Dvādaśa Stotra (द्वादशस्तोत्रम्)
Chapter Ten - Avanaḥ śrīpati (चतुर्थोध्यायः - अवनः श्रीपति)
अवनः श्रीपतिरप्रतिरधिकेशादिभवादे। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१॥
avanaḥ śrīpatirapratiradhikēśādibhavādē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥1॥
[अव + नः (ava + naḥ) - protect us; श्रीपतिः (śrīpatiḥ) - Lord of Śrī; अप्रतिः (apratiḥ) - unequalled; अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - supreme; ईशादि-भव (īśādi-bhava) - source of Īśa and the others; आदे (ādē) - primal one; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
Protect us, Lord of Śrī—unequalled and supreme, source of Īśa and the others, primal one. Compassion-filled giver of boons, reveal to me your… (1)
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सुरवन्द्याधिप सद्वर भरिताशेषगुणालम्। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥२॥
suravandyādhipa sadvara bharitāśēṣaguṇālam। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥2॥
[सुर-वन्द्य (sura-vandya) - revered by the gods; अधिप (adhipa) - lord; सद्वर (sadvara) - noblest one; भरित (bharita) - filled; अशेष (aśēṣa) - every; गुण (guṇa) - virtue; अलम् (alam) - fully; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
O lord revered by the gods, noblest one, fully endowed with every virtue, full of compassion and giver of boons, make your… known to me. (2)
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सकलध्वान्तविनाशक परमानन्दसुधाहो। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥३॥
sakaladhvāntavināśaka paramānandasudhāhō। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥3॥
[सकलध्वान्तविनाशक (sakaladhvāntavināśaka) - destroyer of all darkness; परमानन्दसुधा (paramānandasudhā) - nectar of supreme bliss; अहो (ahō) - ah; करुणापूर्ण (karuṇāpūrṇa) - full of compassion; वरप्रद (varaprada) - bestower of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - what is yours;]
Ah, destroyer of all darkness and nectar of supreme bliss, full of compassion and bestower of boons, make what is yours known to me. (3)
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त्रिजगत्पोत सदार्चितचरणाशापतिधातो। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥४॥
trijagatpōta sadārcitacaraṇāśāpatidhātō। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥4॥
[त्रि-जगत्-पोत (tri-jagat-pōta) - boat for the three worlds; सदा-अर्चित-चरण (sadā-arcita-caraṇa) - whose feet are always worshipped; आशा-पति-धातो (āśā-pati-dhātō) - creator of the lords of the directions; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
O boat for the three worlds, whose feet are always worshipped, creator of the lords of the directions, full of compassion and granter of boons, make known to me your… (4)
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त्रिगुणातीत विधारक परितो देहि सुभक्तिम्। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥५॥
triguṇātīta vidhāraka paritō dēhi subhaktim। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥5॥
[त्रिगुणातीत (triguṇātīta) - O transcender of the three qualities; विधारक (vidhāraka) - O sustainer; परितो (paritō) - fully; देहि (dēhi) - grant; सुभक्तिम् (subhaktim) - excellent devotion; करुणापूर्ण (karuṇāpūrṇa) - O one full of compassion; वरप्रद (varaprada) - O giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - yourself;]
O transcender of the three qualities, O sustainer, grant excellent devotion in full. O compassionate giver of boons, make yourself known to me. (5)
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शरणं कारणभावन भव मे तात सदालम्। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥६॥
śaraṇaṁ kāraṇabhāvana bhava mē tāta sadālam। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥6॥
[शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - refuge; कारण-भावन (kāraṇa-bhāvana) - O creator of causes; भव (bhava) - be; मे (mē) - for me; तात (tāta) - O Father; सदा + अलम् (sadā + alam) - always sufficient; करुणा-पूर्ण-वर-प्रद (karuṇā-pūrṇa-vara-prada) - O compassion-filled giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - yourself;]
O creator of causes, Father, be my ever-sufficient refuge. O compassion-filled giver of boons, make yourself known to me. (6)
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मरणप्राणद पालक जगदीशाव सुभक्तिम्। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥७॥
maraṇaprāṇada pālaka jagadīśāva subhaktim। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥7॥
[मरण-प्राण-द (maraṇa-prāṇa-da) - giver of death and life; पालक (pālaka) - protector; जगदीश (jagadīśa) - Lord of the world; अव (ava) - protect; सुभक्तिम् (subhaktim) - true devotion; करुणा-पूर्ण-वर-प्रद (karuṇā-pūrṇa-vara-prada) - compassionate giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - teach; मे (mē) - me; ते (tē) - to you;]
O giver of death and life, protector and Lord of the world, protect me. O compassionate giver of boons, teach me true devotion to you. (7)
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तरुणादित्यसवर्णकचरणाब्जामलकीर्ते। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥८॥
taruṇādityasavarṇakacaraṇābjāmalakīrtē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥8॥
[तरुणादित्य-सवर्णक-चरणाब्ज (taruṇāditya-savarṇaka-caraṇābja) - whose lotus feet have the hue of the young sun; अमलकीर्ते (amalakīrtē) - O one of spotless fame; करुणापूर्ण (karuṇāpūrṇa) - O one full of compassion; वरप्रद (varaprada) - O giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - reveal; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - yourself;]
O you whose lotus feet have the hue of the young sun, O one of spotless fame, compassionate giver of boons, reveal yourself to me. (8)
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सलिलप्रोत्थसरागकमणिवर्णोच्चनखादे। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥९॥
salilaprōtthasarāgakamaṇivarṇōccanakhādē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥9॥
[सलिल-प्रोत्थ (salila-prōttha) - arisen from water; स-रागक (sa-rāgaka) - red-hued; मणि-वर्ण (maṇi-varṇa) - jewel-colored; उच्च-नख (ucca-nakha) - with prominent nails; आदे (ādē) - O primordial one; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - what is yours;]
O primordial one, whose prominent nails are the color of a red, water-born jewel, O compassion-filled granter of boons, make what is yours known to me. (9)
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खजतूणीनिभपावनवरजङ्घमितशक्ते। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१०॥
khajatūṇīnibhapāvanavarajaṅghamitaśaktē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥10॥
[खज + तूणी + निभ (khaja + tūṇī + nibha) - resembling a churning staff and a quiver; पावन (pāvana) - purifying; वरजङ्घ (varajaṅgha) - having excellent shanks; मितशक्ते (mitaśaktē) - O one of measured power; करुणापूर्ण (karuṇāpūrṇa) - filled with compassion; वरप्रद (varaprada) - granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - show; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - yours;]
O one of measured power, whose excellent, purifying shanks resemble a churning staff and a quiver, compassion-filled granter of boons, show me yours. (10)
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इभहस्तप्रभशोभनपरमोरुस्थरमाले। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥११॥
ibhahastaprabhaśōbhanaparamōrustharamālē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥11॥
[इभहस्तप्रभशोभनपरमोरुस्थरमाले (ibhahastaprabhaśōbhanaparamōrustharamālē) - O lovely one whose exquisite thighs are beautiful like elephant trunks; करुणापूर्ण (karuṇāpūrṇa) - O one full of compassion; वरप्रद (varaprada) - O granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
O lovely one whose exquisite thighs are beautiful like elephant trunks, O compassionate granter of boons, make your … known to me. (11)
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असनोत्फुल्लसुपुष्पकसमवर्णावरणान्ते। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१२॥
asanōtphullasupuṣpakasamavarṇāvaraṇāntē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥12॥
[असन + उत्फुल्ल + सुपुष्पक (asana + utphulla + supuṣpaka) - lovely full-blown flowers of the asana tree; समवर्ण (samavarṇa) - matching in color; आवरणान्ते (āvaraṇāntē) - you whose garment hem is; करुणापूर्ण (karuṇāpūrṇa) - full of compassion; वरप्रद (varaprada) - granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - yours;]
O you whose garment’s hem matches the color of the lovely, full-blown flowers of the asana tree, compassionate granter of boons, make yours known to me. (12)
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शतमोदोद्भवसुन्दरवरपद्मोत्थितनाभे। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१३॥
śatamōdōdbhavasundaravarapadmōtthitanābhē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥13॥
[शत-मोद-उद्भव (śata-mōda-udbhava) - giving rise to a hundred delights; सुन्दर-वर-पद्म (sundara-vara-padma) - exquisite lotus; उत्थित-नाभे (utthita-nābhē) - O you from whose navel it has risen; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - filled with compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - what is yours;]
O you from whose navel has risen an exquisite lotus that gives rise to a hundred delights, compassionate giver of boons, make what is yours known to me… (13)
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जगदागूहकपल्लवसमकुक्षे शरणादे। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१४॥
jagadāgūhakapallavasamakukṣē śaraṇādē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥14॥
[जगत् + आगूहक (jagat + āgūhaka) - enclosing the world; पल्लव + सम (pallava + sama) - like a tender shoot; कुक्षे (kukṣē) - O one whose belly is; शरणादे (śaraṇādē) - O giver of refuge; करुणा + पूर्ण (karuṇā + pūrṇa) - O one full of compassion; वर + प्रद (vara + prada) - O granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - what is yours;]
O giver of refuge, whose belly encloses the world and is like a tender shoot, O compassionate granter of boons, reveal to me what is yours. (14)
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जगदम्बामलसुन्दरगृलवक्षोवरयोगिन्। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१५॥
jagadambāmalasundaragr̥lavakṣōvarayōgin। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥15॥
[जगदम्बा (jagadambā) - Mother of the World; अमल (amala) - spotless; सुन्दर (sundara) - beautiful; गृल (gr̥la) - throat; वक्षस् (vakṣas) - chest; वर (vara) - supreme; योगिन् (yōgin) - yogin united with; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
O supreme yogin, united with the Mother of the World, with spotless, beautiful throat and chest, full of compassion and granter of boons, make your… known to me. (15)
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दितिजान्तप्रद चक्रदरगदायुग्वरबाहो। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१६॥
ditijāntaprada cakradaragadāyugvarabāhō। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥16॥
[दितिज + अन्त + प्रद (ditija + anta + prada) - O bringer of the Daityas' end; चक्र + दर + गदा + युज् (cakra + dara + gadā + yuj) - bearing the discus, conch, and mace; वर + बाहो (vara + bāhō) - O splendid-armed one; करुणा + पूर्ण (karuṇā + pūrṇa) - O one full of compassion; वर + प्रद (vara + prada) - O bestower of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
O bringer of the Daityas’ end, splendid-armed bearer of the discus, conch, and mace, full of compassion and bestower of boons, make your … known to me. (16)
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परमज्ञानमहानिधिवदनश्रीरमणेन्दो। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१७॥
paramajñānamahānidhivadanaśrīramaṇēndō। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥17॥
[परम-ज्ञान-महा-निधि-वदन (parama-jñāna-mahā-nidhi-vadana) - whose face is a great treasury of supreme knowledge; श्री-रमण-इन्दो (śrī-ramaṇa-indō) - O moonlike consort of Śrī; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - granter of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - yourself;]
O moonlike consort of Śrī, whose face is a great treasury of supreme knowledge, full of compassion and granter of boons, make yourself known to me. (17)
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निखिलाघौघविनाशक परसौख्यप्रददृष्टे। करुणापूर्णवरप्रद ज्ञापय मे ते ॥१८॥
nikhilāghaughavināśaka parasaukhyapradadr̥ṣṭē। karuṇāpūrṇavaraprada jñāpaya mē tē ॥18॥
[निखिल-अघ-ओघ-विनाशक (nikhila-agha-ōgha-vināśaka) - destroyer of the entire flood of sins; पर-सौख्य-प्रद-दृष्टे (para-saukhya-prada-dr̥ṣṭē) - whose gaze bestows supreme happiness; करुणा-पूर्ण (karuṇā-pūrṇa) - full of compassion; वर-प्रद (vara-prada) - giver of boons; ज्ञापय (jñāpaya) - make known; मे (mē) - to me; ते (tē) - your;]
O destroyer of the entire flood of sins, whose gaze bestows supreme happiness, compassionate giver of boons, make known to me your… (18)
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परमानन्दतीर्थमुनिराजो हरिगाथाम्। कृतावान्नित्यसुपूर्णैकपरमानन्दपदैषी ॥१९॥
paramānandatīrthamunirājō harigāthām। kr̥tāvānnityasupūrṇaikaparamānandapadaiṣī ॥19॥
[परमानन्दतीर्थ (paramānandatīrtha) - Paramānandatīrtha; मुनिराजः (munirājaḥ) - king of sages; हरिगाथाम् (harigāthām) - Harigāthā; कृतावान् (kr̥tāvān) - composed; नित्य + सुपूर्ण + एक + परमानन्द + पद + एषी (nitya + supūrṇa + ēka + paramānanda + pada + ēṣī) - seeking the state of eternal, wholly perfect, sole supreme bliss;]
The sage-king Paramānandatīrtha, seeking the state of eternal, wholly perfect, sole supreme bliss, composed the Harigāthā. (19)
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इति श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्यविरचिते द्वादशस्तोत्रे दशमोध्यायः।
iti śrīmadānandatīrthabhagavatpādācāryaviracitē dvādaśastōtrē daśamōdhyāyaḥ।
[इति (iti) - thus ends; श्रीमद् + आनन्दतीर्थ + भगवत्पादाचार्य (śrīmad + ānandatīrtha + bhagavatpādācārya) - Śrīmad Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya; विरचिते (viracitē) - composed by; द्वादशस्तोत्रे (dvādaśastōtrē) - in the Dvādaśastotra; दशमः (daśamaḥ) - tenth; अध्यायः (adhyāyaḥ) - chapter;]
Thus ends the tenth chapter of the Dvādaśastotra, composed by Śrīmad Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya.

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बहुचित्रजगद्बहुधाकरणात् परशक्तिरनन्तगुणः परमः ।
सुखरूपममुष्य पदं परमं स्मरतस्तु भविष्यति तत्सततम् ॥
"The one who has created this variegated vast universe with varied forms has infinite power and is of infinite auspicious qualities. He certainly bestows the highest state of bliss to those who meditate on his ever happy essence." -Dwādasha stōtra 4.3

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