ಹಿತವಿದೇ, ಸಕಲಲೋಕದ ಜನಕ್ಕೆ ಮತವಿದೇ
ಶೃತಿ-ಪುರಾಣ-ಆಗಮದ ಗತಿಯಿದೇ
ಭಕುತಿಯ ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉನ್ನತಿಯಿದೇ !
ಶ್ರೀವಿಭೂತಿಯ ಧರಿಸಿರೆ !
ಭವವ ಪರಿವುದು, ದುರಿತಸಂಕುಲವನೊರೆಸುವುದು,
ನಿರುತವಿದು ನಂಬು ಮನುಜ !
ಜವನ ಭೂತಿಯೇ ವಿಭೂತಿ !
ಮರಣಭಯದಿಂದ ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ ಕಶ್ಯಪ ಜಮದಗ್ನಿಗಳು
ದರಿಸಿದರೆಂದು ನೋಡಾ
ಶ್ರೀಶೈಲಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನನೊಳಿಸುವ ವಿಭೂತಿ !
akka mahAdeviyavara vachana
hitavidE, sakalalOkada janakke matavidE
shRuti-purANa-Agamada gatiyidE
bhakutiya beLagina unnatiyidE !
shrIvibhUtiya dharisire !
bhavava parivudu, duritasaMkulavanoresuvudu,
nirutavidu naMbu manuja !
javana bhUtiyE vibhUti !
maraNabhayadiMda agastya kashyapa jamadagnigaLu
darisidareMdu nODA
shrIshailacennamallikArjunanoLisuva vibhUti !
Meaning:
This is the appropriate thing; For the people of
the whole world this is the esteemed path;
This is the ultimate thing said in shruti, purANa
and Agama; This is the splendor of the light
of devotion; Wear this holy ash !
This roots out the birth; This brushes away the
gamut of gloom; This is established,
oh humans trust this !
The quickest wealth is vibhUti !
See that to get rid of the fear of death the sages like
agastya, kashyapa and jamadagni wore this.
The Holy Ash that is loved by the cennamallikArjuna
of shrishaila !