Sunday, October 31, 2010

Sandhya Vandanam - II

Namah savitre jagateka chaksuse,
Jagat prasuti, sthiti nasa hetave,
Trayimayaya trigunatma dharine,
Virinchi narayana sankaratmane

Dhyeyah sada, savitrmandala, madhyavarti,
Narayanah sarasijasana samnivistah
Keyuravan makarakundalavan kiriti Haari,
hiranmayavapu rdhrta sankha chakrah
Sankha chakra gadapane dvarakanilayachyuta
Govinda pundarikaksa raksa mam saranagatam

Akasat patitam toyam yatha gacchati sagaram,
Sarvadeva namaskarah kesavam pratigacchati,
Kesavam pratigacchati om nama iti

Explanation


Namah savitre jagateka chaksuse, Jagat prasuti, sthiti nasa hetave,



Namah : I prostate  before 
Savitre : Sun
Chakshuse : who acts as eye of the 
Jagat : entire world

He who is responsible for the 

Prasuti : Creation
Stithi : Protection and 
Nasa : Destruction of the world (Jagat).


Trayimayaya trigunatma dharine, Virinchi narayana sankaratmane


He who using three gunas take manifestations of Narayana, Sanakara and Brahma.(Note: Seeking a better explanation with corrections from learned here)


Dhyeyah sada, savitrmandala, madhyavarti, Narayanah sarasijasana samnivistah
Keyuravan makarakundalavan kiriti Haari, hiranmayavapu rdhrta sankha chakrah
Sankha chakra gadapane dvarakanilayachyuta, Govinda pundarikaksa raksa mam saranagatam


sada : We always 
Dhyeyah : medidate on Narayana who resides 
madhyavarti : at the centre of the 
savitramandala : solar system 
sarasijasana : Narayana who sits on lotus  with  
Keyur : amulet / bracelet - golden ornament worn on biceps
makara kundala : earrings shaped like a fish
kiriti : crown
haari : garlands
hiranamayavapu :  golden color body 
sankha : conch
chakra  : disucss - weapon
gadha : mace - the weapon

achyutha : the one who is infallible


Akasat patitam toyam yatha gacchati sagaram, Sarvadeva namaskarah kesavam pratigacchati, Kesavam pratigacchati om nama iti


Just as all the waters that fall from the sky inescapably reach the sea, all salutations to all the deities reach only Keshava; indeed they reach only Keshava.