Markandeya Sthuthi to Nara and Narayana

Markandeya   Sthuthi to Nara  and Narayana

By

Sage  Markandeya

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(When sage Markandeya lives  sen Manwantharas  doing penance, Indra treies to disturb him.By his power  the sage  chases them.Lord Vishnu   in the form of Nara and Narayana   appear before him.Then the sage prays to them using this prayer –Bhagawatham  Skanda 12  chapter 8  Slokas 40-49)

1.Kim varnaye   thava  vi bho yadhudheerithosu,

Samspandanthe thamani vaang mana  indryaani,

Spandathi  vai   thanu bhoothaam  aja sarvayoscha,

Swashyaapyadhapi bhajathaamasi   bhava bandhu

Oh Lord  , how can I properly describe, you who are born in yadhu family,

You are the one who makes   the words , mind and organs  work,

You are  the one causes to move, body of  all the beings at  all  times,

And though you are the power controlling all, you are the friend who depend on you.

2.Moorthee  yime  bhagawatho  bhagawan  trilokhyaa,

Kshemaaya   thapa viramaaya cha  mruthyu jithai,

Nana   bibarshya  vithum  anu thanur  yadhetham,

Srushtwaa   punar grasasi  sarva mivor  varnaabhi.

Oh God of Gods, you have   assumed this form  for,

Comfort  , stopping of pain and winning over death of the three  worlds,

like the spider   creating the web  and is able later withdraw it,

You  create  the world and you have  power to merge it within yourself

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3.Thasyaa vidhu   sthira charesithurangri moolam,

Yathstham nakarma  guna kaalaruja spursyathi,

Yadh  vai   sthuvanthi ninamanthi  yajanthya bheekshnam,

Dhyayanthi  vedha hrudhayaa muniyasthadhaapthyai.

I worship   the   feet of God who is the lord of moving and  non moving  beings,

If we  surrender to them,   life would  not depend  on action  , habits and time,

To reach that state   the sages who are expert in Vedas pray  to you.

Meditate  on you  by doing prayer  , salutation , worship  and meditation.

4.Naanyaam  thavaangryupanayaadha upavarga  moorthe,

Kshemam   janasya   parithobhiya  eesa vidhma,

Brahmaa  bibhethyalamatho vipadhaardha   dhishnya,

Kalasya  they kimuthha thath krutha bhouthikaanaam.

Oh lord   without    surrendering    to your   divine feet,

Humans cannot live comfortably   nor reach   the heavens,

With two   cycles    of your time , even lord Brhama  is swallowed,

And what   to tell   the creation of Brahma  , wo are living?

5.THadh  vai bhajaami ruthadhi yasthava paadha moolam,

Hithwodhamaathmacchadhi   chaathma guro   parasya,

Dehaadhya paarthamasadhanthya ma bhijna   maathram,

Vindhetha the   tharhi sarvaaneeshithartham.

And therefore  I pray   your   feet which is   in my mind,

Not bothering about this body which hides  the soul,

Which is useless  and nominal and bothering about you only,

Who controls the soul , and which    is above   everything.

6.Sathwam rajas thama yitheesa thavathma   bandho,

Maayaamayaa  sthithi layo  udhaya  hethavosyaa,

Lelaa druthaa yadhapi  sathwa mayee prasanthyai,

Naanye nrunaam  vyasana mohadhiyascha  yaadhyaam.

Oh God who is  close to my soul, though you create the universe

Using Sathwa, Rajas and thamas and manage its nurture and destruction,

Only   the sports relating   to Sathwa  is useful to maintain peace,

And others gives    sorrow    and passion to man and trouble him.

7.Thasmadh  thaveha bhagavan naadha thavakaanaam,

Shuklaam  thanum   swadhayithaam  kusalaa   bhajanthi,

Yath  saathwathaa purusha roopamusanthi   sathwam,

Loko   yatha abhaya muthaathma sukham   na  chaanyath.

Oh God  because of that   wise people worship    your pure,

And Saathwik and pretty  form  and the form of your devotees,

Great devotees say God is pure and Sathwa,

Vaikunta is Sathwa and there we get  protection and joy .

8.Thasmai  namo  Bhagawathe  , purushaaya  bhoomne,

Viswaaya   viswa gurave   para   devathaayai,

Narayanaaya rishaye cha  narothamaaya,

Hamsaaya   samyatha   gire  nigameswaraaya.

So I salute God,   the , who is Purusha in earth,

Who is the world  , the teacher of the world, divine God,

The great sage  , Narayana , the greatest man,

The great Yogi  , one who practices control  and God of Vedas.

9.Yam  vai   na  vedha vithadhaaksha padhair  bramadhi,

Swantham  sakheshwasushu, hrudhyapi druk padheshu,

Thanmaayayaa avyathamathi    sa  uu yeva saakshaadh,

Adhyasthavaakhila guro   upasaadhyaa   vedham.

Though you are  the  controller  of senses, soul  , wisdom  and so on,

As long your illusion  keeps covering    the mind of man,

That mind depending on senses only can know only huge things,

But when Vedas created by  you   opens the   wisdom in the mind,.

That mind   would be able  to understand  you without support.

10.Yad darsanam  nigama  aathmaraha   prakaasam,

Muhyathi  yathra kavayo   ajaparaa  yathantha.

Tham   sarva vaadha vishaya  prathi roopa seelam,

Vandhe  mahaa purusham aathmanee   gooda bodham.

That knowledge   in Vedas  which throws light of wisdom  to the soul,

And without   that wisdom Even Brahma and other Devas cannot know you,

I salute you that   great purusha, who is taught by great  Darsanas,

And which is hidden before the body   and mind which are described as soul.