Prachethas sthuthi

Prachethas  sthuthi

From Bhasgawatham

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

(chanting Rudra geetha (https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/04/rudra-gita-from-bhagavatham.html)  as taught by Rudra and remaining under  water, the ten  Prachethas  did great penance   for a long time.Lord Naryana came before them riding on Garuda and he advised them  to marry Kamala lochana who was   growing trees before them for protecting them and live unitedly  and he told them that they would live very long and attain him at the end.This prayer was chanted by them (Skandam 4  chapter 30 sloka 22-42)

1.Namo nama  klesa  vinasanaaya,

Nirupitho udhaara gunahwayaya,

Mano vacho  vega puro jayaaya,

Sarvaaksha  maargai  gathaa  dhwane nama.

Salutalions  to God who destroys  all sufferings,

Who  according to Vedas  is full of all good qualities,

And I salute Hari   who is faster  than mind and words,

And   understanding  whom is very difficult to the senses.

 2.Shuddhaya , saanthaaya  nama  swanishataaya,

Manasya  parththam  vilasad dhavaya,

Namo jagath  sthanalayodhayeshu,

Gruheetha maaya  guna vigrahaaya.

You due to our mind   appear to us as many,

Though you are  pure  and very peaceful,

And you   take up a form depening on illusion,

For doing   your job of creation , nurture and destruction.

3.Namo vishuda sathwaaya,

Haraye  hari medhase,

Vasudevaya  Krishnaaya,

Prabhava   sarwa  saathwthaam,

Salutations to you who has a  divinely pure form,

Who is  Hari  and the form of Hari,

Who is Vasudeva   as well as Krishna,

And who is the lord worshipped by all.

4.Nama  kamala  naabhaya,.

Nama  kamala  maaline,

Nama  kamala  paadhaya,

Nama  kamlekshanaa

Salutations to him who has a lotus on  his belly,

Salutations to him   who wears a lotus garland,

Salutation to him who has lotus like feet

Salutations   to him , who has  lotus like eyes.

5.Nama kamala  kinjalka,

Pisangaamala  vaasase,

Sarva  bhootha nivasaya.,

Namo ayungsh muhi saakshine

Salutation to him    who wears,

Yellow dress  of the colour of filaments of  lotus flowers,

Who is the residence of all  beings,

Salutations  who is alone and witness  of the world.

6.Roopam  bhagawathaa  thwetha-,

Dhasesha klesa samkshayam,

AAvishkrutham   na klishtanaam,

Kimanya dhanukambitham.

Oh God your form    removes,

All the   worries completely,

And if it appears  before us ,

What  other kindness  and blessing can be there.

7.Yethavathwam  hi vibhubhir,

Bhavyam dhineshu vathsalai,

Yadhanusmaryathe kale,

Swa budhyaa bhadrandhanaq

8.Yenopasaanthir bhoothaanaam,

Kshullakaanama peehathaam,

Anthar hitho anthar  hrudhaye,

Kasmanno  veda naasisha.

Oh  God who  destroys non-auspicious  things,

Kind lords  who love   the ones who love  ,

Those   who depend on them  need to ,

Just think of you and their sorrows vanish,

And how is it,  you  who live in the heart of ,

Even violent  beings, not know what  we wish?

9.Asaaveva  varo asmaakam,

Yeepsitho   jagatha pathe,

Prasanno   bhagawan yeshaam,

Apavarga gurur   gathi.

Oh lord of the world, you have given us the boons.

Because   you   who is the guru showing  way to salvation,

And who is  our ultimate  aim is pleased with us.

10.Varam  vrujimahe adhaapi,

Naadha  thwath paratha paraath,

Na  hyanthasthwadh  vibhoothinaam,

So anantha ithi geeyasi.

We are  thinking of requesting for a boon,

From who is called endless  and whose ,

Power does  not   end,

And who is   greatest lord among all.

11. Paarijathe   anjasaa Labdhe,

Saarango   anyanna   sevathe  ,

Thwadangri  moolamaasadhya,

Saakshath kim kim  vruneemahi.

A honey bee   which is   able  to sit,

In a Parijatha flower will not go  ,

To other flowers and what boon,

Can we ask after reaching your feet?

12.Yaavathe maayyaa   sprushtaa,

Bhramama yiha  karmabhi,

Thavadh  bhavath prasangaanaam,

Sangasyanno    bhave  bhave.

Let us  who are   subject to your  illusion,

And are bound by Karma   and keep on,

Rotating    from one birth to another,

Be always be  great devotees of your feet.

13.Thulayaama   lavenaapi  ,

Na swargam sa puarbhavam,

Bhagawath   sangee sangasya,

Marthyaanaam kimuthasisha.

We    do not consider  that going to heaven,

Or Salvation as even  little  equal to  the  movement,

With   your great devotees And ,

What about  other  desires of humans.

14.Yathredhyanthe kadhaa   mrushtaa-

S  thrushnayaa  prasamo yatha,

Nirvairam  yathra  bhootheshu,

Nodwego  yathra  kaschana.

Among these devotee friendships. Interesting,

Stories of gods which makes one  get interested,

In Domestic activities are  told  or sung,

And there  , there  is no fear  or enmity.

15.Yathra  narayana saakshaad,

Bhagawaan  nyaasinaam   gathi,

Samsthuyathe sath kadhhasu.

Muktha   sangai  puna puna.

There  the devotees  without groups,

Again and again pray  Narayana,

Who is the  ultimate divine aim,

By   telling each other  god’s stories.

16.Theshaam  vicharathaam padhbhyaam,

Theerthaanaam pavanechayaa,

Bheethasya kim na   rochetha,

Thavakaanaam  samagama.

Who will  not like   the company,

Of Them who travel   to purify.

The sacred waters  by the touch ,

Of their feet as  we are  always worried.

17.Vayam thu saakshaad bhagwan  bhavasya,

Priyasya sakhyaa kshana sangamena,

Suduschikithsasta bhavasya   mruthyo,

Bhishakthamam  thwaadhya gathim gathaasma.

Due to our little contact  with your dear  friend,

Lord shiva, we got a chance  to surrender  at your feet,

Are you not   the great  divine doctor, who cures,

The very difficult  to cure   disease of samsara.

18.Yanna  swadheetham   gurava  prasaadhithaa,

Vipraascha  vrudhaascha sadhaanu  vruthyaa,

AAryaa   nathaa surudho  bratharascha ,

Sarvaanee  bhoothanyanasooya vaiova

19.Yanna  suthaptham  thapa yethadheesaa ,

Nirandhasaam  kaala madha  brahmapsu,

SArvam  thadethath purushasya bhoomno,

Vruneemahe they  parithoshanaaya.

Let our learning of Vedas, our constant  service,

To our Gurus, divine people as well  as elders,

And making them happy, our  respecting,

Our friends and brothers, the Equal  .

Treatment   that we gave to all beings,

Our doing penance   for such a long time ,

Under the water without  any food,

Be  for  pleasing you who has  an endless form.

20.Manu swayambhur bhagwan bhavascha,

Ye anye, thapo jnana vishudha sathwaa,

Adrushta paaraa api yan mahimnaa,

Sthuvanthyadho thaa athma  samam guneema.

Even Manu  , Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva,

In spite  of great penance  and  wisdom,

And other pure people   have not seen your end,

They all pray you    and so we all   do.

21.Nama samaaya   shuddhaaya,

Purushaaya  paraaya  cha,

Vasudevaaya  sathwaaya,

Thubhyam bhaggawathe  nama

To you  who treats  every one equal , who is pure,

Who is Purusha  , who is divine ,

Who is Vasudeva  and who is powerful,

Oh God  , our salutation to you.