Lord Vishnu anugraha and Prithu sthuthi

Lord Vishnu  anugraha  and Prithu sthuthi

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(Prathu   was a  great king  , from whom earth got the name as Prithwi..Prathu   was  trying to complete  one hundred  aswamedha  yagas,The jealous Indra  invaded  his Yaga  SalaThe emperor Prathu won  over Indra and unable to bear his mischief, he   readied an arrow on his bow, but the priests adviced him  that as one  who conducts Yajna, he cannot kill  anything except the horse and assured him that using manthras  , they will drag indra there   and make him fall in the yaga fire.,Lord Brahma came and requested Prathu to stop  with 99 yajnas so that  he would not have a  claim to become Indra.He agreed.Lord Vishnu agreed   and blessed  him and requested him to ask for a boon.Prathu prays the lord and says to him , that  he does not need any boon.)

Harir Uvacha:-

1.yeshathe akaaraa sheeth bhangam,

Haya medha   sathasya ha,

Kshaamaapayatha AAthmaanam,

Amushya  kshanthu marhasi

Lord Vishnu said:-

After   disturbing   the conduct,

Oh the hundredth   aswa medha yaga of yours,

Indra is asking  you to pardon him,

Do please pardon him.

2,Sudheeya  saadhavo   loke,

Nara deva  narothama,

Naabhi druhyanthi bhoothebhyo,

Yarhi   naathmaa  kalevaram.

Oh King   good people with good conduct,

Would not trouble    any one,

Because   they know   that  ,

Their soul   is not the body,

3.Purushaa yadhi muhyanthi,

Thwa  drusaa deva maayayaa,

Srama eva param  jaatho,

Dheerghayaa  Vrudha  sevayaa

If great people   like yourself,

Become deceived by God’s illusion,

Doing   service to people  ,

For a very long time  would be waste.

4.Atha  kaaya mimam Vidhwaan,

Avidhyaa   kama karmabhi,

AArabdha ithi  naivasmin ,

Prathi budho anushajjathe.

The wise who know that  this body  is a result  of

The act as a result of passion 

Originating from Ignorance,

Would get disinterested in ignorance.

5.Asamsaktha  sareerasmin,

Amunolpadhithe  gruhe,

Apathye   dravine   vaapi,

\Ka kuryanmathaasm budha.

He who  does not have  attachment to the body,

Would  not have   any attachment   to,

Home  , progeny  and wealth,

Which  were  produced    by that body.

6,Yeka  Shudha   swayam jyothi,

Nirgunosou  gunaasrayaa,

SArvago  anavrutha saakshi,

Niraathmaa aathma atthmanaa  paraa.

Soul is  extremely pure  , self lustrous,

Without any properties, not dependent on any properties,

It is spread everywhere   and witness  of everything,

And   which does   not depend on anything.

7.Ya yevam  santhamaathmaanam,

AAthmastham   vedha  purusha,

Naajyathe   prakruthisthopi,

Thadh gunai  sa mayi  sthitha,

This person   who knows   the soul,

Which is in the body ,though he lives inside the body,

Would not be attached  to  things around him,

Because his interest is  firmly in me   who is divine God.

8. Ya swa dharmena maam nithyam,

Niraasee   sradhayaanvitha,

Bhajathe  sanakaisthasya,

Mano rajan  presidathi,

He who worships  using his  Dharma,

With interest, without any   attachment,

Gets eventually   a pure mind,

And also  understands   me.

9.Parithyaktha  guna samyag-

Darasano   visadaasaya,

Saanthim   may   samavasthaanaam,

Brahma  kaivalyamasnuthe.

He  who has attained  the purity  of mind,

Avoids meaningless things and   gets,

Spiritual knowledge and gets permanent peace,

And this called   state of divine detachment.

10.Udhaaseena mivaadhyaksham,

Dravya  jnana kriyaathmaanam,

Koodasthamimaathmaanam,

Yo vedamaapnothi   shobhanam.

Becoming   without  any emotrions,

With the witness of body, mind and organs,

Without joining them, if one  knows the soul,

Reaches   the great   state  of eternal welfare.

11.Bhinnasya  lingasya guna pravaaho,

Dravya kriyaa karaka chethanaathmana,

DRushtaasu   sampathsu  vipathsu surayo,

Na vikriyanthe mayi  badha   sourudhaa.

Different  from your sex , is the flow of conduct,

Understanding that  micro body    is the ,

 Wealth , mind   , body and reflection of soul,

  If one loves me  dearly , he actswithout any selfishness.

12.Sama samanothama , madhyamaadhama,

Sukhe na dukhe cha jithendryaasaya,

Mayopa klipthaakhila loka samyutho,

Vidaththswa veerakhila loka rakshanam.

So valorous one , win over mind and senses,

Observe equality  to the best ,middle  and the worst,

And  have  equal vision  of all sorrow, and with army,

Given by me   look after  your country well,

13.SReya  prajapalanameva raajnyo,

 Yth saamparaaye   sukruthath  sashtamamsam,

Harthaanyadhaa hyatha  punya  prajaanaam,

Arakdshithaa kara  haaro aghamathio.

The king   gets great fame by ruling his country,

And that king will get one by sixth of punya  of his citizens,

But if he   does not look after  them properly,

He will not have any punya and accumulate  only sins.

14.Evam dwijaagryanu mathanu vrutha,

Dharma pradhaano anyathamo avithaasyaa

Hruswena kaalena gruho payaathaan,

Drushtaasi  sidhaan  anuraktha  lokaa.

Please rule  the country  with out any  expectations,

According to the   principles enunciated  by sages,

You would become   dear to  all your citizens,

And soon Sanaka sages will visit you   and live in the palace.

15.Varam chamathkanchana maanavendraa,

Vrushneeshva thay aham  guna sheela  yanthritha,

Naaham Makhairvai  sulpa sthabhopi,

Yogena  vaa yath   sama chitha   varthi.

OH king you   can receive me boons that you want,

For  your good character and behavior  has  attracted me very much,

It is difficult for any one to attain me by doing rituals and penance,

But if you have  control of mind and treat all equally, I will live with you

(Skandam 4   chapter   20-slokas   2-16)

Prathu  prays to Lord Hari

1.Varaan  vibho  thwadh varadeswaraath budha,

Kadham    vruneethe guna vikriyaathmanam,

Ye naarakaanam api santhi dehinaam,

Thaaneesa kaivalya pathe vrune  na cha.

Oh lord of boons  , wise people   do not expect  ,

Any boons from you, as they are  always blessed by you.

You who grants salvation is available   even to people   in hell,

And I would never  ever ask   any boons    from you.

2.Na kaamaye naadha thadapyamkwachith,

Na yathra yushmath charanaambujaasava,

Mathamaa anthar  hrudayanmukhaachytho,

Vidathsa karnayutha mesha may  vara.

Oh Lord  , I do not desire   anything from  you,

Except   I should be    able    to serve your feet,

Please grant me   ten thousand years   so that,

I can hear the necatar flow of your stories  from great devotees.

3,Sa uthama sloka mahan mukhachyutho,

Bhavath paadambhoja sudhaa kanaanila,

Smruthim punar vismya thathwar aathmaanam,

Kuyoginaam  no vitharathyalam  varai.

Oh great God Achyutha , if the air that  has taken,

At least a drop of the  nectar  of your greatness,

Which comes  out of great devotees  falls,

On great yogis, they    would get  divine knowledge,

And so all I want   is to hear  about your greatness

4.Yasa sravam  susrava aarya sangame,

Yadruchaye chopasyanothi, they sakruth,

Kadham  gunajno   virame vinaa pasyam,

Sreeryath  pravavre  guna sangrahechayaa.

Oh great God,, those  who can understand your  great qualities,

If they happen accidentally to  come across great people,

And are able to hear  your great story, they will never be satisfied,

If hone  gets satisfied  he is like animal., did not  Lakshmi choose you  because of that?

5.Adhaa bhaje  thaa akhila purushothamam,

Gunaalayam  padhma  kareva laalasaa,

Apyya vayoreka pathisbrutho kalir,

Nasyaath kruth thathwa charanai  kathaanayo?

And So  I will also serve  you like  goddess Lakshmi,

With great  interest and let there  not be quarrel,

Between us   who are both have surrendered to your feet,

And who are both  interested  in serving  only  you?

6,Jaga jananyaam  jagadheesa vaisasam,

Syaa deva yath karmanina sameehitham,

Karoshi  phathga pyooru   dhina vathsala,

Swa eva dhishnye  abhirathasya kim thayaa

Because  both of us are interested in your service only,

Without doubt Goddess  would develop enmity  towards me,

But you consider the very ordinary service  of devotee as valuable,

And what special interest do you, who is drowned in your own joy have on the  Goddess?

7.Bhajanthyadhsa thwaamatha yeva saadhavo,

Vryudhas thamaaya   guna  vibramodhayam,

Bhavath padhaanusmaranaadhyathe  sathaam,

Nimitha manyath bhagawan  na  vidhmahe .

Those great people in  whom   desire coming  out of illusion,

Has  been completely  removed . pray only you,

And we believe  thinking  of your feet or service,

To you  is the  only  meaningful  thing in our life.

8,Manye giram they jagathaam vimohineem,

Varam vruneshwethi  bajantha maatha yath,

Vachaa thu thanthyaa yadhi they janosithaa,

Kadham puna karma karothi   mohitha.

You only  requested  me to ask a boon from you,

Only to test  whether  attachment  is still there in me?

For it is due   to words  of yours from Sastras,

That  people  are  doing again and again   activies.

9.Thwath maayaa  yaadhaa  jana eesa khanditho,

Yadhanyaa dhasaastha rithathmano  budha,

Yadhaa  charedh bala hitham   pithaa  swayam,

Thadhaa thwamevaarhasi  na  sameehithyam.

Oh God   , this entire   world is pervaded by your illusion,

Because of it people  do not bother about you and desire other things,

I request   you kindly  move with us ,

Very much  like  how a father  would behave   with his children.

10.Ithyadhi raajena nutha sa viswa druk,

Thamaaha rajan  mayi  bhakthirasthu  they,

Dhishtodrusi dheermayi  they kruthaa  yayaa,

Maayaam madheeyaam tharathi sma dusthyajaam.

When the God   who ses everywhere  her this  prayer of king,

He said, “Oh king  let   devotion to me   develop  in you,

I consider it great that you had  this intelligence coupled with wisdom,

And because of that, you were  able to cross, illusion   which is difficult to win.

11.Thathwam kuru   mayaa   aadhishtam,

Apramatha prajaapathe,

Madhaa desa karo loka,

Sarvathraapnothi  shobhanam.

As per my direction,

Do act without committing mistakes,

Because   those  obey my orders,

Would get  good in all directions. (bhagawatham Skandam 4   chapter 20, slokas  23-33)