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Venkateswara Prapatti in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Origin & Story

Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam corpus, recited daily at the Tirumala temple · Traditional (part of the Suprabhatam–Stotram–Prapatti–Mangalasasanam sequence attributed to Prativadi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya); the fifteenth verse honours Sri Manavala Mamuni · Medieval (Sri Vaishnava tradition)

The Prapatti forms the surrender portion of the daily liturgy of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala. After the Lord is awakened by the Suprabhatam and extolled by the Stotram, the devotee performs prapatti — casting himself in total surrender at His feet — before concluding with the Mangalasasanam. The hymn's loving, detailed contemplation of the Lord's feet, beginning with the Goddess as intercessor, embodies the very heart of the Sri Vaishnava doctrine of saranagati.

✦ As told in scripture

It is a cherished belief at Tirumala that the Lord Himself, whose right hand points downward toward His own feet (the varada-hasta of the moolavar deity), is forever inviting every soul to take refuge there; the surrendered devotee who recites this Prapatti is held to be eternally accepted and protected, freed from the fear of samsara.

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Verse 1

𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌪𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧ ॥

īśānāṃ jagato'sya veṅkaṭapaterviṣṇoḥ parāṃ preyasīṃ tadvakṣaḥsthalanityavāsarasikāṃ tatkṣāntisaṃvardhinīm | padmālaṅkṛtapāṇipallavayugāṃ padmāsanasthāṃ śriyaṃ vātsalyādiguṇojjvalāṃ bhagavatīṃ vande jaganmātaram || 1 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 2

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌨𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌨𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌶𑍀𑌲 𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௨ ॥

śrīman kṛpājalanidhe kṛtasarvaloka sarvajña śakta natavatsala sarvaśeṣin | svāmin suśīla sulabhāśritapārijāta śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 2 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 3

𑌆𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪- 𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌭𑌕𑌰𑍗 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍗 । 𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍗 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௩ ॥

ānūpurārpitasujātasugandhipuṣpa- saurabhyasaurabhakarau samasanniveśau | saumyau sadā'nubhavane'pi navānubhāvyau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 3 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 4

𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌾𑌗- 𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌰𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌸𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌖𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௪ ॥

sadyovikāsisamuditvarasāndrarāga- saurabhyanirbharasaroruhasāmyavārtām | samyaksu sāhasapadeṣu vilekhayantau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 4 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 5

𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌾𑌤𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰- 𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 । 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌤𑌲𑍗 𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௫ ॥

rekhāmayadhvajasudhākalaśātapatra- vajrāṅkuśāmburuhakalpakaśaṅkhacakraiḥ | bhavyairalaṅkṛtatalau paratattvacihnaiḥ śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 5 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 6

𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍗 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍀𑌲𑍗 । 𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌖𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௬ ॥

tāmrodaradyutiparājitapadmarāgau bāhyairmahobhirabhibhūtamahendranīlau | udyannakhāṃśubhirudastaśaśāṅkabhāsau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 6 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 7

𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌪𑌦𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍗 । 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌸𑍗𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௭ ॥

sapremabhītikamalākarapallavābhyāṃ saṃvāhane'pi sapadi klamamādadhānau | kāntāvanāṅmanasagocarasaukumāryau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 7 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 8

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍀 𑌤𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵- 𑌨𑍀𑌡𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌆𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௮ ॥

lakṣmīmahī tadanurūpanijānubhāva- nīḍādidivyamahiṣīkarapallavānām | āruṇyasaṅkramaṇataḥ kila sāndrarāgau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 8 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 9

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌵𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌹𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍋𑌹𑍈𑌃 । 𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௯ ॥

nityānamadvidhiśivādikirīṭakoṭi- pratyuptadīptanavaratnamahaḥprarohaiḥ | nīrājanāvidhimudāramupādadhānau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 9 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 10

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌂𑌸𑍗 𑌯𑍗 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌸 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍗 । 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧௦ ॥

viṣṇoḥ pade parama ityuditapraśaṃsau yau madhva utsa iti bhogyatayāpyupāttau | bhūyastatheti tava pāṇitalapradiṣṭau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 10 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 11

𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌯𑍗 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍗 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌤𑌿 । 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌹 𑌤𑍗 𑌕𑌰𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍗 𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧௧ ॥

pārthāya tatsadṛśasārathinā tvayaiva yau darśitau svacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ vrajeti | bhūyo'pi mahyamiha tau karadarśitau te śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 11 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 12

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌯𑌫𑌣𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌟𑌵𑍀𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍗 𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧௨ ॥

manmūrdhni kāliyaphaṇe vikaṭāṭavīṣu śrīveṅkaṭādriśikhare śirasi śrutīnām | citte'pyananyamanasāṃ samamāhitau te śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 12 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 13

𑌅𑌮𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌵𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌲𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍗 । 𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍗 𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌤𑍗 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧௩ ॥

amlānahṛṣyadavanītalakīrṇapuṣpau śrīveṅkaṭādriśikharābharaṇāyamānau | ānanditākhilamanonayanau tavaitau śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 13 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 14

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌗𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍗 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌰𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍗 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍗 𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧௪ ॥

prāyaḥ prapannajanatā prathamāvagāhyau mātuḥ stanāviva śiśoramṛtāyamāṇau | prāptau parasparatulāmatulāntarau te śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 14 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 15

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍃𑌗𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌲𑍇𑌨 । 𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍗 𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧௫ ॥

sattvottaraiḥ satatasevyapadāmbujena saṃsāratārakadayārdradṛgañcalena | saumyopayantṛmuninā mama darśitau te śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye || 15 ||

Meaning: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)

Verse 16

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌘𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍇𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 । 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌶 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௬ ॥

śrīśa śriyā ghaṭikayā tvadupāyabhāve prāpye tvayi svayamupeyatayā sphurantyā | nityāśritāya niravadyaguṇāya tubhyaṃ syāṃ kiṅkaro vṛṣagirīśa na jātu mahyam || 16 ||

Meaning: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)

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊īśānāṃ jagato'syaThe sovereign Mistress of this universe

𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌪𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍀𑌂🔊veṅkaṭapaterviṣṇoḥ parāṃ preyasīṃThe supremely beloved of Vishnu, the Lord of Venkata Hill

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊vande jaganmātaramI salute the Mother of the worlds (Goddess Lakshmi)

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌜𑌲𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍇🔊śrīman kṛpājalanidheO illustrious One, ocean of compassion

𑌨𑌤𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌨𑍍🔊natavatsala sarvaśeṣinO You who are affectionate to those who bow, Master to whom all belongs

𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤🔊sulabhāśritapārijātaO wish-granting Parijata tree, easily attained by those who take refuge

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍇𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇𑌶𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍗 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊śrīveṅkaṭeśacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadyeI take refuge at the two feet of Sri Venkatesha (the refrain of every verse)

𑌆𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪🔊ānūpurārpitasugandhipuṣpaThe fragrant flowers offered up to the anklets (on the feet)

𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍗🔊sadā'nubhavane'pi navānubhāvyauEver fresh to experience though enjoyed forever

𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜🔊rekhāmayadhvajaThe line-marks of a flag (auspicious sign on the sole)

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃🔊śaṅkhacakraiḥBy the (marks of) conch and discus

𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌃🔊paratattvacihnaiḥBy the signs/emblems of the Supreme Reality

𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌖𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃🔊udyannakhāṃśubhiḥBy the rising rays of His toenails

𑌉𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍗🔊udastaśaśāṅkabhāsauWhich surpass (outshine) the light of the moon

𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 ... 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌤𑌿🔊pārthāya ... śaraṇaṃ vrajetiTo Arjuna (You said) 'take refuge (in Me)' — alluding to the Gita's charama shloka

𑌕𑌰𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍗🔊karadarśitauPointed out by Your own hand (the Lord at Tirumala holds His hand toward His feet)

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌯𑌫𑌣𑍇🔊manmūrdhni kāliyaphaṇeOn my head and on the hood of the serpent Kaliya (the same feet rest equally)

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌃🔊mātuḥ stanāviva śiśoḥLike a mother's breasts to an infant (the first refuge a surrendered soul plunges into)

𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍗🔊amṛtāyamāṇauActing as nectar (ever nourishing)

𑌸𑍗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾🔊saumyopayantṛmunināBy the gracious sage Upayantru (Manavala Mamuni / the teacher)

𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌃🔊syāṃ kiṅkaraḥMay I be (Your) servant

𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊na jātu mahyamNever for my own sake (let me belong wholly to You, never to myself)

Benefits of Chanting Venkateswara Prapatti

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Expresses complete surrender (prapatti/saranagati) at the feet of Lord Venkateswara

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Invokes the grace of both Lakshmi and Vishnu, as the hymn begins by seeking the Goddess's intercession

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Believed to grant the Lord's protection and freedom from the fears of worldly existence

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Deepens loving devotion through detailed meditation on the Lord's sacred feet

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Recited daily at Tirumala, it connects the devotee to the living temple tradition

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The final verse instills the highest aspiration — to belong wholly to the Lord and never to oneself

How to Chant Venkateswara Prapatti

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Best TimeDaily morning or evening worship; especially Saturdays, Ekadashi and Venkateswara festivals

Sit facing an image of Venkateswara after bathing. Begin by meditating on Goddess Lakshmi (verse 1), then recite the fifteen verses of surrender, dwelling on the Lord's feet with each refrain 'śrī-veṅkaṭeśa-caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye'. At Tirumala it follows the Suprabhatam and Stotram and precedes the Mangalasasanam. Conclude with the sixteenth verse as a prayer to be the Lord's eternal servant.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Venkateswara Prapatti written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Prapatti (also called saranagati) is the act of total, loving self-surrender to God as the sole refuge. In the Sri Vaishnava tradition it is regarded as a complete path to the Lord's grace, in which the devotee gives up all other supports and casts himself entirely at the Lord's feet.

In Sri Vaishnavism, Goddess Sri (Lakshmi) is the purushakara — the compassionate intercessor or mediatrix who recommends the surrendered soul to the Lord. So the Prapatti opens with a salutation to her before approaching the feet of Venkatesha.

Prapatti is surrender at the feet of the Lord, so the hymn meditates lovingly and in rich detail on Venkateswara's sacred feet — their fragrance, their red lotus-like glow, the auspicious marks (conch, discus, flag and others), and their delicacy — as the refuge into which the devotee plunges.

It is chanted daily as part of the worship at Tirumala, traditionally after the Venkateswara Suprabhatam and the Stotram, and before the Mangalasasanam. Devotees also recite it at home in their morning or evening prayers, especially on Saturdays and Ekadashi.