Chapter One - Vande Vandyaṃ (प्रथमाध्यायः - वन्दे वन्द्यं)
वन्दे वन्द्यं सदानन्दं वासुदेवं निरञ्जनम्। इन्दिरापतिमाद्यादिवरदेश वरप्रदम् ॥१॥
vandē vandyaṁ sadānandaṁ vāsudēvaṁ nirañjanam। indirāpatimādyādivaradēśa varapradam ॥1॥
[वन्दे (vandē) - I bow to; वन्द्यं (vandyaṁ) - worthy of worship; सदानन्दं (sadānandaṁ) - ever-blissful; वासुदेवं (vāsudēvaṁ) - Vāsudeva; निरञ्जनम् (nirañjanam) - stainless; इन्दिरापतिम् (indirāpatim) - lord of Indirā; आद्यादि-वरद + ईश (ādyādi-varada + īśa) - Lord granting boons to the foremost and others; वरप्रदम् (varapradam) - bestower of boons;]
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॥
namāmi nikhilādhīśakirīṭāghr̥ṣṭapīṭhavat। hr̥ttamaḥśamanērkābhaṁ śrīpatēḥ pādapaṅkajam ॥2॥
[नमामि (namāmi) - I bow to; निखिल-अधीश (nikhila-adhīśa) - all rulers; किरीट (kirīṭa) - crowns; आघृष्ट (āghr̥ṣṭa) - rubbed against; पीठवत् (pīṭhavat) - possessing a pedestal; हृत्-तमः (hr̥t-tamaḥ) - the heart's darkness; शमने (śamanē) - in dispelling; अर्क-आभम् (arka-ābham) - resembling the sun; श्रीपतेः (śrīpatēḥ) - Śrīpati's; पाद-पङ्कजम् (pāda-paṅkajam) - lotus foot;]
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॥
jāmbūnadāmbarādhāraṁ nitambaṁ cintyamīśituḥ। svarṇamañjīrasaṁvītamārūḍhaṁ jagadambayā ॥3॥
[जाम्बूनद + अम्बर + आधारम् (jāmbūnada + ambara + ādhāram) - supporting a golden garment; नितम्बम् (nitambam) - hip; चिन्त्यम् (cintyam) - to be contemplated; ईशितुः (īśituḥ) - of the Lord; स्वर्ण + मञ्जीर + संवीतम् (svarṇa + mañjīra + saṁvītam) - encircled by a golden girdle; आरूढम् (ārūḍham) - occupied; जगत् + अम्बया (jagat + ambayā) - by the Mother of the World;]
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॥
udaraṁ cintyamīśasya tanutvēpyakhalimbharam। valitrayāṅkitaṁ nityamupagūḍhaṁ śriyaikayā ॥4॥
[उदरम् (udaram) - abdomen; चिन्त्यम् (cintyam) - to be contemplated; ईशस्य (īśasya) - of the Lord; तनुत्वे + अपि (tanutvē + api) - though slender; अखलिम्भरम् (akhalimbharam) - bearing everything; वलि-त्रय-अङ्कितम् (vali-traya-aṅkitam) - marked by three folds; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; उपगूढम् (upagūḍham) - embraced; श्रिया + एकया (śriyā + ēkayā) - by Śrī alone;]
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॥
smaraṇīyamurō viṣṇōrindirāvāsamīśituḥ। anantamantavadiva bhujayōrantaraṁ gatam ॥5॥
[स्मरणीयम् (smaraṇīyam) - should be contemplated; उरः (uraḥ) - chest; विष्णोः (viṣṇōḥ) - of Viṣṇu; इन्दिरा-आवासम् (indirā-āvāsam) - the abode of Indirā; ईशितुः (īśituḥ) - of the Lord; अनन्तम् (anantam) - boundless; अन्तवत् + इव (antavat + iva) - as though bounded; भुजयोः (bhujayōḥ) - of the two arms; अन्तरम् (antaram) - the space between; गतम् (gatam) - occupying;]
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॥
śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadharāścintyā harērbhujāḥ। pīnavr̥ttā jagadrakṣākēvalōdyōginōniśam ॥6॥
[शङ्ख + चक्र + गदा + पद्म + धराः (śaṅkha + cakra + gadā + padma + dharāḥ) - bearing the conch, discus, mace, and lotus; चिन्त्याः (cintyāḥ) - should be contemplated; हरेः (harēḥ) - of Hari; भुजाः (bhujāḥ) - arms; पीन + वृत्ताः (pīna + vr̥ttāḥ) - thick and rounded; जगत् + रक्षा + केवल + उद्योगिनः (jagat + rakṣā + kēvala + udyōginaḥ) - solely engaged in protecting the world; अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly;]
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॥
santataṁ cintayēt kaṇṭhaṁ bhāsvatkaustubhabhāsakam। vaikuṇṭhasyākhilā vēdā udgīryantēniśaṁ yataḥ ॥7॥
[सन्ततं (santataṁ) - constantly; चिन्तयेत् (cintayēt) - one should contemplate; कण्ठं (kaṇṭhaṁ) - the neck; भास्वत्कौस्तुभभासकम् (bhāsvatkaustubhabhāsakam) - shining with the radiant Kaustubha; वैकुण्ठस्य + अखिला (vaikuṇṭhasya + akhilā) - of Vaikuṇṭha all; वेदा (vēdā) - the Vedas; उद्गीर्यन्ते + निशं (udgīryantē + niśaṁ) - are continually uttered; यतः (yataḥ) - from which;]
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॥
smarēta yāminīnāthasahasrāmitakāntimat। bhavatāpāpanōdīḍyaṁ śrīpatērmukhapaṅkajam ॥8॥
[स्मरेत् (smarēt) - one should remember; यामिनी-नाथ-सहस्र (yāminī-nātha-sahasra) - a thousand moons; अमित-कान्तिमत् (amita-kāntimat) - possessing immeasurable radiance; भव-ताप-अपनोदि (bhava-tāpa-apanōdi) - removing the anguish of worldly existence; ईड्यम् (īḍyam) - worthy of praise; श्रीपतेः (śrīpatēḥ) - of Śrīpati; मुख-पङ्कजम् (mukha-paṅkajam) - lotus face;]
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॥
pūrṇānandasukhōdbhāsi mandasmitamadhīśituḥ। gōvindasya sadā cintyaṁ nityānandapadapradam ॥9॥
[पूर्णानन्द-सुख-उद्भासि (pūrṇānanda-sukha-udbhāsi) - radiant with the joy of perfect bliss; मन्दस्मितम् (mandasmitam) - gentle smile; अधीशितुः (adhīśituḥ) - of the Lord; गोविन्दस्य (gōvindasya) - of Govinda; सदा (sadā) - always; चिन्त्यम् (cintyam) - to be contemplated; नित्य-आनन्द-पद-प्रदम् (nitya-ānanda-pada-pradam) - bestowing the state of eternal bliss;]
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॥
smarāmi bhavasantāpahānidāmr̥tasāgaram। pūrṇānandasya rāmasya sānurāgāvalōkanam ॥10॥
[स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; भव + सन्ताप (bhava + santāpa) - anguish of worldly existence; हानि + द (hāni + da) - granting its cessation; अमृत + सागरम् (amr̥ta + sāgaram) - an ocean of nectar; पूर्ण + आनन्दस्य (pūrṇa + ānandasya) - who is perfect bliss; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama; स + अनुराग + अवलोकनम् (sa + anurāga + avalōkanam) - loving glance;]
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॥
dhyāyēdajasramīśasya padmajādipratīkṣitam। bhrūbhaṅgaṁ pāramēṣṭhyādipadadāyi vimuktidam ॥11॥
[ध्यायेत् (dhyāyēt) - one should meditate on; अजस्रम् (ajasram) - constantly; ईशस्य (īśasya) - of the Lord; पद्मजादिप्रतीक्षितम् (padmajādipratīkṣitam) - awaited by Padmaja and others; भ्रूभङ्गम् (bhrūbhaṅgam) - movement of the brow; पारमेष्ठ्यादिपददायि (pāramēṣṭhyādipadadāyi) - bestowing offices such as that of Parameṣṭhin; विमुक्तिदम् (vimuktidam) - granting liberation;]
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॥
santataṁ cintayēnantamantakālē viśēṣataḥ। naivōdāpurgr̥ṇantōntaṁ yadguṇānāmajādayaḥ ॥12॥
[सन्ततम् (santatam) - constantly; चिन्तयेत् (cintayēt) - one should contemplate; अनन्तम् (anantam) - the Infinite One; अन्तकाले (antakālē) - at the time of death; विशेषतः (viśēṣataḥ) - especially; न + एव (na + ēva) - never; उदापुः (udāpuḥ) - reached; गृणन्तः (gr̥ṇantaḥ) - while praising; अन्तम् (antam) - the end; यद्गुणानाम् (yadguṇānām) - of whose qualities; अजादयः (ajādayaḥ) - Brahmā and the others;]
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।
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācāryaviracitē dvādaśastōtrē prathamōdhyāyaḥ।
[इति (iti) - thus; श्रीमत् (śrīmat) - venerable; आनन्दतीर्थ (ānandatīrtha) - Ānandatīrtha; भगवत्पादाचार्य (bhagavatpādācārya) - Bhagavatpādācārya; विरचिते (viracitē) - composed by; द्वादशस्तोत्रे (dvādaśastōtrē) - in the Dvādaśastotra; प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first; अध्यायः (adhyāyaḥ) - chapter;]
Thus ends the first chapter of the Dvādaśastotra, composed by the venerable Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya.
