Prahladha vara pradhana sthuthi

Prahladha   vara  pradhana sthuthi 

By

Prahladha

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

( After  Hiranya  Kasipu  is executed , Brahma  and other devas  pray to Lord Narasimha  (  http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2011/03/nrusimha-sthuthi.html )     and then Prahladha  himself prays to the God  (http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2011/02/narasimha-sthuthi-of-prahladha.html ).PLeased with his prayer  Lord Nrusimha asks Prahladha  to ask for boons. This great prayer  is the answer to that question.Prahladha   feels that the God offering him boons, shows  that Prahladha is not a devotee but a merchant .Later thE god blesses him to be the emperor of Asuras . This is contained in Bhagavatha Skanda 7   chapter 10   slokas  2-14)

1.Maam maam pralobyothpathya aasaktham,

Kaameshu thair varai,

Thathsanga bheetho nirvinno,

Mumukshu sthwaam  upaasritha

Please please   do not tempt me ,

Born in   the clan of asuras, I am already after things,

And only due to fear of being  imprisoned by them,

I  depended  on you to get salvation.

2,Bruthya  lakshana  jigjnaasu,

Bhaktham  kameshwachodhayath

Bhavan samsara  bheejeshu,

Hrudaya  grandishu  prabho.

Oh  lord , you might have tempted me,

By the desire for these which are  ,

Roots of Samsara which tie the mind,

Perhaps to show the world, who a real devotee is?

3.Naanyadhhaa  they akhila guro,

Ghatetha karunathmanaa,

Yastha aasisha aasasthe,

Na sa  bruthya sa  vai vanik.

Oh Guru of all, Otherwise  , this ,

Temptation  is not suitable to you,

He who desires boons   from you,

Is not a devotee but a merchant.

4.Aashaasaano  na vai  bruthya,

Swaminyaasisha aathmana,

Na swami bruthyatha swamyam,

Ichchan  yo raaathi chaasisha.

He who  is prepared  to serve some one else,

Is not the   real devotee and the God,

Who wanting some thing from his servant ,

And fulfills his desires is not God.

5.Aham thwa kamasthwad bhaktha,

THwam chaswamyanapaasraya,

Naanyadhehavayor artho,

Raja  sevaka   yoriva

I am your devotee  desiring nothing,

And you are god  who does not depend on any one  ,

Just like   the king and his servant ,

We do not have use  of each other.

6.Yadhi raaseesa may kaamaan,

Varaan thwam varadarshabha,

Kaamaanaam  hrudhya   samroham,

Bhavathasthu  vrune   varam.

Oh  God , who is the greatest  boon giver,

If you are particular   to give me a boon,

I am requesting   you a boon,

That no desire should ever  come in my mind.

7.Indriyaani mana praanaa,

Aathmaa dharmo  druthir mathi,

Hee sristheja smruthi  sathyam,

Yasya  nasyanthi  janmanaa

When desire   rises  in the mind,

The senses, mind, soul and body becomes weak,

And we also loose the consciousness  of Dharma,

Courage ,intelligence, humility , prosperousness,

Luster , memory as well  as practice of truth.

8.Vimunchathi yadhaa kaamaan,

Manavo  manasi   sthithaan,

THarhyevapundarikaksha,

Bhagawaththwaaya  kalpyathe.

When man is   able to ,

Leave out all the   desire in his mind,

Oh  Lord Pundarikaksha  , he becomes,

Eligible  to get   salvation.

9.Namo bhagawathe thubhyam,

Purushaya  mahathmane  ,

Haraye   adbutha   simhaayaa,

Brahmane  paramaathmane.

Salutation to you Oh God,

Who is the great  person   called Purusha,

Oh Hari   who is the  lion of  great wonder,

Who is  the Brahman  and the  divine soul.

Narasimha Uvacha:-

God nrusimha said

10.Naikanthini may mayi  jaathwihasisha,

Aasaasathe amrutha cha  ye bhavath  vidhaa,

Adhapi  manvantharemethadhathra,

Daithyeswaraanaam  anubunksha  bhogaan.

Secluded  Devotees  like you  do not have ,

Any desire  in this or  other   worlds,.

But I bless you that   you be emperor ofAsuras,

For  manwanthara and enjoy all the pleasures  of that position.

11.Kadhaa madheeyaa  jushamaaNAA  priyaasthwam,

AAvesya maam  aathmani  santhamekam,

Sarveshu  bootheshwadhiyajna  meesam,

Yajaswa  yogena  cha  karma hinwan.

Please hear the dear  stories that  describe my sports,

Always  wear in  your heart me  who is the God of all,

Who lives  inside all beings and Who is   the one who gives,

Results of all prayers and dedicate  all your actions  to me,

And worship me that away and then you   will become detached.

12.Bhogena punyam, kusalena paapam,

Kalewaram  kaala jawena hithwaa,

Keerthim vishudham  suraloka geethaam,

Vithaaya maameshyasi  muktha   bandhaa.

End punyas by enjoying their fruit  and end sins,

By  doing good  and pure deeds and let you,

Get detached from your body over t6ime and you,

Who is being praised  even in deva loka will reach me.

13>ya ethath keerthayen mahyam,

Thwayaa geetha midham nara,

Thwaa cha maam cha smaran kaale,

Karma bandhaath  pramuchyathe.

Those men who remembering  ,

Me as well as you, sing this poem,

And meditate  on you and me in proper time,

Would get detached   from results  of action