শ্রী বেঙ্কটেশ প্রপত্তিঃ

অর্থ:I salute the divine Mother of the worlds — Goddess Sri (Lakshmi), the sovereign Queen of this universe and the supreme beloved of Vishnu, Lord of Venkata; she who ever delights to dwell upon His chest, who increases His forgiveness toward us, whose tender hands hold lotuses, who is seated on a lotus, and who shines with motherly affection and every grace. (1)

অর্থ:O illustrious ocean of mercy, O Maker of all the worlds, all-knowing, all-powerful, loving toward those who bow to You, Master of all that exists; O gracious Lord, gentle of nature, wish-granting tree easily reached by those who surrender — I take refuge at the feet of Sri Venkatesha. (2)

অর্থ:Those two feet whose fragrance is made yet more fragrant by the sweet-scented flowers laid at their anklets, equally and beautifully formed, gentle, and ever-new to experience though enjoyed forever — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (3)

অর্থ:Those feet which, in their dense red glow like a freshly opened lotus heavy with pollen and fragrance, boldly inscribe their rivalry with the lotus upon their soles — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (4)

অর্থ:Those feet whose soles are adorned with auspicious emblems of the Supreme Reality — the flag, nectar-pot, parasol, thunderbolt, goad, lotus, the wish-tree, conch and discus — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (5)

অর্থ:Those feet whose coppery inner radiance defeats the ruby, whose outer splendour overwhelms the great sapphire, and the rising rays of whose nails surpass the brightness of the moon — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (6)

অর্থ:Those feet so delicate that, when even the lotus-soft hands of Lakshmi press them lovingly and with awe, they at once seem to grow weary — feet whose tenderness is beyond the reach of speech and mind — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (7)

অর্থ:Those feet whose deep redness comes, it is said, from the reddish glow transferred onto them from the lotus-hands of Lakshmi, Bhumi, Nila and the other divine consorts — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (8)

অর্থ:Those feet which graciously receive the grand waving of lights (arati) shed by the crests of new gems studded in the millions of crowns of Brahma, Shiva and the gods who eternally bow before them — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (9)

অর্থ:Those feet which the Veda extols as 'the supreme abode of Vishnu', which it cherishes as 'a fountain of honey', and which You Yourself point to again with Your own hand (at Tirumala) — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (10)

অর্থ:Those very feet which You, becoming Arjuna's matchless charioteer, showed to him saying 'take refuge in them', and which here again You point out to me with Your hand — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (11)

অর্থ:Those feet which rest equally upon my head, upon the hood of Kaliya, in fearsome forests, on the peak of Venkata Hill, on the crown of the Vedas, and in the hearts of single-minded devotees — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (12)

অর্থ:Those feet strewn with fresh, ever-blooming flowers, serving as the very ornament of the summit of Venkata Hill, delighting the minds and eyes of all — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (13)

অর্থ:Those feet which surrendered souls plunge into first of all, like an infant to its mother's breast, ever nourishing as nectar, each foot matchless yet a perfect match for the other — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (14)

অর্থ:Those feet which the gracious sage Upayantru (Manavala Mamuni), whose own lotus-feet are ever served by the noblest souls and whose sidelong glance is wet with the mercy that ferries beings across samsara, has shown to me — at the feet of Sri Venkatesha I take refuge. (15)

অর্থ:O Lord of Sri, with Sri herself as the intercessor who is at once Your means and Your goal shining within You, may I forever be a servant unto You — the ever-flawless, the eternal refuge — and never, ever belong to myself. O Lord of Vrishagiri! (16)