Dathathreya stotram

 Dathathreya stotram

By

Sri Vasudevananda  Saraswathi

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

  (This is another great prayer addressed to God Dathathreya  By saint Vasudevananda Saraswathi , who is regarded as incarnation of Dathathreya.)

1.Dathathreyam priya deivatham  SArvathmakam,  Viswambharam,

Karunnarnavam vipadhaa haram  chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity , who is Dathathreya  my favorite  God,

Who  is the soul of all , one who dresses  in the universe  ,

The sea   of mercy and one  who destroys    all danger.

2.Bala roopam, hasya vadanam SAnkha Chakra yudham prabhum,

Dhenu sahitham , trisoola panim chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity, .who has a form of a child , a funny form,

Who is the Lord carrying conch and wheel, who  is with  a cow and holds a trident.

3.Shadbujam, sthavana priyam , trigunathmakam, BHava tharakam,

Shiva karakam Sura vandhitham, chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity, who has six hands, who likes prayers,

Who is the soul of three qualities , Who makes us cross  the sea of birth,,

Who causes  peace   and who   is saluted by the devas.

4,Pranava Gayana thoshitam, pranava padhyai poojitham ,

Pranavathmakam Parameshwaram, chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity, who becomes satisfied on singing “Om”,

Who is worshipped by songs of “om”,, who s the soul of “Om, and who is the greatest God.

5.Koti Bhaskara Sadrusam , Thejaswinam, Thejomayam,

SAdgurum, Gurunaam gurum, chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity, who resembles billions of suns,

Who  is splendid , filled with luster , good Guru and Guru of Gurus.

6.viswa nataka chalakam, , jnanagamyam, nirgunam,

Bhaktha Karana Sambhootham chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity, who  is  the  driver of  the drama of universe,

Who goes towards wisdom  , who does not have    any properties,

 And who is the cause   of all the devotees.

7.Bala yogi dhyana magnam , trividha thapa nivarakam ,

Dheena Nadham Sidhidham , chinmayam pranamamyaham.

I salute the personification of divinity, who is boy saint drowned in meditation,

Who cures three types of sufferings  , the lord of the helpless, who blesses  with occult powers.

8.Janaka Janani Bhandhu Suhrudhaa , aaptha sarvaasthwam mama,

Yehi Yehi Smarthrugamin , chinmaya  prakati   bhava.

You are my  Father, mother , relatives , friends   and  dear ones ,

 Thinking, thinking like this  , become personification of divinity..