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% Author                : Mahaamahopaadhyaaya Brahmasri Ganapathi Sastrigal
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\engtitle{.. Shri Vatapuranatha Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIvAtapuranAthAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##

kundasumavR^indasamamandahasitAsyaM
     nandakulanandabharatundalanakandam |
pUtanijagItalavadhUtaduritaM taM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 1||
##1. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur
whose face wears a gentle smile that resembles a bunch of
jasmine flowers, who is the cause of the happiness of the
house of Nandagopa, and who removes the sufferings of
devotees who chant even a little bit of the accounts of His
sacred life.##

nIlatarajAladharabhAlahariramyaM
     lolatarashIlayutabAlajanalIlam |
jAlanatishIlamapi pAlayitukAmaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 2||
##2. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur
whose divine splendour is like that of a dark rainbearing
cloud, who enjoys the company of children who indulge in
childish pranks, and who is eager to protect even those who
bow before Him with evil intention.##

kaMsaraNahiMsamiha saMsaraNajAta\-
     klAntibharashAntikarakAntijharavItam |
vAtamukhadhAtujanipAtabhayaghAtaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 3||
##3. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur who
killed Kamsa in a fight, whose flow of compassion removes all
the sufferings of worldly existence and bestows peace of mind,
and who eradicates the fear of diseases such as arthritis
caused by the imbalance of body fluids.##

jAtudhuripAtukamihAturajanaM drAk
     shokabharamUkamapi tokamiva pAntam |
bhR^i~Ngaruchisa~NgarakR^ida~NgalatikaM taM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 4||
##4. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur who
hastens to protect devotees who make offerings to Him for the
eradication of sufferings, who protects those who are
overwhelmed by grief, as one protects a child, and the
splendour of whose body defeats that of the black bee.##

pApabhavatApabharakopashamanArthA\-
     shvAsakarabhAsamR^iduhAsaruchirAsyam |
rogachayabhogabhayavegaharamekaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 5||
##5. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur
whose face shines with a charming smile which removes the
suffering and anger caused by past sins and gives devotees
mental solace, and who removes the fear in their minds that
they may suffer from various diseases.##

ghoShakuladoShaharaveShamupayAntaM
     pUShashatadUShakavibhUShaNagaNADhyam |
bhuktimapimuktimatibhaktiShu dadAnaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 6||
##6. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur who
assumed the form of a shepherd boy to remove all evils, who
shines with ornaments which beat the brilliance of hundreds
of suns, and who confers worldly enjoyments as well as
liberation on those who have intense devotion.##

pApakadurApamatitApaharashobha\-
     svApaghanamAmatadumApatisametam |
dUnataradInasukhadAnakR^itadIkShaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 7||
##7. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur who
cannot be attained by sinners, who removes suffering just as
the rainbearing cloud removes heat (by pouring down rain),
who is by the side of Lord Parameswara, and who is eager to
bestow happiness on those who are undergoing acute mental
agony.##

pAdapatadAdaraNamodaparipUrNaM
jIvamukhadevajanasevanaphalA~Nghrim
rUkShabhavamokShakR^itadIkShanijavIkShaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 8||
##8. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur who
is happy to shower His grace on those who worship Him,
whose feet confer blessings on all creatures including the
gods, and who is eager to bestow liberation from cruel
transmigratory existence.##

bhR^ityagaNapatyuditanutyuchitamodaM
     spaShTamidamaShTakamaduShTakaraNArham |
AdadhatamAdaradamAdilayashUnyaM
     vAtapuranAthamimamAtanu hR^idabje || 9||
##9. Lodge in the lotus of your heart the Lord of Guruvayur who
is pleased with this hymn of eight stanzas composed by
devotee Ganapati which confers happiness, who bestows His
grace on all and who has no beginning or end.##

iti mahAmahopAdhyAya brahmashrI gaNapatIshAstrIvirachitaM
shrIvAtapuranAthAShTakam ||

##
This hymn was composed by Mahaamahopaadhyaaya
Brahmasri Ganapathi Sastrigal, a disciple of the great devotee
scholar Mannargudi Brahmasri Raju Sastrigal, when he was
worshipping the Lord at the Guruvayur temple.

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