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% Author                : Shri Nrisinha Bharati of Shringeri Math
% Transliterated by     : Sunder Hattangadi
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% Translated by         : A. Narayanaswami
% Description-comments  : Hymn to Shri Venkatesha
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\engtitle{.. Shri Venkatesha Karavalamba Stotra ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIve~NkaTesha karAvalambastotram ..}##\endtitles ##
##Hymn to Shri Venkatesha for the support of his hand
        Translation by A. Narayanaswami ##
     shrIsheShashailasuniketana divyamUrte
        nArAyaNAchyuta hare nalinAyatAkSha .
     lIlAkaTAkShaparirakShitasarvaloka
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 1..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, you who have your magnificent
abode on the Shesha Hills, you of the divine form,
Narayana, Achyuta, Hari, with eyes broad as
lotus petals, you who protect all the worlds
with a playful sidelong glance of your eyes,
give me the support of your hand. 1.} ##
     brahmAdivanditapadAmbuja sha~NkhapANe
        shrImatsudarshanasushobhitadivyahasta .
     kAruNyasAgara sharaNya supuNyamUrte
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 2..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, whose lotus-like feet
Brahma and other gods worship, you with the
conch in your hand, whose divine hand is well
adorned with the Sudarshana discus, you ocean of
mercy, the refuge of all, embodiment of purity,
give me the support of your hand. 2.} ##
     vedAnta\-vedya bhavasAgara\-karNadhAra
        shrIpadmanAbha kamalArchitapAdapadma .
     lokaika\-pAvana parAtpara pApahArin
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 3..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, who are to be comprehended
from the Upanishads, who are the pilot for all to
cross the ocean of worldly life, O Shri Padmanabha
whose lotus-like feet Laxmi worships, who alone
make the world a holy place, O you Vishnu who
remove all sins, give me the support of your hand. 3.} ##
     lakShmIpate nigamalakShya nijasvarUpa
        kAmAdidoShaparihAraka bodhadAyin .
     daityAdimardana janArdana vAsudeva (daityArimardana)
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 4..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, husband of Laxmi, whose innate
nature is the theme of the Vedas, you who impart
self-realization that takes away lust and other evils,
who put down the Asuras and others of ill intent,
O Janardana, Vasudeva, give me the support of your hand. 4.} ##
     tApatrayaM hara vibho rabhasAnmurAre
        sa.nrakSha mAM karuNayA sarasIruhAkSha .
     machChiShyamityanudinaM parirakSha viShNo (machChiShyamapyanudinaM)
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 5..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, rid me fast of the three
miseries (of spiritual, material, and supernatural
origin) that afflict man, all-powerful Murare, in
your compassion, you with eyes like the lotus,
protect me; and, O Vishnu, considering me your
disciple, protect me every day; and give me
the support of your hand. 5.} ##
     shrIjAtarUpanavaratnalasatkirITa\-
        kastUrikAtilakashobhilalATadesha .
     rAkendubimbavadanAmbuja vArijAkSha
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 6..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, with the golden crown
glittering with the nine kinds of gems, with
your forehead adorned with the marking done
with the musk, you with the lotus-like face
resembling the moon at the full and eyes
like the lotus, give me the support of your hand. 6.} ##
     vandAruloka\-varadAna\-vachovilAsa
           ratnADhyahAraparishobhitakambukaNTha .
     keyUraratna suvibhAsi\-digantarAla
           shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 7..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, whose gracious words bestow
the boons sought by the crowd praising your glories,
whose conch-like neck is adorned with a necklace
studded with precious stones, the bright gems on
whose shoulder ornament illumine the horizons of
the compass, give me the support of your hand. 7.} ##
     divyA~NgadA~Nkitabhujadvaya ma~NgalAtman
        keyUrabhUShaNa sushobhitadIrghabAho .
     nAgendra\-ka~NkaNakaradvayakAmadAyin
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 8..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, you who have your upper
arms bedecked with bracelets, who are the spirit of
auspiciousness, who are adorned with shoulder ornaments,
who have the lords of the serpents for wristbands on
both your hands, who give (your devotees) all they
desire, give me the support of your hand. 8.} ##
     svAmin jagaddharaNa vAridhimadhyamagna
        mAmuddhAraya kR^ipayA karuNApayodhe .
     lakShmI.nshcha dehi mama dharma samR^iddhihetuM (dehi vipulAmR^iNavAraNAya)
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 9..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, Lord, who support the
universe, ocean of compassion, I
pray, in your mercy, lift me up who am sunk in
the middle of the sea (of mundane pursuits);
also bestow on me the auspicious outlook which
is the basis for the accumulation of spiritual
merit, and give me the support of your hand. 9.} ##
     divyA~NgarAgaparicharchitakomalA~Nga
        pItAmbarAvR^itatano taruNArka bhAsa
     satyA.nchanAbhaparidhAna supattubandha (supaTTa)
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 10..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, whose handsome body is smeared
with a heavenly (coloring) powder and is covered with
a yellow cloth, whose brightness is like that of the
morning sun, who have Brahma (the Creator) in your navel,
and whose waist is tied with a cloth, give me the
support of your hand. 10.} ##
     ratnADhyadAmasunibaddha\-kaTi\-pradesha
        mANikyadarpaNasusannibhajAnudesha .
     ja~NghAdvayena parimohitasarvaloka
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 11..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, who have your waist well-secured
with a band studded with gems, whose knees resemble mirrors
wrought of the ruby, who captivate the entire world by (the
beauty of) your feet, give me the support of your hand. 12.} ##
     lokaikapAvana\-saritparishobhitA~Nghre (pAvana lasatparishobhitA~Nghre)
        tvatpAdadarshana dine cha mamAghamIsha . (dineshamahAprasAdAt)
     hArdaM tamashcha sakalaM layamApa bhUman
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 12..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, whose feet are lustrous with
the river (Ganga) that purifies the universe, the
day I had sight of your feet, my sins and the
(spiritual) darkness in my heart were all
dissolved away, O sovereign Lord; give me the
support of your hand. 12.} ##
     kAmAdi\-vairi\-nivahochyuta me prayAtaH  (nivaho.apriyatAM)
        dAridryamapyapagataM sakalaM dayAlo .
     dInaM cha mAM samavalokya dayArdradR^iShTyA
        shrIve~NkaTesha mama dehi karAvalambam .. 13..##
{O Shri Venkatesha, when you looked me over
while I was in distress, with eyes full of
compassion, all the enemies (to spiritual progress),
lust, and other evil passions departed from me,
and, merciful One, all my poverty vanished; give
me the support of your hand. 13.} ##
     shrIve~NkaTeshapadapa~NkajaShaTpadena
        shrImannR^isi.nhayatinA rachitaM jagatyAm .
     etatpaThanti manujAH puruShottamasya
        te prApnuvanti paramAM padavIM murAreH .. 14..##
{These verses were composed by the sannyasin Shriman
Nrisinha, who was like a honey-bee hovering over the lotus
feet of Shri Venkatesha. Those mortals who recite them
will attain to the supreme world of Visnu. 14.} ##

.. iti shrI shR^i~Ngeri jagadguruNA shrI nR^isi.nha bhArati
svAminA rachitaM shrIve~NkaTesha karAvalamba stotraM sampUrNam ..##
{Thus completes the Shri Venkatesha
Karavalamba Stotram composed by Shri
Nrisinha Bharati Svami, the Jagadguru of Sringeri.}

{Note: Among the 36 Jagadgurus, starting with Adi Shankaracharya,
who have adorned the Shringeri Muth since it was
founded twelve centuries ago, eight have had the name
Nrisinha (Narasinha) Bharati.  We do not know which
of the eight is the author of this beautiful hymn.}

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