Yamashtakam
(Octet addressed to Yama, the God of death)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Here is a prayer Sung by savithri to yama to get back
her husband. )
Savithri Uvacha:-
Savithri said:-
1.Thapasaa Dharma Rajaya , pushkare Bhaskare
puraa,
Dharmasam yam sutham prapa Dharmarajam namamyaham.
In the olden times Sun God got Yamuna and Dharma Raja as children,
And the Son who is the follower of Dharma , was named as
king of dharma.
2.Samathaa sarva bhootheshu yasya sarvasya sakshina,
Atho yan nama samanam
ithi tham pranamamyaham.
He treated every
living being as equal and is the witness
of everything,
And thus he was equal to his name and I salute
him.
3.Yenaa anthascha krutho , viswe sarveshaam jeevinaam
param,
Karmo anuroopa kalena , tham kruthantham namamyaham.
He made all beings
of the world die ,
At the proper
time and I salute him who puts an
end.
4.Bbarthi dandam dandachyaa , paapinaam shudhi hethave,
Namami tham Danda dharam , ya saastha sarva karmanam.
He gave punishment using his scepter to the sinners to make them pure,
I salute he who holds the scepter, who is the teacher of
all duties.
5.Viswe ya kavalayathyeva sarvayuschapi santhatham,
Atheeva durnirvarya
cha tham kaalam pranamamyaham.
Since he was swallowing
the world and he always
takes away all souls,
At highly exceptional circumstances and I salute that
Kala.
6.Thapaswi Vaishnavo dharmo , samyami vijithendriya,
Jeevinaam karma
phaladham tham Yamam pranamamyaham.
An ascetic following the Vaishnava Dharma, one who has
won over his senses,
And one who awards the results of Karma to beings is Yama
and I salute him.
7.Swa athmaramascha sarvagno mithram punyakruthaam
bhaveth,
Paapinam klesadham yasya , puthro mithro namamyaham.
Rejoicing in his own
self , one who knows all , one who is a friend of those who do good deeds,
And one who troubles sinners is the son of Sun God and I salute him.
8.Yajjanma Brahmaano vamse jwalantham Brahma thejasaa,
Yo dhyayathi Param brahma Brahma vamsam namamyaham.
He took birth in the clan of Brahma and shined with
effulgence of Brahmana,
And he meditates on the divine Brahmam, and I salute the
clan of Brahma.
Phala Sruthi
9.Ithyukthwaa saa
cha Savithri prananama Yamam Mune,
Yamasthaam Vishnu Bhajanam karmapakam uvacha ha.
Oh sage after saying this Savithri saluted that Yama,
And Yama heard her
praise of Lord Vishnu due to her
ripening of her JKarma.
10.Idham Yamastakam nithyam prathar uthaya padeth,
Yamath thasya bhayam Nasthi sarva paapath pramuchyathe.
If this octet on Yama is read daily as soon as one gets
up in the morning,
He will have no fear of Yama and would get rid of all his
sins.
11.Maha Paapi yathi paden nithyam BHakthyaa cha Narada,
Yama karothi tham shudham kaya vyuhena nischitham.
Oh Narada, if a
great sinner reads it daily with devotion,
Yama will make him pure from at the time of his soul
seperatring from body.
Ithi Sri Brahma Vaivartha Maha purane prakruthi khande
Savithri krutha Sri yamashtakam sampoornam.
Thus ends the octet on Yama composed by Savithri which
occurs in the first chapter of Brahma Vaivartha
Maha Purana.
1 comment:
A friend sent this link and I had a pious moment reading the Sanskrit slokha and the English translation. Excellent sir, people like me Who cannot follow all the Sanskrit words, can be benefitted by the lucid translation. Thank you.
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