM tvayi kathamimAmarpayiShyAmi buddhim || 14 ||

(prANa utkrAnti vyatikara dalat sandhi bandhE sharIrE
    prEma AvEsha prasaradamit AkranditE bandhuvargE |
antaH praj~jAmapi shiva bhajan antarAyairanantair
    AviddhO&haM tvayi kathamimAm arpayiShyAmi buddhim || )

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 In the body whose joints are tormented as the prana starts passing out,
surrounded by the kith and kin who crowd bursting into cry due to affection,
possessed only with the subconsciousness, oh Shiva, One who is inside countless (souls / things)!
how can I address You and offer my mind?!

 Notes: 

1. utkrAnti - passing out; vyatikara - moving up and down / destruction; 
dalana - splitting; prasara - advance; Akranda - cry out/ weep;
Avid - address.
2. When into the pain of staying in the death bed, crowded by
all those beloved who amplify the pain, how can one fi the mind
on God? If one is smart enough, he/she should worship the Lord Shiva now.
3. Advice of Aiyadikal

See Also:

1. Complete Atmarpana stuti with music