Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam
Traditional dhyana verse
Text
शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं
विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ।
लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं
वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥
śāntākāraṃ bhujagaśayanaṃ padmanābhaṃ sureśaṃ
viśvādhāraṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ meghavarṇaṃ śubhāṅgam |
lakṣmīkāntaṃ kamalanayanaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyaṃ
vande viṣṇuṃ bhavabhayaharaṃ sarvalokaikanātham ||
Meaning
I bow to Vishnu — of peaceful form, reclining on the serpent, with a lotus at his navel, lord of the gods, support of the universe, vast as the sky, dark as a rain cloud, of auspicious form, beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by yogis in meditation, remover of the fear of worldly existence, the one lord of all worlds.
Word by word
| Word | Roman | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| शान्ताकारं | śāntākāraṃ | of peaceful form |
| भुजगशयनं | bhujagaśayanaṃ | reclining on the serpent |
| पद्मनाभं | padmanābhaṃ | lotus-navelled |
| सुरेशं | sureśaṃ | lord of the gods |
| विश्वाधारं | viśvādhāraṃ | support of the universe |
| गगनसदृशं | gaganasadṛśaṃ | like the sky |
| मेघवर्णं | meghavarṇaṃ | dark as a rain cloud |
| शुभाङ्गम् | śubhāṅgam | of auspicious limbs |
| लक्ष्मीकान्तं | lakṣmīkāntaṃ | beloved of Lakshmi |
| कमलनयनं | kamalanayanaṃ | lotus-eyed |
| योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं | yogibhirdhyānagamyaṃ | reached by yogis in meditation |
| वन्दे | vande | I bow to |
| विष्णुं | viṣṇuṃ | Vishnu |
| भवभयहरं | bhavabhayaharaṃ | remover of the fear of samsara |
| सर्वलोकैकनाथम् | sarvalokaikanātham | sole lord of all worlds |
Pronunciation trainer
शाśāन्ताntāकाkāरंraṃ भुbhuजjaगgaशśaयyaनंnaṃ पpaद्मdmaनाnāभंbhaṃ सुsuरेreशंśaṃ विviश्वाśvāधाdhāरंraṃ गgaगgaनnaसsaदृdṛशंśaṃ मेmeघghaवvaर्णंrṇaṃ शुśuभाbhāङ्गम्ṅgam । लlaक्ष्मीkṣmīकाkāन्तंntaṃ कkaमmaलlaनnaयyaनंnaṃ योyoगिgiभिbhiर्ध्याrdhyāनnaगgaम्यंmyaṃ वvaन्देnde विviष्णुंṣṇuṃ भbhaवvaभbhaयyaहhaरंraṃ सsaर्वrvaलोloकैkaiकkaनाnāथम्tham ॥
68 syllables, 108 matras · Underlined syllables are guru (long or heavy) and are held about twice as long as laghu (short) ones.
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