Chapter One - Vande Vandyaṃ (प्रथमाध्यायः - वन्दे वन्द्यं)
वन्दे वन्द्यं सदानन्दं वासुदेवं निरञ्जनम्। इन्दिरापतिमाद्यादिवरदेश वरप्रदम् ॥१॥
I bow to the worshipful, ever-blissful, stainless Vāsudeva, lord of Indirā, the Lord who grants boons to the foremost and others, the bestower of boons. (1)
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नमामि निखिलाधीशकिरीटाघृष्टपीठवत्। हृत्तमःशमनेर्काभं श्रीपतेः पादपङ्कजम् ॥२॥
I bow to Śrīpati’s lotus foot, which possesses a pedestal rubbed by the crowns of all rulers and resembles the sun in dispelling the heart’s darkness. (2)
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जाम्बूनदाम्बराधारं नितम्बं चिन्त्यमीशितुः। स्वर्णमञ्जीरसंवीतमारूढं जगदम्बया ॥३॥
One should contemplate the Lord’s hip, which supports his golden garment, is encircled by a golden girdle, and is occupied by the Mother of the World. (3)
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उदरं चिन्त्यमीशस्य तनुत्वेप्यखलिम्भरम्। वलित्रयाङ्कितं नित्यमुपगूढं श्रियैकया ॥४॥
The Lord’s abdomen is to be contemplated: though slender, it bears everything, is marked by three folds, and is always embraced by Śrī alone. (4)
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स्मरणीयमुरो विष्णोरिन्दिरावासमीशितुः। अनन्तमन्तवदिव भुजयोरन्तरं गतम् ॥५॥
One should contemplate the chest of Viṣṇu, the Lord—the abode of Indirā—boundless though seemingly bounded, occupying the space between his two arms. (5)
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शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधराश्चिन्त्या हरेर्भुजाः। पीनवृत्ता जगद्रक्षाकेवलोद्योगिनोनिशम् ॥६॥
Hari’s arms—bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus, thick and rounded, and solely engaged in protecting the world—should be contemplated constantly. (6)
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सन्ततं चिन्तयेत् कण्ठं भास्वत्कौस्तुभभासकम्। वैकुण्ठस्याखिला वेदा उद्गीर्यन्तेनिशं यतः ॥७॥
One should constantly contemplate Vaikuṇṭha’s neck, shining with the radiant Kaustubha, from which all the Vedas are continually uttered. (7)
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स्मरेत यामिनीनाथसहस्रामितकान्तिमत्। भवतापापनोदीड्यं श्रीपतेर्मुखपङ्कजम् ॥८॥
One should remember Śrīpati’s praiseworthy lotus face, radiant with the immeasurable splendor of a thousand moons and removing the anguish of worldly existence. (8)
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पूर्णानन्दसुखोद्भासि मन्दस्मितमधीशितुः। गोविन्दस्य सदा चिन्त्यं नित्यानन्दपदप्रदम् ॥९॥
One should always contemplate the gentle smile of the Lord Govinda, radiant with the joy of perfect bliss and bestowing the state of eternal bliss. (9)
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स्मरामि भवसन्तापहानिदामृतसागरम्। पूर्णानन्दस्य रामस्य सानुरागावलोकनम् ॥१०॥
I remember the loving glance of Rama, who is perfect bliss—an ocean of nectar that brings an end to the anguish of worldly existence. (10)
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ध्यायेदजस्रमीशस्य पद्मजादिप्रतीक्षितम्। भ्रूभङ्गं पारमेष्ठ्यादिपददायि विमुक्तिदम् ॥११॥
One should constantly meditate on the Lord’s movement of the brow, awaited by Padmaja and others, which bestows offices such as that of Parameṣṭhin and grants liberation. (11)
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सन्ततं चिन्तयेनन्तमन्तकाले विशेषतः। नैवोदापुर्गृणन्तोन्तं यद्गुणानामजादयः ॥१२॥
One should constantly contemplate the Infinite One, especially at the time of death; even Brahmā and the others, while praising him, have never reached the end of his qualities. (12)
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इति श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्यविरचिते द्वादशस्तोत्रे प्रथमोध्यायः।
Thus ends the first chapter of the Dvādaśastotra, composed by the venerable Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya.
