Collection of Spiritual and Devotional Literature in Various Indian Languages
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yāveḷa yamadūtalāgrahambuna vacci, prāṇamul pekaliñci paṭṭunapuḍu kapha vāta paityamul gappagā bhramaceta, gampa mudbhavamandi kaṣṭapaḍucu nā jihvato ninnu nārāyaṇā yañcu, bilutuno śramaceta biluvano nāṭi kippuḍe cetu nī nāmabhajana, talacedanu jevi niḍavayya dhairyamuganu |
Oh Narasimha, at the time of my death, when the messengers of Yama (King of death) arrive,
while they take away my life, I will be under the illusion and suffering
from imbalances in kapha, vata and pitta, three Ayurvedic states. At that time,
Oh Lord, I am not sure if I will I be able to say your name with my tongue or
if I cannot say with difficulty.
So I will chant your name right now when I am in conscious state and please listen to my prayer.
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satulakai konnāḷḷāsthikai sutulakai konnāḷḷu dhana tatulakai tirigiti nayya tyāgarājāpta iṭuvaṇṭi duḍuku gala nanne dora koḍuku brocurā ento duḍuku gala nanne dora |
I spent all my time on women, money that does not last long,
and for children and wealth. Oh beloved of Tyagaraja! which prince
will come to rescue a person like me?
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oṃ īśā vāsyamidagṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatvāṃ jagat | tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam || |
All things of this world are transitory, the
evanescent, are enveloped by the Lord who is the real
reality of each. Therefore, they have to be used with
reverent renunciation, without covetousness or greed for
they belong to the Lord and not to any one person.
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trayī sāṅkhyaṃ yogaḥ paśupatimataṃ vaiṣṇavamiti prabhinne prasthāne paramidamadaḥ pathyamiti ca | rucīnāṃ vaicitryādṛjukuṭila nānāpathajuṣāṃ nṛṇāmeko gamyastvamasi payasāmarṇava iva || |
The different practices based on the three Vedas, SaMkhya, Yoga,
Pashupata-mata, Vaishnava-mata etc. are but different paths
(to the Greatest Truth) and people on account of their
different aptitude choose from them based on whatever they think best.
But as the sea is the final resting
place for all types of streams, You are the only reaching place
for all people whichever path, straight or zigzag, they may accept.
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satyapi bhedāpagame nātha tavāஉhaṃ na māmakīnastvam | sāmudro hi taraṅgaḥ kvacana samudro na tāraṅgaḥ || |
O Lord! Even though there is no difference between us
(I am a part of You), I belong to You and not vice-versa.
Just like the ocean is made of waves
but the waves are not made up of ocean.
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dantambul paḍanappuḍe, tanuvunandārūḍhi yunnappuḍe kāntāsaṅghamu royanappuḍe, jarākrāntambu gānappuḍe vintalmena jariñcanappuḍe, kurulvellella gānappuḍe cintimpanvale nīpadāmbujamulan śrī kāḷahastīśvarā! |
Oh Eeswara, while one did not lose his teeth, while one did not lose
strength in his body, while the ladies don't disgust one's old looks,
while one has not become weak with old age, while one did not lose
charm and shine in the body, while one's hair did not turn grey,
he should think about serving your divine feet.
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viśvandarpaṇa dṛśyamāna nagarī tulyaṃ nijāntargataṃ paśyannātmani māyayā bahirivodbhūtaṃ yadhānidrayā | yassākṣātkurute prabhodhasamaye svātmāname vādvayaṃ tasmai śrīgurumūrtaye nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtaye || |
Similar to the image of a town as seen in the mirror,
when one sees the image of the world within him,
the world appears as if it is outside.
It is similar to his seeing due to illusion,
during the state of sleep,
that the one real fact appears as many different truths,
and he realizes, when he wakes up and sees the reality,
that he is really the one and only one soul.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
who is the greatest teacher.
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bandhurātmātmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ | anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat || |
For a person who has conquered his senses (lower self) by the divine self,
his own self acts as his best friend. But for that person
who has not conquered his senses (lower self),
his own self acts as his worst enemy.
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atho niṣṭyā vitasyānte nābhyāmupari tiṣṭati | jvālamālākulaṃ bhāti viśvasyāyatanaṃ mahat || |
Below the Adam's apple, at a distance of a span, and above the navel
(i.e., the heart which is the relative seat of the manifestation of
Pure Consciousness in the human being), effulges the Great Abode of
the universe, as if adorned with garlands of flames.
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vūrakunna jīvuniki vokkokka svatantramicci | koreṭi aparādhālu konni vesi | nerakuṇṭe narakamu nericite svargamaṇṭū | dūruvesevintekāka doṣamevvaridayyā || |
You give freedom to everyone to perform their actions.
You also let them do crimes with the given freedom.
You offer heaven to the realized men and hell to the unrealized.
Is this the fault of the ignorant men who didn't realize your true self?
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mano budhyahaṅkāra cittāni nāhaṃ na ca śrotra jihvā na ca ghrāṇanetram | na ca vyoma bhūmir-na tejo na vāyuḥ cidānanda rūpaḥ śivohaṃ śivoham || |
I am not mind, intellect, ego and the memory.
I am not the sense of organs(ears, tongue, nose, eyes and skin).
I am not the five elements ( sky or ether, earth,
light or fire, the wind and the water).
I am supreme bliss and pure consciousness, I am Shiva,
I am all auspiciousness, I am Shiva.
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śivāya viṣṇurūpāya śivarūpāya viṣṇave | śivasya hṛdayaṃ viṣṇuḥ viṣṇośca hṛdayaṃ śivaḥ || |
Shiva is a form (roopa) of Vishnu and Vishnu is a form of Shiva,
Shiva is the heart of Vishnu and Vishnu is the heart of Shiva
and there is no difference between the two, thus declaring the
Adwaita (non-dual) nature of one God.
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yāvadvittopārjana śaktaḥ tāvannijaparivāro raktaḥ | paścājjīvati jarjara dehe vārtāṃ koஉpi na pṛcchati gehe || |
As long as one is fit and able to earn and
support one's family, all the kith and kin
and dependents attached are affectionate
to him. As soon as one becomes old and
infirm, no one cares to enquire of his well-being even in one's own home.
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ātmā tvaṃ girijā matiḥ sahacarāḥ prāṇāḥ śarīraṃ gṛhaṃ pūjā te viṣayopabhogaracanā nidrā samādhisthitiḥ | sañcāraḥ padayoḥ pradakṣiṇavidhiḥ stotrāṇi sarvā giro yadyatkarma karomi tattadakhilaṃ śambho tavārādhanam || |
O Shiva, you are my soul, Godess paarvati is my reason,
my five senses are your attendants and my body is your home. All the pleasures
of my senses are objects to your worship. My sleep is your meditation.
Wherever I walk I am walking around You. Everything I say is your prayer
and everything I do is in devotion to You.
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karmaṇyevādhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana | mā karmaphalaheturbhūḥ mā te saṅgostvakarmaṇi || |
One has the right to work, but never to the fruit of the work.
One should never engage in action for the sake of reward,
nor should one long for inaction.
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śrīman kṛpājalanidhe kṛtasarvaloka sarvaṅña śakta natavatsala sarvaśeṣin | svāmin suśīla sulabhāśrita pārijāta śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || |
Oh Lord of maha Lakshmi! You are an ocean of mercy. You pervade
all universes. You are the witness to all things happenings
and You are aware of everything. You are omnipotent.
You are the ultimate and residual entity of everything.
You come to the rescue
of those, who call out to You in their states of utter helplessness.
You serve as the boon-granting PaarijAthA tree to those,
who surrender themselves at Your sacred feet.
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satyaṃ vada | dharmaṃ cara | satyānna pramaditavyam | dharmānna pramaditavyam | kuśalānna pramaditavyam | bhūtyai na pramaditavyam | svādhyāyapravacanābhyāṃ na pramaditavyam | deva pitṛkāryābhyāṃ na pramaditavyam | mātṛdevo bhava | pitṛdevo bhava | atithidevo bhava | ācāryadevo bhava | |
Always speak the truth and follow the dharma (righteousness).
Hold on to truth and dharma. Hold on to welfare activities.
Acquire wealth legitimately. Hold on to self-study and teaching.
Hold on to the worship and rituals of God, parents and ancestors.
Look upon your Mother, Father, Teacher and Guest as living
Gods.
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niṇḍāra rāju nidriñcu nidrayunokaṭe aṇḍane baṇṭu nidra - adiyu nokaṭe | meṇḍaina brāhmaṇuḍu meṭṭu bhūmiyokaṭe caṇḍāluḍuṇḍeṭi saribhūmi yokaṭe || brahma mokaṭe para brahma mokaṭe || |
The sleep that a king gets is one and the same as that a servent gets.
The floor or the earth that a learned scholar steps on is one and the same as
that a person from lower caste steps on. The consciousness in everyone is
one and the same and there is only one divine consciousness.
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nānācchidra ghaṭodara sthita mahādīpa prabhābhāsvaraṃ ṅñānaṃ yasyatu cakṣurādikaraṇa dvārā bahispandate | jānāmīti tameva bhāntamanubhātyetatsamastañjagat tasmai śrī gurumūrtaye nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtaye || |
Like the light emanating from a lamp,
kept in a pot with many holes, goes out in all directions,
similarly the wisdom in the person goes out through
the openings in the body, such as mouth, ears, eyes, etc.
And when that person realizes that 'I know myself',
this whole universe shines after Him alone,
who shines in the consciousness as the knower.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
who is the greatest teacher.
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na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ na mantro na tīrdhaṃ na vedā na yaṅñaḥ | ahaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā cidānanda rūpaḥ śivohaṃ śivoham || |
Sin or merit can never touch me. I feel no pleasure; I feel no pain.
No magic chants empower me. No mystic places purify me.
I am not the dogma nor the doctrines, nor even the sacred fire of pilgrims.
I am neither the experiencer (subject),
nor the experienced (object), nor the experiencing.
I am supreme bliss and pure consciousness, I am Shiva,
I am all auspiciousness, I am Shiva.
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