Sandrananda Avabodhatmakam (Narayaniyam Opening) — Complete Lyrics
सान्द्रानन्दावबोधात्मकम् (नारायणीयम् आरम्भ)
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
सान्द्रानन्दावबोधात्मकमनुपमितं कालदेशावधिभ्यां
निर्मुक्तं नित्यमुक्तं निगमशतसहस्रेण निर्भास्यमानम् ।
अस्पष्टं दृष्टमात्रे पुनरुरुपुरुषार्थात्मकं ब्रह्म तत्त्वं
तत्तावद्भाति साक्षाद्गुरुपवनपुरे हन्त भाग्यं जनानाम् ॥
Sāndrānandāvabodhātmakamanupamitaṁ kāladeśāvadhibhyāṁ
Nirmuktaṁ nityamuktaṁ nigamaśatasahasreṇa nirbhāsyamānam |
Aspaṣṭaṁ dṛṣṭamātre punarurupuruṣārthātmakaṁ brahma tattvaṁ
Tattāvadbhāti sākṣādgurupavanapure hanta bhāgyaṁ janānām ||
That essence of Brahman, made of concentrated bliss and pure consciousness, incomparable, free from the bounds of time and place, eternally liberated, revealed by a hundred thousand Vedic scriptures — unclear to ordinary sight yet directly perceived, the very embodiment of the supreme goal of life — that same reality shines visibly here in Guruvayur. Oh, what great fortune is this for the people!
Verse 2
एवं दुर्लभ्यवस्तुन्यपि सुलभतया हस्तलब्धे यदन्यत्
तन्वा वाचा धिया वा भजति बत जनः क्षुद्रतां क्षुद्रबुद्धिः ।
एषोऽहं विश्वमूर्ते तव चरणयुगं देवपूज्यं प्रपद्ये
हन्त वासुदेव क्षपय दुरितं द्रागयो माममुं ते ॥
Evaṁ durlabhyavastunyapi sulabhatayā hastalabdhe yadanyat
Tanvā vācā dhiyā vā bhajati bata janaḥ kṣudratāṁ kṣudrabuddhiḥ |
Eṣo'haṁ viśvamūrte tava caraṇayugaṁ devapūjyaṁ prapadye
Hanta vāsudeva kṣapaya duritaṁ drāgayo māmamuṁ te ||
Though such a rare treasure has thus come easily within reach, alas, the small-minded person still chases trivial things with body, speech and mind. O you whose form is the whole universe, I take refuge at your two feet, worshipped even by the gods. O Vasudeva, swiftly destroy this suffering of mine — I who have come to you.
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