Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Mantra Raja Pada Stotram - Shloka 6



Naravat simhavacchaiva yasya rupam mahAtmanah
mahAsaTam mahAdamShTram tam nrisimham namamyaham

naravat – like a man
simha – lion
vach – speaking
eva – thus
yasya – with energy
rupam – form
mahAtmanah – that Great Soul

A lion, which can speak like a man, and having an energetic form, That Great Soul

mahAsaTam – Great mane
mahadamSthTram – Great Jaws
tam – most desired
nrisimham – O Narasimha
namAmyaham – I salute Thee

Possessing Great Mane, Great Jaws, most desirable, O Narasimha, I salute thee

That Great Soul, possessing an energetic form,
Of a lion which can speak like a man
Possessing a Great Mane, Great Jaws

O most desirable Lord Narasimha, I salute Thee

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Mantra Raja Pada Stotram - Shloka 5



sarvendriyair api vinA sarvam sarvatra sarvadA
yo jAnAti namAmyAdyam tamaham sarvatomukham

sarvendriyai - all the senses are
api - also
vinA - without
sarvam - each, every
sarvatra - everywhere
sarvadA - every time, forever
yo janati - who has knowledge

without any of the senses, who has knowledge at all times, everywhere of each and every thing

namAm - offer my salutations
Adhyam - First, initial
tam - desire
aham - I
sarvatomukham - unlimited, complete, facing everywhere

I offer my salutation first and foremost, to that complete, all-knowing, who limit knows no bounds.

Who has knowledge of everything and everywhere
Without ever resorting to the senses
I first and foremost, bow that
Complete, All-knowing One.