Swami chandrashekara Prapathi

Swami chandrashekara  Prapathi

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Yah  Kanchi purayamiha  Kamakoti,

Peetabishiktha sasishekarakhyaa ,

Punathi lokaan   gururat   sasishya,

Tham desikendram    saranam prapadhye 1.

He who was anointed   as  the Peetadhipathi,

Of Kamakoti peetam    and who was called  CHandrashekara,

Was the king of Gurus and purified the world along   with his disciples,

And I am surrendering   to that   Indra  like  Guru.

Yad Pada padma   makaranda   rasam  pibantha,

MUkthascharanthi   bhuvane   bahavo   mahantha,

THwad pada padma   makaranda   rasam pibhami,

Baleindu shekara   guro   saranam prapadhye  2

After   drinking  the juice  of the pollen of  your  lotus like feet,

Several great people are  wandering   freely  in  this world,

And so I will  drink  the juice  of  the pollen of   your lotus like feet,

And I am surrendering   to that   Guru   who was like Lord shiva

Yam Dharma karmartha vimukthi kamaa,

BHajanthi kaamesa kalavathaara  .

Sri Kamakotyaaschapathe yatheendra,

Thvameva  nithyam   saranam prapadhye  3

Those   who want to get freedom from Dharma, wealth  and passion,

Would   sing about   that incarnation of the crescent of Lord Shiva,

Who  is the king of saints presiding over Kamakoti peeta,

And I am surrendering   to  you   daily

Grandhaascha   may   rachayithu  bhavatha  prasaadaath,

AAseeth  prasakthi radhunaa bhagavan madesa  ,

THasmadh thwameva   saranam  mama  dheena bandho,

Kanchi madesa   charanou     saranam prapadhye  4

BY your blessings I would be authoring books,

Which have  devotion  bestowed   by the god like  chief of the mutt,

And due to that  I only surrender  to you oh friend of  the  suffering

And I am surrendering   to the feet of the chief of  Kanchi  mutt

SWamin vihaaya   sibhikaam  cha rajaswa vaahaan

Padbhyaam  sadaapi charathaam  padayornakhagram,

Raktham thwadeeyamabhavth  nanu desikendra,

Rakthoha Madhya padhayo    saranam  prapadhye.5

Though to carry  the saint Palanquins   and royal horses  were there,

He used   to  move everywhere   using his feet and from the tips of the feet,

The  blood used  to flow  out  of the king of gurus   used to flow out,

And I  surrender  the   feet that   was in the middle of blood

Naraascha naaryascha sisavascha  nithyam,

Drushtam  samaayaanthi  mahesameva,

Pranamya  labdhvaa  bhavatha  prasadam,

Gachanthi they thwam  saranam prapadhye.   6

Just like Lord Shiva   daily he used to  wait,

For men, women as well    as children,

Who would   go to him  ,salute him

And get prasada ,And I surrender  to  him.

SWamin, thwadheeya  padhayor  abhishiktha theertha,

LOkam punathi thuhinaadri suthaa   yadhaivaa ,

Thwath padha theertha bhajanathu sadaa  mamaasthu,

Thwaameva   loka  guru rajamaham  prapadhye.   7

Oh great sage   the water    that   is used to anoint your feet,

Is discerned   by people    as the  water of ganges , the daughter  of snow mountain,

And I   always   sing about the holy  water  washing your feet  ,

And I worship you   only   as    the king  of Gurus  of the world.

Yasyangri yugma haridaswa sahasra  deepthyaa ,

Dhyathusthamaamsi   durithaan  apaayaan adhi dhooram,

Thasyendhu shekara guruscharanou   prapadhye  ,

Vyaamoha jaalam akhilam   vilayam   prayaathu.   8

Those   twin feet  have  thousand times  more luster  than sun,

And meditating on them   would drive away  sufferings  and dangers,

And I salute   those   feet   of Guru Chandrashekara ,

And   completely make disappear   the net of  bewilderment