Song Name: Avinayam Apanaya Visno

Official Name: Sri Visnu Satpadi

Author: Adi Sankaracarya

Book Name: Brhat Stotra Ratnakara

Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:

(1)

avinayam apanya viṣṇo damaya manaḥ

śamaya viṣaya mṛgatṛṣṇām

bhūtadayāḿ vistāraya tāraya

saḿsāra sāgarataḥ

(2)

divyadhunī makarande

parimala pari bhoga saccidānande,

śrīpati padāravinde

bhava bhaya khedacchide vande

(3)

satyapi bhedāpaga me nātha!

tavāham na māmakī na stvaḿ,

sāmudrohi tarańgaḥ kva ca na

samudro na tārańgaḥ

(4)

uddhṛta naga nagabhi danuja

danuja kulāmitra mitra śaśidṛṣṭe,

dṛṣṭe bhavati prabhavati na bhavati

kiḿ bhava tiraskāraḥ?

(5)

matsyādi bhir avatārairava

tāravatā sadā vasudhāḿ,

parameśvara paripālyo

bhavatā bhava tāpabhīto 'ham

(6)

dāmodara guṇamandira!

sundara vadanāravinda govinda!

bhava jaladhi mathana mandara

paramaḿ daram apanaya tvaḿ me

(7)

nārayaṇa karuṇāmaya!

śaraṇaḿ karavāni tavakau caranau,

iti ṣaṭpadī madīye

vadana saroje sadā vasatu

TRANSLATION

1) O My All Pervading dear Lord Visnu! Please remove my haughtiness and destroy my
pride. Kindly control my mind. Quench my insatiable thirst for mirage like illusory
pleasures of the world. Spread compassion widely in my heart for all souls in Your
creation. And please rescue my soul from the endless ocean of continuous birth and
death.

2) O My Lord Hari, the Beloved of Sri (Laksmi)! My sincere salutations to Your Holy
Lotus Feet! Your feet are like the beautiful, tender, fragrant, nectar filled Lotus
flowers! The nectar is in reality is Ganga Devi, which has its origin from Your
Divine Feet.

The fragrance of Your Transcendental feet is the full of truth, knowledge, and
bliss. The bliss bestowed upon the souls by Your Lotus feet is the mitigation of
the sorrows and fears of mundane world.
3) O My Beloved Lord! It is very true that the waves belong to their origin, the
ocean, though they seem to appear different from the ocean simultaneously.
Qualitatively there is no difference between the ocean and the waves. But still
there exists the difference. Since the origin, sustainer, and destroyer of the
waves is the ocean, waves cannot exist without the ocean. Similarly, there is
simultaneous oneness and difference between the spirit soul and Supersoul, Thus, I
can say that there is no difference between us as I only exist in relation to You.
Truly speaking, I belong to You and You are my origin, sustainer, and destroyer but
never vice versa.

4) O my dear Lord Krsna! You have lifted Govardhana Hill on Your little finger to
save Your devotees! You have appeared as Lord Vamanadeva, the distant brother of
Indra, the King of demigods, to rescue him. You have vanquished many demoniac and
atheistic persons at different times! Your eyes are like the most powerful blazing
Sun and the most pleasant and coolest Moon! With all these considerations in mind,
there is no doubt that Your mere Graceful Glance itself is capable of dispelling
all my worldly attachments! So, kindly look at me at least once with Your merciful
eyes!

5) O Supreme Lord of the Universe! You have always assumed many different Divine
Forms like the Lord Matysadeva (the fish incarnation), Lord Kurmadeva (the tortoise
incarnation), Lord Nrsimhadeva, and Lord Varahadeva just to save the Mother Earth
from many calamities. Now, You can easily rescue me also from the material
existence. Please My Lord, save me, as I am extremely fearful and anxious!

6) O my dear Lord Damodara! O Temple of Divine Attributes! O Govinda,

Transcendental joy of all the senses! O Beautiful Lotus-faced Lord! O Capable
Destroyer of the Ocean of Birth and Death! O My Supreme Personality of Godhead!
Please extinguish all my fears about this distressful mundane existence.

7) O My Lord Narayana! You are full of unlimited Grace. I sincerely take refuge at
Your Lotus Feet. Let this glorious lotus-like six-versed prayer, entitled the
Bumble-bee (Satpadi) reside for ever on my mouth!